For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
– Song of Solomon 2:11-12 -
I think spring has finally arrived and in such a beautiful way. This week started with an awesome evening of dinner, dancing and fun at our 7th annual gala last Saturday, the 27th. Thank you to all those who attended or donated to our gala. We raised enough funds to purchase our three new water fountains as well as some great Science equipment for all grade levels.
The week ended with a beautiful day downtown on Friday with our 8th graders and Mrs. Czuczuk. Our evening concluded with a relaxing dinner cruise on Lake Michigan with the 8th grade parents and Father Gregor joining us. What a way to end a week!
I would like to congratulate our 8th graders who competed in the State Science last week. For the first time ever we sent 6 students to the State Science Fair and all six of the students received a medal from the Science Fair. Congratulations to Meryl Hasal and Alan Nguyen for their Gold Awards. Alan also received a special cash award for his Dental related project. Kaitlyn Kuca, Nathan Florendo, Matthew Caballes, and Brian Speck received silver awards for their work. We are so proud of all of them.
Please join us this Wednesday for All School Mass and our May Crowning and Ribbon and Light ceremony for our 7th and 8th graders. We will also have the Book Fair open for visitors to shop if you wish after mass.
Students will have a chance to shop at the Book Fair during their language arts classes this week from Tuesday to Thursday. They will preview the book fair and make a wish list on Monday.
This week is teacher appreciation week. Please take a moment to send a thank you note or email to show your appreciation if you have a moment. I know it would mean a lot to them. I am grateful for all the hard work they do for our students and families.
May is a busy month and I can hardly believe that we are only three short weeks from the last day of school. As we enter the summer, I wanted to let you know that Lewis University will not be able to provide a summer reading program this year. They have had some changes in their administration in the College of Education and do not have the personnel available for the program. They will however be working on providing some reading support during the school year this fall like they did last year.
May Dates-May 9-May Crowning/Ribbon and Light Ceremony
May 10-Easter Egg Hunt
May 11-8th grade Six Flags Trip
May 16-Early Release
May 17-PK celebration-Last Day of School for Preschool
May 18-Kindergarten Graduation-Church 6:00
May 19-8th Grade Graduation after 5:30 mass
May 25-Last Day of School
Have a great week everyone!
Peace and blessings,
Mrs. Carol Albreski