November Newsletter
A big thank you to all the parents who gave to our October clothing drive. The clothes will be donated this week to the Salvation Army for distribution to needy families.
This past week our students took the school’s annual reading assessment. In addition, we are conducting a survey to understand how much reading students are doing outside of school. You should have received an email about this last week. In case you missed it, another will be sent to you this week. Please return the survey to the school if you have not yet done so. The promotion of reading is one of the core aspects of our curriculum.
In line with this, in November we will be holding our 4th annual Read-a-Thon, our fall fundraiser which also doubles as an encouragement to our students to read more. Each student will be asked to read at least 5 books during the month and we ask parents, related family, and friends to sponsor them in this task. Each child will be given a separate web page to which sponsors can indicate their pledges of support. Our overall goal for the fundraiser is $5,000 as a school. We will appreciate any support you can offer which will be counted towards the $200 we ask each family to donate to the school during the course of the school year. Look for an e-mail on it this week.
This month’s virtue of the month is Gratitude. As we celebrate Thanksgiving later this month, it is a time of moving beyond our specific faiths and various ethnic traditions to celebrate the bounty of America’s founding as well as the ongoing goodness of the world we inhabit. It is a time to reflect on and appreciate the best about our lives. It is a time also of giving support to those among us who may be less fortunate for whatever reason. To this end, we invite you to participate in our annual food drive running from Nov. 8-23 (see flier this Wednesday). All donations will be forwarded to St. Peter’s Haven for distribution to those in need in time for Thanksgiving.
Please note on the November calendar that parent-teacher meetings are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 17-18, 3:30-5:30 pm. Look for a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the outside hallway next week. We hope that all of our parents will use this opportunity to meet with their child(ren)’s teacher(s) to understand their performance so far this school year and how you may better support them in their education.
Finally, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”
A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh