January Newsletter
Special Thanks!
As we begin the new year, we would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for all your support during the first four months of the current school year. Through your support and involvement we had our Back-to-School Night in September, the Harvest Festival in October, Parent-Teacher Conferences in November, and the Winter Concert in December. As you know, we also had our annual fall Read-a-thon fundraiser. These efforts are necessary for us to be able to hold down the cost of tuition for your children. We deeply appreciate your support for these activities.
Virtue-of-the-Month
Our virtue-of-the month for January will be Courage. This is a major virtue—with physical, moral, intellectual, and civic dimensions. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life we commemorate this month, showed tremendous courage in fighting for the civil rights of African-Americans in the face of physical injury, imprisonment, and eventually even giving his very life. Our teachers will be addressing different dimensions of courage in their classrooms.
Spelling Bee
On Friday, January 7, students in the 3rd through 8th grades will take part in the preliminary round of our annual spelling bee. Ten finalists will be chosen who will then compete three weeks later on Friday, Jan. 28, for the privilege of representing our school at the regional spelling bee being held at Bergen Community College in March. The winner of this event gets an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC, for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Please support your child if he/she is competing in the spelling bee by encouraging him/her to study the list of words given to them over the winter break that will be in the spelling bee.
COVID
As we have mentioned, we have been very fortunate to have been COVID-free this school year so far. So that we may remain so, as families enjoy their winter break, which may involve travelling to other states, please remain vigilant about possible exposures to especially the new omicron variant. Although not required, we strongly recommend that your child receive a COVID test before returning to school in January. Of course, please keep your child at home if he/she is exhibiting any of the COVID symptoms.
Happy New Year and God bless your family!