School News 11-4-14

THIS WEEK

Tuesday:

Wednesday: PE & Art

Thursday: Mass at 8:30 / Home and School Meeting at 3:10 in the Art Room

Friday : Bring your instruments for group practice. Spanish Classes in the morning.

PRINCIPAL TALK

Every year the school holds a Thanksgiving Feast on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break. Make plans now to attend. It will take place this year on November 25 at noon. There will be a chance to buy tickets for the lunch coming with next week’s newsletter. If you would like to donate a turkey for the feast, please contact Anita.

GERMAN REALITY SHOW FOLLOW UP

The German family from Cologne came by on Thursday to tour the school. They took a registration packet, but they have not made a decision about schools at this point.

GIFTS

You should have received the gifts that were ordered last month during the Magazine/Gift Sale. Please distribute them, if you haven’t done so already. If friends or relatives ask if they can still order to help the school, tell them that they can. They just need to go online to www.gaschool.com Use the school code for St. Laurence School 3589454.

ALTAR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

I’m putting together an altar in the gym to honor those members of our family who have died. This is a tradition in Latin countries as part of the Day of the Dead Celebration. You can bring small mementos and pictures of a loved one to place on the altar. There will also be a book near the altar where you can add names for our prayer list. You can start bringing in those items tomorrow.

GAME NIGHT

The students in grades 3-6 are invited to spend the night in the school on Friday, November 14^th (the Feast of St. Laurence O’Toole). We will have lots of board games and activities for the kids from 6:30 till 10:00. At that time we will have lights out. Breakfast will be served in the morning and the kids will go home at 9:00 A.M. More details will be going home in a letter to the parents.

ADAM’S TEAM WRAPUP

Adam's Team had their last day of practice last week with a fun game of "Capture the Flag" at Undine Park.  Thanks to all parents and families who have helped this semester and congratulations to all the miles earned by 29 of St. Laurence's students!!  Way to go!

SCHOOL CARNIVAL

The carnival on Friday was a lot of fun for the kids. Thanks to our fifth and sixth graders who ran the games and took sponges in the face. Thanks to Winter Millan and family for supplying us with a giant hamster ball. They promise to have it running for the next carnival. We brought in around $60 to split between the Teton Science School Trip and the Laramie Soup Kitchen.

CANS FOR THE CAUSE

Do you have aluminum cans at your house? Bring them to St. Laurence School where we turn cans into money. The money goes into a fund for a variety of worthy classroom projects from field trips to classroom rewards. Please place cans in the barrels on the south side back porch by the art room. The more cans we collect, the more positive ways the teachers can support your kids. Please, no steel cans though. They do check for those when we take them for recycling and they don’t like them.

HELP THE SCHOOL WITH SAFEWAY CARDS

We have for sale Reloadable Safeway Gift Cards as well as $100 Gift Cards. The reloadable cards come with $10 pre-loaded on them so we sell them for $10. Then you can reload them as many times as you wish at the checkout and use them to buy groceries, gas, or prescriptions. The great thing is that you are giving 5% to the school every time you reload. If you’re a Safeway shopper, stop by and purchase your reloadable card. It costs you nothing extra. The card will work at any Safeway throughout the West. Send one to Grandma and Grandpa who shop at Safeway in other towns and the school will still get the 5%.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Nov. 6

Last Adams Team till spring

Nov. 14

End of the Trimester. Feast Day of St. Laurence O’Toole

Nov. 19

Grade reports go home with students after school

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving Feast at 12:00 Noon in the School Gym Dismissal after the meal. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving break

Nov. 25 at 1:00 till Nov. 30

Thanksgiving Break School starts on Monday December 1^st.

Nov. 30

Sing at the 5:30 Mass at St. Laurence O’Toole Church