THIS WEEK
Tuesday: Basketball After School / Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Mass 8:30
Thursday: MASS 8:30/ Basketball after school
Friday: Stations of the Cross 8:30 / Spanish in Afternoon / Bring Instruments upper grades
ENCHILADA SALE
The sale closes tomorrow so if you have people who have been saying they are going to buy, now is the time. We will take orders up to 5:00 Wednesday. We are still a ways short of our goal of 1200 dozen, so if you can, make a few more calls to family, friends, neighbors and workmates. I will have the work schedule and some instructions for what to wear and bring for your shifts next week.
LENTEN JOURNEYS
We have a few Lenten projects for the students and families for the 40 days of Lent. This is the season for alms giving, prayer, and fasting. We will be sending home the Rice Bowls tomorrow for Catholic Relief Services in poor nations across the world. Some families combine fasting and almsgiving by not going out to eat one day a week and putting the savings in the Rice Bowl.
The school will also be teaming up with the Knights of Columbus project of 40 cans for 40 days for Interfaith Good Samaritan. You will see a shopping cart in the entry to the school where you can drop off canned goods, other non-perishable items and personal care products. A complete list of items will be attached to the shopping cart.
We are encouraging more reading and family time during Lent. As an incentive for more reading, we will be sending home Reading Logs during Lent. We will attempt to “travel” to Australia via the other 4 continents during Lent. Details will be going home with your teacher about the contest to read your way from Laramie to Sydney.
Finally, there will be Stations of the Cross for grades 3-6 on Fridays at 8:30 during Lent. That will start this Friday at the church.
RETIREMENT NEWS
It is time for all good things to come to an end, so that being said I am letting you know that I will be retiring from St. Laurence School at the end of June. I have been teaching or principal at the school since 1981. That is 34 years with a total of 42 years teaching.
CLASSROOM NEWS
The UW Science Posse has been teaching science to the 3rd and 4th graders. They are learning all about trees. Thanks to Mrs. Still for arranging for these awesome lessons. The second graders are preparing to make their very first Reconciliation this Saturday. They will meet at St. Laurence Church this Saturday. There will be a luncheon back in the school gym once they are done. The 6th graders visited Laramie Junior High last week to learn about the classes that are offered there. Sign up sheets are due back this Friday. Dr. Seuss’s birthday is March 2nd which is also Read Across America Day. Some the classes are planning special reading events around that day. 1st and 2nd graders have invited guests from the community to come in and read to and with the students.
SINGING AT 5:30 MASS
The school will be singing at the 5:30 Liturgy at St. Laurence Church this Sunday. Come sit up front on the west side of the church.
BASKETBALL
There will be basketball practice Tuesdays and Thursday from 3:10 till 5:00 through March. Just a reminder that there is no practice next Thursday because of Meat Cooking. We will be scheduling home and away games with Harmony School for March.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 18
Last day for Enchilada Orders / ASH WEDNESDAY Mass 8:30
February 25-28
Enchilada Makin’ and Distribution
March 1
End of the trimester
March 4
2nd Trimester grade reports will be sent home
March 16-20
Spring/Winter Break No School
March 23-April 3
PAWS Testing grades 3-6
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