School News 3-30-15

St. Laurence Eagle Eye News

FIESTA HAPPENINGS

The St. Laurence Fiesta by the Sea is scheduled for May 9^th in the school gym. Invitations will be going home later in the month. Be sure to fill out and return your committee commitment.

THIS WEEK

Tuesday: MASS at 8:30

Wednesday: Art and P.E.

Thursday: Easter Play by Grades 1 & 2 10:30 and again at 11:00

Friday: Good Friday NO SCHOOL

Monday: NO School

ENCHILADA SALE

Last chance to purchase some more or of the St. Laurence Enchiladas. If you would like some more, please contact the school this week. They are selling for $20.

FIRST COMMUNION EVENTS

Second grade parents should know that there will be a retreat for the students coming up on Sunday April 12^th with First Communion happening at the 8:00, 12:30, and 5:30 Masses on Sunday April 26^th. Let’s all pray for those students as they make prepare this month.

Please be aware that there is an error on the April calendar. Students will not be singing at the 5:30 Mass on April 26^th due to First Communion. Sorry.

LENTEN JOURNEYS

We are in our last week of Lent so we are asking you to turn in your Rice Bowls and bring your non-perishable items for Interfaith.

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. As always we sent home the Rice Bowls for Catholic Relief Services in support of poor nations across the world. Some families combine fasting and almsgiving by not going out to eat one day a week or having a simple meal 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 and will be sent home to put on your refrigerator as a reminder to give. Thanks to everyone who has given so far. Let’s fill the cart again!

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 April. We will move our airplanes down the hall a meter (1 meter = 1000 miles) towards Australia for every 20 minutes we read.

CLASSROOM NEWS

Holy Week started with about 10 students participating in the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Laurence Church. Thanks for your ministry in singing and serving. We are renewing our commitment to see “holiness” in everything and everyone as we approach the Pascal Mysteries. We will attend Mass this Tuesday. On Thursday, Mrs. Van Heule’s class will present a short play on the events leading up to Easter. Friday there is no school as the students and teachers get to prepare for the Easter Triduum.

TURN IN YOUR INTENT FOR NEXT YEAR FORMS

Take a minute today to return the intent form for the 2015-16 school year (sixth grade parents are exempt). It helps us in planning for next year.

ALL SCHOOL PICTURES

We added a picture of the entire school when we took class pictures last week. You can purchase that picture with the whole school and all the classroom teachers for an additional $10. Please place the money or check in an envelope write your name and write whole school on the envelope. In order to get your print, we need to have the money by this Wednesday April 1^st.

FIESTA SIGN UP

Last week we emailed you the opportunity to help with making the 2015 Fiesta a success. Please print it off and return it to school this week. If you want to work on the Auction Procurement Committee, the forms need to be in by Wednesday.

You will all receive an invitation to the Fiesta. Additionally, if you know of a family member or a friend who would like to receive an invitation, please let Anita know. This could be a relative who lives out of town, but has shown interest in supporting the school.

KINDERGARTEN STEP AHEAD PROGRAM

Albany County School District offers a free summer program to all children who live in Albany County and who will be attending Kindergarten next fall.  This program is open to all Kindergarten students regardless of what school they attend.

KINDERGARTEN SCREENING

Kindergarten screening for St. Laurence Kindergarten students will be help on Friday, August 7 from 8:00 – 9:15. You must have a scheduled time and fill out the paperwork to attend. We encourage all Kindergarten students to participate. Please see Anita for more information and to schedule a time.

SURVEY

You still have a couple of days to turn in your surveys for Chris’s college class. Don’t forget to sign the consent or he will be unable to use your information. Thanks for helping him out.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 3

No School Good Friday

April 5

EASTER

April 6

No School Easter Monday

April 12

First Communion Retreat in the Gym 1:30 – 3:30

April 16

Open House from 2:00 till 6:00 Invite all your friends and relatives with school-aged children

April 26 First Holy Communion

May 9^th Fiesta! Get those sign up forms in so you can get your choice of jobs.