Principal Letter 1-27-12
A Note from the Principal – Friday, January 27, 2012
Dear Parents and Students,
This Sunday, January 29th, I hope you and your family will join us at the 10am Mass as we Kick-off Catholic Schools Week. This is an exciting week for the entire school, as we celebrate our faith-based education. This year the theme is: Faith. Academics. Service. It doesn’t matter what theme each year, as the themes only help us express the value and importance of our students being taught their FAITH, along side their ACADEMICS. We have the freedom to teach the mind, body and soul of our students preparing them for their future with a Christ-centered foundation. We can celebrate our faith, teach academics and provide service to our community. That IS what makes us UNIQUE. Our motto is “Faith in Our Future”. We celebrate our FAITH as it is being developed to help us succeed in our Future.
This past week you should have received the agenda of events for Catholic Schools Week.
Let me highlight a few of those items:
Sunday Kick-Off Catholic Schools week with Mass at 10am / Chilli Lunch, 11-1pm.
Monday Students dress up with what they want to be “When I Grow Up”
Otherwise, wear your school uniform.
Tuesday “Wild about Cathedral” students wear animal print and jeans.
Family Donut Day at 7:30am
Skate Night at Skateland South 5:30pm
Wednesday “Geography Day” Students wear clothes to represent a state.
Thursday Uniform day with Variety show at 1pm in the Atrium
Friday 8:30am School Mass, 11:30am dismissal
Saturday 6pm Family Bingo in the Atrium
Don’t forget our Scholastic Book Fair is open Sunday 11-1pm, Monday –Wednesday from 9-1pm, Thursday 9-12 noon, Friday-closed. You can come in and purchase books for your student, the classroom or the school! Students will be able to preview the books during the week with their class and they will also have another chance to purchase the books Wednesday or Thursday with their class during school. You will be able to send in cash or a check payable to: Cathedral School. We look forward to creating more great readers!!! Don’t forget a portion of all proceeds is returned to the school to purchase more books for our library.
Parents and students, please remember that Friday is teacher appreciation day and it would be nice if the students made or purchased them a card to show their appreciation for all that they do for Cathedral School.
Yesterday, we had a visit from the Staff from Camp Ondessonk. If you have heard your kids asking about summer camp, that is probably what they are talking about. Many of our students have really enjoyed this experience in previous years. Here is their website for more information http://www.ondessonk.com/ or you should have a flyer in your child’s communication folder sent home yesterday.
Our seventh and eighth graders have been busy working on their history fair projects the past few weeks. You will be able to see these History Fair projects on display in the second floor hallway all during Catholic Schools Week until Feb. 3rd. Here are the 1st and 2nd place award winners:
Superior (1st place): Janaya Brown, Hunter Ridley and Marianne Huck, Jacob Blair, Brinton Johnson and Bryce Ruffner, Jaci Gunther, Jack Sigourney.
Excellent (2nd place): Scott Adams, Destiny Antuna, Elizabeth Canas and Grace Funk, Aaron Deopere, Jake Fuchs, Josh Fuchs, Madison Harrison and Annie Urbance, Maddie Livingstone, Daniel Marcy, Nick Mucciante, Steven Orr and Shelby Williams, Isaiah Martin, Tony Rolens, Mary Sadaj. Thank you to our judges!!!
As many of you may know, I was not in school Friday, Monday and Tuesday, as my Father-in-law passed away. I thank you all for the kindness shown to my family, through your thoughts and prayers, cards and those that came to show their respect. Our family was deeply touched and we appreciate the outpour of care and concern. Thank you.
I look forward to seeing you all Sunday at 10am Mass and at the chili luncheon as we kick off a most important week – Catholic Schools Week.
One last item, the 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball team will be playing this weekend Saturday and Sunday in the SCAA tournament. Cathedral White and Cathedral Blue might end up playing for the championship. Cathedral Blue is in first place -undefeated. Cathedral White is tied for second place. All games are played at Christ the King. The boys would love to have some support!
Saturday game times
10:00 am – game #2 Cathedral White (home team) v. Christ The King 7
11:00 am – game #3 St. Joseph (home team) v. Blessed Sacrament
12:30 pm – game #4 Cathedral Blue (home team) v. winner game #1
01:30 pm – game #5 winner game #2 (home team) v. winner game #3
Sunday game times
2:00 pm – Loser of game #5 (home team) v. Loser of game #4 (3rd/4th place game)
3:15 pm – Winner of game #4 (home team) v. Winner of game #5 (Championship game)
Support the teams and wear your Spirit Shirts! Just another way to kick off Catholic Schools Week!
God Bless,
Mrs. Rita Fuchs
Principal, Cathedral
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
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