2019.03.20

At 1:30PM today, our school will be placed on Lockdown. This is a planned event, done in conjunction with Inspire Academy, to ensure that our building safety protocols are being followed. This is a scheduled drill, and there is no threat to our students or staff.  
 
There are two more days until Spring Break! We return to school on Monday, April 1.
 
A Fish Fry is set for Friday, March 29, 5:00-7:30PM at the K of C Hall. Proceeds benefit The PRISM Project at Ball State, which is an arts program to support children with exceptionalities through music, dance, theatre, and visual arts. Please come if you’re able!
 
Spring Picture Day is Wednesday, April 3. All students will be photographed and parents will receive a free photo proof. Later, parents who wish to purchase prints will have the option of doing so. This is a White Shirt Wednesday, but children may wear other dress clothes all day that day if you prefer.
 
Our grades 3-4-5 students will have a visit from Constantine, a native of Cameroon, on April 4. Constantine is Catholic and attended Catholic school in Africa. He is the youngest of 11 children. His father died when he was a baby and his mother died when he was 11. He now serves as a mentor in Pan-African Youth Leadership Program, and teaches English at two schools in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 
Registration Packets for current families are now being distributed. I apologize for the delay. K-4 families will receive a green folder with re-enrollment information. Please fill out the green and yellow papers and turn them in with your family’s $50 registration fee by April 10. If you plan to apply for a Choice Scholarship or any other form of tuition assistance, please gather your 2018 1040 tax forms and or W2 information. After April 10, we will allow new students to begin enrolling for 2019-2020.

The Muncie Knights of Columbus will host a FREE Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20, at their facility (3600 West Purdue Avenue). Be there by 9:45AM. The event begins promptly at 10:00AM and ends promptly at 10:02AM!
 
Our next P.T.O. meeting will be Wednesday, April 10, 6:00-7:00PM at the school.
 
Due to school being canceled on January 31, we will be in session on Monday, April 22 (the day after Easter).
 
Thank you for contributing to our 2019 Lenten Kindness Drive. Our school total was 245 items donated to A Better Way. Our grade 1-2 class donated the most (83), so they will receive a bonus recess on Friday!
 
Earlier this week, our grade 3 students took the state-mandated IREAD-3 test. This measures reading comprehension skills and makes sure that children are reading at or above grade level. As is usually the case, 100% of our grade 3 students passed this test!
 
Thank you for attending our Passion Play last night! We had a nice crowd and the students did a wonderful job. Thanks to Mr. Hart and Mrs. Cope for leading the event.
 
We had a wonderful turnout for Saturday’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Eighteen students came to help pass out candy and beads, and many adults accompanied our little caravan.
 
Our Dan’s Fish Fry last Friday was a great success! We served 504 total meals due to the combined efforts of our PTO, school staff, school families, and our parish. THANK YOU to everyone who promoted the event, sold tickets, attended, or worked a shift.