Weekly Principal’s Newsletter

• The grade 3 trip to Indianapolis Children’s Museum is tomorrow. Students should wear uniform pants/short or jeans, along with the grey PE T-shirt. The class will leave SLCS at 8:45AM and return to school by 3:00PM. Bring a sack lunch. Contact Miss Smith with questions.

 

• Saint Francis of Assisi Parish (on Ball State’s campus @ 1200 West Riverside Ave) is having a Family Fish Fry this Saturday, 4:30-8:30PM. There will be fish, chicken, sides, dessert and drinks served. Enjoy kids’ games, a bounce house and music. Adults=$10/Ages 6-12=$5/Ages 5 & under=free. Cash and card accepted at the door.

 

• The grades 1/2 trip to Jacob’s Family Orchard is next week on Tuesday, September 26. Students should wear their normal school uniforms. The class will leave SLCS at 11:45AM and return to school by 3:00PM. Contact Mrs. Brinson with questions.

 

• Our school is celebrating “Socktober” this year! We’re collecting new packs of child and adult socks to donate to Muncie Mission. Socks may be brought to Miss Smith’s room starting October 2. All students who donate socks will be entered into a drawing for prizes at the end of the month. Last day to donate socks is October 27. An orange form with more details was sent home today.

 

• We began our free after-school tutoring this week. Each parent of a tutoring student has received a schedule of dates and times. Parents should ensure that their child attends every session of tutoring. Questions can be directed to Mr. Frey.

 

• Family Day is Monday, September 25,1:30-3:00PM. Plan to have as many family members as possible at the event, each student’s entire family is encouraged to participate. This includes parents, step-parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.

 

Families are invited to meet the staff and hear presentations from each class about their Religion Fair project. Students have been hard at work creating these displays, and are hopeful that their family members will come to see what they have made. There will be a musical performance where each class will perform.

 

The Most Reverend Timothy L. Doherty, Bishop of our Diocese, will be here to see our student’s Religion Fair displays and lead us in prayer.

 

• Our Scholastic Book Fair will start on September 25 (same day as Family Day). The fair will be open September 25-28. Check out the great deals on new books and educational items! For every item you purchase, our school gets Scholastic Points which we use to buy new educational items for our Media Center. There will be only one Book Fair this school year, so stock up on items for Christmas gifts!

 

• On Wednesday, October 4, Mr. Frey will host an Indiana Tax Credit Scholarship Information Session at Saint Agnes Hall (301 South Hackley). This will explain how donations to this program can benefit our students, as well as result in a major tax credit for donors. If you or someone you know would like to attend, please RSVP with Mrs. Waechter at [email protected]by Monday, October 2.

 

• We will be taking an all-school trip to Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Thursday, October 5. We are chartering a bus, so parent drivers will not be necessary. We will return to SLCS around 4:30PM. This trip is being financed by a generous donor from Saint Lawrence Parish. Questions can be directed to Miss Smith.

 

• Almost all of the grey jackets have been distributed. If you would like a jacket, we have a limited quantity of youth and adult sizes for sale in the school office.

 

• Chad Davis, father of a former Saint Lawrence student, has coached our Boys’ Basketball team for several years. He is willing to coach again this year, but he is also willing to step aside if someone else wants to take over. If you are interested, please let Mr. Frey know. The position needs to be filled by October 1.

 

• We are running short on parent drivers on Mass days. If you can bring your child to school after Mass, please consider staying for Mass and driving them to school. The Mass is generally over by 8:40AM.

 

• Adults who wish to volunteer in school or drive on Field Trips need to complete Safe and Sacred Questions about this can be directed to Mrs. Waechter.

 

• A local home daycare facility is in need of part-time help. Candidates should be pursuing Child Development studies of some kind, but this is not required. Please contact Elaine at 765.716.3993 for more information.

 

• Charity Hanna, mother of a former SLCS student, did face painting at the Fall Festival. She would like to get some pictures of children she painted for her portfolio. If you happened to take a picture of a child who had their face painted by Charity, please text it to her at 330.8892.