If you registered for the Mystery Dinner, please be at the Knights of Columbus Hall around 6:00 pm on Friday. Dinner is served promptly at 7:00. Feel free to dress in costume if you like (not required).
Monday, January 23, is our 100th Day of school. Please check your teacher’s newsletter for details on how your child’s class will be celebrating.
All members of the SLCS family are invited to the Christian Unity Prayer Service on Wednesday, January 25, at Saint Lawrence Church. The program will feature clergy and church members from a wide range of Christian churches. There will be scripture reading and a sermon, along with music by our own SLCS choir. The event will begin at 12:00 noon and last one hour, followed by lunch at Harvest Soup Kitchen (adjacent to church).
The final Uniform Committee meeting will be Wednesday, January 25. We will put the finishing touches on the policy changes for 2017-2018. The meeting will begin at 6:30 (not 6:00) in the school cafeteria.
Our Literary Fair is Thursday, January 26. All SLCS students will prepare a project, so please watch for communication from your child’s teacher. Parents and family members are encouraged to attend the event in our Media Center. The Fair will begin at 8:15 am and last about an hour.
PLEASE JOIN US, THE CHILDREN LOVE TO SHOW OFF THEIR WORK TO PARENTS AND FAMILY! You can park, bring your child in to school, attend a brief Morning Gathering, then head to the fair (and be out of here by 9:00 or so). Tomorrow, I’ll send a flyer to fully explain the details.
Casual Dress Day is next Friday, January 27. Students are asked to contribute three or more boxes of macaroni and cheese to help the Saint Lawrence Church Food Pantry.
All SLCS students, Catholic and non-Catholic, are asked to attend the 4:30 pm mass on SATURDAY, January 28, at Saint Lawrence Church. Formal dress with ties, please. Parents and family members are welcome to attend, the mass will conclude by 5:30 pm.
Many members of our parish are very supportive of our school, both through prayer and financially. They love seeing our students! Please make every effort to attend.
Catholic Schools Week is fast approaching. I sent out a schedule last week, and I’ll send a revised one later this week.
On our school calendar, Saturday, April 29, was listed as the date for an auction at the Knights of Columbus Hall. We have decided to forego this event for this school year, but hope to have a large scale auction during the 2017-2018 school year.
Last week, SLCS welcomed a new student! Kautana (Kuh-TAWN-uh) is in Mrs. McKinley’s Kindergarten class. Kautana’s family moved to Muncie around Christmas, and we are thrilled to have her at our school!
For parents/guardians of female SLCS students: All locations of Vogue Cleaners will give a 20% discount on dry cleaning plaid jumpers and skirts. They will restore the pleats as well. Just mention “Saint Lawrence” for the discount when dropping off your garments.