Elementary 4-6 Campus Newsletter
March 2010
Office News
Please see the calendar of events for March.
The Accelerated Reading Skating field trip permission slip is attached. AR deadline for the 3rd Quarter is March 9th.
The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra will visit our school on Friday, March 5th, to present “March Mallet Madness.” The students will have a blast seeing the percussion players work up a sweat on their way to musical victory. The cost is $3.00 per student. Please send the money with your child in an envelope marked “March Mallet Madness.”
We are noticing an increase in the number of students’ morning tardies. If your child is tardy you might need to look at your schedule and make adjustments to ensure he/she arrives at school by the 7:45 starting time.
Just a reminder that school is dismissed at 2:15. We are not able to provide supervision after this time, so is very essential for your child’s safety that he/she be picked up on time.
Lenten Collection “Zap the Penny”
As you know during Lent we continue collecting money for Connie, to help pay for her school tuition and living expenses. The students will be bringing in their loose change for the “Zap the Penny” contest. Explanations went home with the students on Friday, February 12th. The students may bring in their money until Thursday, April 1st.
Haiti Collection
In January, the students were asked to bring in $1.00 to help the Haitian people after the earthquake. We are happy to say that the Elementary 4-6 Campus collected $1,200.00 for this worthy cause. All of the schools in the Diocese collected money and jointly collected over $15,000.00.
WOW - Delicious!!!
The staff enjoyed all the special treats that were left in the teachers’ lounge during Catholic Schools Week. We appreciate all you do for us, the children, and the school.
Owensboro Catholic Schools Pre-Registration
The Owensboro Catholic Schools will be holding pre-registration for all grades beginning March 15-March 26. Private School Aid Service (PSAS) packets were mailed the week of January 18. If you did not receive a packet, please contact Karen Gross at 686-8896.
OCES Elementary K-3 Campus and Elementary 4-6 Campus Open House will be March 11th 6:00 – 7:30 PM. If you know of someone interested in our school, please encourage them to attend.
PTO News
• Thanks to the many volunteers, many hours, many donations, and many sacrifices the Elementary PTO Dinner and Auction was a great success. It was wonderful to see our community pulling together to make a wonderful evening, delicious dinner, a large number of auction items, and outpouring of support for our schools.
• Mark your calendar to attend the PTO Meeting on March 3 at the 4-6 Campus at 6:00 PM. The meeting agenda will include 2010-2011 officer elections, auction/dinner profit distribution, March soft drink sales, and much more.
Stations of the Cross
During Lent the students will be making the Stations of the Cross each week. Please join us. Following is the schedule for each classroom:
4A, 4B, 4C – Wednesday 10:40 AM
5A, 5B, 5C – Thursday 1:30 PM
6A – Wednesday 1:30 PM
6B – Thursday 12:45 PM
6C – Wednesday 1:00 PM
6D – Tuesday 1:30 PM
Cafeteria News
Please see the menu for the month of March. Please keep your child’s lunch account balance positive. If you have any questions concerning your child’s account, please contact Ms. Becky.
World's Finest Chocolate Candy Bar Sales
Thank you to the parent volunteers for all their work on the OCS World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser. Congratulation to 4-6 Campus winners
Christina Wathen (1st place) - $75 scrip
Michael Howard and Claire Lewis (tie 2nd place) - $50 scrip
John Augenstein (check incentive) -$25 scrip
Michael Mills (drawing) - 5lb chocolate bar
LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE 4-6 CAMPUS!
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| George Kurtz represented the 4-6 Campus in the Diocesan Spelling Bee during Catholic Schools Week. George received second place! Way to go! |
Congratulations to Kennedy Hamilton for winning the CSW t-shirt design contest. The t-shirt design will be produced onto t-shirts and each student will receive a t-shirt with the 2010 design. |
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| Congratulations to this month’s winner of our Good Character Award, Allie Ford. Allie is in the fifth grade and the daughter of Chris & Julie Ford. |
St. Joseph Peace Mission Thank you to all our students and parents who donated items to the St. Joseph Peace Mission. Ms. Bell, Executive Director, was very thankful and said these items make the children feel very special and very much at home. |
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| The 4-6 Campus was treated to a great Bluegrass Concert on January 14 by Valarie Smith and Liberty Pike. The concert is offered to area elementary schools through the Bluegrass in the Schools program with the International Bluegrass Museum. Bluegrass in the Schools is sponsored this year by the Michael E. Horn Family Foundation, Lester E. Yeager Charitable Trust, Kentucky Arts Council and the John E’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts. | Students wrote essays about Catholic Schools and what they enjoy at school. |
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During Catholic Schools Week the students participated in many activities throughout the week in celebration of our school. On Student Appreciation Day the students were treated to an afternoon of relays and student names were drawn each hour to receive prizes. |
Happy Birthday !!
March
2 Annabel Moore
6 Miranda Greenwell
6 Haley Faucheux
7 Michael Hampel
7 Emily Oberst
8 Macie Blair
8 Ross Blair
9 Brynnan Booth
10 Falisha Ebelhar
10 Isaac Hamilton
10 Trey Hamilton
11 David Scott
12 Lucy Kurtz
12 Chandler Head
17 Hayden Riney
18 Mikayla Berry
20 Kelby Krampe
21 Kelly Hayden
23 Rebecca Ballard
24 Daniel Jacobs
25 Ashleigh Deno
26 Mary Keaton Clemens
30 Isaac Settle
30 Megan McCarthy
31 Emma Oakes