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St. Philip Neri School |
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St. Philip Neri School |
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February Newsletter |
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Dear Parent(s),
Our Field Day/Walk-a-thon will be on Monday, May 19th. The money collected from the Walk-a-thon will be put towards maintaining and purchasing technology needs for St. Philip Neri School in the upcoming years. This year we were able to obtain new computers in the Student Lab and Promethean Active Boards in the Science and Fifth grade classrooms. This would not have been possible without your monetary support from last year’s Walk-a-thon.
We will be sending pledge sheets home on Friday, May 9th. These forms, along with the money collected, are due Friday, May 16th. The Walk-a-thon will take place on May 19th. The total distance students will be walking with classmates is one mile. There are roughly 2,000 steps in a mile. If a person sponsors a student at one cent per step, that works out to $20.00, half cent per step is $10.00, one-fourth a cent per step is $5.00. A flat donation is always acceptable.
Please support this worthwhile project in any way you can and encourage your child to gather as many sponsors as possible. Your support in this endeavor is just another way to help keep St. Philip Neri on the cutting edge of technology.
If you’re not busy on Saturday, May 24th from 9 to 11 a.m. please plan on helping us jump-start the summer cleaning of St. Philip Neri School. Please look for more information about this in your student(s) Friday folder in the month of May.
Thank you and God Bless,
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March 28, 2008 Richard Cuva, Principal April Newsletter Principal’s News |
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Classroom News |
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Dates At a glance… May 1 – All School Mass Ascension Thursday May 2 – Student Council Permission Slips due May 5 – Student Council Campaigning begins May 7 – 6th Grade to Omaha Royals Game May 9 – 1st to Gifford Farm (10:30-2:00) May 9 – Student Council Elections May 9 – Variety Show Permission Slips Home May 14th – Variety Show Tryouts/Permission Slips Due May 16th – Variety Show May 16th – Walk-a-thon Pledge Sheets due May 19th – Field Day and Walk-a- thon May 22 – 7:00 8th Grade Graduation May 23 – 10:00 Dismissal LAST DAY OF SCHOOL May 24 – 9:00-11:00 a.m. School Clean-up
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Prayer to St. Philip Neri
“Rejoice in the Lord always, I say again rejoice!” Phil 4:4
O holy St. Philip Neri, patron saint Of joy, you who trusted Scripture’s promise That the Lord is always at hand and that We need not have anxiety about anything; In your compassion heal our worries and Sorrows and lift the burdens from our Hearts.
We come to you as one whose heart Swells with abundant love for God and all Creation. Hear us, we pray, especially for These petitions of our students.
Keep our school safe through your Loving intercessions, and may the joy of the Holy Spirit which filled your heart, St. Philip, transform our lives and bring us Peace. Amen. |
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Wednesday, April 23rd was Professional Administrative Assistants Day. I am very lucky to work in such a wonderful school. I enjoy my job and all the challenges of each day. Thank you for all your cards and wishes. Mrs. Vamosi
April was Volunteer Awareness Month. We would like to thank all of our volunteers for their help and support. The time, effort, and sacrifices our school parents and parishioners make that help our school be successful do not go unnoticed. At the 5:00 Mass on Saturday, April 19th, we recognized our special volunteers who have given countless hours to St. Philip Neri School and parish. Congratulations to Jeff and Lynn Ingraham and Bob and Marj Ryckman who were named “Volunteers of the Year”. We acknowledged and recognized our volunteers and volunteers of the year again at the All School Mass on Wednesday, April 23rd.
Student Council Elections will be held on May 9th. Campaigning will begin on May 5th. Permission slips must be returned by Friday, May 2nd for the student to begin campaigning. Grades three through eight will elect two classroom representatives. Students in grades six through eight may run for Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice-President. Only eighth graders may run for President of the Student Council. Any student running for Student Council must have a “C” or above in all classes and must not have served a detention. Primary students must have an “S” or above in all subjects and not gone past red.
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May 19th will be Field Day for St. Philip Neri School. Mr. Koffron will send a letter asking for volunteers in an upcoming Friday folder. Please look for it. At this time, we will also participate in the Walk-a-thon. As always, this will be a dress down day. Also, please look at the lunch menu attached to this newsletter. Students may purchase hot lunch on Field Day again this year – Mr. Cuva will be grilling hot dogs for those students. Students also have the option of bringing cold lunch (no lunch boxes).
Our Variety Show will be on Friday, May 16th. Tryouts will be on Wednesday, May 14th immediately after school. Permission slips will go home May 9th. You can find detailed information on the permission slips. Permission slips must be returned by May 14th in order for your child to participate. No late forms will be accepted.
On Wednesday, April 30th, the Downtown Rotary Club will honor two of our eighth graders. The objective of the Honor Roll is to recognize outstanding achievement on the part of eighth graders. The selection is based on leadership, character, scholarship, and presence. Congratulations to our honorees!
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Do what you can do and pray for what you cannot yet do.
– St. Augustine |
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Eighth grade graduation will be on Thursday, May 22nd at 7:00 p.m. The last day of school for Kindergarten through seventh grade will be on Friday, May 23rd. The last week’s schedule will be: May 19, 20, 21, 22 Dismissal at 3:15 p.m. May 23 Dismissal at 10:00 a.m. After School Child Care will be available until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23rd. Contact Jeanne Holzapfel if you will need summer care for your child.
School will start on Thursday, August 21st with dismissal at 3:15 p.m. Registration will be on Tuesday, August 19th from 3:00 until 7:00. It is hoped that the longer hours will allow for less congestion. We hope this information will help you plan for next year. A complete calendar will be attached to the June Newsletter.
Please be prepared to sign up for an active role in the annual St. Philip Neri Festival scheduled for Sunday, September 28, 2008. The festival planning committee will provide volunteer sign-up sheets at school registration night, Tuesday, August 19th. All grade school and Religious Ed parents will be asked to donate a small amount of time working at the festival. Volunteering is a great way to meet other St. Philip Neri kids, parents, and families, plus it’s a lot of fun!
We have one Dress Down day coming up in May. It will be held on Field Day, May 19th. This is a reminder that students need to dress appropriately on this day. Shirts should be long enough to be tucked in with no drug, alcohol, or tobacco slogans. Spaghetti straps and tank tops are not permitted. Shorts should be walking length, and socks must be worn. If a student is dressed inappropriately, they will be asked to call home. |
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Congratulations to the following students who participated in the Archdiocese Math Competition on Saturday, April 19th at St. Patrick’s in Elkhorn: The students placed and received ribbons accordingly: 7th place fourth grade math 6th place fifth grade math 9th place sixth grade math 10th place Algebra 8th place Algebra. Congratulations to all participants!
Eight students participated in the Speech Tournament held at Mercy High School on Saturday, April 19th.
We are very proud of all of our students and the hard work and commitment that was applied to accomplish these great achievements.
Prayer is… conversation and colloquy with God. – St. Gregory of Nyssa
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A Brownie Girl Scout troop was successfully re-introduced this past year at SPN for girls in the first through third grade. For the 2008-2009 school year, we would like to start a Junior Girl Scout troop for fourth and fifth grade girls. To do so, we would like to explore how much interest there is from current third and fourth grade girls who would be interested in Junior Girl Scouts next year. Additionally, we would also need at least two additional troop leaders. If you may be interested in being a Brownie troop leader, please call Tammy Kimble (453-7303) to discuss. If your current third and fourth graders are interested in Girl Scouts next year, or if you are interested in being a Junior troop leader, please call Pam Hughes (451-3941).
There is information available in the school office on Summer School programs being offered at Omaha Public Schools, Creighton Prep, and Roncalli (you may go to roncallicatholic.org and click on summer camps). We also have information regarding 4-H camps and camps sponsored by the Lung Association.
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We received the following information regarding a new program at Hy-Vee Drugstore:
“Your neighborhood Hy-Vee Drugstore is so excited about the beginning of a new club just for kids. We are going to be hosting events each month for any child, ages 4-10, who wants to join in the fun. The activities are aimed to help them have fun in a safe place and use their creative minds to make some wonderful crafts and gifts. Our first Kids Club meeting is going to be held on May 10th from 3-5 p.m. at Hy-Vee Drugstore on 30th and State Streets. The project for the first meeting will be a crafts activity. We will also be meeting June 14th from 2-4 p.m. and July 19th from 2-4 p.m. Please feel free to stop in or call with any questions about the Kids Club or upcoming events. Contact Nicci Hoskinson at 451-8843.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS EVENT AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!”
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Kindergarten – Miss Harrington
Below are some fun learning activities the students have done: Making and reconstructing their own animal puzzle. Coloring their weather boat to reinforce the Bible story “Jesus calms the storm”. Painting with sponges to make an animal picture. Placing stuffed animals in order to learn about ordinal numbers. Writing their own grocery list. Using their imagination to personalize their own paper clock.
The Kindergarten has worked very hard at trying new things. Many Reading and Math concepts prove challenging and they don’t give up!
First Grade – Mrs. Carlson
April has flown by for our class. We have been working on book reports and learned to write “good” sentences using capitalization and punctuation. We have also been learning to tell time to the hour and half hour. In Math we are continuing to practice our money skills. The first grade also had their first Mass where we were the readers, petition readers, etc.
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