News from the School

9/15/19

Principal’s Column

Welcome to a new school year! The summer seemed to fly by quickly, but much was accomplished during those two short months. The building was busy with several summer camps and Religious Education’s summer classes. In between, the building was cleaned, floors were waxed, doors and a classroom were painted, and various minor updates were made in preparation for the new school year. Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Vince Peroni, we now have a new (and necessary!) freezer in the kitchen. So we were definitely ready for the return of our kids on September 3!

The week prior to the first day we welcomed our youngest classes with “Popsicles for Pre K” and the “Kindergarten Ice Cream Social”—opportunities for the children to meet their classmates and make them (and their parents) a little more comfortable for their first day of school. And it was a terrific first day of school! It is my very favorite day of the year, when everyone comes back and the building comes alive again. There were smiles (only a few tears!), lots of laughter, and a wonderful sense of community once we were all together again. Make sure you take a look at the Monitor this week because their photographer came to visit us for the first morning and took some great pictures of our kids, and an especially good shot of siblings Kate and John Kopera.

The 8 ^th grade showed their experience and poise by hosting our first school mass on Friday morning, thanks to the help of Mrs. Emde and Mr. Prendergast. Then we welcomed and visited with many of our new families at the PTA’s “New Families Dinner” on Friday night. This dinner is a wonderful tradition, with the 7 ^th grade students earning service hours setting up, serving and cleaning up. Thank you to the PTA for kicking off the school year with this fun family event.

During the second week of school classes really began to take shape. The classrooms look great thanks to the preparation and creativity of the teachers. The students look and sound happy, so that is always a good sign. We are looking forward to a wonderful year, and we are officially on our way!

I would like to thank the very generous parishioners of this parish. We have received donations to be put towards supplies, tuition, and materials for the school, and I am so grateful to you. It is a tremendous sacrifice for children to attend a Catholic school, and this type of generosity truly supports our mission. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

As we begin this new year, please keep our faculty, staff, students and their families in your prayers. Please feel free to visit us. I will keep you updated on events and I am hoping to see you share in some of them. I am truly excited to begin a new year, filled with so many possibilities!

                                                                Peace & Blessings,
                                                                Maureen Tuohy, Principal
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