Announcements

November 2, 2009

Dear Parents,

It's been a busy time in 2nd grade lately!  The second grade classes did a 
super job leading the Halloween prayer service for kindergarten and 1st grade 
last Friday afternoon.  It was nice to see so many parents there to witness 
the reading, singing and dancing that made the service so special.

Today, the second grade classes visited Historic Oak View Park.  The park 
guides led three very educational and interesting sessions on cotton growing 
and processing and the development of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, domestic 
chores, such as cooking and washing, in the 1800s, and artifact 
identificaton.  Thank you to Mrs. Winstead, Mrs. Castiller, Dr. Ercolino, 
Mrs. McKnight and Mrs. Ogburn for chaperoning today.  After our picnic lunch, 
we took a short walk around the grounds on our own before heading back to 
school. (Be sure to check your child's pockets for cotton picked at the 
park.  Apparently it will clog up your washing machine.) 

Thank you to the Dions and the Manzellas for providing treats for our 
Halloween Treat Day last Friday.  The children enjoyed the cookies and a 
movie in the afternoon.

If you are interested in leading reading groups on Monday afternoons from 2 
to 2:30, please contact MaryBeth Winstead to see on which Mondays helpers are 
still needed.  

Special Persons' Day is this Friday, November 6.   Special Persons should 
arrive at school at 9:30, sign in at the office, and report to the youngest 
child's homeroom.  (Teachers will have a sign-in sheet in the classroom, in 
the event you are not able to sign in in the office.)  Lunches will be left 
in these homerooms.  Mass will begin at 10:00 am.  Students and Special 
Persons will then go to the classroom or other area to which they've been 
assigned to have lunch. School will dismiss at 11:45 am.  PLEASE BE AWARE 
THAT WE MUST PLAN FOR FRONT CARPOOL TO BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 11:45.  Please 
consider this when you are parking at school Friday morning.  Please also 
remember to sign out the children with whom you are leaving before you leave 
school for the day.


Thanks for everything you do for our class! Have a great week.

Mrs. Frinzl 
Mrs. Trainor