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From The Principal's Desk
Carole Arbolino
May 6, 2013
Dear Parents,
God Bless and congratulations to our 2nd grade students who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion this past Saturday. It was a beautiful Mass and, as always, our children were very well prepared! Please remember them in your prayers.
New York State ELA and Math Testing and grading is over, and we are very focused on our Common Core Curriculum. May is a very busy month! We have an abbreviated week coming up so please pay attention to the dismissal times and closing:
- Today through Wednesday, May 8th - Parent Organization Mother’s Day Sale is ongoing.
- Wednesday, May 8th- ½ day dismissal for all. It is “Teacher Appreciation Day,” and we have a faculty meeting.
- Thursday, May 9th- Ascension Thursday, a Holy Day of Obligation. Please refer to the bulletin for Mass times. SCHOOL IS CLOSED!
- Friday, May 10th- School is open for a regular full day. This is another of our “Superstorm Sandy” give-back days. Ice cream will be sold.
Upcoming:
- Thursday, May 16th- Flynn and O’Hara, our uniform company, will be at school from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to measure students and take orders for the 2013-2014 school year.
As I keep reminding you: it is very important that all financial obligations for this school year are completed by June 20th. We must close the books on the Parish side, so that the Regional work may begin. There can be no exceptions to this, so please be reminded to take care of this very important obligation, as I do not want to have to cancel your re-registration. Items include tuition, breakfast/lunch, after school program, fundraising, Church donation and general fees.
As always, I am available to you if you have any questions or concerns.
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
Principal
St. Benedict School
718-829-9557
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April 16, 2013
Dear Parents,
Just a few reminders as we continue Math State Testing in grades 4, 6 and 8 through Friday, April 26th… Please read this entire letter, as there is a variety of information:
1)The Parent Component of Cornerstone will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, April 25th.Signed Report Cards are due back to the teachers by Wednesday, May 1st.
2) Breakfast for tomorrow, Thursday, May 25th will be as follows: pancakes with syrup, sausage, assorted juice and milk
Lunch: rotini and meatballs, green beans, fruit cocktail and chocolate milk.
3) On Friday, April 26th- Ice cream will be sold.
4) Monday, April 29th, and Wednesday, May 1st- First Holy Communion practice for 2nd grade at Church from 4:00 p.m.to
5:00 p.m. If your child stays for Aftercare he/she will be brought back and forth to Church by an Aftercare staff member.
5) Tuesday, April 30th- Summer uniform begins. However, please bear in mind that it is still cool in the building!
6) Tuesday, April 30th- Important parent meeting for parents of Pre-K to grade 7 regarding Common Core and Regionalization topics with Fr. Norton and myself at 7:00 p.m. in the school auditorium.
7) Important reminder: All tuition and fees, breakfast/lunch, fundraising responsibilities, and after school payments are due by June 20th. Please know we MUST stick to this important deadline, so please make arrangements to accomplish this.
Thank you to our Parent Organization for a fun-filled evening on Friday, April 19th! There were lots of prizes, food and drink. Thanks to my staff and the Parent Organization Board, particularly Cathy Scuola, for the time and effort put in to make this a successful drive! Thanks to all of you for supporting us!
Congratulations to the winners of the raffle drawing:
1st prize: $15,000.00 (ticket holder #56) Victoria Thacke, 2nd prize: $2,000.00 (ticket holder #408) The Sewdial Family, 3rd prize: $500.00 (ticket holders #600) The Espinal Group, 4th prize: $300.00 (ticket holder # 294) The Kolaj Family.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
Please read this letter in its entirety, as there is important information…
1) If you ARE ATTENDING the dance Friday, please let the office know, as I must give the caterer a final count.
2) If you still owe the $100.00 raffle ticket fee for Friday night, please take care of it!
3) Ice Cream will be sold on Friday.
4) Report Cards will be coming home NEXT TUESDAY, April 23. Please be sure all financials are up to date so that I may send home the Report Card.
5) I remind you of the parent meeting on Tuesday, April 30th, at 7:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. Fr. Norton and I will update you on Common Core and the Regionalization of our school.
6) Cornerstone for the 4th quarter will open on Wednesday, April 24th.
7) State testing for next week will be on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 24, 25, and 26 for grades 4, 6, and 8. I remind you- no morning appointments, send pencils and calculator (grades 6 and 8), feed kids a good breakfast, and be sure they get a good night’s sleep!
8) It is very important that all financial obligations for this school year are completed by June 20th. We must close the books on the Parish side, so that the Regional work may begin. There can be no exceptions to this, so please be reminded to take care of this very important obligation, as I do not want to have to cancel your re-registration. Items include tuition, breakfast/lunch, after school program, fundraising, Church donation and general fees.
Please save the dates…
Sunday, April 21st – Cardinal Egan will be presiding over the 11:00 a.m. Mass
May 3rd – Variety Show
May 4th – First Holy Communion at 9:30
July 13th – SBS 2nd Annual Carnival
August 5-9- Vacation Bible School
Have a great week!
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
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April 11, 2013
Dear Parents,
Now that we are at the end of the third quarter there are many important items I need to share with you...
- Tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, is a half day of school. Students will be eating lunch before leaving. There is after school program.
- Next Tuesday begins STATE TESTING for grades 4, 6, and 8. Please be sure your child is in school on time, rested, and has a full breakfast. Please DO NOT make any appointments for the mornings of State Testing. All students need pencils and grade 6 and 8 need calculators. Please, NO absences!
- Since the third quarter ends tomorrow, I implore all of you who are behind in tuition, breakfast and lunch, after school program and fund raising to pay those bills. I can't release the Report Cards unless all financials are up to date.
*** I also remind you that unless all financials are paid in full by the last day of school, June 20th, I must cancel your re-registration, as the books must be closed for the parish based school, and open for the regional school.
- Even though some days have been warmer, students must remain in winter uniform, as there is still a chill in the air; inside and out! Summer uniform begins on Tuesday, April 30th.
- Fr. Norton and I would like to meet with ALL parents from grades PK-7 regarding Regionalization and the Common Core Curriculum on Tuesday, April 30th at 7:00 in the auditorium. Please save the date to meet with us!
- HELP! Please help me reach our raffle quota! We need less than 100 more tickets to reach our goal. If just 30% of our families sold ONE extra ticket, we would reach our goal! Please help!Please! I am resending a ticket order form if you need one.
RAFFLE DANCE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH
Please join us for the Annual Parent Raffle Dance on Friday, April 19th, at 7:00p.m. in the auditorium. We will have a DJ, food, raffles, a 50/50 and the main school raffle for $15,000.
We also just get a chance to kick back and just enjoy each other!
Please let us know if you are coming by e-mail or detaching and sending in the response below...
Child's name ___________________________ Class___________________________________
We are attending the Parent Raffle Dance on April 19th (2 per family, adults only!)
Names of those attending 1) _________________________________________________
2)__________________________________________________
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
Raffle 2013
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March 16, 2013
Dear Parents,
Please be reminded that school is closed for students this coming Monday, March 18th, due to a Common Core Teacher Conference Day. School resumes on Tuesday, March 19th.
Lunch for Tuesday, March 19th, will be: BBQ chicken nuggets, wheat dinner roll, corn, mixed fruit and milk.
Our Pastor, Fr. Norton, is asking for volunteers to help clean the Church next Thursday, March 21st. As you all know, Cardinal Timothy Dolan will be celebrating Mass here on Saturday, April 6th, and Fr. Norton wants St. Benedict’s Parish to “shine” in every possible way! There will be NO heavy lifting and moms and dads are welcome. This is yet another opportunity for you to complete your mandatory service hours. Please contact Mrs. Carole Janicki at the rectory (718-828-3403), if you would like to volunteer.
The Variety Show has been changed to Friday, May 3rd. More details to follow.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
Principal
St. Benedict School
718-829-9557
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March 7, 2013
Dear Parents,
As we look toward tomorrow and a dicey weather forecast, please take note of the following:
- Tomorrow, Friday March 8th, is a full day of school for all students. In the event of a snowstorm you will be notified by IRIS ALERT ONLY IF WE HAVE A DELAYED OPENING OR IF SCHOOL IS CLOSED; by approximately 6:00 a.m. You, as the parent, should make the determination as to whether or not you are sending your child to school. Please do not call the school or the rectory!
- Ice cream will not be sold tomorrow.
- Sunday, March 10th, please join us for the 9:00 a.m. Mass, (this is a special time for this week only), with breakfast to follow in Father Albert Hall. The St. Patrick’ Day Parade follows, honoring our Pastor, Fr. Stephen P. Norton. Our CYO Sports teams and Brownie/Girl Scouts will be marching with their respective groups. Any other students who are interested in marching in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade should meet on Lafayette Avenue (between Calhoun and Revere Avenues), no later than 11:45 a.m. The parade kicks off at 12 p.m. Please look for our own Mrs. Jeannette Chin and Mrs. Lore Rosano; they will be there to assist our students with line-up only! Students interested in marching who are not members of a sports team/club or Brownie/Girl Scouts should be accompanied by a parent! Please wear your gym uniform to show your school pride.
- Re-registration packets are due back NO LATER than Friday, March 15th. This is a firm deadline as I will then be sending acceptance letters to our new applicants for the 2013-2014 school year. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
- As promised, the corrected Smart Tuition enrollment form indicating the ten (10) month payment option will be sent home with your child tomorrow. If you have already filled this form out you do not need to submit it again, this is for your records only!
As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Respectfully,
Carole Arbolino
Principal
St. Benedict School
718-829-9557
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