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Volume 7, Issue 8
Please contact the school's main office for information regarding announcements.
Photos, personal phone numbers, full names, and students' names
are omitted online.
HSA MEETING - INTERNET SAFETY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 7:00 PM
VERY IMPORTANT MEETING--WE ARE ONCE AGAIN FOCUSING ON INTERNET SAFETY DURING THE FIRST HSA MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT 7:00 P.M.
ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE GUEST SPEAKER DETECTIVE TANSEY PROVIDE US WITH VERY VALUABLE INSIGHT, COACHING, AND ADVICE TO HELP ALL FAMILIES
EFFECTIVELY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY SAFELY UTILIZE THE INTERNET.
SEE LATER DETAILS OF THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MEETING.
THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING!!
Our Scholastic Book Fair starts Monday, November 6th through Thursday, November 9th. The fair hours will be 8:30 to 3:30 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, AND Wednesday night - 6:00 to 8:00. This year Scholastic Books will accept all major credit cards! Check out the flyer we are sending home with your child with a list of some of the books at our fair. Give your child the gift of reading--Visit our Scholastic Book Fair!!
THANK YOU TO OUR PICTURE HELPERS!
A great big thank you to Mr. Scott, Mrs. Caprio, and Mrs. Armagno for spending a full day at school to make sure our children gave their very best smiles on picture day. We truly appreciate your generosity of heart. Also, thanks to Lifetouch for doing their usual fabulous job. God Bless!
THANK YOU ROOM PARENTS
We're happy to say our All Hallows Celebrations were festive and fun! Thanks to all our wonderful room parents who continue to bless us with their time, talent, and excellent party planning skills! Also, thank you for assisting the children in getting them ready for what proved to be a grand parade! We are blessed to have you.
RULE #16 -- "ALL HOMEWORK WILL BE TURNED IN EACH DAY FOR EACH SUBJECT BY EACH STUDENT"
"This rule helps students to develop a command of the written language. It
helps them learn to develop and organize their thoughts, especially when the questions require a short but thought-out answer. As adults, we
are used to deadlines, due dates, and the pressure of being on time. When we talk to the students about their work and what is required of them,
we approach it from the standpoint that the work is part of the students' job. We want them to learn to be on time and proficient at a young age."
RON CLARK
GERTRUDE HAWK FUNDRAISER
The Gertrude Hawk Chocolate fundraiser will start today, Wednesday, November 1st, and ends Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The profit to family is 40%. If you have any questions please call Mrs. Halm. Delivery is estimated to be December 4, 2006. Thank you for you support!
WE'RE SO PROUD...
...Four of our former students from Sts. Philip & James School have become members of the National Honor Society at Bethlehem Catholic High School. These students from our elementary school met with NHS's stringent criteria for scholarship, leadership, service and character, and were inducted this fall. AWESOME! OUTSTANDING!
HSA Meeting - Internet Safety
We are once again focusing on Internet safety during the first HSA meeting
scheduled for Wednesday, November 8 at 7PM. Guest speaker Detective Michael Tansey will provide the very valuable insight, coaching, and
advice as he has in the past to help all families effectively and, more importantly, safely use the Internet.
He will explore general Internet safety, information pertaining to online predators, and how we all can keep our children safe. Detective
Tansey is personally driven to keep children safe as he looks out for his own children and, fortunately for us, has also adopted the children
of SSPJ. The evening will prove to be an enlightened, educational experience as Detective Tansey provides tools and suggestions to keep your
children safe. Since online predators are finding new ways to exploit your children, this seminar is worthy of your attendance even if you have
attended it in the past.
The NJ High Tech Crime Unit requests that no children attend the presentation due to the sensitive nature of the material that will be presented.
Therefore, babysitting will be provided by the older students of SSPJ with Mrs. Sena. Please add the number of children and ages with your
RSVP in the packet.
POWERSCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006 7:00 PM
PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-8 ONLY
For the parents that missed our first POWERSCHOOL meeting, once again, our Associate Superintendent, Mrs. Ellis, will be here to explain your access to your student(s)' information, your responsibilities regarding this access, and the timeline for access. We will begin promptly at 7:00 PM and the meeting should last approximately 1/2 hour to 45 minutes. WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER POWERSCHOOL MEETING UNTIL THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, SO IF YOU WERE NOT AT THE FIRST MEETING, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU ATTEND THIS MEETING. IF YOU ATTENDED THE FIRST MEETING YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. USER ID NUMBERS AND PASSWORDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO PARENTS WHO ATTEND THIS SEMINAR.
Breakfast With Santa Update!
It is only 6 weeks until Santa arrives and it's time to start making and checking
that list twice...
An order form for ticket for Breakfast with Santa is enclosed in today's newsletter. Please fill it out and return with payment (made payable to
SSPJ HSA) no later than Friday, November 24th.
If anyone has gently used Christmas decorations that they would like to donate to help us transformthe cafeteria into a winter wonderland, please
contact Mr. Morris or email him. We'll come to pick up anything
you can spare.
Still looking for volunteers for: Clean-up crew during or after the event, lead elves for children's activity area, and the welcome table.
Anyone who is interested in volunteering the day of the event should contact
Mr. Morris. If you have already volunteered but have no heard
from Mr. Morris, give a call or send a note to confirm position and time.
