Palmer Catholic Academy

Thursday Update

January 4, 2007 Volume 1 Issue 20

Unified in Faith, Respect and Service

O sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things!

His right hand and His Holy arm have gotten Him victory.

~Psalms 98:1~

C-Project: The Commandments

Happy New Year!

Registration

Registration for returning students is complete. If you have not turned in your registration information, we assume that you are not returning for the 2007-2008 school year and therefore your child’s spot is now open to the public. If you have any concerns, please contact Mrs. Earp at 543-8515.

Kindergarten placements will be notified by February 1, 2007.

All fees, which are annual, non-refundable and non-transferable, include the following:

Registration Fee--$152.00 per child due at the time of registration

Curriculum Fee--$380.00 per child due by March 1, 2007

Technology Fee--$105.00 per child due by April 2, 2007

Parish Mission: The Parish Mission will be the week of January 28^th through January 31st. The school will be celebrating mass on Monday, January 29^th instead of Friday, February 2^nd. Please come and join us at mass and the mission. We would love to have a large showing of our Palmer families. Babysitting will be provided for the morning and evening sessions. What a lovely way to start our Catholic Schools week and the New Year by renewing our faith. Look for updates for the parish mission coming in January.

HSA News: The annual Carrabba’s dinner will be held on February 22^nd. This will be a parish fellowship event, not a fundraiser. We encourage all families and as many parishioners as possible to attend. More details will follow. There will be a planning meeting for the event on Tuesday, January 9^th, at 11:00 am in the Browning Center (OLSS). All are welcome. Any questions, please contact Robin Devenny @ 992-1168.

Our next Star newsletter will feature 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grades. Please e-mail any info, pictures, etc. to Lorraine (sitton9@comcast.net). We hope to publish the next edition by the end of this month.

The annual PCA golf tournament will be held on March 26^th at Jacksonville Golf & Country Club.

This year we are adding a tennis tournament to the event. Our first meeting will be announced shortly.

Continue to send in your box tops and labels. Remember to keep the UPC code on the label or they are invalid.

Lunch: The hot lunch and milk program will restart on Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Please note, your child will need to bring a lunch and a drink for Friday, January 5^th thru January 16, 2007. Pizza will not be served tomorrow; therefore, your child will need to bring a bag lunch and a drink.

Parents: Please be mindful that this is the time of year that we tend to have a high number of illnesses. In order keep to our children healthy, the following rules are in place:

Students will not be allowed to attend school if they have the following symptoms:

1. Fever over 100 degrees, or lower temperature accompanied with other symptoms.

2. Witnessed or reported vomiting.

3. Diarrhea.

4. Undiagnosed rash.

5. Sore throat with other symptoms.

6. Suspected conjunctivitis (“pink eye”).

7. Any symptom at the discretion of the school.

Re-admittance for the following communicable disease will be:

1. Strep Throat: 48 hours after the start of oral antibiotics or 24 hours after an injection with doctor’s note.

2. Conjunctivitis (pink eye): at least 24 hours after the start of medication and when there’s no longer any discharge present.

3. Chicken pox: all lesions are dry and crusted.

Upcoming:

Jan. 9^th: Report cards issued (all fees and tuition current)

Jan. 11^th: First Reconciliation parent/student meeting 6:00 pm- Cultural Center

Confirmation parent/student meeting 7:00 pm- Cultural Center

Jan. 15^th: Martin Luther King Day- No school for teachers and students

Jan. 28^th-31^st: Mission week

Jan. 29^th: Children’s mass