Thursday Update
Unified in
Faith, Respect and Service
“Yet even now,”
says the Lord, “return to Me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not
your garments.” ~Joel 2: 12-13~ C-Project: “Blessed are they who hunger and
thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Beatitudes for Kids, 12
Registration
Curriculum Fee of $418 per student is due
by March 3, 2008.
Parish
Mission: OLSS will host a Parish Mission
beginning Sunday, February 17, through Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at 7:00 pm
in the church. A special Children’s
Liturgy will also be offered each evening for grades PreK-4 through 5th
grade. Free babysitting will be provided
for children 4-years old and younger. The
school will be celebrating Mass on Tuesday, February 19th
at 8:30 am instead of Friday, February 22nd. So mark your calendars now and plan to bring the entire family!
What a lovely way to start our New Year by renewing our faith. More details will be announced soon.
Lunches: During Lent season, Friday’s hot
lunch with Domino’s Pizza will only be serving cheese pizza.
Parents:
Ø Reminder: The handbook states on page 22
that jewelry is limited to one religious necklace, earrings for girls are
limited to studs/posts or ½” or smaller hoops only! No bracelets.
One watch, no alarm or buzzer.
Also, for all students, FOOTIES are not allowed and
makeup is not permitted except for clear lip gloss.
Ø Any and all correspondence sent via the class envelopes/backpacks must be
school related and approved by Mrs. Earp.
Any letters or packages that contain personal information needs to be
handled outside of school.
Ø If your middle school student needs to contact you, they will be given a
message from the front office that will be posted on the middle school message
board. It is then their responsibility
to check the board and come to the front office to make their phone call. Students are no longer allowed
to use the phones in the classrooms or lunchrooms.
Ø If your child(ren) are
participating in a school related function away from the school, they must be picked up
by an approved driver. Please contact
the front office to verify that the driver who is picking up your child is
approved.
Ø Our lost and found is overflowing!!
If your child has misplaced his/her P.E. uniform, fleece, lunchbox or
school uniform, please take a minute to check the upstairs cafeteria.
Book
of the Month: The book of the month
for February is Somebody Loves You, Mr.
Hatch by Eileen Spinelli. The theme of this book is love and
kindness. This book gives us a clear
idea of what kindness can do for a person and how it can change his/her
life. It is the perfect book to follow
last month’s theme. What a great lesson
to our students that if we all try and reach out to everybody (even those that
we are not sure about!) we may just help someone realize their worth!
8TH Grade Parents: The Confirmation Retreat will be
on Saturday, March 15th.
The date in the packets given out at the meeting on January 10th
was incorrect. Please note on your
calendar. Also, your child’s baby photos
for the yearbook are available in the front office for pick up.
Directory
Updates: Please make the following change
to your school directory:
Ø Goplerud Family: 160 Payasada Oaks Trail; Ponte Vedra
Beach, FL 32082
Palmer Yearbooks! The 2007-2008 Palmer Blue Angels
Yearbook is on sale now! The hardcover,
full-color yearbooks are $32 if ordered by Monday, February 11th. Please complete your envelopes and send them
in to the office with your check payable to PCA. After February 11th, yearbooks
will be $40, but only available while supplies last. Don’t miss out on this year’s memories!
HSA:
Ø 5K Run/Walk: The First Annual 5K event at Mickler’s Landing last Saturday
was the perfect way to end our celebration of Catholic Schools Week. Strengthening mind, body and soul, the 5K and
1 mile races included almost 400 runners and drew many more fans to make the day
a family event. Thank you to the event
chairs, Lisa Dilworth, Kate Warnock, Leila Jackson and Joe Hoff for their hard
work and dedication. Thank you to all
our sponsors, vendors, volunteers, runners, and fans. We look forward to next year. Flyers were sent home today to order your 5K
race shirt. This is your last chance to
purchase a shirt from the Inaugural Palmer 5K & 1 mile Run/Walk! Orders are due in to the front office by Tuesday,
February 12, 2008.
Ø Golf Tournament: Registration forms for the Palmer
Golf & Tennis Classic, to be held at Jax Golf
& Country Club on March 31st, were sent home in the backpacks
last week. Thank you, Seethaler family, for printing the forms. Our goal is to have a full field of 144
players, so start thinking about your 4-some.
For information contact: golf (Annie Tuttle 536-9741); tennis (Rachel Hune 992-8229); sponsorship (Tracy Pheiff
543-9005). To volunteer, contact Maureen
Diederich (280-9317).
Ø 2008/2009 HSA Board: Kathy Massoglia, Maureen Diederich and
Robin Devenny have agreed to serve on this year’s
nominating committee. A form will be
sent home through the backpacks that you can fill out if you are interested in
serving on the board.
Music News: Congratulations to the
following Palmer Catholic Academy students for being selected to be a part of
the First Coast Honors Choir. They will
be performing with other 4th and 5th graders from Duval,
Clay, St. Johns and Nassau counties as well as the Jacksonville Children’s
Chorus on Saturday, February 9th.
The concert begins at 3:30 and it will be held at Mandarin Presbyterian
Church. Please come out and support
these students as they represent Palmer Catholic Academy.
Fish Fry: Reel ‘em in! ….It’ll be a great catch
too! The first annual Men’s Club
Friday Night Fish Fry will be tomorrow, February 8, 2008, in the OLSS Cultural
Center from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Fish, baked
and fried, with all the “fixins” will be served. All parishioners and their families are most
welcome. Families - $25, Couples - $15,
Adults - $10, Children - $5 and children under 6 – free! We’ll have some entertainment for children,
too. Come one, come all!!! Help us begin
a new parish tradition.
“Vision of Hope”: St. Gerard’s “Vision of Hope”,
The Field of Crosses will be February 9th at 9:00 am. For the past 20 years, on the
first Saturday of Lent, children install crosses on the grounds of Prince of
Peace in St. Augustine in recognition of all children’s right to life. This year, Dr. Alveda
Kind, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, is the guest speaker. This is a great family event. For more information, call 829-5516.
Bishop
Kenny News: Bishop Kenny has mailed all 8th
grade parents a copy of the course catalog for the 2008-2009 school year. We will be
delivering applications to Palmer Academy on February 21st. If you have any questions as you look through
this information over the next two weeks, please contact us at 398-7545.
St.
Joseph Academy: The make-up Explore Test will take place this
Saturday, February 9th, in the cafeteria of SJA from 8:00 am until
11:00 am. Students must bring the $25
test fee and a calculator. They will
provide pencils and all testing materials.
If you have not yet chosen St. Joseph Academy for
your son or daughter for 2008-2009, please think seriously about finding out
more about the outstanding program we offer.
Schedule a tour during February so that you can make an informed
decision and save $100 on the Application fee!
The stellar statistics of the Class of 2007 are reason enough to chose
SJA. The 65 members of the Class of 2007
earned approximately $31,000 per capita in scholarship monies, 74% earned
Florida Bright Futures Scholarships and SJA proudly announces its College
Acceptance rate is 100% for the past 7 years.
Financial Aid is available. If
cost is a consideration, please contact the Admissions office at
(904)824-0431. All Financial Aid
applications must be submitted by March 1, 2008. Make the best choice for your son or daughter
now – choose St. Joseph Academy!
Upcoming:
Feb. 7th: Drama
Production – 7:00 pm Cultural Center
Feb. 8th: Drama Production –
student body performance after mass
Feb. 15th: School Improvement –
Early staggered release begins at 1:00 pm
(Angels
After Hours 1:00-4:00 pm)
Feb. 17th-20th: Parish Mission week
Feb. 18th: President’s Day – No
school for teachers and students
Feb. 23rd: First Reconciliation
10:00 am
Mar. 3rd: Curriculum Fee Due
from every family registered for next year.-
Mar. 3rd-7th: Second Grade ITBS Testing