Thursday Update
Unified in
Faith, Respect and Service
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the
earth; break into joyous song and sing
praises: ~Psalms 98:4~ C-Project: Beatitude: “Blessed are the Peacemakers,
for they will be called the children of God”.
Great
Bible Reef:
Theme: Care
for others. “Care about others as much
as you care about yourselves”. (Philippines 2:4) Bible Story: Baby in the basket (Exodus
2:1-10)
Book
of the Month: The book of the month
for September is
The Flag We Love by Pam Munoz Ryan.
The theme of this book is patriotism and symbolism.
REMINDER: The third installment of your monthly
tuition payment was due on September 1, 2007.
Confirmation: The bishop has approved the
Confirmation date for our 8th grade students as Wednesday, April 16th
at 7:00 pm.
Thank You! The Palmer Catholic Academy extends
a huge thank you to Jim Dalton from The Dalton Agency for the design of the
brochures and packet folders that were given to Palmer. Also, thank you to Mike Seethaler of Rain
Tree Graphics for printing the brochures and packet folders for Palmer. A lot of hard work and dedication went into
the making of these brochures and folders and they are amazing!! Thank you!
Drop off and Dismissal: We ask all drivers to follow our
guidelines that will help maintain the safe and smooth arrival and dismissal of
every student. Here are a few reminders.
Parents: If you have a middle
school student that you need to pick up before their regular dismissal time of
3:00, you must come into the front office and sign your child out. Students will not be dismissed early without
a parent signature.
Sports Physicals: Students that wish to
try out for any sport or sport club MUST HAVE a current Catholic
Grade School Sports Conference Student Athletic Participation Application on
file with the front office. These forms must
be updated every school year. Forms are
available in the front office and we do have a notary on staff. Also, if you are planning to drive students
to any school related activity, you must be cleared by the
diocese. Volunteer Driver Information
Sheets are available in the front office.
Challenge
Girls Club: The
Challenge Girls Club will meet tonight, Thursday, September 6th in
the Browning Center from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Prayer
Service: Our Lady Star of the
Sea Catholic Church is having a prayer service “in celebration of children” on
Tuesday, September 11, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Come join Father McCullough for healing,
prayer, witness talks, candle lighting, music and more.
Drama
Club: Drama club meetings
have been changed from Thursday afternoons to Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 4:00
pm. Please make note of this change.
Lunches: Parents, please do not
pack a red, blue or any colored drinks with your child’s lunches. These drinks, if spilled, stain our carpets
and are very hard to remove.
HSA:
Ř Box Tops and Soup UPC’s: This year we are again collecting
Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Soup UPC’s. Please clip your Box Tops labels from all
participating brands and UPC’s from Campbell’s soup to help support
Palmer. There is a box in the back of
church for collection. We appreciate
your support of our school. Any
questions, please call Michele Cameron @ 821-4644.
Ř Mark your calendars for the Adventure Landing Waterpark outing on
Saturday, September 22nd, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Flyers are going home today.
Ř SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, November 3rd is set for the Angel
Ball at Sawgrass Country Club to benefit OLSS
schools. There will be an Angel Ball
meeting every Wednesday in the Cultural Center at 10:00 am until the event.
5k Run
T-shirt contest: Grades K-8, submit an 8 ˝” x 11” drawing in
navy or dark blue marker by September 21st to Mrs. Earp. The winner’s drawing will be used for the
logo on the t-shirts for the 5K run.
Palmer
Butterfly Garden Carwash Fundraiser: Help support our soon-to-be-built Palmer Butterfly Garden, and get your
car washed at the same time! Our
butterfly garden will be an outdoor classroom area, where students will learn
about conservation and the environment.
It will be maintained by the Environmental Club. Palmer graduate, Andrew,
has taken on building our Butterfly Garden as his Eagle Scout project. His troop will host the fundraising carwash
this Saturday, September 8th, from 9:00 am to 2:oo pm at the
Walgreens on A1A (by McDonald’s). All
monies raised will go directly to the construction of our Butterfly
Garden.
Bishop
Kenny News: Save the date! The Palmer 8th grade class will be
visiting the Bishop Kenny campus on September 25th. The day will include lunch, a campus tour and
special guest speakers. Bishop Kenny is
looking forward to hosting the Class of 2012.
Also, Bishop Kenny High School invites the students of Palmer Academy to
be their guests at Grade School Night during the Bishop Kenny/Englewood
football game on Friday, September 28th at 7:30 pm. Members of Palmer band and cheerleading squad
are invited to participate with the Crusader band and cheerleaders that
evening.
St.
Joseph Academy: St. Joseph Academy
welcomes back all returning and new Palmer students. Please stay tuned for upcoming events in the
Thursday updates.
Palmer
is going green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
and Respect is our motto for this year.
We will be moving to an electronic delivery of our general family
mailings. Please make sure the front
office has your e-mail address so we can add you to our mailing list.
Going
Green: Reduce: The most effective way to deal with garbage
is to attack the problem at its source.
You can practice source reduction when you shop and help save the
environment every time you make a purchase.
Here are some ways you can put source reduction into action.
Ř Buy the largest size package whenever practical. You get more product with less packaging than
with smaller sizes.
Ř Purchase products that use only enough packaging to ensure quality or
safety – like those that make packages tamper-resistant – not those
unnecessarily over-packaged with multiple layers of plastics, foil, paper and
other wrappings.
Upcoming:
Sep. 14th: School Improvement – Early
staggered release begins at 1:00 pm
(Angels
After Hours 1:00-4:0o pm)
Sep. 18th: Interims issued
Oct. 1st: Open House for Kindergarten 6:00
pm and 3rd grade 7:00 pm
Oct. 2nd: Open House for 1st
grade 6:00 pm and 4th grade 7:00 pm
Oct. 3rd: Open House for 6th
grade 6:00 pm and 7th and 8th grade 7:00 pm***
Oct. 4th: Open House for 2nd
grade 6:00 pm and 5th grade 7:00 pm***
Oct. 8th-11th: Elementary testing – ITBS (grades
3-8)
***Due to a scheduling
conflict, Open House for Middle School has been changed to October 3rd
and 2nd and 5th grade Open House has been moved to
October 4th. Please make note
of this change.*****