Thursday Update
Unified in
Faith, Respect and Service
Make a joyful noise
to the Lord, all the lands! Serve
the Lord with gladness! Come into his
presence with singing! ~Psalms 100:1-2~ 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.
Parents: If you are planning to
be away and your children will be cared for by someone other than yourself, we must
have you complete an Affidavit to Establish an In-Loco-Parents Relationship
form. These are located in the front
office and they must be notarized. It is
imperative that we know who to contact in case of an emergency if you are
unable to reach.
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.
Carpool: Parents, we are going
to try something new!! Our goal is to
make your carpool experience as quick and safe as possible. Starting Monday we are asking all visitors
and parents who have to wait to pick up a student to park in the far left
parking lot (the lot directly to your left after you turn into our parking
lot). Please do not park along the back
side of the pond. That will now be
reserved for staff only. We are trying
to avoid having parents circle while waiting for your child.
Parents: The music program that
was scheduled for November 8th has been changed to December 13th. Please make note of the change.
Challenge
Girls Club: The Challenge Girls Club will meet tonight,
Thursday, September 20th in the Browning Center from 6:30 pm to 8:00
pm.
Eucharistic
Ministers: Parents and teachers, if you are
a Eucharistic minister and would like to serve at the children’s masses please
contact Annie Solaun to be put on the schedule.
Annie’s e-mail is Solaunji@comcast.net and her cell number is 318-7213.
Directory: The phone number for
John and Karen Blackwell is incorrect in the directory. The correct number is 826-4577. Please make note of this.
Also, the room mom coordinator is Leslie Montoya not
Melissa Montoya. Please change this in
your directories.
Attention
“Green” Families: The art classes are in need of laundry detergent lids! Before you recycle the container, please take
off the lid, rinse and send to school.
They are the perfect size for holding pencils, crayons, etc. Thank you for your help! Ms. Corrigan.
HSA:
Ø Adventure Landing: The waterpark will be
open exclusively to Palmer families this Saturday, September 22nd,
from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It should be a
fun night! TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
THE DOOR.
Ø Angel Ball: This fun-packed event will be
held at Sawgrass Country Club on Saturday, November 3rd. We will have a planning meeting every
Wednesday in the Cultural Center at 10:00 am until the event. If you have a silent or live auction item you
would like to donate, please contact Jennifer Watson at 280-1799.
Ø 5K Run/Walk: Grades K-8, submit an 8 ½” x 11”
drawing in navy or dark blue marker by tomorrow, September 21st to
Mrs. Earp. The winner’s drawing will be
used for the logo on the t-shirts for the event.
Ø Box Tops & UPC’s: This year we are again collecting
Box Tops for Education and Campbell’s Soup UPC’s. Please clip your box top labels from all
participating brands and UPC’s from Campbell’s Soup to help support
Palmer. You can send these in regularly
through your child’s backpack. Any
questions, please call Michele Cameron @ 821-4644.
Ø Please email Lorraine (sitton9@comcast.net) with photos, articles, items,
etc. for the next Star Newsletter and for something you would like in the
church bulletin.
Bishop
Kenny News: Bishop Kenny will be
hosting a volleyball tournament this Saturday starting at 8:00 am. The freshman and junior varsity Crusaders
will be playing against Bishop Snyder, Middleburg, Stanton, Lincoln, Bolles,
Episcopal and Nease. It is sure to be a
great day of competition and we hope to see you out there.
St.
Joseph Academy: St. Joseph Academy welcomes
the Palmer Blue Angel Cheerleaders to perform with the St. Joseph Academy
varsity Lady Flashes Cheerleading squad on September 21, 2007, at 7:30 pm at
Versaggi Stadium located directly behind St. Joseph Academy. All Palmer students are invited!
Dress
Down Day: Next Thursday, September 27th, the
National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring a Dress Down Day to support DOSA
Special Needs Camps. Students are
requested to bring at least a $1.00 donation and dress according to the Dress Down Dress Code published in the student handbook.
Middle
School Reminder: Middle School students are required to wear black or blue dress
shoes. Black athletic shoes are not
permitted.
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: Start making changes at
home. For example, in your laundry room
you can:
Ø Use cold water for your laundry.
Ø Air dry whenever possible.
Ø Only wash full loads.
Ø Upgrade to Energy Star appliances.
Ø Once or twice a year pour 2 cups of vinegar in your washing machine and
run it a cycle. It helps decalcify and
clean the machine and softens clothes.
Ø Clean the dryer vent each time you use it.
Ø Switch to a soap-based detergent.
Ø Try a hydrogen peroxide whitener instead of bleach.
Upcoming:
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)
Oct. 11th: School Improvement – Early
staggered release begins at 1:00 pm
(Angels
After Hours 1:00-4:00 pm)
***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.*****