January 5, 2012

Dear Parents,

“The Lord bless you and keep you!
The Lord let His face shine upon you and be gracious to you!
The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace!” Numbers 6: 24-26

With these words, the Church begins the readings of the New Year. This is also our wish for you. It is our hope that in this New Year, you and your family will grow closer to our Lord through family prayer-taking time each night to join with your children in a simple prayer of your choice, through attendance at Mass each week, hopefully as a family as much as you can, and through the celebration of reconciliation both at home by saying “I’m sorry” and through the Church’s celebration of this sacrament. As our Second Grade Class prepares to receive this sacrament for the first time this year, let it be a reminder to you of the time you came with your children for the first time, and the joy you saw on your child’s face as they celebrated the forgiveness of the Lord. In these three small ways, you and your family will find great joy and peace in this new year!

This first letter of this short week is just to remind you of coming events:

All four girls of our Eighth Grade will be going to Newman High School on January 13th for the High School Tour and testing. A permission slip is enclosed in their envelopes. The bus will take them to Newman and return them to school at 1:30 P.M.

St. Anne School has early dismissal on January 13th at 1:00 P.M. The Newman Bus to Oregon will not run that day.

Our annual auction is quickly approaching. The Auction Committee will be meeting at school on January 9th at 6:00 P.M. If you have signed to work this fundraiser, you are expected to be at this meeting. Anyone else interested in assisting with the Auction can also come to this meeting.

Parents are reminded to send in the stubs and money for the 50/50 Tickets. There are still a few families who have not turned in their tickets. The Committee would like to get the word out on the amount of the prize and having all our school tickets sold would be great. It is hoped that more tickets can be sold so if you are a good seller, just let us know if you want some tickets to sell.

The first order of our new Spirit Wear has arrived. If you would like to place an order, please ask for an order blank and one will be sent home to you. We will have a Spirit Day during Catholic Schools Week and look forward to seeing students in the new items.

Market Day Pickup is today, January 5th, and workers are reminded to be here to assist with the orders.

SCRIP is once again available. Remember to check your totals as the deadline for the school year is March 31st. Hopefully, you are close to reaching your goal!

One last reminder concerns students’ dress for outside. Please remember that students are outside in the Pavilion in the morning unless the weather is 20 degrees or below, including the wind chill. They also go outside for recess periods. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

God bless you and your family in the New Year!

Sincerely,



Sister Marcianne, S.S.N.D.