November 7, 2012                                                                              

Dear Parents,

The month of November, like October, is a month with several focuses. In the religious area, it is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory and reminds us to pray for our friends and family who have died. In the secular world, the holidays of Veterans’ Day and Thanksgiving take center stage, or should, though they are often in the shadows of early Christmas Preparations. This year, Veterans Day falls on a Sunday, and with football games and other activities, we may be tempted to overlook its importance in our daily lives. Because of the actions of so many men and women, we are able to enjoy the freedom to do many of the activities of our daily lives. In the midst of this busy month, let us not forget to pray for our veterans, to thank them in some way, to write them a letter or have our children make a card and drop it off at the VFW or the American Legion. Let us let them know of our gratitude for the service they have given so that we can enjoy our freedoms each day.

Many thanks to all families for coming for Parent Teacher Conferences and keeping to the scheduled times so well. I hope the information shared between you and your child’s teacher will enable all of us to continue to encourage them to work to their full potential.

This Friday, after the 8:15 AM Mass, we will have our first Awards Assembly and while this first quarter does not have many awards, we do invite you to join us in prayer and to celebrate our youngsters’ accomplishments thus far.

This Friday is also our annual Food Drive Mass. You are surely aware of the many needs of this Dixon Community. Please encourage your youngsters to bring donations of canned goods to give to the Food Pantry, as a way of saying thank you to God for the blessings of your own family.

In this week’s Brown Envelope, you will find the following:

1. SCRIP Flyer with dates for ordering before Thanksgiving

2. SCRIP Family Totals—As promised in last week’s envelope, here are your totals for the year so far.

3. Permission Slips—

Grade 2 –to go to the Nursing Homes for Mass with Father

Grades 6,7, and 8 for Bowling as part of their PE Classes

4. Box Top Flyer—Currently over 5500 Box Tops have been collected and that total should be even higher by now since many more have been sent home since that number was marked. We are doing well on our way to 10,000, so please keep those box tops coming.

A FEW NEW SPINS:

Our Turkey Trot is quickly approaching. We congratulate Maddy Jacobs whose design made in art class will be featured on the Turkey Trot Shirts this year.  Flyers are available in the school office if you plan on trotting in this year’s event.

We also congratulate our Fifth Grade Class that earned the most votes via pocketbook donations with their ROBOT Pumpkin. All together, this Student Council Event earned $320.00 and combined with the PINK DAY Event and raffle, $ 400.00 will be sent to the Home of Hope from our Student Council. All enjoyed these events and we look forward to some other fun activities in the future.

This Thursday, November 8^th, our Student Council will be sponsoring a Bake Sale and there will be some Raffle Items also. The funds raised at this event may be sent to assist with Hurricane Relief on the East Coast.

Thursday will also be a Dress Down Day for those with no tardies in K--2, no or 1 Homework Notice in Grades 3--5 and no late assignments, etc. in Jr. High. Students will be told of their eligibility for this day.

November is the month when we are also reminded that we are part of the Communion of Saints. The saints in heaven and the souls in Purgatory pray for us. Let us ask them to intercede for blessing on our country, our community, and our homes.

Sincerely,

Sister Marcianne, S.S.N.D.