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Saint Bridget School
832 Worcester Road
Framingham, MA 01702

Phone: (508)875-0181
Fax: (508)875-9552

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The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Principal's Jan, 2010 Letter

Jan. 11, 2010

Jan. 11 , 2010

Dear Parents:

Happy New Year!!!

Our students and teachers returned with smiles from a well deserved rest and time away from school. The cold, crisp air lends itself to being alert and ready to learn new things as we continue our education journey.  Now, it is time to begin a new year.

The virtue for the month of January is perseverance.  We are beginning a new year and hope to persevere in all we do.

NEWS: 

1. St. Bridget School is proud to have Monique Dini (mother of Mia, Gr 4) serving in Iraq.  Her National Guard unit was deployed last Friday.  Each day our students pray for the soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan – Ms. Dini will be specifically named as well.  During the year she is deployed our students will be sending her cards, notes, pictures and prayers.
2. Today St. Bridget School welcomed nine Korean students to our school.  Staying with 5 host families, there are three students in Grade 5, one in Grade 7, and five in Grade 8. They will be students here until February 12^th.   We are excited to welcome these students and grateful to the host families for making this endeavor possible.
3. During the month of January teachers will begin the safety programs mandated by the Archdiocese.: 

Graks K1-3          Talk About Touching
Grade 4- 8            Keeping Children Safe
Grade 7                Chastity program

               The classroom teachers will notify you before commencing these programs.

4. Catholic Schools: Dividend For Life is the theme for the 2010 Catholic Schools Week, January 31- February 5.  Our schedule is as follows:

Sunday January 31         9:00 am   Mass for CSW
                                          Please join us!
                                          10:00 – 1:00  Open house for prospective parents 

Tuesday February 2          9:00 – 10:00 am Open House 
                                            prospective parents

                Wednesday February3    8:30–9:45 am Open House
                                                              current parents

                                                             12:30-1:30pm   Teacher Luncheon

                Thursday, February 4        Enrichment–Animal Adventures
                                                            9:00 am   Gr K1-8
                                                            5:00 – 7:00 pm Barnes&Noble in-store book fair – details to follow 

                  Friday, February 5            Pajama Day
                                                              Ice Cream Social
More details will follow via the memo as we get closer to Catholic Schools Week.

Did You Know:

1. Fourth grade is beginning work on thier first novel, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. 

Also, fourth grade animal projects are on display in the upstairs hallway.  Come see how much students have learned about different kinds of animals from all over the world!

2.  From Ms. Fannon:  Middle School Geography Bee is this week.  There will be a winner from each grade and then have a final competition on Monday.  The winner will take a written test and it will be sent into the Massachusetts Bee.  If the person qualifies he/she will compete with other schools in MA.  Then the winner goes to the National Bee in Washington, D.C.  The students are practicing a few minutes each day.  After the competition, the middle school students will continue working on geography skills on a weekly basis.

Grade 6 has begun a study of Ancient Rome and will include many writing assignments, projects and activities. If anyone is an expert on the history of Ancient Rome, please let us know.

Grade 7 is working on investigating the countries of Europe and how the past has shaped what they are today.

Grade 8 has begun the Civil War and will be involved with writing a newspaper, working on many projects, and assignments.  If anyone is a Civil War Buff, let us know.

Grade 8 is reading The Giver by Lois Lowry about a Utopian society.  They will also create their own Utopia in small groups and present them to the class.

3. Grade Three will journey through the 50 states in The Great Mail Race.  The students will be sending a questionnaire and information about Massachusetts to the different states. The classes have begun Multiplication in third grade.  They are busy learning their facts and products. 

4.  From Mrs. Zschuschen:  Grade 7 is heading to the Harvard Natural Science Museum in Boston on Thursday, January 21. They will attend a two hour lab called “Sketchbook Naturalist” in which students learn through sketching to recognize differences and similarities between the varying animal and plant species on display at the museum. After the class and lunch, students and chaperones will view the many fascinating rooms within the museum including a world-famous collection of glass-blown flowers and 4 connecting areas of rocks and minerals from around the world.

5.   From Mrs. Barrett:  8^th grade Spanish students have been learning about comparisons and superlatives, stem-changing verbs, and vocabulary for the house project and after the next test they will begin the Dream House Project.

7^th grade has been learning how to conjugate verbs, tell what their daily schedule is, and what supplies they need for their classes.

6^th grade has been talking about Noah and the Tower of Babel.  The students will be doing skits on misunderstandings.

CIA’s for December:

KB     Ava Towle                    KB      Lily Ryan
KB     Domenic Morelli        2B       Gillian Elias

January is a very busy month as we work towards the second half of the school year.  There are few interruptions in January and the teachers use this valuable teaching time to move forward in their curriculum. 

At the end of the month we look forward to Catholic Schools Week and our Open House events for prospective parents and you, our current parents.  Please mark your calendar and make an effort to be with us on the morning of Wednesday, February 3^rd from 8:30 – 9:45 am.

Our new student registration is off to a great start.  Our first K1 and K screening is today, January 11^th and our next is on March 8^th.   Your positive reflections about St. Bridget School are our best advertisement.  Please continue to spread the good news about our wonderful school.

I send my best wishes to you for a prosperous and healthy New Year.

 

God Bless You,

Mrs. Roseanne Mungovan

Principal

 

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