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Weekly Memo: 10/12/2009

Subway Sandwich order due Thursday
Milk bought each day, $.50

Picture Re-take are scheduled for Nov. 4th

Calendar Reminders:
Oct 12^th – NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day
Oct 13^th – PTO Meeting, 7:30pm
Oct 16^th – Interims mailed Home
Oct 17th - Auction
Oct 19^th-23^rd – Nature’s Classroom, Grades 5,6
Oct 23^rd – Middle School Dance, 7-9pm
Oct 30^th – PTO Halloween Party
Nov 3^rd – 2^nd Grade First Reconciliation Parent Meeting7pm
Nov 4^th – Picture Re-takes
Nov 6^th Grandparent/Special Persons Day
Nov 10^th – PTO Meeting, 7:30pm
Nov 11^th – NO SCHOOL, Veteran’s Day

There will be a meeting of the parent chaperones for Nature's Classroom tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 6:00p.m. in Mrs. Logue's classroom Rm.14 prior to the PTO meeting. The meeting will be to provide schedules, driving directions, and to discuss chaperone responsibilities while at Nature's Classroom. Please make every effort to attend the meeting. Let Mrs. Logue know if you will not be able to attend. Thank you to all who have volunteered, and helped to make this trip a reality again for St. Bridget's 5th & 6th graders.

Halloween Party Meeting, Monday, Oct. 12 (Columbus Day) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm in the School Hall. We will decide if there are enough volunteers to make this party happen--Can you donate 1/2 hour of your time onsite, October 30 between 6:00 pm- 9:30 pm at the School Hall? Please come Oct. 12 or contact Lynne Crowley 508 872 5457. Thanks.

From the Health Office:

· A gentle reminder: We discourage Fruit Roll-Ups because of the increase in incidents of dental decay as they stick to the teeth.

This Thursday, October 15^th is the day we change to the regular or winter uniform. No more shorts or skorts which means no sneakers except for Gym days. Middle Schoolers must wear the Navy sweater or vest. (Please refer to pgs. 29-37 in the Parent Handbook.) Thank You!

Student Council News:

v Black and Orange Day! October 30^th. Students should dress in Black and/or Orange You do not have to bring in a dollar to dress down because we will also be be having a Bake Sale on the same day. There will be lots of yummy Halloween treats!

v Bulletin Board Decorating! During the last week of October all classes should design Halloween decorations for the wall outside their classroom. Classes may start decorating on the 26^th. Judging will be on the 30^th. The winning class will have 30 minutes of extra recess as their prize!

From the Library

Boxtops for Education and Campbell’s Labels for Education: So far this year, we have collected, counted and bundles $325. worth of Boxtops and 2,000 Campbell’s proofs of purchase. Thank you all – every little bit helps!! Keep clipping and sending them in.
Book Club News: The following students/families have recently donated books to the school’s library: the Michaud Family, Mrs. Barrett, the Caron Family, Melissa Marchetti, and Kathy Higgins (a recent graduate). Thank you all for the great titles. If you want to donate and need a suggestion, just check the Giving Tree. Donated books are bookplated with the student’s name and the special occasion prompting the donation.

The Wall of Great American Readers: We have our second great American Reader!!!!! Jazlynn Leung from second grade has read the four books from the Picturing America Bookshelf designated for grades K-3 and completed a bookmark book report for each. Her picture/star has been added to our Wall of Great American Readers. For more information on the Wall of Great American Readers, check out the Library web page on Teacher Web which you can link to from the school’s webpage.

The Saint Bridget School Chess Club is starting its 2009-10 year. If you like to play chess, join us on Friday, October 16 after school in the Library. New Members Welcome!!! (see flyer attached)

PTO ITEMS:

HARVEST NIGHTS AUCTION: 7:00 P.M. OCTOBER 17^TH @ The Sheraton Tara

· The long awaited Harvest Nights Auction is now less than a week away! Thanks to all our generous parents, teachers and staff, students, friends and parishioners, it is shaping up to be a fun filled evening and a great fundraiser. Thank you to everyone that has contributed in so many different ways!

· One of our new and exciting additions to this year’s auction is our WINE TOWER RAFFLE. Raffle tickets are $20.00 each or 6/$100, and the winner gets the tower of wine (over 50 bottles of wine)! If you are not able to join us the night of the auction, but would like to take a chance on the wine tower, please send your name, address and phone number along with a check made payable to St. Bridget’s PTO into school in an envelope addressed: PTO WINE RAFFLE, and you will be added to the raffle that night. If you have any questions, please contact AnnMarie MacIsaac akmacisaac@verizon.net.

We will be cancelling the Christmas Craft Fair. We hope to replace it with another fundraiser this fall – more info to come next week. We will plan to hold a Spring Craft Fair, instead.
Successful Fall Fundraiser!!!! Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Fall Fundraiser with A&L Student Services. As a result of your efforts we have raised approximately $6,000 for the school! We are waiting for the final results of our internet sales. Once we have the final numbers we will be selecting our Participation Raffle winners. Watch for an announcement this week!
Macy’s ‘Shop for a Cause’ shopping passes can still be purchased. Passes are $5 and 100% profit benefits our school. Your pass provides you with a 20% discount to be used on Saturday, October 17^th. Macy’s promises a day filled with special events and give-a-ways. Please contact Maureen Dutile (jmdutile@verizon.net or 508-626-2833) to purchase a pass.

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Welcome to Saint Bridget Catholic School
Framingham, Massachusetts