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I can’t believe that today is Halloween, which means tomorrow is November! We had such a great day celebrating during the day today. So many creative and fun costumes - I always feel extra safe on this day with an abundance of super heroes, public servants and princesses around!

Today the month of the Rosary has come to conclusion, tomorrow we’ll transition to All Saints Day, followed by All Souls Day beginning a time in the church when we remember those who have died. Each grade level has also been learning about the life of one specific saint. Together, the classes created and colored a picture of the saint, created a shrine for the hallway, complete with a prayer and places for people to place their special prayer intentions. Tomorrow, when we gather as a school community to celebrate the All Saints Day at 8:30, the students will present the picture of their saint and then Fr. Steve will bless medals for each child to have. These will be medals that students can place in prayer space at home, in their backpack or put in another meaningful space. Be sure to ask your child what saint their grade level was responsible for.

Next week we’ll have our second graders on a field trip to Naper Settlement and one third grade class walking to the Common Pantry where they will deliver hygiene kids they have made. They’ll learn more about what the Pantry does and who they serve, as part of their service project. Please remember if you will not be signing the field trip permission slip, you do need to make other arrangements for your child for the duration of the trip.

Next week will be a four day week, as we do not have school on Friday, for a teacher professional development day. Teachers will continue their work on proficiency scales, some will do a deeper dive into their reading data and we’ll all end the day with the Religion PD through the Office of Catholic Schools.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Metz