NewsNotes Online
May 27 , 2010
From the desk of … Mrs. Meskill, Principal
Wow, it is hard to believe that this is final edition of the 2009-2010 Newsnotes. It has been a wonderful and busy year here at school. I would like to thank you for your support, for sharing your ideas and thoughts with me, and for your continued commitment and dedication to the school over the last year and years to come.
Graduates:
I would like to wish the 8th grade graduating class of Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School good luck and success in all of their future endeavors. They are a great class and you should watch for them in the papers and in the future to see all the amazing things they will accomplish. They just received the sacrament of Confirmation last Saturday so not only are they prepared academically for the road ahead of them but spiritually as well. The solid foundation of their religious beliefs, values and morals that they learned and developed here at MQP will help guide them when faced with difficult and new situations in high school and beyond. Tomorrow, Friday, is their last school day and then they graduate on Tuesday, June 1. Mass begins at 6:30 pm and the graduation ceremony will follow. Once again, good luck graduates and have a great trip to Chicago!!
Enrollment:
Below is a breakdown of our enrollment as of May 26, 2010. If you know of someone who is interested in learning more about our school, please have them contact me. I would love to meet with them and give them a tour of our school. Our best source of advertising is our parents. Please share your stories with neighbors, parishioners and friends. There are so many great things happening at our school, let’s get the word out!!
Pre-K- 35
Kindergarten - 16
First - 16
Second - 11
Third - 19
Fourth - 11
Fifth - 17
Middle School - 25
Computers:
The fundraising dollars from this school year were targeted to upgrade the computer lab. I am happy to share with you that the newly refurbished computers will be arriving at school this week!! Mrs. K will be working on them this summer with our volunteer technology consultants to load software and prepare them for September. The funds raised purchased 25 Dell Optiplex Dual Core computers with 3G of memory and updated software to ensure more reliable and faster working computers for the students. Thank you so much for your fundraising efforts!!
I wish everyone a wonderful and relaxing summer and I hope you get to spend some quality time with family and friends. Encourage your children to continue to read some good books over the summer and maybe work on flashcards to keep their reading and math skills sharp. Being a pen pal is a great way to work on writing skills too. Feel free to send me a postcard at school telling me about your great summer adventures!!
Important Dates :
Sept 1 - Paperwork Night 4-7 pm
Sept 7 - First day of school
Sept 10 - School Spirit Day
Sept 21 - Curriculum Night 6:30 pm, St Martin Church
Virtus Training and Background Checks
It is a requirement by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that all school and parish volunteers attend a VIRTUS, “Protecting God’s Children for Adults” class. This session completes the volunteer background check that many of you have already completed.
All adults working with students & chaperones must attend a session!
Please register online at http://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/ for the class.
All Chaperones and School Volunteers will be required to complete a course before chaperoning any events or volunteering at school for the 2009-2010 school year.
Advisory Board
Members:
Fr. Mark Moriarty, Pastor
Karen Meskill , Principal
Carole Andersen, Chair
Denise Ganzer, Vice-Chair
Mike Amundson
Mark Eiden
Pete Eiden
Victoria Gleasson
Theresa Hartlage
Dan Hunt
DeAnn Schreifels
Monty Wageman
Joey Wegner