Saint Ignatius
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Principal's Newsletter
May 12, 2008
Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true
education.
~Martin Luther King
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR All
packets need to be turned into the school office this week.
For those who have not received your packet, you must pay
any balance due before it can be released. All packets were
released last week… if you have not received your packet,
and you are not sure of your balance due, you may call the
school office.
We would
like to complete all registration by this Friday so that we
can move to those families on our waiting list. If your
packet is not picked up, we will assume that you will not be
returning for the 2008-09 school year. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call the school office.
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to that staff member.
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Academic
Decathlon Team
Staffing for 2008-09 As
some of you may have heard, due to a possible re-location
move in a year, Lisa Laville will not be able to accept the
eighth grade homeroom position for the 2008-09 school year.
However, Mrs. Laville will remain in fourth grade and will
be our full time fourth grade teacher, which of course I am
thrilled to hear and our third grade parents and students
will be very happy.
I have been
accepting applications for our eighth grade homeroom teacher
over the last few weeks and did have some very good resumes
in my office already. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Berghoff, Mrs.
Hatridge, and I are on the interview team. We have already
interviewed two applicants and will continue to interview
over the next week.
I am very
happy that Mrs. Berghoff will be our seventh grade homeroom
teacher. This will bring experience and stability to our
junior high program. I am aware of all the responsibility
that the eighth grade homeroom teacher has in regards to
teaching math and history, but equally important is the
ability to relate to young men and women of this age in our
faith based environment. Eighth grade is the culmination of
the student’s years here in preparation for the high school
of choice and we will find a very good if not excellent
eighth grade teacher. With any change comes some anxiety
and concern, but please trust that your children are our
utmost priority and we will hire a teacher who will do an
excellent job with your children.
As soon
as we have a teacher selected I will let you know.
School Website We
are working on building our website to provide you with the
most updated information and to lessen the amount of paper
that goes home. Please put the school website address as
one of your favorites and visit it at least once a day.
There is
a great video slide show of our Academic Decathlon Team’s
competition in San Diego above right now. Also there are
pictures of the Fun Run and Missoula Children’s Theater that
can be purchased by following the Cinderella link on the
right.
May Crowning
We had a lovely Mass last week as we celebrated Mary. I
want to thank our Altar Society for their participation in
our school Mass. Father Tom shared a wonderful message
about Mary’s “yes” to God, the choir was beautiful, and our
second graders looked angelic in their First Communion
attire.
Our
eighth graders head up to Applegate for their Spring retreat
this week and your prayers for a successful retreat would be
appreciated. Time is winding down quickly. Our third
graders are busy practicing their recorders (I hear them at
every recess) and memorizing their parts for the third grade
plays. Mark your calendar for next Friday’s eighth grade
carnival which is sure to be great fun.
Holy Strokes
See everyone on the links today!!
A few uniform reminders:
White shoes are fine. The basic
shoe color must be white, brown, red, black, or blue. I
apologize for the miscommunication.
Crew socks or knee socks
must be worn. Ankle socks are not permitted. Crew socks
should be clearly worn a few inches above the ankle.
Shirts must be tucked in
while in the classrooms or at Mass. Boys in grades
4th-8th must wear belts.
Also, an update to our
uniform policy: Girls in grades TK-8 can wear the
uniform skirt. Dennis Uniforms was contacted today so
they are aware of our policy. They do have skirts that
are available, size 3 and up.
Boys must have their hair cut above the
collar and over their ears.
New dress code:
We will use the term, FORMAL UNIFORM, when, if the student
wants to wear a sweatshirt, it must be their BLUE or RED
sweatshirt. We will require formal attire on Mass days,
Special School Days, and Picture Day (sweatshirts are
required for school pictures).
Dear St.
Ignatius Parents:
I am the
current Advisory Council member responsible for facilities
and security. Please find below a link to my email
address. We would like to make it easy for you to report
NON-EMERGENCY maintenance and safety items you may observe
around campus. Is there something you see that needs
attention? Consider it a suggestion box. We can’t
guarantee that all of your wishes will come true, but we
would certainly appreciate the feedback.
