Many thanks to everyone who participated in our Catholic Schools Week activities. There 130 present for our opening Mass, dinner, and program on Saturday, January 23rd. Most of the parents attended the Open House and Family Lunch on Tuesday, January 26th. The students were proud to have you here and share their classrooms and accomplishments with you. We hope they all enjoyed the Puppet Show, Bingo parties, Spirit Day, and Caramel Apple treats from the Student Council. Last, but not least, let us not forget to be grateful for our wonderful teachers without whom the Catholic schools could not exist. The teachers enjoyed an Appreciation Luncheon on Friday, January 29th.

Report Cards went home last week and students are now well into the third quarter of classes. We want to keep up the momentum of good study for the coming months. Achievement tests will be administered in Grades 3, 5, and 7 in March.

February 17th is Ash Wednesday and the first day of Lent in the Catholic and Christian tradition. Classes will participate Mass and Stations of the Cross devotions once a week during Lent.

Thank you to all who sent in magazine subscriptions during our recent drive. We do appreciate it. The St. Thomas More Chocolate Sale will run from February 19th to March 3rd. These are the last two big fundraisers for the year. Remember, the profits from these two sales can be applied to your $200 fundraising obligation for the year.

Another fun-filled event will be a Mardi Gras which will take place on February 19th and 20th. More information will follow.

1999-2000 Registration

March will be registration month for the 1999-2000 school year. Please pass along the good news about St. Thomas More to your friends and neighbors also.

Reminders

Let's continue to try hard to be on time for school every day. Now that the weather has improved, there is no excuse. Punctuality is so important for success. Pl.ease call the school office if your child will be home sick for the day. This is very important legally. We must know where the children are if they are not present at school. Likewise, it is very important for the school office to have current telephone numbers where parents may be reached at home and at work. Frequently, we have sick children who need to be taken home and we cannot locate a parent because of an out-of-date phone number. This could present a potentially serious situation with a sick or injured child. Lastly, please, do not send your child to school sick. Often, a child arrives at school sick. They have to spend the entire day in the nurse's office when a family member cannot be located or will not come to pick them up. This is unfair to the child, the teacher, and the other children who are exposed to the sickness. Thank you for your consideration in these matters.