On September 14, 2001, George W. Bush proclaimed Sept. 11 be established as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. It is now known as Patriot Day. Please observe a moment of silence (at 8:46 a.m. if you can) to honor and remember those who were injured or killed that day.
Thank you to those who helped with and attended the ministry fair. It was a great turnout by parishioners and an opportunity to see all the ministries alive and active in our community.
I am changing the location for Monday's faculty meeting. We will meet in the media center so we can take advantage of our new TVs for our IXL webinar. We will begin promptly at 3:30 and it will last 1 hour. Who should attend? All teachers K-8 who use IXL. That would be all math and ELA teachers and Jamie S. The rest do not need to stay unless you want to learn more about IXL.
The Knights of Columbus soccer challenge takes place Wednesday during your class's recess. Those students who sent in or bring in the signed parent form will go to the soccer field after lunch. The knights will be there to help. It may take longer than your recess and the knights will escort the students back to class when they are done. Reminder that Thursday is the first day for band. You should have received a schedule by now.
Gina and I will both be out on Friday. I will be attending a meeting in Tampa and will be available by text. Alton and Jamie can help with student meltdowns. Julianne can help with emergencies. Text maintenance if you are in need of toilet paper. Friday night Gina and I are heading to Clearwater for a BrainPop Summit. I have purchased a school license for BrainPop that became available to us on Friday. Gina will be setting us up with accounts and sharing that info with you this week. You can begin exploring and using BrainPop right away, but know that I will be doing an in-service on Oct. 5 during our half-day PD. We will have full access to everything BrainPop has to offer.
Lastly, I would like to talk about Angels Among Us. For those of you who are new to St. Stephen, this is our annual Gala Auction which this year will be held on Nov. 10 in the FLC. You should have each received an invitation to the event. Those of you who are not new will know that in years past the school paid for the employee ticket to the event. What you may not know is the history behind this and why we bought your ticket. In the past, if you accepted the school-paid ticket, it was with the understanding that you would "work" at least 30 minutes during the event. Teachers were also required to offer an auction item which required their time outside regular school hours. We no longer required teachers to offer an auction item and over the years the "work" requirement became difficult to manage. Angels now has enough parent volunteers that we do not need employees to volunteer their time during the event. Therefore, we hope you will attend the evening and support the school, but you will need to purchase a ticket. This way there is no obligation but to come and have a great time.
Have a fabulous week!
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