This morning as I sit here on the rainy Sunday morning pondering what to write in my blog, I checked my Facebook to find the welcoming face of Patrick Stewart beginning his final post of Shakespeare's sonnets. Yesterday was the final sonnet, #154 (if you haven't heard Sir Patrick read sonnets, you should check it out). Before he began, he read a poem on the back of his bookmark which he said was Horace's Ode 3:29. It is actually a translation by Dryden and a well-known poem. I thought I would share it with you all as it seemed fitting for the world we are living in.
Great advice to focus on what we are doing today as we have no control over tomorrow. We can only find peace in the knowledge that it is all in God's hands.
Speaking of the crazy world we live in, Gina and I (and possibly many of you) have been harassed by Google to change our passwords due to a data breach. I don't have to guess which ones as Google was happy to provide a list of saved passwords that were part of the data breach and I am slowly going through the process. Some of the passwords may affect things we share (The Religion teacher, Adobe, etc.) as I am the owner of the account. As I go through my passwords, I will let you know the new one if it affects anyone.
Please stop by Room 6 on Monday and welcome our new addition to our staff, Dr. Terri Schmidt, who will be teaching Middle School math and science. She was here on Friday after recently arriving from out of state and is anxious to meet her new students.
The priests will begin visiting classes this week. Please be sure to check the schedule I sent to everyone. I will reshare it today to be sure you all can easily find it. If you are self-contained and the visit is not during religion class, please adjust your schedule as needed.
We are half-way through the Trimester. This is a good time to check-in with the parents of students who may be struggling, particularly if they are working from home. Please remember that report card grades should never be a surprise.
On Friday, remind students that next weekend, Oct. 10-11, is Uniform weekend at Mass. If they attend in uniform, they will receive a Holy Card that they can show you on Monday, Oct. 12, and they may come in free dress. Thank you all for everything you do for our students and our families.
If you look closely at Horace's picture below, I think you can see why he was happy 😄
I will boldly go check out Patrick's sonnett readings!
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