Today begins the second week of Advent and while it's sometimes difficult to find joy right now, I found great joy watching our students on Friday. While I may have put the words on paper, you all brought it to life. Thank you all for making the day special and helping our students know Faith without Fear.
A BIG shout out and thank you to Christa. While I was not able to be there for the entire time, I could see what an amazing professional development she prepared for you. I'm excited to see how you all incorporate that into your curriculum.
Please stop by the 6th-grade homeroom this week and welcome Christine Sanchez who joins the middle school team tomorrow. We also welcome her son, Samuel, to 5th grade.
This year we will not be having our traditional staff Christmas party. With the increase in positivity and how large our group is, Father Dermot and I felt it was not a good idea. Dec. 18 is still a half-day with no extended day, the only difference is you may all leave right after carline. All I ask is that your classrooms are clean and tidy before you go. We are planning to do a top scrub and re-wax of the hallways and classrooms the week after Christmas. We typically do not do classrooms over Christmas, but the hand sanitizer has made a mess of the floors. When we return from break, please help your students with how to use the hand sanitizer so it does not drip all the way back to their desks. They should stay in one place until it dries. We can brainstorm some ideas at our next faculty meeting. The cleaning company will move all the furniture (mostly desks and chairs) but there will need to be some preparation before the break. I will speak with Duffy and give you the details. My hope is also that middle school will move back into Angel's Wing the last week before the break so that when we return you will be back out there.
On Dec. 18 we will not have a Middle School breakfast or a movie in the FLC. Think about what we can do to celebrate with our students. I suggest a movie, Christmas trivia games, students bring their own breakfast or snacks, reindeer games, etc. We can also talk about this at our faculty meeting.
Please remember to check the calendar, lots happening this week: Gingerbread Holiday Shop, Mass on Tuesday (not Wednesday), Marvelous Mustang, Gr. 6-8 Reconciliation on Wednesday, and Evening with Santa on Friday. Have a peaceful week.
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