Saint
Columba Monthly Newsletter
May
2010
Principal's Message:
Wow our last newsletter
with new ones to follow next year. It has
been extremely rewarding to serve this
school and these students. Thank you for
your trust.
Another successful month,
we are blessed:
St. Columba’s Biggie
Brain Academic Tournament held at Marquette
High School on April 17 went extremely well
with SCS taking Second Place. We won the
IESA Regional Academic Team Competition,
which we held here on April 28 and they move
on to compete in the Sectional Tournament on
Monday, May 3. We are all so very proud of
the students involved and wish them well.
They always represent us so very well as
Christians as well as their success in the
competition. A big thank you goes out to the
parents and staff who assisted in the
cafeteria, with reading, and monitoring at
these events.
Let us all pray for our
communicants as they receive their first
communion on May 2 and for our eight grade
students as they prepare for their
graduation and their futures.
When St. Columba reaches
out to someone in need we are very generous.
Our dress down day fundraiser on April 14
raised $615.00 which means that many
families extended themselves.
Mike Nadeau
Principal
IMPORTANT - St. Columba School email is now saintcolumbaschool@gmail.com
Our website
is:
stcolumbaschool.org
NEWS...
Exciting Academic News:
St. Columba recently
received the writing test results from
Writing Quest, the standardized writing test
required of all the seventh and fourth grade
students in the Peoria Diocesan schools.
Students were evaluated on the five elements
of good writing. Those elements are: focus,
support/elaboration, organization,
conventions, and integration. Our seventh
grade which was required to write persuasive
essays, scored above all of the mean scores
in the entire Diocese. Our average was 24.3
and the Diocese averaged 22.9 overall. Our
fourth grade was tested with a narrative
essay and scored above the average as well
with a mean score of 21.5 with the Diocese
of 21.3. These excellent results speak very
well of our students and teachers.
Important--there
is a public school teacher’s institute in
the public school system on Monday, May 3,
therefore, there is no AM/PM Bus
Service on that day.
PLAN AHEAD:
Following Diocesan
Policy and guidelines, we must make up the
snow day which we had on January 7.
Therefore, our last
day of school is June 1, 2010 with
a Mass at 9:00 am followed by dismissal.
Report cards and the like will be
distributed as has been done in the past
before Mass. There will be buses running in
the morning but none at pick up time.
Warm
Weather Dress Code:
The warm weather dress code is in effect
from the first day of school until October
30 and from May 1 until the last day
of school. The warm weather uniform permits
walking shorts or Capri pants in the same
colors as pants and sandals with backs. The
shorts must measure no more than 2 inches
above the knee. Check the website in the
handbook section for a complete description
of our dress code. (Remember that socks must
be worn and crocs must have straps).
From Marquette Academy:
Let’s show our school
spirit for Marquette Academy in this year’s
Ottawa Memorial Day Parade on Monday,
May 31st. If you wish to
participate, meet at the Courthouse between
9:00 and 9:30 am. The parade marches
from the Courthouse to Washington
Square. Students and parents from
preschool to high school are welcome and
encouraged to participate. Please wear your
Marquette Academy t-shirt, if you have one.
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Our Second Annual
Fishing Derby is on May 22. It was such
a great success last year under the
organization of Scott and Carol Miller. This
year promises to be even better. For
specifics please refer to various flyers
coming home. Please watch for flyers with
more details.
DID YOU
KNOW?...
Our faculty selects the
month of May for Fine Arts Month at St.
Columba. The Band Concert is on May 4; the 6Th
grade Wax Museum will be presented on May
12; Young Authors Day on May 13; and the
Eight Grade play is on May 19. The Annual
Talent Show will follow all on May 21.
Don’t forget that all
tuition and fees need to be paid for your
child to graduate and for all students to
receive their report cards.
Reminder: We do not
want Students to be in the building (except
for the Cafeteria) before 8:15 A.M. since
there may not be any faculty supervision in
the classroom areas. The exception is if
prior arrangements are made with a faculty
member.
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IMPORTANT
DATES
May 1 First
Communion Practice 10:00 am
May 2 First
Holy Communion at 11:00 Mass
May 3 No
AM/PM Bus Service
May 4 Band
Concert at 6:30 in School Cafeteria
May 5
Talent Show Tryouts after school
May 7 May
Crowning after Mass
May 9
Mother’s Day
May 12 Wax Museum 10:15
am/Emmaus Day 1:00 pm
May 13 3rd Grade
Young Authors 1:10 pm
May 15
Father/Daughter Dance 6-9 pm
May 19 Preschool
Graduation 10 am/8th Grade Play 1:10 pm
May 20 Talent
Show Dress Rehearsal after school
May 21 Last Day
for 8th Grade/Awards Mass 8:45/ 4th quarter
ends and Talent Show at 1:15
May 22 St.
Columba Fishing Derby at Fox River Park
May 25 8th Grade
Graduation 7:00 pm
May 31 No
School--Memorial Day
June 1 LAST DAY
OF SCHOOL/MASS AT 9:00 AM/REPORT
CARDS/NO PM BUS SERVICE
The
virtue for May is
:
FAITH
