WEEKLY BULLETIN
St. Angela Merici School
A Catholic  Elementary and Middle School (PreK2- 7)







ST. ANGELA MERICI SCHOOL
835 MELODY DRIVE
METAIRIE, LA  70002
(504) 835-8491
Website:  www.stangelaschool.org

February 06, 2012

FEBRUARY CALENDAR CORRECTIONS
Please update your February calendar as follows:
•AR prize cart will be held this Thursday, February 9th instead of the 10th. 
•There will be no Child Church on Sunday, February 19th as noted on the calendar.

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION 2012-13
New student registration will be held Tuesday, February 28th from 9am-12pm in the Conference Room. 

REGISTRATION 2012-13
All continuing families with registration packets not submitted to date will receive a letter from Mrs. Remont this week.     In order to prepare for new student registration it is imperative for you to send in your registration.      Some of our classes are near full.     New student registration is Tuesday, February 28th.   For all new siblings that will be attending next year, please request their paperwork through Linda, either by phone (ext. 105) or by e-mail (lbenedetto@stangelaschool.org).

ROTOLO’S NIGHT
Mark your calendar for our February Rotolo’s night – Tuesday, February 7th.

CO-OP – CANDY SALE
World’s Finest Chocolate sale will run from Thursday, February 9th through Monday, February 27th.  Each family will receive one box of variety bars and one box of continental almonds.  Candy will go home on Thursday with the oldest/only child.   Prizes will be awarded for top individual seller, top family and top homeroom. 

CO-OP NEWS
•Co-Op meeting – Monday, February 13th.
•Candy sale begins Thursday, February 9th.
•St. Angela Skate Day will be held on Friday, February 17th from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Airline Skate Center.   Plan on joining us for this fun event.
•Mark you calendar for SAM City Park Night – Saturday, March 3rd.   More information to follow.

VALENTINE’S DAY ATTIRE
In order to celebrate Valentine’s Day, students are invited to wear a red, pink or other Valentine’s shirt in place of the school uniform shirt on February 14th.  Red, pink or Valentine’s socks or accessories may also be worn.  School uniform skirt, shorts or pants and shoes must be worn.   Pre-K has a special dress down day on Valentine’s Day as communicated by their teachers.

ROBOTICS
Robotics will meet at lunch and after school on Friday, February 10th until 4:00 p.m.

SAM CANDY GRAMS
Student Council will be selling Candy Grams for Valentines.  You can order a Candy Gram for a friend, a teacher and even a little/big buddy!  It is a nice way of wishing them a Happy Valentine's Day.  Candy Grams can be purchased for 50 cents, three for $1.00.  A note along with a little sweet treat will be delivered to the person(s) you have ordered for.  Order form is enclosed in this packet.  Send all Candy Gram orders to Mrs. Hurd.  This Friday is the deadline to order.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Congratulations on winning the Conference Championship this past Friday.  They will enter the City Playoffs today at 5:00 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary in Slidell.  Good luck girls!

ST. ANGELA HORNET’S NIGHT
Please see the flier included with this bulletin regarding the upcoming St. Angela Hornet’s night on Saturday, March 24th.     

CHOIR NEWS
Practice Wednesday – 3:30 - 4:30.   

GUMBALAYA CLASS AUCTION ITEM
This year, we will be collecting a suggested donation per child for the Class Auction Item for our Gumbalaya Fundraiser.  The suggested donation amount for each child is $3.  Please be mindful to send Cash (preferable) or a check made payable to “Cash” to school by Friday, February 10th in an envelope marked “Gumbalaya Auction Item”.

All money will be collected, pooled together, and then used to purchase the Class Auction Items and supplies that may be associated with the Items.  Again, the due date for your donation is Friday, February 10th.  Please be mindful to send your donation in the form of Cash (preferable) or a check made payable to “Cash” in an envelope marked “Gumbalaya Auction Item”.   

Thank you for your generosity!
If you have any questions, please contact:

Anne Troutman (atroutman1@cox.net) or
Beth Bergeron (bethbergeron@hotmail.com)

FAIR THEME CONTEST
Give us your idea for a theme for the 2012 fair.  Please submit your theme idea with your name, homeroom teacher and grade for the contest.  The contest will run through Friday, February 10th.   It is not necessary to submit any drawing at this time. 

SUMMER BIBLE CAMP
“Go b-a-a-a-ck in time – Hometown Nazareth” where Jesus was a kid.  St. Angela Summer Bible Camp is from June 4-15.  Registration will be held in early April.  Please see the flier included in this bulletin.
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

What a busy and wonderful Catholic Schools Week we had!! 

Congratulations to Mr. James and the girls’ basketball team.  They are the East Jefferson Champions after winning their game on Friday.  Today they move to the archdiocese level and have a play-off game today.  Good luck, girls!

Congratulations also to our second graders on receiving the Sacrament of 1st Penance last week.  Thanks to Mrs. Casebonne, Sr. Paula and our 2nd grade teachers for making it such a special event.  Thanks also to our 3rd grade moms who helped with the reception.

Grandparents Day was a huge success!  The children were so excited to share their school with their grandparents.  Thanks for your support of this wonderful day.

The Father/Daughter Dance was another special event held this weekend.  Dads and daughters seemed to really enjoy themselves as they had an opportunity to spend some quality time together. (Dads might need some tutoring from their daughters on Hoola Hoop 101!!! )  Thanks to Anne Troutman, the Family Life Committee and all of the people who helped to make the event so memorable.  Thanks also to Marion Perret for providing the music.

On Thursday, Ms. Madere and I took our Student Council and Beta Club officers to the Archdiocese Catholic Schools Week Mass.  They had an opportunity to meet the archbishop and represented our school very well.  We are both very proud of our student leaders.  It was a pleasure to join in praise with them at this special Mass.

Our Pajama Day had much participation and was a lot of fun!  Student Council collected 173 pairs of pajamas and 403 books!!  These donations will go a long way in helping children in need to have a more comfortable and pleasant experience.  Thank you!!  Also, thanks to Mrs. Hurd and the Student Council for coordinating the event.

Please be reminded of the parking laws on Melody Drive.  The “school-side” of Melody Dr. is a “no parking” zone.  Please do not leave your car unattended on this side for any length of time at any time.  Also, if you arrive to the car line prior to 7:45 in the morning, please do not block any driveways while you are waiting.  It would be best to wait opposite the commercial building parking lot to be safe.

Mardi Gras is quickly approaching! The school parade is Friday, February 17th at 11:00 a.m.  Participation is as follows:
•Kindergarten and Pre-K-4 are pulled in wagons by their big buddies.
•1st & 2nd grade students walk in the parade.
•Big Friends help pull the wagons.
•Congratulations to the King and Queen of our parade: Nicholas and Grace Long.  They won the Gumbalaya Auction in the Spring and will lead our Mardi Gras parade.
More information is forthcoming through the teachers.  The rest of the students are spectators.  It will be a dress-down day (purple, green and gold) for the whole school. 

Colleen Remont
Mrs. Colleen Remont
Principal

835 Melody Dr.
Metairie, LA  70002
Phone: (504) 835-8491
FAX:     (504) 835-4463
ST. ANGELA MERICI SCHOOL