Principal's Monthly Letter - November
November 5, 2007
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We have had such a beautiful
autumn season. The days have been
unseasonably warm and the Red Sox won the World Series. Our days are shorter
now, leaves are falling from the trees, and we’ve seen some frost on the
pumpkin. It’s time to celebrate the
beauty of God’s earth.
On November 15th ,
St. Bridget School is hosting an Open House for prospective families and
I am asking for your assistance. I need
you to spread the “Good News” about St. Bridget School. Tell all who
will listen that our education is second to none, and that we are a Catholic
elementary and middle school that teaches Christian values and moral decision
making in a safe, nurturing environment.
Tell your friends and neighbors -- soccer, hockey, baseball, football,
lacrosse, and dance class friends – to visit our school and see for themselves
what great a school we are. During
Catholic Schools Week in January we will launch our 50th Anniversary
celebration. So tell one and all – St. Bridget School is alive and well and still living in Framingham!
November is proving to be a
busy month with so many wonderful opportunities for our students.
Grandparents/Special Persons Day will be celebrated on Friday, November 9th.
If a grandparent is not able to attend, perhaps a special friend,
relative or neighbor would like to visit with your child in his/her
classroom. Our morning will begin at 8:30 am with
refreshments along with musical presentations and poetry readings.
Visit schedule: 8:30 – 9:30am Grades K1-4
9:45-10:45 am Grades 5-8
Report Cards for the First
Trimester will be mailed home on November 20th. Parent conferences will be held on November
29th from noon
to 4:00 pm and again on December 6th from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. I hope every parent has secured a time and
date to visit with their child’s teacher to ensure stability, cooperation, and
continuity between home and school.
Did You Know:
- Our eighth
graders participated in a class retreat day on October 19th
in Boylston.
- K1 is learning sign language.
- At our professional day on October 5th,
the teachers participated in a workshop given by Dr. Bill Buckreis,
Chairperson of the education department at Framingham State College. The topic was making connections in math
– geometry and measurement.
- On October 20th, our fourth grade
teacher Laurie Leger, became the beautiful bride of Jay Woodworth. They were married by Fr. Mike in St.
Bridget’s Church. Our school choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Withee, sang for this joyous occasion.
- This month St.
Bridget School is launching its first Annual Fund. You, along
with the entire St. Bridget family, will be receiving an opportunity to
give. Your gift will represent a
tangible vote of confidence in our school and will be accepted until June
30th.
- Recently, our Spanish teacher, Mrs. Barrett was
invited by some St. Bridget graduates to attend their induction into the National Honor Society. The inductees from Framingham High School are: Mark M, Christine T, Laura,
and Brittany D. At Ashland
High the newest NHS members are Allison Waterhouse and Amy Blakemore. Also, from Marian High School, Lindsay G and Mary H were inducted
as well. Congratulations!!
- As an outreach project the seventh grade helped to bake breads, cakes, and muffins to
support the Spread the Bread
organization.
- The eighth
graders have begun preparing for their upcoming Polynesian Dinner on
November 27th. Details
will be forthcoming.
- The 5th
and 6th graders returned from a wonderful educational week
at Nature’s Classroom in Ocean Park, Maine. The
weather was great, the Nature’s Classroom teachers were very
knowledgeable, and classes were fantastic!
Every student experienced independence, developed endurance, and took
part in team building, in addition to hands-on learning sessions. This was an outstanding experience for
all our students and for the Nature’s Classroom teachers who said our
students were the BEST! Thank you
from the students to all who made it possible for the opportunity to go!
- Grade 3 visited Plimouth Plantation, Mayflower II, and
the Wampanoag Village. This
living museum told the students the story of the lives of the Wampanoag
Native People and the English colonists at Plymouth, MA in the 17th century. The students also completed a thematic
unit on Charlotte’s Web. They will
culminate the unit with projects, a Reader’s Theater and a Charlotte’s Web party.
- Grade 6 is going to the Museum of Fine Arts on November 14th as a culmination to
their study of Ancient Egypt. Grade
8 will be going to the Lowell Mills on November 28th to
enhance their study of the Industrial Revolution and the reading of the
novel “Liddie”.
- Ms.
Ablondi is engaged to be married.
Congratulations!!!!
- Our second
graders will bake and donate breads to the St. Bridget
parishioners who are
homebound in time for Thanksgiving.
This is such a rewarding outreach project for these children as
they prepare for Reconciliation in January.
- The students in 1B have just completed reading 12 stories and have learned to
spell 36 words already! They will
be taking a Mystery Spelling test to see just how well they remember those
words.
- Our fourth
graders hosted our All Saints Day liturgy on November 1st. In attendance and sharing information
on their lives were St. Bridget, St. Anne, St. Joan of Arc, St. Michael
the Archangel, St. George, St. Patrick, St. Thomas Aquinas and St.
Bernadette.
CIA's (Christian in Action) for October:
| Lizzy B |
K |
|
Michael B |
2A |
| Grace W |
1B |
|
Taylor O |
3A |
| All students |
1M |
|
Lea H |
7 |
On Thanksgiving Day please
begin your day with Mass or a prayer of Thanksgiving. Share with your children the wonders of God’s
bounty and loving ways. We are all so
fortunate to have a home, food and clothes to wear. Our children need to be made aware that there
are so many in our world who do not have these basic needs.
On behalf of the St. Bridget
School Staff I send you blessings and peace as we prepare for Thanksgiving.
God Bless You,
Mrs. Roseanne Mungovan
Principal
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