Principal's Spotlight

02/25/10

The Principal’s Spotlight

Saint Anne School – Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

March 2010

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Loretta Stachiotti, MA

In the book of Psalms, the author writes, “Cleanse me of sin that I may be purified; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.” I don’t know about you, but quite frankly, I’m tired of the snow analogy. Enough already! Snow is brilliant when it’s fresh, but after a few days it starts looking pretty grimy. It’s pitted with stones and debris. It muddies the soil. It turns to slush and makes walking messy. But when it’s pristine, it’s absolutely radiant. Could the psalmist have been on to something when he wrote his words so long ago? It is only after we humbly present ourselves to the Lord for his forgiveness, acknowledging our faults, our shortcomings, that he is able to remake us into his own shining people. “No one lights a lamp and hides it under a basket. It is put on a lamp stand where it gives light to all.” So, shine! Be his “snowmen” and his “snowwomen”.

During the first week of March, we will administer our annual TerraNova standardized tests to students in grades one through seven. All students should have a few sharpened #2 pencils with clean erasers available everyday. A basic calculator will also be used by some students. Students should get ample sleep and eat a nutritious breakfast. All students should be in school ON TIME because testing sessions begin with first period. Late students disturb the quiet setting once testing has begun, and are late in beginning these timed tests.

Our eighth grade will host a Family Fun Night at the Friendly’s in Elmwood Park on Tuesday, March 9, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Thanks for your support.

Our annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will step off on March 12 at 1:00 p.m. Students may dress out of uniform (preferably in green clothing) that day. Because most homerooms will enjoy a party after the parade, there will not be a bake sale during lunch that day. Students in grades K-3 may create a hat with an Irish theme for the hat contest. You gotta be in it to win it!

Our second trimester ends on March 12. Report cards will be distributed at the next general meeting of the PTG on Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria.

Our teachers will attend a Lenten retreat on March 19. School will be closed that day.

The final mass and service project for this year will be on Sunday, March 21, and will involve grades seven and eight. After the 9:00 AM mass, students and their families will gather in the church hall to perform a service activity to benefit a local animal shelter.

Our sixth graders will graduate from their DARE program on Wednesday, March 24, at 1:15 PM in the gym. Parents are encouraged and invited to attend.

During this Lenten season, our students have had the opportunity to pray the devotion known as the Stations of the Cross, a series of fourteen “snap shots” of Jesus’ journey to his death on Calvary. Students in grades three through eight will also have the opportunity to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation this month. Our eighth graders will be treated to a performance of the Passion Play at the Park Theater in Union City on March 25 thanks to the generosity of our PTG. Ask you children about these prayer experiences and what they have learned from them.

Holy Week, the most solemn week of the liturgical year, begins with Palm Sunday on March 28. We will celebrate mass together on March 31 at 8:45 AM, and dismissal that day will be at 12:15 PM as we begin our Easter recess. The Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday round out the week with many opportunities for prayer and reflection on the events that won our salvation for us. Don’t miss out!

Classes resume on Monday, April 12.

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