Sunday, March 1, 2015



Tuition Suspension Day--March 9, 2015
Monday March 9, 2015 will be Tuition Suspension Day. Students will not be able to attend class if there is an outstanding balance on the tuition account. Letters will be sent home on Thursday March 5th informing parents of the balance.
Parents may meet with Mr. Woods on Sunday March 8th from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Tuition accounts that are over $1,000.00 the parent must bring in HALF of the balance due on Sunday March 8th to Mr. Woods. At this time of year there are large outstanding balances due and trips have been planned to the Dominican Republic for Easter recess while the school tuition has been ignored. Children will be excluded from the classroom unless all balances owed the school are less than $1,000.00!

Summer Uniform
The new uniform company Ideal Uniform company will be here on Thursday March 12th to measure students for the new summer uniform. It will consist of the SCHOOL POLO SHIRT (with the school logo) and dark blue shorts with the school logo. Parents have the option of having their child wear the summer uniform - it is not required.
With the summer uniform BLACK sneakers may be worn.

Open House - Tuesday March 10, 2015
Open House as mentioned on last week's blog has been moved to Tuesday March 10th. Parents may visit their child's classroom and sit in on lessons being taught from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

Registration for NEW students.
Registration for new students will be on Saturday March 21st and Sunday March 22nd from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. As of today tuition has not been determined by the Board of Directors. It will be announced as soon as Mr. Woods hears from the Board.

Ms. Alma - music teacher - Jazz Concert - OLQM - Wednesday March 18th--6:00 PM
Ms. Alma will be having a Jazz concert here at OLQM on Wednesday March 18th at 6:00 PM to raise money for new curtains in the auditorium. Ms. Alma teaches students in grades PreK, Kindergarten and Grades 1-3. It is hoped that parents will help support Ms. Alma's desire to help the school purchase new curtains for the stage.

Monday March 2nd - Dr. Seuss's Birthday
Help celebrate the man who brought us the Cat in the Hat,, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Horton,Sam, and The Lorax besides many more great reading characters. There will be dress up as a Dr. Seuss character contest on Monday March 2nd at 1:30 PM in the lunchroom. Parents are invited.
All students will receive a Dr. Seuss button today from their teacher to celebrate this great author.

Tuesday March 3rd
North Manhattan Catholic Schools Speech Contest. Student representatives from grades 5-8 will compete with the other Catholic Schools for a district winner that will then compete with the other Catholic Schools of Manhattan.
Math Coach will work with students today to prepare them for the NYS Mathematics Test in April.

Wednesday March 4th
Registration for Catholic High Schools for 8th grade students.

Thursday March 5th
Tuition Suspension letters will be sent home.

Friday March 6th
Early Dismissal Day 12:00 noon Faculty meeting
Stations of the Cross at 11:45 AM in church - students will be dismissed from Church following stations.

Sunday- March 8th ----Daylight Savings Time Begins
TURN CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR before going to bed on Saturday.
12:00 noon - Communion Class
1:00 PM - Mass for all students
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Parent meetings regarding tuition
National History Day at the Museum of the City of New York