Newsletters and Information

Dear Parents and Guardians:

This weekend definitely showed that spring is just around the corner–something I think all of us are looking forward to! With that in mind, our last make-up day will be a full day on April 1 and a full day on April 16 (hopefully). We will let you know as soon as this is confirmed with the buses. Presently, both are half days. I have seen robins–a good sign. I am now looking for the daffodils!

Due to the snow days, we have not taken our class pictures. Class pictures will be taken this year. Mr. Sunday will contact us once he returns back to the area.

Shadow Day at Bishop Schad is March 17th. Students may bring a friend to school for a day who is interested in coming to BSR next year (flyers were sent home). Details are available by calling Mrs. A. Bencie.

IOWA testing is going extremely well. We are very proud of all of our students. Everything will be finished by the end of this week.

Families requesting tuition assistance through the Smart Tuition process will receive results of the applications, shortly. As a reminder, you must reapply every year, through Smart Tuition, to be considered for tuition assistance. Tuition for the 2010-2011 school year will be released following approval of the school’s budget. If you have any questions regarding these matters, please do not hesitate to call me.

We are looking forward to our science fair with great anticipation. Again, that date is March 26.

Wishing you a prayerful week as we journey through Lent.

Dr. DeMartino

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

Lent is a time of preparing our hearts for Easter. Our students are taught that during this time, prayers, fasting and acts of kindness to others can help us all see Jesus more clearly and hear him speak to us in our hearts. Praying, fasting, and acts of kindness as a family, allow students the ability to practice what they learn. They see parents as role models–practicing the faith. Throughout Lent, grades 5-8 will attend Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays at approximately 1:25. Please feel free to join us at this time.

Students in grades 3-8 will take the IOWA tests during the first 2 weeks of March. Some good practices to ensure optimal results for each student include:

A good night’s sleep
Resolve any problems
Begin each day as you normally do
Eat a good breakfast
Relax and think about what you will do after school today
Think positive
When taking the test:

Ask directions if you don’t understand something
Read ALL of the answers before choosing the best one
Don’t spend too much time on one answer
Don’t change your answers unless you are absolutely sure
If you finish early check over your work

The make-up day for class pictures will be Friday, February 26th. Students will wear their school uniforms.

Congratulations to the PTA on a successful Karaoke Night. The current fundraiser is Cinderella Cheesecake.

As a reminder, afterschool payments are due at the beginning of every week and club payments are due at the beginning of each month.

We kindly ask that textbook forms, bus transportation forms, and re-registration forms for the 10-11 school year be returned as soon as possible.

Have a wonderful week.

Dr. DeMartino

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SNOW
MAKE-UP DAYS

Due to the ABUNDANCE of snow this year, we will need to make up 4 snow days.

Please find the following school calendar changes:

• March 24: Full day of school (was off)
• March 31: Full day of school (was ½ day)
• April 1: Noon dismissal day (was off)
• May 14: Full day of school (was off)
• June 14: Full day of school (was ½ day)
• June 15: Full day of school (was ½ day)

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Parents:

BSR will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Snow make-up days will be posted in the near future.

Thank you.

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

We are looking forward, with great anticipation, to Catholic Schools Week. Our opening Mass will be held at 10:30 at Sacred Heart on January 31st. An open house will be held at the school immediately following the Mass, sponsored by the PTA.

Our activities for the week include:

Monday: Student Appreciation Day
Tuesday: Teacher Appreciation Day
Wednesday: Mayor Romano addresses Grades 5-8
ASPCA presentation to Grades K-4
Thursday: Open House
Friday: African Acrobat Presentation
Karaoke Night

We have used our 3 banked snow days. If, for any reason, we need to take additional days due to inclement weather, our make-up days will be: 2/15; full day 3/31 and half day 4/1; and 5/14.

As a reminder, students should be reading 15 minutes nightly. Please be sure to record this on your reading logs. Logs are collected monthly.

We are so proud of all of the students. We collected $2058.00 in our Helping Haiti dress down day. Bennett came up with the idea of collecting stuffed animals for the children of Haiti. We are now collecting new stuffed animals. Thank you Bennett for a terrific idea.

Have a great weekend and remember to keep God in your weekend plans.

God Bless.

Dr. DeMartino

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BSR students ‘Helping Haiti”

There will be a Helping Haiti dress down day on Wednesday. January 20. We are asking for a donation of $5.

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

It has surely been an interesting return to school. Thankfully, our furnace has been up and running very efficiently ever since Monday afternoon. I would like to thank all of you for you support and understanding on Monday. The students and teachers were wonderful and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them, also.

If it’s January then it’s time to cash in those accumulated dress down days. Students receive one dress down day for every fundraiser the family participated in. Students who attended the Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long can use their dress down day this month. Those students who play a sport for the BSR teams can wear their uniform top and jeans one day. All dress down days must be used prior to January 29th.

Make-up picture day is Tuesday, January 12th. If you need a form, please contact the office.

As a reminder, January 15th is a noon dismissal day and there is no school for students on January 18th.

As we prepare for Catholic Schools Week, we ask that you plan to attend the 10:30 Mass on January 31st at Sacred Heart Parish followed by an Open House sponsored by the PTA at the school.

Have a great weekend and remember to keep God in your weekend plans.

Dr. DeMartino

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

The students did a great job singing, “Let It Snow” on Friday. And, it certainly did snow!

The message this season is the same as the message over 2000 years ago:

God loves us so much, and unconditionally, that He sent His only son, Jesus Christ, to be our savior and redeemer.

May the miracle of Christmas bring you love, health, and happiness!

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord and on behalf of everyone at Bishop Schad Regional School, I would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas.

Dr. DeMartino

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Dear Parents:

With the changing weather upon us, it is time to review our notification procedures when school will be closed due to inclement weather.

Bishop Schad Regional School follows Vineland Public Schools–regarding school closures and delays. Additionally, we will use our automated phone system (Community Safe) and our web page to notify parents. When checking the web page, please be sure to refresh your page when opening it.

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Dear Parents and Guardians:

What excitement in the air! The students at BSR, through your generous support, collected over 2000 cans, food items, and food cards. Volunteers from the St. Vincent dePaul Center, as were we, overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you–you have helped many people.

We are continuing to accept school supplies. These supplies will be sent to the schools in Iraq that were built by American soldiers. Thank you for your compassion and generosity.

Congratulations to everyone associated with the school float. You did a terrific job. We won first place in the school category! Pictures are available on our website for those who were unable to make the parade. Again, thank you for your hard work, time and dedication.

Our Santa’s Shop is in full swing. All week students can visit the shop to do their Christmas shopping.

There will be a BSR Family Christmas Carol sing-a-long on December 17th at 6:30 PM in Sacred Heart Church. All family members are invited. Grade levels will lead the singing.

While there were a few minor glitches with accessing the reports cards on line, overall, the process went very smoothly.

Sacred Heart Parish will hold a St. Nicholas Mass at 10:30 on December 6th. Family Life will host a “Breakfast with Santa” directly after Mass. All are invited to attend.

Parent workshops for the Accelerated Reading Program will begin next week. The first meeting will be for grades 5-8 on Monday, December 7th at 6:30 in the Sacred Heart Church Hall. All parents in grades 5-8 are encouraged to attend.

Enjoy the holiday season and remember to attend Mass, keeping God in your weekend plans.

Dr. DeMartino

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