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PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY LETTER: December 12, 2018
FROM: Mrs. Ruiz
Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders
“The Lord will always guide you.” Isaiah 58:11
Dear Families,
Today, Wednesday, December 12th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our December Faith Family Groups were focused around Our Lady’s message of love and peace. Students created flowers out of tissue paper in honor of Our Lady that can be seen on the bulletin board just outside of the church. Additionally, this Friday, December 14th we will dedicate our 8:45 AM School Mass to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Students are invited to wear traditional Mexican clothing on this day. Thank you, Lizzy LaBelle and Luz Medina for coordinating this special celebration!
Today, is also the Geography Bee which is an educational competition for grades 5-8. Qualifying classroom competitions have determined class champions for each participating grade as follows:
5th Grade: Addison Russell 7th Grade: Eva Frenchowics
6th Grade: Simon Mehari 8th Grade: Andrew Beyer
Additional qualifiers include:
Isaiah Dimond, Andrew Wood, Riley Halili, Jude Santos, Eliab Alula, and Maili Maritnez
Congratulations to the 10 qualifiers and to the soon to be school champion! Thank you also to our
Geography Bee coordinators Ms. Grimes and Mrs. Harrington!
As you may know, Student Council is busy running our Advent fundraiser, the paper ornament sale. Student Council creates the simple paper ornaments and sells them for $1 each. The proceeds from this student sale go towards Mary’s Meals , a global group of supporters and volunteers with the mission of providing a meal and an education for the most impoverished children in the world. Thank you Student Council for leading this effort!
With the holiday season upon us please consider shopping through Amazon Smile, smile.amazon.com. Simply choose Parish of St. Bernadette and School in Seattle , under the Amazon search bar and you are good to go. Every time you shop at Amazon through the smile.amazon.com . Amazon donates a portion of the purchase to St. Bernadette School. If you share this information with family members they may also help our school when making their usual purchases. Does your business shop at Amazon? If so, St. Bernadette can benefit from those purchases too. Thank you for your support of St. Bernadette students and teachers, we are grateful.
Finally, report cards are scheduled to come home this Friday! This gives you a full week to contact teachers with any questions or concerns before Christmas break.
Advent Week 2, Peace
Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace. This Advent,
as we strive to become the-best-version-of-ourselves, fill us with a deep and abiding
peace. Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who
need it most. Amen.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Ruiz
Principal