Thanks to all of you who attended the Back-to-School BBQ. As always, it was a great kick-off event! Special thanks to the members of the school board for their work cooking, setting up & cleaning afterwards.
Keep visiting our new website. I encourage you to go to Fast Direct through the website. The more hits our website gets; the higher it gets ranked on Google search. Our Google standing is on the rise. We will be trying to add a Latchkey/Preschool link soon. Check out our Facebook Page too!
It is not too early to get ready for the annual auction, scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. Donations can be dropped off at the school or parish office. In past years, the auction was bonus money. Any and all donations are desperately needed. If you can help in any way, at any amount of time, talent, or treasure, WE NEED YOU!
We continue to overcome challenges with our new one-to-one chromebook lessons. Our faculty has done a wonderful job at troubleshooting. Ms. Christian has been invaluable in squashing all of the internet bugs. Thanks for your patience. Please message your teachers any concerns.
We will begin our emergency drills this week. We will be completing our tornado, earthquake, and intruder drills.
Kudos to: The school board for another great BBQ
Our soccer coaches for doing a great job instilling the faith through athletics
Uniforms
I want to remind all of our soccer players that you may wear the soccer uniform or the soccer clinic shirt on game days only. Students who play football for the Jr. Kahoks are also allowed to wear their uniform on game days or on the Friday before. Kindergarteners may wear their soccer uniforms on Fridays.
Fr. John’s Birthday
Fr. John will celebrate his birthday on Sept. 11th. I will be collecting student donations for a gift for him from the students. You can send the money in an envelope marked Fr. John to the office.
Student Teachers
We are pleased to welcome Miss Janee Jackson from SIU-Edwardsville as a student teacher. She has been assigned to Mrs. Wilde. She will observe this semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays and will do her practicum next semester. Her supervisor told me that they have an increasing number of teacher candidates who are requesting a placement in a Catholic school. Please make her feel welcome.
DROP-OFF and PICK-UP
Thank you for your cooperation. Please remember that the students’ safety is my number one priority, not convenience. The following are some adjustments that we feel will increase the flow and decrease the chance of an accident:
1) During afternoon pick-up, you may leave your vehicle and come to the door to collect your students. Please return to your vehicle quickly. We will not start the car line until all cars are loaded.
2) When dropping off in the morning, if you are first, please pull up to the yellow line at the crosswalk. Other cards should pull up as close to the next car as possible.
3) Do not let your students out of the vehicle, if you are behind the yellow line with the arrows (along the grass). Wait until the vehicles in front of you leave, then pull up to the yellow crosswalk line.
4) Since we have parishioners coming in for Mass, you must stay along the south Johnson Street sidewalk. We will have barricades in place down the center of the street.
5) Please stay to the right of the barricades. Do NOT park on the gym side and let your students out.
6) The Collinsville Police have asked me to remind you to NOT stop on the north bound side of Morrison in front of school or Morris Hall.