We have had the pleasure to have Fr. Peter this school year in our classroom while he was a Transitional Deacon and finishing the last lap as a seminarian.  He spent a lot of time with our students this year guiding us on Church tours, attending retreats and joining us in discussions of our Faith.  The students and myself miss having him in class already, but know that he will do a fantastic job in his ministry as a priest! 

Fr. Peter was Ordained this past weekend at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist downtown along with two others, Fr. John Mullee and Fr. Patrick Spicer during a wonderful Rite of Ordination of Priests. 

Please keep Fr. Peter and all the Priests in your prayers!  Fr. Peter won’t be far, he has been assigned to St. John Vianney, but we wish him the best of luck at his new assignment!  He will be saying a Mass of Thanksgiving at Ss. Robert and William on Sunday, May 27, 2012.  Stop by to wish him the best.

Pax et Bonum,

Mr. Smith

God grant me the strength to reach out for my dreams and see the world with understanding and love, and to believe in the beauty and the dignity of mankind…AMEN

IMPORTANT DATES

5/16 Talent Show try-outs @ 2:30 PM

Art Show/Spring Band Concert 7:00 – 8:00

5/17  Talent Show Try-Outs @ 2:30 PM

5/18  Grandparent’s Day  Grades K-3

5/23  Skating Party Grades 6-8

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

5/19  Market Day 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

5/20  Confirmation @ 11:00 AM Mass

5/22  Kindergarten Orientation 1:30 PM- 2:15

PM in the Upper Hall

5/24  “Wizard of OZ” Play 7:00 PM

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

Last week we sent home Raffle tickets for the Parish Festival that will take place on August 24^th, 25^th and 26^th. In a cover letter, we asked that each family sell $100 worth of tickets. The student that is the top seller will be awarded a prize of an Apple I-Pod  will also be awarded to the top seller .  As an additional incentive… For any family returning all their raffle tickets ($100 worth) by Memorial Day, all the children in that family will be allowed to dress down (including shorts) from Tuesday, May 29^th  until Friday , June 8th.

*** If your family is the seller of the winning ticket, you will also be give free tuition.

The success of this raffle ticket sale will make a significant contribution to the success of our festival!

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION

A reminder that our Kindergarten orientation (for incoming kindergarteners) will be on Tuesday, May 22^nd from 1:30 until 2:15.  This will take place in the Upper Hall, and we ask that you bring your child because there will be special activities organized for them while we meet.  If you have any questions, please contact the school office @ 216-731-3060.

SCHOOLS FOR WATER EVENT

Ss. Robert and William School (along with 10 other area Catholic schools) has been invited to participate in a “celebration” of reaching our goal to help 10 schools in Kenya through our “Schools for Water” campaign.

On Friday, May 25, our 4 through  8^th graders will go to Classic Park (home of the Lake County Captains) to participate in various activities and games.  From 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM students will have the opportunity to go through 20 different stations, each with various games and/or crafts planned around the theme of water.  Most of the booths will be giving out tickets if the students win, and there will be a number of prizes that will be raffled off with the tickets they win.

There is no cost at all for this event… bussing has been provided through corporate sponsors.  Students can bring a “brown bag” lunch OR they can purchase food from the Captain’s Concession stands, which will all be open and available.

Parents and family are also welcome to join us at the park… admission is free!!!

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY

On Tuesday, May 8^th,  we inducted the following 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students to our chapter of the NJHS:

Nicholas Gasiewski (8)

Joseph Perrotti (8)

Mason Alexander (7)

Grace Carlson (7)

Katelyn Kato (7)

Megan Krisby (7)

Josh Lazanich (7)

Dena Pullum (7)

Michael Sweet (7)

Thomas Sweet (7)

Erin Ward (7)

Maria Wojtila (7)

Morgan Fink (6)

Jermaine Leonard (6)

Natalie Majc (6)

ELEMENTARY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

On Wednesday, May 9, we inducted the following 4^th and 5^th grade students to our chapter of the ENHS:

Nicholas Adams

Charles Buzdon

Reanna Croasmun

Kayla Granito

Hallie Paus

Sophie Sito

Jack Szmania

We are very proud of both of these groups and their accomplishments both academically in the classroom, and in the parish and school through their leadership and service.  We look forward to next year when they can join in planning and implementing the activities our school will undertake.

Grandparent’s Day

This week in 1^st grade math we learned how to subtract using number stories and number sentences. We finished our number stories from last week and made and illustrated our subtraction number sentences. Ask your student what a subtraction number sentence is and how to find the difference using pictures!

2^nd Grade:

This week in 2^nd grade math we learned how to multiply by 10’s using skip counting and how to solve simple division problems in a number story by drawing groups. Ask your student how to divide a large number into a small number using groups or counters!

3^rd Grade:

This week in 3^rd grade math we continued talking about dividing large numbers vertically using the long division strategy. We practiced this concept and learned the steps of long division using the letters DMS. Ask your student what the steps long division steps there are and what DMS is!

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