September 24, 2009

…that last week’s Grandparents’ Mass was such a celebration of our dear beloved grandparents, present and remembered.

… that our students have shown such great school spirit that we want to have a "Spirit Day" on October 8^th. On this day our students may substitute their uniform shirt for our yellow St. Genevieve School shirt. Our students have demonstrated school spirit in their persistence in responding to Bishop Jacobs’ questioning when he celebrated Mass on September 11^th, their cooperation at dismissal time, and their overall enthusiasm for our new school year. We are pleased to celebrate their efforts with a Spirit Day.

…that this year siblings may attend the Halloween Bazaar. There are times that we feel should be exclusive to St. Genevieve School students and their parents and we ask that siblings not attend. These include having lunch with your child, field trips, and field day. We also request that if a sibling is attending school Mass that you arrange to sit in a separate location with your child and their sibling, to avoid any distraction during Mass.

…that our altar servers visited Notre Dame Seminary this weekend. The seminarians were so impressed with our students’ knowledge of their faith. Look for pictures of their visit in the vestibule of the church. One of the participants, Andrew Benoit-Naquin created a power point presentation of the trip that may be viewed on Edline.

1. The handbook sign-off form was due last Friday. If you have not returned your form, please do so as soon as possible. This sign-off is mandated by the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is the contractual agreement between home and school. It is imperative that each parent/guardian of every student sign this agreement indicating your understanding of our policies and your commitment to adhere to the handbook of policies.

2. The installation of Student Commission members, and our Home and School Officers will take place at the school Mass of October 2^nd.

3. The 30^th Annual Femmes Natales Runabout will be held on Sunday, October 4^th at Peltier Park. The short dart (1 mile) race will begin at 8 AM and the Runabout (5K) will begin at 8:30 AM. The fee is $12.00 in advance and $15.00 on race day. Proceeds benefit Davis Collins, son of Lona and Jared Collins as well as community projects. If you are interested in an application, please contact Anna Molaison at 493-9836 or afmolaison@bellsouth.net.

4. Wednesday, September 30^th is an early dismissal day. There is no After Bell but we will have bus service. Dismissal is at 12:45 PM. Please inform anyone who may be picking up your child of our car line procedure.

5. At our next Patriots meeting scheduled for September 30^th, Mrs Ruth Chiasson from Hope for Animals will be the guest speaker. Assistance to this organization will be the first service project for our Patriots. Middle grade students, 5^th through 7^th, are invited to participate.

6. The deadline for the 4-H T-Shirt Design Contest is October 1^st. Get your design in by mail at P.O. Box 123 Thibodaux, La. 70302 or email: dayo@agctr.lsu.edu.

7. 4-H Fall Fun Night will be held in Raceland at the Ag Fair Building on Monday, October 12^th from 6 PM to 9 PM. Please call the extension office at 446-1316 by October 5^th if you will attend. This is the Monday of our fall break. Bring $3.00 for admission as well as extra money for food and game tickets.

8. The first poster contest for 4-H is "Play It Safe." These posters are due on October 14^th, the date of the next 4-H meeting.

9. Many of our boys are in need of a haircut. Please refer to our regulations concerning haircuts on page 58 of our handbook for clarification.