Dear Parents,
This is the final blog of the year! It’s hard to believe an entire school year has already passed! It has been a wonderful ride. I thank God everyday for providing me this opportunity to serve the St. Malachy community. I want to thank you for making this school so special! We are so blessed to have such wonderful families at St. Malachy.
I want to wish our 8th grade students well as they move onto high school! I have no doubt each of them will be truly successful! Congratulations! I hope that all of our students and have families have a wonderful and safe summer and I look forward to seeing you all again next fall. God Bless!
8th Graduates
Payton Burg
Ayden Filer
Sydney Hartsock
Kara Kinsella
Spencer Lane
Danika Schultes
Ellie Starlin
Beau Thompson
Hannah Walsh
Creston High School Graduates
Amber Castillo
Abbie Cook
Sydney Dunphy
Grace Eagan
Max Eagan
Sam Eagan
Ashley Eblen
Austin Eblen
Darrian Fischer
Ryan Kucera
Gracie Russell
Jami Sickels
Josie Sickels
Camryn Somers
Jenna Taylor
Wyatt Tompson
Alli Thomsen
Nicholas Walsh
ENROLLMENT PACKETS were Due May 16th
Please be sure to complete these applications and return them to school. This will reserve your spot for the 2016-2017 school year.
Also, inside of the packet, you will find the 2016-2017 calendar, dress code and school supplies list.
Please contact Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Coen or Mrs. Simmons if you have any questions about enrollment
Last Day of School Activities
10:15-11:15- Obstacle Course
11:15-12:30- Field Games
12:30- Lunch
2:15-School assembly in the gym
Please plan to bring a sack lunch the last day and don’t forget a drink!
Our new underpass on Cedar is beautiful! A HUGE Thank You to our students and volunteers who made this a reality!
Please congratulate our
Soil Conservation Poster Contest Winners!
Kenzie, Aubrey, Sydney, Mallory, Rylie, Aliyah, Danika, Hannah & Halle
Please congratulate our
Dollars for Scholars Winners!
Mallory, McCoy, Payton, Olivia & Keegan
Congratulations to all our Lap-a-thon Winners!
Most Laps Colby
Most $ - Taryn
Most $ Class - Kindergarten = Pizza Party & Trophy
Most Laps - 4th Grade = Pizza Party & Trophy
3rd Place Lappers
Hannah ,Beau, Danika, Ayden, Andy, Macy, Kyle, Zoe, Vincent, Jaxson, Joplyn
2nd Place Lappers
Spencer, Garon, Briley, Cade, McCoy, Joshua, Tristan, Owen, Marshall, Rhett, Logan
1st Place Lappers
Kara, Colby, Halle, Patrick, Austin, Parker, Kadley, Jace, Baret, Will
L E A P
L earning E nrichment and A cceleration P rogram
WHAT?
Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, St. Malachy will offer the L E A P program. The LEAP program offers academic enrichment and acceleration experiences to those students in grades 3-8 who may be in need of them, based on a careful evaluation of the students’ abilities through approved testing measures. St. Malachy will offer these experiences in the areas of Reading, Math, and Science. A student may qualify for services in one or more academic areas. The program is intended to provide academic growth as an addition to the regular curriculum. Parents of students who are eligible for the program will be notified yet this spring following the testing procedures and will be given the option of L E A P for their children for the next school year. Mrs. Roghair will teach the reading and math classes, and Mrs. Simmons will teach the Science classes in the school library using academic materials and activities designed to meet the learning needs of highly capable students.
Preschool 2 Graduation
May 26th, 2016
2pm
All library books must be returned by May 19.
RAGBRAI is coming to town!
St. Malachy School and Holy Spirit Parish is hosting a noodle dinner.
We need everyone’s help to feed 1700 hungry bike riders.
We are asking that each Parish and School family to sign up and help. Please sign up for a volunteer time slot! You are welcome to sign up for more than one time. We will needs lots of people to pull together this great fundraising and social event. Students going into 6th grade and up may sign up for a time.
Money raised will cover our school’s rising field trip costs and also go to Holy Spirit's Church.
Money raised from this event will cover our school’s rising field trip costs.
“Field trips provide students with a window to the real world that they don't get in the classroom, and they can help students understand real-world applications of seemingly abstract topics such as in math and science. Spending time outside the classroom doesn't mean students aren't learning knowledge that could show up on standardized tests. Several studies have shown that students retain more knowledge through the type of experience-based learning that field trips provide when compared to in-class learning.” ~ excerpt from U.S. News and World Report
It’s time to order your yearbook!
YEARBOOK ORDERS ARE DUE TOMORROW
Orders are due into the office or online by May 20th
Make checks payable to St. Malachy School
Yearbooks are $15 each and include an e-yearbook
Tuition – Scrip =
Savings on Tuition
Monthly example
$200 Hy-Vee = $8
$200 Wal-Mart = $1.60
$100 BP Gas = $0.60
$10.20 x 10 months = $102
This means $102 taken off your total tuition costs.
Scrip orders will be due in on Monday by 9am for Thursday delivery. Contact office with any questions.
Check out the national website, www.shopwithscrip.com, and see what they have to offer besides our local business. For example: Amazon 3%, American Eagle 10%, Kohl’s 4%, iTunes 5%, Gap 14%, Old Navy 14%, T.J Max 9% and many Des Moines restaurants.
Calendar
May 20th - PK & KDG Field Trip, 3rd Grade Field Trip
May 25th - 4th & 5th Mass
May 25th - 2:10 Dismissal
May 26th - Last Day for Preschool
May 26th - Preschool 2 Graduation 2:15pm
May 26th - 8th Grade Graduation - Mass at Holy Spirit - 7 pm
May 27th - End of 3rd Trimester
May 27th - Last of School/ Free Spirit Day/ Bring a Sack Lunch
Week of June 6th - Watch for online report cards
Mrs. Jennifer Simmons ~ Principal
