As the Leaves Turn Their Vibrant Colors

Principal’s Newsletter [email protected] Forensics October 30, 2014 Our Forensics team will start up on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the school. This Dear Families, opportunity is open to students in grades 6, 7, 8. I strongly encourage you to register your child for this worthwhile experience, which will provide life-long benefits. Mr. Bob Smith will again moderate this activity and I am grateful to him for the time he devotes to helping our students become proficient public speakers.

As the leaves turn their vibrant colors, the time comes when the tree must relinquish them to the ground below. The tree that Wedding Bells produced, nourished, and cared for the leaves This weekend is a special one for Miss Caroline needs to let the foliage go, resulting in a very McShane, our 7th & 8th grade math teacher. She vulnerable tree. is getting married. We wish her many blessings Throughout life there are many times when, and much happiness. like the tree, we need to let go. We let go of our children when they first enter school and through How Best to Learn the Landforms of PA? their journey to high school, college, and That’s easy! Make a shape of PA with cookie employment. dough and decorate it with icing and candy. We need to clean out our closets and let go That’s exactly what our 4th grade students did. of treasured items. There are other times when They had to apply what they learned about we need to let go of some bad habits that may landforms to their outline of PA. What did they have grown into addictions, such as smoking, do when they completed their task ? They ate excessive drinking, and gambling. Everyone has the cookie! Thank you to Mrs. Bilski for something in his/her life which needs to be coming up with such a creative way to reinforce relinquished. Let’s take some time to reflect on the concept of landforms. those things in our lives that we need to release. As we are driving about, let the falling leaves be a reminder of the need to let go; then let God come into our lives to fill the void.

Star Swimmers Congratulations to Danny Bieter, Stevie Daylight Savings Time D'Antonio, Liam Delaney and Frankie Don’t forget to wind your clocks back 1 hour McGann who won 1st Place at last Sunday’s before going to bed on Saturday. Malvern Preparatory School Swim Meet. The boys competed against 18 teams. What an Candy Donation accomplishment! Once again, the service corps is collecting excess Halloween candy to send to our troops through "Operation Gratitude." The service corps has Bruce. Also, continue your prayers for Mr. joined together with a local dentist for the past 5 Wusinich, Mrs. McNichol, and Father Murphy’s years in this effort and the results are amazing! sister. Please send any excess candy into school with your student on Monday morning, November 3, St. Dorothy Varsity Soccer 2014. No candy should be sent later than On Saturday, November 1 at 1:30 at Steele Field, Monday morning. A flyer can be found on the our varsity soccer team will begin playoffs. "service Corps" tab on the website. They finished the season in 2nd place (out of 11 teams), with a 7-3 record.

New Spanish Teacher I am happy to report that we have hired a Spanish teacher after months of searching. Please join me in welcoming Senor Manny Colmenares. Manny holds a Master Degree and he has taught Spanish at the high school level.

Science for K, 1, 2 Beginning next week, students from Cabrini College will be teaching science to the above grades. The students will visit once a week for 3 weeks, and they will be engaging our young students in a variety of experiments. Some topics include: senses, weather, heat, sound, and light. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Prayer Corner Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mr. Dietzler, grandfather of Genevieve and Kenneth