FATIMA FALCON CONNECTION November 2012 May God bless us with the wisdom to acknowledge His blessings around us and to be thankful for His infinite expressions of love! 320 Jim Money Road Biloxi, MS 39531 (228) 388-3602 School A note from our Principal…. (228) 388-7980 Cafeteria (228) 385-1140 Fax My many thanks to our PTO officers, parents, Principal: Susie Bass friends from Keesler and all of our volunteers for working [email protected] Website: www.olfschool.org so hard to make our Halloween Carnival and Chili Cook- Please email newsletter items to off a success. It was a beautiful day and a fun time was [email protected] had by all. Great Job!! by the 25th of each month. The entire month of November this year falls in the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. The month is Reminders dedicated to all souls and all saints. On November 1st, we Be on time for school celebrate All Saint’s Day and November 2nd, we celebrate All Soul’s Day. These feast days are a great time to Remember Mass uniform on Thursdays—Girls are to wear plaid celebrate as a family, significant others who have passed skorts. Boys may continue to wear away and to pray for ourselves as we strive to model the shorts through November. spirituality that the saints exercised. We can achieve this When sending money to school, with the help of the Holy Spirit. please clearly mark an envelope with Thanksgiving is a great time to unite with all your child’s name, grade, teacher and what the money is for. Americans in a festival of gratitude and acknowledgment of all the blessings God has bestowed on our nation. I read Please note: OLF does not collect Nestle water bottle labels. Thank recently that the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World in you! 1620, decided to celebrate a three days’ thanksgiving in

autumn of 1621. They went in search of geese (a tradition kept in Holland after the Reformation). They not only ate Ham & geese, but also deer, lobsters, oysters, fish, wild turkeys Turkey Bingo and ducks. Several years later the turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day became one of the most cherished The cafeteria will American Traditions. Today it is celebrated nationally on sponsor it’s annual the fourth Thursday of November. Ham & Turkey Bingo This year please pray together the Prayer of Faith on Sunday, November Prayer we sent home for the family and let us teach our 18th. The staff is in need of ham children that the giver of all these wonderful things is God and/or turkey donations which will Our Father. Our nation is in desperate need of prayer and be given as prizes. Lunch will be spiritual transformation. served beginning at 11:00 a.m. and children may play bingo with a parent or an adult. Games will begin after the 11:30 a.m. Mass. Be on the lookout on how you can help (12:30 Early Bird / 1:00 Regular Bingo) Come support your OLF School win $50,000!!! More info to cafeteria ladies! follow! PTO NEWS

A BIG Thank You is in order to so many Grandparents who worked all day in the Thanks to Greg Lawrence for another people who helped make our Halloween sweet booth. year of getting the lights up and Carnival & Chili Cook-off a success! Thanks to Anne Pizzetta for driving the running. Special thanks to Yates Thanks to Mrs. Bass and all the bus and transporting our KAFB Construction and the City of Biloxi for teachers and staff for their support, volunteers. lighting our carnival. encouragement and patience during Thanks to Jennifer Mavar for help with Thanks to Carolyn and Morris Handler Halloween Carnival week and for creating Carnival posters and publicity. for handling the security details for the helping to run all the PTO booths during PTO and for securing the barricades the Carnival. Thanks to Nicky Filipich for another year and additional lights. of doing a wonderful job emceeing Thanks to Malcolm Smith, Jennifer the carnival—year after year he keeps Thanks to M&M Processing & Gulf Mavar, Mireya Alexander, Berta Carter, things running smoothly during the Coast Produce for supplying ice & Michelle Beck & Stephen Pechawer for entire event! refrigerated trucks. stuffing Halloween Carnival flyers into Thanks to the parents who assisted the church bulletins. Thanks to Missy Lawrence, Michelle Wood and Tara Yates for coordinating with break down and clean up. This is Thanks to Cecilia Schmidt and Jinx the beautiful children’s pottery. a huge task and your help made it go Chaney for all of their communications much quicker. Thanks to Mike and hard work coordinating the classes Thanks to the Teachers and Monica Williams for providing the clean up with the carnival tasks and for otherwise Gee for designing and executing the crew. jumping in to help whenever needed. children’s art projects. Thanks to Missy O’Keefe, Cecilia Schmidt and Michelle Thanks to Mrs. Michelle Beck and Mrs. Thanks to our 2012-2013 Room Wood for coordinating the awesome Michelle Moak and for loading our Coordinators and Assistant Room class paintings . What a great new shed with all the games, decorations Coordinators: Renee Schoerner, addition to our silent auction. and props. Ashlee Yard, Ginger Maxwell, Tiffany Thanks to Michelle Wood and Marissa Thanks to Biloxi High Key Club, CCD, Donoian, Diane Dore, Carol Shinn, Jackie & Scott Cooper and the OLF Ashley Lott, Dianne Renkas, Sheri Trochesset and their check-out crew for another extremely successful Silent CYO for another year of running the Krause, Linda Creel, Tasha Thomas, Cake Walk. Missy Lawrence, Tara Rice, Pam Lee, Auction. Thank you to Sheri Krause for Meschell Brascia, Jodie Knight and your hard work with picking up items, Thanks to Mrs. Kopszywa’s 6th Courtney Myers. These wonderful mailing letters and making calls. These graders for their help with preparation ladies scheduled, created and executed ladies exceeded their goal of $20,000!!! and set-up. the awesome class game booths. A Thanks to Laney Butler for the beautiful special thanks to each and every parent booth signs. who volunteered and worked your child/ Thanks to Mrs. Becky Collins and Tara children’s classroom game booth(s)! Yates for help in the PTO Ticket Tent. Thanks to Thanks to Michelle Beck for coordinat- Thanks to Mr. Charlie Fink and for the Ashlee Yard, ing and arranging transportation for our beautiful yard art and Mr. Mike Williams Renee Schoerner, outside volunteers. We could not have for donating the mums sold at the OLF Mrs. Laney Butler done it without all the additional help! Pumpkin Patch. and the following Thanks also to Mireya Alexander, Pre-K 3 parents & Tasha Thomas, Cecilia Schmidt & Jinx Thanks to ALL the members of the families for serving Chaney for their help with coordinating Men’s Club for running the beer booth coffee and donuts in October: the many KAFB airmen and airwomen and for their assistance with setup, The Butler Family and St. Patrick Students who volun- clean-up and for helping with all the Tara & Jason White teered. Thanks to Elberta Carter and other manual labor tasks asked of them. Linda Mosgrove Yanira Ochoa for working the Volunteer Thanks to Jeri Johnson and Jamie Karen Lorona booth. Bourgeois for judging the costume Randy Ellis Thanks to Tara Yates for a wonderful contest and best decorated booth. Spirit Week 2012 and for chairing the Thanks to Mrs. Lada Alley & Terri PTO confetti egg booth. Davis for coordinating the donations Thanks to Malcolm and Nicole Smith, and running of the Poisonous Potions Ophelia Abrhams, Sylvia Cenac, Kaitlyn Booth and Dr. James Stanovich for Overstreet, Lucy Morange and the donating the Halloween wine goblets many Keesler volunteers who helped sold. run the concessions booths. Thanks to Mrs. Gerry Orgler and all of our HONOR ROLL STUDENTS CITIZENSHIP Congratulations to the following students who made AWARDS FIRST HONORS (all A’s) for the 1st quarter: 1st Grade—Moore The following students were selected to re- Dalton Anderson, Emmaleigh Gary, Hanna Greenstreet, Cameron ceive the Citizenship Award for the 1st Gremillion, Julia Guice, Chloe Hall, Ben Hall, Kate Ledet, Seth Lott, Tyler Lott, Brodie Mandal, Christopher Mavar, Linda Mustered, Dylan Nguyen, Quarter: Matthew Roland, Nolan Schruff, Heith Shinn, Cooper Wack, Addison K—de los Santos Yelverton, Taylor Jernigan British Boles & Ella Renkas 2nd Grade—Spires 1st Grade—Moore Gia Alley, Caroline Dellenger, Caden DeMers,, Mary Lange, Julia Kate Ben Hall & Addison Yelverton Massey, Parker O’Keefe, Ashley Rice, Ava Sabatini, Anna Claire 2nd Grade—Spires Schoerner, Sara Vyverberg, Henry Williams Ava Sabatini & Austin Lee 3rd Grade—Delcambre 3rd Grade—Delcambre Joshua Bowman, Gillian Butler, Maxcy Chaney, Garrison Creel, Emily Ann Lauren Schmidt & Gully Yates Delano, Isaiah Jefferson, Olivia Myers, London O’Keefe, Ann Lauren 4th Grade—Moak Schmidt, Aden Smith, Alyssa Thomas, Xavier Williams, Gully Yates, Emilee Nolte & Dale Edwardson Gracyn Yelverton 4th Grade—Torricelli 4th Grade—Moak Braleigh Moak & Garrett Eckert Anthony Bui, Lauren Clark, Dale Edwardson, Maren Kate Nadolski, 5th Grade—Grammar Emilee Nolte, Emily Overstreet, Ryan Smith Dominic Domingue & Emily Sago 4th Grade—Torricelli 6th Grade—Kopszywa Sarah Alexander, Craig Brown, Garrett Eckert, Jordan Gill, Olivia Stephen Azar & Maddie Moak Grammar, Grace Kirby, Lexie Lee, Braleigh Moak, Ryan Schepens, Austin Spinner, Macy Wasilenko, Kate Williams 5th Grade—Grammar PERFECT ATTENDANCE Anna Brascia, Tyler Gerretse, Daniel Hogan, Christopher Rivera, Jacob Roberts The following students were awarded 6th Grade—Kopszywa David Alexander, Stephen Azar, Cecilia Bowman, Malia Butler, Liliana Perfect Attendance for the 1st quarter: Hopkins, Maddie Moak, Heath Schmidt, Abby Yates, Jamie Stanovich K—de los Santos: Ella Balius, British Boles, Nikolas Chevalier, Mia Clark, Julianna Dagenais, Elizabeth Congratulations to the following students who made Dietz, Kamryn Donoian, Emma Claire Mandal, Braelyanna Rawaeklang, Ella Renkas, Delany SECOND HONORS (A’s and B’s) for the 1st quarter: Schepens, Fisher Trochesset, Timothy Walter 1st Grade—Moore 2nd Grade—Spires: Caroline Dellenger, Triston Aiden Barbati, Jack Schaar, Ella Simar Krause, Mary Lange, Sarah Vyverberg, Henry 2nd Grade—Spires Williams Dylan Bass, Stella Bass, Trystan Chevalier, Ian Gerretse, Triston Krause, 3rd Grade—Delcambre: Colgan Beale, Gillian Beau Meuller, Joe Renkas, Connor Sago, Alex Taggart, Kianna Walker Butler, Maxcy Chaney, Garrison Creel, Emily Delano, 3rd Grade—Delcambre Bryce Hogan, Olivia Myers, London O’Keefe, Colgan Beale, Mark DeRoche, Bryce Hogan, Kaitlyn Logos, Matthew Matthew Rivera, Ann Lauren Schmidt, Alyssa Thomas, Rivera Xavier Williams, Gracyn Yelverton 4th Grade—Moak 4th Grade—Moak: Alyssa Anderson, Buddy Bass, Buddy Bass, Ethan Brasher, Charlie Fink, Melissa Gremillion, Kenzie Anthony Bui, Charlie Fink, Melissa Gremillion, Delvin Lawrence, Chloe Simar, Kaitlyn Virgil Hall, Kaitlyn Virgil 4th Grade—Torricelli 4th Grade—Torricelli: Jordan Gill Sarah Mary Phillips, Ethan Shows, Rylee Trosclair 5th Grade—Grammar: Jordan Abrahams, Dylan 5th Grade—Grammar Beck, Daniel Hogan, Christopher Rivera, Jacob Jordan Abrahams, Richard Barhonavich, Dylan Beck, Allie Brascia, Sam Roberts, Emily Sago, Kaden Trochesset, Dominic Brascia, Gabriel Butler, Kaden Trochesset, Charles Williams, Caleb Favre, Domingue Emily Sago 6th Grade—Kopszywa: Ryan Adderholdt, David 6th Grade—Kopszywa Alexander, Stephen Azar, Emily Broussard, Malia Ryan Adderholdt, Matthew Delano, Connor O’Keefe, Emry Stebly, Butler, Mary Eleuterius, Matthew Delano, Aubrey Gabrielle Murray, Emily Broussard, Mary Eleuterius, Abigayle Handler, Goundas, Maddie Moak, Juliana Virgil, Abby Yates, Joseph Murray, Logan Spinner, Mary Kate Wasilenko, Caleb Wood Jamie Stanovich FATIMA NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

P.E. A.C.E. ANNOUNCEMENTS Competition A huge THANK YOU to all of the parents and volunteers who helped with the 1 Mile Several 5th & 6th graders will be representing our Fun Run fitness test that was held on school on November 3rd at the St. Stanislaus 21st October 5th. It turned out great and Annual Competition for Excellence (A.C.E.). Students everyone had a great time. There are will compete in a timed test in one of the areas of Eng- National “standards” which dictate what a lish, math, science or social studies. OLF students “fit” student is, but I want to say how participating include: PROUD I am for ALL of the students who 5th Grade: Richard Barhonovich, Dylan Beck, Anna ran that day! I always tell them to just Brascia, Tyler Gerreste, Gabby Hymel, & Daniel Hogan have fun and try their best, and to never 6th Grade: David Alexander, Stephen Azar, Maddie give up! Not one student gave up! Moak,Jamie Stanovich & Abby Yates They all crossed the finish line!!! The following students ran the mile in the fastest times: Please keep these 4th Grade Top 3 Girls: 1st: Ryan Smith (7mins, 51 secs), 2nd: students in your prayers as they take on Maren Kate Nadolski (8 mins, 28 secs), 3rd: Rylee Trosclair this challenge. We know you will (8 mins, 50 secs) represent OLF well! 4th Grade Top 3 Boys: 1st: Craig Brown (7 mins, 42 secs), 2nd: Ryan Schepens (7 mins, 54 secs), 3rd: Ethan Shows (8 mins, 3 secs) PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE & 5th Grade Top 3 Girls: 1st: Sam Brascia (6mins, 50 secs), 2nd: Allie Brascia (7mins, 23 secs), 3rd: Anna Brascia (7 mins, 50 MOCK ELECTION secs) Mrs. Grammar’s Fifth Grade Class is 5th Grade Top 3 Boys: 1st: Jordan Abrhams (8 mins, 19 secs), sponsoring a “Presidential Debate” on 2nd: Tyler Gerretse (8 mins, 33 secs), 3rd: Dominic Dominique Friday, November 2nd @ 8:30 in Monica (8 mins, 58secs) Hall. Mrs. Torricelli’s Fourth Grade Class 6th Grade Top 3 Girls: 1st: Maddie Moak (7mins, 38 secs), is sponsoring a Mock Election on Monday, 2nd: Cecilia Bowman (8mins, 12 secs), 3rd: JuliAnna Virgil November 5th. The election will begin at 10:00 (8mins, 13 secs) am. Voting is open for Pre-K 4—6th grade. 6th Grade Top 3 Boys: 1st: Connor O’Keefe (6 mins, 33 secs), Picture ballots will be available for younger grades. 2nd: Logan Spinner (6 mins, 46 secs), 3rd: Caleb Wood (6 mins, Students will vote for the Presidential candidate of 53 secs) their choice and the results will be announced that It is not every day that students run a mile. I am so PROUD of all day. of the students trying their best, doing a great job and having FUN!!! ~ Michele Mandal, P.E.

LEGO LEAGUE The OLF Lego League would like to OLF’S MENS CLUB thank the following institutions, This year’s Chili cook-off was a big individuals and sponsors that success. A huge thanks goes out to the graciously support our team as we men that helped make it happen. progress toward reaching our goals for the It was a group effort, indeed. season: Mrs. Susie Bass & the Faculty and CLASS ACT Staff of OLF Elementary School, St. Patrick 2012 Spooky-Ooky Chili Cook-Off Winners: OLF’s “Class Act” performing Catholic High School Robotics Team (Team 1st Place: arts troop in conjunction with the Tempest), Mrs. Debbie Worrel, Mr. Roy Cloud, First Bank & Trust Lynn Meadows Discover Center Mrs. Rana Azar and Dr. Ron Alexander. 2nd Place: will present “Aesop’s Fables” on Sponsors: OLF Men’s Club, Bowman’s Chili by George Friday, November 2nd at 2:00 & Tennis Shop, Gulf Coast Oral & Facial (George-Claire Team/Neumann Fam- 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall. The Surgery, PA, Magdy G. Mikhail, MD., ily) play is open to all and free. P.L.L.C., Phoenicia Gourmet Mediterranean 3rd Place: Come support the OLF Arts Cuisine, Cynthia Helwig, DnP and William Hancock Bank Program! Seith, MD. Finally, we thank the Lord for his Best in Show: Chili by George blessings and providing our team with such Peoples Choice: talented, energetic students and parents. LIBRARY NEWS

Literary READING Competition FAIR winners Our Lady of Fatima’s Reading Fair projects are due Tuesday, November 6th. Set up is in the Parish Hall. Congratulations to Joshua Bowman and The projects will be judged and winners announced Ann Lauren Schmidt. These two OLF Third Wednesday, November 7th. Although the Reading Fair Graders submitted poems and were chosen as is not mandatory for every grade, we encourage all winners in the Writers Unlimited/Mississippi students to participate. Students in Kindergarten Poetry Society—South Branch’s 2012 Literary through 6th grade may enter one of 4 categories: Competition. The awards ceremony will be held Individual, Group, Family or Non-fiction (4th– 6th at the Gautier Library on Saturday, November grade only). Winners in each category will move on to 11 at 3 pm. Way to go Joshua and Ann the district competition to be held at St. Patrick Lauren!!! Catholic High School on Wednesday, December 5th. There are specific guidelines for size of the storyboard and elements which must be included on the board. For complete instructions, pick up an information packet in the school office or visit Ms. Williams in the Library. AR GOALS mET Congratulations Readers! Austin Lee, Julia Kate Massey, Beau Muller, Parker O’Keefe, Joseph Renkas, Ashley Rice, Ava Sabatini, Conor Sago, Anna Claire Schoerner, Alex Taggart, Sara Congratulations to the TOP READERS in each class Vyverberg, Kianna Walker, Henry Williams for the 1st quarter: 3/Delcambre 1/Moore: Addison Yelverton (read 160% of AR goal) Colgan Beale, Joshua Bowman, Gillian Butler, Maxcy 2/Spires: Gia Alley (read 302% of AR goal) Chaney, Garrison Creel, Emily Delano, Mark DeRoche, 3/Delcambre: Ann Lauren Schmidt (read 267% of AR Bryce Hogan, Isaiah Jefferson, Kaitlyn Logos, Olivia goal) Myers, London O’Keefe, Matthew Rivera, Ava 4/Moak: Emilee Nolte (read 245% of AR goal) Sabbatini, Ann Lauren Schmidt, Aden Smith, Alyssa 4/Torricelli: Macy Wasilenko (read 105% of AR Thomas, Xavier Williams, Gully Yates, Gracyn goal) Yelverton 5/Grammar: Jacob Roberts (read 189% of AR goal) 4/Moak: Buddy Bass, Ethan Brasher, Anthony Bui, 6/Kopszywa: Stephen Azar (read 625% of AR goal) Lauren Clark, Dale Edwardson, Melissa Gremillion, Makenzie Lawrence, Maren Kate Nadolski, Emilee The following students in each class met or Nolte, Emily Overstreet, Ryan Smith exceeded their individual A.R. goal for the 1st quarter: 4/Torricelli: Sara Alexander, Craig Brown, Garrett Eckert, Lexie Lee, Braleigh Moak, Ryan Schepens, 1/Moore: Dalton Anderson, Aiden Barbati, Rylee Trosclair, Macy Wasilenko, Kate Williams Emmaleigh Gary, Hanna Greenstreet, Cameron Gre- 5/Grammar: Jordan Abrahams, Allie Brascia, Anna million, Julia Guice, Chloe Hall, Ben Hall, Taylor Brascia, Gabriel Butler, Tyler Gerretse, Daniel Hogan, Jernigan, Kate Ledet, Seth Lott, Tyler Lott, Brodie Christopher Rivera, Jacob Roberts, Kaden Trochesset Mandal, Christopher Mavar, Linda Mustered, Dylan 6/Kopszywa: Ryan Adderholdt, David Alexander, Nguyen, Matthew Roland, Jake Shaar, Nolan Schruff, Stephen Azar, Julianna Balius, Cecilia Bowman, Emily Heith Shinn, Ella Simar, Cooper Wack, Addison Broussard, Malia Butler, Matthew DeLano, Maddie Yelverton Moak, Gabrielle Murray, Joseph Murray, Connor 2/Spires: Gia Alley, Dylan Bass, Stella Bass, Trystan O’Keefe, Elizabeth Polk, Heath Schmidt, Jamie Chevalier, Caroline Dellenger, Caden DeMers, Ian Stanovich, Mary Kate Wasilenko, Caleb Wood, Abby Gerretse, Triston Krause, Mary Elizabeth Lange, Yates

6TH GRADE BLOG Mrs. Kopszywa picks several 6th graders to write for the Correction to 6th grade birthdays in Fatima Falcon Connection each month. This month’s feature journalists are: David Alexander, August: Mary Eleuterius 8/16 and Cecilia Bowman, Matthew Delano & Jamie Stanovich, Liliana Hopkins 8/23 . Our 6th grade October birthdays were: Blessing of the Pets Maddie Moak 10/10, Ryan In remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi’s love for all animals, Murray 10/27 & JuliAnna Virgil October 4th is the date the blessing of the pets is held. As autumn arrives, 10/27 . November birthdays are: people in various places may notice something odd. A procession of animals, Emily Broussard 11/21 & Garrett everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and maybe even horses, is led to Austin 11/23. Happy Birthday! churches for a special ceremony called the Blessing of the Pets. The Blessing of the Pets is important to me because I believe that every living thing plays a large part in society. Our pets should be blessed because they all benefit us, and not only as a loving dog or cat would spiritually benefit us, but also in the physical area of things like food or clothes. Some people criticize the amount and cost of care given to pets. And certainly our needy fellow humans should not be neglected. However, I Halloween Carnival = believe every creature is important. The love we give to a pet, and receive Good Times from a pet, can draw us more deeply into the larger circle of life, into the We had a great time at the wonder of our common relationship to our Creator. Halloween Carnival and Chili This year, the Blessing of the Pets occurred on Wednesday, October Cook-off. There were lots of 3, 2012 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School. Kids from booths and good food. The almost every class brought their pets; big or small, dog or cat, fish or lizard, haunted house by the 6th Graders they were all there. The children talked cheerfully with their classmates about was very good. Congrats to the their amazing pets. Several teachers and even the Secretary brought their pets. All of the dogs were barking joyfully as they looked at these new winners of this year’s Chili Cook- strangers that had been put around them. All the cats purred blissfully as they off: First Bank! Thanks to all of were stroked and caressed by adoring children. After a short while, Father the people who helped with this Ryan McCoy blessed the pets and told us the history of St. Francis of Assisi. year’s carnival. It was a big hit! Then our pets departed with our parents and we all went happily back to class. ~ Jamie Stanovich ~ David Alexander

1 MILE FUN RUN WHAT A BLAST! The students from 4th, 5th and 6th grades had to run a This year’s Halloween Carnival was a mile. Our P.E. teacher, Mrs. Mandal, had us ride the school bus to blast. There were lots of games and Hiller Park where we did the run. We were in groups where a few food. The haunted house was probably people ran at a time. Girls ran first and then the boys. She told us the coolest one yet. The donut maker to do our best. was a cool one too because you could At the end of the race, we could get an orange or an apple make your own donuts. This year’s and to drink we could get Gatorade or water. Thanks to the Halloween Carnival raised a lot of parents who donated money for the food. The fourth, fifth and money. It was probably the best sixth grade will be running again in the Spring hoping to improve Halloween Carnival yet. our time and agility. ~ Matthew DeLano ~ Cecilia Bowman Thanks to… SAVE THE DATE!  Mrs. Kopszywa’s 6th graders and Mrs. Grammar’s 5th graders who planned the masses in October  2nd Grade Saints Program—  Mrs. Moak’s and Mrs. Torricelli’s 4th graders who led the  morning prayer/pledge in October Thursday, November 1st following  Chevelle Demers, Aimee McLendon, Carolyn Handler & Mary 8:30 a.m. Mass Williams, our PTO officers, who worked tirelessly to coordinate  the wonderful Halloween Carnival—Job Well Done Ladies! Class Act Performances—Friday, Nov 2nd, 2:00 & 6:00  A.C.E. Competition—Saturday, No- And Kudos to… vember 3rd at St. Stanislaus  Winners of Halloween Carnival Pumpkin Decorating Contest— 1st Place: Jordan Gill (4/T), 2nd place: Maren Kate Nadolski,  Reading Fair—Projects Due Tuesday, (4/M) 3rd Place: Emily DeLano (3/D) November 6th, Judging Wednesday,  Free 100 Booth Tickets winner—Gillian Butler November 7th  $500 Raffle Winner—Korey Walker  Top Raffle Sales Winners—1st Place: Caroline Dellenger (2/S),  Perk Players in Parish Hall— 2nd Place: Kamryn Donoian (K/D), 3rd Place: Braelyanna Thursday, Nov 8th, 10:00 am Rawaekklang (K/D)  Best Decorated Booth Winner— Tricky Toilet Toss  Mrs. Michelle Polovich’s Birthday— November 17th  Ham & Turkey Bingo— Sunday, November 18th, 11:00 Monica Hall  Street Clothes Day ($1) - Tuesday, Congratulations November 20th—$1 Fun Draw Winners!  2nd Quarter Mid-Term— Friday, November 16th October:  Thanksgiving Holiday, No School— Amber Jacobs $250 Wednesday, November 21st - Marcella Walker $75 Friday, November 23rd Jodie Knight $75  District Reading Fair—Wednesday, December 5th Brenda & Max Tukey$75  PK3, PK4 & Kindergarten Christmas Steven Dick $75 Program— Wednesday, December 5th, 1:00 Parish Hall  Grades 1—6 Christmas Program— Tuesday, December 11th, 6:30 p.m., Church Hurricane Make-up Days  Classroom Christmas Parties— We are required by the MS Department of Education to make-up the Thursday, December 20th days missed during Hurricane Isaac. We were advised at the Princi- pal’s forum to use the days that were originally stated in our calendar.  Early Dismissal for Christmas We were also asked by the School Advisory Council to reconsider the Holidays—Friday, December 21st, make-up date of May 27, 2013, Memorial Day. Therefore, we will make-up our two remaining days on: 11:00 a.m., No lunch/No aftercare

Friday, January 4, 2013—60% day—dismiss at noon; lunch served; no afterschool care Friday, May 24, 2013—last day of school—dismiss 10:00 a.m. Sixth grade promotion mass 8:30 a.m.; no lunch; no aftercare November 2012

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Mass: 1 2 8:30 5th Grade 3 Nov 1– Nov 15 ~ 2nd Grade Saints Debate A.C.E. Competition 5th Grade Program “Class Act” 2:00 & Nov 29 ~ 4th Grade 6:00 Parish Hall $ave for America Pledge ~ 3th Grade Mass 8:30 Fatima Falcon T-Shirt

4 5 6 Reading Fair Pro- 7 8 9 10 10:00 am Mock jects Due—set up in Reading Fair Projects 10 a.m. Perk Players $ave for America Election Parish Hall Judged & Winners in Parish Hall Announced ELECTION Fatima Falcon T-Shirt DAY—VOTE! Mass 8:30

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 $ave for America Mrs. Polovich’s Mid-Term Birthday

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ham & Turkey Street Clothes Day $1 Thanksgiving Break Bingo 11:00 @ Monica hall 25 26 27 28 29 30 * District Reading Fair $ave for America Dec 5th * Prek 3/4 Christmas

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* Box Tops packaging arriving in stores starting in June 2011. **Only select weights and sizes of these brands are available in reams carrying the Box Tops for Education coupon. NESTLÉ® and JUICY JUICE® are registered trademarks of Société des produits Nestlé S.A.,Vevey, Switzerland. All Boise trademarks are owned by Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C., or its affiliates. The trademark BOISE is owned by Boise Cascade, L.L.C., or its affiliates. Ziploc® is a registered trademark of S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. All rights reserved. Kleenex®, Scott®, Viva®, Huggies®, Pull-Ups®, Goodnites®, Kotex®, Depend®, Poise® and Cottonelle® are the registered trademarks of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Hefty®, Easy Grip®, Elegantware®, Zoo Pals®, The Gripper®, Cinch Sak® and Kitchen Fresh® are registered trademarks of Pactiv Corporation. Avery®, Hi-Liter® and Marks-A-Lot® are registered trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation. LAND O LAKES, ALPINE LACE, FRESH BUTTERY TASTE, and SNACK’N CHEESE TO-GO! are registered trademarks of Land O’Lakes, Inc. BRITA and BRITA Logo are registered trademarks of Brita, LP. Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license. Romano’s Macaroni Grill® is used under license by General Mills. Trademarks referred to herein are the property of their respective owners.