May 18, 2012
Dear Parents/Guardians,
What makes a Catholic School great? … A strong belief in Gospel values, high expectations for all students, parent involvement, excellent resources, a healthy learning environment, up to date technology, qualified and dedicated teachers, strong school leadership and a rigorous curriculum… Saint Leo the Great School has it all! Once again, our students have significantly surpassed the national norms on the Terra Nova standardized tests. We are thankful to and proud of the students and teachers for their hard work in securing these honorable scores. Congratulations!
Congratulations are also in order for the members of the cast and the directors of Willy Wonka! What an amazing group of talented people we have. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this marvelous performance. It was worthy of Broadway.
The entire Saint Leo the Great family is invited to our Marian Prayer Service to observe the beautiful first Communicants crown the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a time honored Catholic tradition that all will enjoy. Please join us on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the Church for this beautiful service.
Among other things, The Blessed Mother was a model for all women in modesty. It has become apparent that several of our girls have “grown” so tall that their skirts “appear” to be too short. Modesty is at risk. If the girls cannot pass the infamous INDEX CARD test, they may be receiving demerits. Please talk to your daughters about modesty and the length of their skirts. Please support us in this really important matter.
We have also noticed another serious problem and that is speeding in and out of our parking lot. The speed limit is 5 miles per hour. Please help us with this. Let’s not wait till a tragedy occurs. Please slow down.
Very soon, teachers will be meeting to discuss student placement. This is a very important part of our planning for the next school year. Our teachers meet and discuss each student’s academic potential, individual learning styles and social needs before they decide in which class a student would flourish spiritually and academically. Teachers take this responsibility very seriously and they pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance to make the right and final choices. All this is done in the best interest of every child.
The good news (especially for the children) is that there will be NO SCHOOL June 8, 2012 or on June 15 for students. THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WILL BE JUNE 14, 2012.
Elizabeth A. Barrella, M.Ed.
Interim Principal
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Saint Leo the Great Parish extends a very warm welcome to Mrs. Elizabeth Barrella who will serve as acting Principal for the remainder of the 2011-2012 academic year.
Mrs. Barrella graduated from William Patterson University and Seton Hall University summa cum laude (with highest honors) with a B.A. in Elementary Education, and Associate Educational media Specialist. She was awarded a Masters of Education in Administration & Supervision from William Patterson University.
She holds certifications as Associate Media Specialist, Elementary School Education, Principal-Supervisor and School Administration-Superintendent. Mrs. Barrella has held various teaching and administrative positions. She has served as principal at Garfield Catholic Academy, Garfield N.J., Saints John and Ann Catholic Interparochial School, Jersey City, N.J., Saint Paul Catholic School, Princeton, N.J. and Holy Innocents School, Neptune, N.J.
Mrs. Barrella has served as a Trustee of Board of Education in a local district, as a Member of Middle States Evaluation Team, as Co-Chairperson of Early Childhood Curriculum Committee for the Archdiocese of Newark N.J., as a member of the Principal’s Advisory Council, and as Co-Chairperson of Language Arts/Literacy Curriculum Committee for the Archdiocese of Newark N.J. . She also belongs to a number of professional organizations, PDK, ASCD, NCEA, MCPA.
Her philosophy of education reads: “I believe that Catholic Education exists to bring
children to a closer relationship to God…that administrators and educators have an urgent
responsibility to make social teaching integral to catholic Education…and that Catholic teachings should become real as students apply their knowledge to their daily lives and the lives of those around them. I further believe that every Catholic school administrator has the responsibility to educate the whole student, mind, body and soul because every child can learn and grow spiritually and academically.”
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May Calendar
Monday June 4, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
- Please consider purchasing an ad in the Athletic Association School Calendar for 2012-13. Personal or Business ads are welcome and don't forget the opportunity to acknowledge your child's birthdate! Any questions, please contact Regina Acken at RegAcken@aol.com
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Ad Placement Form
Monday June 11th - Saturday June 16th is this years’ Carnival
One lucky winner will receive up to $100,000*
Only 2,000 Tickets to be sold!
Winner will be announced on the last night of the
Saint Leo's Carnival
June 16th at 9pm
*Based on 2,000 tickets sold. Actual prize will be determined by number of tickets sold.
No substitution of the offered prize may be made. Winner need not be present to win and is subject to withholding tax.
www.stleothegreat.com
This is a huge fundraiser for the school; $45,000 was donated to the school last year, but we need your help to make it work.
Please check your child’s backpack for volunteer forms or check or download this FORM.
Fill them out and return to your child’s teacher no later than May 11th.
If you are interested in joining the Carnival committee please put that on the volunteer form.
Any questions, please email Patti Dowd at pdowd09@optonline.net
Thank you in advance for your help!
May Spirituality Newsletter
Paw Print Newspaper Volume 2, Issue 4
PM Care Form 2012-13
A Note for School
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