Loretto Academy Elementary School

All are welcome at the table!

Today, the table was made ready for students in the second, third, and fourth grades. Our students came with open hearts and open hands...they came with the glorious wonder of a child.

A child's first Communion is indeed a beautiful cause for celebration. I was blessed to witness that today.

Thank you to our Loretto Community of teachers and family for helping the children grow in the understanding of their faith as they prepared for their first Holy Communion. The preparation for this sacrament happens years before your child enters school.

Faith formation begins with understanding God's love for each of us, and that begins in the early years of a child's life.

As Fr. Ken shared with us, continue to look for God's love in our everyday lives. Use family time as a time to pray, talk and share stories about where God can be found.

Blessings!

Norma Lopez

Principal

Loretto Elementary Liturgy

We are brought together to celebrate the

many blessing that the Lord has provided for us.

Let us ask God to help us have the courage

to open our year with a spirit of joy and expectation.

Let us ask the Lord to stay close to our hearts.

Let us share our talent with others and use

the gifts that God has blessed us with to serve God

and to serve other people.

We pray that we become a family of God,

sharing, and loving one another.

Today we were blessed to come together to celebrate the liturgy as it was presented by

Ms. Perez's fourth-grade students.

LORETTO ACADEMY GIVING DAY

APRIL 26, 2023

Our 2023 Giving Day is only 10 days away! Please click on the link below to see how you can be an "Angel" and support Loretto be Loretto forever!

#lorettoforever #angelsgive #givingday2023

LORETTO ACADEMY GIVING DAYCLICK HERE!

COOKIES AND BOOKS!

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Cookies and Bookies event to support our Scholastic Book Fair!

The last day for our Book Fair will be Monday, April 17th. The Book Fair will be closing at 12:00 noon.

“Volunteering is at the very core of being human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”

– Heather French Henry

Loretto Elementary School would like to say

"THANK YOU" to each and every one of our volunteers for all of your support throughout this school year.

There is no kinder act than that of giving of one's efforts, and generosity. Your willingness to share your precious time only strengthens our efforts here at Loretto which is to continue building on our

Core Values of

Faith, Community, Justice, and Respect.

CLASS PICTURES are scheduled for

Tuesday, April 18th.

Please make sure your child/children are in full uniform. Flyers were sent home last week. For more information, please stop by the office.

FIELD DAY PARENT MEETING

There will be a Field Day Parent Meeting on Tuesday, April 25th at 3:15 p.m. in Rm. 6 for any parent /guardian (must be Virtus Trained)

interested in helping Coach Pehle with Field Day.

Field Day is scheduled for

Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Loretto Academy has pledged itself to become a

Laudato Si School,

meaning that we will follow as best we can the principles

Pope Francis wrote in his letter to the whole world.

The encyclical, Laudato Si, can be found at

https://rb.gy/kd0lyz

On Friday, April 21, we will be observing the first day of the

Global Campaign

for Education Action Week, April 18-24, 2023!

Some interesting links are https://rb.gy/mvwr9s (Impact Stories), https://rb.gy/i74l9d (short video on education inequality), and https://rb.gy/kvlxma (the full-length movie, “Teach Us All.”)

Please consider the information in these links.

https://rb.gy/qdtenz

Link to all Loretto Academy Laudato Si Calendars!

Please look through them. 😊

Enrollment is open for the 2023-2024 School Year

How to Register

Please login to your Blackbaud account using the following link http://loretto.myschoolapp.com

You will see an option to complete a new contract to enroll your child(ren) at the very top of your home screen in Blackbaud.

If you forgot your password, you may reset it through Blackbaud. Only you can reset your password.

Additional Help Registering

If you’d like additional help, please contact Ms. Martha Nevarez in admissions, Ms. Clarissa Tapia in the elementary school, or Ms. Julie Munoz in the business office. They can be reached at 915.566.8400.

Tuition Assistance

Loretto Academy is deeply committed to ensuring that need-based tuition assistance is available. Any family who wishes to apply must fill out our tuition assistance application online no later than April 24, 2023. You can apply online here: https://studentfinancialaid.blackbaud.school.

Once families apply through Blackbaud for tuition assistance, they will also be notified if they are eligible for additional assistance through other entities that partner with Loretto Academy. If families are eligible, they may need to fill out and provide more documentation and information depending upon the outside entity. Other outside entities also have their own deadlines.

Please note that tuition assistance is given on a first-come, first-served basis and there is more assistance available in the earlier rounds when the financial committee reviews applications.

Round I (deadline March 24^th) – Financial aid will be awarded in April.

Round II (deadline April 24^th) – Financial aid will be awarded in May.

Please apply early to maximize your chances of receiving aid. You must be registered and paid to receive financial aid.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding tuition assistance, please contact the business office at 915-566-8400.

Why is Pre-K important?

We currently have openings in our Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4 classes. Please let your families and friends know about our wonderful

Pre-K program.

Loretto Elementary offers a faith-based Pre-Kindergarten program to our families. Our PK students attend mass weekly and learn early on that he or she is part of God's family. Our Pre-K teachers provide a consistent and quality education through the student's formative years.

Pre-K is vitally important to a child's development and school readiness. Any child that attends our program will have early language, literacy, and math experiences to better prepare them for academic rigor in later grades.

Attending Pre-K also helps young students to gain a sense of self-exploration, discovery, and confidence. Loretto Elementary PK 3 & 4 program offers a safe environment, a high-quality integrated curriculum, highly qualified teachers, and a fun, caring, and loving environment.

Thank You Parents for ensuring that your children are on campus prior to 8:10 a.m. each day. Instruction begins at 8:15 a.m.

Students arriving after 8:15 a.m. are marked as tardy.

April 17- Spring Scholastic Book Fair
April 18- Class Pictures
April 19- Fifth Grade Field Trip
April 19-22-First Lego League World Festival-Houston, TX
April 24-28-Last Week of Clubs
April 25-Field Day Parent Meeting
April 26-El Paso Giving Day
April 26-Wellness Wednesday Walk
May 3-Wellness Wednesday Walk
May 6-Loretto Elem.Day of Service
May 12-Muffins for Mom Mass
May 16-Kindergarten Graduation
May 17-Field Day
May 18-End of the Year Awards-During your child's P.E time

-3rd & 4th -Pool Party

May 19-Kinder, 1st & 2nd Pool Party

-PK 3 & 4 Water Day

May 22-Spring Performance @ 5:30 p.m.

-5th Grade Walk

May 23-5th Grade Graduation @ 9:00 a.m

May 24-Last Day of School

Congratulations to our raffle winner Gabriella Vidal. She has won a $50 AMEX Gift Card. The winning ticket was sold by Mariana Fernandez, a 10th-grade student.

GRADEBOOK INFORMATION:

IMPORTANT:

We are entering into our Fourth (and last) Nine Weeks of this school year!

Please review your child's grades on Blackbaud.

Make sure that your child is keeping up with their assignments. Ensure that they are submitting their work on time. Reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Loretto Academy Elementary School

4625 Clifton Ave.

El Paso, Texas 79903

www.loretto.org

Ms. Norma Lopez, M.Ed.

Elementary School Principal

915.566.8400 x 1500

[email protected]