April 17, 2023

Dear Parents,

We were so glad to see all of our smiling students today! We hope that all of our families enjoyed the Easter Break. After this week, we only have five more weeks left in the school year. We know how quickly they will pass. 

On May 6th, our PTO will be hosting the CCS Kentucky Derby. This is a wonderful fundraiser for our school. Please look for all the information you need to know concerning the event in this newsletter.  

The Ark test is national standardized Religion test. This test will be given to students in grades 2nd-8th this week. We know our students will do a wonderful job of demonstrating their knowledge of our Catholic faith.

Our Bible verse focus for the month of April is: Matthew 22:37

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” 

Our prayer focus is The Divine Praises:

Blessed be God.

Blessed be his Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be his most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.

Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.

Blessed be her glorious Assumption.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

Each week, we are focusing on a particular virtue as a school. Students have been learning the definition as well as what living the virtue looks and sounds like in our actions and words. 

The virtues we are learning about the next few weeks are Humility and Meekness:

Humility (Week of April 17)

Meaning

Awareness that all one’s gifts come from God and appreciation for the gifts of others.

Ways to Cultivate

• Ages 6 and up: Clap for someone who does a good job, “God gave me this talent.”
• Ages 10 and up: Give compliments to others and accept compliments from others.
• Ages 12 and up: Show deference to others, acknowledge the accomplishments of others, look honestly at your strengths and weaknesses. 

Prayer

Dear Jesus, 

You said, “Learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” (Matthew 11:29) You are God, yet you became little out of love for me. I desire to become little for love of you. Help me to be honest about my strengths and weaknesses. May you be glorified in everything I do! 

Meekness (Week of April 24)

Meaning

Serenity of Spirit while focusing on the needs of others.

Ways to Cultivate

• Ages 6 and up: When you get upset, count to ten before you react. 
• Ages 10 and up: Walk away when you are angry instead of arguing or fighting.
• Ages 12 and up: Remain calm, allow others to go first, wait without expecting people to notice your patience. 

Prayer

Dear Jesus, 

Be king of my heart, especially when I am frustrated or angry. In those moments, give me the grace to use all my emotions for the good. 

Many of our students have been working hard preparing for their performance in School of Rock Jr. In addition to performers, students have been working to prepare the scenery and handle technology behind the scenes. 

We hope many will be able to attend one of the public performances that are scheduled. There will be a performance this Friday, April 21st at 6:30pm and a performance on Saturday, April 22nd at 6:30pm. 

There will be a $5 admission fee per person.

Our next Just 25, A is for Africa Day is Tuesday, April 25th. Remember that the money we collect is donated to The Matim Primary School in Tanzania.  

Kona Ice will be available to purchase during lunch waves this Friday.

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for field day on April 28th. Look for a schedule and more information to be shared soon. 

We also recently awarded two students with the Cougar Character Award, Peyton Gee and Jack Potteiger. 

We are thankful for all those who volunteer in our parish and school! Save the date for our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner coming up on May 18th! All parish and school volunteers are invited to join us for dinner at Moe's BBQ Downtown at 6pm on this date. We do need a headcount for this event, so if you'd like to attend, sign up using this link

A Look Ahead in April 

24: 8th Grade Field Trip

25: 5th Grade Field Trip, A is for Africa Just .25

26: 6th Grade Field Trip, Administrative Professional Day, Field Trip for Catholic Cup Participants

27: 8th Grade Field Day and Water Balloons

28: Field Day