Panther Post Volume 1, Issue 13 November 7, 2014 Upcoming Events: From the Principal: Thursday brought about th the 60 day of school. It is amazing to me that we are Coats for Cold: Nov. 11 already 1/3 of the way Spelling Bee: Nov. 17 through the school year! The statewide Tag Day for Turkey’s: Nov. 18 accountability grades were Thanksgiving Break: Nov 27released to the public on 28 Wednesday. St. Lawrence, for the second consecutive year, received a B for it’s letter grade. There is a lot of data that goes into determining the letter grade. I assure you that our overall ISTEP scores were not the main factor. Our students scored higher than every other school in Lawrenceburg and again were among the highest in Southeast Indiana. Where St. Lawrence was dinged was in the growth matrix. What is clear is that our focus on higher-order thinking, and breaking down student data will help raise our letter grade. I promise that while the staff is proud of our students’ performances on the ISTEP, we will not settle for a B. We are working tremendously hard on getting that academic growth that is necessary for all students. Oldenburg Open House: Nov. 9 1-3 PM Please remember to bring in a coat on Tuesday for our Coats for the Cold program. If your student brings in a coat to donate on Tuesday, they will be allowed to be out of uniform for that day. This is another good cause that we can all get behind to help our community! A big congratulation needs to go out to our St. Lawrence Speech Team. Mrs. King, Mrs. Noel, Ms. Mangold all worked hard with our team. The kids brought in a number of blue and red ribbons for th their performance! Congratulations go out to our 5 th and 6 graders that participated: Mackenzie Bennett, Carly Cromer, Katie Cullen, Hannah Fulton, Andrew Heinsman, Sydney Hemme, Kalana Kent, Tori Mapes, Jenna Martini, and Bella Schmid! -Michael Odar At our faculty meeting yesterday, we had a guest speaker come and meet with our staff to discuss idea mapping. These are organizational/note taking strategies that help breed both creativity and higherorder thinking. I thought it would tie right in to what we are working on as a staff. Be on the look-out for some examples of these idea maps in the upcoming weeks. Follow us- Twitter : @SLSPanthers Mr. Odar @MrOdarSLS Facebook: St. Lawrence Catholic School Panther Post Vol. 1, Issue 13 Athletic News November 9 Bingo Team 5: Operators: Beth Murphy Caller: Tony Bagshaw Mark or Sharon McAndrew Tim or Rachel Powell Gary or Nina Rolfsen Chris or Nichole Steffen Boys Basketball:    November 7, 2014 Nov. 10- Gr 5 @ St. Paul Nov. 11- Gr. 5&6 @ St. Nick Nov. 15- Gr. 7&8 @ Oldenburg Classic PTO News: Spirit Wear ordering is just around the corner. Please be on the lookout for order forms and some fun new Spirit Wear. Week of November 10: Lunch Volunteers: M- M. Walden, J. Stoecklin, P. Karsteter; T-M. Morley, A. Golden, R. Whitelock; W- A. Harrison, S. McAndrew C. May; R- K. Johnson, S. Allgeier; F- V. Sinkhorn, S. Ledesma Recess Volunteers: M- R.Banta; T- C. Fulton; WJ. Hafner; R- R. Banta; F- M. Cromer Tweets from the Pope: Pope FrancisVerified account@Pontifex Being humble helps us share the burdens of others 11/4/14, 4:00 AM Follow us- Twitter : @SLSPanthers Mr. Odar @MrOdarSLS Facebook: St. Lawrence Catholic School