March 20, 2015 Dear Parent/Guardian, “Slow Me Down Lord” Author: Wilfred A. Peterson The first four words of this poem remind us of the importance of stepping back and slowing down in life. The poem is especially appropriate during the season of Lent. Are we not challenged daily to find more than twenty-four hours each day to accomplish the many tasks and activities in which our children and we are engaged? Don’t conversations often become a recitation of the litany of “to dos” which await us as we hurry off to the next event? We are all busy people. We are all busy about good and important things. So then, what do we do? During this Lenten season have we given ourselves the opportunity to be quiet and to reflect? During this quiet time have we heard something we did not expect? Has the time alone provided an opportunity for transformation? There is still time to ---slow down, listen, reflect and change! This week our school community is praying for Matthew Anzideo, Mrs. Walters, Cullen Keffer, the Coon family, Alice Rodgers, Valerie Dati, Dr. Mendez, Monsignor Trinity, Richard Gatewood, Conall Harvey, and for all those in need. The Terra Nova Standardized testing will continue through to Friday, March 27. Students in grades 3 to 7 will be tested. Below is the schedule: Friday, March 20 In-View testing 8:30 to 11:30 AM Monday, March 23 Reading 8:30 to 10:00 AM (90 min) Tuesday, March 24 Language 8:30 to 9:20 AM (50 min) Wednesday, March 25 Math 8:30 to 10:00 AM (90 min) Thursday, March 26 Science 8:30 to 9:30 AM (60 min) Friday, March 27 Social Studies 8:30 to 9:35 AM (65 min) Thank you for making sure the children attend school, are well rested, and fed. 300 East Eagle Road • Havertown, PA 19083 P:610.446.4608 • F:610.446.5705 • www.cardinalfoley.org Principal Letter March 20, 2015 Page - 2 The third trimester elective program begins on Friday for grades 6, 7, and 8. We will make up the March 5 snow day by changing Wednesday, April 1 to a full day of school and Thursday, April 2, Holy Thursday, as a half day of school with a noon dismissal with bus transportation. The students will participate in a school retreat during the morning of Holy Thursday. We realize some families may have scheduled trips, etc. for this time. If you have, we do not expect you to cancel or change your plans. Have a good weekend! Sincerely, Mrs. Mary Ann DeAngelo Principal "Slow Me Down Lord" Slow me down Lord Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal march of time. Give me amid the confusion of the day, the calmness of the eternal hills. Break the tension of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking MINUTE vacations, Of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines of a good book. Slow me down Lord and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny. Author: Wilfred A. Peterson SECOND TRIMESTER HONORS MARCH 2015 Grade 4-2 Ava Brignola Annika Brignola Annemarie Conway Deirdre Donaher Brendan Dougherty Owen Finnerty Holly Fusaro Christopher Graziani Ryan Green Madelyn Haney Jacob Leinhauser Sarah Maloney Brynne McBryan Liam Megow Jessica Schmidt Cecilia Smith Grade 4-4 Dominic Albertini Brynn Bastian-Pastore Eleinna Calderon Christian Cervellero Michael Glavin Daniel Hoban Ryan Holmes Patrick Lawson Teddy MacKenzie Tayara Manchem Annie McGovern Reagan Megow Thomas Rafferty Mary Kate Riehl Mackenzie Serafino Therese Trainer Grade 5-5 Kolbe Bastian Pastore Daniel Corcoran Sean Donohue Bridget Friend Graeme Glavin Kevin Gormley Zoe Gusikoff Matthew Hoban Blayze Hyland Jack Kane Julianna Steinmetz Allison Walker Caroline White Margaret Yerger Emmett Young Grade 5-6 Emily Schlegel Christopher Potter Ryan Oliver Ashlyn McCarron Aidan Horgan Sean Graham Emma Friel Anna Barrett Bridget Yeats Annie Welde Julia Volk Deaglan Slattery Dorothy Tomko Juliette Schmidt Grade 6-9 Natalie Algeo Victoria Arra Anna Fahy AJ Frank Mirabelle Gallagher Erin Gormley Ryan Harvey Moira Healy Dante Hill Cooper Smith Jack Wylie Michael Thomson Charles Young Grade 6-10 Brian McGarrity Emma Peta Giovanna Scuderi James Welde Michael Woodburn Jack Yerger Grade 7-8 Sarah Bannan Caroline Conway Megan Hoban Olivia Howe Paul Kokol Ryan Kubasko Sarah McGovern Lindsey Russo Maureen Soltys Caitlin Spillane Grade 8-11 Noelle Algeo Thomas Howard Lauren Boyle Kailey McCarron Isabella Brignola Ava Rosini Madigan Gallagher Zachary Scuderi Aidan Graham Victoria Steinmetz Kevin Howard Jessica Sulouff Grade 8-12 Madison Boylan Kathleen Caruso Samantha Hagan Shane Lockett Sarah McGarrity Maggie McGovern Erin Welde IMPROVEMENT HONORS Grade 5-6 Madeline Molloy Isabel McGarvey Sean Kane Grade 6-9 Ryan Harvey Moira Healy Ayla Sorokin Grade 8-11 Erin Hoban Brianna Pennington Grade 8-12 Stephen Theroulde A message from the Home and School Board Dear Families, We want to let you know about an opportunity to potentially get assistance for your child(ren)'s tuition for the 2015-16 school year. BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) is an organization that provides tuition scholarships to students attending Catholic Schools in the Philadelphia area. Applications are currently being accepted online at www.psas.org/blocs. This program is available to families with students currently enrolled for the 2015-16 school year in a qualifying Catholic school. (Cardinal Foley). Families with one dependent must have an annual income of less than $90,000. For each additional dependent, you can make an additional $15,000 per child. So, for a family with 3 children in Cardinal Foley, the family can make up to $120,000 per year and still qualify for the program. Awards of scholarships are based on availability of funds and the needs of the families that apply. This year BLOCS anticipates giving away in excess of $14 million to catholic school students in the five county Philadelphia region. There are scholarships allocated for Cardinal Foley students for next school year, so if you qualify under the criteria above, please go online and fill out the application. Decisions on scholarships are made by the Parish Administration and based on the need of the families in the community. This is a great program that can benefit the School and community.