Information and News for Parents

March 10^th, 2010

Family Fun Night - Thursday, March 18th is our first “Family Fun Night.” We will show the movie “The Princess and the Frog” in the auditorium. The doors will open at 6:30PM and the movie will begin promptly at 7PM. The admission price of $5 covers the cost of the movie, a bottle of water, popcorn and a raffle ticket. Other items will be sold in the kitchen.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

Thursday, March 18th at St. Joseph’s School
Doors Open at 6:30, Film starts at 7:00 PM

Admission is $5 per person and includes:
A Bottled Water • A Bag of Popcorn • A Raffle Ticket
Additional snacks available at the concession stand.

Bring a blanket and wear pajamas!

Movie starts at 7 PM, Doors open at 6:30

Information and News for Parents

March 4^th, 2010

Hopefully the winter snows will cease and we can look forward to warmer, more pleasant weather.

Information and News for Parents

February 23^rd, 2010

Re-Registration - We have completed our formal reregistration period for current families. All families reregistering for the 2010–2011 school year will be charged $150 per family.

Between the pending storm, a planned night out at Chili's on Thursday, and the fact that there is not much new to discuss this month, there will not be a February PTO meeting. Of course if anyone ever has a question, suggestion, problem, comment, etc., please feel free to give us a call or send an e-mail.

Thanks,

John & Ann Dignam
St. Joseph's School PTO
johndignam@aol.com

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Dear Parent / Guardian:

Over the last several years, state lawmakers have failed to reimburse our schools for the costs we incur in complying with state-imposed mandates and participating in state programs. This reimbursement is critical to controlling the cost of tuition. To make matters worse, state lawmakers imposed a new “payroll” tax to bail out the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which serves the 12 counties in and around New York City.

Information and News for Parents

February 4^th, 2010

Re-Registration - As indicated in the letter mailed home in January, registration forms are due tomorrow, Friday, February 5th. As of today, we have received less than half of the possible returns. In order to properly plan for appropriate staff and materials, it is imperative that these forms are returned to school immediately.

Below is an article in the Journal News this morning, written by James Cultrara, director for education, New York State Catholic Conference, and co-chairman, New York State Coalition for Independent and Religious Schools. It lays out the issues and the need for the Legislative Forum better than I ever could. Hope to see many of you tonight.

Don't forget to order your Chili's gift cards for the St. Joseph's Chili's night. You may send in a check to school made out to "St. Joseph's Certificate Program" and indicate how many cards you want. The cards come in $25 denominations.

We also have the following cards for sale in the school office and rectory: