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Holy Rosary’s second grade has a ‘Spooktacular’ Halloween

Holy Rosary School students and their families had a great time celebrating Halloween on Friday, October 30th. Everyone enjoyed the parade and the classroom parties. It was a great “warm-up” to the trick-or-treating of the next day. Our thanks to the PTO who supplied the treats, and to the Duryea Police Department, who provided the escort for our parade. Pictured are some our second graders preparing for the day’s events. They look “spook-tacular!!”

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Congratulations to our Junior Varsity Forensic Team members Nina Mucciolo and Michael Pope, and their coach, Mrs. Nancy Musso. Nina and Michael competed in the Diocesan Final Competition held Thursday, November 5th at St. Nick/St. Mary’s School. Their hard work and talent was obvious and we are “Royally Proud” of them.

Young Scholars

Congratulations to the four eighth graders who represented Holy Rosary School in the Scranton Prep Young Scholars Program on Saturday, November 7th. Nick Preston, Rico Connors, Andrew Mies, and Kyler Kovaleski, and their moderator, Mrs. Debbie Brady, represented Holy Rosary well, and we were amazed at all they knew!! The Class of 2010 also made us “Royally Proud.”

Report Cards

Report Cards for grades 2-8 will be distributed on Monday, November 9th. First grade will receive their first report cards in January and children in the kindergarten and preschool four year-old program will receive progress reports in January as well. While report cards and progress reports will not be issued until January, PK4, kindergarten and first grade did receive conference appointments for November 10th . We look forward to speaking with everyone.

Early Dismissal

Conferences for grades PK4 through 8 have been scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th in the afternoon and evening. Appointments for all families were sent home this past week. If you cannot make your appointment, please call the school office (457-2553). Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10th , due to the conference schedule, and lunch will be served that day.

No School

Holy Rosary School will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. On this day, we remember all those who have served our country and ask God’s blessings on them and their families.

Holy Redeemer H.S.

The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students and their teachers will visit Holy Redeemer High School on Thursday morning, November 12th for a preview showing of the HRHS play, Godspell. We thank Mr. James Redington, Principal and Mrs. Anita Sirak, Associate Principal, as well as director Mr. Tom Hanlon, and his talented cast and crew for inviting us to the show. Best wishes for successful performances on Thursday morning as well as on Friday and Saturday evenings, November 13th and 14th!

Field Trip

The fourth and fifth grades and their teachers will attend the movie, A 3D Christmas Carol, on Friday, November 13th at the Cinemark Theater in Moosic. Permission forms and payment are due this week. Enjoy the show, boys and girls.

Student Council Service Projects

Mrs. Lisa Casey, Student Council Moderator, asks for your support in the following service projects, which are currently underway.

Greater Pittston Food Pantry: Each month the student council members collects specific food items that are donated to the Greater Pittston Food Panty located in the Seton building. For the month of November we are collecting stuffing mixes, boxes of instant potatoes, cans of yams, and cans of cranberries. If you would like to donate any of these items, please send them with your child to Mrs. Casey, Student Council Moderator. Any help would be deeply appreciated.

Greater Pittston Kid’s Closet: We are asking Holy Rosary families to look into their closet and find items of clothing they have outgrown, and donate them to this worthy cause. Clothing must be clean, gently used, free from rips or tears and have no offensive language on it. This year the need is particularly great. Please send your donations to school in a plastic bag marked BOY or GIRL. Also, please mark the approximate size. In addition to our usual collection, as the winter season begins, we know many children are desperately in need of winter hats, gloves, and scarves. Please help!

Soda Tabs for Ronald McDonald House: The Student Council members are collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Scranton. If you would like to help with this project, please send the tabs to school with your child and give them to Mrs. Casey, Student Council moderator.

Bon-Ton Community Days: The Bon-Ton at the Wyoming Valley Mall has offered us a great deal. We are selling Community Days booklets for $5.00. This Student Council fundraiser will benefit service work within our school. The Community Day Event will take place on Nov. 14th, 2009 from 6AM until closing. The certificates can be used at any Bon-Ton. When you purchase a booklet, you will receive a $10.00 gift certificate that can be used on the day of the event. You will also receive six 20% off coupons for your other shopping. Wouldn’t this be a great way to buy items for Christmas and save some money while you are helping out the school? If you would like a booklet, send in $5.00 in an envelope to Mrs. Casey with your name.

Gift Certificate

New stores have been added to the pre-order form. They are Ace Hardware, Advance Auto Parts, Amazon.com, Auto Zone, Ulta Salons, and Subway. Sunshine Market has suspended all sales of Gift Cards as of Sept. 21st. All card balances must be used by Nov. 16th. No refunds will be given on unused balances. Vouchers sales for the school year are held in the Holy Rosary Church Hall each Thursday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. School families may send in your orders on Wednesday to be filled on Thursday. If you have any questions, you may contact Teresa at 457-9001.