Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School
“Where your child enters a student but leaves as family”
3893 Dyre Avenue
Bronx, New York 10466
Tel. 718-324-2188
FAX: 718-324-1128
November 2017
Newsletter
Dear Parents and Students:
Fall greetings! The leaves on the trees have begun to turn fall colors, it’s gotten noticeably cooler, and we are preparing to turn back our clocks.
November is the month in which we remember the saints of the Church (All Saints Day), remember those we have loved and have gone before us (All Souls Day), exercise our right to choose governmental leaders (Election Day), remember our military veterans (Veterans’ Day) and thank God for all that He gives us every day (Thanksgiving).
This year our school community will participate in a Thanksgiving service project that will benefit St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church food pantry. The donated cans and food will be used to supply needy families with a Thanksgiving meal. Please consider participating in this special service project that will benefit members of our community.
Nativity News
Many thanks to all those who participated in the Prestige Gift Catalog Sale. All the money raised from this voluntary fundraiser will be used to help the school. Thanks for your support!
Many thanks to all those who participated in the Scholastic Book Fair. All the money raised from this event was used to obtain 30 more Chromebooks for the school, along with computer carts to secure these devices. The addition of these Chromebooks will help in expanding the Blending Learning program to additional classrooms. Nativity School would like to specifically thank Ms. Jennifer Scott, Ms. Shantale Hughes, Mrs. Chalice Duncan, Mrs. Sashanna Crawford and Mrs. Teresa Tyler for their dedication of time to help make the fair a great success! I would also like to thank Mrs. Magnotta and Mrs. Wilson for their additional help in the assembly and pack up of the fair.
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School was honored to have author Andy Bergmann visit our Kindergarten through Grade 3 students. He read his book “The Starry Giraffe” to the students and then helped the students create their own books. It was an exciting time for the students. The event was featured on News 12 The Bronx. I am currently in the process of tracking down the feature, which will be placed on the school website for all to see.
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady is proud to welcome Mrs. Kathleen Murray to the School Family. Mrs. Murray is the new Pre-K Red teacher. Mrs. Murray is excited to begin her tenure at the school and we are extremely happy to have her be a part of Nativity School.
The First Marking Period will end for the students in Kindergarten -Grade 8 on Friday, November 17th. Report Cards will be distributed to parents during the scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences which will be held on Thursday, November 30th, from 1:00-3:00 PM and 5:00-7:00 PM. On this day all the children will be dismissed at 12 NOON. The AfterSchool Program will be in session until 6:00 PM.
If you would like your child to be baptized as Roman Catholic, please contact me so that we can discuss the process for being baptized. If you have been baptized but would like information about receiving First Holy Communion or Confirmation, please feel free to contact me.
Parents who have not settled their TUITION, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL, etc. ACCOUNT(S) WILL NOT RECEIVE THEIR CHILD’S REPORT CARD UNTIL ALL OVERDUE FEES ARE PAID IN FULL. Thank you for your cooperation.
Honor Roll Certificates (Grs. 4-8) and Principal’s List Certificates(Grades 1-3) will be distributed after morning prayers on Friday, December 1st.
Good luck to our 8th graders who will be taking the TACHS Exam on Friday,
November 3rd!
On Wednesday, October 25th Nativity School held a dress down day. All proceeds from this dress down day will be used to purchase turkeys for families who cannot afford one for Thanksgiving. These turkeys will be donated to the St. Frances of Rome food pantry for distribution.
CALENDAR REMINDERS!!!
November 3rd---12 Noon Dismissal (Faculty Mtg.)— K-Gr. 8
...... UPK Classes will be a full day.
...... NOAfterSchool Program
November 7th --- UPK Program CLOSED-- K-8 in session.
November 7th(Election Day)!--- Remember to vote
(SCHOOL OPEN for Grs. K-8)
November 10th (Veteran’s Day)---SCHOOL CLOSED
November 22rd ---12 NOON Dismissal
……NOAfterSchool Program
November 23-24---SCHOOL CLOSED
November 30th --- 12 NOON Dismissal – Parent Teacher Conferences
On Wednesday, November 15th, we will have an Optional Dress-Down Day. On this day a child may “dress-down” as long as his or her parents remit $2.00 for this special privilege. Students whose parents do not want them to participate in the Dress-Down Day should wear their regular school uniform.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected as “Student of the Month” for October by their classroom teacher:
Kindergarten…… Tyler Williams Lee
Grade 1….Nyla ScottGrade 5…… Zaryah Crawford
Grade 2….Dezare WardGrade 6….... Kris Ann Green
Grade 3…. Christie Ann ChristieGrade 7…… Katelyn Allen
Grade 4…..Brooklyn RigsbeeGrade 8……Alisa Ramnarais
May you and your family have a most Blessed Thanksgiving!
Douglas Klice
Principal
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