Christmas Program

The annual St. Malachy Christmas program will be Wednesday, December 6 at 6 p.m. at the Creston High School auditorium.  Your child should be at the high school by 5:45 p.m. and in their assigned place.  Your child should be dressed in their "Sunday best".  Be sure to complete and sign the permission form for your child to ride the school bus to practice for the program on Wednesday afternoon.  Look for it in today's take-home folder.

Advent Activities

• Everyday in the classroom, we open our day by lighting and praying around the Advent wreath.  We try to focus our attention on the coming of Jesus into our lives.  At mass on Friday, December 8, our Advent wreath will be blessed.

• On Wednesdays during Advent, your child gets together with their assigned Advent Angel (older student in our building) and does a specially planned activity.  These activities include various activities centered around the meaning of the season of Advent.  Be sure to ask your child each week what they are doing in their Advent angel activity. 

• The school has adopted families in need.  There will be a noisy change collections during mass on Friday, December 8 and Wednesday, December 13. 

• On the final day of school before Christmas vacation, Friday, Dec. 22,  all students need to bring a sack lunch and drink (Please keep the drink to 12 oz. or less.  No pop, please).  After lunch, they will sing Christmas carols with their Advent Angel.  School will be dismissed at the regular time, 3:10 p.m..

Dates to Remember

Friday, Dec. 1 - Spirit Day

$1 to wear sweat/windpants

Wednesday, Dec. 6 - Christmas program practice

Christmas program at 6 p.m.

CHS auditorium

Friday, Dec. 8 -  Mass today (Please note change of day/date)

Remember to dress-up!!

Noisy Change collection at mass 

(for our adopt-a-family)

Monday, Dec. 11 - Friday, Dec. 15

COIN WARS for Sleep in Heavenly Peace

(local charity)

Friday, Dec. 15 - Spirit Day

$1 to wear sweat/windpants

Saturday, Dec. 23 - Wednesday, Jan. 3

No School

Christmas vacation

Thanksgiving Note

 Winter Gear

This is just a "heads up" for making sure your child is prepared for the snow and cold weather.  I always say that St. Malachy students are prepared!!  Just a couple of thoughts:  Please mark your child's name on their snow boots and snow pants.  It really helps everyone so no "mix ups" occur.  And, for your information, if the air or wind chill are below 0 degrees, the students stay in for an "indoor recess".  If both air and wind chill are 0 degrees or above, the students will bundle up and go outside.  I check very carefully to ensure that your child is zipped, snapped, and covered before they go out!!  I try very hard to see that everything goes home each day (items may need to be dried and/or laundered).  As always, if you have questions, please contact me.

    No Spelling next week (because of the very short week!). 

Also, no Take-Home folders will be sent home next week! 
And, no first grade blog update!
Enjoy the holiday!!!

Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving with your family and friends!!

Dates to Remember

Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24

No School

Thanksgiving Vacation

Monday, November 27

No School

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St. Martin de Porres

Since November is the month to remember and learn about the saints, the first graders have been studying these special people in religion class.  Here is one that they enjoyed learning about:

Saint Martin de Porres

The first grade recently learned about Saint Martin de Porres, a person who cared for the poor and unloved including animals.  We learned about mice that were nibbling all the linens in church and people wanted to rid the church of the mice.  Martin could not harm the mice so he called them together and promised to feed them in the barn everyday.  Martin kept his promise to the mice and they lived in the barn thus leaving the church linens alone.  

Dates to Remember

Friday, November 10 - Panther football to the Dome

Your child will attend the Pep Rally at the HS Football field.

Remember to wear Red/Black to support the team. 

Friday, November 10 - Veteran's Day program/1 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15

PTO/6 p.m.

Wednesday, November 22 - Friday, November 24

No School

Thanksgiving Vacation

Monday, November 27

No School

Professional Development