February 13, 2014

Dear Notre Dame Families,  

Happy St. Valentine's Day! 

Teachers continue to do great projects in their classrooms.  For example I stopped in Mrs. Ledvina's room and found the children wearing their pajamas. They brought in their favorite books from home, a blanket and pillow a flashlight and a stuffed animal.  They turned off all the lights and got real cozy around the room. To me it looked like indoor camping.  The children enjoyed their books for 30 minutes, what an awesome reading experience.

Battle of the books took place this week. Students in 4th-8th grades took place in Battle of the Books competing against one another answering questions about the books they read.  Some of the students read as many as 20 books to get ready for the competition. The winners were Lydia Sladek, Audrey Sladek and Elizabeth Hoeppner. 2nd place goes to Ellie Rose, Ben Smet, and Emma DeCleene. All student who participated gave their best effort and are winners in their own right. Thank you to the teachers and parents that served as judges, especially to Mrs. Pisani and Ms. Weiss who organized the event.

Interesting MAPS test fact: 20% of Notre Dame students tested at the 95% or higher level on MAPS math, reading, language arts and/or science. Some students tested at the 95% or higher category in all subjects. This is a tribute to our incredible student body, great teachers and great families.

Mark your calendars for the Island Adventure Carnival on Friday, February 21st.  Amazing food and a ton of fun will be in store for anyone who attends.  See our website for more details.

Speaking of fun The Key Event is sponsoring a 1980's Prom Event on Friday, February 28th.  See our website for more information and to register.  It looks like a fun couple of weeks ahead for us.

REMINDER:  There WILL be a full day of classes at all GRACE schools tomorrow, February 14th, 2014.  This is one of the make-up days due to the recent inclement weather.

Registration for 2014-2015 continues. The registration fee is $60.00 per student until the end of February.

Beginning March 1, 2014, the registration fee per student increases to $100.

Please register today!