March 30, 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope you are enjoying your weekend and were able to take advantage of the beautiful weather we had yesterday! It is hard to believe that the month of April is upon us, and we are looking at only 13 school days till Easter break. We have many events happening prior to the break, so please check our school website and your teacher’s websites for all your information.

Last week we had our 6^th grade Wax Museum presentations. The students did a fantastic job presenting to parents and their peers. Thank you for always supporting them with these events. Our 5^th and 8^th grade students had their first ARK assessment to allow us the opportunity to ensure that our Catholic faith, the foundation of our school, is being instructed and retained. The result of this assessment will provide us with important information on how we can move forward in teaching Catholicism and to determine where we stand among other Catholic schools.This test does not count toward their Religion grades for the year. Finally, we had our Career Day on Friday. The morning was filled with valuable knowledge, provided by our presenters, regarding their careers and the paths that led them to what they do today. Thank you to all those parents that volunteered their time to make wonderful presentations for our 4^th to 8^th grade students. Additionally, thank you Mrs. DeLorenzo, Mrs. Zaino, and Mrs. Guarnaccia for all your work in making this such a great success!

Yesterday our cheerleaders hosted their annual Cheer Competition. It was an amazing turnout of competitors, that required two sessions! Thank you to our AD Mr. Biancaniello, our cheer coaches, Nicole Nolan, Deana Alessio, Tara Cuddyer, Julie D’Arpa, our amazing parents, Mrs. Tkach for her assistance running the event, and to all the students that volunteered their time to make this so successful. A special thanks to our graduating 8^th grade moms, Mrs. Ferrotta and Mrs. Casey for all the time you have committed over the years. We wish your girls the best of luck as they move onto high school.

Today is our Mother/Daughter Tea event. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures from this tradiional moment, so please send your pictures to Mrs. Mary Koury to be shared on our social media accounts. Thank you to the chairpersons Mrs. Domenichetti and Mrs. Perillo for coordinating this special day that was held at Addison Park.

This week our 2^nd graders will have their trip to the Turtleback Zoo on Friday. I know they are looking forward to this day and I am sure they have been talking about it! Our Spring Musical will be held at the end of this week. Students have been working with Mrs. Calicchio for the past couple of months and I know that they are looking forward to sharing their talents with the school community. There will be a Cabaret/Dress Rehearsal performance on Thursday evening at 6:30PM. This is reserved for parents and siblings only. However, on Friday night at 7:00PM, the performance is open to the public. I hope you can join us as I know how hard they have all been working to make this a success!

Lastly, this Saturday, April 5^th is our annual Spring Gala. Much time and preparation has gone into our largest fundraising event. I hope you will be joining us to support your children. If you have not ordered your tickets yet, there is still time. Please log onto the school website and log into to your PTA account to gain access to order your tickets. Please reach out to our cochairs, Mrs. Jessica Smith and Mrs. Maria Importico, if you have any questions or need assistance.

I wish you all a blessed week!

Psalm 136: "Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his love endures forever." 

Caroline Fitzgerald, MA Eds.

Principal