Dear Parents-
Summer has arrived with warm temperatures this week. The sound of students bemoaning how hot it is fill the halls after lunch recess. I remind them that it was very chilly just last week. Ah the joys of Minnesota weather!
Thank you so much for all your efforts to make staff feel appreciated this week. We felt very spoiled by all of you. 😊The children managed to make us feel very special.
I hope you are able to join us for our Family Fun Night on May 12th (tomorrow night)! Bingo, inflatables, games, and food will be available. I hear Kona Ice will be visiting again as well. All are welcome to attend! The event will be held rain or shine. This event will be held at school.
We look forward to our Spring Concert and Grandparents’ Day on May 18th. Grandparents are invited to join us for our afternoon performance at 1:00 PM at BA. After the performance they are welcome to tour school, go to the Book Fair, view the Art Show, and have some refreshment. We hope they can join us!
The evening performance of our concert will be May 18th at 6:30 PM at BA. During this evening performance we will honor our staff that have hit milestone years. We will also honor our two retiring staff, Ginger Van Hecke and Peggy Johnson. After the performance we will hold a reception in their honor at school. Please plan to stop by and wish them all the best while you view the Art Show and Book Fair.
Our end of the year picnic and pool party will be held on May 30th. Letters about this event should be coming home today. We are asking each child to contribute $2 towards the cost of renting the Faribault Aquatic Center for the afternoon. Thank you for your help!
Our final event of May is our 5th grade celebration Mass and reception on May 31st. We will honor our students and wish them well as they move on in their schooling.
Teachers and staff will close out the year with our final meetings on June 1st and 5th, then the work of ordering, organizing, hiring, and getting everything in line for the next school year begins. Watch for our Annual Report update in the next few weeks to give you a snap shot of the year and the future. We have many things that are in the works and we are excited for the future. Please keep Divine Mercy Catholic Church and School in your prayers as we build our new education center and office complex and work to staff our open positions. I appreciate it greatly!
Many Blessings-
Mrs. Ashley