School News

LETS CELEBRATE CLASS OF 2010

2010-06-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

CONGRATS TO CLASS OF 2010!!!!

2010-06-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

SUPER RAFFLE WINNERS!!!

2010-06-24T18:34:00.000-07:00

The following individuals are super raffle winners:

Lisa Demarest, Cohoes - $1,000
Mary Anne Cecchetto, Watervliet - $250
Daryll & Claudia Stewart, Watervliet - $100
Dolores nWhited, Watervliet - $50

JUNE NEWSLETTER

2010-06-07T18:27:00.001-07:00

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School

Parent/Guardian Memo
June 4, 2010
Email: principalsbrcs@yahoo.com Website: www.stbrigidsschool.info

Rapid Dismissal, Thursday, June 10th

We will have a practice Rapid Dismissal drill this Thursday. Students will evacuate all buildings and go to the Church. Parents can pick up students from the Church at their regular dismissal time.

$1.00 Super Raffle Tickets Available - $1,400 in Cash Prizes, Drawing, June 24th

Tickets were recently distributed. More are available upon request at the school office, 273-3321. Please support this event.

Awards Dinner RSVP Due June 8

Grade 7 & 8 Awards Dinner RSVP due Tuesday, June 8th. This date is important so we can order food.

Super Raffle Incentive (See Flyer Attached)

If the students raise $5,000 in Super Raffles sales, the highest sellers in each class will have an opportunity to throw a water balloon at the Principal. Classes that raise the most money will receive a pizza or ice cream party.

2010-2011 Registration Fees Mailed

Parents that paid their $100 registration fee for the 2010-2011 school year will receive a refund. It was mailed today. Please call the office if you do not receive it sometime next week.

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, June 17th, 6:00pm, Awards Dinner, Grades 7 & 8, School Gym

Monday, June 21st, Graduations

Pre-School, 9:30am

Pre-Kindergarten, 11:00am

Kindergarten, 1:00am

Wednesday, June 23rd, 6:00pm, Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation, St. Brigid’s Church

Thursday, June 24th, 9:00am, Moving Up, Grades 1 – 7, St. Brigid’s Church

PTA MINUTES

2010-05-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

PTA Minutes
for
May 18, 2010

Present: Mary Anne Cecchetto, President
Rita Fahr, Treasurer
Sally Rushford, Member
Ralph Provenza, Principal / Administration

Meeting began at 6:30 pm and the minutes from the April 13th meeting were reviewed and approved.

Old Business
Treasurer's Report: The funds we have raised over the year have been spent down, used over the last few months to pay for some field trips and the remaining funds allotted to the overall school budget.Account has been zeroed out.
Semi-Formal: It was reported that the 7th and 8th graders had a wonderful and successful dance; Mrs. Spain did an outstanding job and there were many parent volunteers.
Upcoming Events: Awards Dinner, Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation Ceremony: It was requested that PTA plan on attending and working these two programs.

New Business
It was decided that the PTA would host our final event by planning the Celebration of the 152 Years of St Brigids School, to be held Saturday, June 26th. The event starts with a 4 PM Mass at St. Brigids Church, for the entire parish, school student body, and invitations will go out to our alumni list - Bill Fahr will send over labels. Immediately following at the Hall at 5 pm will be a BBQ. Donations will be requested of the student body.
Sally Rushford, Rita Fahr and Mary Anne Cecchetto are sharing the chair for this event, and looking for committee members to help plan a great afternoon and evening.
First planning meeting is Wednesday, May 26th at 6:30 in the 1886 School. Anyone interested please be there at that time or contact MCECCHETTO@NYCAP.RR.COM or the school office. or Rita or Sally.

Open Discussion
Dear Parents, Teachers, Administration, Staff, Officers and Friends,
Please allow me this opportunity to thank you for these last two years; to serve you, our school and most important, our children. Although I always imagined ending my term under different and happier conditions, none the less, I am grateful for having been blest by this experience. We were successful in our events, and more importantly, friendships were born and community was realized! I am sure I speak for many of you when I say, I am taking away so much more than I gave to St Brigids PTA.
It is my hope that our little community and friendships will continue after the last day of school. One of the great things about technology and the internet is the ability to stay together, so let's give it a try.
Parents: May God bless you and your families. May the Blessed Mother watch over and protect you wherever you go. May you and your children take the lessons you've learned at St. Brigids with you throughout all your lives. Where one door closes, a window opens - remember to let the sun shine in.
Teachers, Administration & Staff: May the Lord help you in your search for work. Most important, we parents thank you for the knowledge, patience and guidance you've showered upon our children. Being a teacher goes way beyond abc's and 123's. You sometimes had to wipe their tears, or be their counselor and role models. Your sacrifices will never be forgotten.
PTA Officers & Members: Thank you for your time, talent, sweat and hard work. If I were ever on an island with nothing and had to choose a handful of people to survive with, I'd choose you! You all make great things happen out of nothing and for that, I'll be forever grateful!
And as my grandmother always said, say so long, not good bye, because good bye is forever, but so long means SEE YOU SOON!
Sincerely yours,
Mary Anne Cecchetto
,
2008 - 2010

NATURE'S CLASSROOM DAY 1

2010-05-19T09:36:00.001-07:00

CECE'S FIRST COMMUNION

2010-05-03T18:32:00.000-07:00

2010-04-22T16:57:00.001-07:00

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School

Parent/Guardian Memo
April 22, 2010
Email: principalsbrcs@yahoo.com Website: www.stbrigidsschool.info

Attending a Catholic School for 2010-2011
All families were informed that we will be closing St. Brigid’s at the end of this school year. We are encouraging everyone to consider enrolling in another Catholic school. You can visit the Diocese website www.faitninourfuture.net for more detailed information.

If enough families are interested, I can arrange an “Information Night” at St. Brigid’s. I can invite all local Catholic School to attend. If this is something you are interested in attending, please contact the office 273-3321.

We Need Your Support.
It is important that our families continue to support our various programs, especially our last required family fundraiser – Super Raffle. It will begin May 10th and ends in June.

Golf Tournament & Block Party CANCELLED
Our May 1 Golf Tournament and Block Party was cancelled. All sponsorship and golf fees will be refunded.

This Newsletter being Emailed
If you wish to receive this newsletter and other correspondence from us to your email address, please send us your email.

Volunteers Needed for the Grade 7 & 8 Semi-formal
The Semi-formal dance will be held on Friday, May 7th, 7:00 – 10:00pm. We can use volunteers to help plan, set-up, chaperone, and clean-up. Please call the office for more information.

Registration Fee for 2010-2011 We Be Refunded
All families that paid a registration fee for 2010-2011 will receive a refund sometime within the next couple of weeks.

2010-04-06T06:19:00.000-07:00

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School

Parent/Guardian Memo
March 30, 2010
Email: principalsbrcs@yahoo.com
Website: www.stbrigidsschool.info

May the blessing of the risen Christ be with you and your entire family on this, the holiest season of the year.

Registration Update
At this point, we have 112 students registered. If you have not registered your child please do so ASAP.

Convent to Educate – Re-Imagining Catholic Schools, 7:00-8:30pm, April 21, St. Ambrose, Latham
You are invited and encouraged to attend a regional meeting to review the draft strategic plan for Catholic Schools. Planning for the future of Catholic education is an exciting and challenging opportunity. It is important that the planning committee hear from all constituent groups as the Diocese develop a plan to re-imagine Catholic education for t he 21st century. We can arrange to car pool. Please call the office for more info – 273-3321.

Table of the Lord
Some of our students participated in a taping of Table of the Lord on WXXA Fox 23. It will be aired Sunday, April 11th at 6:30 am.

Cookie Dough Raises more than $6,000 for the School
Thank you to everyone who sold and bought cookie dough. The students who sold the most by class is below.
Grade Student Amt. Sold Grade Student Amt. Sold
Pre-S Kelcey Bryce $510.50 4 Jerry Rushford $253
Pre-K Sadie DeCrescenzo $450 5 Vincenza Resciniti $207
K Christian Gotham $689 6 Alexis Hergel $341
1 Sophia Shark $349 7 Anthony Holzer $147
2 Bridget Ryan $574 8 Michael Normile $166
3 Trevor Skumin $282 Day Care Giselle Banks $304

March Madness Raffle Winner – Mrs. Panasci wins $8,400
168 raffles were sold, netting $8,400 for the school. Thank You to everyone that bought a raffle.

Golf Tournament, Block Party, & PR/Marketing Committee Meetings, Monday, April 5, 6:30pm
These committees have been working very hard and producing some outstanding results. Please attend this meeting for an update and to assist. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria.

Follow St. Brigid’s on Facebook

Going Green
St. Brigid’s would like to limit the amount of paper we use, therefore we have been sending newsletters and other correspondence via email. If you have not been receiving emails from us and wish to do so, please send your email address to tresciniti@yahoo.com or call the office at 273-3321.

Dates to Remember
• PTA Meeting, Tuesday, April 13, 6:30pm, Cafeteria
• Athletic Association Sports Banquet, Friday, April 23, 6:00 – 8:00pm, Watervliet Elks
• Golf Tournament, Saturday, May 1, 12:30pm, Frear Park, Troy

MARCH MADNESS RAFFLE ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT!!!

2010-03-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

Support our School and you could win up to $10,000.00!!!

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO PURCHASE YOUR RAFFLE TICKET!!!!

Buy a ticket today!

Drawing is March 25 @ 6:30pm

SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL

2010-03-05T10:07:00.000-08:00

SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL
2009-2010
GRADE 8
HIGH HONORS:
Quinn Capitula
Peter Ellis
Shelby Fenton
Terah Jones
Samantha Kovalsky
Michael Normile
Richard Razzano

HONORS:
Daeron Bennett
Henry Carroll
Kaylea Chambers
Sean Flynn
Jacob Foglia
Volodymyr Myshchuk
Cara Sirigiano
Kylea Spain

GRADE 7
HONORS:
Marlo Ellis
Anthony Holzer
Sarah Luce

GRADE 6
HIGH HONORS:
Mitch Capitula
Brandon Pryor
Vincent Razzano

HONORS:
Hayley Fenton
Alexis Hergel
Tyler Lee
Benjamin McHarg

GRADE 5
HIGH HONORS:
Maya Manfred

HONORS:
Rafael Olazagasti
Brianna Palmer
James Rubino
Nathan Spain

GRADE 4
HIGH HONORS:
Alex Pryor

HONORS:
Matthew Miller
Luca Rentz

OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 10AM TO 12PM: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish – St Brigid’s Regional Catholic School

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish – St Brigid’s Regional Catholic School invites you to an

OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 10AM TO 12PM

We educate each student by integrating tradition and innovation!

Walk through our hallways, and meet our great teachers and experience the family atmosphere that our school offers.

We are accepting registration in all classes
3-year old pre-school program through 8th grade
Daycare program for children ages 6 weeks to 36 months.

Why not provide the best education for your child in a warm, loving and Christian atmosphere! Please join us on this day.

Teachers and parents will be ready to answer any questions you may have. If you cannot make it, schedule a special private tour at your convenience, call 273-3321

Visit our website http://www.stbrigidsschool.info/

Ask about our financial aid program available to qualified families.

Invitation brought to you by the faculty and parents of the children at St. Brigid’s

St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School 700 5th Avenue Watervliet, New York 12189 Phone: (518) 273-3321 Fax: (518) 273-9355

Parent/Guardian Memo:February 23, 2010

2010-03-01T19:23:00.000-08:00

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
St. Brigid's Regional Catholic School

Parent/Guardian Memo
February 23, 2010

Email: principalsbrcs@yahoo.com Website: www.stbrigidsschool.info

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR CHILD BY THE MARCH 15TH TARGET DATE

OPEN HOUSE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 6:00 – 8:00pm

THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!
The many parents, students, friends, and staff that gave so freely of their personal time and resources to “over-haul” the cafeteria during the winter break just cannot be thanked enough. THE CAFETERIA NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD.

St. Brigid’s to Advertise on 19th Street, Watervliet, Billboard
Look for our ad beginning March 8th. Thanks to two very generous parents, a large portion of the cost was donated.

We have a Hired an Art and Music Teachers
Both are experienced and come highly recommended.

Part-time Volunteer Librarian Needed
We are looking for a volunteer to work in our library a few hours per week. Please call 273-3321 for more info.

Beacon of Hope Scholarship Application Now Available
These applications are available in the office. It is a need based scholarship for families who students are in grades K-8.

The Mac Donald Family in an Apartment
As you recall, the MacDonald family had a fire in their apartment just before the holidays that destroyed all of their belongings. Many of our families donated various items, cash, and gifts for Mrs. MacDonald and her three daughters. Now that she is in an apartment, the family can still use some basics items. Please call the office for more information.

Hot Lunch Program Discontinued Because of Low Number of Lunch Orders
Our paid lunch count has been decreasing to a point where we are selling an average of 22 lunches per day. This is not enough to justify Chartwells continuing the lunch program. They have agreed to serve hot lunch through March 12. We will try to provide free and reduced lunch students with bag lunches from the Parish.

Fundraising, PR/Marketing, & Student Recruitment Committee Meetings, Thursday, Feb. 25, 6:30pm
These committees have been working very hard and producing some outstanding results. Please attend this meeting for an update and to assist. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria.

Special “Walk Through The Mass” Presentation, Sunday, February 28, 7:00pm, St. Patrick’s
Special, “Walk Through the Mass” presentation by Fr. Walsh, February 28, 7:00pm Mass, will explain what and why we do what we do. DON’T MISS IT!!!!!

Parish Happening for February & March (See other side for more details.

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Congratulations Rylee

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We would like to congratulate Riley on her baptism Sunday, October 11, at St. Brigid's Church.

Kathleen Gingeresky Benefit Event

2009-10-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know, one of our St. Brigid’s parents was recently diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer called Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma (SNUC). Mrs. Gingeresky is the mom of Stephen who is in our 1st grade here at St. Brigid’s.

There is a fundraiser planned for October 18th at Savannah’s where they will be having a silent auction to help raise money. We would like to provide a gift basket to her family to auction off at her benefit. We are asking families to donate items to create this basket.

Pre-School through 3rd grade are asking to bring in items that center around a “spa” theme. This can include, lotions, shower gels, gift certificates and any items that relate to a “spa” theme.

Grade 4 through 8th we are asking for basket items that center around an “entertainment” theme. Items could include but are not limited to: movie passes, movie rental coupons, popular DVD’s, and movie snack items.

If anyone would like to make a cash donation, we will be shopping for additional items to add to the basket. Any amount you are able to give will be helpful.

Please bring in all items.and cash donations by Wednesday October 14th. If you have any questions please e-mail me at mrspanasci@gmail.com .

Thank you for your helping a member of our St.Brigid’s family during this difficult time. All donations will be greatly appreciated.

Date/Time: 2pm - Sunday October 18th @ Savannah's in Albany

Tickets: $20, Children under 12 are FREELive Music, Dinner, Soda & Beer included with your ticket!!

There will be a silent auction. 50/50 raffle, and door prize.

Featuring musical performances by: Atomic Johnson, Folding Sky, Sirsy, also Vinnie C and Wednesday!

Donations may be made directly at any Pioneer Savings Bank under Kathleen Gingeresky Benefit Fund.

Medication Policy

2009-10-02T07:40:00.000-07:00

In an effort to insure the correct administration of medication and to protect all children, we feel that a review of the district’s medication policy will be helpful. This policy applies to all prescription and over the counter medications.

School Personnel may administer medicine to school children when provided with the following:

The written request from the physician in which he indicates diagnosis, name of medication, the frequency and dosage of the prescribed medication. New request needed each school year.

The written request from the parent to administer the medication as specified by the doctor. New request needed each school year.

The medication should be delivered to the nurse by the parent or guardian. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE MEDICATION BE DELIVERED BY THE STUDENT.

The family must provide the medication in a pharmacy container that clearly indicates the DATE, NAME OF THE STUDENT, NAME OF PHYSICIAN, DOSAGE AND FREQUENCY.

If there are any questions, please contact the school nurse at the following numbers:

Kathryn Yanni
School Nurse

Phone: 518-273-3321
Fax: 518-273-9355