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February 26, 2010

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Although we are only a week into Lent, Easter will be here before we know it! Have you thought about the candy that you will put in your child's Easter basket?  Well, we have found an easy way for you to purchase your Easter candy and help the Academy of St. Adalbert's science program.

Included in today's Family Mail is a brochure from Malley's chocolates. We will be selling Malley's candy as a fundraiser this year. ALL OF THE PROFITS FROM THIS SALE WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE SCIENCE MATERIALS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO USE. Our teachers would love to make science experiential and exciting for our students by allowing them to perform scientific experiments. Teaching science this way also promotes the critical thinking skills that our students need now and will need in the future. We are appreciative to our PTU for purchasing a science cart and we are looking forward to having the materials we need to make this cart more useful. That's where YOU come in!!

Our sale will begin today, Friday, February 26^th. Orders can be placed either by using the paper order form found in the middle of the brochure or online by going to register.malleys.com. The identification number that you will need to get started is printed in your brochure. You will be able to forward a website to all of your family and friends, down the street and around the world, asking them to help our school acquire the science materials we need. If you are ordering using the paper form, your orders must be received by Wednesday, March 17^th and can be picked up at school on Wednesday, March 24^th. However, if you choose to order online, orders may be placed until 11:59 p.m. on March 29^th. Orders placed online will be delivered directly to the address given.

Will there be prizes??? Of course, there will!

• Malley's Chocolates is offering one free ticket to Cedar Point to any seller who has a total online sales of at least $200, not including shipping charges. Details can be found on the first page of the brochure.

• The student with the highest amount of sales will win a $75 gift certificate of their choice, 2^nd highest seller will win a $50 gift certificate of their choice, and the 3^rd highest seller will win a $25 gift certificate of their choice.

• Classrooms will be teamed as follows: Team Preschool/STEPS, 6^th grade, 4^th grade, 2^nd grade, 3^rd grade, Team 5-7-8, Team Kindergarten and 1^st grade. The team with the largest amount of candy sales will win a pizza and movie party.

If you choose to order using the paper form, orders can be returned to the school office beginning Monday, March 1^st through Wednesday, March 17^th. All checks should be made payable to The Academy of St. Adalbert.

Thank you to Mrs. Barb Victor who has graciously agreed to be the chairperson for our sale. We are looking forward to a very profitable sale that will help our school acquire the science materials we need! If you have any questions, please call our school office and we will be happy to answer them for you.

Yours in Jesus, the Master Teacher,

Martha K. Jacobs

Principal

February 26, 2010

Dear Parents/Guardians,

            It is hard to believe that we are almost halfway through the third quarter, that Lent has begun, and that Easter is just six weeks away. However, the good news of the Easter Season is HOPE and we can all hope that warm weather is around the corner!

            At the beginning of this school year, the Academy of St. Adalbert entered into a partnership with the STEPS Center for Excellence in Autism. This is a new model for Catholic education and is supportive of our philosophy that all children can learn. We have watched the students with autism grow both academically and socially and we have also watched our traditional students grow in compassion, kindness, and empathy.  Our goal was to foster inclusion --- or "fitting in" --- by providing an education for all children in a compassionate, Christ-like environment. We feel that we are well on the road to providing an inclusive education for all children at the Academy.

            Although we are pleased with our program, like any new venture, there have been some bumps in the road. Since this is our first year undertaking this task and since there isn't another model to look to for guidance, this year has been a time of trial and error and much discussion and assessment. To that end, the staffs of both the Academy of St. Adalbert and STEPS spent the entire inservice day on Friday, February 12^th assessing the program as it currently exists, discussing its strengths, and determining areas of improvement. We all left the meeting invigorated and more committed than ever to making this program a success!

            At our first PTU meeting in September, Jennifer Might presented to those in attendance our vision for this new model at the Academy of St. Adalbert. For those who were able to attend, this a very informative meeting. Since we are more than half way through the school year, we believe that it is time to have another parent meeting to update you on our progress. Our goal for this meeting is to share information with you, to allow you to hear honest input from our Academy teachers and from the STEPS teachers, and to answer any questions you may have. This meeting will be held in the Keller Center on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. We hope many of you will be able to attend.

            As always, thank you for sharing your children with us and for your patience and understanding as we travel uncharted waters. We are committed to work in partnership with our families to offer our children the best education possible in a Catholic school. We look forward to seeing you on March 15; if you have any questions or concerns before that time, feel free to contact one of us. May God continue to bless your families as we journey through Lent.

Blessings,

Father Barry Gearing, Administrator

Mrs. Martha Jacobs, Principal

Mrs. Jennifer Might, Director

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