Book Fairs: Book fairs are held three times during the school year.
Catholic Schools Week: Special activities are held for a week to celebrate Catholic education.
Celebrations: Class parties are held for special occasions on Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and the end of the year. A child’s birthday is a very special event for his/her family as well as his/her teacher and classmates. Parents and guardians may send in an individual treat and/or individual birthdays may be celebrated with store-bought cupcakes or cookies ONLY. Please notify the teacher and office in advance for permission. Please do not bring in full lunches, pizzas, party favors, or treat bags; they will be sent back home. Please send all treats without peanuts or peanut products. A Christian reminder: It is important to remember that students who are excluded from parties at a classmate’s home are often those students who are excluded by their classmates at school. Parents must drop off materials at the office, and the teachers will arrange the celebration. It is preferred that birthday invitations, or invitations to any event outside of school, are distributed away from the school property. If invitations are given out on school property to schoolmates, then the following requirements apply:
1. The invitations must be given to EVERY member of the class, or
2. The invitations must be given to ONLY boys or ONLY girls
Field Trips: Educational field trips are arranged so that students can benefit from the cultural and educational op portunities present in this area. Field trips are part of the educational program and participation is mandatory. Parental permission and payment of fees, which will be requested well in advance of the actual date, must be returned to school by a specified due date in order for the student to participate in the field trip. Chaperones must be in compliance with all Child Protection Policy requirements in order to attend field trips.
Grandparents/VSP Day: Grandparents/Very Special People are invited to visit classrooms and participate in student activities.
Multi-Cultural Night: A community-wide celebration of our schools’ cultural diversity.
Oratory: Public speaking, the culmination being participation in the Knights of Columbus oratory contest in the spring.
Prayer Services/Liturgies: Students are given formal and informal opportunities to enhance spiritual development.
Prefix and Suffix Challenge: A monthly challenge that requires students to memorize the meaning of several prefixes and suffixes to help improve vocabulary. Click here for more information.
Spelling Bee: Students will participate in a school-wide competition before the winner advances to the PG County Spelling Competition.
Spirit Week: Special activities to promote school spirit are held during this week, with Presidential Physical Fitness Day held on the Friday the week after Columbus Day.
Talent Show: There are various performance opportunities throughout the school year for students to showcase their talents.
Catholic Schools Week: Special activities are held for a week to celebrate Catholic education.
Celebrations: Class parties are held for special occasions on Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and the end of the year. A child’s birthday is a very special event for his/her family as well as his/her teacher and classmates. Parents and guardians may send in an individual treat and/or individual birthdays may be celebrated with store-bought cupcakes or cookies ONLY. Please notify the teacher and office in advance for permission. Please do not bring in full lunches, pizzas, party favors, or treat bags; they will be sent back home. Please send all treats without peanuts or peanut products. A Christian reminder: It is important to remember that students who are excluded from parties at a classmate’s home are often those students who are excluded by their classmates at school. Parents must drop off materials at the office, and the teachers will arrange the celebration. It is preferred that birthday invitations, or invitations to any event outside of school, are distributed away from the school property. If invitations are given out on school property to schoolmates, then the following requirements apply:
1. The invitations must be given to EVERY member of the class, or
2. The invitations must be given to ONLY boys or ONLY girls
Field Trips: Educational field trips are arranged so that students can benefit from the cultural and educational op portunities present in this area. Field trips are part of the educational program and participation is mandatory. Parental permission and payment of fees, which will be requested well in advance of the actual date, must be returned to school by a specified due date in order for the student to participate in the field trip. Chaperones must be in compliance with all Child Protection Policy requirements in order to attend field trips.
Grandparents/VSP Day: Grandparents/Very Special People are invited to visit classrooms and participate in student activities.
Multi-Cultural Night: A community-wide celebration of our schools’ cultural diversity.
Oratory: Public speaking, the culmination being participation in the Knights of Columbus oratory contest in the spring.
Prayer Services/Liturgies: Students are given formal and informal opportunities to enhance spiritual development.
Prefix and Suffix Challenge: A monthly challenge that requires students to memorize the meaning of several prefixes and suffixes to help improve vocabulary. Click here for more information.
Spelling Bee: Students will participate in a school-wide competition before the winner advances to the PG County Spelling Competition.
Spirit Week: Special activities to promote school spirit are held during this week, with Presidential Physical Fitness Day held on the Friday the week after Columbus Day.
Talent Show: There are various performance opportunities throughout the school year for students to showcase their talents.