The Trekker Times
February 15, 2021
Principal's Pen
I hope everyone enjoyed their day off yesterday!
Last year one of my goals was to work on school traditions. Along with preserving some of our traditions already in place, I wanted to come up with some new ones as well. One of those we decided to try was a fun Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday) tradition of crowning a Mardi Gras King and Queen at an all-school assembly and having them "reign over" our day's activities. COVID has made preserving this tradition in it's entirety difficult because we cannot get into our much-missed family groups or gather at an all-school assembly, but we do plan to carry on a scaled down version of that today. Hopefully the students will still have fun with it, and we can bring it back in it's fullness next year!
Lent starts tomorrow. Our all school Ash Wednesday Mass will be at 10:15 a.m. Although it is not a Holy Day of Obligation, going to Mass is a wonderful way to start the Lenten Season. This is a time to draw close to Jesus through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Each class will have their own Lenten activities. We are also sending home a family Lenten calendar for you to use at home. It's a simple and easy way for the children to track their way through Lent. Try to hang it in a central location where your children can color in a square each day to represent their Lenten journey toward Easter. Also, at the end of this newsletter you can see a reflection on preparing for Lent by Father Mike Schmitz. I hope you find the time to listen. I found it helpful and inspiring! If you haven't ever seen or read anything by Fr. Schmitz, he's worth looking into. He has so many great videos and resources and he's very engaging. Right now you can sign up for his podcast, The Bible in a Year. He is reading through salvation history starting with the historical books of the Old Testament. Search for him on Facebook and like his page and you will get to see more of what he has to offer!
Our skiing and bowling events have been rescheduled for this Friday for our 1st through 8th grade. Busing will be provided to and from the bowling alley. Students who are skiing will have a bus to the ski hill, but parents need to pick them up from the ski hill at the end of the day. Busing back to school will not be provided. More details are posted on SchoolSpeak.
Speaking of SchoolSpeak, please continue to check it on a regular basis. Teachers in the upper grades post grades weekly that need to be "Acknowledged" by you. I encourage our teachers to post as much as they can on SchoolSpeak to keep you informed, so make it worth their while and check it regularly. If it helps, set a reminder on your phone to check weekly or even daily so that you stay up-to-date on what is going on in your child's classroom. This is great tool we want to be sure to take advantage of!
Hopefully we will see you at Mass tomorrow. Have a fantastic week!
Peace,
Angela Oller
Knitting with Mrs. Freeman
Father Mike, Mrs. Freeman, and Ekco
Mrs. Freeman and Goran
Jayda
8th Grade Literature
4th Grade Art Class
Kindergarten 100th Day of School
The students celebrated with games and treats. Below you can see they had a cake with 100 candles. They used a fan to blow them out. Each student made a special 100 day project and then received a special certificate.
After-Care Supervisor Needed
We are in need of a temporary supervisor for this program. It runs each day after school from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., although often the students have all been picked up by 4:30 p.m.
Please call the office with any questions.
Bishop Baraga Catholic School
Email: office@baragaup.com
Website: www.baragaup.com
Location: 406 West B Street, Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Phone: 906-774-2277