Fall, 2019

Dear Families and Future Families,

Greetings from Most Precious Blood School!

While we start the year with the same amount of students as we did at the start of last year, we certainly have made some changes, and see some great results from what was a very successful 2018-2019 school year.

Last Spring I wrote:

"Students are just finishing up their state testing and we look forward to building on the very successful results we've had over the past few years. Our teachers' focus on individual learning has really added to the growth of each student.  In addition, some of our 8th grade students are gearing up for their high school level Algebra I and US History & Government Regents exams"

The results are in and the reports are wonderful.  70.7% scored either a 3 or 4 on their state ELA exams and 86.0% scored 3 or 4 on the Math exams.  I strongly encourage you to compare those figures to your own district or to other non-public schools if you are considering where you want your child to get an education.  As far as the Algebra I and US History classes, 100% of those students passed their State regents exams and enter high school with 1 or 2 fewer state exams to worry about.

While the success we have had is a great thing, we never look to sit still.  Our middle school has expanded to grades 5-8 for this school year allowing our students to experience education from teachers who show a specialty in all academic areas.  Our Grade 3-5 teachers will continue with the new ReadyGen ELA program that we started last year and showed great results.  This year, grades K-2 will work with MyView, which is strongly related to the 3-5 curriculum.

Fundraising efforts will allow all classrooms to be equipped with interactive video display boards within days, allowing students to present their work and more chromebooks have been purchased to allow individual education to continue to thrive.

With our main focus on being a fully Catholic school, perhaps the greatest news I have to offer is how many students have already come to me asking about service projects for this year.  They always look to helping those in need, knowing the blessings that they have received.

If you are reading this, either on our website or social media and wish to be a part of this very special place, either this year or next, don't hesitate to contact us and book a visit at (845)778-3028 or at mpbschool180@gmail.com. To register, go to www.catholicschoolsny.org.

We look forward to a blessed school year!


Sincerely,

Mr. Hallaway