November, 2018

Greetings from Most Precious Blood School!

It is hard to believe, but we are now wrapping up our 1st quarter and the students truly seem to be in full swing.  As they wait for report card day and, hopefully, honor roll certificates, I wanted to fill you in on some of the good news from the first few months.  

For the second year in a row, MPB received recognition for the highest improvement in our region on the New York State Tests, this time for Mathematics, jumping over 19% to an overall proficiency rating of 62%, well above the state's rate.  As always, I commend our teachers on mixing new ideas with established methods to get the most out of our students!  

On the technology front, our school was able to purchase new interactive display computer panels which provide easier access to educational programs for our students and help our teachers integrate many more resources into the classroom experience.  We are looking forward to some fun virtual field trips as well as virtual labs!

November, as we know, is a time of Thanksgiving and this month will be especially focused on Catholic service in helping with the Parish Thanksgiving food drive and having a special dress down day to benifit a branch of the American Cancer Society.  A school wide living rosary will cap our efforts.

Finally,  it seems early, but Kindergarten registration begins November 29th.  We strongly recommend that you register early as we have 27 four year olds in our pre-k's this year and want to plan on our needs for the students as soon as possible!   To register, go to www.catholicschoolsny.org.

I wish you all a wonderful and blessed holiday season!


Sincerely,

Mr. Hallaway