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Principal Newsletter/ Blog: January 23, 2012
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend in the snow! We are now into the 3rd quarter, with many exciting things on the way. The third quarter will start with the Gesu Teacher and Staff Pancake Breakfast to kick off Catholic Schools Week, “Faith. Academics. Service.” Please join us on Sunday, January 29th beginning at 9:30 A.M. in the Sullivan Center. Pancakes, sausage and more will be provided for breakfast. The cost is $5 per person and $15 per family. We hope to see the entire Gesu community there!!! Some other highlights of the third quarter include: Science Fair, Confirmation, Right to Read Week, and Open House. As I mentioned last week our biggest recruiter for Open House is our Gesu families, so continue to talk to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors about all Gesu has to offer academically and spiritually.
I also want to remind everyone to nominate a Gesu Teacher for the Golden Apple Award. I was honored to be a recipient last year, and with so many excellent teachers here at Gesu, I know we can have another recipient this year. Between now and February 3rd please submit your nomination, along with a letter of recommendation explaining why the Gesu teacher should win the Golden Apple Award, in the letter give specific qualities that make this teacher outstanding and deserving of this wonderful award. All nominations need to be submitted to the principal by Friday, February 3rd. If you have any questions please visit www.toledodiocese.org or feel free to stop by Gesu. Please take the time to nominate one for their work in your child’s education.
I would like to announce the 10 students in the middle school who have earned the opportunity to represent Gesu at the Northwest Ohio Chapter Competition of Mathcounts. These students have been working after school for months to prepare for the competition at The University of Toledo on Saturday, February, 4th. The students are 8th Graders: Bea Randolph, Sean Wilkinson, Maddie Smith, and Michael Pagona, 7th graders: Sean Gerken, Gretchen Mihaly, Liam Champion, Warren Natyshak, Kevin Hack, and Patrick Smyth. I would also like to thank two high school students who have been helping me with Mathcounts this year, from St. John’s High School, Harry Thaman and Sean Wheelock. Last year, the Gesu team won the most improved award among 27 schools participating and Bea Randolph won the design for this year’s T-shirt that all participates will wear at the competition this year. Congratulations Greyhounds!
Students have been submitting names for our Greyhound mascot, we will reveal the name of the mascot at the Pancake Breakfast.
Grade Cards for the 2nd quarter will be sent home on Tuesday, January 31st. Please be sure to review your child’s progress. If you have any concerns be sure to contact the classroom teacher.
The Father/Daughter Dance will take place on February 11, 2012. It is from 7-10 pm. We will have food, pictures, souvenirs, games and dancing. Please refer to the flyer sent home last week for further details.
I also have a request from a Gesu parent who is looking for a missing library book. The book is called Pablo’s Tree, if you find the book could you please return it to the office and we will see that it is returned to its owner. Thank you!
Have a great week and I hope to see everyone on Sunday!!!
Mr. Gonzales
“WE ARE GESU”
Principal Newsletter/ Blog: January 17, 2012
What a great way to end the week with a Winter Sports Pep Rally. It certainly felt and looked like winter outside, and the Gesu students were full of energy to show support for our basketball teams and our Covenant award winners. The highlight of the pep rally was the surprise appearance by our Gesu mascot. I would like to thank boosters and PTO for supporting the mascot, as well as Gesu parent Kathy Dowd who helped put together the Gesu mascot. We now need to find a name for the mascot! Students are going to be submitting names this week, and next week we will take the top three names and post them on the Gesu website to have everyone vote. The mascot name will be announced at the pancake breakfast on Sunday, January 29th.
Please join us for the Gesu teacher and staff pancake breakfast on Sunday, January 29th beginning at 9:30 A.M. in the Sullivan Center. Pancakes, sausage and more will be provided for breakfast. The cost is $5 per person and $15 per family. We hope to see the entire Gesu community there!!!
The Gesu Boosters will have a NFC/AFC Play-Off Party and Chili Cook Off Fundraiser on January 22nd in Loyola Hall. It will be a fun time of fellowship, games, and FOOD! Proceeds will help in the remodeling of the school science lab. Please R.S.V.P. @ 419-367-1003 to enter the cook off and or to save a seat, we must have a minimum number of people interested to hold the event. Thank you for your support.
The Toledo Diocese is taking nominations for the Golden Apple Award. Through the generosity and kindness of the Jack and Rhodora Donahue Family Foundation of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the Golden Apple Award has been established to honor outstanding individuals who devote their lives to teaching in Catholic schools. This foundation has been expanded from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to include the Diocese of Toledo. Between now and February 3rd please submit your nomination, along with a letter of recommendation explaining why the Gesu teacher should win the Golden Apple Award, in the letter give specific qualities that make this teacher outstanding and deserving of this wonderful award. All nominations need to be submitted to the principal by Friday, February 3rd. If you have any questions please visit www.toledodiocese.org or feel free to stop by Gesu. We have outstanding teachers here at Gesu, please take the time to nominate one for their work in your child’s education.
Announcing a WINTER Boxtops Challenge!! Please be sure to save Boxtops for Gesu School. All Boxtops will be added to those collected over the summer, for a combined winning class (more information to follow). Look for Boxtops on all of your food and household products, as many new items have been added to the program. Thank you for your continued support of this great no-cost fundraiser for Gesu School!
Just a reminder that I am looking for responses to the question, “Why do I send my child or children to Gesu?” Anyone who submits a response in writing or e-mail, will be entered into a drawing to receive a free hot lunch slip. Please drop off your response or e-mail it to me by Friday, January 20th. Please be sure to attach your name to the response.
I would also like to thank everyone who supported the teacher bake sales that we held in November and December to help raise money for an ad for Open House. We will have an ad in the February edition of Toledo Parent Magazine. Please continue to help by spreading the word about Open House. I believe we are going to have a huge turnout of new students and families that would like to join the Gesu community. However, regardless of commercials or newspaper ads, our biggest recruiter is our Gesu families, so continue to talk to your friends, colleagues, and neighbors about all Gesu has to offer academically and spiritually.
Thursday, January 19th marks the end of the 2nd quarter. Grade cards will be sent home on Tuesday, January 31st. Hot lunch orders are also due this Thursday.
Catholic Schools Week begins on Sunday, January 29th. The theme for Catholic Schools Week is, “Faith. Academics. Service.” The week will kick off with the Winter Sports Mass at 9:00 and the Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. The 6th grade will lead us in a prayer service on Monday, and several other activities will take place during the week to celebrate Catholic Schools!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week,
Mr. Gonzales
“WE ARE GESU”
Principal Newsletter/Blog: January 9, 2012!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends during Christmas vacation. We are now coming up on the middle of the school year, and as we go through January and February, I want to remind you about closings and or delays for the school year. If Gesu is ever on a two hour delay or closed you will see the scroll on the bottom of a local TV station say “Toledo Catholic Elementary Schools”. Hopefully, this mild winter continues…spring is not too far away!
I would like to remind all parents that we are still looking for volunteers to help at lunch and recess. Parents who volunteer at recess during the months of January and February will earn double service hours. In regards to recess, I have been stressing with the students it is a time to have fun and get some exercise. However, it is not going to be total chaos while outside. I have been reviewing rules and procedures with students and reminding them that any student who does not follow the rules at recess will not be outside with us.
Every Monday, the students of Gesu have been reciting the Gesu Covenant. I have been in the classrooms discussing with the students what this Covenant means. We also established a parent Covenant this year. These Covenants are meant as a reminder that is a privilege to attend Gesu, we are more than a school where you receive a great education. We are a school that promotes our Catholic values, and helps everyone to discover the gifts they possess. With that said, I am pleased to announce the students who were selected by their classmates as students who have been demonstrating the Gesu Covenant. These students will have their pictures taken to be displayed near the main entrance, along with receiving a “WE ARE GESU” wrist band, and have lunch with the principal. Congratulations to the following greyhounds: KB: Madelyn McKelvy and Will Kapzukiewicz, KN: Megan Sturgeon and Nahano Lunfungulo, 1S: Katie Bissell, 2M: Eric Bossenbroek, 2S: Emma Kapzukiewicz, 3D: Jamie Young, 3H: Kathryn Polizzi, 4R: Brooke Hoffman, 4K: Maria Fizer, 5M: Shelbei Walker, 5R: Julia Loeb, 6R: Mary Gerhardinger, 6S: Bridget Siebenaller, 7rt: Kayla Miller, 7r2: Jarrett Trendel and Mahogany Jackson, 8A: Joe Durham, and 8P: Charlie McCartney.
As we get closer to Open House, I along with the teachers and staff are working on some ideas and I have a favor to ask of the Gesu parents. I am looking for quotes or a short answer to the following question, “Why do I send my child or children to Gesu?” Anyone who submits a response in writing or e-mail, will be entered into a drawing to receive a free hot lunch slip. Please drop off your response or e-mail it to me by Friday, January 20th, please be sure to attach your name to the response.
Over the last month students in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades participated in the school Geography Bee. Last week, the classroom winners participated to have a chance to represent Gesu in the state Geography Bee. I would like to congratulate the following students who represented their classes in the school competition: 5th graders: Matthew Nelson and Ian Black, 6th graders: Cole Grisier and Timothy Organ, 7th graders: Patrick Smyth and Will Moore, and 8th graders: Maddie Smith and Charlie McCartney. I would like to congratulate Patrick Smyth who won the school geography bee and will have a chance to compete in the Ohio Geography Bee. I would like to thank PTO for sponsoring the Geography Bee here at Gesu.
Attention, attention, the first edition of the Gesu School Newspaper, Paw Print, is out!! I want to thank all of the parents and middle school students who have worked on the newspaper. Anyone who wants to read the first edition will find the link on the school website. The middle school students are already busy working on the 2nd edition.
Announcing the WINTER Boxtops Challenge! Please be sure to save Boxtops for Gesu School. All Boxtops will be added to those collected over the summer, for a combined winning class (more information to come). Look for Boxtops on all of your food and household products, as many new items have been added to the program. Thank you for your continued support of this great no-cost fundraiser for Gesu School!
On Friday, January 13th the winter sports pep rally will take place. We will also have a special visitor on hand for the occasion, look for news on our special visitor in an upcoming newsletter.
The Gesu Boosters will have a NFC/AFC Party and Chili Cook Off Fundraiser on January 22nd in Loyola Hall. It will be a fun time of fellowship, games and FOOD! Proceeds will help with the remodeling of the school science lab. Please R.S.V.P. @ 419-367-1003 to enter the cook off and or to save a seat, we must have a minimum number of people interested to hold the event. Thank you for your support, keep checking back for updates.
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If you are a member of Facebook please be sure to follow Gesu School at Gesu School + Toledo, Ohio page. I would also like to ask anyone who has pictures of events (sports, Gesu Float, etc.) that have taken place this year to e-mail them to me, we are working on creating a tab on the webpage to show what it is like to be a Greyhound!
I would like to announce the Toledo Diocese is taking nominations for the Golden Apple Award. Through the generosity and kindness of the Jack and Rhodora Donahue Family Foundation of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the Golden Apple Award has been established to honor outstanding individuals who devote their lives to teaching in Catholic schools. This foundation has been expanded from the Diocese of Pittsburgh to include the Diocese of Toledo. Between now and February 3rd please submit your nomination, along with a letter of recommendation explaining why the Gesu teacher should win the Golden Apple Award. In the letter give specific qualities that make this teacher outstanding and deserving of this wonderful award. All nominations need to be submitted to the principal by Friday, February 3rd. If you have any questions please visit www.toledodiocese.org or feel free to stop by Gesu. We have outstanding teachers here at Gesu, please take the time to nominate one for their work in your child’s education.
As we prepare to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, I want everyone to remember something he once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Remember life is not just about oneself, it is about planning service to help impact the lives of people in your community. Life is about working with others to solve problems that are impacting people in our world.
Finally, I just want to thank all of the families for their continued support of Gesu. We have come a long way these past few months and still have work to do for Gesu’s continued growth. The next few months are exciting as we get closer to Open House and the registration period for next school year. As I have mentioned over and over since I took this position, the future of Gesu is bright!
A Few January Reminders:
Monday, January 16th: NO SCHOOL in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
Thursday, January 19th: End of the 2nd Quarter and Hot Lunch Orders Due!
Sunday, January 29th: Catholic School Week Begins with the Winter Sports Mass at 9:00 A.M. and the Gesu faculty and staff pancake breakfast beginning at 9:30 A.M. The theme for Catholic Schools Week is, “Faith. Academics. Service.”
Tuesday, January 31st: 2nd Quarter reports cards will be sent home.
Have a Great Week!
Mr. Gonzales
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