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Saint Francis De Sales: Te Principal’s Brag Page
By Sister Mary
Community Contributor Dear Parents & Guardians,
I
am delighted to share our students’ accomplishments in the online First in Math program. As I write this, Saint Francis de Sales School is in first place for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We are in fifth place in the state of Pennsyl- vania and we are in sixteenth place in the nation! And that’s not all…our sixth grade class is in first place in the Nation!!! We are so delighted with achievements in First in Math and I extend my gratitude to you for encouraging them to play First in Math at home. There is a great program for strength- ening all areas of mathematical ability and prowess. Congratulations to our Young Playwrights! Did you know
there were over 1,000 plays submitted this year by over 900 students ranging from third to twelfth grades in city and sub- urban schools? Three of our students received second place in the middle school division. The winners are: Jimmy Ni and this pay is entitled: Dread: the Outbreak; Makhi Rich- burg and his play is entitled: The Ghost Girl and Marlayna Valentine and her play is entitled Growing Up. Congratula- tions to these young playwrights, their teacher Ms. Jessica Marine and the teaching artists, Mr. James Stover. Are they following in Shakespeare’s footsteps? Me thinkist so! Special thanks to so many of our wonderful parents,
guardians, and relatives who volunteered to walk with us during our annual Junior, Intermediate and Senior Walk-A- thons! We have never had so many volunteers! Our stu- dents, teachers and parents were just great! We can’t wait to put the proceeds to our gymnasium! Thanks for helping us to put our best foot forward! Ms. McGee, our eighth grade teacher and Ms. Small have
been chosen to participate in the PECO Energizing Program. They will investigate the forms of energy and force, motion, heat, light and energy transformations. They will study solar energy, hydroelectricity, energy efficiency and conservation as well the carbon cycle and climate change. The teachers will receive energy kits and field trips to enhance learning for our students. Sister Anne Marie Burton, IHM, professor at Immaculata University, and 13 of her students will visit our K-3 class- rooms to observe our Children’s Literacy Initiative Program in action. We can’t wait to show them Message Time, Cen- ters, Reading Workshop, Writer’s Workshop and Guided Reading not mention, all of wonderful displays of student work! Our Homework Club is up and running and now includes
a chess club, a First in Math Club and a 7th & 8th grade Ad- vanced Math Club. We have approximately 70 students in grades 1-8 in attendance Monday through Thursday. Stu- dents have access to classroom computers and net books un-
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Fattah, Fitzpatrick, & Payton spoke at Children’s Alliance Corporate 20 Luncheon Friday
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By Haywood Brewster Staff Reporter
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he nonprofit Phila- delphia Children’s
Alliance hosted a luncheon for its Corporate 20 Bridge to Healing partners on Friday OCT. 28 AT NOON. Those partners included: Independence Blue Cross, Chartis US, AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Compa- nies, McGladrey, Harmelin Media, The Hartford-Cata- lyst 360 and John Kennedy Dealerships. Congressman Chaka Fattah, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick and State Rep. Tony Payton spoke to the Corporate 20 Partners about their connection to the issue of child sexual abuse and to the Children’s Alliance. They also ad- dressed the importance of government and corporate support for nonprofits like the Children’s Alliance. Congressman Fattah is the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Sub- committee for Commerce Justice Science and related agencies, which oversees funding for the Depart- ment of Justice (DOJ). DOJ provides significant funding for the Children’s Alliance under the Victims of Child Abuse Act. This funding
allows the Children’s Alli- ance to be a regional leader and trainer for other Child Advocacy Centers so they can become as robust and strong of a program as the Children’s Alliance in Phila- delphia.
After touring the Chil-
dren’s Alliance recently, Congressman Fitzpatrick has been an advocate for making sure the Children’s Alliance funding does not drop and that it resumes 2010 levels to ensure they can continue to serve as many child abuse victims in Philadelphia as possible. State Rep. Payton has
partnered with the Chil- dren’s Alliance since last year to make sure child sexual abuse victims were included in state legisla- tion about allowing expert testimony for sexual abuse cases.
The Children’s Alli-
ance provides a one-stop shop where victims of child sexual abuse go to experience a kid friendly environment and talk to highly specialized forensic interviewers who coor- dinate with DHS, Philly SVU, and the DA’s office so the child doesn’t have to re-live what happened to them by re-telling each
der the direction and guidance of our classroom teachers. Operation Warm will be here on Wednesday, November
2nd to distribute brand new winter cots to our Kindergarten and new students. If your child does not need a new winter coat, simply pass it on to someone who needs it. Congratulations to all of the students who have been nom-
inated for the Peace Wall. Those students have been recog- nized by their peers for their efforts in making peace.
St. Mary’s
Nursery School 3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ages 18 months to 5 years Part-time or full-time programs Team teaching
Parent cooperative program Multicultural environment Convenient location on campus
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Visit Anytime, Call Today! (215) 386-0321
director@stmarysnursery.org
From Left to Right: Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick, DHS Commissioner Anne Marie Ambrose, Chris Kirchner, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance and State Rep. Tony Payton pose after the Corporate 20 luncheon held at the Children’s Alliance Friday 10/28 where Corporate Partners of the Children’s Alliance heard from elected officials about the importance of both government and corporate support for nonprofits like the Children’s Alliance.
individual agency. This ap- proach not only benefits the child victim, but also saves the city money by coordi-
nating the agencies to work together and capture a solid interview instead of them each doing their own.
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