PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Hope to see everyone at the Shag Hop tonight. Maybe I’ll finally understand what Shag dancing actually is. I’ve been told that I’m a disgrace to my Southern heritage because I don’t know what Shag dancing is. In my defense, although born and bred a Southerner, I was raised for many years in […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: It has been a busy week returning from a relaxing break and now we are in the last stretch of the school year. As usual, there are lots and lots of activities going on at this time of year, so please read carefully any communications you receive from the school and feel free […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, On behalf of the faculty and staff of St. Patrick Catholic School, I wish you a blessed Easter and the renewal of hope and joy that the Resurrection brings us. We will see the children back at school on Monday, April 9th. In Service, Ms. Laura labbo@stpatschoolnc.org LAST CHANCE TO […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, A big THANK YOU to all the parents who participated in or sent in items for our St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration. As you can see by the photos on our school Facebook, we had a blast and made quite a bit of noise during our parade. We are also […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, BIG DAY OF THE YEAR here at St. Patrick’s. We’ll be parading and partying this afternoon. The Fayetteville Police Department and the Fire Department will be joining us for the parade, so if you drive by the school and see police cruisers, motorcycles and a fire truck, please do not become […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, I hate to be a nag, but I need to make a couple of policy reminders: Please do not check your children out of school after 2:30. After 2:30, you will need to wait until dismissal, which is fast approaching. Before 2:30, you may check them out for required doctor’s appointment, […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, On a somber note, the recent Parkland school shooting in Florida, and any school shooting for that matter, always generates yet another inspection of our own campus and a review of our own security systems to make sure we are as safe and secure as we can be. We do have […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, The Accreditation Visiting Team finished their work and left yesterday afternoon. It was a good, productive visit and they had a very positive overall impression. They felt we had correctly identified our areas that need improvement and had an appropriate action plan in place. They can’t actually tell us if we […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, It’s crunch time. The Accreditation Visitation Team will be on campus for three days this week reviewing our action plan for school improvement, talking to our students and getting a sense of who we are and the direction in which we want to grow the school. The three goals that the […]
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER: Dear Parents, We have been informed of an anomaly with our computerized grading program which may be affecting the overall averages for the student grades. We have figured out how to correct the mistake. Basically, the computer will only correctly average grade categories that are reported on a 100 point scale consistently in […]