Newsletter - August 23, 2010

Dear Parents and Students:

We are off to a blessed school year!  We have high expectations for this eighth grade class. I am pleased that I am going on three years with most of the students. This will allow me to better assist them because I understand their strengths and deficiencies.  Let’s work together to monitor your child’s progress so that we can ensure their success.

The chapel project for August and September is Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. and the eighth grade class is sponsoring it.  The organization is accepting school supplies, canned food, and monetary donations.  You should receive more information in the form of a short letter with an offering envelope.  If you would like to make a donation, please send it by Wednesday.

The eighth grade class expressed interest in organizing the annual See You at the Pole event on Wednesday, September 22.  Students started brainstorming this past week and I am happy to report that parents have already offered to facilitate.  We would like to meet with parents later in the week to discuss the event in more detail.

St. Paul Lutheran Church has two great events on Saturday, August 28.  They are having a picnic at Los Lagos Golf Pavilion and a night out at Edinburg Stadium to see a Roadrunners baseball game.  For more information you may contact Fred Karle at 956-874-8515.  The youth (6th - 12th) grade are going to Schlitterbahn on South Padre Island.  For more information you may contact Matt Drefs at 956-682-2345.  It is going to be an exciting weekend!

I am offering five points towards Friday's Algebra Quiz (1.1-1.5) for parents that read and comment on this posting.  Please be sure to identify yourself and your child so that I can record the extra credit properly.  The comment must be posted by Tuesday at 11:59 P.M. to be accepted.

We are planning a lock-in in September for middle school students.  The event will be held on the church and school grounds.  The agenda I have been privileged to see looks like a lot of fun!  More details on this fellowship event soon.

In His Name,

Jesus T. Pena, M.Ed.
Eighth Grade Teacher
8thgrade@stpaulmcallen.org