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Mrs. McGann's Wednesday Words

Faith  *  Excellence  *  Service

Wednesday Words - February 15, 2017

2/15/2017

 
Dear Parents,
    Recently, Mr. Long and I have been working with our middle school students.  We want to make sure that they understand the kind of people they are capable of becoming, and that they need to work now toward becoming those people. The two most important characteristics of any team are interdependence and mutual accountability.  If you have ever coached or been on a sports team you know this to be true.  You most likely have teams at work – and you know the team cannot be successful if the members cannot depend on one another to do their part, or if there is no accountability to the team and the goal.  Our children begin to learn these lessons very young.  They learn to watch out for one another – to understand that if one falters, we are all responsible to hold him up.  They learn that if they don’t contribute in a positive way, then they create trouble for the group.  They begin to understand that no one member of the team is more than the team as a whole.  They learn that what we say and do matters – to our team, also to our own development.  
    If, as parents and teachers, we are committed to the same goal – the education and development of young children – then we, too, are a team.  We, too, must depend on one another to support the efforts of all. We, too, must be accountable to the team for what we do and don’t do to further our cause.  We will not always agree on the methods we use to get our children to where they need to be, but that’s okay.  If we never disagree, it only means that we don’t care all that much about what we’re doing.  We just need to remind ourselves that good men and women can disagree – but that, we as a team, are far more than our disagreements.  We are doing hard work – teaching, parenting and guiding children.  This is not work for a haphazard group – this is work for a strong team of people willing to depend on one another and willing to work together to do whatever it takes to teach the children we love what they need to know to become good citizens, good students, good Christians, and good people.

"I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition."  Cope

God bless.
Patricia McGann     

Please Note:

  • TWEET!  We are finally tweeting!  Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/OLOL_Bethesda, or on the Twitter app: @OLOL_Bethesda.
  • Sponsor the 9th Annual Lions' Roar/Kate Truax 5K/1K!  The Lions' Roar is our major fundraiser for the year and all proceeds will go to the Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Fund.  The Annual Fund is used for structural improvements to our school building, professional development for our teachers, and tuition assistance for Lourdes families.  Please consider sponsoring this year's Lions' Roar as a family or as a business.  Register your sponsorship online:  visit bethesda-lourdes.org, click on SUPPORT OLOL on the navigation bar and select LIONS' ROAR KATE TRUAX 5K/1K. Thank you for your support!
  • We need pictures for the Yearbook!  If you have team pictures from Fall and Winter sports, if you have group pictures from the Picnic, the Living Rosary, Donuts for Dads, Grandparents’ Day, Halloween, the Christmas Pageant, or the Kindergarten Thanksgiving Play, please email them to me.  While we love individual pictures of your beautiful children, we are looking for group shots!  pmcgann@bethesda-lourdes.org.  Thank you!
  • Mark your calendars for the Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper & Pajama Party, Tuesday, February 28, 6-8 pm in the Lourdes cafeteria!  Come dressed in your fuzziest pajamas and enjoy breakfast for dinner including pancakes, sausages, fruit, juice, milk and coffee!  We have plenty of Mardi Gras masks and beads for everyone!  RSVP today!
  • Volunteers are needed for the Pancake Supper!  Email Mrs. Michela Donohue at micheladonohue@aol.com to volunteer today!
  • Register today for the 9th Annual Our Lady of Lourdes Lions' Roar Kate/Truax 5K/1K on Saturday, April 29, 2017!  The family-friendly festivities begin on Friday, April 28 with the Pre-Race ​Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by Ledo's Pizza.  The event begins with the race/walk on Saturday morning at 9 am.  After the race/walk, we will host a picnic with delicious breakfast and lunch food, enjoy music from a DJ, award prizes for top race finishers in each age category, select the winners of our raffle baskets, enjoy moon bounces and more!  All proceeds from the event will benefit the Our Lady of Lourdes Annual Fund.  Visit our school website at bethesda-lourdes.org to register for the Lions' Roar today!
  • Jobs Listed: Take a look at the jobs listed on the white board in the lobby.  Thank you for sending in job opening information when you come across it.

February:

    16   Spelling Bee/Talent Show, 7pm  All participants should arrive at 6:30pm
    17   Early Dismissal, 12:10pm
    20   NO SCHOOL, PRESIDENTS’ DAY
    21   Deadline for Re-enrollment for 2017-2018 School Year
    23    Seventh Grade field trip to Most Valuable Player
    24    Mass, 9am
    27    Deadline for new families to apply for tuition assistance for 2017-2018
    28    Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper

March:

     1    Ash Wednesday, Mass 9:00am
        Strategic Planning Committee Meeting, 6:00pm
     2    Non-Public Schools Advocacy Day in Annapolis, Middle School, 8:30am – 2:00pm
     3    Mass, 9am
     4    First Penance, 10:00am
     7    Eighth grade field trip to Museum of Natural History
  10   NO SCHOOL, All teachers to professional development at Saint Francis International School
    15   Seventh grade field trip to Museum of Health and Medicine
    16    K and 1 to the Building Museum
    17    Third quarter ends
        Drama Production – Alice in Wonderland – 7pm
    18    Drama Production – Alice in Wonderland – 7pm
    21    Eighth Grade Confirmation Retreat
    22    Report Cards go home.

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