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School News

Office hours (7:45 am to 3:30 pm) will resume Tuesday, March 25. Enrollment for new families is being conducted by appointment during the month of March. If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment for enrollment, you may call Mrs. Galing in the school office, 339-8706 (voicemail box 103) or e-mail her at vgaling@stcolumbkille.creighton.edu

Happening . . .

Friday, May 9, is Field Day. There will be NO HOT LUNCH. Students will need to bring lunch and a drink from home.

There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, May 12. This is a Staff Development Day.

On Tuesday, May 13, students in kindergarten and 7th grade will be going to Henry Doorly Zoo; students in 4th grade will be going to Lake Zorinsky; students in 5th grade will be launching the rockets they constructed for Science class; and students in 8th grade will be going to the Imax and Papio Fun Park.

There will be a presentation on the Sump Library Summer Reading Program to students in kindergarten through 6th grade on Wednesday, May 14.

Please join us for All School Mass Thursday, May 15, at 8:15 am. Immediately following Mass there will be an awards presentation for the 8th grade students.

Thursday is the last day for kindergarten and 8th grade students - they will be dismissed at 11:15 am.

Kindergarten Graduation will be held at 10 am in the Social Level on Friday, May 16.

Eighth Grade Graduation pictures will be taken at 6 pm in the Social Level Friday, May 16. The Graduation Mass will follow at 7 pm.

Don’t forget to check our school family information site, www.saintcolumbkilleschool.com - the weekly newsletter with calendar items, daily announcements and homework assignments are posted on that site. Please bookmark the site and plan to check it daily!

Preschool News

We would like to thank all our preschool families for their help and support this year! Whether you walked with us on field trips, baked apple cake, decorated gingerbread houses, planned classroom parties or sent in needed items, we simply couldn’t have done it without you. We wish you and your preschoolers a safe and happy summer. We will miss you!

It is helpful to visit the preschool registration link on the parish website to find answers to frequently asked questions about our pre-kindergarten program. (www.saintcolumbkille.org)

If you would like more information about our pre-kindergarten program, please contact Julie at 991-3405.

Read the Newsletter for office hours, registration, waiting list, and calendar information.

GoodSearch

What if St. Columbkille earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? We will receive a direct donation every time a supporter uses GoodSearch to search the Internet. GoodSearch is the search engine with a unique social mission. It’s powered by Yahoo, so you get the same great search results. They donate 50% of advertising revenue to the nonprofits and schools selected by users.

Now you can make a difference in the lives of many people, simply by changing the way you search the Internet! Just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter St. Columbkille Catholic Church and School as the organization you want to support.

Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! Please spread the word!