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Monday, April 28

            PROGRESS REPORTS

Tuesday, April 29

            Regular Classes

Wednesday, April 30

NO MASS

K/1 Field Trip To Powdermill

9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

3 & 4 Grade Swim – YMCA

            Jump Rope Practice   3:40 PM – 5:30 PM

            Competition Team Only

            Frisbee Club – 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Thursday, May 1

            MASS – 9:30 AM

Friday, May 2

            MARATHON – 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

            FISH FRY – 4PM – PM

FISH FRY

The school will be gaining ownership of the Fish Fry for the May 2^nd Dinner.  Those who worked the April Fish Fry did a great job and learned a lot.  We will all be learning through the next few fish frys, figuring out what works and what does not.  If you have not scheduled your family for a fish fry, you can do that at any time.  Remember, all families must work at least 2 dinners.  This is because the Fish Fry will be our major fundraiser for the school.

     Children will be permitted to work the Fish Fry with certain restrictions.  They will be scheduled the same as the adults.  They will have to be in the cafeteria and working for the entire time.  There can be no unsupervised children at the Fish Fry.  We cannot have children running around the cafeteria or playing outside without supervision.  This is not safe for the children.  Please remember this as you decide when you can work.

     We will have the May Fish Fry but not one in June.  The repairs to the kitchen will already be underway.  September will be the next one after the summer break.  You can sign up for one of 2 shifts.  The first shift is from 3:30 pm to 6:00 PM.  The second shift is from 6:00 PM until clean up is complete.  Please let us know which shift works best for your schedule.

LOST

2 Gold and Silver Rings w/Hearts.

These are family rings and have sentimental value.  If anyone finds them, please return to the office.

                             Thank you

 GoodSearch  1 Cent Per Search + Shopping

Earns Money For Our School

     What if even a fraction of the $8 billion generated by search engine advertisers was distributed to organizations trying to make the world a better place?

     This is the concept behind a new search engine, developed by Internet entrepreneurs and brother sister team Ken and JJ Ramberg.  GoodSearch.com – powered by Yahoo – donates 50% of its revenue, approximately a penny per search, to the charities designated by its users.  You use it exactly as you would any other search engine and the pennies add up quickly – just 500 people searching four times a day will earn around $7,300 in a year!

     More than 40,000 nonprofits are now actively generating revenue via the site and more than 100 new charities and schools are registering daily.  GoodSearch has quickly spread via word-of-mouth and the blogger community.

     Using GoodSearch is simple.  Because the site is powered by Yahoo, users are assured of high quality results – but each time you search, money is generated by the advertisers for your favorite charity or school.

     “We know there are a lot of people who want to do good but may not have the time or the money to help out.” said Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder of GoodSearch and former President of MonsterTRAK, the largest online career site for college students (now a division of Monster.com).  “GoodSearch makes it as easy as possible.  We’ve taken something people do every day – searching the internet – and have turned it into doing good.”

     All you need to do is click on www.goodsearch.com and put in Holy Trinity School Ligonier as your charity.

Additional Information

If a Microsoft Internet Explorer user:

            Go to “Tools” in the toolbar.

            Select “Internet Options”.

            Then type in your home page to be:

            www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=871511

            Click “OK”.

GoodSearch also details directions for Netscape, Firefox, and Safari users.

The important part for everyone to know is our charity ID code is 871511.

Holy Trinity School Newsletter – Page Two

DUCK DERBY

Holy Trinity School Newsletter – Page 3

DUCK DERBY

The Second Annual Holy Trinity School Duck Derby is scheduled for May 10^th at 11:00 at the Ligonier Beach Pavilion.  If you didn’t attend last year’s event, you missed out on a lot of fun.  There were over 350 people there and we raced 1,392 ducks down the Loyalhanna.  It was quite a sight – don’t miss it this year!

Just like last year, we have set a fundraising goal.  This year, we hope to raise $8,000 for the cafeteria/gymnasium/bathroom renovation project.  In order to increase fundraising by $1,130 over last year, we have added a silent auction to this year’s derby.  We’ve got a lot of great stuff to be awarded to the highest bidders and we’ll make sure that everyone receives a silent auction brochure so they can check it out.  The brochures are also going to be mailed to 5,000 homes in the Ligonier area, so don’t worry.  Our expectation is not that all the auction items will go to Holy Trinity families, unless of course, you see something you just can’t resist bidding on!

So far, as of April 7, reported sales are $1,270 with only 9 of our families responding.  Our first weekend sales at Giant Eagle and after the 11:00 Sunday mass were very successful.  This event seems to generate a lot of community support.  If you attend a different church or parish than Holy Trinity, you may want to consider selling ducks after your church service.  It’s a great opportunity for kids to assert themselves.

If you’ve sold all, or just some of your ducks, please send in the certificate stubs and money received, so we can track sales.  If you are unable to sell your ducks, for whatever reason, please return any unsold certificates to the school office.  Thanks for all your help!

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Kids Are Becoming Less Fit

     Current research has identified that many of our children are overweight.  New data is also indicating that many children are physically unfit.  Approximately 1/3 of children in the U.S. between the ages of 9 – 19 do not meet established fitness guidelines (according to researchers at the University of South Carolina).  Reasons for the unhealthy trends have been attributed to the increased amount of time children are watching T.V. and/or playing computer/video games.  Other reasons cited include fast food, fatty snacks, and sweetened beverage consumption.

     Holy Trinity provides gym classes, daily outdoor recess (weather permitting), and activity periods to keep students physically fit.  After school programs include:  Track, Jump Rope, Bowling, Volleyball, and Frisbee. 

     To encourage our children to stay fit and healthy experts have made these recommendations:

·        Reduce screen time

·        Exercise with your children

·        Go to parks, playgrounds, and nature trails

·        Turn on music and dance

·        Remove T.V.’s and gaming systems from bedrooms

·        Turn yard work into a game

·        Head out for a family walk after dinner

     Incorporating exercise into our lifestyles benefits all of us:  mind and body.