Dear Parents/Guardians,
The end of the school year is upon us, and I am sure everyone is looking forward to the summer vacation. Recently our 8th graders travelled to Washington DC where they had a wonderful time exploring the nation's capital and immersing themselves in the history of our country. I wish to thank Mr Ceja, our 8th grade teacher, for organizing the trip and to Ms. Lucchesi for attending. Thanks to our parents who joined the trip as chaperones. All had a wonderful time.
Finances
I hope all families are making every effort to pay any outstanding accounts to Mrs. Reidy. If there are any outstanding amount due by June 8th, the school policy is that we will be holding report cards and the yearbook. Outstanding accounts will be sent to the collection agency.
Future Projects
I wish to inform everyone that we will be replacing the school roof over summer as well as installing solar panels on the roof. This is a large project and one that will benefit the school and parish community.
Staff Changes
At the end of any school year there are always staff movements, and unfortunately we will be saying goodbye to a couple staff members and welcoming some new staff members.
Farewell and thank you:
It has come time for Mrs. Barri to hang up her apron and to enjoy retirement. As you know Mrs. Barri has given 50 years of service to All Souls, and we wish her all the best in the future. We will certainly miss her.
Mrs Hornick, our technology coordinator, will be retiring at the end of this year. Mrs. Hornick has been instrumental in developing our technology plan and programs over the years. She will be missed by all.
I wish to thank Miss Kokesh for all the work she has done with our grade two students over the past three years. She has decided to move closer to the city. We will surely miss her. She has worked very hard with the sacramental program.
I also thank Miss Knudson for her work with our third graders. She has decided to move south and work in a public school. We wish her all the best.
Two of our teacher assistants, Miss Kwon and Miss Falvey, will need to leave us due to the requirements of the credentialing program that mandates interning in a public school setting. I thank them for their work this year.
Joining us will be:
In grade two we welcome Miss Suzanne Short. She has been in the San Francisco Archdiocese for a number of years and is looking forward to working with the students and the Sacramental program.
In grade three we welcome, from the learning support team, Mrs. Mary Mancinetti. She has worked in learning support for a number of years. She is very excited to be working with the third graders.
In the junior high we welcome Mr. Joel Nicholas, who also has been working in learning support for several years. Mr. Nicholas will be our new junior high science teacher and co-teaching grades 7 and 8 math classes with Mrs. Allen.
We welcome back Mr. Nick Wright who will be the writing teacher for grades 5 through 8, and will be the homeroom and language arts teacher for grade 7.
In learning support we welcome Mr. Bobby Olgin, who has a wealth of knowledge working with both elementary and high school students. He will also be teaching Spanish from Kindergarten to 8th grade.
We welcome Miss Julianna Lessa, who joins us from Canada, to the learning support team. She is very excited to be part of the All Souls community.
In the technology area, we welcome Mr. Thomas Conmy, who will be teaching technology from grades K to 8. He will be overseeing all our technology needs. He comes with a wealth of experience in this field and has already started to learn our systems.
God Bless,
Vincent Riener
Principal
