St. Veronica School Handbook
September 2011,
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I hope you have been blessed with an enjoyable summer and are ready to begin this new school year filled with enthusiasm and expectation! We have chosen as our theme for this 2011–2012 school year, Shout the Good News: God Loves ME Deeply!
In his World Youth Day message, Pope Benedict said, “This longing for infinity is man's desire of being loved by an endless love. Christian revelation tells us that: "God is love". God has revealed himself as an infinite, eternal, personal and merciful love that fills completely the universal longing for happiness. This is why the Pope says: "God is the source of life. To set God aside is to separate ourselves from that source and, inevitably, to deprive ourselves of fulfilment and joy: "without the Creator, the creature fades into nothingness" (Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes, 36; WYD Message). Sadly, we see this in the numerous attempts our society has done to build an earthly paradise, leaving God aside.
We cannot know God’s love if we keep looking at ourselves. Just look at the crucifix. Hear Jesus say, “For love of YOU I left my Father’s side. I came to you who ran from me, who fled, who didn’t want to hear my name. For love of you I was covered with spit, punched and beaten, and fixed to the wood of the cross.” Once we come to know this love of Jesus Christ, nothing else will seem beautiful or desirable. As Christians living in the Spirit, we’re called to pass on the tenderness of God. Let’s shout the good news: God loves ME deeply!!
Our desire this year is that each one of us and our students most especially will come to know and believe in the intimate and personal love God has for each of us!
We continue Living the Mission as we implement the next three themes of our Guidelines for Catholic Social Teaching. From September - November, we will study Citizenship Skills; December – February, will be Peace; and March – May, we will study Solidarity, all of which will be integrated into our curriculum.
May our school, our classrooms, and our homes be places where we may truly nourish our faith and grow in our ability to find God in everything everyday. May God bless us with a successful school year!
Sincerely,
Administration - Faculty - Staff
| Pastor | Father Brendan Williams |
| Principal | Sister Cherree Ann Power, C.R. |
| Vice Principal | Mrs. Joanne Nelson |
| Secretaries | Mrs. Theresa Haemmerle & Mrs. Ellen McGirr |
| Receptionist | Mrs. Rose-Ann Chacanias |
| School Nurse | Mrs. Karen Cavan, R.N. |
| Rainbow Patch A | Mrs. Arlene Hanson & Mrs. Carol Lambiase, T.A |
| Rainbow Patch B | Mrs. Gwendolyn Worman & Mrs. Theresa Murray T.A |
| Kindergarten A | Mrs. Elizabeth Brady & Mrs. Kathryn Liquori, T.A. |
| Kindergarten B | Mrs. Anne Londregan & Mrs. Laurie Player, T.A. |
| Grade 1A | Sr. Antoinette, C.R. |
| Grade 1B | Mrs. Amanda Hay |
| Grade 2A | Mrs. Erin Noll |
| Grade 2B | Mrs. Therese Ern |
| Grade 3A | Mrs. Kathrynann Rienzi |
| Grade 3B-LA, Math, Comp | Mrs. Linda Rhodes |
| Grade 4A | Mrs. Therese Bove |
| Grade 4B-LA, Math, Comp | Mrs. Linda Rhodes |
| Grade 5A | Miss Rita Morello |
| Grade 5B | Mrs. Debra Konzelmann |
| Grade 6A | Mrs. Maureen Madden |
| Assistant in 5 & 6 | Sr. Roberta, C.R. |
| Grade 7A | Mrs. Carole Howell |
| Grade 7B | Mrs. Linda Groh |
| Grade 8A | Mrs. Diana Ficchi |
| Grade 8B | Mrs. Debra Palmer |
| Physical Education | Mrs. Donna Kisiel, Athletic Director |
| Art | Mrs. Irene Sullivan |
| Band | Mr. Brian Franca |
| Music | Mrs. Loretta Boyle |
| Library | Mrs. Barbara Reilly |
| Comp. Ed/S.I./ESL | Mrs. Maureen Competello, Mrs. Gloria Katz |
| Paras | Mrs. Mary Ellen Chipak, Mrs. Laura Goskowsky Mrs. Yvilynn Kaplowitz |
| I.T. Consultant | Mr. Anthony Gaudino |
| Head Custodian | Mr. Ken Bressi |
| Speech | Mrs. Miriam Schweb |
CLASSROOM SCHEDULE
Grades K through 8:
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Rainbow Patch Pre-School
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