Dear St. Monica School Families,
Yesterday we were visited by our new “sparrow” child, Luke Smith, and
his family! Luke was born in January with a serious heart condition. He
has already had several surgeries in his young life and still has more
to come. The founder of the Sparrow Club Foundation, Jeff Leeland, also
visited and helped us kick off our 5th year as a Sparrow Club
school! We are thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to support
this family over the course of the coming school year. Please keep
little Luke and his family in your prayers!
Important Letter from the Mercer Island Public Library:
I have been in discussion
with the head librarians at the Mercer Island Public Library regarding
the inappropriate and unacceptable behavior of some of our
students when they spend time there during after school hours. This is
not a new problem, but rather, one that has been escalating over the
last couple of years in spite of their efforts as a staff and many
reminders from the school about proper behavior. Included in today’s
family packet is a very serious and important letter from the head
librarians. If you send your children to the library after school, or at
any other time unsupervised, then it is imperative that you read this
letter and discuss its message as a family.
Those in charge of the library are very happy to welcome our students, but it is their expectation that our students will behave respectfully. I know you and I share the same expectation. Please remind your children that they represent our school when they patronize the library and they must be mindful of this responsibility. I look forward to an improved relationship between the Mercer Island Public Library and those students that visit on a regular basis. I trust that they will not abuse this privilege. Thank you for your support of this very important matter!
As always, I am just a phone call or an email away and my door is always open!
May God bless you and those you love!
Pamela J. Dellino, Principal