Queen of Angels School Newsletter October 12, 2007

HASA Fundraiser: All fundraiser order forms are due in the office on Tuesday, October 26. Remember that money is not due until the items are delivered. Any checks written should be made out to "Queen of Angels School."

Wednesday, October 17: Dress Down Day- Western Attire. Cost is a 2-liter bottle of pop which will be used for the Parish Hog Roast on Saturday, October 20. Students in grades 5-8 will dress down after morning Mass.

Thursday, October 18: SIP Day, with dismissal at 12:35 pm. For families who are new, teachers are required to attend professional development activities in the afternoon in alignment without School Improvement Plan. Lunch will be served to students, and there is After Care available at no charge from 12:35 pm - 3 pm. After 3 pm, normal charges apply.

Parent Teacher Conferences: Please remember to return the conference registration forms. If you have misplaced them, contact the school office for an additional form.

Remember that Friday, October 25, is "Fall Break." There is no school on this day.

Message received from the "Catholic League" this week.

On December 7, a film called "The Golden Compass" will be released starring Nicole Kidman. It is based on the first book of a trilogy titled "His Dark Materials." The author of this children's fantasy is Philip Pullman, noted English atheist. It is his objective to bash Christianity and promote atheism. To kids, "The Golden Compass" is a film version of the book by that name, and is being toned down so that Catholics, as well as Protestants, are not enraged. The second and third books in the trilogy are more overt in their hatred of Christianity. All parents should be concerned enough to keep their children away from this movie, because it is seen as "bait" for the books: unsuspecting parents who take their children to the movie may be impelled to buy the trilogy of books as a Christmas present. No parent who wants to bring their children up in the faith will want any part of these books, or Pullman, whose twin goals are to promote atheism and denigrate Christianity to kids.