1.  A special word of gratitude to the families who supported last Friday's
      Donation-Dress-Down-Day for St. Rose Elementary School in Santa Rosa,
      California.  We will be sending a check for $1,100  thanks to your generous
      and caring hearts!
  2.  Grades 5 & 4 may order nuggets/fries ($2.75) tomorrow for their lunches
       on Thursday.
  3.  Since Thursday is the feast of St. Nicholas, the students may dress down
       and they will receive an ice cream treat at lunchtime!
  4.  There will be no Science Explorers meeting this Thursday.  
  5.  After the mention of the Class of 2019's Scholarship total in the December
       letter (yesterday) at $217,000, I was informed about recent scholarships 
       and some not so recent (shy scholars) that bumped that total
       considerably to $581,500+!  I will let you know the names & numbers
       soon!  We are so very proud of this class for many reasons and appreciate
       the care & support of their families and the teachers who guide them
       through the years!
  6.  Grade 5 students are invited to bring in lunches for the homeless at St. Francis Inn 
       tomorrow.

   Quote: "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good
                 put together that overwhelm the world."  Desmond Tutu