Mary
Immaculate Star of the Sea School in Key West Florida is a Catholic school for children
of all faiths in pre-kindergarten age 3 through eighth grade.
Read more about us here.
Saturday February 6th is our 3rd annual Rock n’ Roast fundraiser. For those who weren’t with us last year, this is a fun and profitable event for our school. We’ll have great music, a fabulous Pork Roast dinner as well as Roasted Chicken, Squash, Vegetable Medley and all the fixin’s prepared by Chef Correa from Cafe Sole. We’ll also have a 50/50 raffle and a huge Silent Action with well over 100 items. New this year are some great Sports Memorabilia items and Travel Vacation packages. The complete Silent Auction item list can be found HERE.
We are asking for all families to prepare a dessert for the event. Please bring it in on Friday to school or on Saturday to the event. We also need volunteers to assist. Please sign up in the office or call Cindy at 294-1031.
For more information please contact event coordinators; John Correa at 395-8770, or Robin Beede at 304-7451.
And, 7th grader Robert Newman was the winner of this year’s design contest. Robert’s Rock ‘n’ Roast design will be featured on all on all printouts, advertising and T-shirts. Way to go Robert!!
Saturday was a true success! Katherine de Poo, a member of the community, with vast experience in organic gardening, Danielle Gould, 2nd grade teacher and Green Team Club Leader, and Dawn Vincent, a parent at Mary Immaculate School, worked together to organize what will be an organic garden for the school. With the weather cooperating, several volunteers came out to help build 12 garden beds. There were children, parents, teachers, members of the community, as well as Father John and the Sisters working until the job was completed!
Some carried cement blocks in their hands, others pulled them on a dolly, and the Sisters balanced them on their heads. One way or another, all 216 blocks were carried to their destination. Twelve garden beds were constructed and leveled. Each bed received numerous layers of paper or cardboard as a base including the 432 holes in the cement blocks. Nutrient rich “jungle mix” soil was brought wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow until every bed was full.
Each class, from PreK-3 to 8th grade plus one extra for the Sisters, will have their own garden. We owe a great deal of thanks to the Cub Scouts and Latitude 24 Recycling for their generous donations which helped make this idea a reality. Also, a big thank you to all the volunteers who spent their Saturday morning working for this cause. And finally, it has been a pleasure to help Katherine de Poo turn her dream into an actuality!
We are all aware of the recent earthquake that devasted Haiti. Our own, Father Jean, returned on Wednesday from visiting his elderly parents. The Archdiocese has asked our help in “helping” our brothers and sisters in Haiti. Many of you are aware of our sister school in Dity, Haiti. We do not know of any news at present but will keep you updated as information is available.
The Art Club is selling sodas today after school and donating the money to Haiti. The bake sale on Friday being sponsored by the 6th grade is also a Haiti effort. Other classes are brain-storming ideas.
We are asking families to donate money to be sent to a special fund at the Archdiocese of Miami.
Archbishop Favalora has established a separate account to be established at the Finance Office for the contributions from schools. We must keep the nation and its people in our prayers as they go forward in dealing with this crisis.
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Catholic Schools Week:Dates: Jan 31 to Feb 6 Theme: Dividends for Life
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Rock and Roast The Rock and Roast Pig Dinner is coming
Date: Saturday, Feb 6, 2010
Robin Beede is in charge of the Silent Auction. If you have an item or know a business that might donate an item for the Silent Auction – please call Robin at 304-7451. Or drop off to Cindy at School office.
10 Pigs, 10 Bands and a 100+ Auction Items!
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