1. Welcome to Back to School Night

2. Theme for the Evening Nourish the Fruit

3. Opening Prayer Fr. Mike

4. Excellence in Education School Annual Fund Participation in the annual fund is requested of each family. Funds raised benefit ALL families by keeping tuition increases at a minimum. 40% unrestricted funds go directly to the operating budget 60% unrestricted funds go directly to the Endowment, generating interest income for tuition scholarships Did you know? We provide tuition scholarships to about 20% of our families Tuition is not tax deductible, but donations to the annual fund are!!

5. Be a part of our biggest “fun”raiser! The annual auction provides funding for the school and gives parents a great way to get to know each other. Thank you chairs, Kristin Downing and Michelle Kokich!

6. “An Apple a Day”

7. - Ask Ask them about school Ask them to ask Listen up: Ask your children to read to you – and you read to them at least 10 minutes a day Put them to work: “Thinking chores” A

8. - Praise Children thrive on praise; develops confidence Don’t compare Deal with “downs”; failure can be a good lesson P

9. - Participate Children whose parents are involved in school, do better in school Read, Read, Read: essential for success! Become a team: work with teachers P

10. - Learn Build YOUR brain: show them learning never ends Put schoolwork to work L

11. - Expect Set goals and expectations for your children: be realistic – strive for BEST effort! Set and keep rules E

12. Nourish the “APPLE”

13. Pray – for/with your children for/with their teachers

14. Spirituality Begins at Home!

15. “Family Prayer” God make us a family. We need one another, we love one another. We forgive one another, we work together, we play together; we worship together. Together we use God’s word; together we grow in Christ; together we love all; Together we serve our God; together we hope for heaven. These are our hopes and ideals; help us to attain them, O God, Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen