La Salle Parent Newsletter For Parents and Friends of La Salle College Preparatory • Pasadena • California November 2019
Principal Ideas Hello. November is here and, believe it or not, we are heading into the homestretch of the first semester.
Courtney R. Kassakhian Principal
Reflection Prayer St. John Baptist de La Salle
“The young should be able to see in your wisdom how they should behave.” -Meditation 132.1
October was a marking point for the academic program, with quarter grades going out mid-month. But with the first full week of November comes the reality that there are only five weeks of classes before final exams! These weeks will go by quickly! If your child is doing well, encourage them to keep it up for the rest of the semester. If your child is not achieving their potential at this point, talk to them about what changes they can make to achieve the grades they will be happy with and proud of at the end of the semester. Student Success Workshop meets every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30, giving students a place to work on homework after school with faculty members; and Academic Support occurs at least once a week, giving students the opportunity to meet one on one with their teachers. Please encourage your students to take advantage of these resources. Last month was filled with extra and co-curricular events. I’d like to thank Ms. Strouse and all the faculty and students involved in student life for a wonderful homecoming week. Welcome Home was filled with school spirit and fun activities. And as usual, being a Lasallian school, the spirit week also included an advocacy piece and this year that was foster care. The sense of advocacy and service also continued in our mentor program last month, as mentor classes collected food and money to create Boxes of Love in support of military families. The School community filled 100 Thanksgiving Food Boxes and was able to give the "For Families of Active Military" organization $2,941.64 for the purchase of turkeys and other dinner trimmings. Our students also had opportunities to get off campus and grow closer to God through two special activities in October. Our first group of junior students attended their retreat led by Mr. O’Connor and the rest of the retreat team. And the month ended with a group of junior and senior students, accompanied by Ms. Frisina, joining students from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles on El Otro Lado, a border immersion trip done in coordination with yet
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