PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Article for submission to The Beacon:
Greetings from the Principal’s Office…
ST. THERESE SCHOOL
135 Main Street
Succasunna, NJ 07876
(973) 584-0812
January 2009
After 45 years of service to the community of Succasunna and surrounding areas, St. Therese School opened in September, 2008 with two hundred seventy three students. Most of our classes range from 25 to 28 students (PreK3/4 thru 8th grade). The Kindergarten is a full day program with an aide. Our PreK3 runs for two half days and our PreK4 for 3 full days with the option of AM or PM half days.
We are very proud of the success of our school. It all happens because of the strong support of our parish community, dedicated parents, faculty and staff. Many of our alumni have returned and enrolled their own children in St. Therese School. Our Home and School Association works very hard at bingo and many fund raisers to keep St. Therese functioning. Our faculty continues to up-date themselves academically and spiritually by attending workshops offered by the Diocese and Roxbury Township.
Our Parish has three spiritual leaders who influence our students in many ways. They teach, administer all the sacraments and are there to assist during good times and not so good times.
We have renovated all of our classrooms over the past few years and this year we renovated our school kitchen and installed Smart Boards. The school utilizes Power School software for grading and allows parental internet access to student assignments and grades. We also use the Honeywell Instant Alert System for emergency and non-emergency notification to our families.
Students are participating in many clubs, geography bees, forensics, spelling bees and in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference since 2003.
Our family nights are open to the whole parish and community. We have various activities such as an ice cream social, Halloween party, breakfast with Santa, family bowling, Valentine dance, basketball contest between students and parents, and family picnic.
Anyone who is interested in St. Therese School, please feel free to come and visit us to see for yourself what is happening. During Catholic Schools Week we will have open houses with Teachers and parents on hand to share with you why they are here teaching and why they have their children in St. Therese School.
Sr. Mary Elizabeth Davies, S.C.
