Saint Anthony of Padua Grade School
Valuing our Past; Embracing our Future
Dear Parents/Guardians, Last Saturday our 8th Grade students made the Sacrament of Confirmation. I am so proud of this 8th grade class. I received so many compliments about their preparation, behavior, reverence, and comradery with our parish PREP class. I Read more
Dear Parents/Guardians, Today at Mass during his homily, Father Nick spoke to us about making mistakes. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus talks to his followers about allowing others to make mistakes. Father Nick used the example of a weatherman Read more
Dear Parents/Guardians, Today during our weekly Mass Father Nick talked to us about the peace of Jesus Christ. Rather than giving a homily about the Devil, which was part of today’s Gospel reading, Father told the children he wanted to talk about the opposite, the Read more
Dear Parents/ Guardians, Today at Mass, Father Mark Wrightson celebrated with us the Feast of the Archangels, Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Father told the children that the Archangels were the “highest rank” of Angels sent to watch over Read more
Dear Parents/ Guardians, It has been an exciting 2 weeks of school in more ways than one. I would like to thank all of you who came to our Back to School Home and School Meeting. We had an Read more
Dear Parents/Guardians, This week we gathered as a school community for one of my favorite events of the year, the May Procession. This tradition is a wonderful way for us to honor Mary during her special month. The students were Read more
Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy Spring! During this busy Easter season, we are sharing and teaching about Jesus’s resurrection with the children, discussing new life in nature and in religion, acknowledging Earth Day and the stewardship God has entrusted us with for Read more
Dear Parents/Guardians, Thank you for all you do to market our school. Whether it is word of mouth, social media, shared Facebook posts, or casual conversations with friends, you are our best marketers. We are growing and thriving, and we Read more
Tiger Talk! March 17, 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It is the one day of the year when we are all a little Irish, even in this traditionally Italian parish. I am Irish by marriage only and I Read more
Tiger Talk! March 3, 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians, During the month of March, we will be talking to the children about “Faithfulness,” this month’s Fruit of the Spirit. “God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Read more
