October Firsts: Blessings and Back to School Night.

In honor of the patron saint of domesticated animals, Saint Francis of Assisi, the fur and four legged members of Saint Patrick students' family were blessed with holy water.	Emily and her brother P.J. brought their pet rabbit.	Charlotte and Grace share a warm embrace with their dog.
Mr. McLean donned a friar's frock to be the "honorary" Saint Francis.	Inga poses with her pop and her pooch.	Anne Hobbs' daschund is still a wee puppy of six months.
Kathleen's plush pets were also blessed.	Stephen is happy knowing his prayers over the pets have been already answered.
Andrew and his pet get annoited by Father Joe Metzger's sprinkle of holy water.	These hounds found out that their masters shop at the same pet store for collars and treats.	The mane of this Persian kitty is the envy of all the pets.
Michael, Calli and Eva's pet could not get their blessing fast enough because they had an appointment with a tree. Mom holds on for dear life!	McKayla's pet was blessed by proxy. She brought a photograph of her dog to receive the annointing.	Even Mr. Hammond's rascally hound dog Huckleberry was on the Saint Patrick Green for a blessing.
Another October "First" included Back to School Night for Parents. Here parents were able to meet teachers and learn about classroom procedures. Mrs. Alvarez confers with Anna's mom.		Integration Specialist, Mrs. Sharp,helps a parent discover the wonders of tablet technology.
Mr. Mayer helps 4th Grader Stephen's mom ascertain the basics of the Health and Fitness textbook.	Mrs. Allen (left) always has time to answer questions as she explains the homework procedure to this parent.	4th Grader Austin's mom and other moms pose questions to la muestra del espanol, Senora Mueller.