August 2019

Dear Our Lady of Mount Carmel Families,

I hope you and the children are enjoying a great summer and will take full advantage of what is left of August. We have been working hard here this past month to ensure that our school enjoys a successful and rewarding upcoming school year. Upon my arrival here as Principal on August 1, I have already experienced on many levels the wonderful team spirit and caring feeling that Our Lady of Mount Carmel has to offer. The pride and dedication the people I have met have for our school truly shines through. As we approach our upcoming school year, I want to first remind you that you should feel free to e-mail me or contact our office staff should you have any questions or concerns regarding our upcoming school year. 

I just wanted to take a moment to personally offer my thanks for trusting Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the spiritual and academic education of your child or children. This year I am anticipating some great things and have the utmost confidence that you will be greatly satisfied with our school. Here at Mount Carmel we are blessed with a hardworking and professional staff, outstanding and dedicated teachers, a new and vibrant Pastor and Church, as well as a community which cares about and supports our school.  On a personal level, I am excited to get to meet everyone, especially our students and parents and get the ball rolling on what I am anticipating to be a fun and productive 2019-2020 school year. 

We will begin this next journey on September 5th with our 1st Day of School. All students will line up in the gym for morning prayers by 8 am. Our Kindergarten class will be in from 8-9 am for the first day and then will start its full day on Friday September 6th. Our UPK classes will again enter through our front doors on Bathgate Avenue and will be walked in by their parents and led to their classrooms. Our UPK students will be on an 8-10 am schedule the first two days on Thursday September 5th and Friday September 6th. (UPK students DO NOT line up in the gym in the morning). All students must be in full dress code beginning Thursday, September 5th.

This summer we will also be upgrading our Website and updating it regularly throughout the school year. This will be a work in progress and may not be 100% completed by our 1st day, but hopefully will be fully renovated by Mid-September. Our Lady of Mount Carmel we believe is a school on the rise. With your help and cooperation, "The Sky Is The Limit!"  Ultimately, we are all in this for the same reason and that is that our children receive the BEST Catholic education possible in a safe and happy environment. We can achieve this by working together as one team.

Thank you all again for making me feel welcome and for all the well wishes.  I hope all of you have a happy, healthy, and relaxing rest of summer, and I look forward to seeing all of you on September 5th.

Regards and Blessings,
Mr. John Musto, Principal

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pray for Us. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.