May 23rd,
2012
Dear Parents:
As the
year draws to a close, we reflect back on the school year and our theme of ‘Go Make a Difference’. Students
in all grades participated in many fundraisers and community awareness programs
and learned more about how they can make a difference in the lives of others.
Our students showed their charity throughout the year by collecting
toiletries for the Blue Star
Moms and providing sandwiches for the needy for the Martin
de Porres House. Seventh grade spearheaded an extremely successful Confirmation
service project. Through Project Night Night, the seventh
graders were able to provide comfort to homeless children in our community by preparing
and donating over 80 care packages. Together, as a school, we raised money
during Lent for the Society of the
Propagation of the Faith. We hope that with your
continued support, next year there will be many opportunities for you and your
child to be involved in a variety of similar service projects.
Our final collection of sandwiches-for-the-needy
will be next Friday, June 1st and we ask that all grades pull
together to provide sandwiches that day. Thanks to all who have supported these
collections throughout the year.
Dance Festival: As many of you
know, our dance program, under the direction of Sondra Dwyer, is an enriching
and enjoyable experience for all students. We look forward to seeing you all at
this most popular event of the year. Tomorrow night, May 24th, we
will celebrate an evening of our own Dancing
with the Stars. Your children will be the stars of our annual
Dance Festival. The front doors of the school will open at 6:15pm to
allow students to enter their classrooms. Students should arrive no later than
6:30pm. Parking will be available in the schoolyard beginning at 5:45pm. The
doors of the gym will open at 6:15pm. Dismissal of students after the
Dance Festival is as follows: Kindergarten students can be picked up
from their classroom. First and second grade students will be dismissed through
the front doors of the school by their teacher. Third through eighth grade
students will be dismissed directly from the gym. Please make arrangements with
your child as to where to meet them when dismissed.
Extended Care: Extended Care bills
for May 1st-18th will be going home today. Please note
the due date of June 1st. As a reminder, families who use the after
school Extended Care program from
now until the end of the school year will need to either pre-pay or pay-by-the-day. Prepayments may be made in the office or
when you pick up your child from extended care. The cost is $4.00 per hour or
fraction-thereof. Any unused balance from a pre-payment will be applied to next
years’ billing.
Tuition
and Fees:
Do you have any unpaid tuition or fees (including extended care) for this school year? Please make
sure you settle up before the 10:00am dismissal on June 8th, in
order that your child/children may receive their report cards in a timely
manner. Report cards for students absent on the last day will be filed in their
cumulative folders and may be picked up during the summer or next school year.
Memory
Books:
Those who pre-ordered a memory book will be receiving it in their envelope
today. If you ordered a book and did not receive one, please let the office
know immediately. The price is now $25 if you wish to order a memory book.
Scrip: With Graduation and Father's
Day just around the corner, now is a great time to receive credit on your
account for purchasing gift cards through our school scrip program. Orders placed online by 6:00am
this Friday, May 25th, will be delivered in your next Wednesday
envelope. Use of the scrip program continues to rise. Remember all families are
required to generate $100 profit from the use of scrip for the 2012-2013 school
year. A double-sided flyer is in your child’s envelope today regarding ordering
scrip during the summer. Those of you who have not fulfilled your scrip
requirement for the current school year will be receiving a statement in
today’s envelope with the balance due.
Simply
Uniforms:
We have already received over $2000 in orders for Simply Uniforms scrip. We
will continue to accept orders until dismissal on Friday. This is an easy way
to get started on your scrip requirement for the 2012-2013 school year.
Physics Day at Great America – TAKE 2: Last Friday first
round trebuchet champion, Katie Nori returned to Great America to test her
skills against all other finalists in Northern California, including many high
school entrants. We are happy to report that Katie’s trebuchet took third place
overall. Congratulations!
More Congratulations: We are proud to have many sport champions in our school! Firstly,
congratulations to the 3rd grade baseball
team. They won their division championship last
Sunday beating St. Cecilia’s, 17-4. This past March, Arabella (4th grade) and Krystelle Chloe (6th
grade) Sunga represented Coastside Fencing in a fencing tournament in Canada. Congratulations also go out to Gabriel Lozano (1st grade)
who will compete in Taekwondo at the Junior Olympics in Dallas at the end of June. In his most recent qualifier, Gabriel
received a gold and a silver medal for his age and belt group. How wonderful it
is to have so many incredible athletes here at STM.
And finally, thank you to all students who stepped up and took an
interest in becoming a part of their student council for the 2012-2013 school
year. The results are as follows:
2012-2013 STM Student Council
President – Elyssa Nicolas
Vice
President – Jose David
Secretary – Samantha
Bernardo
Treasurer – Andre Corrales
Sargent at Arms – Kameron Powers
and Riley Mihelich
School
Spirit/Publicity – Julietta Lehmann and Chloe Novillos
Athletics – Andrew Triunfo
Religious
Affairs – Ava Ragasa
Ecology – Lara Bautista
Traffic
Commissioners – Crystal Tobar, Chris Taylor and Sean Ramos
Yearbook
and Newspaper Editors – Tony D’Aura, Evan Prasadi, Nikki Binza and Janelle Paredes
Don’t forget, Monday, May 28th
is a holiday in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy the long weekend!
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal
