| | | | Newsletter for Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Dear Parents,
As we move closer to the feast day of St. Valentine, we ask that you remember those less fortunate around you by showing a little love. The parable of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke is a great example of this. The parable tells of a traveler who is beaten and robbed along the side of the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. The Samaritan helps the injured man. We mentioned last week that the Martin de Porres House of Hospitality are currently in need of some specific items for their mostly male clients. The items they are requesting are blankets, men's socks, travel sized toothpaste, toothbrushes, shaving cream, and razors. We will be collecting these items as part of our L♥ve Thy Neighbor Campaign through the month of February. Please send them with your child or drop them off at the front office.
Sandwiches-for-the-needy: Our next collection for the Martin de Porres House is this Friday, February 13th, when the 2nd and 7th graders will take the lead. We encourage ALL families to provide an extra sandwich. Some of our older students will prepare 50 additional sandwiches in our school kitchen to add to this collection. | | Friday, February 13th
- Knockout, Grades 3-8 at
10:45 am Gym
- Minimum Day
12:15/12:30pm dismissal | | Monday, February 16th
President's Day Holiday -
No School
Enjoy the long weekend!
| | | Wednesday, February 18th
Ash Wednesday
8:30am Student Body Mass | | Saturday, February 28th
Cioppino 5 pm
| | | | CIOPPINO 2015: Work continues in preparation for our BIG fundraiser on Saturday, February 28th. Consider getting together with other parents from your child's class to purchase a table. This event is a lot of fun. Remember, childcare is available for $25 and includes dinner and snacks. To purchase tickets, please use the flyer you are receiving today.
DONATIONS NEEDED/FREE DRESS PASS: Thank you to those who donated items last week that we can use in our baskets at Cioppino. We depend on your donations, so please keep them coming! As a bonus, every school parent who buys a ticket or makes a donation (value $20 or more) for Cioppino will receive a FREE DRESS PASS for their child/ren to be used on Monday, March 2nd.
PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS: SIGN UP FOR CIOPPINO NOW! As a reminder, each family is required to volunteer for a minimum of 12 hours for Parents' Club activities. As this is our major fundraiser, we have many volunteer slots available now. Chances to accrue volunteer hours are limited for the rest of the year. Please note that families who do not complete a minimum of 12 hours will be assessed a $450 fee. | | BRONCO BOTICS: Congratulations to our first-ever Bronco Botics teams for participating in their first Jr. First Lego League Expo this past weekend! Our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teams showcased projects and made presentations -- all of which would not be possible without the support of their volunteer coaches. For their educational place and tool projects, STM won the awards for Practical Problem-Solving (1st grade), Fantastic World Building (2nd grade), and Little Galileo (3rd grade).
A big thank you to the following parents who stepped up as coaches and made Bronco Botics such a success: Dora Lim, Carol Cristobal, Sherwin Guevara, Luis Jimenez and Nelmar Presa. A special thank you also to Eileen Calaguas who coordinated the Bronco Botics program at STM. | | | | CYO SPORTS: Congratulations to our seven basketball teams who made it to the CYO playoffs. The 8th grade division 3 team will meet West Portal at 8:00pm tonight at St. Emydius gym, to duke it out in a tie-breaker for a spot in the playoffs. Come and show your support!
SPELL-A-THON: Thank you to all who returned their Spell-a-thon pledges by today's due date, however we can't award the prizes until all pledges are in. Please send in those monies as soon as possible. Families who do not submit monies by next Tuesday will be assessed a $30 per child Spell-a-thon fee which will be posted to their FACTS account.
SCRIP: Just a reminder that all families are required to generate a minimum of $100 profit by participating in the electronic scrip programs authorized by the school. Scrip purchased between May 1st, 2014 and April 30th, 2015 will be credited to this requirement. This Valentine's Day, we remind you to think ScripNow when you're shopping for flowers, candy, and the perfect date night for your sweetheart.
There won't be a newsletter next week as I will be away, Tuesday through Friday, on a WASC accreditation team at St. Raphael's School in San Raphael.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
