Mission St. Dominic, a Catholic faith-filled community, is a parish school that provides quality education which fosters the development of the whole child in a safe, caring, and academically stimulating environment.

September 28, 2010                                                               www.stdominicla.us

            School Choirs

         Practice Schedule

Tuesday, Sept. 28        

7:30-7:55 a.m. - Junior High Boys

3:05-4:00 pm -school choir (grades 3-8)

Thursday, Sept. 30     

7:30-7:55 a.m-.Junior High Girls

plus those who can’t come after

school

3:05-4:00 p.m.-School Choir

(grade 3-8) and those who can’t

 come Tuesday after school

PTO APPAREL

Gray PTO Sweatshirts and T-Shirts

You will find the prepaid order form for the gray sweatshirts and P.E. t-shirts enclosed in the family envelope. They are available in Youth and Adult sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. All items are sponsored by the PTO Board and are available exclusively through school. All proceeds benefit school and our students. So don’t delay, place your order today!

PTO Fundraiser

Our cookie dough fundraiser order period is from Monday, September 20 to Friday, October 8. Please write all checks payable to St. Dominic PTO. Order forms are to be given to the teacher or brought to the school office.

Office

Scrip

Scrip can be purchased in the Rectory Office 7 days a week. We try to keep an inventory of all the items on the yellow Scrip Form.

Items on the orange Scrip Form are special order items. Scrip will be ordered on Tuesday, and you will have it by Thursday.

Right now we have an inventory of scrip for Nanay Gloria and Seafood Ranch. When that scrip is gone, we will no longer be ordering scrip from those two stores.

New to our scrip list is Quiznos.

Good-Touch Bad-Touch

Our Good-Touch Bad-Touch program will begin on Monday, October 11. Students must have a signed permission slip to participate in the program. The class room teacher explained the good-touch bad-touch program during our Back to School Night. Please call the school office @323-255-5803 if you have any questions.

Choicelunch

Our seventh grade parents have an opportunity of earn lunch credit for their child during the month of October. We have one seventh grade parent that has volunteered. I would like to have an alternate parent to assist during this month. If you are interested please call the school office ASAP.

ITBS Testing

ITBS testing will continue for two weeks and end on Friday, October 8.

Please help us out by bringing the students to school on time. Most teachers begin ITBS testing by 8:10 am. If your student comes late and testing for that class has started they will be kept in the office until the following test begins. Please try to make appointments for the afternoon during this testing period. We will have make-up test on Thursday, October 7 and Friday, October 8. Our priority is to have student’s make-up reading comprehension, math, and CogAt.

Hot Weather

We will keep our students indoors during this hot weather. Students will not go out for P.E., recess or lunch recess.

Mission

St. Dominic, a Catholic faith-filled community, is a parish school that provides quality education which fosters the development of the whole child in a safe, caring, and academically stimulating environment.

September 14, 2010

Back to School Night

Wednesday, September 15^th and Thursday, September 16^th @ 7:30 is Back to School Night. This is a MANDATORY event. A parent of every student must be present.

Come and visit your student’s classroom, meet their teacher, find out valuable information about curriculum and classroom specific topics, and get to know their daily schedule and routine. Participate in question and answer sessions with teachers.

Please remember Back to School Night is an obligatory event and provides an immeasurable opportunity for parents to learn what is expected this academic year. Thank you in advance for taking an active role in your student’s education in St. Dominic Parish School.

Uniform Exchange

The uniform exchange will be open on Back-to-School Night

Wed. & Thurs.

Sept. 15-16, 2010

6:00-7:00 pm

inside the Work Room, next to 1^st Grade Classroom

Lunch Program

Students seemed to enjoy the first week hot lunch menu. They actually enjoy the fruit and vegetables.

Visit choicelunch.com to place the lunch order. The registration code create your account is DOMINIC.

We need a seventh grade parent volunteer to serve the lunches for the month of October. The parent serving the lunches will receive lunch credit for their child.

Student Store

Our student store is open during recess only. Items available; ice cream, popsicles, chocolate milk, cheerios, popcorn, Gatorade, water, chip ahoy cookies, famous Amos cookies, Oreos cookies, rice Krispi treats, string cheese, fruit roll ups, sun chips, cheetos, and Doritos. All items in the student store sell for 50 cents.

Discovering Our Faith

Fr. Michael and Sr. Joyanne will start the first series of lectures on the Creed. Lectures begin today Tuesday, September 14 at 7:30 in the parish hall.

Please bring a copy of the Catholic Catechism.

Parents that attend the lecture will earn service hours. Students of parents that attend the lecture may wear free dress

tomorrow. Please follow the handbook guidelines for free dress.

Music: Grades 2-8

Precorder and recorder forms were sent home Thursday, September 9. They may be ordered online also. We have extra forms in the school office.

School Choir Update: We will have short try-outs after school on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-3:30 p.m. in the music room. Grades 3-8 are eligible.

Fundraising

Cookie dough order sheets are enclosed. week.  A tub sells for $12 and $14. Show your support by purchasing 6 tubs. This is NOT a mandatory event but all our students benefit from the profit.

Mission

St. Dominic, a Catholic faith-filled community, is a parish school that provides quality education which fosters the development of the whole child in a safe, caring, and academically stimulating environment.



September 7, 2010 ww.stdominicla.us


Office

• Our children choice program started today. The students enjoyed their first children choice day. Remember no sodas and no candy for lunch.
• Please complete and return your emergency card ASAP.
  
• If your student needs to have any medication at school, including over the counter, please ask the office for a release form. This includes inhalers for asthma.
• Eighth grade parents have the opportunity to volunteer to serve lunch for the month of September. You earn lunch credit for your student when you volunteer. I have some seventh grade parents that have responded. Please call the school office @255-5803 if you are interested.

Sports

Students have football and volleyball try-outs and practice this week. Please remember to pick up students on time. Students are not allowed to wait in the parking lot or by the school corner for their parents.



Safety Valet

I would like to thank all of you who have volunteered during the morning for Safety Valet. Seventh grade parents are scheduled for this week. This is an easy and safe way to earn service hours.



Discovering Our Faith

Fr. Michael and Sr. Joyanne will start the first series of lectures on the Creed. Lectures begin on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall.


Please bring a copy of the Catholic Catechism or go to USCCB.org catechism and print out the paragraph quote on Tradition, CCC 50- and Scripture and The Virtue of Faith.


Call the school office @ 255-5803 or parish office @ 254-2519 if you need more information.


Parents that attend the lecture will earn service hours. Students of parents that attend may wear free dress on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Please follow the handbook guidelines for free dress.



School Choir

A flyer will be passed out this week with information. Grades 3-8 are eligible.



Family Mass
Join our eighth grade students and parents this Saturday, September 11 for their Family Mass. Mass starts at 5:00 pm. This year we will invite our St. Dominic parishioners to join us for refreshments in the school lunch area.


Reminder


Every Friday is 1:30 pm dismissal