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March 27, 2012

Step Up To Writing

Friday, March 30 is an in-service day for all teachers for the Step Up to Writing program.

You will see a number of substitute teachers in school this Friday.

Tuition

Only 16 families have completed the survey. We need an additional 120 families to please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5XGZD29 and give your input on whether you want to pay the increase to keep the music and P.E. programs for next year.

I am proposing that it would take about $38,049 to support our part-time music and P.E. program. An additional $13,400 is the proposed cost to support the Spanish program.

I presented the following for 3 programs at our PTO meeting :

Tuition for one child would be $4514.00 + $200 would equal $4714.  Divided by 11monthly payments would be $428.54 monthly, an increase of $37.25 from last year’s monthly payment of $391.29. Divided by 8 days per month (music and P.E. are taught twice per week) the increase is $4.66 a day.

Tuition for two children would be $6578.00 + 200 which equal $6778.  Divided by 11months, the monthly payment would be to equal $616.18, increase of $64.09 from this year’s $552.09. Divided by 8 days per month, the increase of two children would be $4.00 a day for each child.

Tuition for 3 children would be $9028 + 200 which equal $9228. Divided by 11 months, the monthly payment would be $ 838.91, an increase of $204.55 from last year was $684.36. Divided by 8 days per month, the increase for three children would be $8.50 per day, or $2.83 per child.

                                                                                       

Daycare during Easter Vacation

Please sign up in the school office or daycare is you are interested in daycare for the Easter Vacation.

Please call the Daycare at 323-255-9360 or the school office at 323-255-5803 by Friday, March 30.

We need 5 families to pre-pay for these services before we commit to providing daycare for the Easter vacation.

Yearbook

We are in need of photos for the fun pages in the yearbook. Please turn in any pictures that you would like to give to the classroom teachers ASAP. Thank you for your support!

Service Hours

Are you in need of service hours? W need to shred our old ITBS test booklets. Please call the school office at 323-255-5803 if you are interesting in shredding during the school day ASAP.

School Choir

A pink permission form needs to be returned to Mr. Acosta by Tuesday, March 27 to sing during the Easter Sunday Mass, April 8 at 9:00 a.m.

We have extra forms in the school office.

We will need chaperones for our Knotts Berry Farm choir field trip later in the school year.

Thanks!

Mr. Acosta

See’s Candies Fundraiser

We want to thank Eva Matas for organizing this fundraiser.

Thank you to our parents for working so hard and supporting the See’s Candies Fundraiser. We profited $1442.12.

Choicelunch

It is that time for kinder parents to volunteer for lunch. Parents can earn lunch credit for their child.  If you are interested in volunteering call the school office ASAP.

Parents need to be fingerprinted and have attended a Virtus class before volunteering to work with children.

Food for Family Thought

God has planted a seed of faith in each child. You have a major influential role in how well that seed of faith is nurtured. Pray that you can respond to the opportunities to nurture tender faith each day.

If you could be the tallest tree for many miles around, where in the world would you want to be planted so you could have an awesome view of everything below you?

Schoolwide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.

A graduate of St. Dominic Parish School will be…

A responsible and respectful person who:

• appreciates and values the diversity of all God’s people.

An active and involved student who:

• is a self-motivated, lifelong learner who has the skills and technological knowledge to succeed.
• has a solid foundation in the academic subjects and appreciation of the Arts.
• communicates effectively, thinks critically, and is a creative problem solver.

A committed Catholic who:

• has a firm foundation in, knowledge of and love of the Faith.

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March 20, 2012

See’s Candies

See’s Candies order forms should be turned in to the front office by Wednesday, March 21st.

See’s Candies will be delivered on Monday, March 26. Thank you for supporting our Parent Teacher Organization for this fundraiser.

 

Discovering Our Faith

Join us tonight for a lecture on Continuous Prayer: The Jesus Prayer and the Rosary.

Our meeting will be held in the Religious Education classroom, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Please read CCC2650-2679 from the Cathechism of the Catholic Church.

 Tuition Increase

Last year there was no tuition increase. This year there will be an increase in tuition to cover cost of living, increase in benefits, and increase in operational expenses.

At the PTO meeting a tuition increase break down was introduced to parents.  The break down included the music and physical education programs and an introduction of a foreign language program. I introduced what it would cost to keep the music and P.E program and the Spanish, if accepted by the parents.

This year the Spanish program has been a topic of discussion in our faculty meetings and PTO board meetings. The discussion has been about cost, time allotment, and whether is can be introduced during the day or after school.

I gave a detailed account of what it would cost for one child, two children, and three or more children to support 3 programs, teacher salaries, benefits, and operational expense increase. 

Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5XGZD29 and complete the survey.  The survey will close on Monday, March 26. Your input is important.

Mission and Philosophy

We want to thank our parents for participating in the discussion of our mission statement and philosophy at our last Parent Teacher Organization meeting.

The purpose of reviewing our mission and philosophy was to reflect and renew our commitment to who we say we are and what we do.  

Religious Education Congress

There is no school this Friday, March 23. Teachers and staff are at the Religious Congress in Anaheim.

Teachers will attend religious workshops on social justice, and sacrament preparation. Teachers will also have workshops on how Common Core state standards and technology can best support the language arts, and grammar for writing and vocabulary.

Uniform Exchange

Stephanie Galarion will have uniform exchange and PTO apparel next Tuesday, March 27. Uniform exchange will be at 7:45 am. and 3:00 p.m. in the daycare room.

Choicelunch

It is that time for kinder parents to volunteer for lunch. Parents can earn lunch credit for their child.  If you are interested in volunteering call the school office ASAP.

Parent needs to be fingerprinted and have attended a Virtus class before volunteering to work with children.

Cub Scouts

What: Cub Scout Pancake Breakfast

When: March 25^th, 7am-1pm

Where: St. Dominic Parish Hall

Donation: $5

Thank you so much for your continued support of the Cub Scouts.

Lora Johnstone

Food for Family Thought

When you’re stressed, your imagination can help. Call to mind sounds that calm you—a babbling brook, birds chirping, a favorite song—and let them lead you

to an inner place where you can hear the still, small voice of God.

Suppose that twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you had to hear a background noise in your head. This background noise would always be there

throughout your life. What background noise would you choose as your very own?

Schoolwide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.

A graduate of St. Dominic Parish School will be…

A committed Catholic who:

• willingly shares his or her gifts to serve others in the Church and global community.

A responsible and respectful person who:

• understands his or her innate value and value of others as beloved children of God.
• is self-confident and self-motivated and has the inner strength to make moral, compassionate, and healthy choices.
• is prepared to make a positive difference in the world through his or her words and actions.

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March 13, 2012

Academic Decathlon

Some good news to report! Our St. Dominic team competed on Saturday, March 10, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. We brought some medals home. 

Congratulations to the following students:

Cristina Gonzales placed 6^th in literature, Dancia Tagupa placed 10^th in social studies and the entire team received medals for placing 9th in the Super Quiz

Thank you to Mr. John Snyder, a former teacher here at St. Dominic’s who volunteered to be Head Coach this year. Also thank you to Sister Jane, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Nabavi, and Mrs. Marte who volunteered to be subject coaches.

New Student and Kinder Testing

Our second day of testing for kinder and 1st-8th grade is this Saturday, March 17 starting at 12 noon.

Please call for an appointment for the kinder testing.  Kinder testing takes about 15 minutes per child, 1^st-2^nd grade takes up to 20 minutes per child, and 3^rd-8^th grade takes up to an hour.

New Student Registration

Kinder and new students who tested on Saturday, February 18 have received their acceptance letters.

Registration for new students is on Saturday, March 17 at 1:00 p.m.  Please call the school office if you are unable to register at 1:00 p.m.

Scrip

Our PTO members will be selling scrip on Sunday, March 18 after the 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and 12:15 Mass.

See’s Candies

See’s candies order forms should be turned in to the front office by

Wednesday, March 21st.

Mandatory Parent Meeting

Wednesday, March 14 is our fourth mandatory parent meeting.  The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall.

Preschool Mandatory Meeting

Our second mandatory preschool meeting will be on Thursday, March 15. The meeting starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the preschool area.

Jeans Day

Students are allowed to wear jeans and a green shirt or t-shirt on Friday, March 16.  Students

will pay $1.00 for the privilege of wearing non uniform wear.

Please be careful that the writing on the t-shirt does not have offensive language. 

Sweet Sixteen

This has been an exciting basketball season for our  “A” boys team. Our boys are conference

champions and made it to the Sweet Sixteen Playoffs.  Congratulations to Jason Batungbacal, eight grade student.

Discovering Our Faith

Join us for the March 20^th lecture on Continuous Prayer: The Jesus Prayer and the Rosary.

Our meeting will be held in the Religious Education classroom, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Please read CCC2650-2679 from the Cathechism of the Catholic Church.

Islands Fundraiser

We thank all the parents for their participation in the Islands Fundraiser.  It was nice to see so many families out last Wednesday.

Students with free dress tickets will use their ticket tomorrow, Wednesday, March 14.

The total profit for the night was $480.87. We thank Eva Matas for organizing the event.

Food for Family Thought

A major gift we give our children is appreciation of their individuality. Pray that you can nurture the gifts your child embodies for the good of the world.

If you had to describe your personality in terms of a form of transportation, which one would you choose?

(Examples: airplane, bicycle, cab, camel, hot-air balloon, sailboat, skateboard, train, truck.)

Schoolwide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.

A graduate of St. Dominic Parish School will be…

An active and involved student who:

• communicates effectively, thinks critically, and is a creative problem solver.

A committed Catholic who:

• has a firm foundation in, knowledge of, and love of the Faith.
• actively participates in the Mass, sacraments and traditions of the Church.
• is a truthful and respectful person who tries to be like Jesus.

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March 6, 2012

Jeans Day

Students are allowed to wear jeans and any color shirt or t-shirt on Friday, March 9.  Students will pay $1.00 for the privilege of wearing non uniform wear.

Please be careful that the writing on the t-shirt does not have offensive language. 

Sweet Sixteen

This has been an exciting basketball season for our  “A” boys team. Our boys are conference champions and made it to the Sweet Sixteen Playoffs. Congratulations to all our boys!

Alex Palacios, Justin Manalang, Andrew Mariano, Brian Cabagnot, Elias Manning, Sammy Martinez, and Ty Tiomico.

We want to thank our coaches Mr.  Alex Manalang and Josh Manalang, alumni, for their work with the boys.

Boys “B” Basketball

Our “B” boys basketball team ended their season undefeated as West Foothill Division Champs.  Congratulations to all our boys and coaches, Mr. Tony Red-Horse and Mrs. Denise Ramirez.

Academic Decathlon

Our St. Dominic team competes on Saturday, March 10, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. 

Good luck to the following students:

Gabriel Alpuerto, Justin Durano,

Maddy Malicdem, Ryan Ventigan,

Angela De Leon, Janmae Pagador,

Danica Tagupa, Matthew Alpuerto,

Nicholas Campos, Cristina Gonzales,

Gillian Santos,  Cameron Tobias and Caitlyn Koenig.

Casino Night Meeting

Please join us on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the school library to plan for Casino Night! If you have any questions please call

Francine Oliver 323-259-3009

or email sd-mom@sbcglobal.net

Thank you.

Mandatory Parent Meeting

Wednesday, March 14 is our fourth mandatory parent meeting.  The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall.

Preschool Mandatory Meeting

Our second mandatory preschool meeting will be on Thursday, March 15. The meeting starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the

 preschool area.

Walk-A-Thon Tiered Fundraising 

We want to thank all parents who have participated in the fundraising part of this event.  We have extended the

 fundraising date to 

March 16th. Please help us reach our goal; help make that big thermometer move up to the top. 

Ask a family member or a neighbor to help by donating $5 or $6 to our event.  

Fundraising forms are available in the school office. Thank you all for your wonderful support. If you have any 

questions please call Richard Ponce at 323-639-9324. 

Community Clean Up Day

"Thank you for giving back to YOUR community!  You could feel the energy as more than thirty 7th & 8th graders from St. Dominic School, their teachers, parent volunteers, and CERB members, walked the streets in Eagle Rock with their brooms, rakes and trash bags.  Their day began with fresh fruit, desserts, juice, water, and coffee provided by Marketing Team members: Margarita Red-Horse, Cheryl Santoro, Tera Perez, Noemi Garcia.  Everyone worked hard and did a great job!"

Alumni Association News!

We would like to thank our alumni who donated snacks to our preschool: Luciano Santoro, Jennifer Rickert, Lisa Van Dyke, Andrew Oliver, Danielle Oliver and Francine Oliver. Through their generosity our new preschool has delicious and healthy snacks.

Food for Family Thought

Tell your child about your favorite apostle, holy person, or hero from the Bible. Let your child know what traits you admire in that person.

If you could carve four new faces into the side of Mt. Rushmore, whose faces would they be? Why do you believe your choices deserve such a place of honor?

Schoolwide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.

A graduate of St. Dominic Parish School will be…

A responsible and respectful person who:

• is self-confident and self-motivated and has the inner strength to make moral, compassionate, and healthy choices.
• is prepared to make a positive difference in the world through his or her words and actions.
• appreciates the diversity of all God’s people.

An active and involved student who:

• is a self-motivated, lifelong learner who has the skills and technological knowledge to succeed.
• has a solid foundation in the academic subjects and appreciation of the Arts.