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Nov. 27, 2012
Notice of Filming
The Universal Network
Television will be filming the sitcom The
Office on Wed. Nov. 28 from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at 1701 Colorado Blvd.
Our parking lot will be the base
camp for the production. The valet drop-off will continue as usual but parents should
plan to arrive at school early to find alternative parking for dismissal.
Advent
Enclosed is your Advent
family activity prayer booklet for the four weeks of Advent.
At school the students
experience the lighting of 3 purple and 1 pink candle as symbols of waiting for
the coming of Jesus. The students learn about the liturgical season of Advent.
Share with your child how you celebrated waiting for the coming of Jesus when
you were a child.
E-Scrip
We
need all families to re-register for e-scrip. You can go to www.escrip and register for St. Dominic
School. Please register for grocery
shopping and department store shopping.
St. Dominic receives a portion of your total monthly
purchases. The profit will be credited to the St. Dominic Scrip account on a
monthly basis.
Choice Lunch
4th grade parents
- it is your opportunity to volunteer to serve lunch during the month of
December. If you are interested in earning lunch credit for your child please
call the school office ASAP.
You need to have been fingerprinted
and have attended the Virtus training session.
Make-up Pictures
Students who were absent for picture
day will take their school picture next Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 9:00 a.m. Place
your order today at mylifetouch.com.
Students are to wear their complete
school uniform. Please do not wear shorts or sweatpants on picture day.
Santa’s Workshop
Santa’s
workshop opens the week of Dec. 17 in the school library. Students can purchase
gifts ranging from $1.00 to $5.00 for their parents, siblings, and friends.
Christmas Program
The
students getting into the spirit of Christmas by practicing for our annual
Christmas program! The program will be on
Wed., Dec. 19. The students will perform at 1:00 p.m. in the church for
the student body and again at 7:00 p.m. for their parents and families.
Dress
attire for the performance will be announced in next week’s memo.
School Raffle
Parents, if you sold all the raffle
tickets to your friends and family during the Thanksgiving holidays don’t
forget to pick up extra tickets in the school office as the Dec. 7 raffle
drawing is quickly approaching.
Cookie Dough
If you are interested in
purchasing cookie dough, please call or stop by the school office.
We have the following $14.00
tubs available for sale: 2 Reese’s Peanut Butter, 2 Monster, 6 Peanut Butter, 3
M & M’s, 2 Lemon Drop, and 1 Walnut Chocolate Chunk.
The following $16.00 pre-portioned
boxes are available for sale: 1 Chocolate Chunk, 1 M & M, 4 Oatmeal Raisin,
5 Snicker Doodle, 1 Classic Sensation, 1 Walnut Chocolate Chunk, 4 White
Chocolate Macadamia, and 4 White Chocolate Oatmeal Cranberry.
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Schoolwide Learning Expectations
These are the Schoolwide
Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.
A student of St. Dominic
Parish School will
be...
a responsible and respectful
person who:
- understands his/her innate value and the 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/her words and actions.
- appreciates and values the diversity of all God’s people.
an active and involved
student who:
- is a self-motivated learner who demonstrates the skills and technological knowledge to succeed.