Building
Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community
and Education
Dec. 4, 2012
Honor Roll Assembly
The first trimester honor
roll assembly is this Friday, Dec. 7 at 1:00 p.m. Honor roll is for students in 4th-8th
grades who have distinguished themselves with at least a 90% average in the
academic subjects and have shown good study habits, good effort and good behavior.
Sunday Collection/Matching Grant
We are trying to raise $6000 to
assist families on the Catholic Education
Foundation waiting list. The CEF will match the other $6000! On Sunday, Dec. 2
the following students from 6th, 7th and 8th grades
served as collection ushers: Saturday 5:00 p.m. - Carla and Jesus; Sunday 7:30
a.m. - Matthew, Cate, and John, and Gabby; 9:00 a.m. - Caitlyn, Nick, William,
and Cameron; 10:30 a.m. - Cristina, Richard, Bryan, and Dominick C.; 12:00 p.m.
- Karl, Janmae, Melissa A., and Max; 1:30 p.m. - Mina, Victoria M.,
Christopher, and Victoria B.; 5:00 p.m - Sammy, Elias, Dominic L., and Ty. We want to
thank these students for serving St.
Dominic School.
Scrip/Raffle/See’s Candy
The PTO board and Scrip
committee were extremely busy on Sunday morning selling scrip, raffle tickets
and See’s Candy.
We want to thank Eva Matas,
Martha Marquez, Sheila Quintana, and
Annette Manning from the PTO Board for working on such a busy, rainy day. We
also thank Annalie Leis, Gayle Campos, Marcos Lujan and Robert Carreon for
assisting with the fundraising.
Scrip and See’s Candy will be
sold again this coming Sunday, Dec. 9 after all the morning Masses.
Uniform Exchange
All used uniforms will be on
sale Friday, Dec. 7 and 14. All used uniforms will be on sale for $1.00. Now is
the time to exchange your child’s outgrown uniform or purchase any used item
for $1.00. We have many unclaimed in the uniforms: P.E. shirts, gray
sweatshirts, and crew green sweatshirts. Please claim any lost uniforms by
Friday, Dec. 7. before the items are placed on sale. After the Dec.
14 sale, all unclaimed or donated used uniforms will be donated to St. Vincent
de Paul.
Advent
During the first week of Advent
at school we light the first purple candle on the Advent wreath. We will pray all
week for those who need it the most.
This is how we will wait and prepare for the coming of Jesus.
Please refer to the Advent
pamphlet sent last week for some ideas on how to gather during family time and
pray. Perhaps as a family decide how to share with those less fortunate.
Mandatory Raffle Tickets
All school families are
required to submit the money for the mandatory raffle by this Thursday, Dec. 6.
The annual school raffle drawing is this Friday, Dec. 7. The raffle will be
held after the 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer assembly. First prize is $1,000, second
prize is $500, and third prize is $250. Good luck to all families! We pray for
a school family to win.
St.
Nicholas
St. Nicholas is known for leaving
small gifts in shoes the night of Dec. 5, the eve of his feast day. St.
Nicholas will visit St. Dominic students on Thu. Dec. 6 at about 1:00 p.m. Students,
remember to leave a shoe outside the classroom so St. Nicholas can leave a
treat for you!
Mass
We invite you to join us for our
all-school Mass during this Advent season on Friday, Dec. 7 at 9:00 a.m. Our 5th
grade students will lead the student body Mass. We
hope to see many parents at Mass.
Preschool students are now attending our
all-school Mass!
Reconciliation
One of our requirements as
Catholics is to receive the sacrament of reconciliation at least once a year.
Our students are fortunate to have the parish priests available to offer the
sacrament of reconciliation twice a year during school hours. This Advent
season is the first opportunity this school year for students in 3rd
to 8th grade to go to confession. Confessions will be next Friday Dec.
14, at 9:00 a.m.
Blessed Sacrament Confraternity
Every year the kindergarten
students are invited to sing Christmas carols for the Blessed Sacrament
Confraternity luncheon. Their performance is entertaining and brings joy to the
ladies of the parish during the holiday season. The kindergarten students will
sing on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 12:45 p.m. in the Parish Hall and this year, for
the first time, both preschool classes will also perform!
Christmas Program
The spirit of Christmas has
arrived at St. Dominic. Students are anxiously preparing for their Christmas performance
on Wednesday, Dec. 19. The schoolwide performance starts at 1:00 p.m. in the
church and again at 7:00 p.m. for parents.
School Choir
SDS Marketing
News -- Our school choir has been invited to use their wonderful talents
and perform at two local events. On December 10 they will be singing at
the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce Christmas mixer to be held at City
Hall. Then, on December 14, they will perform at the Lutheran International
School's annual Christmas
program. This will be the second year that our school has been invited to
sing at the Lutheran
School. We know
they will shine and make our school proud of their school spirit! We THANK them
and wish them luck. This is also a great marketing opportunity for our school
name to get out into the Eagle Rock community.
Hearing Screening
Vanessa, a nurse from Queen Care
Hospital, will conduct a
hearing screening on Mon. Dec. 10 for kindergarten students.
Fresh & Easy
Please turn in your receipts from
Fresh & Easy before the Christmas holiday.
The closing date to fundraise for Fresh & Easy is Dec. 31st.
Mrs. Ramirez will collect the Fresh
& Easy receipts when we return from the Christmas holidays. St.
Dominic School
will receive $1.00 for every $20 receipt submitted.
School wide Learning Expectations
These are the Schoolwide
Learning Expectations students are expected to review this week.
A student of St. Dominic
Parish School will be...
an active and involved
student who:
- builds a solid foundation in the academic subjects and an appreciation of the arts.
- communicates effectively, thinks critically, and is a creative problem solver.
a committed Catholic who:
- builds a firm foundation in, knowledge of, and love of the Faith.
- actively participates in the Mass, sacraments and traditions of the Church.
- shows respect, tells the truth, and tries to be like Jesus.