Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Principal's Memo



Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community
 and Education
           
           
Dec. 11, 2012

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 grades to go to confession. Confessions will be this Friday Dec. 14, at 9:00 a.m.

Advent
During the second week of Advent at school we light the second 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.

Perhaps as a family you might ask Our Lady of Guadalupe to bless our country.  

See’s Candy
All order forms for See’s Candy are due this coming Thursday, Dec. 13. Orders will be delivered on Monday, Dec. 17. Candy orders will arrive in time for the Christmas holidays!


Santa’s Workshop
Santa, Mrs. Duke, and the elves are preparing to open the Christmas workshop on Monday, Dec. 17. Santa’s Workshop will be held in the school library for all to do Christmas shopping.

Preschoolers and kindergarten parents: please put your child’s money in an envelope and give it to their classroom teacher. The teacher will keep the envelope until it is time to visit Santa’s Workshop.


Student Council
Student Council is hosting a raffle for a giant candy cane. Students may purchase tickets for 75 cents all week and the drawing for the candy cane will be on Monday, Dec. 17.
On Tuesday, Dec. 18 the Student Council will sell hot chocolate during recess for 50 cents. On that day students may wear their favorite cap, hat, scarf, etc., (in Christmas or Advent colors) with their school uniform for free. On Thursday, Dec. 20 Student Council will have a bake sale. On that day, students may wear Christmas or Advent colored socks for free.

Raffle Winners
The annual school raffle drawing was held Friday, Dec. 7 after the Honor Roll assembly. Congratulation to the school raffle winners:  first prize of $1,000, Marilyn Fuentes; second prize of $500, Jillian Lerma; third prize of $250, Marcela Barajas.

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 committed Catholic who:
  • willingly shares his/her gifts to serve others in the Church and global community.
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.