Building
Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community
and Education
Jan. 15, 2013
Progress Reports
Progress reports for the
second trimester will go out on Tuesday, Jan. 22 to all students who are
earning a C or lower. This is the time
to re-examine your study habits; there is enough time to improve your grades
for the end of the second trimester which ends in March.
High School Entrance Examinations
The 8th grade
students will take the Catholic High School Entrance Examination on Sat., Jan.
26 at the Catholic
High School of their
choice.
Good luck to all the 8th
grade students who will be testing. Don’t forget to relax the evening before the
test and have a good breakfast the morning of the test.
Catholic School Week
Activities
During Catholic School Week,
all students including the preschoolers, will have the following activities:
Monday to Friday: Book Fair in the library
Monday: DEAR
(drop everything and read) the last hour of the day; wear pajamas to school.
Tuesday:
Science Activity at 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Wednesday:
Art Activity at 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Thursday:
Field day activities in the parking lot
Friday: In
& Out in the lunch area; Student Council assembly at 1:00 p.m.
Mandatory PTO Date Change
The PTO/Preschool meeting
scheduled for January 16 has been changed to Wed., Jan.
30. A special speaker, Mike
Norman, is scheduled for the January meeting.
Preschool parents will join
us for this meeting at 7:00 p.m. School
parents, Saturday Religious
Education parents and
confirmation parents will all be at the same meeting.
School Choir
Rehearsals in January begin
next week on Tue., Jan. 22 during the morning at 7:30 a.m. only. On Thu., Jan.
24, choir rehearsal will be at 7:30 a.m. and after school at 3:00 p.m.
Academic Decathlon
These next two weeks are going to be
very busy for the decathletes. The team will be taking their final
qualifying tests and demonstrating to the coaches that they are committed and
competitive. The team will be named and posted by next Tuesday.
Students have received a very important letter of which the 2nd page needs to
be returned as soon as possible but before Thu, Jan. 17. Parents will be
getting organized to assist the team and coaches with things like fundraising
so our school is represented in the Academic Decathlon official program,
getting sweatshirts ordered, creating an e-mail list and telephone tree, so the
event on March 2 is pleasant. Parents are also making sure their children
are attending the mandatory sessions as well as studying the subjects for Super
Quiz and individual subjects. We need 150% effort to advance forward so
we can show our best at the event. Thank you to the sports
coaches, school staff, parent volunteers, and faculty
who
are cooperating with our schedules.
NO SCHOOL
Monday,
January 21
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Birthday
Observed
Security
We now have all the gates and
hallway doors that are accessible to the street locked at the start of the school day. We have more than one point
of entry during the school day. Daycare
parent enter and exit by ringing the bell at the east black gate. We ask that during the day everyone enter the
campus through the main office only. Preschool parents may enter preschool by
ringing the bell at the west black gate.
We have procedures for a lock
down situation. Procedures depend on whether the intruder is outside or inside
the campus.
We are acquiring and
installing a security camera system to monitor the campus. This includes the
preschool and daycare. It is important to keep the second gate in the preschool
area locked for security.
We have called the LAPD
Northeast police station that is assigned to our school to plan and coordinate
a visit to our school.
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...
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 learner who demonstrates the skills and technological knowledge to succeed.
- 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.