Building
Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community
and Education
Feb. 26, 2013
Transitional Kinder and Kinder Night
We invite parents who have
their child/ren in Mrs. Serafin’s preschool class to join us for an
informational night regarding TK (transitional kindergarten), Wed., Feb. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Mrs.
Velasco’s preschool class we invite to join us for information about the
Kindergarten curriculum.
For TK children, this is the
first year of a two year program so that
students will be six years of age by 1st Grade.
Valentine Sales
We thank Mr. & Mrs. Duke
for selling Valentine cards, stuffed animals, and other valentine items to our
students and parents. The items were
donated by the Duke family and the profit for the school is $464.00!
Yearbooks
The deadline to pre-orders a
yearbook for $35 is Thu., Feb. 28. Starting Fri., March 1 the yearbook will
cost $40.
Islands
Join us for a fun night at
Islands in Glendale tomorrow, Wed., Feb. 27 from 5-9:00 p.m. This is not a
mandatory fundraiser but we welcome all school families, neighbors, and parishioners
to a fun night at Islands. Islands is located near the corner of Brand and
Broadway in Glendale. Hope to see you at Islands!
See’s Candy
PTO will start See’s Candy Easter
preorders on Tue., March 5. This is not
a mandatory fundraiser but we hope that all families consider participating by
taking orders from co-workers, neighbors, and family.
iPad Program
Sister Jane, our 6th
grade teacher, and Ms. Craughwell, our 4th grade teacher, have
attended two iPad inservices at two different schools. The objective in visiting
the schools is to observe and learn how the schools are using the iPad for
language arts, writing, and math. Both teachers are motivated and ready to start
using this instructional tool to differentiate, mediate and/or enhance learning
for the students.
Casino Night News
Our Casino Night committee
has been diligently working to put on a fabulous event for all or our parents
to enjoy on April 6. We currently have 68 families that took advantage of the free
gaming money and we have 97 families
yet to RSVP and pay their mandatory $75. We are asking that you please turn in your
RSVP cards as soon as possible so we can have an accurate food count by March 1st.
There will be no ticket sales at the
door and attendees must be 21 years of age. All Casino Night forms are on the
counter in the school office.
We only have 8 spots left for
Texas Hold’em, so hurry to sign up for the 7:30 p.m. session! We have planned a
full night of entertainment such as a silent auction which includes the
classroom projects, gaming prizes, roulette, craps, black jack, spinning wheel,
dancing, food, drinks, free raffle prizes, a 50-50 drawing, a Texas Hold’em
tournament, and a photo booth with dress up props.
After School Daycare
Mrs. Ana Alvarado and Mrs.
Deanna Velt are both staffing the afternoon daycare. We have a daily average of
between 20 and 27 children who are in daycare. Fridays are the busiest days for
afternoon daycare due to the 1:30 p.m. early dismissal.
Mrs. Alvarado and Mrs. Velt
will alternate the morning care. We have an average of only 5 students for morning
daycare.
Preschool Morning& After
School Daycare
Mrs. Aileen Rada is the new
afternoon daycare aide for the children in Mrs. Serafin’s classroom. Mrs. Mary
Gonzales now starts work at a later time to help us out with the afternoon
extended daycare for Mrs. Velasco.
Ms. Gloria Ybarra opens the
morning care for both Mrs. Serafin and Mrs. Velasco. She has an average of 5
children each morning.
Academic Decathlon
Good luck to our Academic
Decathlon team who will compete alongside students from approximately 116 other
Catholic Schools in the annual Academic Junior High Decathlon at the Los Angeles
Sports Arena!
School wide Learning Expectations
These are the Schoolwide
Learning Expectations students will review this week.
A student of St. Dominic
Parish School will be...
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.
- 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.