Principal's Memo

Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community,

and Education

           

April 23, 2013

Jeans Day

This coming Friday, April 26, the students have an opportunity to wear jeans for $1.00. Any other accessories will cost an additional $1.00 each.

Walk-a-Thon Meeting

There will be a Walk-a-Thon planning meeting this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. This is your last chance to earn service hours if you are short of hours.

Walk-a-Thon T-Shirt Design Winners

Congratulations to 8^th graders John Durano and Gabriel Manabat for winning the Walk-a-Thon

t-shirt design contest. There were many great submissions this year. Thank you to all the  students who submitted designs.

We will take sizes for all students this week as we need to order the t-shirts by this Wednesday. We will call each student to the school office and ask if they would like to change their shirt size. If a student is absent or does not know what size they want, we will use last year’s size. Please advise your child if you want them to order a different size.

iPad Program!

We are so excited to announce that with the funds raised by the Friday Pizza Lunches and the occasional parking lot rentals, St. Dominic School has been able to purchase 20 iPads!

The iPads will be in a rolling cart to be used by the teachers.

This week, four teachers and I will meet to establish an Electronic Communication and Usage policy. These rules will be reviewed with the students and parents and students will be asked to read, agree and sign in order to use the school iPads.  

SchoolStore.com

St. Dominic will receive CASH from over 200 of America’s best online retail merchants by joining schoolstore.com. Companies like Sears, Target, Kohl’s, Walmart, Walgreens, and Office Depot all participate in schoolstore.com.

Each student will receive a paper to “spread the news.” Students who participate have the chance to win awesome prizes!

VIP Casino Winners

The 5^th grade class is the lucky winner of an ice cream party on Friday compliments of Mrs. Duke.

The 8^th grade class is another lucky winner. They will receive a pizza party and may also wear free dress this Friday. The party was a silent auction bid won by the 8^th grade parents.

Choicelunch

Choicelunch has provided lunch service for St. Dominic’s for 3 years. While pricing didn’t increase for the current school year, 

pricing will increase for the 2013-2014 school year. Choicelunch will increase the lunches $0.10 (an increase of less than 2.5%).

The LunchMaster

The LunchMaster has approached our school to provide lunch service for the coming school year. The lunches and prices seem 

to be similar to our current lunch service. Please visit www.thelunchmaster.combefore the May 15th mandatory PTO meeting. 

LunchMaster is willing to provide samples for the parents. The staff has already sampled some the healthy lunches. 

Wacky Week

The students look forward to this crazy, spirited week. Students are allowed to wear wacky socks with their school uniform on Tue. 

April 23. On Wed. April 24, students may wear their uniforms backwards or inside out or. On Thu. April 25, students are allowed to 

wear a crazy hair style or different colored hair (although their hair must be shampooed and back to its normal color by Friday). 

School Choir

The Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 a.m. morning rehearsals will continue through Tuesday, May 14. Thursday after-school rehearsal will continue through Thursday, May 9.

The School Choir will sing at Pentecost Mass, on Saturday, May 18, at 5 p.m.

Choir Field Trip

The choir will have their field trip on Friday, June 7. A survey asking parents’ preference of venue (Universal Studios or Knott’s Berry Farm) will be sent out this week. Please return by this form by Thu., April 25^th so we can make a decision.

Schoolwide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations that students are reviewing 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.

Principal's Memo

Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community,

and Education

           

April 16, 2013

Parking Lot Rental

Please note that tomorrow, Wed. April 17, the parking lot will not be available for parking during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. The parking lot is rented out for the day.

                                                                    Walk-a-Thon

The Walk-A-Thon is on Sat. May 4.

There will be a walk-a-thon planning meeting this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Please join us as we plan a FUN Walk-a-Thon for our children and school!

Walk-a-Thon

The $75.00 mandatory fundraising money is now due in the school office.

Scrip Sale

Please take a moment and look through the scrip order form for your weekly shopping needs or for a gift card. We have a wide variety of scrip for everyone.  Special orders are taken in the office. Complete the Scrip order form, attach a check or cash, and your order will be filled. This is an easy way to help the school earn money. Thank you!

Testing

We are now at the last round of testing for new students. We test Monday through Thursday; there is no testing on Friday. If you have a child who will be entering 1^st-8^th grade and who is not currently enrolled, please call the school office and arrange an appointment for testing.

Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Please call Ms. Angela at (323) 255-5803 if you have a student entering Transitional Kindergarten (the child must be four years old by Dec. 1) or Kindergarten (the child must be five years old by Dec. 1) to set up an appointment for an interview.

The interview will take about 15 minutes. If your child is currently in St. Dominic preschool or pre-K, there is no application fee; there is a $75.00 application fee for new families applying to Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten.

Community Clean-Up

Once again our St. Dominic School Marketing Team is working hard to promote our school. With the help of our 8th grade volunteers, they will again be joining forces with CERB (Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful) to clean up our community on Sat. April 27, from 9 a.m.- noon. Everyone will grab their brooms and trash bags at Eagle Rock City Hall and walk around picking up trash. Our 8th graders will earn service hours for their participation and we thank them for their assistance.

Goodwill

Start looking through your closets, garages, attics, under the bed, etc., because we want your stuff ! Throughout the summer our Marketing Team will be collecting unwanted, clean, sellable items for our Goodwill Donation drive which will take place every Sunday during summer vacation. Please pass the word to your family, friends, and neighbors that we will gladly receive their donations. Because of your generosity, last year we exceeded our goal of filling 1½ trucks. With these funds the Marketing Team can continue to help promote our school.  

School wide Learning Expectations

These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations that students will 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.

Principal's Memo

Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community,

and Education

           

April 9, 2013

Registration

The registration period to reserve a seat for next school year for your child/children ended on Thursday, March 28.

Parents who reserved a seat and have tuition payments up to date will receive their Smart Tuition family information in the Family Envelope next Tuesday. Please check for correct spelling of family name, address, phone number and email.

If you are adding or removing a student you need to fill out the additional information on this form. Please return the Smart Tuition form ASAP.

Testing

We are now testing new students for the next school year. If you have a child entering 1^st-8^th grade who is not currently enrolled, please call the school office and arrange an appointment for testing.

Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten

Please call Ms. Angela at (323) 255-5803 if you have a student entering Transitional Kindergarten (the child must be four years old by Dec. 1) or Kindergarten (the child must be five years old by Dec. 1) to set up an appointment for an interview.

The interview will take about 15 minutes. If you are a current school family there is no application fee; there is a $75.00 application fee for new families.

Student TV Central

Please visit our school website and click on the Student TV video to view some of the activities occurring at school. The videos are a work in progress.

                Choir

There is no choir rehearsal this week. Thank you to the students who participated  in the Easter Sunday Mass. Also thank you to the parents for your support. The students did a fantastic job.

Thanks! Mr.Rudy Acosta

Parent Updates

Parent updates will be in the Family Envelope by Tue., April 30. The update will include mandatory service hours, mandatory fundraisers, mandatory parent meetings, 8^th grade graduation fees, mandatory fiesta hours, and tuition.

Walk-a-Thon

The last mandatory fundraiser is less than a month away. The walk-a-thon is on Saturday, May 4. Please check for more information to come in the Family Envelope.

Wacky Week

Student Council will sponsor three wacky days on April 23, 24, and 25. On the first day,Tue. April 23, students are allowed to wear crazy socks; on the second day, Wed. April 24, students may wear backward clothing; on the  third day, Thu. April 25, students are allowed to wear crazy hair. Next Mon., April 15, the Student Council members will visit all classrooms, including preschool, to demonstrate the three wacky dress up days.

Casino Night

We want to extend our appreciation to Renee Congote, Casino Night chairperson, and the whole committee for the successful Casino Night. Thank you to all the room parents and the parents for contributing towards the class projects.

We missed many parents who were not able to attend the Casino Night this past Saturday, April 6. It was wonderful seeing the parents dining, dancing, and spinning the wheel to win either the iPad or the Dodger Tickets. Mrs. Treat,  the parish secretary, was the 50/50/50 winner of $500.

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:

• 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.
• 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.