Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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 1st-8th 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, 8th 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.