Building
Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community,
and Education
May 21, 2013
Student Council Speeches
Candidates for the 2013-2014
Student Council who are currently in the 5th, 6th, and 7th
grades will give their speeches on Wednesday, May 22 at 9:00 a.m.
Student Council Voting
Students in 4th -7th
grades will vote for the students they
think will best represent them for the upcoming school year. Good luck to all
students running for office. Voting takes place Thursday, May 23 at
9:00 a.m. Winners will be announced by the end of the school day.
BOGO Book Fair
Our Buy-One-Get-One-Free Book
Fair will be May 28-May 30. If you would like to volunteer and earn service
hours please call the school office. Nine parent volunteers are needed (3 per
day). Parents must have received Virtus training and have been fingerprinted.
May Crowning
Please join us for our May
Crowning on Thu., May 30 at 9:00 in the Church. The annual May Crowning
procession is led by the second grade First Communicants and the 8th
grade graduating class. The 2nd grade students are to wear their
First Communion attire. The 8th grade boys are to wear black pants, a
white shirt and tie. The 8th grade girls are to wear a modest
Sunday dress.
Jeans and Accessories Day
As all of you know by now, Fr.
Jerome is leaving St. Dominic Parish. He is being promoted to pastor at a
parish up north. We are happy for him
but sad to see him go. We will have a jeans day this coming Friday, May 24, to
collect money to purchase a going-away gift. Students may wear jeans for $1.00.
Any additional accessories are a $1.00 each. The going away assembly will be
held on Tue., June 4.
Choir
School Choir: Thank you for
singing on Pentecost! Choir rehearsals
are done for this year. Those going to Knott’s Berry Farm will be given
more information very soon.
Preschool Survey
The last mandatory preschool
meeting was held last Wednesday. The parents who attended the meeting were
given a preschool survey. For those parents who did not attend the meeting your
survey is enclosed in your Family Envelope. Please take the time to complete
and return the survey to the school office by Fri., May 24. We want to hear
from those families that are not returning as well as those that are continuing
their children’s Catholic education at St.
Dominic School.
Choice Lunch
The last day that Choice Lunch
will be served is Thu., June 20. Please make certain that if your child has ordered
an emergency lunch you pay for the lunch by June 14. Parents of 8th grade students,
please may sure you pay for any emergency lunches before Monday June 10.
Tuition Increase
A tuition increase of 1.5%
will be added to your current tuition rate. The $200 to support the Scrip program
added to your tuition will remain the same.
Your tuition contract will be in the June 4th Family Envelope.
Spanish Class
Spanish class was once again discussed
at the last general PTO meeting. We heard testimonials from parents whose children
are enrolled in the afterschool Spanish program. Parents believe their children
are learning vocabulary well and understanding conversations. Some parents
believe the Spanish program should remain an optional afterschool program. Other
parents expressed that they would like Spanish to be part of the regular
curriculum so that our students will to be ready for the High School Language
Placement Exam.
Some parents believe that a
foreign language is better left for high school, while other parents believe
that the younger a child starts learning a second language, the easier it is to
acquire that language.
A ballot for parents to vote on this issue will be
included in the June 4th Family Envelope. Parents will vote and decide whether or not to have Spanish
class for the upcoming school year. If we have a Spanish class, it will cost
each child an additional $20.00 per month.
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:
- 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.
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.