Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Principal's Memo




Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through Faith, Community,
and Education

May 7, 2013

First Communion
Our 2nd grade students will make their First Communion this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Dominic Church.

Keep the following students in prayer as they receive their sacrament of First Holy Communion: Jillian Abeniante, Aideen Alpuerto, Katia Corletto, Merielle Dauz, Gianna Flores, Edric Fresquez, Elyssa Fresquez, Adrianne Fuentes, Miles Johnstone, Diego Matas, Dianthe Montesa, Alex Perez, Kevin Quitiquit, Colleen Quizon, Amber Reeder, Donovan Reid, Malia Regalado, and Makayla Sandoval. Joey Garcia received his First Communion on Saturday of Holy Week at the Easter Vigil.


Progress Report
Third trimester progress reports were issued today to all students receiving a C or lower.
Students have seven weeks to improve their grades. 8th grade students only have 6 weeks, including finals week, to study and bring up grades. Please stay positive and put forth your best effort. Good luck!

Walk-a-thon
We want to thank Mrs. Campos for the wonderful picnic style Walk-a-Thon this past Saturday, May 4. She had a great committee to support her. Thank you to all the parents in the committee for all the donations, organizing the event, set-up, clean up, and serving the lunches. GREAT JOB!

Student TV Central
Now available to watch on Student TV Central are six short videos. Our Earth day rally, “A Day in Preschool,” an 8th grade science activity, P.E. activities, 2nd grade math and science, and 3rd grade’s video on the sacrament of Reconciliation. You can also access our older videos by clicking on the “Our Video Archive” button on the Student TV Central website.

Talent Show
Try-outs for our annual talent show are this today, Wednesday and Thursday. Please sign up for a time between 3:15 and 4:00 p.m. Try-outs will be held in the science room; students must audition to participate in the talent show. Students should remember to bring their CD or whatever music, props, etc., they need. If students are singing or dancing to a song with lyrics they must submit a printout of the lyrics to Mrs. Marte or Ms. Thornton.


Student Council
Students who are currently in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades and are interested in running for the 2013-2014 Student Council may pick up a Student Interest Form/Declaration of Candidacy on Monday May 13 in the school office. There will be a meeting on Thursday, May 16 at 3:15 for students interested in running for a Student Council office. Students, teachers, parents, and Ms. Lujan all must sign the eligibility form for  students who wish to run for office. In general, students must have a C average with no grade lower than a C minus, and nothing lower than a G (good) in Work Habits and Behavior. Some offices require a higher grade average.

Summer Daycare
Summer daycare will only be offered if we have at least 15 students who need the service. Please submit the $25 registration fee in the school office by May 24 if you are interested in summer daycare.  The summer daycare fee is $125 per week. We will accept students entering TK through students entering 8th grade (current 7th graders) for summer daycare. Daycare hours are 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.    

Mandatory Parent Meeting
The last mandatory meeting of the school year will be held next Wed., May 15. The Preschool meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. and the Kinder through 8th grade meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

Trina Cristi, director of sales from LunchMaster, a prospective school lunch vendor, will present at the beginning of the meeting and provide lunch samples for the parents. If you have a chance before the May 15th meeting please visit www.thelunchmaster.com to view prices and menus.

Friday Pizza Lunch
Friday, May 31 is the last pizza lunch day of the school year. If you pre-paid for the month of June please contact Ms. Angela for a refund.

Thank you to all the students and parents for making this fundraiser a success!



MOTHER’S DAY /FATHER’S DAY
We are selling Hallmark brand gifts and cards for moms and dads in the school library this week Mon.-Thu. from noon-3:30 p.m., and on Fri. May 10 from noon-2:00 p.m. Come and shop for mom, dad, grandma and grandpa!



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 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 appreciation of the arts.
  • communicates effectively, thinks critically, and is a creative problem solver.