Building Confident Catholic Leaders Through
Faith,
Community and Education
October 22, 2013
Cookie Dough Delivery
The cookie dough orders have arrived. Parents with big orders may pick
up their cookie dough orders this afternoon from 2:30-6:00 p.m. We want to thank
all the parents who participated in the cookie dough fundraiser.
Red Ribbon Week
Student Council kicked off Red Ribbon Week this past Fri., Oct. 18,
with a pep rally celebrataing this year’s theme, “A Healthy Me is Drug Free.”
On Mon. Oct. 21, students decorated their classroom doors; today, the
students will decorated our fence with red ribbons, and Student Council held a
red-foods snack sale at morning recess; on Wed. Oct. 23, students may wear
RED shirts, hats, ribbons, shoes, etc., with jeans; on Thu. Oct. 24,
students may bring a stuffed animal from home to celebrate “Hugs, not Drugs.”
Halloween Carnival
The annual Halloween Carnival at St. Dominic School is this Friday,
Oct. 25. Join us for this fun event from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Students are
to come to school dressed in their costumes. Students are NOT allowed to
bring any type of weapon as part of their costumes. Costumes are to be in good
taste and not offensive in any form. Students may NOT wear strapless dresses as
a costume. All game booths are free and all students will receive a
small prize after playing each game. You may want to send some money with your
child if they want to purchase baked goodies.
The lower grades, TK-4th,
will come out at 10 a.m. to play games and will eat lunch at 11 a.m.; the 5th-8th grade
students will come out to play games at 11 a.m. and will eat lunch at 12 p.m.
The costume parade for all grades will be at 12:30 p.m., followed by the raffle
at 12:45 p.m. The carnival ends at 1:00 p.m., at which time the students will
return to their classrooms. School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
A reminder that there will be no Choice Lunch on Fri. Oct. 25. Students
can pre-order a hot dog combo lunch for $3, chili hot dog for $3.50,
nachos for $2, chili cheese nachos for $2.50, and tamales for $3.00. Give money
to the classroom teacher or pay in the school office.
Picture Day Tue. Oct. 29
The upper grade girls (6th-8th grades) and boys in all grades need to wear
the green polo shirt with the new logo for picture day. The lower grade girls (preschool-5th grade) will wear their
jumpers for picture day and should wear the white blouse or white polo shirt
under the jumper.
Students do not wear P.E. clothes for picture day. P.E. will be on
Wednesday, October 30, instead of Tuesday, October 29.
Parents are able to order online packages before Picture Day at
mylifetouch.com. Please enter Picture Day ID: TP523085Y0. Print the
receipt to give to the photographer on Picture Day. Parents are also able to use
an order form and enclose payment in the envelope and return it to the
photographer on Picture Day.
School Choirs
All school choirs will sing at the Sat. Nov. 9, 1st & 2nd grade Family Mass at 5:00
pm. Students are requested to wear their complete school uniform. Mr. Acosta
will provide more information during music class.
Choicelunch
It is time for 5th grade
parents to volunteer for Choicelunch credit. Parents interested in earning lunch
credit, please contact the school office ASAP. Parents need to be fingerprinted
and have attended a Virtus training session to volunteer to work with students.
Safety Valet
We are on the second round for 8th grade parents to volunteer for safety valet and
earn service hours. Parents who can give 20 minutes during the morning,
7:40-8:00 a.m., are welcome.
Academic Decathlon
We had a great turnout of 35 students at our first meeting on
Wednesday October 16th. We had almost 100% return team members and 13 new members
from 6th through 8th grades. Students received
letters for their parents with a signup form. Our next meeting is Monday
October 21 at noon in the science room. The $20.00 registration fee is due on
Wednesday October 23. This fee should be sent to the school office marked “Academic
Decathlon” or given to Coach Hunt or Coach Snyder at the lunch time meetings.
Our current meeting schedule is: October 21 and 23 (no meeting on Oct. 25th due
to Halloween festivities); October 28 and 30; November 4, 6, 8 (our first
Friday p.m. meeting); no meeting Monday November 11th due to Veterans' Day;
November 13, 15, 18, 20, and 22. The week of Thanksgiving we will meet November 25
and 27. Note to parents: If you are Virtus trained and want to help us with
your expertise please send a note to the school office to the attention of Mrs.
Annette Hunt and Mr. John Snyder.
Parish Fiesta
Thank you to all parents who signed up to work during the fiesta
weekend. The school is responsible for providing baked goods for the dessert
booth during the fiesta. Pre-school, TK, K, and 1st grade parents are required to donate the baked
goods on Friday, Nov. 1. On Saturday, Nov. 2, the 3rd-5th grade parents donate the
bake goods. Grades 6th –
8th parents will donate baked
goods on Sunday, Nov. 3. Thank you for your donations to create a successful dessert
booth. Please remember to turn-in all receipts for service hour credit.
Schoolwide Learning Expectation
These are the Schoolwide Learning Expectations that students are
reviewing 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.