Dear Students, Parents/Guardians,
This past weekend, we celebrated Catechetical Sunday and our faculty and staff received a beautiful blessing at our church, with the other catechists in our parish community. We are grateful to be able to continue our ministry as Catholic educators, and look forward to a wonderful school year ahead! We pray that God continues to bless all our catechists, starting with our school parents, who are all of our children’s primary educators. Thank you to all our parents who came out to work at our Kindergarten and 7th grade bake sale on 9/15. Many thanks to all our volunteer parents for helping to coordinate and purchase food and bake sale materials! Last Friday we celebrated a very special Mass to honor our incredible Grandparents. It was a memorable event and we thank our Hospitality Parent Leadership Committee, led by Claudia Guzman and Francisca Valenzuela, for coordinating the fellowship and refreshments afterward. Just a reminder that this Thursday, 9/19 is FALL PICTURE DAY! Please make sure students are wearing their white shirts and ties (boys need vests) for pictures. This will be for their yearbook pictures.
Mrs. Grey, Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2019 – 2020
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org and your child’s teacher’s blog for the most current information.)
- Sept 5-Oct 4– Fall Fundraiser: World’s Finest Chocolates
- Sept 17 – STAR Testing Window 1 Ends
- Sept 19 – FALL School Picture Day in Rm 7! ☺ (Wear your Formal Mass Uniforms with ties)
- Sept 21 – 8th Gr Fundraiser Gardena Cleanup service project, all families welcome to help, register online! (Julia Arteaga is the lead)
- Sept 23 – All Candy fundraiser money due to qualify for incentives
- Sept 26 – Coastal Coffees on Campus
- Oct 4 – Fall Fundraiser Monies DUE
- Oct 7-11 – Scholastic Book Fair and Parent Conference Week (Noon Dismissal every day)
- October 16 – Hair donation day
- Oct 25 –NO SCHOOL OR DAYCARE for STUDENTS, OR Workshop for TEACHERS, Professional Development Days for Teachers (3/2 is the next one, mark your calendars!)
- Oct 29 – Picture Makeup Day
- Oct 31 – Halloween Dress Up Parade and Trunk or Treat, NOON Dismissal, 8th grade Nacho sale after school (no Mass for upper grades today)
- Nov 1 – All Saints’ Day Dress Up, Procession at School Mass
- Nov 7 – School parent retreat 6:30-8 with Msgr. Sal (optional) parent service hours granted for attendance
- Nov 8 – BLUE MASS Msgr. Sal will bless badges of Police Officers and Firefighters (all first responders welcome)
- Nov 15– 1st Trimester ends
- Nov 16– 2nd Trimester begins
- Nov 22– 1st Trimester Mass and Awards Ceremony
- Nov 27– Noon Dismissal No Daycare, Student Teacher Volleyball Game
- Nov 28-12/1 Thanksgiving break
FAMILY INCOME SURVEY
Parents, please turn in your updated Family Income Survey Forms . All families are asked to complete this annually. These numbers are important for us to be able to see our eligibility to receive federal and state programs and funds and grants from donors. Thank you!
REMIND APP SIGN UP
If you haven’t already done so, please sign up on the REMIND app so we can reach you in emergencies. A link was sent out via email. The St. Anthony of Padua School Account on remind.com is a way to communicate in case of emergencies. Here is the direct link: https://www.remind.com/join/sap911 The code is @sap911.
ONGOING FUNDRAISERS
Coastal Coffees will be on campus once a month. Our on-campus vending machines serve as a year-round fundraiser as well. There are some great Community Rewards available too. We encourage you to support St. Anthony of Padua School by linking your Food 4 Less and Ralphs rewards card to our organization. Community Rewards is easy to use. The more you shop with them, the more our school earns. Please link your cards and spread the word!
SOCIAL MEDIA AND REFERRAL INCENTIVES
Please invite other wonderful families like yourselves to come to our school, and receive some great incentives for your referral. Also, please post pictures of our school events on your social media pages (like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) and tag us at #sapschoolgardena
GARDENA COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY 9/21
Please join us for a school community service project: GARDENA BEAUTIFUL DAY is on Saturday, 9/21 from 8am-12 noon. Please visit our website for more information. Julia Arteaga is our lead. Volunteering for this event will also help our 8th grade class earn tickets to go to Disneyland in June 2020! Thanks in advance for your support!
St. Anthony – Pray for us
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