Dear Parents and Guardians,
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! This Sunday marked the first week of Advent! As we prepare for Christ’s birth, we want to remind you to check the parish bulletin for information on the Sacrament of Confession for adults. Our School Penance Service will take place for students in grades 3-8 on campus on Monday, 12/14. Please sign up for a slot on Sign up Genius, using the email you received about this special offering for our school families.
Please join us this Friday, 12/4 for our All-School Drive-in Mass at 8am. If you pre-ordered poinsettia plants from our school fundraiser, you will be able to pick them up this Friday at the school. Thank you for all your support! We will start selling Krispy Kreme cards as another small fundraiser. Stay tuned for the flyer, which we will be emailing home shortly.
We will begin to send out Kinder applications (all online) for next school year to the St. Anthony Preschool families this week, and we also invite the siblings of all current SAP families to turn in their Early Bird Kindergarten applications, if they have a qualifying sibling that wants to attend our Kindergarten next year. Open enrollment is in March 2021 to the public, but we are pleased to offer this for our St. Anthony families first.
Mrs. Grey, Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020-2021
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org and your child’s teacher’s blog, along with our SAP School app for the most current information.)
August
- Tuesday December 1: Kindergarten applications available for nursery students, Krispy Kreme school fundraiser begins
- Friday, December 4: 8am Drive-in All School Mass (poinsettia fundraiser pre-sale pick up day)
- Friday December 11: Fall Raffle fundraising money due ($2000 Cash/credit towards tuition for Grand prize)
- Monday, December 14: School Penance Service (Sign up Genius) 8:45am-12 noon for grades 3-8
- Thursday, December 17: All-School Christmas Show and Final Drawing for School Raffle Winners
- Friday, December 18: Noon Dismissal and Last day of school before Christmas Break (Faculty and Staff Luncheon at 12:30)
- Christmas Break December 19-January 10
EARN ONE SERVICE HOUR FROM HOME!
Parents who review our school online on Yelp, Google, AND greatschools.org will earn up to one service hour after you send me your screenshots of all 3 sites as proof: to agrey@stanthonygardena.org.
SCHOOL DONATIONS AND SERVICE HOURS
For families looking to pay off their service hour commitment, our school gives the option to buy Scrip/gift cards and donate them to the school for overhead expenses. We buy a lot of materials and supplies from Home Depot for Beautification of our school, and Target for much needed supplies, so if you buy Scrip valued at $10/hour and donate it to the school to offset costs, we will credit your service hour account. You can also donate gift cards to the school for prizes for our PLCs and fundraisers. Thanks in advance!
INTERIOR MAINTENANCE PLC
Thank you to Claudia Guzman and Priscilla Ortiz for leading our Interior Maintenance PLC. Their committee continues to work hard to clean our classrooms. If you want to earn family service hours and only have time to serve on the weekends, this is the perfect committee for you! You can also donate cleaning items on the wish list for service hours. Please contact the office if you are interested in joining or helping this important PLC. Thank you!
SCRIP
One easy way to help you reach your $500 financial commitment is to purchase Scrip throughout the year. We accept credit cards in the office for your orders making it easier than ever! It’s basically buying gift cards to purchase things like groceries, gas, gifts, or things you need and want on a daily basis, but you can get fundraising credit for a portion of every gift card you buy! Work smarter, not harder! We have Scrip for Starbucks, Vons, Albertsons, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Gardena Supermarket, and so much more!
RALPH’S AND FOOD 4 LESS COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
Just a reminder that our school is a member of the Community Rewards Programs for both Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores. For the Ralphs & the Food 4 Less Programs, you can opt in for the Community Rewards Program using your Ralphs or Food 4 Less Club Card, by following the directions to the email sent recently by Ms. Grimaldo. Please note that there is a different enrollment code for each of these stores. It is very important that you register the cards as soon as possible prior to the next time you use them, or the school will not receive benefits. Then please have the cashier scan the card or enter your ALT ID every time you make a purchase at Ralphs or Food 4 Less and we will receive a small percentage of each sale! We invite any parents or guardians who shop at Food 4 Less or Ralphs, even occasionally, to consider enrolling as this is an easy way to benefit the school without it costing you anything extra. We thank you in advance for your participation and thoughtfulness!St. Anthony – Pray for us
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