Dear Parents and Guardians,
I enjoyed seeing your families at Mass in the church this past Friday. Today marks the first day of our Marian Consecration. It will culminate on May 13, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, and the same day as our May Crowning, led by the 8th graders.
I’d like to say a special thank you to Claudia Guzman and Priscilla Ortiz, our Interior Maintenance PLC Chairs, as well as our parent volunteers who came to clean the school this weekend. We appreciate you!. The next opportunity to earn service hours is on Saturday, 3/27 from 12 noon-3pm.
Our 2nd Trimester Awards Ceremony will be held on Zoom this Friday, 3/12 at 9am after the K-4 Stations of the Cross on Zoom that will be held from 8:30-9am.
This Wednesday, 3/10 at 8:30 am on Zoom, we will be announcing the overall winners of our Express Feedback for Good Spring Fundraiser. I am so thankful to all of you for your hard work and participation. The Top 3 families who had the most SUPERSTARS will be recognized and will receive cash prizes. The Top 3 classes will also get their choice of a pizza, ice cream, or nacho party, and their teachers will win gift cards.
Our Talent Show is on Zoom this Thursday, 3/11 from 1-3pm. Thank you to Mrs. Garcia and Mr. Perry for coordinating this year’s show for us!
Today is the first day our school will be reopening in a hybrid format. Group A will be on campus from 7:30-3pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Group B will be on campus Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30-3. All students will learn virtually on Fridays, so teachers can meet with me for our weekly faculty meeting and students can participate in PE and Music. On Fridays, school will be dismissed at 1:30, as it takes the place of our Wednesday schedule, starting March 8. We thank you for your patience and flexibility, as we navigate through these procedures for the first time. If things change, your teachers or I will notify you via email.
At St. Anthony’s we love your kids as if they are our own. As we continue to work together to educate the “whole child,” we thank you for being active partners in education with us. Every day I see firsthand the way our dedicated faculty and staff work long hours, to ensure the best education possible here at St. Anthony’s. Catholic education is truly a vocation and a ministry, and I am aware of all the other choices in career opportunities available to our well-educated and experienced staff. Please be sure to thank our faculty and staff and show your appreciation to them for the selfless work they do for our children every day. I certainly appreciate each of them for their dedication and professionalism.
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.)
- Monday, March 15: Lenten Penance Service starting at 8:45 grades 3-5, 10:15-12 grades 6-8 (Sign up Genius)
- Wednesday, March 17: St Patrick’s Day (wear green shirts)
- Thursday, March 18: Spring Picture Day
- Monday, March 22: Faculty retreat, Student Free Day NO SCHOOL
- Thursday, April 1: Holy Thursday
- Friday, April 2: Good Friday No School (beginning of Spring Break)
- Monday, April 5-Sunday April 11: Easter Break
- Monday, April 12: Class resumes
- Wednesday, April 14: Spelling Bee (tentative)
- Monday, April 19: First Reconciliation at 6:30pm
- Friday April 23: Progress Reports go home
- April 29: 8th grade graduation Photos (Keys Photography
- May 5: 3rd and Final Mandatory Zoom General Parent Meeting ($50 fine for non-participation, must attend the whole meeting)
- May 13: May Crowning and last day of Marian Consecration
SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
We have some upcoming opportunities to earn service hours. 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. Our Interior Maintenance PLC will be back on Saturday, 3/27. All future dates will be on Saturdays from 12-3pm. Please contact Claudia Guzman at cm.guzman@sbcglobal.net or Priscilla Ortiz at: ortizpriscilla39@yahoo.com. We also need yard duty and carline volunteers. Please email agrey@stanthonygardena.org if you are available.
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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