Dear Students, Parents/Guardians,
This is a short week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We have full days today and tomorrow. Wednesday is the last day of the first trimester. On Wednesday, 11/23, we have an All School Mass at 8am, before we begin the Thanksgiving break. We will have our annual Student Teacher volleyball game at 10:30am. The faculty and staff will play against the Volleyball Girls A Team. DISMISSAL IS AT NOON this Wednesday, 11/23. Daycare will be offered till 3pm that day. There is NO SCHOOL on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. School will resume on Monday, 11/28.
Our All School Mass and 1st Trimester Awards Assembly will take place in the Church on Friday, 12/2, starting at 8am. As a reminder, we ask that all who enter our church, the House of God, should be respectful at all times. Men should remove their hats, and there should be no gum chewing, eating of food or drinking in the church. During the awards ceremony, we ask that you hold your applause till the end of the calling out of names for each class.
Our All School Cash Raffle Fundraiser continues now through December, and the winner will be announced at our Christmas program in the church on 12/15. Please look out for more information re: our fundraiser from Ms. Angelic Nunez-Scott.
As we prepare for our Christmas show on 12/15, we ask that all the same rules be followed. Families will be invited, but, (per Msgr. Sal’s request,) guests for this program in the church will be limited to ONLY students of the school, their siblings, parents, and grandparents. Please give a head count for your family attended to your child’s teacher so they can reserve seats for your family. Please have dinner before you come to the Christmas program that day. No food will be served that evening. More info about the Christmas program will come from Mrs. Garcia, our Music teacher.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I am grateful to lead such an amazing school.
Angela Grey, Principal
Thomas Lynch, Resident Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2022 – 2023
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org and your child’s teacher’s blog for the most current information.)
- Nov 18 – Gradelink blocked for teachers to finalize report cards (they go home 12/2)
- Nov 23 – First Trimester Family Service Hours are due by 11/23 (10 hours per trimester)
- Nov 23 – 1st Trimester ends: All School Mass/Student Teacher Volleyball Game against the A Girls Vball team/Thanksgiving Drive in the Hall, Noon Dismissal, DAYCARE offered till 3pm
- Nov 24-25 – Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL
- Dec 1: Culture Project Parent Meeting via Zoom 6:30pm-7:30pm, Fr. Pirrone’s bday
- Dec 2 –First Trimester Awards Ceremony in church: report cards go home
- Dec 3 – Feast of Santa Maria Kamalen: novena at 11:30am, Mass in Church at 12 noon, and potluck in Hall, all families welcome! (Sign up Genius link to come for potluck items)
- Dec 12 – Junior High Net Retreat, Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
- Dec 15 –School Christmas Show and Cash Opportunity Drawing (winners announced)
- Dec 19 – Las Posadas (Kinder and 4th) Noon Dismissal and Daycare
- Dec 20 – Noon Dismissal (NO DAYCARE) last day of school before Christmas break, Staff Luncheon off campus at 12:30
- Dec 21-Jan 8 –Christmas Break
- Jan 9 –Classes Resume
ADOPT A FAMILY SERVICE PROJECT (Nov-December)
For over 32 years, the Adopt-A-Family Program has made it possible for struggling families with children to have a magical Christmas and experience the Light of Christ. The program has assisted families in the poorest areas of Downtown Los Angeles. Mrs. Lydia Gamboa is the Program Coordinator for “Adopt-A-Family at the Cathedral.” She invited our school to “adopt” a family and we said, “Yes!” Meet the Perez Family: Leonila and Pedro are the mother and father of the Perez Family. They have five children from the ages of 17 years to 8 months. The Perez’s have been struggling with finances since the pandemic hit. If each SAP family purchases just one item for the Perez Family, they will experience a miraculous Christmas. Imagine the joy we can bring to this family! K-8 grade families will be adopting a member of the Perez Family. Please refer to the teachers blog for additional info.
VOLUNTEERS AND COACHES
All Volunteers and sports coaches must be Fingerprinted through the ADLA and cleared, and have a current Virtus Training Certificate. Parents, when you bring in your Virtus Certificates to the office, please make sure you register your email for the monthly VIRTUS bulletins to keep current. Parents who are Virtus certified need to be reading the monthly VIRTUS bulletin and take the corresponding quiz at the end on the Training tab to stay “current”. Please sign up for the Interior Maintenance PLC for service hours that can be earned on certain Saturdays from 12:30-3:30pm. You can also donate Scrip at the front office for school expenses. You may buy out hours for $15/hour for Scrip such as Home Depot, Office Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and Starbucks.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
Please monitor all your children’s use of video games, social media, and devices at home. We want to be sure your kids are safe online at all times. We are noticing some bad language and questionable behavior at the school due to the influence of inappropriate tv shows, video games, and movies our students are being exposed to outside of school. Parents, do not let your child have a phone or sleep with devices in their rooms. We ask that you supervise your child’s online activity and monitor them when not at school. Thanks for your cooperation in these matters.
MONTHLY EMERGENCY DRILLS
We continue to have emergency safety drills regularly, at least one per month. Please discuss procedures and your family’s plan with your children in the event of a fire, lockdown/intruder alert, or earthquake. We recently had a staff Active Shooter Training. Captain Osorio from Gardena PD reminded us to ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN! This goes for at school and at home.
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.
St. Anthony – Pray for us
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