Dear SAP School Families,
Happy Labor Day! We hope you enjoyed the 3-day weekend with your families. School will resume on Tuesday, 9/5. Our chocolate sale has commenced and we will be passing out chocolate boxes starting Wed, 9/6 from 7:30-4, and again on 9/7 from 7:30-4 in the Hall. Please stop by to pick up your chocolates this week. After you have sold your first 4 mandatory boxes, any boxes you sell over 4, your child will qualify for a raffle ticket in the Trojan Drawings! The students are excited to have Trojan Drawings held on 9/14 and 9/28. If you opted out and paid the fee upfront, all you need to do is sell 1 or more boxes to qualify for Trojan Drawings, and to allow your child to see the Magic Show in the Hall on 11/9. To qualify for Trojan Drawing #1 monies are due by this Friday 9/8.
Thursday, 9/7, is BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT at 6:30pm in the Hall for all parents/guardians. CHILDCARE IS NOT AVAILABLE during the meeting, so please plan to keep your children at home, or they must stay with you at all times. Vicki Marsha Uniform will be on campus that night from 4-6:30. We will have two sessions of information in the classrooms to accommodate those with multiple children: 7pm–7:25 pm and 7:30pm-7:55pm. The meeting ends promptly at 8pm. Junior high will be meeting twice as a collective unit in the Hall. 6th-8th grade parents may visit classrooms in junior high, but they will not do individual presentations in their class. Please be sure to not conference with the teachers too much afterwards so they can go home and get rest for the next day of teaching. The school will close at 8pm sharp. Parents with multiple children, please coordinate with your teachers to get presentation packets so you get all information. Non-participation will result in a $50 fine so please send at least one parent to attend this meeting.
Fall Picture Day is on 9/21. Full Mass uniform with white shirts/blouses, ties, vests, cardigans are required for the yearbook photos. Please do not send your child in a PE sweater, Student Government sweater, or any other hoodies or jackets for these photos.
Dress code expectations have been met these past few weeks. Keep up the great work! Thank you to all who have read the handbook for uniform guidelines. Our Uniform Policy is clearly stated in the handbook.
Our school was featured on NBC4/Telemundo last Friday and we are so thankful to all the families who helped support our popsicle fundraiser for the victims of the Maui fires. Our Student Government raised over $700 in 2 days! We will continue to collect gift cards in the office through 9/15 for Maui. You may also purchase Scrip for Maui in the office through Mr. Aguilar. Our students will be writing letters and making love art to the victims from now to 9/15. This is the first of many fundraisers, so be on the lookout for other opportunities to support this special cause. 100% of the proceeds will be sent directly to families there.
Thank you and God bless,
Angela Grey, Principal
Gabriel Reyes, Co-Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2023-2024
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org , your child’s teacher’s blog, and the Parish website at www.saintanthonygardena.org/parish-bulletin/ for the most current information.)
- Sept 7 – Back to School Night, K-8, 6:30 pm-8pm in the Hall. Come early to sign in for credit and pick up your chocolates in the Hall on Wed 9/6 and Thursday 9/7 from 7:30-4 to get an Early Bird Raffle ticket for $100 gas card! This is the first of three mandatory parent meetings and one Parent Faith Formation meeting throughout the year. Non-participation will result in a $50 fine every time, per the tuition contract you each signed.
- Sept 9 – Interior Maintenance at school 12:30-3:30pm (PLC leads: Claudia Guzman and Priscilla Ortiz)
- Sept 17 – Catechetical Sunday, all families welcome! 11am Family Mass
- Sept 21 – FALL School Picture Day 8:30-10:30! ☺ (Wear your complete Formal Mass Uniforms with white blouses and Oxford shirts, cardigans, vests, and ties for Yearbook photos)
ALLERGIES/EMERGENCY CARDS
If your child has any allergies or serious medical concerns, please be sure to notify our office as well as your child’s classroom teacher as soon as possible. Emergency cards and contact info must be current and updated in the office as needed. IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, WE NEED THE EMERGENCY CARDS UPDATED IN THE OFFICE…This is extremely important in order to make sure we have accurate and updated records for your child. If your child has a medical condition or has allergies, we need to know this up front and have an action plan, in case of an emergency. Any medication must be self-administered by the child or by you, and permission for us to administer medicine must be in writing. Epi-pens and inhalers should be in the office.
FORMAL FRIDAYS/SACRAMENTS
As a reminder – each Friday (unless otherwise noted) we have a Student Body Mass where the students dress in FORMAL MASS UNIFORM attire. Some students will be attending daily Mass but the formal Mass uniform is only required on Fridays. Students may wear their regular or PE uniforms to Mass on days that they are in Mass and don’t have their regular uniform on. All those who are not baptized and wish to receive the sacraments this year, please notify your child’s teacher by 9/30. Thank you!
PLC SERVICE HOURS (30 hours per family/year: 10 per trimester)
As a reminder, every family is asked to sign up for up to 4 Parent Leadership Committees so you have multiple chances to fulfill your 30 family service hours, valued at $15/hour or you will be charged. You can meet the PLC leads at Back to School Night on 9/7.
VOLUNTEERS
All visitors on campus must check in and out of the office at all times and wear a VISITOR badge. All Volunteers must be Fingerprinted through the ADLA and cleared, and have a current Virtus Training Certificate. AM and PM carline and lunch yard duty volunteers (from 12-1 daily) are needed. Please email me at a grey@stanthonygardena.org if you are interested. For safety reasons, please call before you come to the office and buzz yourself in. Do not prop the door open for anyone, especially strangers. All parents are welcome to join the SAFETY PLC to increase security on our campus.
VIRTUS TRAINING AT SAP 9/19 (English) and 9/20 (Spanish)
We will be hosting 2 VIRTUS Certification Seminars here at the St. Anthony Parish Hall on 9/19 and 9/20 (in English and Spanish respectively). This is a requirement for staff, PLC leaders, and parents who want to volunteer in any school-related events or activities involving our students, including chaperoning for field trips. You must be have a current Virtus-certification to volunteer on campus whenever children are present. These 2 seminars are specifically for SAP School Parents/Guardians/Volunteers. There were sessions offered to the parishioners already.
To register, you must sign up using the link below. First come, first serve. No walk-ins. Maximum of 40 participants per class.
English VIRTUS Class – September 19, 2023 (Tuesday) – 6:00pm-9:00pm. Sign up here: VIRTUS Training Seminar in English
Spanish VIRTUS Class – September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) – 6:00pm-9:00pm. Sign up here: VIRTUS Training Seminar in Spanish
Please make sure to make childcare arrangements, as this event is for adults only. Strictly no children. Please leave them at home.
You may bring light snacks and water or your preferred beverage to the meeting or eat dinner beforehand. NO alcohol please. For more information about VIRTUS and ADLA Fingerprinting, please visit the dedicated page for this in our school website: Safeguard the Children/VIRTUS (stanthonygardena.org) If you have any questions, please call the school office at (310) 329-7170.
St. Anthony – Pray for us
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