Dear SAP School Families,
I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving Holiday with your families! I feel so very grateful to work at a wonderful school with such a caring community. St. Anthony of Padua truly has the best parents, students, and staff around!
As we countdown to Christmas, please note that our Winter Fundraiser is well underway. We started sales for our Holiday Cash Raffle before the break. The top winners of the cash prizes will be announced on 12/13 at our Christmas Show in the church that evening! $1.00 per ticket and there are 25 tickets per book. Grand Prize $2000 cash, 2nd Prize $1000 cash, 3rd Prize $500 cash, and 4th Prize $250 cash. Please sell tickets and turn the ticket stubs and monies into the office by 12/8.
Congratulations to all the students who earned awards at the 1st Trimester Awards Ceremony on Friday, 11/17. We are proud of you and your families for your incredible achievements!
This week we welcome all the NET ministers to our school. We thank all of the families who are hosts for these amazing missionaries! The Junior High retreat will be on Thursday, 11/30. The next NET retreat will be on 12/11 in the Hall.
This Wednesday, 11/29, is our Mandatory Parent Faith Formation retreat in the Hall from 6:15-8pm, led by our pastor Msgr. Sal. Only one parent needs to attend, as there is limited seating in the Hall. Please keep children at home. There is a $50 fine Non-participation. No childcare is available that evening. Please pick up your children from daycare by 6pm.
We have our school wide Adopt-a-Family Christmas Service Project going on and today is our first day of the collection of food for the families we are serving. As we prepare for the birth of Our Lord, we are so happy to be partnering with the Cathedral’s Adopt-A-Family program. We are excited to have your support in helping to bring the magic of Christmas to families in the downtown Los Angeles area. Please watch the 5-minute Adopt-a-Family video that summarizes this program.
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.)
- November 30 – Junior High NET Retreat
- November 29 – Mandatory Faith formation Parent retreat in Hall with Msgr. Sal from 6:15-8 (see tuition contract), one parent must attend to avoid a $50 fine, detention served in 4th grade after school
- November 30 – K-2 Field trip to CA Science Center
- December 1 – Associate Pastor Fr. Roberto Pirrone’s birthday
- December 2 – Parish Event, all are invited to Mass and fellowship in the Hall: Santa Maria Kamalen (statue from Guam), Folklorico Team performs in Palos Verdes, good luck!
- December 7 – Kinder and 4th Grade Las Posadas
- December 8 – Raffle Ticket Stubs and Money due
- December 11: Junior High NET Retreat
- December 13: School Christmas Show and Cash Raffle Drawing
- December 15: Noon Dismissal (NO DAYCARE) last day of school before Christmas break, Staff Luncheon off campus at 12:30
- December 18 – Jan. 5: Christmas Break
- January 8: Classes Resume, Happy New Year!
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 agrey@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.
PARKING AND CARLINE SAFETY
All carline vehicles should never park/exit your vehicle in the carline areas, please continue to move safely along with the morning and afternoon carline traffic. There is additional parking area available to the left of the carline for anyone who needs to park for any reason, especially if walking your child to the classroom – please view parking map In addition, never park or stop for drop off/pick up in the alley. This presents a risk to yourself, your child, and pedestrians and also prevents safe access in the event of an emergency – please be aware of the sign indicating this NO PARKING area. Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.
INTERIOR MAINTENANCE PLC and SERVICE HOUR BUYOUT
Please sign up for the Interior Maintenance PLC for service hours that can be earned on certain Saturdays from 12:30-3:30 p.m. You can also donate Scrip at the front office for school expenses. You may buy out your service hours for $15/hour for Scrip such as Home Depot, Office Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and Starbucks.
MONTHLY EMERGENCY DRILLS
We continue to have emergency school 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 when they are 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 of Padua – Pray for Us
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