Dear SAP School Families, What an amazing Catholic Schools’ Week we had! Thank you for the outpouring of love and support for our faculty, staff, and administration last week. We hope you enjoyed Parent Appreciation Day! Your children enjoyed themselves this week and so did we. Our 2nd STAR testing window ends tomorrow, February 6. We will have one more STAR … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 1/29/2024
Dear SAP School Families, Happy Catholic Schools’ Week! This past Saturday, the 5 bookmark winners of the Gardena Mayme Library Bookmark Contest were acknowledged at the library, and the winners received certificates and prizes. Congratulations to our winners! Our school had the most winners out of over 100 entries! I was so proud to see them at the … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 1/22/2024
Dear SAP School Families, We continue to test for incoming Kindergarten students from across the street. If you have a child in the preschool’s Yellow or Orange class at St. Anthony’s Day Nursery, or a rising Kindergartner at another school, please be sure to turn in your application for the Early Bird Kinder registration ASAP. We will continue to test applicants through … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 1/15/2024
Dear SAP School Families, Happy MLK, Jr. Day! We remember a great leader today and his contributions to our society. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is admired and respected and we honor him for his life and legacy in the Civil Rights movement and for bringing hope to Americans in a peaceful way. This past Saturday, we had our annual Kindergarten Round up. If you … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 1/8/2024
Dear SAP School Families, Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your well deserved Christmas break. Thank you for all the generous gifts you gave to our faculty and staff. We are all so grateful for you, and are thankful to celebrate Jesus’ birth as a school community. We celebrated the Epiphany and the Feast of the 3 Kings this weekend. Like the Three Kings, may we realize … [Read more...]
Principal’s Update – 12/11/2023
Dear SAP School Families, This is our last week of school before the Christmas break. Yesterday we began the second week of Advent. As we continue to prepare for the birth of Christ, let us make our hearts ready to welcome Jesus, like the innkeeper in Bethlehem who welcomed St. Joseph and Our Blessed Mother over 2000 years ago into his stable, so Jesus could be born in a … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 12/4/2023
Dear SAP School Families, This weekend our Folklorico group performed at the Palos Verdes Christmas Parade and they did a fabulous job representing us, as always! Special thanks to our Folklorico teacher, Ms. Martha Zambrano for all her hard work with our students. On Saturday, we also welcomed the Guam/Chamorro Community to our parish community to honor Santa Maria Kamalen … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 11/27/2023
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 … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 11/13/2023
Dear SAP School Families, I hope you had an amazing Veterans’ Day weekend. Thank you to all our veterans for their service to our country. Last week, we had Rafael the Magic in the Hall. All who qualified enjoyed the magic show and a free lunch from Alvarado Catering. Thank you all for your support of our Fall school chocolate fundraiser. Special thanks to Monica Torres, Liz … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 11/6/2023
Dear SAP School Families, Thank you to all who participated in our Fall Chocolate Fundraiser! This week, we have our incentive for those who sold more than the minimum amount of boxes. We will have Rafael the Magic in the Hall from 10:30-11:30 am. All who qualified will also receive a lunch at no charge during their regular lunch period from Alvarado Catering. … [Read more...]