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...]
Principal’s Message – 10/30/2023
Dear SAP School Families, I want to congratulate our middle school students on a job well done last week! Our College Fair was a huge success! A huge thank you to Ms. Helen Klute (who celebrates a birthday today) and to the Jr. High team for organizing this wonderful event. Thank you to all who came and supported our Jr. High students! We celebrate Red Ribbon Week today, … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 10/23/2023
Dear SAP School Families, This week we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week from 10/23-10/31, where we promote Drug Abuse Prevention. Activities will take place throughout this week in classrooms and through our Student Government to bring awareness to the important issue and to keep our kids safe. On Wed, 10/25, our students in grades K-5 will attend The Sound Of Music. … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 10/16/2023
Dear SAP School Families, October is the Month of the Holy Rosary. Last Friday, on 10/13, we had our first All School Adoration for the year. We also celebrated Our Lady of Fatima’s Feast of the Miracle of the Sun, and had our Adoremus event in the church that evening. Thank you to all who came for praise and worship of Our Lord and stayed to fellowship afterward in the … [Read more...]