**WEEKLY UPDATE**
HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL
Edition #39 June 11, 2008
“It’s For the Children”
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Thursday, June 12 |
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Prayer Service 9:30 am Dismissal at 10:15 am |
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Friday, June 13 |
Summer Vacation Begins School office open 9am – 2pm until 6/18 Office re-opens 9am – 2pm 8/4/08 |
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Saturday, June 14 |
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Sunday, June 15 |
Father’s Day |
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Monday, June 16 |
Family Bible Week Begins at 6:00 pm in the Gym |
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Tuesday, June 17 |
Family Bible Week 6;00 pm – 8:30 pm |
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Wednesday, June 18 |
Family Bible Week 6;00 pm – 8:30 pm |
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Thursday, June 19 |
Family Bible Week 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
CASH FOR CLASS - WE DID IT!!! I am pleased to say that Holy Spirit School came in First Place and received a check for $2,000.00 at the awards ceremony last Friday. I want to thank all of the families who shopped at the Fremont Hub and turned in their receipts. Please remember that the contest begins again on August 1st, so start saving those receipts to turn in when school starts! Thanks again and have a great summer. Lenora Garcia
CASH CALENDAR: Our $100.00 Cash Calendar winner for this week is Marcie Perez. The Eastwood family sold the winning ticket. Congratulations! Our $1,000.00 drawing will be on the last day of school.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Your Cash Calendar tickets went home in your Family Envelope. You may begin selling or purchasing the tickets now, and all tickets must be sold or purchased by February 27, 2009. Each family is responsible for 30 tickets at $10.00 each ($300.00 total).
SUMMER READING LISTS: Summer reading lists were handed out to your children today in their classrooms. Be sure to go over the lists with your children. Once our computer system is up and running again, we plan to put all the Summer Reading lists and the Supply lists for each class on our website. Remember, our Parent-Student Handbook is already on the website to refer to if you have any questions about school policies, etc.
SCHOOLPOP.COM Remember, when shopping on-line, go through Schoolpop.com and you can shop at hundreds of merchants and you not only save time and money, but our school will receive up to a 22.5% contribution on every purchase. Stores such as Barnes & Noble, Target, Land’s End and Shutterfly are only a few of the many stores available. Give it a try and Holy Spirit School will benefit. Thanks.
CLEAN-UP DAY: It us time to start taking sign-ups for our annual clean-up day for next fall. Clean-up day will be from 8:30 am to 11:30 am on Saturday, August 16th. It’s a great way to start getting your parent hours done, and we will have a fun morning getting the school ready for our beloved teachers. If you have an older student (4th-8th grade), this will also be a way for them to get started on their service hours as well. We will need lots of help to clean everything, so please sign up if you are available that day. You can sign up by sending an email to barney168@sbcglobal.net. Thanks for your help.
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS: Please remember to save BOXTOPS for Education over the summer. We will be collecting the Box tops in early fall. Thanks.
CALLING ALL DADS AND GRADS: Dads and Grads and anyone over the age of 16, your chance to be a hero is quickly approaching! All heroes are being asked to come to the Small Hall on Sunday, June 22nd, between 9 am and 1:30 pm to use their super powers to donate blood and save lives. The Blood Centers of the Pacific will be there to assist you in this life giving effort Please plan to join us for our Parish Blood Drive. You can make an appointment online at www.bloodheroes.com and click on “Find a Location” then enter the sponsor code: HolyHoly or you can call Kendee at 797-1660. Thank you for taking the time to save a life!
CYO BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING FALL 2008 –GRADES K-8: Come join the Holy Spirit cross-country team! Run for fun. Run for your health, mind and spirit! Practice begins on Tuesday, Sept 2nd, and will be held once per week as a team. Five meets will be held on Fridays (Sept 19th and through Oct 17th). Kids can run one mile or ¼ mile fun run. Running experience is not required. Kids will run at their comfort level and develop at their own pace. Sign-ups will be on Thursday, August 28th (6pm – 7:30pm) and on Friday, August 29th (3pm – 4:30pm) at the Holy Spirit gym. A “2008-2009 Holy Spirit Player Application Form” can also be printed out from the CYO website at www.holyspiritcyo.com and dropped off at the rectory (ATTN: CYO Cross Country). Parents must fill out registration forms before a child can practice. Please contact Valerie at 745-0406 if you have questions. Season Fee: $40.00 (includes team shirt).
NOTES FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
Dear Parents and Students,
Summer is fast approaching and whether you are traveling far or just staying near by, we hope that you will have a wonderful summer!
We also wish Mr. Hall, Mrs. Langlands and Mrs. Hancock all the best in their new endeavors. All at Holy Spirit School will miss them.
I wanted to let you know that we have had a successful search for new teachers. Our fourth grade teacher will be Miss Theresa Baker. She has been a CA credentialed educator for over 20 years in grades K-5. She is dedicated and strives to make a difference in students’ lives. She encourages students to achieve their highest potential.
Our new technology coordinator will be Derek Velasco. Although new to teaching, he has coached boys and girls in grades 5-11 in basketball and has multiple experiences with computer hardware and software applications. His experience and diligent work ethic help students and staff, making him an excellent new addition to Holy Spirit School.
Our third new teacher, Mrs. Theresa Rezentes, holds a M.A. degree in Elementary Education and a CA credential. She has worked with Title I students in two elementary schools to improve reading, language and writing skills. Mrs. Rezentes will work with 5th & 6th grade writing/composition and with the 4th grade as well as with resource. Her efforts will help to provide smaller class sizes in several important academic areas.
I will continue the search for a qualified music teacher for the 2008-09 school year. Please pray for God to bring us a wonderful person to teach our students.
May God watch over all of you!
Blessings,
Susan C. Buchanan