Dear Parents and Guardians,
This Sunday we celebrated Pentecost Sunday! I hope you all felt a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church’s birthday, and I pray that we all have the courage to follow in the disciples’ footsteps and evangelize the Good News to the world!
This Wednesday, May 26 is our New Parent Orientation for new and Kindergarten families entering the school next Fall. Vicki Marsha will have uniforms available online this weekend (see email) and they will be back on campus on August 6 and September 8.
Our new Student Government will be announced next week. Thank you to Mr. Perry for heading our Student Government and congratulations to all our candidates and student leaders!
Just a friendly reminder that May 31 is Memorial Day weekend, so please enjoy it! For planning purposes, our first day of school in the fall is August 18. We plan to reopen fully with in-person classes.
Special thanks to our volunteers on yard duty and all who helped make our Gently Used Uniform Sale a success. Thank you also to our incredible Interior Maintenance PLC, led by Claudia Guzman and Priscilla Ortiz, and all the parent volunteers who helped us clean our school this weekend. We appreciate you!
Mrs. Grey, Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020-2021
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org and your child’s teacher’s blog, along with our SAP School app for the most current information.)
- May 3-May 28: STAR Window 3
- Monday, May 24: Last School Penance Service grades 2-8 in Church
- Wednesday May 26: New Parent Orientation
- Friday, May 28: Parent Service Hours Due and Service Hours on Gradelink cutoff date, Inauguration of New Student Government, Gradelink Blocked. End of 3rd trimester for 8th grade
- Monday, May 31: NO SCHOOL Memorial Day Holiday
- Thursday, June 3: Crossover Day (8:45-9am)
- Thursday, June 10: 8th grade graduation rehearsal, noon dismissal 8th grade
- Friday, June 11: 8th Grade Graduation at 10am in Church, End of 3rd trimester for grades K-7
- Sunday, June 13: Kinder Promotion Setup 3-5:30pm in Hall
- Monday, June 14: Kindergarten Promotion
- Thursday, June 17: Last Day of School, 3rd Trimester Awards on Zoom, Summer break!
DAILY BREEZE: BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH BAY:
Thank you all for voting for our school in the Daily Breeze Readers’ Choice Awards! The winners will be announced publicly on August 1, but we were notified that we won the BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH BAY, along with BEST ONLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, and our preschool and church won BEST PRESCHOOL and BEST PLACE OF WORSHIP! Congratulations to our parish and school community, we did it! We are the BEST because of YOU!
RE-REGISTRATION
We continue our planning process for the 2021-2022 school year and have been accepting new students, even in these circumstances. Parents of returning students must complete the Registration process ASAP. We are in open enrollment and if you have not registered for next school year, your child will be waitlisted.
SERVICE HOURS
Each family must have served 30 Service hours this year. Any hours that have not been served will be invoiced. You have the option to roll it into FACTS for the remainder of the year. Thanks to all who have already finished serving their family service hours for the year or who have paid in advance. We encourage you to meet the obligation for fundraising by purchasing Scrip online or paying it outright. Some great Scrip suggestions: Amazon, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Carl’s Jr, Panda Express, and gas cards from Sam’s Club, Vons/Albertson’s, Shell or 76. If you want to make a donation to the school to earn your service hours, we are in need of gift cards, specifically from Home Depot, Office Depot, Sam’s Club/Walmart, or Target for supplies (you will earn 1 service hour for every $10 donated. Thank you!
St. Anthony – Pray for Us
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