Dear Students, Parents/Guardians,
We are now into the second week of Advent! As we prepare for Christ’s birth, we want to remind families to check the parish bulletin for information on the Sacrament of Confession for adults. Our School Penance Service takes place for students in grades 3-8 on campus every Monday, on a rotating basis. Neighboring parishes also have their Confession schedule.
Thank you to all who attended the Feast of Santa Marian Kamalen on Saturday, 12/3. We also congratulate the SAP Folklorico Team for representing our school so well at the Palos Verdes Christmas Parade on Saturday. Congratulations on a job well done! Their next performance will be in January for the MLK Parade. More info to come.
We will begin to send out Kindergarten applications for next school year to the St. Anthony Preschool families by 12/12/22 (we will have a new FACTS link up for registration, as we are transitioning from Gradelink to the FACTS student information system/SIS next year), and we also invite the siblings of all current SAP families to turn in their Early Bird Kindergarten applications, if they have a qualifying sibling that wants to attend our Kindergarten next year. Applications will start to go out on 12/12 (we are waiting for the updated FACTS enrollment link), and will be due by 12/20 for a discounted price. We will accept all Early Bird Kinder applications by 1/13/23 at the latest at the regular fee. Open enrollment starts March 3, 2023 to the public, but we are pleased to offer this for our St. Anthony families first. If you have a family member or friend you would like to refer to our school, please let us know and we can consider early bird registration for them as well.
Thank you to all who attended our All School Mass and 1st Trimester Awards Assembly last Friday, 12/2, starting at 8am. Congratulations to all our awardees. This Thursday, we have our All School Mass on 12/8, at 8am, in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of our Blessed Mother. Next Monday, 12/12, is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, so we will have our All School Mass together at 8am on that day (not on Friday, as usual).
Our All School Holiday Raffle Fundraiser continues nowthrough December 9 (when all monies are due), and the winner will be announced at our Christmas program in the church on 12/15. Please look out for more information re: our fundraiser from Ms. Angelic Nunez-Scott.
As we prepare for our Christmas show on 12/15 at 6pm, we ask that all rules be followed. Families will be invited, but, (per Msgr. Sal’s request,) guests for this program in the church will be limited to ONLY students of the school, their siblings, parents, and grandparents. Please give a head count for your family attended to your child’s teacher so they can reserve seats for your family. Call time is at 5:30pm. Please have dinner before you come to the Christmas program that day. No food will be served that evening. We ask that you are mindful that we are going to be in the House of God. More info about the Christmas program will come from Mrs. Garcia, our Music teacher.
Angela Grey, Principal
Thomas Lynch, Resident Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2022 – 2023
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org and your child’s teacher’s blog for the most current information.)
- Dec 12 – Junior High Net Retreat, Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day, All School Mass in the church at 8am, Title IV Math testing begins
- Dec 14 – Christmas Sweater Day, (hot chocolate may be served that morning)
- Dec 15 – Hot Chocolate Sale after school by Student Government at 3:15
- Dec 15 –School Christmas Show and Holiday Opportunity Drawing (winners announced), 5:30pm call time
- Dec 16 – Field trip to Cinderalla grades 1-4
- Dec 16-24 – Parish Simbang Gabi and Parish Las Posadas (Christmas Novena)
- Dec 19 – Las Posadas (Kinder and 4th) Noon Dismissal and Daycare
- Dec 20 – Noon Dismissal (NO DAYCARE Offered today!) last day of school before Christmas break, Staff Luncheon off campus at 12:30
- Dec 21-Jan 8 –Christmas Break
- Jan 9 –School Resumes after Christmas break, Title IV Math services begins this week
ADOPT-A-FAMILY SERVICE PROJECT UPDATE
What an amazing response! Nearly all of the gifts requested for the Perez Family have been checked off the Sign-Up Genius! If you are participating, be sure to purchase, wrap, and label each gift. Please read the Instructions for Purchasing Gifts for details. Your special gift to the Perez Family can be dropped off at your child’s classroom by the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception- Thursday, December 8th. Thank you to those families who are participating in this program. May your Christmas be filled with joy, knowing you have given the Child Jesus special gifts on his birthday.
SCRIP
One easy way to help you reach your $500 financial commitment is to purchase Scrip throughout the year. We accept credit cards in the office for your orders making it easier than ever! It’s basically buying gift cards to purchase things like groceries, gas, gifts, or things you need and want on a daily basis, but you can get fundraising credit for a portion of every gift card you buy! Work smarter, not harder! We have Scrip for Starbucks, Vons, Albertsons, Sam’s Club, Home Depot, Gardena Supermarket, and so much more!
KINDERGARTEN EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IN DECEMBER
Starting December 12, we will be offering EARLY BIRD applications to St. Anthony Day Nursery Families and siblings of current SAP School families for incoming Kinder students for the 2023-2024 SY! If you turn in your applications by 12/20 you will receive a discount on the registration fee. We will take applications through January 13, 2023. Open Enrollment for other families begins 3/3/23. Please spread the word!
AmazonSmile TO BENEFIT SAP SCHOOL
With Christmas fast approaching, I want to share with you a simple way for you to support your favorite charity, St Anthony of Padua School Gardena, every time you shop – at absolutely no cost to you! AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to the charity of your choice. All you need to do is place: smile.amazon.com in your browser, select St Anthony of Padua School Gardena and start shopping! The donation will then be made for you directly to St Anthony of Padua School Gardena and used for tuition aid to families in need.We ask that you share with your colleagues, family, friends, whomever you are electronically connected to and ask them to post our St Anthony of Padua School Garden AmazonSmile link found below: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-3030646 Please also post on your Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, Linked In, company website – email to your address book!! The more we push the word out that supporting SAP is as simple as clicking the link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-3030646 the more our scholarships for families will grow. This truly is a great way for you, your family, work colleagues and friends to support our efforts by making their purchases count for a great cause.
RALPH’S AND FOOD 4 LESS COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
Just a reminder that our school is a member of the Community Rewards Programs for both Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores. For the Ralphs & the Food 4 Less Programs, you can opt in for the Community Rewards Program using your Ralphs or Food 4 Less Club Card. Please note that there is a different enrollment code for each of these stores. It is very important that you register the cards as soon as possible prior to the next time you use them, or the school will not receive benefits. Then please have the cashier scan the card or enter your ALT ID every time you make a purchase at Ralphs or Food 4 Less and we will receive a small percentage of each sale! We invite any parents or guardians who shop at Food 4 Less or Ralphs, even occasionally, to consider enrolling as this is an easy way to benefit the school without it costing you anything extra. We thank you in advance for your participation and thoughtfulness!
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.
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St. Anthony of Padua – Pray for us
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