Dear Students, Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to the fourth week of Advent! Thank you all for attending our beautiful Christmas program last week. I was so proud of all our students who sang their hearts out for the Lord. What an incredible way to celebrate the coming of Jesus into our world during Christmas. Thank you to Mrs. Jessica Garcia and all our faculty and staff and volunteers for making the show a huge success! Congratulations to our raffle winners and thank you all for our support of our fundraiser!
We continue to take Kindergarten applications for next school year to the St. Anthony Preschool families (we have a new FACTS link up for school registration, as we are transitioning from the Gradelink system to FACTS), so we also invite the siblings of all current SAP families to turn in their Early Bird Kindergarten applications by 1/13/23, if they have a qualifying sibling that wants to attend our Kindergarten next year. 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.
This week, we have 2 days of school on Monday and Tuesday. Dismissal is at noon on 12/19 today and tomorrow, 12/20. Daycare will be available till 6pm today and there will be NO DAYCARE offered tomorrow, our last day of school. Please pick up your children at 12 noon. We have a staff party and everyone is attending it off campus, so all students must be picked up on time tomorrow. The Kindergarten and 4th graders will have their Las Posadas celebration today.
On a personal note, I will be traveling to the Philippines this Christmas with my siblings to see my Dad, and to visit my mom’s burial site for the first time, since she passed away in August 2021. If you recall, I had to watch her funeral on Zoom, so this is a huge and important trip for my siblings and me. I appreciate your prayers, and I will keep you all in mine, as always. God bless you and your families abundantly, especially during this last week of Advent. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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 19 – Las Posadas (Kinder and 4th) Noon Dismissal and Daycare till 6pm
- 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 (parent consent forms needed)
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, Target, Home Depot, Gardena Supermarket, and so much more!
KINDERGARTEN EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IN DECEMBER
We are now taking EARLY BIRD applications to St. Anthony Day Nursery Families and siblings of current SAP School families for incoming Kinder students for the 2023-2024 School Year! Applications will be accepted through January 13, 2023. Open Enrollment for other families begins 3/3/23. Please spread the word! Kinder Round Up is scheduled for 1/21/23 from 8am-4pm.
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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