Dear SAP School Families,
Thank you to all who attended yesterday’s 11am Family Mass, celebrating Catechetical Sunday! It is an honor to be a Catholic educator, and work in partnership with you all to transmit the faith to our children. For those students who checked in with their teachers today wearing their Formal Mass uniforms at Mass earned a Free Dress pass.
To all families who volunteered at the Gardena Beautiful Day on Saturday, 9/16, thank you for your service to the local community! Jr. High students earned service hours that day as well. Thank you to Julia Arteaga for coordinating this event, and to all the families who came to help from 8am-12 Noon this weekend.
Last Friday marked the last day of our first Maui Fundraiser. A heartfelt thank you to all the families who donated in some way to this cause. May God richly bless you. We will be sending out over $1000 in gift cards and love art to the victims of the fires. Stay tuned for info re: additional opportunities to give (perhaps around November).
Last week, our 3rd graders had their first field trip of the school year at Ocean Institute in Dana Point. What an exciting time for the third grade class! We also had Trojan Drawing #1 for the chocolate sale. Congratulations to the winners!
53 families participated by turning in monies on 9/8 and generated 163 entries. Congrats to the Trojan Drawing Winners: Devin Jimenez, Gr. 2, Alexis Chavarria, Gr. 5, Violet Jacobs, Gr. 6, Aiden Pineda, Gr. 4, Noah Ramos Chavez, Gr. 1, Allison Morales, Gr. 3, and Claire Sandoval, Gr. 3!
To order more boxes of chocolates from Monica Torres, please use this link below. Monies should be turned in to the office by 4pm this Friday, 9/22 to qualify for Trojan #2 Drawings on 9/28, next Thursday at 1pm! Orders are taken by reservation only using this link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmfZ5XO5bZKMBNNwuUTAFoYpWo1OL_-nEIs6fGaighlbMjXw/viewform
Fall Picture Day is this Thursday, 9/21 from 8:30-10:30am in the Hall. Full Mass uniform with white shirts/blouses, ties, vests, and cardigans are required for the yearbook photos. Please do not send your child in a PE sweater, Student Government sweater, or any other hoodies or jackets for these photos. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Thank you to all the parent volunteers helping.
The Hospitality PLC will have a Zoom meeting tonight, 9/18 at 6:30pm, led by Amy Lucas Palanca. Last week, the Room Parents PLC met on Zoom with Lorena Lakey. Info re: Room Parents will be sent out soon. Those who attended the meeting will receive service hours for their time.
In regards to safety, parents, please do not park illegally in crosswalks or the red zone. Our School Resource Officer from Gardena PD may be coming around to issue tickets and citations. Thanks for your cooperation. If you are asking someone else to pick up your child, please let them know about the carline rules. If these rules are broken or violated repeatedly, it may result in a ban from driving on campus. Please continue to follow the Tribes agreements, especially the agreement of MUTUAL RESPECT. I am attaching the Christian Code of Conduct. If this is violated, it could result in dismissal from the school. Thank you for your careful attention to this notice. Please be aware of all school policies and read the Parent Student Handbook online thoroughly. Some other important sections to note are the Truancy Policy, Absence Policy, and the Parent Student Pledge.
9/29 is our Blue Mass in the church at 8am on the Feast of St. Michael. It will be followed by a small reception/celebration for our first responders. Please let us know if you plan to attend! RSVP to agrey@stanthonygardena.org.
Thank you and God bless,
Angela Grey, Principal
Gabriel Reyes, Co-Principal
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2023-2024
(Be sure to always check www.stanthonygardena.org , your child’s teacher’s blog, and the Parish website at www.saintanthonygardena.org/parish-bulletin/ for the most current information.)
- Sept 19 – STAR Window 1 ends. Please be sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast each day.
- Now-October 13– Fall Fundraiser for Chocolate Bars led by Monica Torres (more info on email sent from Monica Torres), all monies due by October 27 (Trojan Drawings 9/14 and 9/28)
- Sept 21 – FALL School Picture Day 8:30-10:30 in the Hall! ☺ (Wear your complete Formal Mass Uniforms with white blouses and Oxford shirts, cardigans, vests, and ties for Yearbook photos)
- Sept 24 – Folklorico performs at St. Joseph in Hawthorne at 4pm
- Sept 29 – BLUE MASS at 8am (Feast of St. Michael) All first responders are invited!
- October 2-5 – Parent Teacher Conference Week
- October 31 – Halloween Trunk or Treat (NOON DISMISSAL), Daycare till 3pm ONLY
- November 1 – All Saints’ Day: 8am All School Mass and procession (in saints costumes)
- November 10 – All School Ice Skating Annual Event (Sports PLC fundraiser) Toyota Center
SACRAMENTS
All those who are not baptized and wish to receive the sacraments this year, please notify your child’s teacher by 9/30.
PLC SERVICE HOURS (30 hours per family each year)
Per your tuition contract, every family is asked to sign up for up to 4 Parent Leadership Committees so you have multiple chances to fulfill your 30 family service hours, valued at $15/hour or you will be charged. If you have questions, please email the office. We will email other service hour opportunities.
VOLUNTEERS
All visitors on campus must check in and out of the office at all times and wear a VISITOR badge. All Volunteers must be Fingerprinted through the ADLA and cleared, and have a current Virtus Training Certificate. AM and PM carline and lunch yard duty volunteers (from 12-1 daily) are needed. Please email me at agrey@stanthonygardena.org if you are interested. For safety reasons, please call before you come to the office and buzz yourself in. Do not prop the door open for anyone, especially strangers. All parents are welcome to join the SAFETY PLC to increase security on our campus.
HFO (Hands, Feet, and Objects) to Self
Safety is first and foremost. Please remind your child to keep their hands, feet, and all objects to themselves. They can stay in their bubbles and personal space so they stay safe and keep others safe as well. Please teach them at home about “air hugs” and “air high-fives” so they don’t actually make contact with others. We are seeing too many injuries and too many accidental touching among students that lead to more serious issues. That said, if a student receives multiple verbal warnings about this, it could result in a conduct slip or detention. In more serious issues or repeat offenses, a referral or suspension. Please remind your children about the importance of self-control. Also, for all grade levels, there is no sliding on the soccer field.
INTERIOR MAINTENANCE PLC and SERVICE HOUR BUYOUT
Please sign up for the Interior Maintenance PLC for service hours that can be earned on certain Saturdays from 12:30-3:30pm. You can also donate Scrip at the front office for school expenses. You may buy out your hours for $15/hour for Scrip such as Home Depot, Office Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and Starbucks.
VIRTUS TRAINING AT SAP 9/19 (English) and 9/20 (Spanish)
We will be hosting 2 VIRTUS Certification Seminars here at the St. Anthony Parish Hall on 9/19 and 9/20 (in English and Spanish respectively). This is a requirement for staff, PLC leaders, and parents who want to volunteer in any school-related events or activities involving our students, including chaperoning for field trips. You must have a current Virtus-certification to volunteer on campus whenever children are present. These 2 seminars are specifically for SAP School Parents/Guardians/Volunteers. There were sessions offered to the parishioners already.
To register, you must sign up using the link below. First come, first serve. No walk-ins. Maximum of 40 participants per class.
English VIRTUS Class – September 19, 2023 (Tuesday) – 6:00pm-9:00pm
Sign up here: VIRTUS Training Seminar in English
Spanish VIRTUS Class – September 20, 2023 (Wednesday) – 6:00pm-9:00pm
Sign up here: VIRTUS Training Seminar in Spanish
Please make sure to make childcare arrangements, as this event is for adults only. Strictly no children. Please leave them at home.
You may bring light snacks and water or your preferred beverage to the meeting or eat dinner beforehand. NO alcohol please. For more information about VIRTUS and ADLA Fingerprinting, please visit the dedicated page for this in our school website: Safeguard the Children/VIRTUS (stanthonygardena.org) If you have any questions, please call the school office at (310) 329-7170.
St. Anthony – Pray for us
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