Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, We have had a great start to our Fall Fundraiser, thanks to Mrs. Nakayama! Please check the calendar for our 2 upcoming Trojan Drawing dates, starting this Wednesday, 9/23 during our virtual morning assembly. Please join us! PAYMENT DEADLINE is MONDAY 10/05/2020, end of the business day to qualify for final prizes. 10/09 is the … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 9/14/2020
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Dear SAP School Families, It was great seeing all of you at Back to School Night last week on 9/9! I hope you had a chance to learn the policies, procedures, and grading scales set forth by your child’s teacher, even though we are starting the year online. The slide show from our meeting on Zoom is posted online at our school website, in case you wanted to revisit what was … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 9/7/2020
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Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, I want to wish you all a Happy Labor Day Holiday with your families! We resume classes on Tuesday, 9/8/20. On Wednesday morning at 8:30am, we will have our weekly all-school Zoom morning Assembly. I apologize for the technical difficulties on our Zoom call last week. I do hope they get sorted out this week. It seemed to be working fine after … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 8/31/2020
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Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, We have successfully completed our first 2 weeks of school, and so far, the students have done great with the adjustment of coming back from summer! Students typically need some time to adapt to new teacher expectations and routines, but thus far, all of the teachers have reported that students are taking on the new responsibilities of … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 8/24/2020
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Dear Students, Parents/Guardians, We are off to an amazing start with all of the students, teachers and parents feeling extremely enthusiastic about what promises to be another wonderful school year, even though we started the trimester with distance learning! A warm welcome to our new school families! It was terrific to see so many of you at your class Meet and Greets on … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 8/18/2020
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Dear St. Anthony of Padua Families, Welcome back to a brand new school year! I was hoping to be able to see all of you in person on the first day of school, but due to Governor Newsom's mandate to continue with online learning for the fall, we will not be able to return to campus until further notice. The faculty and staff have been working all summer to welcome your … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 6/15/2020
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Dear Parents and Guardians, It’s hard to believe we have reached our last week of school! We made it through a trimester of distance learning – praise God! Last Friday, June 12, we graduated our 8th grade class with a beautiful in-person Graduation Mass and ceremony in the Hall. Thankfully, restrictions were lifted in the past 2 weeks, which allowed us to have a proper … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 6/8/2020
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Dear Parents and Guardians, First off, I wish to send a heartfelt thank you to all who made my birthday a memorable one, despite being in quarantine and LA County being under 5pm curfew last Monday, 6/1! Our staff surprised me after work with a car parade, dinner, a cake, and gifts, and I got some beautiful email messages and flowers from our junior high students. I … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 6/1/2020
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Dear Parents and Guardians, This past weekend, we celebrated Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of our church. The apostles received the Holy Spirit and they were inspired to go out into the world to spread the Good News. With all the unrest we are experiencing in our world right now, we as Christians, are called to be a light in the world. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 5/26/2020
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Happy Memorial Day! On this special national holiday, all our prayers and gratitude go out to those who have selflessly served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Our thoughts are also with those who have lost loved ones. With our faith, we live in hope that we will be reunited with all our family and friends who … [Read more...]