Kinder Week 26

Dear Kinder Families,

Happy 26th Week of Kindergarten!

I'd like to thank you for the out-pouring love and support as I shared my pregnancy with the class! It truly is a blessing to be able to grow another child again. We have many events and news for March, please read below for any announcements and news regarding upcoming Kindergarten events!

Raise-Craze Fundraiser
Please continue doing all your Acts of Kindness (AOKs!) Send information to your families, relatives, and friends to raise money for our school! Kindergarten is currently in 2nd Place! 

Read Across America Week - 3/2— 3/7
Read across America celebrates on the famous author’s birthday, Dr. Seuss! We will be celebrating our LOVE for reading and journeying through a wonderful book. 

MONDAY - Hats off for Reading (Wear a crazy hat or headband + uniform)
TUESDAY - Reading Knocks our Socks off! (Wear crazy or mismatched socks + uniform)
WEDNESDAY - Ash Wednesday (PE uniform)
THURSDAY - Dress up as your favorite BOOK character! 
FRIDAY - School Uniform (Happy Belated Birthday Dr. Seuss!)

We will also be having some mystery guest readers everyday this week to share their love for reading with the class! 

Ash Wednesday- March 5
Marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Our faith commands us to love God and neighbor. We will have our all-school mass on Wednesday not Friday. Kindly make sure that your child wear formal mass uniform on Wednesday not Friday. Every Friday in Lent we have our 1:30pm all school Stations of the Cross in the church.

Monday, March 10 - No School!
There will be no school for students next Monday. Teachers and staff will be having their Lenten Retreat with Monsignor. 
Enjoy your day off!

Tuesday, March 11th- Kindergarten Field Trip
We will be having our 2nd Field Trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA! Permission Forms have been sent out and Selected Chaperones will be notified on Tuesday, 2/25. Please refer to my previous email for more information on the field trip.

2nd Trimester Awards Ceremony
Our 2^nd Trimester Awards Assembly will take place in the hall on Thursday, March 13, starting at 8am. Grades K-4 at 8am in the Hall, and Grades 5-8 at 9am in the Hall.

I will be sending out direct emails to all families of our awardees by Tuesday, March 11. For a student to receive a Citizenship award, a student must earn Os (Outstanding = 92-100%) on both work habits and behavior grades. Therefore, students' daily behavior, participation, attendance, assignments, and work habits are IMPORTANT factors in receiving an award.

Students are not eligible for a Citizenship award each trimester if they have one of the following:

• 5 tardies
• 5 unexcused absences
• 5 unexcused early leave
• 3 conduct slips
• 3 effort slips
• ST Math goals are not reached

Please know that if your child doesn't earn Citizenship this trimester, there's still a chance to earn it in the last trimesters. 

Pauly’s Project
This Lenten Season, the 5th Grade Class, in partnership with Pauly’s Project, will be leading a Donation Drive and Community Service Opportunity to serve homeless individuals in Downtown Los Angeles. We invite the SAP community to help us raise at least 100 hygiene kits for those in need.

Donation Drive: March 5th–29th Donation Goal: 100 Hygiene Kits

Kindergarten: Travel-size toothpaste & toothbrush
Optional Donations: Toilet tissue, hot packs, nail clippers, gallon-size Ziploc bags.

More Info:
Pauly’s Project Website
Pauly’s Project Instagram

Donations do not need to be branded and can be purchased at dollar stores. Any contributions are greatly appreciated!
Thank you for your support, and may God bless you all!

Upcoming Events:
For more details, please refer to the [school calendar here].

• March 3-7 - Read Across America
• March 5 – ASH WEDNESDAY, beginning of Lent
• March 6 is the last day of the 2nd Trimester.
• March 12 is our next Mandatory Parent Faith Formation Meeting from 6:30-8 in the Hall. 
• March 13 is our 2nd Trimester Awards Ceremony in the Hall. Grades K-4 will meet in the Hall at 8am and Grades 5-8 will meet in the Hall at 9am. 
• March 10- We have NO SCHOOL for Students on due to a faculty Lenten retreat. There will be NO Daycare offered that day.
• March 19 – St. Joseph’s Feast Day, Mass with Father Figures
• March 25 – Marian Consecration Culminates today with All School Mass: Feast of the Annunciation

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out and I will respond as soon as I can. 

Many Blessings!
Mrs. Garrido