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February 24, 2010 |
| Dear Parents: |
| Lenten Prayer "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." My God, so often we are the same. We act without thinking. We overlook the needs around us. Be with us as we begin Holy Week. Give us a heart for justice. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who supplies all of our needs. Amen. |
| 1. LENT: During
Lent, the students will participate in the Stations of the Cross at
Vallombrosa with Father Roland and continue to observe these 40 days
with prayer and good deeds. |
| 2.
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS:
WOW! What an amazing evening. The night of the auction was
abuzz with energy. The evening was a great success. Thank
you to all who helped make "The Night With the
Stars" such a success. We were blessed with a fabulous
committee, donors, school and parish families, and volunteers
throughout
all stages of planning. The parent and parish community came
together to meet the $30K goal for the Smart Board Fund-A-Need; this
was met with a very generous matching donation of $30K! Nativity
is a
special community, one that all are proud to share in. |
| 4. CONFIRMATION RETREAT: The Retreat for Confirmation candidates will be held Monday, March 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the O'Hare Center. Nativity students report to class as usual and will walk down to the O'Hare Center. Students will be dismissed from the O'Hare Center at 3 p.m. Please remember that the $50 Confirmation fee (check made payable to Nativity Church) is due to Sister Merlynn. |
| 5. ACADEMIC DECATHLON: The following students and their coaches, Miss Olcese, Mr. Hickam, Ms. Myall, Dr. McDonald, Deacon Dominick and Mrs. Trelut have been working hard preparing for the Academic Decathlon that will be held on March 6 at St. Pius School. Our Decathlon Team: Alexis Navat, Gabrielle Filloux, Bhavik Patel, Robby Claude, Olivia Stone, Ivana Petani, Jordan Gentry, Maddison Morgan, Sierra Sheeper, Tyler Mobraten, and Alternates Jayna Ortiz and Sarah Yao. |
| 6. NATIVITY SUMMER CAMP: We
are fortunate to have two outstanding directors for Summer Camp.
Both come with huge experience in working with children. Monica
Hickam is an aide and substitute teacher. She has been in charge
of numerous sports camps. Carrie Herrera ran camps for
Hillsborough School District and was the Director for the YMCA in
Redwood City for six years. Please return the enclosed flyer and
deposit as soon as possible. I am depending on you because
once again we need 30 firm commitments. |
| 7.
HOT LUNCH: In researching many lunch programs, Nativity
is seriously considering Children's Choice as a lunch program.
Please visit their website www.choicelunch.com
to review their program. |
| 8.
OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY!: The ARC-CAL (special needs)
bowling tournament will be on the 27th of February. Sign in is at
10:30 a.m. The tournament will be at AMF (Mel's Bowl) Redwood
City. The organizers could use up to twenty 7th and 8th grade
students and one adult chaperone that would like to help spot the
bowlers (make sure the bowlers are bowling in turn and on the right
lane). Volunteers need to sign up ahead of time. First come
first serve. Please email Helen Arnold at P_arnold@pacbell.net or
call 365-6530 by Friday, February 26th if you are interested.
Thank you. |
| 9.
PARENTS EDUCATION NETWORK SPEAKER SERIES (PEN): PEN is
offering a special presentation by Nanci Bell, co-founder and director
of Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Cost is $10 because of
Nativity School's membership. See enclosed flier. |
| 10. CALENDAR REMINDER: All monthly calendars: school, hot lunch, yard duty, and hot lunch volunteer schedules are posted to our website, www.nativityschool.com, click on Calendar tab. |
| 11.
TUITION STATEMENTS ARE ENCLOSED. |
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Blessings,
Mrs. Trelut
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