Nativity School
1250 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3204
650-325-7304
email:  info@nativityschool.com

March 5, 2008

My Lenten Prayer

1. HARD HAT NEWS:  Please see the enclosed letter from Mr. Russ Castle.


2. AUCTION:  We are sending home a "special delivery" Wednesday envelope.  Inside your Wednesday envelope will be the beautiful invitation for the Auction 007.  It is so clever, especially with the quotes from some of our students.  What a fabulous evening!  Hors d'oeuvres with complimentary wine and signature cocktails begin the evening as you browse and bid.   Then you will enjoy  your choice of a delicious entree - of course with salad and dessert.  Dancing will finish a most delightful evening.  Now, see your invitation for even more details.
   
   
3. CHRISTMAS TREE LOT:   Great news to share!    Under the tremendous leadership of Carol and Bill Hoy, and thanks to their many fellow volunteers, an "unprecedented"  check for $90,000 was given to Nativity School from the Tree Lot proceeds.  Remember this is the only fundraiser that goes directly to the operating budget of Nativity School. 
   
   
   
4. BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS:  Congratulations to the six teams going to the playoffs.  Please make sure you check the Panther News for times and places for these playoffs.  GO PANTHERS!

1. OUTREACH:   Thank you to all the parents who took time out of their busy workdays to drive and chaperone our students to their outreach projects.  Also, please remember that we are still collecting items for Easter baskets and gently used clothing.  See attachments.                       Following is a note of appreciation from Huddart Park to Mrs. Mary Boland, our Outreach Coordinator and the students for all their efforts:  "Mary Ann, Thank you so much for coordinating the Nativity group this year. The kids did a wonderful job of clearing a nasty non-native identified as Broom. They worked on three patches, clearing two completely and make a huge dent in the third. The kids worked hard and appeared to enjoy themselves.       Thanks, Daran Reinholm , Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Parks"
   
   
   
2. FINANCIAL AID:  Financial Aid applications are now available.  If you need one, please contact  Kathie Sheridan, 325-7304.


3. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES:  The Nativity Third Grade Brownies will be selling cookies right after school at the picnic tables on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7.  Please bring your money.  The cookies sell for $3.50 a box: LEMON CHALET CREME - A lemon sandwich cookie with a hint of cinnamon-ginger spice; ALL ABOUTS -  A vanilla cookie with fudge coating on the bottom and a Girl Scout message on top, celebrating what Girl Scouts is all about...building girls of courage, confidence and character; TREFOILS - Old-fashioned delicious-tasting shortbread; DO-SI-DOS - Peanut butter creme between crunchy oatmeal cookies; SAMOAS - Chewy and rich, caramel, chocolate and coconut; SUGARFREE CHOCOLATE CHIPS - a classic favorite with real chocolate chips; TAGALONGS - A cookie topped with a peanut butter patty and covered in chocolate; and THIN MINTS - A thin wafer covered with a smooth chocolaty coating.  Made with natural peppermint.
   
   
   
4. ACADEMIC DECATHLON:  Please keep the following students  in your prayers as they compete in the Academic Decathlon this Saturday, March 8, at St. Pius School:

Blessings,

Mrs. Trelut

Principal