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

September 9, 2009

Dear Parents:
1.    BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT:  The faculty and I are looking forward to seeing you this evening at Back-To-School Night.  It is mandatory that at least one parent attend. 
      There will be no child care available.

Grades 1-4           6:45-7:15 p.m.           Parents attend teacher presentation in classroom
All Grades 1-8      7:15-8:00 p.m.          All parents meet in Sobrato Pavilion for presentation by Principal
Grades 5-8           8:00-8:30 p.m.           Parents attend teacher presentation in classroom

2.  ROOM PARENT MEETING:  On September 23 at 7:00 p.m.,  there will be an important meeting for
Room Parents in the Library.  Room Parents from each grade should plan to attend.

3. NATIVITY SCHOOL AUCTION:  It's time to start preparing for this fabulous annual event.  Please read the enclosed flier for pertinent information.  Special thanks to our Co-Chairs Christina Umhofer and Lara Poncia for continuing this tradition.

4.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:   We need one or two volunteers each Tuesday afternoon from 2:00-3:00 p.m. to help stuff the Wednesday communication envelope.  If you are interested is assisting every Tuesday, please call the school office and leave a message.

5.  FATHER -DAUGHTER DANCE: Enclosed is a flier regarding  the upcoming  Father-Daughter Dance on October 16.

6.  GIRL SCOUTS:  Would your daughter like to join a Girl Scout troop at Nativity?  There are currently Girl Scout troops in grades 1, 6 and 7.  If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity for you and your daughter, or would consider starting a new troop at Nativity, please contact Laura Claude at LauraClaude@msn.com or 650-257-7780.

7CHESS (After School Enrichment):  A new company has emerged, Bay Area Chess, which provides after school chess.  They could provide instructors on Mondays here at Naivety starting in October.  If you are interested please fill out the form below.

8.  CAPE (Council for American Private Education):  Fast Fact About Private Schools:  Seventeen percent of students in the class of 2009 who took the SAT attended religious or independent schools, and those students outscored their public school counterparts by significant margins.  The average SAT writing score for public school students was 487, compared to 530 for students in religious schools and 555 for those in independent schools.  On the critical reading section of the test, public school students had an average score of 496, religious school students 533, and independent school students 550.  Math scores were 510 public, 533 religious, 578 independent.  The report on the SAT performance of 2009 college-bound seniors is available at <http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/cbs-2009-national-TOTAL-GROUP.pdf>.

9.  SCRIP:  Please make sure to renew your eScrip before November 1.  Visit www.escrip.com and click on "Yes! Renew" to make sure your contributions continue.

Blessings,


Mrs. Trelut
Principal


CHESS  (Please return to school office c/o Mrs. Trelut.)

Yes, my child is interested in an after school chess program.
Child's Name __________________________________
Child's Grade __________________________________

Parent Name ___________________________________