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CJ Bronzi, Skye Petersen, and Lauren Vissman
work as a group during an ETC challenge. |
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OLF Newsletter
The Love of Christ Urges Us On
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Mardi Gras Masquerade!
The Auction is 31 days away!
There is a lot of information in the newsletter today! While not all inforamtion may pertain to you and your family, I strongly encourage you to read it so you are informed of upcoming OLF events, policies, and deadlines. Thank you!
Mrs. Tipton
INCLUDED in your YELLOW ENVELOPE TODAY
- Auction Childcare Reservation Form
- Deficiency Reports (Grades 3-8) if applicable
- Deficiency reports need to be signed and returned to school by March 17, 2011
- Ater School Care bills (due on March 15th)
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Re-registration 2011-2012
DUE MARCH 10th | |
Your family re-registration form for the 2011-2012 school year came home in the yellow envelope last week. Please note that the non-refundable re-registration fee for EACH child is $250. Re-registration forms are due by March 10th. NOTE: There will be a NON-NEGOTIABLE $100 late fee PER CHILD for any re-registration form not received by March 10th.
A question was raised last week about what the registration fee covers. The registration fee covers the majority of the up front costs: textbooks, consumable books, classroom materials, individual spirit t-shirts, yearbooks for each student, student head tax for the Diocese of $25 per student, per student cost for Discovery Streaming, per student insurance, yearly accreditation fee per student WASC/WCEA, and yearly CAPSO fee per student. The $250 does not always cover all the above fees. |
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Upcoming Dates | |
March 3
Sports Awards 2:00
March 8
"FAT" TUESDAY REVIEW AND PREVIEW for parents, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
March 9
Ash Wednesday Mass
March 10
Re-registration is due
March 11
Jump Rope for Heart/No Mass
March 12
2nd Grade 1st Reconciliation 10:00
March 14
End Second Trimester
March 15
2:00 Dismissal
2:00 Chess
March 18
No School
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PARENT MEETING THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 8 @ 6:30 | |
Mark your calendars! In lieu of our winter parent meeting, we will have a "FAT" TUESDAY REVIEW and PREVIEW on Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30. There will be a USED UNIFORM sale at 5:30 pm. We will begin the evening with a prayer service and then travel to your child(ren)'s classroom for a review and update. Then you will travel to next year's classroom for a preview. We will end with hospitality and social in our courtyard! See you then! |
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Free Dress Pass contest! | | It is a tight race between 1st and 2nd grade!
The class that brings in the most items for the auction between Feb. 22 and March 10 WINS! The prize is a WEEK of FREE DRESS March 14-17. Please remember, items need to be new and can be solicited from friends and businesses. Reach out to others instead of your own pocket! Bring items to Mrs. Tipton at morning assembly to place your sticker on the class record chart. One item earns 1 sticker per child/not family. Winner will be announced at morning assembly on March 10th! |
| Auction Update | |
Thank you to Rick and Gillian Dodd for opening their home for the Gathering Party last week. The evening was wonderful!
AUCTION CHILDCARE
Fun for everyone!
5:00-11:00 at OLF
$25 for the first child, $15 each additional
First Come, First Serve! Only 30 spots!
Movie, games, crafts, dinner, snack, and more!
Reservation forms and more information is coming home
today with your yellow envelope! |
| More Auction Updates ... | |
 We are 37 days away from our OLF Auction, and we are hoping for your help. If you, friends or family can assist, we could use ANY of the following items below.
As a reminder, your Parents of Fatima Fees (paid at last year's registration) included 2 complimentary tickets to the Annual Auction. We hope you will use them to attend the auction.
- Book Stores/Books
- Movie Passes
- Activity Centers
- Ski Lift Passes
- Haircuts
- kitchenware
- Dancing Classes
- Retail Stores
- Hair & Beauty
- All Restaurant Gift Certificates
- Sporting event tickets
- Concerts
- Golfing
- Wine Cellar (donate fine wine)
- Ice Cream Certificates
- Starbucks/Coffee
- Automotive items/services
We are excited to announce that we are pre-selling the beautiful Auction centerpieces from the amazing Beach City Florist. Each Mardi Gras-themed vase will include fresh flowers, peacock feathers, masks, beads, and more! They make perfect gifts for someone else or enjoy yours at home! Pre-order for $30 by emailing us at bichk@mac.com. There are ONLY 30 arrangements available so preorder yours today! |
| Construction Update |  HALL PAD CERTIFIED
This week work was completed on the site for our new hall and the pad was certified for laying the foundation. The picture to the left depicts the layout of the hospitality corner. Coffee, donuts, and refreshments will be conveniently located at the corner of the new hall (approximately where the old modular building ended). The picture with the wood framing shows the corner of the new hall kitchen. Work continues on the service road that will lead up to the kitchen from the main La Esperanza driveway. This includes the retaining wall that will be built next to the canyon. The storm drains are being installed during this time. Grading continues for the La Esperanza driveway in its approach in front of the church to the current parking lot. "Every worthwhile gift, every genuine benefit comes from above." (James 1:16). |
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Uniform Sale/Donations | |
We are requesting donations for the used uniform sale that will be held on March 8th at 5:30 prior to the parent meeting. Please drop off your donations in the clinic between now and the start of the parent meeting. |
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Save the Date | |
Registration and sponsorship forms availale at olfschool.net under Support OLF
Our Lady of Fatima Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, May 6th
Bella Collina Towne and Golf Club
San Clemente
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| 2011 - 2012 Scholarships |
 Financial Aid for 2011-2012:
PLEASE NOTE: FAST asks for all supporting documents to be turned it at the same time. Sending each piece separately will slow down your application. You must send documents for both federal and state. Your 2010 tax return MUST accompany your documents. Applications cannot be processed without your tax return. Even if you don't have the supporting documents at this time, please complete the intitial application so that your request can be considered. We will be making scholarship awards before completion of registration. All applications are done on-line. There are no paper applications to fill out. Please find the FAST link on the OLF website to fill out the application. There are large self-addressed envelopes in the office for you to send in your supporting documents. |
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Palm Burning | |
 Palm Burning in Preparation for Ash Wednesday
It has become a tradition here at Our Lady of Fatima Parish School to burn last year's palms at a prayer service during morning assembly on the day before Ash Wednesday. The ashes will be used on Ash Wednesday to mark our foreheads with a cross. If you have blessed palms from last year, please place them in the basket at the front entry of the school.
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| Preparing Before Lent Begins |  Taking some time to get ready for Lent will ensure that we aren't going to miss the first week or two of Lent, because we are just getting started. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 9th, but we want to be ready to really take off on that day, rather than just beginning to think about Lent on that day. Part of what makes a vacation or a special anniversary so special is the build up to it.
Before we get to Ash Wednesday, we should start asking ourselves some questions and we should start with some preparations. "What does God want to give me this year?" This question may require that I slow down a bit and listen to my inner spirit. "What am I going to be doing on Ash Wednesday?" Too often, Ash Wednesday is like every other day, except that I manage to get to church and get ashes on my forehead. Is there anything else I can do on Ash Wednesday? How will fasting and abstaining happen for me, for my family on that special day?
It doesn't take a lot of time to prepare for the beginning of Lent. It just takes desire and focus. God can do so much with that. We can give God more of a space to touch our hearts if we begin to establish some simple patterns. We could wake up each morning, and for as little as half a minute to a minute, stand by the edge of our beds, and just ask the Lord for the grace to let this day be one in which we long for the beginning of Lent. Whatever we try to say, our Lord can understand the Spirit trying to speak through our simple words. And all it takes is the time to find and put on our slippers. And each night, in the days ahead, we can practice giving thanks to God before going to bed. This simple pattern, in the morning and evening, can stir our spirits to look forward to and prepare for Lent as a season of grace.
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| Movie Tickets are Back! | |
Krikorian Movie Tickets are back!!! We now have Krikorian movie tickets available. They are $8 each. Please fill out an order form from the MOVIE TICKET box in the clinic. Leave your check (made out to OLF) with your order in the box. Orders placed in the box by Wednesday at noon will go home with your yellow envelope the next day. If no yellow envelopes are going home, we will call you to pick up your tickets.
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| Attendance |  Regarding attendance, please remember to call (949-492-7320) and let us know that your child is going to be absent. If they are out for more than one day, you only need to call the first day to let us know. We really do appreciate your help making sure that all children are accounted for.
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| Yellow Folders ... |  In order to ensure that every child receives important information that is sent home in their yellow envelope, THEY NEED to have an envelope!! If you do not have the yellow envelope that was issued in the beginning of the year, please purchase one in the clinic by March 11, 2011. Cost is $2.00 per envelope.
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| Mixed Grades Choir |  Dear Parents and Students,
Miss Lautsch and Mrs. Levinson are in the process of forming a mixed grades choir for third trimester. Students will participate in singing at the masses and must commit to coming to one rehearsal a week, after school on Thursdays from 3-3:25. Students in grades 1-8 may participate in the choir.
Students will need to audition to be in the choir. Only about 20 students will be selected from various grades. Auditions will be during music class during the week of March 7-11. Students must prepare and memorize one refrain and verse from Breaking Bread, the books used in church. Students in grades 7-8 may audition at lunch on March 9-10 in the prayer room.
We hope many of you will choose to share your wonderful talents with our school and parish community! Hope to see every one of you audition. The names of students chosen will be announced the week of March 14th.
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| THANK YOU!!!!! | | A big THANK YOU to Dee Ochoa, Denise Schnarr, Michelle McGuire and Lilta Schulz for helping with the Kindergarten screenings last week. Our parents are always ready to help whenever we need you and we appreciate you so much. |
| Faith Formation | |
First Communion: If you are looking for Communion gifts there is a Catholic book/gift store called Crusade in San Juan Capistrano. It is located at 31761 Camino Capistrano and open from 11-5. Call 661-6600 for more information. There are 10% discount flyers in our office.
Christian movies: The Regency Theater in San Juan is offering Catholic Mornings at the Movies hosted by Crusade Catholic Stores. The 1st Saturday of the month is Catholic Mornings at the Movies. The Regency is located in the Fransiscan Plaza at 26762 Vergugo Street. Saturday, March 5th, The Mission is showing starring Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons. There is a flyer in the clinic with more information.
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| Mater Dei Applications Available |  Mater Dei High School is currently accepting admission applications on a rolling basis for students interested in 2011-2012 enrollment. A make-up Entrance Exam will be offered on March 12, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. We invite you to a Campus Tour for your family and a Shadow Day for your prospective student. These are great opportunities to learn about the Mater Dei community, our excellent academic, spiritual, outreach, artistic and athletic programs, as well as our exciting traditions and extracurricular activities. Call (714) 754-1175 or visit www.materdeiadmissions.org for admission and financial aid applications, and information about the Entrance Exam. |
Our Lady of Fatima Parish School Mission Statement
Our Lady of Fatima School is a Catholic parish elementary school. Our mission is to nurture individuals to discover their God-given gifts, to encourage them to use these gifts in the service of others and to empower them to be models of integrity and peacemakers who work for justice. We-parents, school staff, and parish community- collaborate in striving for excellence in the education of our children. |
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