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Our Lady of Fatima Parish School |
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Educating students
to become Catholic leaders
for the 21st Century!
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Growing "greener" everyday! | |
Dear Parents and OLF families,
Last Friday, on a beautiful morning after School Mass, our children joined Father Jack and Ron Runolfson, OLF Parish Business Manager, for the grand opening of the grass field! After a brief acknowledgement by the children, Father Jack, Ron and myself had the honor of cutting the yellow construction ribbon! This was a wonderful accomplishment for our entire community. The Parish continues to be very supportive of our school and as a school we are beginning to reciprocate this collaboration at numerous levels.
The grass field was a "wish" for many years for all parents and students, alike. Now our students are able to run and play, sit and read in an outdoor classroom setting, or compete in field games during Physical Education classes. Gone are the days of fences and wishful thinking! Now that this is accomplished, we all must take ownership in maintaining our school campus and our Parish property.
Our OLF Green Team is working hard to encourage everyone to clean up after themselves. The Green Team (part of the OLF Ambassadors) has two main purposes:
- Promote OLF pride by maintaining our campus grounds and a clean school environment
- Assist with overall environmental stewardship (recycling, public awareness, etc.)
Our students are currently working with Mr. Lenahan to evaluate how we can become more "green" as a school. Environmental stewardship is definitely part of our Catholic faith and falls within the Schoolwide Learning Expectations. God calls us to take care of the land and all the creatures which He created.
Our next target area for improvement is our "Secret Garden" located behind the MAP classroom and "Fatima's Grotto." This area needs some extra help! Our dream is to have a "green house" with a solar energy panel to have children "grow green stuff" and learn responsibility in nurturing and gardening. This would also enable our science classes to learn about genetics hands-on.
If you would like to share your "green thumb" or "eco-expertise" to help us develop this dream, please let me know! We need to develop a plan, before we can start digging!
Beate W. Nguyen, M.A.Ed.
Principal |
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Upcoming events: | |
October 23
FAM Hunger Walk
click here for details!
FAM Hunger Walk 2011
and
Hunger Walk Sponsor Sheet 2011
October 24-28
Red Ribbon Week
click here to preview the activities!
Red Ribbon Week 2011
Say "NO" to Drugs!
October 24
Sheriff's Visit
and much more...
San Clemente
Red Ribbon Parade
3:30 p.m.
click here to see details!
San Clemente Red Ribbon Parade 2011
and
Free slurpee - Red Ribbon Week 2011
October 27-28
Student-Led Reviews
for Grades 3-8
Parent Conferences
for MAP-Gr. 2
School is not in session!
Jr. High Halloween Dance at
St. Catherine's
Halloween "Buddy" Pictures
Trunk or Treat Parade
Jack-O-Lantern Display
November 1
Students attend the Parish Mass
at 8:30 a.m. for All Saints Day
November 3-9
OLF Bookfair
Bookfair Volunteer sign-up sheet 2011
November 4
No school - Teacher In-Service
November 10
World Science Day
for Peace & Development
November 11
Veterans Day Mass
November 17
World Philosophy Day
November 18
Special Persons Day Mass
& Breakfast
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Student-Led Reviews &
Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
In your newsletter envelope today is a bright pink reminder slip of the date and time of your children's conferences next week. If you did not receive one, you did not schedule a conference. Please call the school office, 493-7320, to schedule a time. Thank you! |
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REMINDER: Junior High (7th/8th) Meeting on Monday |
We are meeting with all Jr. High parents to talk about the impending adjustments to our schedules. Monday, October 24th @ 6 p.m. This will allow me to present some of my initial observations, discuss parental feedback, and introduce some minor adjustments at the Junior High level. If you are able to attend, please r.s.v.p. to Dani Kelly at dkelly@olfschool.net for 8th grade students, and Jaya Iyer at jiyer@olfschool.net for 7th grade students. |
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AMBASSADORS: HUNGER WALK | |
On Sunday, October 23, 2011 our OLF Ambassadors are participating in the Hunger Walk! If you wish to participate with your entire family, please read this information carefully and wear your OLF Spirit Shirt! Parents must supervise their own kids! See you at check-in! Click here for
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AMBASSADORS: San Clemente Red Ribbon Parade | |
Our OLF Ambassadors and their families will join the San Clemente Red Ribbon Parade on Monday, October 24th after school.
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Student Council is having a cupcake sale! |
In honor of Red Ribbon Week,
Student Council will be selling Red Ribbon Cupcakes
at Lunch Recess on Monday October 24.
Cupcakes are $1 each, limit one cupcake per student!
The cupcakes will build school spirit and get the word out about the parade on Del Mar after school on Monday. If you are interested in buying a cupcake, bring $1 to school on Monday! Go Falcons! |
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Upcoming Halloween Activities | |
Monday, October 31, should be a fun-filled day for everyone. Students, teachers and parents are allowed to come in costumes. Costumes need to be in
 line with our Catholic values and be appropriate for school-aged children! No masks, props, painted faces, spaghetti straps, or clothing shorter than 4 inches above the knee, or scary costumes. They need to be comfortable and able to be worn during the entire school day.
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ALTAR SERVER TRAINING | |
Altar server training for NEW altar servers is going to be held on Saturday, October 29th from 10:00 am - 11:00 am in the Church. All those 4th grade and older who are interested can download the information HERE. |
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AMBASSADORS: Thanksgiving Food Drive Starts early! |
We are having an early start on our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Our community needs our help! All proceeds go to FAM in San Clemente. See details here! Thanksgiving Food Drive 2011 |
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($$ @ work 4 us)³ = Dollars at work for us! |
Our school lunch provider, Choicelunch, has offered us an opportunity to raise money for our school by ordering lunches before Thanksgiving. You will soon be receiving a postcard from them which will provide ordering details (or just log onto www.choicelunch.com and register with Code "fatima"). For every student who orders only 10 lunches from October 15 through Thanksgiving, they will donate $10 to our school! Additionally, if we get up to 125 students ordering 10 lunches, they will double their donation - that could be $ 2,500 for our school! Please join us in this effort by logging onto www.choicelunch.com and order your kids healthy, yummy lunches in October!" This is an opportunity to have your ($$ @ work 4 us)³!
Cardraising! This event begins November 1st, when the website opens for orders! Please hold off on ordering your personalized holiday greeting cards! Click here for preliminary info on Cardraising! Design your own family holiday greeting cards and earn $$$$ for OLF! You, your neighbors and your friends can earn 30% for our school on any greeting card order designated as an OLF order. We were told that orders take approximately 3-5 business days to be delivered to your door! There are hundreds of designs to choose from for your family or business! Upload your favorite pictures and personalize your greeting card! It's all done on-line, but you must order by December 10th! This is an opportunity to have your ($$ @ work 4 us)³ |
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Annual Fall Bookfair | 
The Annual Fall Bookfair is scheduled for November 3-9 in the Library and we are currently asking for volunteers who would be willing to help out!
Anyone willing to volunteer to work at the Bookfair can contact:
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Reminders from the Clinic... |
- If your child is going to be absent, please remember to notify the clinic by 8:30 am the day of the absence.
- The results of your child's hearing screening are included in your yellow folders this week.
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Thank you! | |
Thank you to Carol Sheaks and Romina Cinco for helping with the Hearing Screening last week and to Sheila Lanham for helping with the make-up pictures. And our thanks again to Valerie Isaksen and Caylin Wade for their continued help in the clinic! We appreciate you!! |
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ATTENTION GIRL SCOUTS!! |
Did you know in the Diocese of Orange there is an awards program offered specifically for Catholic Brownies through Ambassador Scouts (Grades 3-12)?
If you are interested, please contact Kelli Cervino, greeneyedgs@hotmail.com, to register between now and February 1, 2012. |
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OLF AUCTION 2012...SAVE THE DATE!!! | 
Mark your calendars for
OLF's Annual Auction, Dinner, Dance & Gala
Springtime in Paris
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Check in time is 5:00 p.m.
The evening promises to be full of fabulous fun, auction excitement & Falcon fellowship!
***The Parents' of Fatima Fee (that you paid at Registration) includes 2 tickets to this amazing party - one you do not want to miss! |
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S.O.A.R
(Study, Organize, Achieve and be Ready)
4 Academic Success!
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IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHILD JOINING S.O.A.R, RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED!!
***THE S.O.A.R PROGRAM RUNS THROUGH APRIL AND IS RESERVED IN 3 WEEK SESSIONS. PAYMENT IS NOT DUE UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF THE RESERVED SESSION.
S.O.A.R. is an after school program that provides students 3rd through 8th grade with time, place, and an academic coach to help build skills in time-management, organization, test preparation and creating good habits with individualized academic assistance as needed.
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Click HERE for S.O.A.R flier!
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CONTACT US |
If you have information you would like to be included in the newsletter, email Amy Bronzi at news@olfschool.net Any submissions may be included in the following week's edition.
Information included in the newsletter is at the discretion of the editor.
Final copy is subject to the approval of Mrs. Beate Nguyen. |
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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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