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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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Home of the brave... | |
Dear Parents and OLF families,
Tomorrow, we celebrate Veterans Day with the rest of the nation! This important holiday has special significance for OLF. By our very procimity to Camp Pendleton, we serve many families of Marines, and the larger community of our servicemen and servicewomen. By providing a faith-filled environment for your children, we are supporting you, while your are serving our country.
We honor you, who have served, by celebrating a special Veterans Day Mass. Among our honored guests will be veterans from our Parish, San Clemente and Camp Pendleton. This Mass will be followed by a coffee reception in the Falcons Quad, and classroom presentations. Our students will have the opportunity to meet the brave men and women, and to understand that our freedom makes us who we are, proud Americans.
We want to thank our Veterans for the sacrifices they have made, the hardships they have overcome, and the service they have given! When our students raise the flag each day, they remember the home of the brave!
In gratitude,
Beate W. Nguyen, M.A.Ed.
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upcoming events: | |
November 11
Veterans Day Mass &
Celebration following Mass
November 14
ITBS Meeting 6 p.m. Gr 5-8
November 15
Board Training Session
November 17
World Philosophy Day
November 18
Special Persons Day Mass
& Breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
November 21 - 25
Thanksgiving Vacation
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2011-2012 OLF Telephone Directories | |
Today in your yellow envelope is the
2011-2012 OLF Phone Directory!!
Our thanks to Bernadette Blue for all her hard work in organizing and checking and double checking addresses, phone numbers and email addresses etc. and getting the directory ready for printing. And our special thanks to the Parents of Fatima who underwrote the expense.
For families who did not have a yellow envelope, please ensure that you send it back with your child, so that we can utilize it and send out your directory to you. If you have any updates or corrections, please contact the office and we will print them in the next newsletter. |
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ITBS/CogAT Results - Last Information Session | |
General information session for Grades 5-8th to discuss the test results:
Monday, November 14th 6 p.m.
Seating is very limited. Please r.s.v.p. to cclark@olfschool.net |
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LAST THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE IS TUESDAY! |
Remember to bring in your canned food items thisTuesdays!
Students who bring in food items are allowed to wear their jeans with their spirit shirt!
Which grade will win the OLF SPIRIT CUP???  1-5 items earn one class sticker 6-10 items earn two class stickers 11-15 earn three, and so on...
This is a great opportunity to help our community during this holiday season. All proceeds go to FAM in San Clemente. See details here!
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Physical Education - long sports pants for Grades 4-8th | |
New! Beginning with the month of November, our 7th and 8th graders were allowed to come to school in their PE uniforms on the days they have PE. This alleviates their transition time and eliminates the restroom situation for changing of clothes. When we have Mass on Friday or on Holy Days of Obligation, the students go to church in regular, full school uniform and then use recess time to change. Due to the cooler weather, we have added an optional item to the OLF uniform list at True Grits:
Click here! PE long sports pants
All students must wear their regular PE shorts underneath these new long sports pants. No exceptions! I am pleased with the positive experience in Junior High! Therefore, beginning November 28th after Thanksgiving, all students in Grades 4 - 8 will be allowed to come to school in PE uniforms on their respective PE days. For the winter months, the new PE pants should be worn to avoid getting cold or ill. A special thank you goes to Mr. Mike Dolan, for sourcing the right sports winter attire! The kids love it! Please, feel free to inspect a sample in our clinic! |
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The Road to Bethlehem - December 15th |
Our students will take you on a spiritual Advent journey,
while traveling
"The Road to Bethlehem"
Please join us for our Christmas Program
on Thursday, December 15th
at 6 p.m. in church
All students will participate through song, drama and prayer!
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($$ @ work 4 us)³ = Dollars at work for us! | |
www.Cardraising.com
website is now open for orders! Please design your own family holiday greeting cards and earn $$$$ for OLF! You, your neighbors and your friends can earn 30% for our school on any greeting card order designated as an OLF order.
Delivery goes to your door! Please order by December 10th!
your ($$ @ work 4 us)³ |
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Advent Wreath Gathering and Blessing | 
Advent Wreath Gathering & Blessing
Sunday, November 27th As a parish and school community, we will light the first of four candles of our Advent wreath.
This is for EVERYONE!! Please join us at 10a.m. to assemble your own Advent wreath. The gathering will conclude prior to the 11 am Mass with a blessing of the wreaths. All materials, including candles, will be available. Suggested wreath donation: $5
3 Children are needed to participate in the blessing ritual. Contact me if you would like your child to read. |
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JSerra Catholic High School |
Christmas Faire & Boutique
Saturday-Sunday, December 3-4 from 8am-4pm
at the JSerra Pavilion
26330 Junipero Serra Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675.
All proceeds will benefit JSerra's Shepherd's Financial Aid Program, and the event will be fun for the whole family, featuring dozens of local vendors, food, and entertainment. It's just in time for Christmas Shopping! RSVP online at www.jserra.org/scfbrsvp 
The flyer with your newsletter today says $10 general admission.
We were informed that there is not an admission cost to anyone but a donation would be appreciated. |
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OLF AUCTION 2012...SAVE THE DATE!!! | 
OLF's Annual Auction, Dinner, Dance & Gala
Springtime in Paris
Saturday, March 31, 2012
We could use the following assistance please:
Do you have a timeshare, cabin or summer home you would be willing to donate for a long weekend or week? Is your business interested in advertising in our auction booklet? It's great visibility. Do you have access to gift cards, sports and/or performing arts tickets that you could donate to the auction?
Contact Claudine Schulte at claudine.schulte@nielsen.com with questions. Thank you! |
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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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