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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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| A time for reflection and hope! | |
Advent is traditionally a time for reflection, reconciliation and hope! Taking time out of our busy holiday schedule is not always easy.
Many times, we are bombarded with special holiday offers, preoccupied with last minute sales, invited to special events, and showed with merchandise, rather than being focused on our relationship with God.
It is important that our children see in us the spiritual role model, we want them to become later on. If we, as adults, we are having a tough time navigating between the material and spiritual expectations, imagine the difficulty from a child's perspective.
Our kids see so many commercials on TV, and the Internet promotes the latest, fastest, and most expensive toy possible. When our children play with their friends, their Christmas wish list is the topic of choice, and comparison and peer pressure can be overwhelming.
How do we cope with these commercial expectations and material demands as parents? With our families, we can set time apart to pray together, to thank for the blessings we already have and to instill a sense of satisfaction by knowing that the greatest gift we can give to our children, is the gift of love and faith.
May the light of hope burn in your hearts and homes!
Blessings,
Mrs. Beate Nguyen, M.A. Ed.Principal
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upcoming events:
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December 1
6:30 p.m. Tech Angels Meeting for website
December 2
End of Trimester I
December 5
10 a.m. Reconciliation for Grades 3-8th
December 5
6:30 p.m. 7th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip Information Night
December 7
11:30 a.m. OLF Ladies
Advent Luncheon
December 8
Report Cards go home
December 12
5 a.m. Las mañanitas at Church for the Virgin of Guadalupe
7 a.m. CSM Meeting
6 p.m. ITBS Meeting (Gr.4-8th)
December 15
The Road to Bethlehem - Christmas Program
December 16
Last school day before the
Christmas Holidays
8:30 a.m. Mass
1:00 p.m. La Posada & dismissal (by 2:00 p.m.)
December 19, 2011
to January 2, 2012
Christmas Vacation
School closed
January 3rd
School resumes
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Christmas Holidays NEW!!! December 19, 2011 - January 2, 2012
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In order to align ourselves with the Diocese of Orange, and to observe a federal holiday, OLF will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012.
Please note this change from the annual calendar last published in May.
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OLF LADIES ADVENT LUNCHEON
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Come join us at IVA LEE's
Wednesday December 7th 11:30 to 2:30 on El Camino Real
KATHY ROBY will be speaking on an "INTENTIONAL ADVENT"
COST is $45.oo per person
Please view the attached invitation and RSVP as soon as possible! Olf Ladies Advent Luncheon |
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ITBS MEETING
| ITBS Meeting for Grades 4-8th
Monday, December 12th @ 6:00 pm (rescheduled from previous date) Space is limited! |
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Annual Giving Campaign Update
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Thank you for all the very generous contributions to the Annual Giving Campaign. We have received over $12,000, but we need more help to reach our goal of $40,000.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST FOR DONATIONS
RECEIVED BY JANUARY 6, 2012.
EVENT DATE & TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED
WHEN NEW PARISH HALL IS COMPLETED!
Please remember that the Annual Giving Campaign
goes straight to YOUR CHILDREN!! Please return your pledge and/or payment as soon as possible! Thanks again!
If you have any questions, please contact Sue Gibbs 283-5986 or suzig@cox.net. |
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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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OLF ANGEL TREE
| Please support this OLF Ambassador project,
benefiting members of our local community!
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SCRIP FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!
| SCRIP is an easy way to do your Christmas shopping and our school receives credit. You may also receive credit towards next year's tuition.
Please call Stefanie Bates for more information (949) 413-0672 or Stefbates@cox.net. |
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** New Directory Update**
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The Guarascio family phone number should be 498-6551
Please make sure you are changing your directories to reflect the updated information.
Thank You!
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($$ @ work 4 us)³ = Dollars at work for us! | |
www.Cardraising.com
Website is now open for orders! Please be sure to use http://. Do not use https:// or you will not be able to link to our school. Design your own family holiday greeting cards and earn $$$$ for OLF! You, your neighbors and your friends can earn 30% for our school on any greeting card order designated as an OLF order.
Delivery goes to your door! Please order by December 10th!
your ($$ @ work 4 us)³ |
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MOVIE TICKETS!!!
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We have Krikorian and Regal movie tickets
for sale!!
Tickets will be available from now until the Christmas Break.
They are $8.50 each.
**Please fill out an order form in the clinic. Attach your payment made out to OLF and leave in the "movie box" in the clinic. If you have your order in by Monday at 2:30, your order will be ready for pickup on Thursday. Tickets will NOT be sent home in the yellow envelopes. A 10 ticket maximum purchase, please.
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ICE CREAM!! ICE CREAM!!
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The 8th grade is having an ice cream sale tomorrow, Friday, Dec 2 at lunch recess. Bring a dollar for an ice cream bar and help our 8th grade get to Washington DC this spring!!
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JSerra Catholic High School
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Christmas Faire & Boutique
 This Weekend!
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 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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