May 27, 2011 News Update

• Preschool Summer packets are now available in either Preschool classrooms or the office.

Middle School Band Wins 1st Place

Our 7th and 8th grade advance band participated in the Music in the Park competion on Saturday.  They played beautifully, earning them two trophies. This is a testament to their hard work and dedication.  Thank you Mr. Nick Knoles for all you do.  He is a gifted band teacher.

Awards:

MS Concert Band 1A-FIRST PLACE

MS/Jr High Concert Band - OVERALL FIRST PLACE

Mrs. Gazzano wins Teacher of The Year

The Novato Rotary Club honors one teacher from each of 19 Novato schools every year.  This year Mrs. Gazanno was chosen from Good Shepherd.  In addition to a monetary award, Marianne will receive a certificate of appreciation from the State Legislature.  Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Gazzano and thanking her for all she gives to our school.  We are blessed to have her in our midst.

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 Pasta Feast Thanks!

Thanks to all the family and friends who joined us for our second annual Pasta Feast.  A wonderful evening of fellowship and food was enjoyed by all.  Our PA raffle raised over $2000 for the classrooms!

Thank you to all the MANY volunteers that made the evening so successful. A SPECIAL Thank you goes out to chef Denise Stoneham;  Coordinator, Joe Covert; and Raffle organizers, Carrie Ann Colton and Joanne Covert for their efforts in making this a fun evening for all.

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Garden Program Donations

Thank you so much to the Kindergarten families that have made a huge donation to the school garden program.  Mrs. Weiser had done a "shout out" to all the families in her classroom and within 10 minutes had already received responses!  This spring the children and I have built 3 new planter boxes that hold a lot of soil.  The donations have come in the form of bags of soil, flowers, veggie starts, watering cans, seeds, cash, Armstrong  Garden Center and Home Depot gift cards.  Gift cards are wonderful because I can use them when needed.   If you are visiting a garden center, consider picking up an extra 6-pack of veggies, flowers, gloves, or soil for the school garden. 

Special thanks to the Aldridge, Bell, Cannan, Chelini, Hoburg, Nogueiro, Page, and Mullarkey families.

I appreciate your generosity and commitment to the program.

Sincerely,

Mary Schmitz

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Please join us for one last dine & donate event of the school year!  Flyers will be coming home with your kids and can also be obtained by clicking here.  So as to staff properly, Ghiringhelli's is asking for reservations - (415) 878-4977.  Here are the details:

Monday, June 6th from 11:30 am to 9:30 pm
1535 S. Novato Blvd (by the post office)

We look forward to seeing you there!  Invite your family, friends, neighbors!  And thank you to anyone and everyone who has supported dine & donate fundraisers this year!    

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Scrip Gift Card Liquidation ~

** Place your special orders now!

** Win either $100 or $200 Safeway Card!

After much consideration the decision has been made to no longer sell scrip gift cards.  The majority (75%) of our income from scrip comes from escrip (Safeway card registration).  We understand that the gift cards have been a valuable customer service to many people throughout the years, but unfortunately the income doesn't justify the huge amount of volunteer hours that are required to order, sell and manage the program.

We know we have many loyal customers who would like a chance to stock up before the end of the year.  This is a great time to order gift cards to use this summer (just think how many trips to Starbucks, Peets, Matt & Jeffs, Shell or Safeway you will be making; also ITunes, Lands End, Whole Foods and more)!!  To place your special order for scrip, please contact Paula Knight at peapknight@yahoo.com (by Monday, June 6th).  

For the remaining stock that is in our famous "scrip box" - we will be having a raffle to offer an incentive to clean us out of stock! Starting May 31st, for every $25 in scrip cards that you buy (including special orders), you will receive an entry into a raffle to win a $100 safeway gift card. If we sell out of scrip by the end of the raffle, we will double the prize to a $200 safeway card!   We will be selling in the parking lot on our regular days and times:  6/1, 2, 8, 9 (from 8:10 to 9:00).  Raffle ends at 4:00 on June 9th. The raffle winner will be drawn on the 10th.  Good luck.

Many thanks go out to our scrip team, who have devoted so much time and effort to this major fundraising campaign for so many years.  Thank you Tricia Anderson, Paula Knight and Nicole Kropelnicki!

Please contact Joe Covert (jcovert@restorationhardware.com) or Susan Hall (Susan.Hall@GoodShepherdLutheran.org) if you have any questions or feedback.  Thank you. 

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Volunteer Opportunities

Still looking for fun ways to earn volunteer hours for this year? Join the Parents' Association in volunteering for the last few events of the school year - they are always a lot of fun! Contact Joe Covert (jcovert@restorationhardware.com).  

Yearbook Release Party - Join us June 15th as we celebrate the official release of our first ever All School Yearbook, on both the Main & Middle School Campuses. Decorations & Distribution Volunteers Needed. 

Uniform Exchange Captain - We need a captain to coordinate 3-4 uniform exchange events a year.  We would like to have one more before the end of the school year.  

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