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Looking Ahead.... | |
5/11 & 12 Spring Play
5/18 Presidential Fitness
5/19 Monte Carlo Night
5/ 28 Memoiral Day - No School
5/30 Art and Music Night 6:30pm
Office Hours: 8:00am-3:30pm
415-897-2510
Attendance Line
415-209-9399
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 THIS WEEK'S CELEBRATIONS | |
Our MS band did exceptionally well thanks to Nick Knoles and his outstanding leadership. All three bands brought home huge trophies in the Band 1A Division at the Band Competition in Vallejo this past Saturday.
6th Grade Placed 1st
7th Grade Placed 3rd
8th Grade Placed 2nd
Congratulations Nick and all the MS students with a very special "shout out" to our 'newest band director in training' Michele West for her help at the competition. |
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR ADMINISTRATOR | |
Dear Parent Association,Thank you so much for the delightful luncheon you provided last week. Your generosity and support are very much appreciated and we felt like royalty as we sipped our tea from 'real' china! What a treat for us! Your generosity and kind heart make such a huge impact here at Good Shepherd.
Thank you,
Susan Hall |
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MUSINGS | |
I had a lovely family tour the preschool today. As we were approaching Mrs. Beckmann's classroom, I realized that it is her annual Mother's Day tea. What a celebration! I told the family that class was usually not like this, it is an unusual day. Dad said, "Wouldn't it be great if it were!" Later in the morning, as I sat at my desk, I heard the band playing an arrangement of "We will Rock You", "Another One Bites the Dust" and other instrumentals. I happened to take a walk over to 4th grade, where I found the students examining owl regurgitation for evidence. They were fascinated and so was I. Plus, the Spring play is in the air and preschool is busy completing their auction items and just being beautiful preschool children. This school is so amazing! It reminds me that, "This is the day the Lord has made. Let us be glad and rejoice!"
Cathy |
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You asked and we listened. The office hours have been extended. On the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays the office will be opened until 5:30pm.
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SUMMER READING PROGRAMS | |
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME GREAT SUMMER READING FOR YOU STUDENT? Kids who read this summer will be more successful when school starts this Fall!! Check out these recommendations from Scholastic. Scholastic is also having a huge warehouse sale in Petaluma May 17-19. See attached flyers.
Simple tricks to get kids to read
Scholastic Book Sale in Petaluma
Summer Reading MS
Summer Reading K-5
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TUITION DISCOUNT | |
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SUNSCREEN | |
I absolutely love these sunny Spring days! I know your children are enjoying them also. Please remember to put sunscreen on your child. If you would like the teachers to re-apply sunscreen, you must have a signed doctor's note. You can send a container of sunscreen along with the note in a ziplock bag and give it to your child's teacher. Community Care Licensing will not allow any preschool teacher to apply sunscreen without a doctor's note. We want your children to be sunburn free and enjoying their outside time! Thank you for your cooperation.
Cathy Timmer
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GSLS AUCTION UPDATE |
On your mark, get set, BID. The auction website is now up and running so get your computer mouse ready to do some serious shopping. Get some retail therapy, buy some great deals and support Good Shepherd School in the process. Bidding will be open until Thursday the 17th at 9pm. Auction catalogs will be distributed no later than Tuesday.
www.biddingforgood.com/gslsmontecarlo
Space is limited at StoneTree so buy your tickets now before the price goes up.
Teresa Maushardt
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CURING KAYLA ~ Save the Date!
5K for Kayla and Fun in the Sun
Saturday, June 16th | |
Please join us for a fun community event! We are having a 5K Fun Run for Kayla followed by a BBQ lunch.
Live entertainment
Very special guest appearance at 12:00.
Face Painting
Jumpy Houses
A lot of great food!
Party and food begins at 11:00-1pm. Location: Miwok Park Race starts at 10am
There will be a 5K for adults and older children and shorter runs for younger children. All those who enter the 5K or children's races will receive a specialized Kayla t-shirt. Stay tuned for tickets sales. We will be posting how to buy tickets the end of next week on our Facebook page:
We are seeking a few volunteers to help keep runners on track, and to help run the Raffle. If you are willing to help volunteer please contact Nicole Choi at nicolekchoi@yahoo.com. All volunteer positions are fairly small but necessary jobs. We appreciate your support.
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EARN YOUR REMAINING VOLUNTEER HOURS |
* Presidential Fitness Test - May 18th - If you enjoy jogging/running, you can help the students keep pace by jogging with them. Pace runners are needed, 1 per class. Please contact Stacey HallatT if you are interested. staceyhallatt@comcast.net
* Art and Music Night - Wed, May 30th - They need help with setting up - please contact Mrs. Betts for more details
* Used Book Fair - May 24, 25 and 27 - They need help with setup and during the fair - contact Gitte for more information - gittejohansen@comcast.net
* School Photo Distribution - When we took the school picture earlier this year, many people ordered a copy of the photo. The pictures are in, we need someone to help get them all passed out to the recipients. Please contact Joanne Covert, jecsfo@aol.com
* Dine & Donate Coordinator - seek additional places for next year. Most of work can be done from home evenings or weekends. Great way to earn money for our school! Please contact Christine Hoburg, christinehoburg@comcast.net
*Gift wrap fundraising coordinator for next year - Looking for a co-captain to join Christina Rinaldi. Get all your hours done by Thanksgiving. It's not complicated. Please contact Karen Taylor, karen.cft@verizon.net
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PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS TEST | |
The Presidential Fitness Test will be held next Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, May 15, 16 and 18.
For more details about the test please visit the following site:
www.presidentschallenge.org
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2nd ANNUAL GENTLY READ BOOK SALE |
Save the date for The 2nd Annual Gently Read Book Sale, Thursday, Friday and Sunday May 24th, 25th and 27th. We will be collecting books for all ages, preschool to adult.
Don't forget to drop off your books before Wednesday May 23rd. A drop off box is located in the Fellowship Hall and at the MS campus. The money we collect will be donated to Mrs. Betts art department for supplies.
For information, please contact:
Gitte Johansen,
415-320-0608
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RESERVE YOUR YEARBOOK COPIES
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MAKE YOUR MARK! Reserve your copies of our 2012 Yearbook Now!
Our Yearbook is complete and bigger and better than ever!
This year's book is 160 pages filled with adventures in learning, friendships forged, parent pages & milestones marked at GSLS.
As we did last year, we'll be having "Signing Parties" at each campus - which were a big hit!
We highly encourage purchasing multiple copies so each child can have their own memento of the 2012 year!
To reserve a copy or sponsor a copy for a staff member, press here for the reservation form and instructions by May 25th!
To confirm you have already reserved a copy, please refer to this attached list (and if you would like to add copies or sponsor a staff member, fill in the form above)
Proceeds from the yearbook support
Outdoor Education & Classroom Teacher Stipends.
Thank you for your support!
The Yearbook Team
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GOOD SHEPHERD SPRING CLEANING
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This week we launched a Spring cleaning campaign. We are starting the efforts right away, and will continue to work in phases throughout the spring and summer. The goal is to have a shiny, clean building by the end of the summer.
See attached email that went out to all the staff this week. If you would like to participate in the efforts, please contact Joanne Covert (jecsfo@aol.com). Lots of volunteers will be needed ~ we see some pizza and cleaning parties in our future!
As part of our long term facilities goals, we are going to make more substantial improvements ~ paint, flooring, lighting, storage, etc. We are assembling of list of resources and contacts. Either parents who have experience in contracting, plumbing, electrical,etc; OR if you have a wonderful painter, etc who you would recommend, please let us know.
Thanks for your support and involvement!
Pete and Joanne |
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