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Save the Date for our annual Business & Burgers Day, Tuesday, August 9th · 12:30 to 6:00 p.m.

The In-N-Out® truck will be grilling burgers from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to pre-order lunch for your family. The pre-order deadline is Friday, June 10th.
     Save yourself the drive to San Clemente and visit True Grits on campus. They bring their store to our school and contribute 8% of all True Grits purchases that day back to Serra Catholic. CLICK HERE to see the True Grits Sales flyer.
     More details will be coming to you in the next few weeks. Contact Amy Grover with questions or to volunteer at grovergang@gmail.com.

Preschool Programs Offered

• The 3-year-old program is offered Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., OR Tuesday/Thursday from 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• The 4-year-old program is offered Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• The Junior Kindergarten program is moving from the Serra Catholic School campus to the Preschool campus and is offered full-time, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Weekly Envelope Schedule Reminder and End of Year Notifications

Due to the holiday on Monday, May 30th, Weekly Scrip Orders will be due to the School Office by 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, May 31st.  Scrip will be returned by Friday, June 3rd.

Financial Participation Fee Invoices

Families who did not generate $250 in scrip rebates as of April 30, 2011 received an invoice.  This invoice represents any unfulfilled or unpaid portion of your family's 2010-11 Financial Participation Fee commitment. This invoice is due tomorrow, Friday, May 27th.

Scrip Notification of Rebate

Families who generated scrip rebates in excess of their $250 Financial Participation Fee as of April 30th received a notification of rebate in last week's Weekly Envelope.

Only three Weekly Envelope Orders Remaining
Before the end of the School Year

There are only 3 more Weekly Scrip orders available before the end of this school year, Tuesday, May 31st and Monday June 6th and 13th.  This is a great way to stock up on your favorite scrip since there is no amount limit and a variety of over 100 merchants to choose from. As a reminder, all purchases made after May 1st will be applied towards your 2011-2012 Financial Participation Fee commitment.

For questions, please contact Dana Hardenburgh, Scrip Coordinator at dhardenburgh@serraschool.org  or 888-1990, ext. 121.

Room Parents are reminded that if you have made a purchase of party supplies/food for the classroom, Anchor Ball Project, or any other previously authorized purchase, requests for reimbursement with receipts attached must be submitted to the Business Office by June 10th. The approval signature from your PTO Room Parent Coordinator is also required.
     CLICK HERE for a Check Request Form. Additional forms are available from the flyer rack in the School Office.
     Anchor Ball Committee Members must also remember to attach to your check request the Anchor Ball 2011 Reimbursement Form to be approved by the PTO Anchor Ball Event Chairs and Treasurer/Budget Chair.

Are your children waiting to get a jump start on their required summer reading books now (Grades Four to Eight)? The Student Store has what they need, plus we also have the novels that are required for the 2011-2012 School Year.

     CLICK HERE to see the required summer reading list

     CLICK HERE to see the 2011-2012 required novels list

     PE uniforms and Sweats are also available for  purchase.

     The Used Uniform Clothing hours are on Tuesday mornings, 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. for purchase. Your gently used uniforms may be dropped off at any time for credit towards other used clothing; especially needed are used navy formal sweaters. It's a one-stop shop to save time and money on gas!

Student Store Hours:
7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday
1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoons.

If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Tirado, Student Store Coordinator, at 888-1990, ext 122 or e-mail  ctirado@serraschool.org.

As a reminder, the Student Store is purchasing the pre-packaged School Supply Kits for all students for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. The Supply Kits will be delivered to your child's classroom by the first day of school. Included in the kits are student's pre-printed name labels, therefore, the supplies will not be sent home to be labeled. CLICK HERE to see the complete Supply Lists for each grade level for the upcoming school year. Please note at the bottom of each grade list, there are additional items not included in the kit that the students will need to provide by the first day of school. Some of these items are available for purchase through the Student Store at Business Day and throughout the school year, especially the required novels the students will need.
     If you should have any questions, please contact Catherine Tirado, Student Store Coordinator, at 888-1990, extension 122 or ctirado@serraschool.org.

Please note that the service hour binders will be removed at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31st for the end of year tally. Please take this opportunity to update and record any service hours you have performed or are planning to perform through the end of the school year. The service hour binders are located in the MEC School Office, just outside the Lunch Duty Office.
     As a reminder, each Serra family is required to perform 60 hours of service, including their Lunch/Recess Duty requirement. Families who have not bought-out or performed their required hours will be invoiced at the rate of $12.00 per hour "times" the number of hours not completed.
     Please help us give you credit for all your hard work - especially all the recent Anchor Ball service hours you may still need to record.
     Thank you for your generous support of your time and talent.
     For questions, please contact Amy Grover, PTO Volunteer Coordinator, at 939-6085 or grovergang@gmail.com.

All students who are interested in playing a sport for Serra during the 2011-2012 School year must fulfill one of the following requirements and complete Forms 1 and 2: 

Requirement 1:

An adult representative attended the Sports Parent Information Meeting on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 & read Serra Catholic School's After School Sports Handbook.
 

Requirement 2:

An adult representative did not attend the Sport Parent Information Meeting on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011. An adult representative read through the Serra Catholic School's Parent Information Meeting Powerpoint & read Serra Catholic School's After School Sports Handbook.
 

Form 1. Policy Acknowledgment Agreement Form

"required for Serra Catholic's After School Sports Program files: one agreement per household per school year" 

Form 2. Permission Form to Tryout

"needs to be filled out every season. One form per athlete per season." 

FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE FOLLOWING DEADLINES:

Fall Sports: JUNE 10, 2011
Winter Sports: OCTOBER 28, 2011
Spring Sports: JANUARY 27, 2012 

FORMS AND POWERPOINT (PDF) Can be found on the After School Sports Webpage [CLICK HERE]

Scroll Down to the bottom of the page for documents
1. Sports Parent Information Meeting Presentation (PDF)
2. Serra Catholic After School Sports Handbook
3. 2011-2012 After School Sports Policy Acknowledgment Agreement.doc
4. 2011-2012 After School Sports Tryout Form - Fall.doc