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2012 - 2013 School Year Falcon News 101812
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Vol I, Issue 9
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Our Lady of Fatima Parish School |
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Educating students
to become Catholic leaders
of the 21st Century!
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Over the next few days, our Ambassadors will be proudly representing OLF at FAM Hunger Walk and at the city's "Red Ribbon Parade." Both events afford our students the opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge. They also highlight an active community in which we live.
FAM is celebrating the 25th Hunger Walk, and at a recent City Council Meeting, the organization was being recognized for its accomplishment. For the past years, OLF students have supported this this event and we anticipate the same participation this year.
Our Red Ribbon Parade participation has been growing over the past years. This event brings out many organizations who are committed to a drug-free environment. Once again, our student Ambassadors will lead the way! Please bring your family to join both events!
Blessings,
Beate Nguyen, M.A. Ed
Principal
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Sunday, October 21 HUNGER WALK @ SC Monday, October 22 Red Ribbon Week Parade @ SC Wear your Spirit Shirt! Tuesday, October 23 Wear your Spirit shirt! FAM Food Collection Minimum Day NOON Dismissal Wednesday, October 24 United Nations Day Tuesday, October 30 Minimum Day NOON dismissal Parent Conferences 1-5:30 p.m. Wear your Spirit shirt!
FAM Food Collection
Wednesday, October 31 Happy Halloween Early Dismissal @ 2p.m. Parade & Fun! Thursday, November 1 All Saints Day 8:30 Mass (full formal uniform) Minimum day NOON dismissal Parent Conferences 1-7 p.m. |
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ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN 2012
|  To date 30% of our families have already participated and 40% of our faculty and staff! No gift is too small! Contact Linda.Gould@pimco.com if you have any questions!
Thanks to all of you for your generous donations. All contributions to our Annual Giving Campaign collected after Monday, October 15, 2012 are greatly appreciated and will be recognized at a Thank You event which will be held on May 28th, 2013.
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST
For those of you who turned your contribution in on Oct. 12 and Oct. 15th, 2012 you will receive an invite to the Early Bird Breakfast in your yellow folder this Thursday so please make sure you look in your yellow folder. Thanks for all your support in helping us reach our 100% goal.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
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Red Ribbon Week
|   Red Ribbon Week begins Monday October 22nd! We're getting ready for a celebration! Join us for the parade! Information can be found in your yellow folder! |
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United Nations Day - October 24
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Please complete the survey about your cultural heritage! The survey in your yellow folder is completely optional! This is an opportunity to gauge the richness and diversity of our learning community at OLF! |
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Annual Fall Bookfair
|  The Annual Fall Bookfair is coming to our library Wednesday, October 24th through Wednesday, October 31st. Mrs. Nelson's Bookfair Company is sending an awesome selection of books for all ages. All proceeds benefit our library for purchasing new books. Can you help at the Bookfair? It's fun and easy! Any amount of time would be appreciated. Please contact Jill Granite at smithjill101@hotmail.com. |
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World Site Day
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OCTOBER 11 was WORLD SIGHT DAY.
We are still collecting glasses and sunglasses!!
Our Ambassadors are once again collecting used and new eye wear to be donated to those who can not see without glasses! Last year's Ambassador action produced 467 pairs of used glasses with the help of the school parishioners! Items will be delivered to Lenscrafters who refurbish the collected items for "One Sight". Then our collected eye wear goes to patients in their global clinics.
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Box Tops Collection
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Throughout the school year, please remember to clip and save Box Tops for Education as well as Labels for Education.
Each Box Top has a value of $0.10 and with each Box Top collected we earn money for Our Lady of Fatima Parish School. Box Tops and Labels for Education are available on 100's of participating products so remember to look for them before you recycle, then clip and save! Please ask your family and friends to save Box Tops and Labels for Education as well - the more we save, the more we earn! You may turn them in to the clinic.
We also need your old ink and toner cartridges. Cartridges For Kids is another program that earns money for our school. Those may be brought to the clinic as well.
Please try to get the Box Tops turned in ASAP as there is a Nov. 1st deadline for submitting.
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Late Arrivals / Early Releases
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REMINDER: Please note that your child's attendance record is a very important and legal document. Our clinic staff and faculty make every effort to keep the most accurate records possible. Parents are required to:
 - sign in the child at the clinic when he/she is late
- sign their child out and back in when they leave and return from a medical/dental appointment
- sign the student out properly when he/she needs to leave earlier than the official dismissal time
Your child may be marked absent for a whole day, if you have not signed him/her in on the clinic sign-in/out log. For security and safety reasons, it is imperative that we have an accurate account of students who are on campus. Thank you!
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Volunteer Fingerprinting
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REMINDER: No person can volunteer for any position on campus or at school activities without being fingerprinted and trained in Safe Environment (Shield the Vulnerable). Please be sure to take care of this requirement immediately, if you plan to volunteer. It takes up to 3 weeks for fingerprint clearances to be available to us. Please contact Kristi Johnson in the clinic at 492-7320 with questions about fingerprinting. The school can apply the "opt-out" option, if volunteer hours are not performed, because fingerprinting and safe-environment training requirements are not met.
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Parent Conferences and Student-Led Reviews
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Student-Led (Grades 4-8) and Parent/Teacher (MAP-3) Conferences have been scheduled according to the sign-up sheets that were made available last week.
Please note the following important dates (*changed from the preliminary yearly calendar)
October 30 Minimum Day - dismissal at 12 noon* Conferences 1-5:30 p.m.
October 31 Early dismissal at 2 p.m. - Halloween
November 1 Minimum Day - dismissal at 12 noon* Conferences 1-7:00 p.m.
November 2 No school - Faculty In-Service
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Annual Christmas Joy Luncheon & Boutique
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Mark your calendar:
On November 30, our Parents of Fatima volunteers will be holding the Annual Advent Ladies' Luncheon. This year it is called "Joy of Christmas Luncheon & Boutique". The event will be held at McGowan Hall.
Support our school:
If you are a parent or alumni parent of OLF and would like to support the school by participating in the boutique with your
home business
, please contact Mary Martin at
themartins6@cox.net
by October 19, 2012. There are specific requirements, such as seller's permit and sales tax documentation for example. We look forward to a very delightful day!
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Class of 2014
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For the Class of 2014 (current 7th Grade), there will be an
important
parent information registration session on Monday,
November 12th at 6 p.m. for the Washington D.C. trip. The meeting will last approximately half an hour.
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TEAM LILY
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"Team Lily" is supporting the Needham's and our Lily by wearing the "Team Lily T-shirt!" If you would like to get one, please see below! Order deadline is October 19th! OLF students will be allowed to wear this t-shirt on the 1st Tuesday of every month!
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Pray for Lilly Needham
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We all continue to pray for Lily Needham! Our 4th Grader continues to recover slowly. To obtain factual journal information on her progress, please visit: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lilyneedham
Last week OLF met Lilly's orangutan, who will hold Lilly's spot in class until her return to school. The orangutan will wear a backpack so that anyone can place special messages in the backpack which will be delivered to Lilly.
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Mark your November calendar!
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November 9th School Mass and Veteran's Day celebration at OLF
November 16th School Mass and Special Persons Day celebration!
November 30th Christmas Joy Luncheon and Boutique
Further details are forthcoming!
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Halloween Parade
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Wednesday, October 31
A fun-filled day for everyone!
On Wednesday, October 31st we have an early dismissal day at 2 p.m.! This year we will not be having the Trunk-or-Treat in the parking lot. Most parents weren't happy with all of the candy that was being accumulated, ....and we listened! Therefore, our Student Council has decided that we will be having a costume parade instead with fun, games and activities throughout the day!
Please read this carefully, so that your child can enjoy this special day!
Students, teachers and parents are allowed to come in costumes. Costumes need to be in-line with our Catholic values and be appropriate for school-aged children! No masks! No props! No painted faces! No spaghetti straps! No clothing shorter than 4 inches above the knee! No scary costumes! Clothing must be comfortable and able to be worn during the entire school day.
- Pictures with your "Halloween Buddies"
- Costume parade and competition
- "Most inspiring", "funniest" & "home-made original"
- Pumpkin carving competition and exhibit!
- "Classic", "spooky", "funniest", "artistic"
- $1 to enter (proceeds for Student Council funds)
- Games and fun at lunch time!
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Target Red Cards
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TARGET RED CARDS Our school receives checks from Target's Take Charge of Education program which equal 1% of purchases made by REDcard users. You can support our school through Target by signing up for the REDcard program in one of three ways: visit https://www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home , stop by the REDcard kiosk in your favorite Target store, or by calling 800-316-6142. Many of you have been shopping at our new Target store. Make your purchases count by designating our school with your REDcard! |
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SCHOOL ACTIVITY PHOTOS WANTED!
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 Our young Yearbook Committee made up of 8th Graders who chose this as their elective, would like you to assist in submitting your pictures to Principal Nguyen and Mrs. Fries, our 6th Grade teacher. Please do not email, but put pictures on a flash drive! Thank you! |
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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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