|
2012 - 2013 School Year Falcon News 022813
|
Vol I, Issue 26
|
|
Our Lady of Fatima Parish School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Educating students
to become Catholic leaders
of the 21st Century!
|
|
|
|
|
Religious Education Congress
| |
Dear Parents and OLF Families,
The Religious Education Congress offers our teachers the opportunity for spiritual renewal and re-certification in Religion. Each year, the Anaheim Convention Center welcomes thousands of catechists, school teachers and religious staff from around the nation and the world for the Religious Education Congress. This year, participants came from as far as Australia, Kenya and Latin America.
The largest gathering of Catholics in the US, the Religious Education Congress is an experience that includes keynote speakers, workshops, prayer and faith formation.
Bishop Vann welcomed the participants to Orange County, while Archbishop Gomez led the event hosted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
This year Religious Education Congress was different! Everyone was talking about the future of our church, the historical events surrounding Pope Benedict, and the upcoming enclave. A sense of "change and unknown" rose with the sacred incense to the top of every discussion. Our teachers attended workshops, went to Mass, sang or clapped, meditated or participated in the Taize prayers late into the night.
The exhibit halls offered a variety of novelties, including more and more digital resources to teach religion. Of particular interest was a children's bible for young students, that had just been published. OLF Parish School will introduce this for MAP - 3rd Grade as an additional teacher resource.
 While at the Congress, one always sees familiar faces, including former Vice Principal Sue Simmons, Religious Sisters from other schools and students representing LMU's School of Theology and Education.
Blessings,
Beate Nguyen, M.A. Ed
Principal
|
|
 |
|
Click here for your
Every Friday during Lent
Stations of the Cross @ 7pm
and Fish Dinner 4:30 - 7pm
March 4 - 8
Auction Challenge for free dress competition!
March 5
Spirit Day and FAM Food Drive Early Dismissal 2pm
6:30pm Campus Safety Task Force Mtg
March 6
5pm PoF Meeting
6pm Parent Meeting
Communication Survey due!
After-school Activities Survey due!
March 8
Auction Contest Ends
8:30am School Mass
Holocaust Contest @ Chapman University
1st grade Performing Arts
March 9
10am 1st Reconcilliation
1pm Diocesan Teacher Recruitment Fair
March 12
Spirit Day and FAM Food Drive
Early Dismissal 2pm
End Trimester II
March 13
Trimester III Begins
2nd grade field trip to Legoland
March 14
Report cards go home
March 15
8:30am School Mass
MAP Field Trip to Centennial Farms
F.A.S.T. APPLICATION DUE!
March 18
Left-over free dress passes honored
March 19
Spirit Day and FAM Food Drive
Early Dismissal 2pm
6pm Consultative Board Mtg
March 22
8:30am School Mass
March 25
6pm Finance Committee Mtg
March 26
Spirit Day and FAM Food Drive
Noon Early Dismissal
5th Grade Field Trip
March 28
Noon Early Dismissal
11am Passion Play @ McGowan Hall
No After School Care
March 29
No School - Good Friday
March 29- April 7
Easter Vacation
No School
|
|
|
|
Auction preparations and contest!
|
Our big event is fast approaching! We are all getting excited about this fundraiser! Please help us prepare for the event and let's make this year's auction the one best ever!
March 4 - 8 is a contest for free dress!
 Are you up to the challenge?
.....Your kids are ready!
|
|
Prayers for Lily
|
 When the 4th Graders went on a field trip, we made sure that Lily was there with us!Please remember to keep sweet Lily in your prayers!
|
|
After-school Activities Survey!
| |
Please take a moment to print out the enclosed survey and return it to the clinic by Wednesday! Your feedback on after-school activities will allow us to plan ahead fornext school year!
Click here!
|
|
SCHOLARSHIPS!!! IMPORTANT!!!
|
Please, PLEASE submit your application to F.A.S.T. asap!!! You must apply each year in order to receive financial aid. We are in the budgeting process and need to know how much need there is for scholarships. If we don't receive your completed FAST application by March 15th, we may not be able to offer you a scholarship for next year. All applications are done online through our website. Go to www.olfschool.net. Click on the admissions tab. Drop down to the scholarship tab. Click on this tab and it will take you directly to FAST.
DON'T WAIT!!!! If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Clark in the school office.
MARCH 15th DEADLINE!
|
|
Communication Survey!
| |
Please take a moment to print out the enclosed survey and return it to the clinic by Wednesday! Your feedback will provide valuable input on how our school community continues to communicate!
Click here!
|
|
PASSION PLAY
| |
Come and join us during Holy Week for a spiritual journey with Jesus
Passion Play
Presented by the 5th Grade
Thursday, March 28, 2013
11am at McGowan Hall
Rainy Day Pick-up at noon!
No after school care!
|
|
4th Graders at the Honda Center
| |
Mrs. McDermott's class took a field trip and experienced a great day at the Anaheim Honda Center. The "Ducks" were hosting their annual science events, where ducks and pucks fly, and students learn about science.
This year the theme was kinetic energy! Many games and demonstrations allowed our students to get excited about the physical sciences. The 4th Grade also learned about nutrition and noise energy from 10,000 plus other students. The day was perfect!
|
|
@tweetingfalcon
| 
You did miss quite a few tweets!
Follow us on Twitter
@tweetingfalcon
Receive periodic updates, safety alerts and reminders to help you stay informed! More and more parents are choosing this easy communication tool!
|
|
AUCTION UPDATE
|
It's the Wild, Wild West!
Saturday, April 27th, 2013 is Our Lady of Fatima Parish School's Annual Gala
This is a time honored tradition that you do not want to miss.
- If you have access to any tickets for sporting events or concerts we would love them!
- Also, baskets, buckets, tins and tubs...we sure could use these for our auction baskets, please leave in clinic with it tagged for the Auction!
- We are looking for old (but clean) newspapers, tissue paper, or packaging materials for the basket stuffing.
- Donate any new items to the auction, and pick up a tax receipt in the clinic auction box!
In anticipation of the largest event of the year, we are looking for new items to be donated to our event.
We would most certainly appreciate any and all new donations.
|
|
OPERATION RICE BOWL
|  Operation Rice Bowl is underway during Lent! Each student brought home a paper "rice bowl" to be filled with offerings for those in need around the world! Please assist your child by modeling your support! All rice bowls will be collected at the parish on Palm Sunday! |
|
IMPORTANT FOR CLASS OF 2013
|
Tesoro High has scheduled 8th Grade Parent Night and Open House for
Thursday, March 7 at 5:45pm
5:45 -6:30 8th Grade Parent Information in Large Gymnasiun
6:45-8:00 Visit Co-curricular club booths in the small gymnasium as well as classroom visitation.
|
|
Choice Lunch Trivia
|
Trivia - Did you know that most commercial salad dressings are loaded with Franken-ingredients? Scrutinizing the label may reveal HFCS, questionable colors, trans-fats and MSG to name a few. When you order a salad from Choicelunch, you can count on a scratch-made dressing free of acronyms! Find our Valentine's Day treat to you below - our highly sought-after Caesar Salad Dressing.
Dressing recipe:
1 c. Sour Cream, Fat Free
1 c. Mayonnaise
1 c. Parmesan Cheese, Shredded
¼ c. Apple Cider Vinegar
¼ c. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 ½ Tbsp. Granulated Garlic
1 Tbsp. Sea Salt
1 Tsp. Black Pepper
Whisk together all ingredients, refrigerate, and ENJOY!
www.choicelunch.com
|
|
MARGARITAVILLE
|
Margaritaville SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, May 11th, 6:30pm
Many thanks to Cynthia Sotomayor for offering to host Margaritaville!
Cynthia's generosity is very much appreciated...
Tickets will be sold at the Auction...be on the lookout
This is a time honored tradition, that we would love to keep going
Please contact cschulte@express.com or 949-388-9599 for more details.
|
|
RECYCLE AMERICA
| |
We have received $21.75 for our latest round of ink cartridge donations. Remember to donate all those obsolete or broken cell phones, laptops, iPods, video games, dvds, etc., as well as your empty ink cartridges! (See a complete list in the clinic). You're doing your part to help the earth and benefiting your school too! Thank you!
|
|
BOX TOP COLLECTIONS MADE $161.90 FOR THE 1ST QUARTER !!!!! | |
Please continue to clip and save Box Tops, Soup Labels and ink cartridges. These may be turned in to the clinic. Thank you to everyone who has been saving and bringing these in!
Remember these items earn money for our school.
|
|
Submitting to the Newsletter
|
If you have an announcement for the Thursday newsletter, please email it to news@olfschool.net by Tuesday at midnight. Please include the text and any images/pictures. Thank you.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
