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2012 - 2013 School Year Falcon News 031413
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Vol I, Issue 28
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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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HABEMUS PAPAM!
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Dear Parents and OLF Families,
On Wednesday morning, we prayed a special prayer at the morning assembly in support of our church leaders. Students had followed the events in the Vatican and we prayed as the Conclave of Cardinals reconvened.
Then, at lunch time, you could have heard a pin drop in our "Falcon's Quad" courtyard. Usually during this time of day, the school is filled with laughter, playful shouts and loud noises. This Wednesday was different. On March 13th, at around 11:00 a.m. every single OLF student was glued to the digital transmission of the Conclave in the Vatican.
White smoke had risen! Like a wildfire, the word spread around campus and teachers started supporting each other to capture the live streaming on their digital classrooms tools.
Lunch bags made their way into the classrooms in a hurry in preparation for the big event. The anticipation was great! Who would be the next pope? Captured by the pictures coming from St. Peter's Square, one could tell that our 8th Graders were surprised to see so many young people waiting in the crowd! They compared notes with each other on which Cardinal might be the next Holy Father.
Then the announcement came in Latin: "Habemus papam", "we have a pope,"..."we have glorious news!" Pope Francis, first Latin American pope, first Jesuit pope, was elected to represent Christ shepherd on earth and our Catholic church.
Our children witnessed a historic event that they will not forget quickly. I wondered, if our younger students thought that "our prayers must have worked!"
Blessings,
Beate Nguyen, M.A. Ed
Principal
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Click here for your
Every Friday during Lent
Stations of the Cross @ 7pm
and Fish Dinner 4:30 - 7pm
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
Unused free dress passes will be honored today!
Green accessories for St. Patrick's - see details below!
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
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Holocaust Contest
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As previously announced, we had wonderful representation by three talented students at the Holocaust Art and Writing Contest last week. For the first time, OLF won Second Place in the "Prose" category with an essay written by Peyton Ehmke.
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Katharina Shultz - artwork
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To read Peyton Ehmke's essay click here!
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Rafael Sotomayor - photography
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Congratulations to our three wonderful students!
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Raising the standards!
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As we begin Trimester III, we want to ensure that your child's progress is recognized and that our teamwork continues to encourage and nurture every student. Your parental input is very important and my faculty and I are counting on open, transparent communication in order to provide the best learning environment possible. If you have any concern, please contact the homeroom, subject teacher or staff and myself to assist.
Our e-mails are prioritized and answered as quickly as possible, but phone calls, Skype or face-to-face communication also get the attention they deserve. Please know that your concern is important to us. Our Learning Community must foster trust, respect and understanding in order to serve every student and advance the institution. We pray together, learn, collaborate and grow in Christ's love as one family.
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Wear Green for St. Patrick's Day
|  Students may wear (no more than two) on Monday, March 18th for St. Patrick's Day! OLF student government is empowered to participate in the decision-making process of the learning community! We love our Student Council! If your child has any unused "free dress passes", you may use them on March 18th! |
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Auction Challenge Winners!
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 Congratulations to our Auction Challenge Winners! Everyone made a big effort and we received beautiful donations! Please continue supporting the Auction Committee by dropping your donations in the big blue box outside the clinic.
PoF decided to reward the entire student body with a small treat after Lent!
Our challenge winners tied between Grades 2, 3 and 4! Students in these grades will have free dress the week of April 8th! Congratulations!
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OPERATION RICE BOWL
|  Operation "Rice Bowl" continues until Palm Sunday! Please assist your child with their coin box by modeling your support! All "rice bowls" will be brought to Mass at OLF on Palm Sunday! Alternately, you can bring the stuffed coin box to your teacher on Friday, March 22. |
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Happy Baby Shower!
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  All is well with our dear Mrs. Kelly and her growing family! The faculty threw a "Surprise Baby Shower" last Tuesday as preparations for baby's arrival are coming along! With games, food and fun our faculty team celebrated in a big way! |
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Welcome to our Team!
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We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Meredith Kohl has joined our OLF Team of teachers. Mrs. Kohl brings with her over 6 years of experience in local and international education. She holds a Bachelor in Global and International Studies from UC Santa Barbara and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Mrs. Kohl is a credentialed elementary teacher in California and Nevada. She has worked within the Diocese of Orange and is a U.S. Fulbright Fellow, who served students in Palermo, Italy. She will support the Principal on a project-basis, until she takes over the long-term substitute position for Mrs. Kelly. Please give her a warm "Falcon" welcome!
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OLF School Governance - PoF
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At OLF, members of the Learning Community have a voice in governing our school. Whether fundraising, new initiative, budget or policy, input is sought by the principal or brought to the school administration by student government, the Consultative Board, Parents of Fatima and faculty or staff. This is essential for open communication and transparency, as it allows the decision-making process to focus on our students.
Soon, we will be asking for nominations for to fill vacancies on the PoF Board 2013-14. For more information about PoF expectations and responsibilities, please contact our current PoF President, Denise Schnarr.
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Prayers for Lily
|  We continue to pray for our sweet Lily! Please keep sending her messages to Lily's journal! Click here! She loves to hear from all of us! |
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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! |
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Auction Invitations
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Your Auction Invitations
were included in last week's yellow envelope.
Please R.S.V.P PROMPTLY! Many thanks in advance!
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Communication survey results!
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Here are the results of the recent communication survey!
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No Cell Phones
|  Friendly reminder! Please no texting or cell phone use while picking up or dropping off your child in the school area. Our utmost concern is for the safety of all the students, staff and other pedestrians! Our speed limit has not changed! 5 mph on campus! |
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After-school Activities Survey 2013-14
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AUCTION UPDATE
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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.
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MARGARITAVILLE
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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.
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BOX TOP COLLECTIONS CONTINUE
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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.
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Submitting to the Newsletter
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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.
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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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