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2012 - 2013 School Year Falcon News 041113
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Vol I, Issue 31
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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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OLF's unique DNA
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Dear Parents and OLF Families,
What makes OLF such a wonderful place to learn and grow? Our students may have different answers based on their experiences which are influenced by faculty, peers, family support and overall engagement in school activities. However, there are four distinct characteristics that stand out in OLF's DNA: Excellence, tradition, family and innovation!
OLF's Excellence in Education:
From early childhood education in MAP to advanced curricula in Junior High, OLF challenges each child to demonstrate his or her full potential. For nearly 50 years, OLF has produced outstanding, faith-filled scholars, servicemen/woman, entrepreneurs and professionals who are engaged in our community and nation with pride and honor.
OLF's Tradition of Dedication:
Our nurturing and caring learning environment is a major catalyst for our students' success. Faculty, staff and administration work together as one team of experienced educators who share one vision. This professional collaboration results in effective teaching, fun learning experiences and dedication to every child! Mission and vision are elements for success.
OLF's Family Model:
OLF's shared ownership of faith formation and service learning with students, parents, grandparents or family members is rooted in Christ's teachings. We invest time and effort in the success story of every child by modeling the Schoolwide Learning Expectations (SLEs). We measure success not by GPA and talent alone, but more importantly by our students' understanding of their faith and authentic service with others. This is evidenced in our learning community's social justice engagement, family support for each other and loving campus atmosphere.
OLF's Innovation Strain:
Competitive academics, support for every learner, and student empowerment are part of our commitment. Adaptation to global changes and the ability to navigate with flexibility and agility in a digital world are more recent additions. The paradigm shift of 21st Century skills, dynamic learning experiences and student-led innovations are definitely part of OLF's DNA.
OLF is a place of knowledge, an oasis of hope, a playground for exploration and collaboration, a lab for creativity and innovation, and of course a place for prayer.
Blessings,
Beate Nguyen, M.A. Ed
Principal
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April 11-12
4th Grade Pilgrim Trip
April 12 8:30am School Mass Intl Day for Street Children April 13-19 8th Grade DC Trip April 15 5th Grade Plummer Theatre April 16 Early Dismissal 2pm Spirit Day/FAM Food Drive 6pm Consult. Bd. Mtg. April 17th Uniform Sales AM No Parent Mtg April 19th 8:30am School Mass April 22 Earth Day April 23 Early Dismissal 2pm Spirit Day/FAM Food Drive World Book & Copyright Day! April 24 Administrative Professionals Day April 25 National Take Your Child to Work Day / World Malaria Day April 26 8:30am School Mass April 27 Annual Action April 30 Spring Portraits Minimum Day Dismissal 12 pm Spirit Day/FAM Food Drive
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Childcare available for Auction Night!
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Childcare will be offered for the evening of the auction. The cost is $25 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. If you need childcare for the evening of the Auction, Saturday, April 27 please let us know on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once we are at capacity, we cannot accept any additional children. Please contact our clinic staff.
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Auction R.S.V.P. please!
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You should have received your Auction Invitation several weeks ago! We are making seating arrangements soon! Please be sure to return your response by tomorrow, Friday April 12th... Many thanks in advance!
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Sailing of on the "Pilgrim!"
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Before sailing out on the "Pilgrim" tonight, our Fourth Graders are showing their flag at morning assembly.
They will raise this above the harbor tonight.
Enjoy your field trip and come back safely!
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Construction Update!
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During Easter vacation our termite abatement was completed for the school building. This was funded
at no cost to the parents or school by a $10K Diocesan Grant.
- During a recent visit by the Diocesan Department of Construction, the modifications to the Transitional Kindergarten were finalized and will be scheduled for the summer.
- Renovation plans for the TK playground are progressing with work expected to be completed by August 2013.
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Young Author Faire
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Thank you students for the beautiful submissions to the Young Author's Fair with the OC Department of Education!
We will be presenting some of our OLF authors on the main stage on Sunday, April 21 at 2:20 p.m. If your child/class is interested in presenting their written work, please contact Meredith Kohl at mkohl@olfschool.net a.s.a.p.
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Calendar changes for June!
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At the beginning of the school year, we indicated that we had scheduled 183 school days while needing only 180 student-contact days to fulfill our Diocesan commitment. This was done to allow for potential modification in case of unforeseen events, such as power outages like last year, etc. We have come through this year without anticipated challenges. Therefore, we complete the 180 school days successfully by June 11th.
Please revise your calendar as follows:
Last day for students is Tuesday, June 11, 2013.
This will be a minimum day; Students will attend Parish Mass at 8:30 a.m. and the day will conclude with the Concert in the Falcon's Quad.
Last day for teachers is Friday, June 14, 2013.
This allows the teachers to complete their contractual obligations a few days earlier. We appreciate your flexibility and support, and look forward to seeing you for the Concert on June 11. Click for letter calendar adjustments 2013 !
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Mark your calendar!
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The following events* are tentatively scheduled for April - June April 11-12 Pilgrim Trip Grade 4th April 13-18 Washington D.C Trip Grade 8th April 17 Uniform Sales 8-10 a.m. April 22 Earth Day - Assembly April 25 National "Take your child to work" Day April 27 Auction Camp Pendleton April 30 Spring Pictures - fundraiser May 7-10 Science Camp Grade 6 May 8 Re-registration 2013-14 + Uniform Sale + 2nd Grade retreat May 13 May Crowning + Walk-Through Revolution & Ancient World Gr. 5 & 6 May 15 Pen & Paint Brush Exhibit - tentatively May 16 Mission San Juan Grade 4 May 17 Lip Sync - tentatively! 5:30 pm. - 7:00 p.m. May 18 First Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. May 20-24 Spirit Week May 23 "Jump rope for heart" event At noon May 27 No school May 29 Sports Awards 5:30 p.m. May 30 - June 10 Book Fair June 3 -June 7 Graduation Week Class of 2013 June 5 Awards Night MAP - 8th Gr. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. June 11 NEW! Last School Day for Students! Mass at 8:30 a.m. & Concert Minimum Day! NO ASC!!! June 14 NEW! Last Day for Teachers! *Events are subject to modification
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| THANK YOU TEAM 5 HOSPITALITY! |  Thank you to all Ambassadors who assisted with Team 5 Hospitality last week after Sunday Mass! |
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Auction Assistance Needed
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The Annual Auction is fast approaching and we are in dire need of your help to get everything ready and make this event a huge success. This event is a major source of funding for our school.
We need your most valuable asset. Your time.
Each year we have a silent auction with hundreds of items. Everyone has graciously donated items and now we have to assemble them into beautiful baskets. This is extremely time consuming. We need help putting the baskets together, picking up donated items, cataloging and creating bid sheets.
If you can help out with basket coordination. The following are the planned dates and times. Volunteers are free to come and go within the various times.
- Saturday 4/13 (all day)
- Sunday 4/14 (after 11am)
- Friday 4/19 (5pm onward)
- Saturday 4/20 (5pm onward)
- Sunday 4/21 (5pm onward)
If you haven't yet fulfilled your service hour commitment, now is the time!! If you have, we still need you!! We really need your help in the following areas:
- Someone to Calligraphy the names onto the seating placement cards (about 350)
- Someone to mail merge the catalog basketting and place on the bid sheets
- Someone to mail merge the name and bid # onto labels for the check in envelopes
- Someone to stuff the check in envelopes with Bid #, Auction Booklet, and miscellaneous items a few nights before the event
- Someone to call families who don't RSVP (yes, many people don't RSVP)...this process would begin on 4/13.
- Check-In and Check-Out helpers the night of the event
- Runners - people who will help take items to cars for those who purchase baskets
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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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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 still in need of wine for the auction wine cellar. If each family could donate one extra bottle of wine, it would be appreciated.
- 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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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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