November 8, 2012 - St. Apollinaris

Nov. 8, 2012
Issue #11
Shamrock Newsletter
Important Dates:
Nov. 8th
Nov. 9th
Nov 10th-11th
Nov. 12th
Nov. 15th
Nov 13th-16th
First Communion meeting: Students presented with Bible @ 7:00 p.m.
Book Fair begins
Angel Bazaar in the Parish hall
Veteran’s Day Holiday ~ No school
First grade field trip to Connolly Ranch
Parent/Teacher Conferences
(no students- parents only)
Early dismissal each day @ 12:40 K-8
Book Fair each day 12:40-5:00 p.m.
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Nov. 19
Marin Headlands Field Trip 8th graders - departing @ 7:00 a.m. sharp
Il Posto Restaurant “Dine and Donate” St. A’s receive’s 20%
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Dear St. Apollinaris Families,
Next week we will be having parent teacher conferences. It is very important to be on time,
as conferences are scheduled back to back. When it is your scheduled time, please knock on
the door to alert the teacher of your arrival. Here are some tips for a productive conference in
a limited amount of time:
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Before the conference think about specific questions you might have for your child’s teacher.
Talk to your student about any questions or concerns he or she might have.
Enjoy hearing the positive aspects of your child, and be open to hear opportunities for growth.
With the areas of growth, ask how you can support your child at home.
Would you like free nutritional and family recipes? Here is one recipe and website:
http://www.goodlifeeats.com/2012/11/fall-mexican-rice-bowls.html
If you would like more information on this site, contact Connie Gutterson. If you call the office
we can get a message to her.
Also St. Apollinaris Catholic Church is organizing a relief effort for the victims of “Sandy”. You
can call the Church 707-257-2555 or Catholic Relief Services, 1-877-435-7277 from 8 a.m. to
11 p.m. Eastern Time to assist in any relief efforts.
Next week’s newsletter, November 15, will be the last newsletter before the Thanksgiving
holiday. That being said, we have stocked up on scrip, so if you plan to do any shopping or
drive anywhere (!) over the Thanksgiving break, we are fully loaded with scrip!
Peace Be With You and Your Beautiful Children,
Connie Howard
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EXTENDED CARE ~ IMPORTANT REMINDER
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Hourly service is available during regular Extended Care hours.
Students must have an application on file in the Extended Care Program.
NOTIFICATION is required 24 hours in advance for drop-ins. Parents please contact
Mrs. Chouinard @ 224-3639 and speak with her or leave a message on their machine.
The daily number of children attending extended care affects the number of employees
required. The hourly rate is $4.00 for one child, $6.50 for two children, $8.00 per hour for
three children.
If a 24 hour notice is not given, the fee is $7.00 per hour
Annual Scholastic Book Fair - Friday Nov. 9th
Are you unable to attend the book fair? Do you have relatives that live
out of the area? You can now participate in the Book Fair Online. Go to
scholastic.com/fair. You can place an order, create a wish list for your child or
check your teacher's wish list. Your child's wish list can be emailed to friends and
relatives for Christmas shopping. The books will be delivered to our school the first week of
December and there will be no shipping cost. All sales will count towards our Book Fair goal.
The fair runs from November 4-November 26. Thank you for all your support.
Liz Gilbert and Theresa Joske
Scrip News
And the winner is: Congratulations to the Phipps Family!
Our October scrip raffle winners and recipients of Game Stop gift cards!
Yikes - Thanksgiving is in two weeks!
Plan your Thanksgiving meal with scrip. Browns Valley Market, Vallergas, Whole Foods,
Safeway, Genova Deli, and Lucky all have full service deli counters to help free up your time in the
kitchen so you can spend it with your friends and family!
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Scrip Updates:
Costco: We are temporarily out of stock until the week of November 12th. You will receive an
extra one percent on this stock. There will be no pre-sale on this item. Thanks for your
understanding.
New Scrip Retailers: You may now special order scrip for American Girl - $25 @ 9% and Oriental
Trading Company $25 @9%, Ulta Salon $25 @ 4% and Under Armour $25 @ 11%
Target $10’s will be stocked for the Christmas season only. Stock up early for Christmas.
Scrip Angels: Interested in selling scrip one Sunday a month? We are beginning to set our
schedule for our Spring Selling Schedule. This is a great way to get all of your “A” and “B” hours for
the year. Commit to one Sunday a month from February-July. Please contact me if interested – space
fills up fast!
Raley’s/Nob Hill: If you have a loyalty card for these stores, please go to somethingextra.com to
enroll. This program will gradually replace the Quality of Life Cards. These cards will continue to
function in the stores until December of 2012. After this date, the cards will be replaced with the
Something Extra Cards. You must go online now to the above listed website to convert your card.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
eScrip: Our group ID is 137105831 Check out what eScrip has to offer.
ShopWithScrip.com: enrollment code: E11F627C9L85 – Shop at home, use Presto Pay, download
scrip certificates and reload your existing scrip cards all from home – check it out!
GEOGRAPHY BEE STUDY SESSIONS: The 5th & 6th Grade Geo Bee is
coming up on November 27th, and the 7th & 8th Grades compete on January 15, 2013.
Students had the opportunity to sign up for the Geo Bee in their classrooms, but may also sign up at
one of the study sessions or by sending me an email. Starting on November 6th, study sessions for the
Geography Bee will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the extended care portion of the hall,
beginning at 7:40 am. If your child is participating in the morning study sessions, please plan to help at
least one morning. Study sessions will be held on 11/6, 11/8, 11/13, 11/15, 11/20, 11/27, and 11/29.
Please note that if I have too many children participating in the morning, I might have to restrict the
dates before November 27th to 5th and 6th graders, and the remaining dates would be for students in
the 7th and 8th grades. Please e-mail me with your available dates, mclnapa@comcast.net. In the
meantime, your student can play geography games at home. Websites include
www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/geographygames,
and www.sheppardsoftware.com.
Thanks, Krissy McLoughlin
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Congratulations 8th graders!!!
Last night, 14 eighth graders took part in the Justin Siena Speech Contest. Students from
schools in Sonoma, Solano, and Napa Counties performed speeches in four categories.
Our participating eighth graders were Olivia Perata, Joey Devine, Maeve Peace, Garrett
Long, Kaitlyn Gardner, Tarantino Pachote, Isabella Hernandez, Isabelle Lemieux, John
Eberling, Jori Herman, Kellan Clark, Spencer Wheat, Julia Prager and Paul O’Neill.
All of the student speakers did excellent jobs and were terrific representatives for our school.
Isabelle Lemieux took 2nd place and Isabella Hernandez took 3rd place in the dramatic
interpretation category. Garrett Long took 3rd place in the impromptu category.
St. A’s
As stated before, all students did outstanding jobs and made me so very proud
to be their teacher. I want to say thank you to Sister Philomena for helping these
students polish their speeches, and a big thank you to all the parents that came out
to support their children last night. I look forward to seeing many of this year’s
7th graders perform next year at the speech contest. Thank you! Ms. Jackson
St. A’s alumni
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More St. A students to be proud of…
Inspired by reading in the Sports Section about David Hunt’s unselfishness, it was time for an update
of the St. A’s alumni, class of 2009 at Napa High:
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Diego Aguirre, Student Body President/Garrett Hoffman, Student Body Vice President
National Merit Commended Scholars: Anna Lee, Eddie Ruane, Garrett Hoffman (all
members of the 2009 State Decathlon Championship Team)
Football Team Captain: David Hunt (article in Sports Section regarding his unselfishness
Football Team Quarterback (before injury): Dominic Good (also voted Homecoming King)
School Newspaper Editor: Anna Lee
A Lead Scorer on Water Polo Team: Brigitte McLoughlin
Orchestra Concertmaster: Garrett Hoffman
Leadership roles in school and basketball team: Emilie Dolan
Athletic standouts: Olivia Henderson & Natalie Slavonia
Founding member Napa High Cycling Club: Conor Josten
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Basketball Bounces into Mid-Season!
Our upper-class teams continued to play great basketball this past weekend! 7th grade girls are our
Spotlight Team – as they are on a roll with 4 victories and no losses! They played an outstanding
game on Saturday against Saint Eugene, dominating the entire game, and ending with a victorious
score of 45-15. The key to this team is athletic effort and good fundamentals being applied by every
player. They truly do win as a team.
8th grade boys played Blue Oak on Saturday, and once again, kept the score close throughout the game.
Only 4 points separated the 2 teams in the end. Our boys brought out a new defensive press and scored
multiple points from it. Jacob Wright had a great defensive game, and the team as a whole grows more
determined every time they hit the court.
Our 8th grade girls looked strong again, even when they had to come from behind. They played Saint
Eugene, and never gave up as they played solid basketball in the last quarter. They lost by only a few
points, and look forward to getting back on a winning streak this weekend.
7th grade boys had a tough loss this past weekend to Blue Oak. They got behind in the first quarter,
and so had to rally back as a team. They did great job staying in the game, and played better as the
game went along. They will be ready to play again this weekend.
Home games this weekend are:
7th grade girls: 9:00am
11:30am
7th grade boys: 10:15am
CANNED FOOD DRIVE FOR THE NAPA VALLEY FOOD BANK
Please bring NON-PERISHABLE items to your classroom between Nov. 14th and Nov. 30th. These
donations will help with Thanksgiving meals and help supply the food bank. Thank you so much for
your support in this worthy cause.
Notice: As soon as the school receives the hot lunch menu
it will be emailed to all the families. Please watch for this
as there is such a short window of time that hot lunches
can be ordered.
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18th Annual Holiday
Angel Bazaar & Craft Faire
Please join us in the church hall this Saturday November 10th,
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and this Sunday, November 11th, from 8:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m. for our annual angel bazaar and craft faire. There will be
beautiful holiday decorations and gifts, folk art, jewelry, stained glass,
quilts, and much, much more!
Welcome
Start your shopping with this unique, fun event; get a jump on your
Christmas shopping, gifts for family, friends and neighbors. Find
that unique something for the hard to shop for person on your list!
Tickets
Raffle tickets will be sold at the Angel Bazaar if you have
not yet purchased them. Please preview the beautiful,
delicious, unique raffle prizes that will be on display.
A light lunch will be available on both days and a light supper on
Saturday only. Please join us. All proceeds benefit our parish’s
after-school Religious Education program.
Find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StAsEdu
THANK YOU so much for your support!
– “the place” we celebrate family, friends and life –
DINE & DONATE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
IN SUPPORT OF ST. APOLLINARIS SCHOOL,
20% OF YOUR PURCHASE WILL BE DONATED TO THE SCHOOL
WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS FLYER.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!
PLEASE CALL FOR RESERVATIONS
4211 SOLANO AVE
NAPA CA. 94558
(707) 251-8600