September 20, 2012 Issue #4. Shamrock Newsletter

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1 September 20, 2012 Issue #4 Shamrock Newsletter Important Dates: Thursday 9/20 ITBS Testing starts today (gr. 2-8) Mercy Meeting 7:00 pm Everyone is invited-please join us! Monday 9/24 th -28 th ITBS Testing continues for this week Tuesday 9/25 Minimum Day K-8 12:40 Eighth grade picture day (info on page 4) Thursday 9/27 First Communion Rite of Enrollment 7:00 p.m. Church Hall FROM THE PRINCIPAL: Dear St. Apollinaris Families, Tonight is the Mercy meeting, 7pm in the hall, childcare provided. We have guest speakers who will offer their insight regarding the health of our students. I hope to see you all tonight! Not only will you receive a B hour, but you will also learn about the goings on of the school. It is your parent participation which makes St. Apollinaris Catholic School such a fabulous community. Hot lunch: I have asked the hot lunch company to substitute fresh fruit for chips. This change took place Monday. I appreciate your feedback. No one could replace Mrs. Chouinard s hot lunch program, but we are trying to provide an option that both students and parents like. I have received a few inquiries regarding how to reach Dr. Leveque. If you would like an appointment with Dr. Leveque, they are scheduled through Mrs. Cardwell. We do have a referral process in place, so if you would like to go through your child s teacher or me, feel free to do that as well. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful resources available to our community. Thanks Dr. Leveque! What I have learned from grades 6, 7 and 8: PDA (public displays of affection) is second only to PDS (public displays of silliness)! 8 th grader feels There is too much yard supervision! Batman vs. Spiderman who is really the better superhero? With those topics being on the junior high mind, I am inclined to think Spring Fever has started a bit early! We have started our Iowa standardized testing for grades 2 8. This is an entirely new, more rigorous test. All the principals have been informed that the test scores will most definitely drop. The results are used to shape our curriculum throughout the school year. Thanks for your wonderful children! Connie Howard

2 2 Shamrock Newsletter Invitation to all St. Apollinaris Parents Please join us tonight for the Mercy meeting~childcare is provided. MERCY MEETING TONIGHT 7:00pm in the hall This gathering is for Parents of all grades, and is the key to keeping informed on Saint A s school programs and events! *Also presenting as a guest of Saint A s Sports is Dr. Marco Bodor, MD "Hot topics and controversies in exercise and sports performance" Dr. Marko Bodor MD is an interventional spine and sports medicine specialist based in Napa since As the medical director of Synergy Medical Fitness Center and the Wellness Center for Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Dr. Bodor lectures nationally on topics relating to muscles, nerves and sports medicine and is an Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at UCSF and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UC Davis.

3 3 Shamrock Newsletter It is time to renew your Safeway Club Cards and credit card information with escrip.com. Failing to do so will halt your contributions. Please sign in to your escrip account and look for the Renew Now prompt. If you need any help, let me know. The deadline is November 1. If you haven t already, sign up at escrip.com. Here you will be able to link your Safeway Club Card to St. A s and receive a monthly rebate towards your obligation. Our group ID is escrip.com also has an online mall. Here you will be able to sign up your credit cards, Debit, ATM, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diner s Club and shop through the online mall. There are thousands of participating merchants such as Nordstrom, Expedia, Apple, Dell, Sephora and BestBuy. All you need to do is sign up, link your credit cards and start shopping. (You must log into your escrip account and click on the online mall to earn your rebate.) If you have any questions, please contact me. Raley s/nob Hill and Lucky s: In addition to our gift cards we sell in the office, we also offer a loyalty card for these stores. Please pick up one in the office to maximize your profit. Football Season has begun! Whether you follow NFL, college, high school or Pee-Wee football, we have scrip to help you gear-up and celebrate! Big 5, Footlocker or Sport s Authority are here to help outfit you in the best football gear available! Tailgating is easy with the help of any one of our local grocery stores. Hot Dogs, burgers and cold beverages, coolers tables and chairs - No Problem Root on your favorite team with Scrip!! Reports: You will receive an update on your profit progress in October. Thank you for supporting the St. Apollinaris Scrip program. Please contact me by should you have any questions regarding orders or our program. Angela McWilliams Scrip Coordinator

4 4 Shamrock Newsletter Angela McWilliams has just been informed that the Napa Caffino will be closing today. Any Caffino scrip may be used at Caffino s American Canyon location. We are sorry to lose Caffino and its convenient location in Napa 8th grade picture day information: Each student will have his/her graduation picture taken on Tuesday, Sept. 25 th The girls need to wear their regular school blouse with either their skirt or shorts. Girls may wear lip-gloss and mascara only Boys need to wear a white shirt and tie to school Please bring the uniform shirt to change into after their picture is taken. Pictures are scheduled to be taken at 8:45 a.m. Two parents are needed to help with picture day. Please contact Anna if you can assist with 8 th grade picture day. Thank you! Youth Ministry News: PARENTS...WOULD YOU LIKE A NIGHT OUT??? Youth Ministry is hosting another K4J Night on Saturday, September 29th from 6-9pm in the Hall. K4J is our "Kids 4 Jesus" kids' club hosted by the Department of Youth Ministry. It is a night for all K-5th graders to come together to learn more about JESUS!!! (If you have a pre-k child who would like to participate & is capable of doing so they are welcomed too!) We will sing, play games, do crafts, pray, & share snacks together! It is just like one day of Vacation Bible School!! The cost is $5/child! **Dinner is NOT included, so please feed your child before dropping them off! The night is organized and run by our teenagers! There is an amazing energy that the kids just love! For more information, contact Megan at ***MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS that would like to lead the event are welcomed to join us at 4pm to help set up and prepare for the night!! Let us know if you would like to be on the team that night! Again, for more information contact Megan at The Annual St. Apollinaris Walk-A-Thon on Friday, October 5th is quickly approaching! This exciting fundraiser is the only one that includes AND depends upon our students to really help St. A s achieve our MERCY goal! NEW for 2012!!!! Sponsor Your Student On-Line! Do you have friends and family out of town and would like to ask for Walk-a-Thon donations? Is your child tired of walking around the neighborhood collecting money? Now it's easy! Just all your contacts this link: which will take them to a secure site

5 5 Shamrock Newsletter designed for this very purpose! There is also a link on the school website, if you are verbally directing people to the on-line donation opportunity. $$$ JUMP FOR CASH $$$ Congratulations to K-4th Winner: Josie Arbuckle, and 5-8th Winner: Alicia Prince. Josie and Alicia turned in their COMPLETED envelopes and had their names picked (by Mrs. Howard!) in our very first Jump for Cash Contest. Josie won $8.00 and Alicia won $13.00, both having very impressive jumps! Congratulations and GREAT job! All students who have submitted a COMPLETED envelope to the Office by 8:00 am on Friday morning will have their name entered into a drawing. IF their name is picked, they will do a standing jump, with the total distance jumped converted into CASH! There are two more opportunities to do a Jump for Cash. Friday, October 21 and Friday, October 28, after prayer and announcements. NOTE: Those students already entered last week will remain eligible for the drawing until the last Jump for Cash on Sept. 28. Please continue to encourage your children to submit AS MANY COMPLETED envelopes as possible. One name will be picked for Grades K-4, and one name for Grades 5-8. Prize Donations: WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS!!! Please consider a Re-Gift item or purchasing some extra SCRIP and donating to this great fundraiser!!!! Look through your closet for any items you might want to RE-Gift! You know, those gifts that your kids received, but never got around to opening! Some ideas are: Star Wars Legos, board games such as Monopoly or Life, a Barbie Doll perhaps. Look around your house. We will accept unopened, toys, dolls, etc., in great condition of course! There are two RE-Gift drop off locations...child Care and the box outside the office. SCRIP Gift Cards...purchase SCRIP at the Office, and donate to the Walk-A-Thon as prize incentives for the students. It s a win-win-win! You get your SCRIP obligation covered, St. A s benefits from your SCRIP purchase, and the kids get great Gift Cards as prizes! Some suggestions: Target, Big 5, Jamba Juice, YoBell, Cinemark, Copperfield s. Please be sure to clearly mark your Gift Card Purchase as Walk-A-Thon Prizes when submitting to the Office. We Need Tents! Thank you to the families who are lending pop-up tents for the event. IF you have not been contacted and you have a tent to lend for the afternoon, please contact Rita Han (ritaghan@yahoo.com). We need approximately 4-5 more tents for the day! They will be returned after the event concludes. Thank you!

6 6 Shamrock Newsletter THANK YOU!! Thank you to all the generous families who have stepped-up to be Corporate Sponsors. Please see the flyer at the end the Shamrock. Parents: please support and thank these businesses in the community, and be sure to mention that you saw their logo on the back of the St. A s Walk-A-Thon T-shirts. For more details about this exciting event, and how you can help, contact Walk-A-Thon Event Co- Chairs, Diane Decius (decius@napanet.net) and Aline Magee (alinemagee@att.net). For any Volunteer questions, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Rita Han (ritaghan@yahoo.com). Menus have been ed to all the families for the October hot lunches. Have your child circle one of the lunch choices and then bring the completed menu to the office by Monday, September 24 th. No orders can be accepted after this deadline. Please note: Have your children be mindful of other children with food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, please remind them to not share food or touch another student s food etc. Basketball Sign-ups END Friday, 9/21! All 5th thru 8 th graders must register in the office by Friday 9/21. The 7 th and 8 th grade teams will begin practice, twice a week immediately, and the 5 th and 6 th grade teams will begin at the end of December. Registration forms are available in the school office. Please sign up by this Friday (tomorrow) September 21 st! The $10.00 added to the registration fee will cover your team/individual photo page for each player signed up/registered. All St. A s Teams win in Volleyball Our Saint Apollinaris Volleyball teams played hard fought matches this past weekend! The great news is that every team won at least one match! The 7 th /8 th grade boys continued their undefeated streak, while the 8th grade girls team won 3 of the four matches they played (all close to the end!). 5th/6 th boys won 1 of 2 matches, playing with great teamwork, and the 6 th grade girls brought victory home as well. 7 th grade girls and 5 th grade girls were very proud of their first wins of the season, and plan to continue to beat the competition this weekend. Please come out and cheer on our teams! Home games this weekend will feature the boy s teams, beginning with 8 th grade girls at 9:00AM. The 7 th grade girls team will begin at 12:00 noon. The specific game schedules are posted in the window of the school office. GO SHAMROCKS!

7 7 Shamrock Newsletter Mileage Club Training gets us Moving! This fun lunchtime fitness program returned to promote our great Walk-a-thon event that is just around the corner! (Friday, Oct. 5 th). The final stretch of our Around the World Mileage Club is marching us to Washington D.C., specifically to the White House, in honor of the election. We are currently flying over the Atlantic Ocean and look forward to landing on the day of the Walk-a-thon so that we can virtually make our way to the President s house. The students earned special tokens, as well as the chance to put their name into the raffle bucket for the Jump for Cash contest, put on by the Walk-a-thon Committee in the weeks leading to that event. To finish out our fitness fun the students joined a Football-based contest, guessing who will win the Super bowl this season. Now the contest is for the parents how many students do you think voted for the 49ers?? See you at the Walk-a-thon! Faith Families activities will be done on September 25th. Students may wear their class shirts on this day with their uniform skirts or shorts. This day is also a minimum day with K-8 being dismissed at 12:40. St. John s Lutheran School is having a dance on Friday, September 28 th in their gymnasium. All 7th and 8 th graders are invited to attend. The dance will be from 7:00pm to 10:00pm and the cost is $5.00. ********************* 8 th Graders: CLASS OF You are invited to attend an information session/walking tour at Vintage High School which will be held on one of the following Thursdays: Sept. 27 th, October 4 th & 25 th, November 15 th &29 th, December 6 th, January 10 th &24 th. The sessions will start at 10:45 a.m. in the career center. Sign up with Melissa Gonzalez at or mgonzalez@nvusd.k12.ca.us.

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