October 2, 2014 Issue #5 Shamrock Newsletter IMPORTANT DATES Oct. 9 th 1 st Communion Parent Meeting 7pm in the Hall Oct. 10 th Blessing of the animals Game Night at Justin Siena for all volleyball teams 4-7pm Oct. 13 th No School Columbus Day Oct. 16 th School Mass Full Uniform for students Bishop Vasa Open Talk 6:30 Oct. 17 th Walk-A-Thon Oct. 18 th Justin Siena Math Contest 8:45am Oct. 21 st TK & 2 nd Grade field trip to Pumpkin Patch 8:45-11:00am 4 th Grade field trip to Petrified Forest & Geyser 8:30-2:45pm Oct. 23 rd Picture Make Up Day TK-7 th Bring original picture packet if you want a retake 1 st grade walking field trip to Whole Foods 8:45-11:00am 1 st Communion Child and Parent Meeting 7pm Oct. 28 th Kindergarten field trip to pumpkin patch 8:45-10:30 Minimum Day 12: 40 Dismissal SCHOOL NEWS Please find the 2014-2015 school directory as an attachment to the shamrock. You can also access it by logging into SchoolSpeak and/or by going to our school website. Choir Members: 4th and 5 th Grade Choir sing at 10:30 Mass this Sunday, October 5 th. Choir members need to arrive at 10:00am.
2 Shamrock Newsletter WALK-A-THON IS COMING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 TH RAFFLE DONATIONS NEEDED! One of the ways we earn money for the walk-a-thon is through our raffle. We sell raffle tickets the weeks prior to the walk-a-thon and the students LOVE to win prizes on the big day. We are looking for Crafts, kid toys, games, electronics (ipods, ipads, etc). If you have any new, un-opened items lying around your home or would like to purchase something to donate, please drop items in the office. There will be a box labeled Walk-a-Thon raffle where you can place your donations. We are also looking for donations of scrip cards. There will be a scrip donation jar in the office as well so the next time you purchase scrip, please consider donating a card or two to our walk-a-thon raffle! Thank you for helping us as we generate the funds that keep our school programs going! TENT CANOPIES NEEDED We are in need of tents to use the day of the walk-a-thon. If your family has one that they are able to share with us, please contact Rita Han at ritaghan@yahoo.com. LUNCH ORDER FORMS There will be lunch available to purchase on the day of the walk-a-thon. This will be a separate order from our hot lunch form. Please look for the order form in your child s backpack soon! JUMP FOR CASH THIS FRIDAY Jump for Cash has begun and all students have a chance to win $$! Last week we had our first Jump for Cash and we will continue this tradition every Friday until the walk-a-thon day. Jump for Cash gives St A s students a chance to win $$. For each online donation, students are entered into a raffle. We choose one name each Friday and that student is able to jump over our cash line, earning the amount of cash they are able to jump over. This Friday we will Jump for Cash again so be sure to get those online donations in! GENERATE DONATIONS! Online donations are up and running and students can generate donations with their walk-a-thon envelopes. If you haven t emailed your family and friends yet, there is still time. You can also post the
3 Shamrock Newsletter link to our donations page to your social media pages! Online donations can be made at: http://stapollinariswalks.blogspot.com QUESTIONS? If you have any questions about anything related to this year s walk-a-thon, please email hollynuss@yahoo.com Got Milk? When you run out of milk this week please save your empty gallon container and bring it to the office or extended care next week. We will be using them for an art project. Thanks! SCRIP NEWS And the winner is.the Nugen Family. Congratulations to our September Scrip Raffle Winners! Pay Your Bill: You may use Kohl s scrip to pay off your Kohl s Credit Statement? Earn profit while paying off your bill. Scrip Angels: If you are interested in earning Parent A hours selling scrip on Sundays or picking up local scrip, please contact me. Shopwithscrip.com Our Scrip Now program offered through Shopwithscrip.com has added many new retailers to their re-load and Scrip Now list. Please see attachments for a complete list of participating retailers. You may have scrip downloaded right to your home computer or reload existing cards! Think Gifts you can send an electronic gift card to a family or friend who lives just miles or states away without the worry of it getting lost in the mail. Check out what Shopwithscrip.com has to offer today! Halloween: Halloween is coming fast. Log into your escrip account and go to the online escrip mall. Costume Craze, Oriental Trading, Wal-Mart and Pottery Barn offer
4 Shamrock Newsletter great costumes for all ages. Order through the online mall using the credit cards you signed up with and receive a percentage back on your scrip account. We also offer scrip for most of these retailers! 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 137105831. 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 and participating local retailers. 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. 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. Angela McWilliams Amcwilliams.scrip@gmail.com ATHLETIC NEWS ALL 5 th and 6 th Basketball Players Did you forget to Register? All interested 5 th and 6 th grade players should have registered by now, even though play does not begin until the winter. If your athlete still wants to join this fun sport, please do so immediately in the office! VOLLEYBALL REPORT Our volleyball teams are working hard on the court as they make their way towards play-offs. The 7/8th grade boys team had tough competition this past weekend against St. John's Catholic and Blue Oak School. The boys worked together on several key saves - but it just wasn't enough to walk away with a win. The team is looking forward to our scrimmage play against St. John's Lutheran on Thursday starting at 3:45pm - Please come out and cheer them on!!!
5 Shamrock Newsletter Despite many girls battling sickness last week, the 8 th grade girls team won against St. Eugene's 24-13, 26-24 and against Blue Oak 25-10, 26-24. Their coaches, Bret and Kelly Hyatt, are most proud of how well these girls are working together as a team! They will play Saint John Lutheran this Thursday at 4:45pm. It was a hard fought day for the 5th grade girls in Ukiah on Saturday as they lost to St. John's Healdsburg in two games and lost to St. Mary's in three games. The third game went back and forth several times. Coach Wahle is very proud of how the girls are working so well together and always encourage one another. The 6 th grade girls lost their first match, but applied solid passing and teamwork to their next game and brought home the victory! The seventh grade girls won their match against St. Rose by defeating them in two very competitive games. This team is getting better and better each week. They showed that by going on to win both of their matches on Monday as well. The 5 th and 6 th grade boys played a 4 vs. 4 tournament this past weekend, which displayed their great passing skills and court coverage. Saint A s athletes, Stephen Ramirez, Lucas Carr, Miles Martin and Kaden Galyen took home the gold, and each of the 4 teams won at least one game within a match. Great job to all the boys! Please come cheer on our athletes this weekend! **Team event open to all: Our volleyball teams will be having a team night at the Justin Siena Girls Volleyball matches on Friday, Oct. 10 th. Come join the 7 teams of our players in the stands at either the 4:00pm Freshman game, the 5:00pm JV game or the 6:15pm Varsity game. These High School teams are having great seasons, and so these matches will be exciting. There is a snack bar for all, and a small admission ($1.00 for students). Hope to see you all there!
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