#14 Weekly Update ~ November 19, 2014
Children’s Christmas Boutique 2014
2015 National Geographic Bee ~ November through January 2015
Filipino Culture Class
Cash for Class
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Also, be sure to visit Holy Spirit School atwww.holyspiritfmt.com
In this week’s WE...
Holy Spirit School3930 Parish Ave.
Fremont, CA 94536510.793.3553
November 19, 2014
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Thursday, 11/20/14
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FAME
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Monday, 11/24/14
Tuesday, 11/25/14
Report Cards Go Home
Wednesday, 11/26/14
NO SCHOOL
CASH CALENDAR 2014/15 - Today’s $100 winner is Nell Mata, sold by Jamila Mata. The next drawing for $100 will be held on Monday, December 1st.BIRTHDAYS - Your child may have a non-uniform day on his/her birthday. Please check with the classroom teacher to make sure it is appropriate for that day. No non-uniform days on Mass days, field trip days, or other special events. If you are bringing in a small treat for the class, please get that approved by the classroom teacher too. We are not doing lunches for the class for birthdays. Thank you for supporting this new policy.SAVE THE DATE - The 11th annual Crab Feed & Auction will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015. FLYER ATTACHED.THANK YOU FOR SIGNING UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2015 HOLY SPIRIT CRAB FEED - Over the next few weeks I will be adding new sign-up sheets that will allow you to choose a more specific roll. We are currently in desperate need of someone to lead our Auction team as well as members to work on the team. This team is responsible for reaching out to various organizations and asking for donations of prizes that will be auctioned at the Crab Feed. Last year’s Auction leader is available to assist and provide all of the information and contacts needed to get you started.Please let me know if you are able to take on this role or know of someone who can take it on.Thanks!HS Crab Feed Committee
WEEKLY
REMINDER: 5 MPH HOUR SPEED LIMIT IN
SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT ALL TIMES!!
U P D A T E
2015 National Geographic Bee
begins this month at HSS in
grades four through eight. The
school champion will earn a
chance to compete in the state
final and possibly advance to
the national final in Washington, D.C.
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DRIVE THRU PRAYER - The Parish is looking for volunteers to help pray for people from Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the green porch of the school building facing the parking lot. No experience necessary. If interested please contact the Parish.CAFE ESPIRITU HOT CHOCOLATE BAR - Come and visit the café. We open by 7:15am in Small Hall on Fridays. Hot Chocolate, Tea & Coffee (adults only please!) is only $1.50. A friendly reminder that there are two lines: a purchase line (located by the door closest to the playground) and a pick up line (located by the kitchen). We will also have snacks to choose from for purchase based on parent donations.One parent hour may be earned for each $25.00 donation/supplies/store bought items (please contact Joy for supply list) or ONE HALF hour per DOZEN home baked treats (maximum 2 dozen/week = 1 hour please!). Store bought treats/supplies should be accompanied with a receipt. Parent hours will be calculated on the amount spent. Treats must arrive before 7:15am in Small Hall on Friday.Contact Team Chair Joy Pastor via e-mail [email protected] for more details. For sign-ups please visit: https://www.volunteersignup.org/DMT7J. See you on Fridays and thank you for your support!CARPENTERS NEEDED: Parents, we are in need of carpenters to build three platforms for our Christmas Prayer Service. If you would be willing to build or contribute materials, please contact Mrs. Townsend [email protected] FOR CLASS - Start shopping and saving those receipts! The Fremont Hub's Cash for Class program has started again. The Fremont Hub also has over 15 stores that we can receive TRIPLE POINTS from! Please remember to turn in your receipts often, they will not be accepted after 90 days from the purchase date. You may submit your receipts in the box located by the school office. Let's win up to $2000 for our school!!! FLYER ATTACHEDMARK YOU CALENDAR’S EARLY - June 10-13 2015 for four glorious days with Fr Mat and friends tent camping at Yosemite. Very reasonable accommodations to see Mother Nature at her most spectacular! More details to follow…”Thanks!FACEBOOK - Please join our ‘Holy Spirit School – Fremont’ Facebook page to help the HSS community stay updated with current events happening in our school community. Thanks!https://www.facebook.com/groups/168246763254745/#!/groups/HolySpiritSchoolFremont/SCRIP NEWS - Scrip is available in the school office. If you want to use the shopwithscrip.com website you can register to order Scrip and then pick it up at the school office. The enrollment code is F5A18FEF1LL22, or you can register to pay with Presto Pay and then print out your gift cards at home. CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE - This fun holiday shopping event at Holy Spirit School is almost here. Budget envelopes will be coming home on December 1st. Please make sure to write your child’s name on the envelope and seal. FLYER ATTACHED
Principal’s update...
I want to share one of my favorite prayers. It is called “Prayers for the Gift and Raising of Children.” As Principal I believe it reflects a blessing common in the hearts of both parent and teachers.
“Dear God, I thank you for the gift of this child to raise, this life to share, this mind to mold, this body to nurture, this spirit to enrich. Let me never betray this child's trust, dampen this child’s hope, or discourage this child’s dreams. Help me dear God to help this precious child become all You mean him/her to be. Let Your grace and love fall on him/her like gentle breezes and give him/her inner strength and peace and patience for the journey of life.”
Gerry Marchi
WEEKLY UPDATE
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This fun holiday shopping event at Holy Spirit School is almost here. All the final details are being wrapped up to make this day as fun, and smoothly run as possible. Now all we need is your help in making sure the children have made their lists and bring them to school on the day of the boutique, along with their money or checks made payable to Holy
Spirit School. We have provided a Budget Envelope to make this easier for you and our shoppers. Boutique items cost from $.75 to $8.75. Please be sure to specify spending limits if any. Each class has only a short time to shop and the lists really help the kids stay on track with their shopping experience. Please make sure to write your child’s name
on the envelope and seal. In addition to the Holiday Christmas boutique, there will also be a raffle that
will be held after the last shoppers. There will be lots of prizes for the kids
and raffle tickets are only $1.00 each.
Thank you once again for your continued support
A few last minute reminders!!!
• Parent Volunteers – Remember to be in the Small Hall at 7:45 sharp!!!!. This will be important to get everyone organized and informed, as our first shoppers will arrive at 8:10 a.m.
• Please bring staplers if you have them, labeled with your name. We will use them for the wrapping station.
• We especially need handled shopping bags for the children to carry home their treasure. Please bring them to the Small Hall on the day of the event.
• Please come in red, gold or green ☺ For any further information or questions, please email Patty Gerardo at: [email protected]
Thank you for all your support and help!!
BEE PREPAREDFOR THE GEO BEE!
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1. Which state is known as the Peach State because peaches are one of its major crops—Hawaii or Georgia?
2. Which state is known as the Great Lakes State because it is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes—North Dakota or Michigan?
3. Which state, famous for its wealth and financial resources, is known as the Empire State—Idaho or New York?
4. A trumpet appears on the quarter of which state, known for its jazz music heritage—Louisiana or Pennsylvania?
5. The first successful airplane flight, at Kill Devil Hills, is commemorated on the quarter of which state—North Carolina or Iowa?
1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. New York 4. Louisiana 5. North Carolina 6. Portugal 7. Canada 8. Brazil 9. China 10. Minnesota
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6. To walk in Lisbon’s Alfama district and to stay at a beach resort in the Algarve [al-GAHR-vee], you would travel to what country?
7. To bike around Stanley Park in Vancouver and see the northern lights near Yellowknife, you would travel to what country?
8. To take a rain forest tour and to dance at Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebration, you would travel to what country?
9. To see an acrobatics show in Beijing and walk along the Great Wall, you would travel to what country?
10. The threatened Canada lynx, which has large feet adapted for walking on top of deep snow, lives near Lake of the Woods in which state— Georgia or Minnesota?
2015 National Geographic Bee
4th - 8th grade class competitions begin November 2014.
HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL
FILIPINO CULTURE CLASS AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Greetings Spartan Families! Welcome to the Holy Spirit School Filipino Culture Class. The 2014-2015 school year marks the 20th annual after school enrichment program. We are delighted to have your child and family as a part of this great tradition at Holy Spirit School. The Filipino Culture Class began at Holy Spirit School in the Fall of 1995. The founders and impetus of this valuable program were Holy Spirit parents Virginia Corpuz, Jad Gaytan, Maria Miranda, and Rosario Safreno. Twenty years later, it has evolved into an after school enrichment program inviting many students from ALL ethnicity to participate and learn about the Filipino culture, history, traditions, folk dance & song, and basic language, conversation, and writing skills. The class invites Kindergarten through 8th grade students who attend Holy Spirit School. Students DO NOT have to be of Filipino descent, ALL are welcome. Since the Fall of 2002, the annual enrollment of students participating in the program has averaged between 70 to 75 students. Our guess is that students attend classes every Friday due partly to the delicious traditional meriendas (meal snacks) provided weekly by our very generous families. Another highlight the students look forward to are the traditional dances and vocal performances during the annual Holy Spirit Parish Festival. The past 19 year success of our after school enrichment program has been due to the endless support we receive from the faculty, staff, and clergy at our parish school; the continued generosity of our families giving their valuable time and individual talents; our volunteer instructors throughout the years, who continue to offer their skills and knowledge; and our students who return year after year, eager to learn more about the culture. The enrichment program offers basic reading, writing, and conversation in tagalog; ethnic arts and crafts activities; traditional cooking projects; lessons in Philippine history, customs, and traditions; folk dance and song lessons; ministry with event performances for the parish and school; lumpia fund raisers for different causes in the Philippines, and the highlight of the year, traditional dance and song performances during the Parish Festival. Again, students, parent volunteers, and instructors DO NOT have to be of Filipino descent, ALL are welcome. Your child will have a unique and fun-filled experience as he embarks on this journey gaining knowledge of the culture. We look forward to having your family join this 20-year old tradition at Holy Spirit School.
During the Friday classes, two groups meet in two different classrooms. The grade levels are divided as follows: Kindergarten to 4th Grade – Room TBA 5th Grade to 8th Grade – Science Lab Our instructors are Olivia Abar, Maricon Aguirre, Patty Gerardo, Marie Herbert, and Irma Scholz. In order for this program to continue, we are seeking instructors and parent volunteers for every Friday class. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Marie at the email below and follow the Parent Volunteer link at: https://www.volunteersignup.org/LDW4Q Every Friday, we will need 2-parent volunteers (parent volunteers will assist our instructors) for each classroom in every grade level, who are fingerprinted-SAFE Volunteers to keep our large enrollment of 70 students, in a safe and secured environment at all times. The SAFE Volunteer instructors will assist the students in the following: the transition from the classrooms after school into the designated Filipino Culture classrooms; the curriculum/projects/dance lesson presentations; while children request to use the restroom; during snack, pick up and the transport from the classroom to Extended Care in the Small Hall after the class at 4:15pm. It is vital we have parent volunteers in place and secure the critical areas necessary to keep our program up and running. We are asking SAFE Volunteer parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles to please assist in the classrooms. You do not need to know how to speak the language. A weekly curriculum guideline will be available for each class level. Thank you for realizing the value of this program. Our children have enjoyed the curriculum, history, and traditions presented to them and look forward each year to the performances during the festival weekend. Please consider volunteering and help to keep this 20-year old tradition continuing at Holy Spirit School. The dedication of these parents along with the parents before them is a testimonial to the success of this year's 20th Anniversary program. Please join Holy Spirit School’s Filipino Culture Class students as they showcase Filipino folk dances and traditional songs during the Parish Festival Weekend. The schedule for this year’s performances will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1:30 pm on the Outdoors Stage on campus. This is a show you cannot miss! Maraming Salamat Po! In Prayers, Marie Concepcion Herbert Director, Filipino Culture Class Mother of Jessica (8th) and Sidney (4th) 510-505-4103 cell [email protected] [email protected]
HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL
Filipino Culture Class AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY, HEALTH, AND GENERAL INFORMATION FORM
FAMILY NAME_________________________________________________________ Student’s Name________________________________ Grade________ Birthdate____________________ _________________________________Grade________ Birthdate____________________ _________________________________ Grade_______ Birthdate____________________ Address______________________________________________________ Zip______________________ Home Phone Number______________________________ E-mail_________________________________ Mother’s Name_________________________ Cell____________________ Work___________________ Father’s Name__________________________ Cell____________________ Work___________________
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, NOTIFY PERSON OTHER THAN PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
Name ___________________________________________________ Phone ________________________
ADDITIONAL PERSONS MAY BE CALLED IN AN EMERGENCY AND
PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE CHILD FROM THE FACILITY
Students will not be able to leave with any other person without the written authorization from a parent. Identification from the designated pick up person, with the same address reflected below, must be shown. Parents
MUST sign out their students before leaving the school grounds.
NAME TELEPHONE ADDRESS RELATIONSHIP (Continued on back)
HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION
Family Physician_____________________________________________ Phone_____________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Medical Plan______________________________________________ Plan #_______________________________ Do you authorize the instructors to authorize medical treatment for your child in an emergency as considered by the attending Physician: ________Yes _______No Please state any reasons why you do not want medical care given to your child in case of an emergency: List all conditions, such as allergies, seizures, for which your child requires ongoing medication and state the type of medication given: Has your child had difficulty with the following (please check all that apply: _______ Asthma ______Fainting Spells ______Convulsions ______Diabetes ______ Heart ______Eyes ______Ears ______Nose _____Throat ______Lungs ______Digestion ___________________________________________________________Other List any physical restriction or any restriction for any activity on the basis of medical condition: Signature___________________________________________________ Date_______________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TO BE COMPLETED BY ADMINISTRATION ONLY Received on: __________________Received by: ____________________Check #/Check Amount: ___________________________________ Volunteer Snack Date: _______________________________________ Volunteer Class Date: ________________________________________
