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Phone: (209) 823-4513 Fax: (209) 825-7447 www.sasmanteca.org December 7, 2016

CALENDAR Thu. Dec 8

9:00am Immaculate Conception Mass

Sun. Dec 11 10:45am Parish’s School Mass (Please wear school uniform)

Mon. Dec 12

4:30am Our Lady of Guadalupe &

9:00am Mass &

3:00pm Student Council wrapping gifts for Adopt-Many-Families

Wed. Dec 14

12:00pm DISMISSAL &

NO Afternoon Daycare

Thu. Dec 15 Last Day of Preschool Classes before

Christmas Vacation &

6:30pm School Christmas Pageant

Fri. Dec 16 Last Day of PreK Class before

Christmas Vacation &

PJ Day & Read-In in Gym &

7:00pm Preschool & PreK Christmas Program in Gym

Prayer Corner Mary McCleary

Gary Parham

Emma Lockwood

Mark Santos

Sherman Turner

John Nolan

Emmanuel Madayag

Rest in Peace

† Alvarina Borges

In Loving Memory † Timothy Lemos, cousin of Summer Silva(1

st)

† Manuel Lemos, grandfather of Summer

Silva(1st)

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NEWS AND NOTES Yearbook Note: Reminder that price of yearbook increases to $40 on

January 1st

so order your child’s soon to avoid to the price increase.

Please Note: There will be NO AFTERNOON DAYCARE available on

December 14th and 20

th. It will be open to students in the morning on

both days.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: will be Monday, December 12th. Please

plan ahead as the parking lot is always packed and very busy on that

morning. Also, please escort your children to their classrooms and

watch for pedestrians trying to get to their cars. Thank you!

Missing Something??? We have quite the collection of “nameless”

sweatshirts, sweaters, and a jacket in the school office. If your student

is missing something be sure to stop by and look. Please put your

child’s name in all of their clothing.

Save the Date: Crab Feed will be held on February 4th.

Reminder: If you need to pick your child up before the end of the day,

please send a note to the teacher in the morning. This way your

student is ready when you arrive. Thank you.

Please remember to check our school calendar regularly for upcoming

events, activities, or information.

The following are attached for your review:

Random Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar

Thought of the Day

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is

singing loud for all to hear!”

~ Buddy the Elf

Scrip THE LAST DAY TO PLACE AN ORDER BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK

IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 12TH

AT 9AM. This is to accommodate any

delays in delivery that may occur due to weather and increased

demand. This includes orders placed via ScripNow for physical gift

cards.

Scrip is open Monday and Wednesday 8-9am and Wednesday 3-3:30. If you have questions please stop by the scrip office when we are open or email us scrip@sasmanteca.org

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Adopt-Many-Families Fundraisers:

Thank you for your generosity in helping to fund our “Adopt

Many Families" this Christmas Season. As you know, we

have 84 children to purchase for this year. With the money

raised with the See's Candy fundraiser and Free Dress

Days, we have earned enough to spend about $25 per child

on a toy or something fun for under the Christmas tree.

Because the children we are purchasing for also need

necessity items, it would be wonderful, if while you were out

Christmas shopping for your family, you could pick up items

such as jackets, socks, underwear, toiletries, etc. that we

can also put under the tree for our families.

Our list includes:

Boys Girls

5…3 yr 4…3 yr

3…4 yr 2…4 yr

2…5 yr 1…5 yr

4…6 yr 1…6 yr

1…7 yr 4…8 yr

4…8 yr 4…9 yr

2…9 yr 2…10 yr

7…10 yr 3…11 yr

3…11 yr 3…12 yr

6…12 yr 3…13 yr

6…13 yr 4…14 yr

2…15 yr 8…15 yr

Please drop off any items by December 12th

and we will

wrap your gift along with the toys we are purchasing for

families. Thank you again for your generosity. Merry

Christmas!

Dance Your Heart Out!

Come enjoy your favorite holiday ballet, The Nutcracker,

followed by a Classic Follies Show. It's a wonderful family

Christmas Tradition! Our own Emma Yeszin (5th

) is going to

be a Russian Dancer in the Juline Regional Youth Ballet

dance school’s own rendition of The Nutcracker. She will be

performing at every show. The performances will be held at

Stanislaus State University’s Main Stage Theater.

Fri, Dec 16th @ 7pm

Sat, Dec 17th

@ 2pm and 7pm

Sun, Dec 18th @ 1pm and 5pm

Tickets can be purchased at

https://www.tututix.com/client/jryb/.

November Scholarship Drive

Thank you to Jose and Julia Gonzalez, parents of

Cristian Gonzalez(PM PreK), for donating in the memory of

Alvarina Borges. Also, our appreciation to

Angleen Sidhu(PM PreK) for donating to honor First

Communion and Confirmation recipients.

Mark Your Calendar! We wanted to let you know of a few important things that will be

coming up soon!

December 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation ~ Immaculate

Conception Mass

December 12th

is Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 14th

is a 12:00 DISMISSAL day ~ Please note

there will be NO AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE

December 15th

is the Christmas Pageant in the gym @

6:30pm

December 16th

is PJ Day & Read In

December 16th

is the Preschool & PreK Christmas Program

in the gym @ 7:00pm

December 19th – January 4

th & 5

th No Preschool-PreK

classes

December 20th is a 12:00 DISMISSAL day ~ Please note

there will be NO AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE

December 20th

– January 3rd

is Christmas Vacation

December 31st – Price of yearbooks goes up

January 4th

– Classes resume at 8:00am

All these items and many others may be found on our school’s

Google calendar. Be sure to check it regularly!

Plan Ahead for Craziness! Please note that Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration will be next

Monday, December 12th

. The parking lot is always packed and

very busy on that morning. It is helpful if you take a deep breath,

be aware that the parking will limited, and plan ahead to arrive a

little earlier that day. Also, please escort your children to their

classrooms and watch for pedestrians trying to get to their cars.

Thank you for your understanding.

Christmas Pageant Our Christmas Pageant is quickly approaching! Pageant will be

Thursday, December 15th

, at 6:30pm in the school gym. Please

send the children dressed in their Sunday best! The children

always work so hard and look so adorable, you won’t want to

miss it! We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Please Note: Students need to arrive at 6:15pm to take

their seats with their class to prepare for the

performance.

A Home for the Holidays!

The Turano Family (Joseph, 6th

grade) has baby bunnies

(approximately 7-8 weeks old) and two guinea pigs that they wish

to give loving homes to. If you would like to have the new addition

of a fur baby in your family please text or call Lisa at 408-656-

3639. There is no cost, just the willingness to love God’s sweet

little creatures.

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Brag Board

We BRAG

because

we LOVE our

SAS students

BOTH

past & present!

Congratulations to our CYO Boys

Basketball team for taking the

Championship title at the St. Anthony

Thanksgiving Tournament !

Way to go boys!

We are so proud of you!

1st Grade News!

First grade is progressing and settling into the rigors of

1st grade academics. AR testing has been initiated in our

classroom. All students are encouraged to read and

practice taking their tests online. One of our students has

read over 5,000 words this trimester! The 1st grade students

are beginning to understand that we read for a purpose.

The class just received our books back from the publishers

that were completed before Thanksgiving. Each student

wrote a page with an illustration about “Christmas is......”.

Math appears to be the ‘fun subject’ and the students like to

have math fact challenges with the teacher. They have

started using the analog clock telling time on the hour and

counting pennies and dimes. In religion, we completed our

advent chapter and will discuss a saint named St. Nicholas.

The legend of the candy cane was introduced at art last

week and this week they will learn about Kwanzaa and

Hanukah. The Jelly Belly Factory field trip date has been set

and is on the school calendar for next April 2017. The

excitement of the Christmas pageant is building in first grade

as they are practicing their songs for December 15th.

I would

like to take this time to thank the 1st grade room parents and

other volunteer parents for the time you give to our class.

Also, I want to say a special thank you for the wonderful

Thanksgiving feast you provided for the class.

Congratulations to Andrew Arroyo, Landon Davis, Ethan Go,

Hunter Lile, Adriana Martinez, and Kelly Rodriguez for 100%

on all their spelling tests! I am looking forward to continued

growth in social skills and academics in this wonderful group

of students. I pray for 1st grade that God continues to bless

them and their families. – Ms. Fox

Daycare Information!

Daycare Statements were sent out. If you know your child

attended the AM and/or PM Daycare, please make sure to check

their backpacks, bag, or folders for the golden rod colored

paper. Bills are payable upon receipt. A $5 late fee has been

added to your account if payment was not received

before November 18th

. If you need to make arrangement for

payments, please contact the office or email Mrs. Tebaldi at

rowena.tebaldi@sasmanteca.org.

Yearbooks! Yearbook order forms have been sent home. The price of the

book is $35 and will increase to $40 on January 1st

. Don't delay;

order yours today as we do not order extra copies. Last year’s

book was the best yet, and the yearbook team hopes to make

this one even better! Orders can be sent to the office (checks

payable to St. Anthony's School) or you may order online and pay

with credit card at ybpay.lifetouch.com, our school code is

11461717. If you have pictures you would like to submit to the

yearbook, please email them to yearbook@sasmanteca.org.

Please send photos as you have them, a picture taken with a

phone is perfect. The yearbook is assembled before March so the

sooner we have pictures, the better, we appreciate the help! If

you have any questions you can contact Jennifer Carranza at the

yearbook email address.

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SAS Facebook Please be sure to “like” our school Facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/St-Anthony-of-Padua-Parish-School-

1420867711538544/ Many updates and activities will be shared

and perhaps a giggle or two!

Hip-Hop Dance Team

Do you like to dance? Are you in 3rd

, 4th

, or 5th

grade? Then join us

after school in the 3rd

grade room on Monday, December 12th from

3:15-4:15pm for the next practice! The Hip-Hop Dance Team will

perform at school rallies and in our school Talent Show. The cost

is free!

Classroom Parties! Christmas is just around the corner and that means classroom

celebrations! If you have not been fingerprinted and have not

completed Shield the Vulnerable, you are NOT cleared to be in

the classroom for parties or school dances. If you would like to

help out in your child’s classroom, chaperone a field trip, attend a

classroom party, participate in Olympic or AG Days, help out with

Art Docent, or just volunteer in any way here at school, you MUST

be fingerprinted and complete Shield the Vulnerable. Don’t wait

until a fun event approaches to decide to do it, because the

process takes time! Forms and information may be found in the

school office.