Mrs. Carol Reiss, Principal Preschool - Grade 2

Mrs. Julie Tipton, Principal Grades 3 - 8

Students who are enrolled in Grades Five through Eight are eligible for academic recognition. 

CLICK HERE  to read more about the requirements for academic recognition and for the list of Trimester 1 Academic Recognition recipients . You will need your Passkey to access this page in the Parents Only section of our website. Students will receive a certificate for the Principal's Honor Roll from Mrs. Tipton.

Parking for Tonight's Performance

Inner Road:  Enter the main parking lot from Banderas via the road near Kindergarten. There will be no access off of Antonio. The Banderas entrance will be marked with a cone/flashing light and a staff member in a reflective vest who will be holding a flashlight. Please watch for them and follow their direction. 

Neighborhood: As the hours of this performance are after the Permit Parking Program, you are free to park in the adjoining neighborhood, but as always, we ask you to please be respectful of our neighbors. 

Memorial Care Parking Lot: Available AFTER 6:10 p.m. We will have a staff member at each entrance to their lot until that time, so please honor Memorial Care's request.

Arrival Times Tonight's Performance

The doors to the Muzzy Family Student Activity Center will open at 6:30 p.m. for open seating. Students in Grades 2-4 w ho participate in their Christmas Performance will receive non-uniform dress on Wednesday, December 12.

 

Students are asked to arrive according to the times listed below:

All students should be in their assigned waiting areas no later than 6:30 p.m.

Pre-concert waiting areas will be opened at 6:15 and are designated as follows:

• Tiny Trebles meet in KD
• Serra Singers meet in KC
• 4th-grade Nativity Play cast meet in the MEC Faculty Room
• All other students will meet in their PEB homerooms

*REMINDERS*

Dismissal of students:  

In order to safely dismiss students at the conclusion of the concert, the students will return to their home rooms following the performances. Parents please remain seated until students have exited the SAC. Mrs. Trudell will then invite parents to pick up their children from the classrooms.

Refreshments: 

Refreshments will be provided by our PTO after the concert outside the SAC. Parents are invited for refreshments after the Preschool concert in the homeroom classrooms.

Preschool Performance, Friday December 15 at 10:00 a.m.

Muzzy Family Student Activity Center -  Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for families to be seated.

All students should wear their Christmas best!   

• Nice dresses, skirts, or dress pants for girls
• Nice pants and dress shirts for boys
• Christmas accessories should be kept to a minimum
• No shorts, jeans, or open-toe shoes

Parking for Preschool Performance  

In addition to the Preschool parking spaces in the Antonio parking lot, other parking options include:

 

Inner Road:  Enter the main parking lot from Banderas via the road near Kindergarten. There will be no access off of Antonio. The Banderas entrance will be marked with a cone/flashing light and a staff member in a reflective vest. Please watch for them and follow their direction. 

 

Neighborhood: We DO NOT have an exemption to the Permit Parking Program on this day, but you are free to park in the neighborhood beginning at 9:00 a.m.

 

Memorial Care Parking Lot: NO PARKING in the Memorial Care lot as they will be open for business and need the spaces for their staff and patients. 

Arrival of Students and Parents

All Preschool students who attend preschool on M/W/F or M-F should come to school at the regular drop off time.  Preschool Extended Care will be available as usual in the morning at 6:30 a.m.

All students who attend Preschool on T/Th should arrive with their parents by 9:45 a.m. to the Muzzy Family Student Activity Center to meet Mrs. Reiss and Mrs. Botterill before the performance. T/Th Preschool students do not need to be signed in at the School Office on this day.  They may come directly into the SAC. They should not be brought to the Preschool classrooms prior to the concert, nor should they be signed into the classrooms that morning.

 

Dismissal of Students:

In order to safely dismiss students at the conclusion of the concert, the M/W/F and M-F Preschool students will return to their home rooms with their teachers following the performance. Parents, please remain seated until students have exited the SAC.  Students who attend Preschool on T/Th will remain in the SAC with Mrs. Reiss and Mrs. Botterill. Mrs. Reiss will then invite M/W/F and M-F parents to join their children in the classrooms and sign them out for the day.  After those students and parents have exited, she will then invite the T/Th parents to come to her and Mrs. Botterill, where they will release the children to them in the SAC so they can walk with their families over to the classrooms for refreshments.

 

Refreshments:

Families are invited to join us for refreshments in the classrooms, provided by our PTO, after the concert.

 

TK - Gr. 8 Siblings Attending the Program

Siblings in TK - Gr. 8 may attend the concert.  Parents must go to the School Office and request for the siblings to be called out from class.  Parents must let the receptionist know if the sibling will return to class after the concert or if they will be going home with their parents following the concert.

Students are invited to show their holiday spirit by wearing Christmas accessories ONLY on the day their grade will be hosting their Christmas party/celebration. Just what are Christmas accessories? Christmas accessories represent the 'flavor' of the holiday season with Snowmen, Angels, Santa Claus, and Reindeer.

Parents are asked to help their children select the appropriate, joyful accessories to wear, using the following guidelines:

STUDENTS MAY WEAR THE FOLLOWING:

STUDENTS MAY NOT DO THE FOLLOWING:

All the class Christmas celebrations are taking place December 13-15. You can check the December Parent Calendar on our website for the specific date for your child. 

Did you know that 10% of students at St. Junipero Serra Catholic School receive some type of Tuition Assistance - an average of 2 or 3 students out of every single homeroom? Sometimes it's just for a short period of time, sometimes for longer while their family handles bigger, life-changing issues.  Tuition Assistance allows these families to remain at St. Serra often without their children ever knowing until the season passes and life continues.  While we cannot always make those issues better, we can all help our fellow parents and children by supporting the Seasons Tuition Assistance Luncheon.  This beautiful afternoon in January is one of fellowship and community that raises funds to help these families while kicking off our celebration of Catholic Schools Week. 

You can help by registering to attend the Luncheon or volunteering to help with the luncheon as a sever, cashier, or on the set-up and tear-down crews.  Double Service Hours are offered for servers and tear-down on Sunday.  Don't wait, these spots will fill-up fast!

You can also help through donations of Scrip or Underwriting. It all adds up and makes a difference right in our own school community.

Please Consider Making Your Donation Before the End of the Year!

               

We would like to thank the families who have already generously given to this year's Annual Fund!  In this season of giving, let's finish December strong as well as take advantage of the end of the year tax deduction available to us!  

 

Won't you please consider joining those who have already donated, including 85% of our staff, by making your donation today?  These funds are specifically earmarked to purchase items for the Student Creation Center, which will open in the Fall.

 

Please help us purchase the items needed to help us elevate your children's educational experience.  

 

DONATE HERE!

Don't wait until it's too late! Submit your ad by Sunday,   January 7, 2018 to take advantage of the lower pricing. The FINAL deadline to submit an ad is Sunday, February 4.  CLICK HERE  for pricing, deadlines and information on creating your ad, or visit our Yearbook Page on our website.

 

Please contact Cindy Kennedy, Communications Director if you have any questions at  [email protected].

Don't forget to order your 2018 Yearbook! CLICK HERE to order. 

We hope this Holiday Season brings you great joy as we gather as family and friends to welcome Baby Jesus! The Parent Teacher Organization would like to extend a heart-felt thank you for lifting the spirits of so many people through our Adopt-A-Family Program.  Your generosity is overwhelming. Merry Christmas and countless blessings to you and yours!

 -Dana Maas, PTO President 

 

December 2017

January 2017

Visit our PTO EVENTS AND PROGRAMS HOMEPAGE for more details.  Questions?  Contact us at [email protected].

CLICK HERE to record all of your regular service hours on the 2017-18 Service Hour Portal.

 

As a reminder your credentials for the Service Hour Portal are:

Username: Your family's preferred email address

Password: Your family's 3 or 4 numerical family ID

 

For questions, contact Francine Stotko at  [email protected] or ext. 194

Friday, December 8, 2017

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. in the SJSC Courtyard

 

All parents are invited to join us on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 6:15 - 8:15 p.m. in the Student Activity Center (SAC) for the next PTO sponsored Parent Education Speaker Series. We are pleased to welcome Sgt. Clayton Cranford, a law enforcement professional and one of the nation's leading educators on social media and behavioral threat assessments. He is the author of Parenting in a Digital World and winner of the National Bullying Prevention Award. Visit the   PARENT EDUCATION  webpage for more details. Please note that this is a parent-only event.

SAVE 20-25% when you buy 1 of 4 " SPIRIT PACKS " - available for a limited time & perfect for Christmas gifts!

Used Uniforms on Sale

USED UNIFORMS are now available for sale on Tuesday and Wednesdays 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.