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Living Our Faith
Prayer Partners & Prayer Requests Please CLICK HERE for more information about Outreach Ministries. |
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Parish Connections Update
Weekly Rosary
Please join us for our weekly, Friday morning Rosary.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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Volunteer
Opportunities
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Please
CLICK HERE to view the many volunteer opportunities that are available here at Serra Catholic
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A Message From Our President
The image of the flower as the GRATITUDE that comes from the SOIL OF PRAYER is so powerful to me and I hope to each of you. As we pray each day and ask God for His help, we should never forget to start with prayers of gratitude. Our attitude of gratitude will "grow" and blossom beautifully like flowers if we just use prayer to plant the seed.
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Our Special Gifts of the Season
Once again this year, I am waiting with great anticipation for this wonderful Advent Season when our beautiful, spirited children are able to provide their parents and other family members, this 'Special Gift of the Season'.
This year's Christmas performances will all be held in the Muzzy Family Student Activity Center on the following dates:
- Grades 5-8 - Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m.
- Grades 2-4 - Tuesday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m.
- TK, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 - Friday, December 9 at 10:00 a.m.
- Preschool - Thursday, December 15 at 11:00 a.m.
All
students Preschool through Grade 8 should wear their Christmas best!
We ask that you please abide by the SJSC uniform dress code.
- Nice dresses, skirts, or dress pants for girls
- Nice pants and dress shirts for boys; ties are optional
- Christmas accessories should be kept to a minimum
- No shorts, jeans, leggings, or open-toe shoes
For the two evening concerts, students should be in their assigned waiting areas
no later than 6:30 p.m. The waiting areas will be opened at 6:15 p.m. and the doors to the SAC for family seating will also open at approximately 6:15 p.m.
PARKING FOR PERFORMANCES
Both Evening Performances (
Grades 5-8 and Grades 2-4)
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 our performances 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.
Parking Grades TK/K/1
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 have Permit Parking on this day so you may park in the adjoining neighborhood, but as always, we ask you to please be respectful of our neighbors.
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.
Preschool Parking
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.
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The Adopt-A-Family Advent Program is Here!
Shortly after receiving this SerraDIPITY, you will receive another Constant Contact explaining the Adopt-A-Family program in more detail. CLICK HERE to view a special message from our students. Thank you for your support of this special Advent Program.
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UPDATE - Recording of Service Hours Parent Portal for
2016-2017
Thank you for your continued patience as we work through some challenges with our Service Hours Parent Portal. We believe we are in the final stages of refining the portal and anticipate it will be up and working shortly. In the meantime, we ask families to please continue to keep track of their hours performed as you will have the opportunity to record your hours once the Service Hours Parent Portal goes live. Details on family login credentials and instructions will be provided in a future SerraDIPITY article.
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Advent Retreat at SJSC with
Immaculée Ilibagiza
December 9 & 10
Would you like a little spiritual "pick me up" this Advent?
St. Junipero Serra Catholic School will be hosting a very special retreat this Advent Season. Our guest speaker will be world renowned Immaculee Ilibagiza, the Rwandan genocide survivor who will speak on Forgiveness & Hope. This retreat will be held in the Student Activity Center beginning the evening of
Dec.9 at 5 p.m.
and will then continue the morning of
Dec.10
with mass at
8:30 a.m.
and ongoing testimony from Immaculee concluding at
12:30 pm
. Ilibagiza's entire family, except for one brother, was killed during the genocide in the 1990's when members of the Hutu militia slaughtered about one million Tutsis - Ilibagiza's tribe. llibagiza survived for 91 days with seven other women in a 4-by-3-foot bathroom in the home of a local pastor. She chronicled the experience in her first book "Left to Tell," which sold more than a million copies. She tells a very compelling story of love for our Blessed Mother. We hope you will join us for this amazing experience.
CLICK HERE
to register and for more information.
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Website Calendar Update
If you downloaded the Parent Calendar from our previous website, please know that you must re-download the calendar from the new website in order to receive updates or additions to the calendar.
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God's Blessing to You During This Season of Thanksgiving
If you have not had the opportunity to read my Thanksgiving message sent on Tuesday, please CLICK HERE
God is Good...All the Time.
Christ's Blessings,
Angeline Trudell
President
"Be brave, take heart, all who put their HOPE in the Lord." - Psalm 31:24
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Principals' Corner
Mrs. Carol Reiss, Principal, Preschool - Grade 2 &
Mrs. Julie Tipton, Principal, Grades 3-8
STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENTS
(Kindergarten - Grade 8 ONLY)
Student Learning Assessments
- SLAs/Report Cards are posted on Sycamore (under Documents).
Please log on to Sycamore and digitally sign your student's SLA.
If you have lost or misplaced your password, please email your family name, student name, and grade to
sycamore@serraschool.org to request a Sycamore username and password.
- Click on My Family
- Click on My Students
- Click on the Student Code
- Click on the Documents and select 2016-2017 Grade Card S1 and open.
- Please sign digitally and SAVE
DISCIPLINE UPDATE 2.0
Student Discipline Log
Students now have the ability to see their own discipline logs which includes violations with descriptions and detentions. This is view-able when a student logs into the Sycamore site under MY SCHOOL - MY DISCIPLINE LOGS.
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Extended Care News
There is NO AFTERNOON Preschool or TK - Grade 8 Extended Care on
Friday, December 16
. This is a minimum day and the last day of school before Christmas Break. Extended Care will be open the morning of
December 16
. Please plan accordingly!
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2016-2017 Semi-Annual Tuition and iPad Program Direct Debit (EFT) Reminder
Tuition Semi-Annual Direct Debit (EFT) Deduction Schedule: December 1 or December 7.
Semi-Annual Tuition Direct Debit (EFT) deductions are scheduled as stated above or as designated on your 2016-2017 Direct Debit (EFT) authorization.
iPad Program Semi-Annual Direct Debit (EFT) Deduction Schedule: December 20.
Semi-Annual 1:1 iPad Program Direct Debit (EFT) deductions are scheduled for December 20, or as designated on your 2016-2017 Direct Debit (EFT) authorization.
EFT Banking Information Record Changes
Please note that ALL EFT record changes require a minimum five (5) business days' notice to the Business Office.
CLICK HERE
for Preschool - Grade 8 EFT Record Change Authorization Form for banking information changes.
For questions, please contact Dana Hardenburgh, Senior Accountant at dhardenburgh@serraschool.org or extension 181.
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2016-2017 Annual Fund
Our students are blessed by the many resources the Annual Fund has afforded them. Our new Promethean boards are the perfect example of the elevated level of learning they experience daily as a result of the Annual Fund. We would like to provide even more of these programs!
Your commitment to keeping St. Serra strong through a donation to this year's Annual Fund will do just that!
We would like to, once again, recognize the 87% of St. Serra faculty and staff who have donated so far. What an inspiration they are each and every year. We have only received 11% Parent participation to date. Please consider joining those who have already given by making YOUR contribution today.
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Santa Grams are HERE!
Student Council is now selling Santa Grams on the Student Council web page.
- Santa Grams are $1 each and include a peppermint candy cane as well as a personalized message. If you do not wish to give candy, but would like to give a note, please indicate "no candy" on the back of your order form.
- You may pay with cash or check (payable to St. Junipero Serra Catholic).
- All printed forms and payment are to be turned into the School Office with attention to "Santa Grams".
- Orders will be accepted until Friday, December 9.
- Santa Grams will be delivered to classrooms the week of December 12. We cannot accommodate individual requests for delivery dates/times.
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In-N-Out® News
There will be
NO In-N-Out lunches during the month of December. Please plan accordingly.
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Tuition Assistance Luncheon
Plans are underway for January's Tuition Assistance Luncheon! Reservations are coming in, hostesses are planning their tables, and the committee is working on every detail to ensure you enjoy this very special day.
Help us make this event a success:
- Volunteer - There are many ways in which you can help us make this event a success while taking care of volunteer hours. Sign up here to join our team!
- Register - Early bird deadline is coming up on December 9. Reserve your seat at $80 before registration goes up to $95. More than half the seats have already been reserved and we expect to sell out well before the day of the event.
- Become an underwriter - Help us keep the cost of the event down, so that 100% of the proceeds can go directly to serve those who need it most - students and families for whom a Catholic education would be out of reach without tuition assistance.
- Fill our Opportunity Treasures Baskets - These popular baskets are a hit with participants and help raise more funds than would be possible in other ways - often exceeding the value of the items! Please see our wish list of specific items and consider contributing to them. For more information or to donate an item, please contact Stephene Salcido, Opportunity Treasures Chairman, at spsalcido@gmail.com.
On behalf of the children who will benefit from your support in ways we cannot measure, thank you for your participation and your help with this year's luncheon. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Santa's Secret Christmas Shop is Coming to St. Junipero Serra after Thanksgiving Break!
"It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas..."
The 2016
SANTA'S SECRET CHRISTMAS SHOP
is ready to open! Shopping will begin Monday, November 28 and will continue through Thursday, December 8. Carrie Mulvee, SSCS Event Chair, along with her Committee Co-Chairs, have been hard at work preparing for this special event. The class shopping schedule is located in the
PARENTS ONLY
password protected section of our website.
As a reminder, Santa's Secret Christmas Shop envelopes for participating students are due to your Homeroom Teachers as soon as possible.
Santa's Helpers Needed!
If you are interested in helping your child's classroom shop, please contact your room parent.
Questions?
Please contact our Santa's Secret Christmas Shop Event Chair,
Carrie Mulvee, at carrieandpat@cox.net.
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SerraStrong in Prayer
Join St. Junipero Serra's Partners in Prayer Ministry Today!
Partners in Prayer:
This holiday season why not help your fellow St. Junipero Serra families through prayer? Once a week, members of the
PARTNERS IN PRAYER MINISTRY
receive an email with prayer requests from families in our community which they are then asked to follow up with in prayer. Interested in joining this ministry? Please email Anastacia Escoboza at partnersinprayer@serraschool.org.
Prayer Requests:
If you would like the Partners in Prayer members and the weekly Rosary group to pray for you, your family and/or your special intentions, please email the
PRAYER REQUEST FORM
to Anastacia Escoboza at partnersinprayer@serraschool.org. Prayer requests will remain anonymous unless otherwise specified.
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 Continue Clipping For Our School!
Thank you to everyone who submitted Box Tops for our last collection period. With the Thanksgiving Holiday upon us, keep an eye out for box tops on all those holiday fixings and clip
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
. TOGETHER we can surpass our goal and bring in additional funds for St. Junipero Serra Catholic School.
Questions?
Please contact our Box Tops Event Chair, Kelly Smith Parker, at
kspusc@gmail.com
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Scrip News
SCRIP SALES SCHEDU
LE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Please help us fill your scrip orders by planning according during this busy time of year. There are
ONLY 2 Weekly Orders remaining before the Christmas Break.
Virtual and Reloadable Cards available online, year-round
As a reminder, our two online programs are a great tool to keep earning rebates during this time as they offer e-cards and online shopping. Please contact us on or before Friday, December 16 to set up your account so you will be able to shop and earn rebates over the Christmas Break. Account activation is immediate on scripsense.com, and 2-3 days on shopwithscrip.com. Please email Tina Maroutian, Scrip Coordinator, at
tmaroutian@serraschool.org
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Weekly:
Monday, November 28, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, December 5, 8:30 a.m. (FINAL order before Christmas Break)
Regular Weekly Orders will resume on Monday, January 9
Monday, December 12 - NO WEEKLY ORDER
PRESTOPAY PHYSICAL CARD
Orders placed on shopwithscrip.com after 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 5 will be processed on Monday, January 9 and available for pick up on Thursday, January 12.
Daily:
Wednesday, December 14 (Final Daily order before Christmas Break)
Daily Sales will continue through Friday, December 16 from 7:40 to 8:30 a.m. and will be limited to inventory on hand.
Weekly/Daily Sales Update:
Tutto Fresco -
Currently unavailable
Special Denominations (Starbucks $5, Regal $10 and Amazon $10)
These special denominations are back for the holidays with an added twist:
- Available through December 5 via the Daily Sales while supplies last and also through Weekly Order sales using the special Christmas Weekly Order form (see instructions below)
- New! Gift Card Wrappers Pack of 10 assorted card wrappers, $2/pack (10% rebate). Only available through weekly sales through the special Christmas Weekly Order form (see instructions below).
Weekly and Special Christmas Order Forms
Both the regular and the special Christmas order forms can be downloaded from the St. Serra website by
CLICKING HERE
.
The forms are located at the bottom of the page, under Forms to Download TK-8. These order forms are also available for pick-up in the Scrip Office.
Please make sure you are using the most current (10/25/16) order form, as there have been several changes over the past few weeks. Not using the correct form can result in your order not being filled or being delayed.
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Yearbook Dedication Ad "Early Bird"
Deadline is Sunday, November 27.
The first deadline to place a Dedication Ad for your very special St. Serra Bear is quickly approaching!
To take advantage of the "Early Bird" pricing you must submit your ad on or before
Sunday, November 27. No need to worry if you are unable to meet this deadline - there will be two more opportunities to
design, preview and pay for your Dedication or Shout-Out ad online. CLICK HERE for the Dedication Ad flyer.
This flyer will provide you with the two remaining submission deadlines, ad sizes, and cost.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Kennedy at ckennedy@serraschool.org.
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G
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t Away for the Holidays!
Winte
r break will be here before you know it! Start planning for your holiday travels now with the several airline options available and earn towards your family's chapel fund account this holiday season!
You Earn with Every Purchase!
Login and shop now at
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Community Programs of Interest
 Open House | TONIGHT, November 17 | 6:30 PM | JSerra Pavilion
Come learn about their faith-based, college prep curriculum, award-winning athletics, and exceptional extracurricular activities. After attending a brief presentation, you and your family will have the opportunity to visit both the academic and athletic sides of campus. Students, faculty, coaches and administration will be in attendance to answer all your questions. (Coaches will be available to speak with families at 5:45 p.m.)
CLICK HERE
to RSVP today!
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Serra Speaker Series | November 30 | 6:30 PM | JSerra Center Room
"Teaching children to become responsible is not an easy task! The job of a parent is extremely difficult...and yet so important."
You are invited to attend the JSerra Speaker Series to hear renown communicator, author, and consultant Doug Fields talk about intentional parenting. He is the Executive Director of HomeWord's Center for Youth/Family at Azusa Pacific University, the co-founder of DownloadYouthMinistry.com, and the author of more than 50 books.
Interested in Being a Lion for a Day?
The best way to discover what life is like at JSerra is to become a "Lion for the Day." During this time, your student will have the opportunity to tour their campus, attend classes, gain insight into available programs, and enjoy a lunch from the Lion Bistro on them!
Shadows are on most Mondays and Tuesdays now through April 24.
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