Volume 3 | Issue 2

Welcome to St. Ignatius 2018-2019

Welcome to all of our new and returning students and families! We do our best to keep our families informed on a regular basis. You will only receive school emails and text messages if we have your current email address and if you have signed up for Remind text messages through your phone or computer. You will be able to see the school newsletters posted on our school website or on our official Facebook Page, Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish School. Please be sure to check these often. Other than this first newsletter of the year, the newsletter will not be printed and sent home. It will only be available via email or social media. Please click below for a school calendar, but remember that it is subject to change. The most updated information can be found on the school website at stignatiusla.org. St. Ignatius Family Calendar

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A MESSAGE FROM MRS. WADE Yesterday I learned that I lost a friend of St. Ignatius and mentor-our Assistant Superintendent, Gabrielle Benson. Gabrielle died suddenly and most unexpectedly, and while I’m still dealing with shock and disbelief, I’m comforted by her deep faith and the knowledge that she rests in the peace of Christ. She was very supportive of St. Ignatius School and helped me tremendously last year during her first year as an Assistant Superintendent. She was also my friend. She brought joy and light everywhere she went. She will be forever in my heart. Please pray for her and her family at this most difficult time. In Christ, ~Ileana Wade

Sharing Our Faith - Weekly Mass Please note that we will start attending Wednesday Mass in September. Until then, students may wear casual uniform to school on Wednesday. If your child has made their First Holy Communion, but did not attend Mass through the summer, please be sure to take him/her to receive the sacrament of reconciliation before we begin Wednesday Masses. In this way, students will be ready to receive Communion at Mass. The Family That Prays Together, Stays Together! Are You Available for Service Hours On Saturday? PARISH CLEAN UP DAY: NEXT SATURDAY, AUG. 25th, FROM 8am TO NOON!!     As we begin a new year we need to do some cleaning up. All over the parish property there are things that need to be cleaned, removed, uprooted, trimmed and thrown away. We need your help so that all areas of our property look cleaned up: along Monte Vista Ave, the front of the church and around the parking lot and patio area. If you could bring some gardening tools with you, that would be great! This is a good way to take care of some service hour as well.   The city’s graffiti removal team has already started to clean the sidewalk surrounding the parish property. So now let’s take care of the rest so that whether people are coming to Sunday Mass, a meeting in the parish hall, to the school office or the religious education office they will encounter a cleaner and more welcoming environment.   Call the pastoral center to let us know you’re coming: 323.256.3041 Back to School Night - August 28, 2018 Our first parent meeting is next Tuesday at 6:30. It is a Back to School Night and a great deal of important information will be shared. Don't miss it! VIRTUS TRAINING Parents who plan to volunteer at school during the coming school year must be Virtus trained. Virtus is the program that all adults who work around children at church or school must complete. It focuses on appropriate interactions with children. There is no cost to you. Virtus certification must be updated every four years through a 1 1/2 hour re-certification class. You must complete Virtus 1 before doing a re-certification. Here is the Virtus training schedule for St. Ignatius, however, the class can be taken at any Catholic church. Please call the parish office to register for any of these classes. 323.256.3041 September 6, 2018 Virtus 1 in English 6:30-9:30 in the Pastoral Center conference room September 20 Virtus 2 (Re-certification class) in Spanish 6:30-8 in the Pastoral Center conf. room September 27, Virtus 2 (Re-certification class) in English 6:30 -8 in the Pastoral Center conf. room Please be sure to obtain a certificate and bring it to the school office so we can make a copy for our files. All Staff, Parent Board, Room Parents, and Volunteers must be Virtus trained for the safety of our students.

Financial Responsibilities A friendly reminder to all families who are making tuition payments on the 20th of the month that payment is now due. Thank you to those who have set up their SmartTuition payments, or stopped by to take care of their payments.

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TOGETHER EMPOWER AT ST. IGNATIUS The Non-profit organization, Together Empower is running an after school program at St. Ignatius. They provide various activities as well as homework help all for $125 per child per month. Additional children can attend for and extra $60 per month. Activities include dance, singing, cooking, martial arts, and art. Please stop by the office to pick up a registration packet if you are interested.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURE Thank you for promptly picking up your child at his/her classroom. Please remember that the teacher will dismiss after the bell. Please do not disrupt the last few minutes of class by opening the door. If you have more than one child at school, your children will all be in the YOUNGEST student's classroom so you do not have to go to multiple rooms for pick up. Please do not stop older students on their way to their younger sibling's classrooms. Any students who are not picked up 15 minutes after dismissal will be taken to our aftercare room and will need to be picked up there. (First room on upper level/small fee) Remember to share this information with anyone who picks up your child(ren).

Falcon Gear Available!

A few 'Falcon' caps are still available in the office. They are only $15 and the money goes to support our sports program. Please come to the office to purchase your hat and support St. Ignatius!

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