From the desk of Sister Stella
Fr. Brad Pastor
PWC President
Fall Festival
Parish News
PWC Function
Traffic Duty Assignments
Weekly Readings/Reflections
From School Nurse's Office
Playground Volunteer
Hot Lunch Volunteers

From the Desk of Sister Stella Maria, Principal:

Today I received a letter from UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation thanking us for our gift of $7,057.08 ,which is the amount raised from the festival money jugs. I wish to thank all of you for your generous donation. A copy of the letter will appear in the next epistle.

Schedule for the Week,

• Thursday, Nov 9th Parent Teacher Conferences continue
  
• Friday, Nov. 10th Veteran’s Day (NO SCHOOL, NO DAY CARE)
  
• Monday, Nov 13th LATE DAY- Coaches Program
  
• Reminder: Tuesday, Dec. 5th School Picture Makeup Day (For Students Absent on Picture Day only)

 

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           An Advent

                        Faith Sharing Retreat

           Come and meet the Christ of Christmas, and share with others the gift that God has sent into our world.

Saturday, December 2

10a.m. to 4p.m. Church Classroom

Fr. Brad Schoeberle, CSP, will lead this day of reflecting on the meaning of Christmas.  For more information and to sign up (we need to plan for food), contact him by email or at the parish number.

 

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PWC President

Dear SPA Families:

5th Grade Liturgy and Potluck
Fifth Grade Parents, save the date for your Pot Luck on Wednesday, November 15th.  Food should be dropped off in the JCPC by 6:15PM. The Liturgy will begin promptly at 6:30PM in the church. Enjoy your special night with your child.

Westside Thanksgiving Day Celebration and Dinner

The Westside Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration is a wonderful way to bring our school and church community together to help those in need.  This weekend, before or after any Mass, you may drop off the following donated food items ONLY: Stove Top stuffing, large cans of cranberry sauce, green beans, Campbell’s turkey gravy, boxed instant mashed potatoes, and juice boxes.  For more information on how you can participate in this important event, contact Daryl Crowley. (Phone number in the directory)

JCPC Christmas Decorations November 27th at Noon

Don’t miss out on this fun tradition of decorating the John Carroll Parish Center for the holidays.  If you are interested in volunteering, contact Mary Kay Lalli-phone number in the directory.  Though appreciated, artistic ability is not a requirement.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

High School Night:  November 28th

Advent Wreath Making:  December 3rd

PWC Christmas Party:  December 7th at LA Farm
PWC Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon: December 13th

Mary Kay Lalli

PWC President

 

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Festival News

Live Auction Thank You

Thank you to all of the families who donated to the Live Auction Ashley Tisdale and Surf Expo parties.  We appreciate all of your support and are excited to announce that we will be able to update the bathrooms and purchase a scoreboard for our Saints.  A special thank you to the Meyer Whalley Dumont family for donating these fabulous parties for all of the children at St. Pauls.

If any donor needs a receipt for tax purposes, they can print out a copy of the "Auction Tax Receipt" attachment to the Epistle.

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Parish News

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE PARISH OFFICE
TO
ALL SPA SCHOOL PARENTS!

Dear SPA school parents - - this is a courtesy reminder.

If it is your intent to qualify for the reduced tuition rate this year, please call our office to inquire as to what you have contributed towards the required $780.00 thus far. We are no longer sending out individual reminders – please call Lois Massey at 310-474-1527 ext. 246 before November 31st for a final figure.

Again, thank you for your continued support and participation in St. Paul the Apostle Parish. If I can be of assistance to you in any way, please feel free to contact me

Sincerely,

Lois Massey
Administrative Assistant

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PWC Function

WESTSIDE THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION DINNER

Many members of the St. Paul the Apostle Community signed up for volunteer positions for the Westside Thanksgiving Day Dinner Celebration at the Santa Monica Civic.  And quite a few members of our community dropped off hygiene items to the school or church.  Thank you so much for your support.

Those who would like to volunteer (and were not yet able to sign up) can call the hotline at (310) 394-3153 before Nov. 17.

We still need ofturkeys, pies, hygiene items and food items.

Anyone wishing to donate a cooked turkey or pie can call the hotline and plan on bringing the cooked turkey and/or pie to the Santa Monica Civic on Thanksgiving Morning.

Anyone wishing to donate a cooked turkey or pie and not able to deliver it to the Civic can contact The Scibelli Family by email (school directory) to arrange dropping off a turkey or pie to their home in Cheviot Hills Thanksgiving Morning.  Also contact Anne Marie Scibelli (listed in the school directory) should youlike to donate the cost of a cooked turkey.

Please bring:  large cans of green beans, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce, and or large boxes of mashed potatoes and Stove Top Stuffing to Mass Nov. 11 and 12! Thank you.

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Traffic Duty Assignments

For the month of November Traffic Duty Assignment 6th Grade Parents

PARENT TRAFFIC RESPONSIBILITIES. 

Note:  Please arrive by 7:20 am or 2:30 pm to complete your assignment.  Should you have questions about your duty do not hesitate to contact your room parents or Liane Schirmer. 

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

READINGS OF SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12

Reading 1
1 Kings 17:10-16

In those days, Elijah the prophet went to Zarephath.
As he arrived at the entrance of the city,
a widow was gathering sticks there; he called out to her,
"Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink."
She left to get it, and he called out after her,
"Please bring along a bit of bread."
She answered, "As the LORD, your God, lives,
I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar
and a little oil in my jug.
Just now I was collecting a couple of sticks,
to go in and prepare something for myself and my son;
when we have eaten it, we shall die."
Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid.
Go and do as you propose.
But first make me a little cake and bring it to me.
Then you can prepare something for yourself and your son.
For the LORD, the God of Israel, says,
'The jar of flour shall not go empty,
nor the jug of oil run dry,
until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.'"
She left and did as Elijah had said.
She was able to eat for a year, and he and her son as well;
the jar of flour did not go empty,
nor the jug of oil run dry,
as the LORD had foretold through Elijah.

Gospel
Mark 12:38-44

In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds,
"Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes
and accept greetings in the marketplaces,
seats of honor in synagogues,
and places of honor at banquets.
They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext
recite lengthy prayers.
They will receive a very severe condemnation."

He sat down opposite the treasury
and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury.
Many rich people put in large sums.
A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.
Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them,
"Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more
than all the other contributors to the treasury.
For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth,
but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had,
her whole livelihood."

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From School Nurse's Office

 

FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE:

 

As most of you have heard…Lice is once again at SPA! The rumors are flying and people are becoming edgy! And I am saying, Don’t ’shoot the messenger!”  I didn’t’ come to your home and give them to your children!

I do the courtesy of checking all grades or the grades in which I have heard the outbreak originated. It is the parents’ responsibility to do head checks on their children. This shouldn’t be done only when there is an alert about head lice.  It should be a part of their daily grooming routine.  There is no need for parents to become paranoid and begin to blame others.

Some parents are saying that it is spreading too fast so there must be something wrong over here.  There is something wrong!  Some parents, as usual are not informing me that their child has had lice.  They are treating then sending the children back to school without my giving them “a clean bill of health”.

The reason that there seems to be so many is because I am checking!  I can tell that some of the students have had them for a while by the number of nits or lice I fine on their heads! So who knows how long it has been going through the classes before I am informed!

St. Paul the Apostle School has a NO NIT policy! It means just that, no nits on any hair follicle. I understand that it is tedious job, but it must be done or we will have an epidemic within the school.  Yes, I know that you have spent hours upon hours of combing and picking! I empathize with you but must hold to the policy.  To this date the keeping of this policy has worked well.

If your child has been sent home due to lice or nits, you must check in with the Health Office before returning to school. Parents please also note that your child will tell others that they have had or have lice.  Your trying to keep it a secret doesn’t always work.

On a side note, please check you child’s grooming and hygiene. I was quite surprised at the lack of personal hygiene in the lower and upper grade children…especially the boys!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Miss. Van V. Anderson, R.N.

School Nurse

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Playgound Volunteer

Kindergarten GRADE: 11:45-12:15
November

3rd GRADE: 12:10-12:40
November

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Hot Lunch Volunteers

Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule
October, 2006

Kindergarten Gradde        11:20 – 11:45
Mondays                               Wednesday                         Thursdays

3rd Grade        11:45 – 12:10
Mondays                                 Wednesday                          Thursdays

6th Grade       12:20 – 12:45
Mondays                                  Wednesday                         Thursdays

11/6	Elizabeth Casey	11/8	Fox	11/9	No School
11/13	Zarco	11/15	Fox	11/16	Ramos
11/20	Zarco	11/22	NO Hot Lunch-Early dismissal	11/23	Thanksgiving  Day
11/27	Elizabeth Casey	11/29	Fox	11/30	Ramos

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