From the desk of Sister Stella
PWC President
SPA Campout News
PWC Function
Traffic Duty Assignments
Weekly Readings/Reflections
Playground Volunteer
Hot Lunch Volunteers
SPA Web Club News

From the desk of Sister Stella Marie, Principal:

  

Western Catholic                                              

Educational Association

Accrediting Commission for Catholic Schools

                                                  

Catholic Schools Week 2007

Greetings as we commence Catholic Schools Week 2007 and celebrate the unique culture and contribution of your students, faculty, staff and all of the other member schools within WCEA. This poster is a reflection of our appreciation for all the work you do to support Catholic Education and the critical role of promoting faith and academics in your school.

Our message for 2007 is simple: “Our Children will be the beacons of wisdom, they will be the architects of lasting peace, they will surely be the Ambassadors of Christ to our world.” As our world seeks to find innovative approaches and solutions to the challenges of poverty, global warming, nuclear threats and international conflicts we are all called to prepare our students to meet these challenges with the wisdom of their intellect and the values of their faith.

 

There are over 925 schools accredited through WCEA and committed to standards of excellence and promoting our Catholic faith among our over 400,000 students throughout Arizona, California, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. We are evermore confident in the promise and potential of the students we see, the progress they make and their collective impact in the world. Teachers, administrators and students come together to bring innovative and inclusive approaches to learning and daily demonstrate the rewards of leadership through teamwork.

We at WCEA congratulate you! By your dedication and example you are helping to nurture and inspire these “beacons of wisdom” — “architects of peace” — and “ambassadors of Christ.” During this, Catholic Schools Week, may you come to an even deeper understanding of the power of your influence and may you F continue to be blessed for your invaluable contribution.

 

Sincerely,

     Br. William Carriere, Fac, Phd

 

Brother William Carriere, FSC, Ph.D.
Executive Director, WCEA                                                                     

cc:  WCEA Member Bishops

    WCEA Committee of Consulters

    WCEA School Superintendents/Commissioners

 

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Ask four questions when your child has an independent project

      Whether it’s a science fair project, a book report or a diorama of Bolivia,independent projects can drive parents crazy. They don’t find out about them until the night before; they don’t understand what the teacher wants and they don’t know how to help.

    When your child has an independent project coming up, here are four questions she should   be able to answer:

1.   What does the teacher expect me to turn in? Finding the answer to this question will save you from a last-minute dash to the store to buy supplies. If your child can’t find the assignment sheet, have her check the teacher’s web page or dig in her backpack to look for something that may have been “misplaced.”

2.   What is the topic? If your child can tell you in a single sentence what her topic is, then it is likely that she knows what she’s supposed to do.

3.   When is it due? Have her mark this date on the calendar. Teach your child to finish before the deadline. Show her how to break large proj­ects into smaller chunks.

4.   What steps do I need to complete to finish the project? This is the time for you and your child to schedule -trips to the library for research and to the store for supplies.

If your child can’t answer any of these questions, she needs to talk to her teacher to get the information she needs.

Source: Mike Coles, Learning to Learn: Student Activities forDeveloping Work, Study, and Exam-Writing Skills, ISBN: 1-551-

38153-2(Pembroke Publishers, distributed by Stenhouse Publishers,

 1 -800-988-9812,www.stenhouse.com).

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PWC President

Dear SPA Families:

Sex, the Internet and Your Child – February 5th /February 6th-

Saint Paul the Apostle School is offering another important program for parents, Sex, the Internet and Your Child.  You will have two opportunities to come to this presentation:  Monday, February 5th from 1:30 to 3:00 PM and Tuesday, February 6th from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. in the JCPC.  SPA parent, Greg Curtin, an expert on student internet use, will be the speaker.

Third Grade Potluck
Third Grade Parents, save the date for your Pot Luck on Wednesday, February 7th.  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.

TRAFFIC AND SAFETY

A friendly but firm reminder - under NO circumstances are parents or children to jaywalk illegally across Selby or Ohio Avenues.  Please use crosswalks when dropping off or picking up your child.

 PWC Board Nominations

The process for the election of the new PWC President and PWC 2007-2008 Board is underway.  Nominations for all PWC Board positions will be accepted.  All parents contribute so much to the success of Saint Paul the Apostle School, so I strongly encourage you to consider serving on the PWC Board.  The current Board members and positions are listed on page 15 in the directory.  You are invited to nominate yourself or someone you feel would be qualified.

PWC Nominating Committee

The PWC nominating committee consists of 3 current PWC Board members and 3 members at large.  Please look for information about how you can be a part of the nominating committee and/or nominate yourself and friends to next year’s PWC Board. If you have questions, please contact Mary Curry, PWC Parliamentarian. (Phone number listed in the directory)

SPA Golf Tournament- SAVE THE DATE

Parishioners, school families, and friends are invited to attend the SPA Annual Golf Tournament, Monday, April 30, 2007.  All levels of golfers are encouraged to attend.  Always a fun event!

Upcoming Events

February 7                       3rd Grade Potluck

February 10                     Past Presidents’/Alumni Luncheon

February 16                     Bake Sale

February 19                     President’s Day (No School)

February 21                     Ash Wednesday

February 24-26             SPA Ski Trip

February 26                     Faculty Retreat (No School)

February 27                     Late Day

Mary Kay Lalli

PWC President             

 

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SPA Campout News

SAVE THE DATE

SPA CAMPOUT

SIGNUPS WILL BE HELD

SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST

STARTING AT

7:30 A.M.

(This is NOT your designated time to sign up...it is only to let you know the day the sign-ups are taking place.)

 

*Date for the lottery sign-ups and other important information will follow at the end of January or early February.

 

It is going to be a great campout.  Dates for the fun-filled weekend are May 18-20, 2007.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

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PWC NOMINATE COMMITTEE and BOARD NOMINATIONS

Attached to the epistle is a form for you to volunteer to serve on the Nominating Committee and to nominate yourself or others for positions on next year’s PWC Board.    Please read it over and consider being a part of this important process.  The qualifications to serve on the Nominating Committee are that you have been an active (dues paying) member of the PWC for 2 years.  Sister Stella will draw the four SPA community names from all forms received. The Nominating Committee will meet late February at 1:30 p.m., exact date TBD.  If you have any questions, please contact Mary Curry, PWC Parliamentarian.

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Traffic Duty Assignments

Mmonth of February Traffic Duty Assignment 3rd 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. 

*** FEB 13    Ohio Door Opener #1 will be Forrester

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

Readings for Sunday February 4th

Reading I
Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8

In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!” At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled with smoke. Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember that he had taken with tongs from the altar. He touched my mouth with it, and said, “See, now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said; “send me!”

Reading II
1 Corinthians 15:1-11

I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you,
unless you believed in vain. For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, Christ appeared

to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God that is with me. Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

Gospel
Luke 5:1-11

While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon said in reply,
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them.  They came and filled both boats so that the boats were in danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said,
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

 

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Playgound Volunteer

KINDERGARTEN GRADE: 11:45-12:15
FEBRUARY 2007

5th GRADE: 12:10-12:40
December

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Hot Lunch Volunteers

Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule
February, 2007

Kindergarten       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

				2/1	Ramos
2/5	Rachel Shin	2/7	Jessica Royer	2/8	Ramos
2/12	Rachel Shin	2/14	Juanita Silva	2/15	Yi
2/19	NO SCHOOL	2/21	Juanita Silva	2/22	Yi
2/26	NO SCHOOL	2/28	Juanita Silva

 

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ATTENTION:  WEB CLUB SIGN-UP!!

 

The Web Club will be returning for the Spring Semester with Mike Martner teaching web design.  There will be a beginner/Intermediate Class and an Advanced Class.  The Web Club is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.  Also, if there is space, 5th graders will be accepted.  The Advanced Class will meet on Wednesdays from 3:30PM to 5PM in the Library.  The Beginner/Intermediate Class will meet on Thursdays from 3:30PM to 5PM in the Library.  The student fee for the Web Club is $75 per semester.  The Web Club will begin meeting mid February the second or third week. Date to be announced.

 Remember that space is limited.

Those who signed up for the fall are automatically accepted for the spring session but you must still signup. And fill out an application for the spring session

 Please fill out the following application form and return it to Foundation/Web Club via the Black Bag (attention: Sheila U’Ren or e-mail it to sheilau@brandx.net).  You can also contact Sheila U’Ren at home check the school directory. Please do not send checks until you are notified. Checks should be made out to St. Paul the Apostle School Foundation (Web Club) for $75 per student Then you can submit it to the Foundation/Web Club via the Black Bag.

Name:____________________________________________________________

Grade:____________________________________________________________

Beginner/Intermediate Class (Thurs.):__________________________________________________________

Advanced Class (Wed.):___________________________________________________________

Indicate if and when you have previously participated in the Web Club and at what level:

__________________________________________________________________

 

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