From the desk of Sister Stella
PWC President
School Office Information
PWC Function
Traffic Duty Assignments
Weekly Readings/Reflections
Student School Activies
Playground Volunteer
Fall Festival
SPA Campout News

"The best proof of love is trust."

From the Desk of Sister Stella Maria, Principal:

I am pondering the contents of the article in February 21st issue of TIME MAGAZINE, pushy dads, hovering moms and parents who do not show up at all.

As I meditate on this article, I count my blessing for the parents of St. Paul’s. True we are not perfect, we have a sprinkling of all of the above. The best part of the article is on page 49, which lists eight steps to parental success. In my opinion number eight is one that needs our attention. We have a percentage of parents who will talk to everyone and anyone before talking to a teacher about one of their concerns. Basically they do not trust the teacher or the school to deal positively with their child if the parent comes to complain. Parents who are so fearful, if you only knew that we bend over backwards to support your child and we are so grateful for your input. Page 42 of the article, "Parents are trusting children before they trust the teacher." If you have not read this article, I strongly recommend that you do so.

"We cannot protect our children form life. Therefore it is essential that we prepare them for it."
-Rudolf Dreikurs

An announcement for children in the upper grades who plan to attend summer school at various high schools.

The beginning of high school summer schools overlaps two and a half days with St. Paul’s. Begin your high school summer school each morning and come to St. Paul’s after lunch. You just have to deal with two days. Our school is dismissed at 10:am on Wednesday---you may come by the office after summer school to pick up your report card or we can give it to one of your siblings. We have followed this plan in the past and it has worked. If you have further concerns, do not hesitate to call me.

The Phone-A-Thon is tonight Wed. March 2nd. Parents who contributed to end of year giving will not be called. The Phone-A-Thon’s thrust is participation- give according to your means. Every gift large of small is appreciated.

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PWC President

Dear SPA Families:

This Sunday, March 6th, many 7th and 8th graders from St. Paul the Apostle School will be staffing a water station at the L.A. Marathon. Look for us cheering the runners on as they pass they half-way mark for this fabulous community-building event!

The St. Paul’s Ski Trip is this weekend! Don’t forget for those of you not planning on attending this terrific get-away that there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, March 7th which is a Faculty In-Service day. Tuesday, March 8th is a LATE DAY and Coaches Program will be in effect starting at 7:45AM.

Debbie Buderwitz
PWC President

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School Office information

TUITION ENROLLMENT FOR 2005-2006

FACTs tuition re-enrollment process will begin for returning students in March. If you need to make any changes to your existing accounts for next school year, please contact Missy Stevens at extension 221 before March 25th. Otherwise the current payment schedule will be honored in 2005-2006.

Tuition deductions for the 2005 - 2006 school year will begin in June. By starting in June St. Paul’s is able to offer a 12 payment option.
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FINANCIAL AID FOR 2005-2006

Financial aid packets for the 2005-2006 school year will be available in the front office starting February 21, 2005. It is necessary for anyone wishing to receive financial aid next year to complete all the paperwork and return no later than March 23rd. Even if you are currently receiving financial aid you will need to reapply.

Financial Aid is offered to active parishioners who have had a child in St. Paul the Apostle School for at least 1 full year.

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PWC Funtion News

LAST CHANCE FOR PWC NOMINATING COMMITTEE
And PWC BOARD NOMINATIONS FOR 2005/2006 SCHOOL YEAR

We need you, yes you...to serve on the PWC Nominating Committee! This is your last
week to sign up to serve as a member of the SPA Community at large. Additionally,
nominations for all PWC Board positions for next school year are currently being
accepted and we encourage you to self-nominate and/or exercise your right to nominate
others. Please fill out the form sent home with your child last month, obtain the
form from the round file by the Main Office, or find it attached to the Epistle.
The Nominating Committee will meet on Monday, March 14th at 1:30 p.m. All Nominating
Committee and Nomination forms must be received at school no later than the morning
of March 4th. If you have any questions, please contact Joanne Drake, PWC Parliamentarian.
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Grandparents Day
Grandparent’s/Special Friend Day is Friday June 3rd.
As a reminder this event is for Grandparents
and Special Friends only.
Sorry, there simply is not enough space for parents too.
Forms went home last week. If you did not get one,
we attached a copy to this epistle.
They will be also be available outside the office
in the form slot by 1B.
It should be a great event. Details to follow.
Questions/Issues…Call Susan Reed.

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Traffic Duty Assignments

For the month of March(2nd GRADE PARENTS)

Parents: Please arrive by 7:20 a.m. for morning duty and 2:30 p.m. for afternoon duty. Those on afternoon duty need to set up the cones to form a lane approaching the driveway entrance. If you need a substitute you must secure one yourself and then let one of the room parents know. Should you have any questions contact room parents Denise Kilroy and Kelly Moulton. Should you have questions about your particular traffic duty contact Mary Ann McQueen.
Substitutes: Deborah Hayes

A big thank you to third grade parents for completing their traffic duty during the month of February and to Marchell Hilliard and Kim Combs for their efforts to organize and coordinate traffic duties! A big thanks!

Officer Tim has requested that we use the large orange cones in the afternoon to ease congestion on Selby. To make the cones work, please try the following. We will be evaluating the effectiveness of the cones over time.

1. Slow down as you approach the cones that mark an entrance lane to the driveway.
2. Please refrain from using a cell phone as you approach St. Paul’s – this is dangerous!
3. As you make the turn be sure to avoid turning too widely as you may "turn" into Selby northbound traffic.
4. Do not line up at the end of the lane if traffic is not moving, enter the lane when traffic is moving and the gate is open. This is very critical. Those doing traffic will direct you, please do what they direct you to do!
5. If this seems inconvenient, try arriving a little earlier and parking in the neighborhood.
6. Every effort will be made to make this system safe, user friendly and efficient.

Thanks for your cooperation and patience!!!

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

March 6, 2005
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Psalm: Sunday 13

Reading I
1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a

The LORD said to Samuel:
"Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons."
As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,
Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,
"Surely the LORD's anointed is here before him."
But the LORD said to Samuel:
"Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature,
because I have rejected him.
Not as man sees does God see,
because man sees the appearance
but the LORD looks into the heart."
In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel,
but Samuel said to Jesse,
"The LORD has not chosen any one of these."
Then Samuel asked Jesse,
"Are these all the sons you have?"
Jesse replied,
"There is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep."
Samuel said to Jesse,
"Send for him;
we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here."
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.
He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold
and making a splendid appearance.
The LORD said,
"There--anoint him, for this is the one!"
Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,
anointed David in the presence of his brothers;
and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.

Reading II
Eph 5:8-14

Brothers and sisters:
You were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light,
for light produces every kind of goodness
and righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention
the things done by them in secret;
but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says:
"Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will give you light."

Gospel
Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him,
"Go wash in the Pool of Siloam"--which means Sent--.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
"Isn't this the one who used to sit and beg?"
Some said, "It is,"
but others said, "No, he just looks like him."
He said, "I am."
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them,
"He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see."
So some of the Pharisees said,
"This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath."
But others said,
"How can a sinful man do such signs?"
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
"What do you have to say about him,
since he opened your eyes?"
He said, "He is a prophet."
They answered and said to him,
"You were born totally in sin,
and are you trying to teach us?"
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
He answered and said,
"Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"
Jesus said to him,
"You have seen him, and
the one speaking with you is he."
He said,
"I do believe, Lord," and he worshiped him.

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Student School Activies

Science Fair Announcement:

Wednesday, March 16th, from 6:30pm-8: 30pm, will be the time for 7th and 8th grade students and their parents to attend the Science Fair together. Students will present their projects to parents. All families with children in any grade are also welcome to come to view the neat projects. The projects will be displayed in the Upper Social Hall.

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Saints Athletic News:

Congratulations to the Boys Varsity basketball team on Monday Feb. 28th they hosted Corpus Christi in an important final league game both teams entered the game with 7-2 league records and at stake was a Archdiocesan CYO Playoff Berth. The Saints easily defeated Corpus to advance to the playoffs. CYO Playoffs begin on Sat. Mar. 12th. Look for playoff info in next weeks epistle.

Golf Team- is open to any student(Boys & Girls) in 6-8th grade. The team will start their season next week March 8th. This is a competitive team, experience is helpful but not mandatory. Please call Head Coach Armand Speca if you are interested, his number is in the school directory.

Boys and Girls Track and Field for all students in 4th-8th grade is preparing to begin their season, flyers will be sent home this week. If you have any questions please contact Coach Eddie.

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Playgound Volunteer

PLAYGROUND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Help our coaches supervise our children during lunchtime recess! We need two parents each day. Each grade is responsible for two months per year. Parents commit for one day, i.e. Mondays, for that particular month. Questions? Contact Kathleen Felesina.

SHIFT IS FROM 12:00-12:30.
SECOND GRADE- MARCH

SHIFT IS FROM 12:00-12:30.
SIXTH GRADE - MARCH

Help our coaches supervise our children during lunchtime recess! Our PLAYGROUND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM needs two parents each day from 11:15-12:00. Questions, contact Kathleen Felesina in the school directory.

Kindergarten- Year Round
11:15-10:00

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Fall Festival

We are excited to announce the
2005 Fall Festival Theme:
SPA
All-Star Festival
October 7,8,9, 2005
We know this festival will be a Winner!
It will be a Grand Slam if everyone gets involved. It is our Goal to make sure
the Fall Festival is FANtastic. We will keep you posted with the Line Up of things
to come. We need each and every one of you to be part of Festival Team! If you are
interested in working on the festival, please call us and join in on the Spirit of community and fun!

Vicki McLoon
Debbie Battaglia
Mary Ann Bertolucci
Jewel Kracoff
Lisa Rogers
Claudia Ryan

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SPA Campout News

St. PAUL"S FAMILY CAMP OUT 2005
New lottery sign up form Information

Welcome to the St. Paul the Apostle Family camp out! This year=s camp out is going to be the best ever! The 29th Annual St. Paul the Apostle Family Camp out will be held this year on Friday, May 20,2004 to Sunday May 22, 2004, at the El Capitan Canyon campground, a beautiful privately owned facility located just north of Santa Barbara. St. Paul’s rents the entire facility! For more information on the facility, see their web site at www.ElCapitanCanyon.com. The SPA camp out is open to everyone at St. Paul’s church and school. There will be approximately 122 total units (cabins and tents) available again this year. Last year approximately 142 families signed up for these 122 units. No one wants to miss this great weekend! In order to give everyone a chance to attend the camp out, this year the sign up will be done by lottery. To sign up for the 2005 SPA family camp out please follow the instructions in the attachement sent with Epistle email link.

Dates to remember:

March 20th Last day to get this form to Stacey and Danny Amos
March 24th The Epistle will have a list showing your sign-up order
April 9th The date to come in to sign up for your cabin/tent

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