Last Chance For School Supplies!
The deadline for school supply orders has been extended to Thursday April 29. Extra order forms are available in the office, or click here. Supplies will be in each child’s classroom on registration day. Summer goes by so quickly. Don’t miss this chance to have one less thing to do! Here are the number of orders received so far. The grade reflects the 2010-2011 school year:
K 33
1- 43
2- 31
3- 26
4- 19
5- 19
6- 16
7- 10
8- 6

St. Cecilia School Drama Club
Congratulations to Ms. Katy Porter and the cast of Once On This Island! What a fabulous production! Anyone who saw our spring musical was impressed with the tremendous talent of our students. We are grateful to Katy for sharing her “creative juices” with our students! Special thanks to Mr. Greg Callaghan, Class of 2000 and Ms. Nicole Alexander, the assistant directors, Mr. Gene Ide, faculty advisor, and our many volunteer parents!


The St. Cecilia-Holy Name Annual Girls’ Basketball Tournament--SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010, at the Durocher Pavilion.
Please note there is NO Jamboree on Friday, April 30!
Click here for a tournament schedule.
*SPIRIT DAYS 2010
THURSDAY, April 29, FRIDAY, April 30 To show our school spirit for all of our Girls’ Basketball Teams we will have three spirit days and a rally:


* Thursday, April 29th – Mismatch/Backwards Day
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear mismatched clothes or backwards clothes. FOR EXAMPLE: You can wear striped pants and a plaid shirt or how about a turtleneck sweater with a pair of shorts. You can wear your sweatshirt inside out and backwards! Remember to follow the free dress policy in the handbook. All clothes should be appropriate for school. Students must wear closed toed shoes and socks. Be sure to wear shoes appropriate for the Pavilion if you have P.E.

* FRIDAY, April 30 Blue and Gold Day/Rally
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear Blue and/or Gold to show our school spirit. At the rally, all girls’ basketball teams (grades 3-8) will be introduced. All team members are asked to wear their basketball uniforms so they can be introduced to the school in their basketball uniforms at the rally. The rally will begin at 1:45 p.m. in the Durocher Pavilion. Highlights of the rally include a Faculty vs. Board of Commissioners Obstacle Course and a Classroom Dance-Off!!

*Attention All Basketball Fans Attending the SC - HN Tournament on Saturday, May 1.
If you are on the stage during the day, you must be cheering for the teams. There is NO FOOLING around on the stage; otherwise, you will be asked to sit in the stands. Parents please inform your child of the rules for Saturday. Remember, no food or drink in the Pavilion!

*Tickets for the tournament will be on sale each morning through Friday, April 30.
Tickets are $2.00 each. Please put money in an envelope marked Holy Name Tournament. Please include the student’s name, grade, room number, and the number of tickets ordered. All players, cheerleaders, and spectators need tickets for the tournament. The proceeds from the tickets sold at school go directly to the St. Cecilia Athletic Program. Proceeds from the tickets purchased at the door are split with Holy Name. So please buy your tickets at school. Tickets at the door will be $3.00.

LET’S HAVE FUN AND SHOW THAT S.C. SPIRIT!!


Lenten Contribution
During Lent our students contributed $ 5,513 for the primary schools in Lesotho, Africa. Thank you, parents and children, for your generosity!

Summer 2010 Music Lessons Information
The summer is great time to study an instrument! Many of the St. Cecilia School music teachers keep their private studios open in the summer. Summer music lessons are not sponsored by St. Cecilia School, and lessons are not given on the school/parish property. Summer is a great time for new students to discover if they like studying music before making a semester-long commitment and for continuing students to learn new pieces. There are no recitals during summer music!

The instruments available are: piano, recorder, flute, clarinet, sax, violin, viola, 'cello and guitar. Please note – if you choose the piano, you need to rent or own a traditional, acoustic piano in your home (not an electronic keyboard).

If you have any questions about summer music lessons, please call Bonnie Knight at home: 415-665-1583.

May Calendar
You will notice that the May calendar is full of activities: May Procession, Confirmation, Primary Grades Mothers’ Day Mass, Student Council elections and installation, field trips, recitals, sports awards, Field Day, Mothers’ Club Mass and Installation Dinner, and Eighth Grade Graduation.

The recital dates for music students in Grades K-7 are listed according to their teachers’ names. The Eighth Graders will have their own recital on a separate night. Please refer to your calendar as an easy reference!

Confirmation
On Saturday, May 8, at 10:30 A.M., our seventh graders will be confirmed by Archbishop George Niederauer. We pray that the Holy Spirit will be with these newly confirmed as they continue to grow and mature in their faith! Thank you to the sixth parents who will provide refreshments in the pavilion following the ceremony. This will allow you an opportunity for pictures with the Archbishop.

Strawberry Day
Each year, on May 10, the Sisters of the Holy Names celebrate Strawberry Day or Founders’ Day. The community archives recount the story of six Sisters of the Holy Names from Hocheloga, Canada who were destined for Oakland, California and who boarded the “Ocean Queen” in New York. After a long ocean voyage they reached the Isthmus of Panama on the Atlantic side and crossed the Isthmus in a little train. They boarded another ship in the Pacific Ocean and after another long voyage entered San Francisco harbor on Sunday, May 10, 1868. The Mercy Sisters from St. Mary’s Hospital took them home and served luscious strawberries, the first of the season. This year we will celebrate this special day by having strawberry ice cream on Monday, May 10. Earlier in the year we asked about children’s allergies. We will follow that list and have vanilla ice cream for those students who are allergic to strawberries.

Sandwiches
You have been so generous all year providing lunches on Wednesdays for the needy. Wednesday, May 26, will be our last “Wednesday Sandwich Day” for this school year. We will begin again next October. Thank you!

School Year Ends!
Our last day of school will be Friday, June 4. Please note the schedule for the last week of school:

Tuesday, June 1 and Wednesday, June 2
Minimum Day for Grs. K-7

Wednesday, June 3
Kindergarten Celebration 10:30
Minimum Day for Grs. 1-7

Friday, June 4--School begins at the regular time.
9:00--School Mass
10:00--Dismissal

School Re-opens!
Registration Day for the 2010-2011 school year will be on Tuesday, August 24! We do expect that all students be present for the opening of school! No extended vacations!

Scrip
Scrip Update In need of catering for any upcoming Confirmation or Graduation parties or other event? Janice Calonico/Angelina's Catering is offering scrip in $50 denominations-with a 5% donation to St. Cecilia. Note: We are not stocking these in the inventory, but they can be ordered by contacting Elaine Shanahan at Shanfam@pacbell.net. Janice can get these to you very quickly!

We have a good stock of the following "slow moving" items, and once they're gone they won't be reordered for this current school year. So please help us deplete this inventory before school year's end:

Pizza Hut ($10) 21 available
Mollie Stones ($20) 20 available
Honey Baked Ham ($10) 13 available
RadioShack $25 9 available
Classic Designs ($100) 9 available
SF Wine Trading Company ($25) 9 available
GameStop ($25) 7 available
Home Depot ($100) 7 available

In anticipation of the end of the school year, the last day to place an order for scrip will be THURSDAY MAY 20. Please plan ahead and order before then. Click here for the current order form dated 4/22/10. Elaine will be selling scrip at the upcoming Mothers’ Club meeting.


COOKBOOK SALE
Mothers' Club Cookbooks are on sale for $8 each or 3 for $20. Place your order before they are all gone; supply is limited. The cookbooks make great go to gifts. Click here for the order form or purchase the cookbook at the Rectory or Collins Center. Any questions, contact Sally at cookbooksc@earthlink.net

Mothers’ Club Board and General Meetings
On Wednesday, April 28, please join us for our last Mothers' Club meeting of the year. Click here for the list of those who are nominated We will have short business meeting, vote for the new board members, and have a special presentation! Elaine Shanahan will also have Scrip available for sale!
* 6:30 pm Board Meeting and 7:00 pm General Meeting in the Lower Church.
* No homework for those children in K-6th grade!

St. Cecilia 16th Annual Walk & Jog-a-thon Friday, May 14, 2010
Mark your calendar today! We need your support to make this a fun and successful fundraiser for St. Cecilia’s athletic programs. Funds raised from this event are used to buy new equipment for girls’ and boys’ sports programs including volleyballs, basketballs, uniforms, and other items that need to be replaced due to wear and tear.

How it works
Click here for your sponsor sheet. Sign up as many sponsors as you can, based on the number of laps you think you can run/walk. Donations should be collected at the time of the pledge. Fill out your sponsor sheet and prize tickets and return them to the school office with the money you collected.

Listen to the morning announcements, starting Monday, May 10, for your raffle ticket to be pulled. There will be 3 winners per day and the prizes vary. Prizes include professional team jerseys, jackets, t-shirts, hats, balls and equipment.

Walk, jog, or run and have some fun at the Jog-a-thon on Friday, May 14. Grades Kindergarten-4 will walk/jog around the schoolyard. Grades 5-8 will walk/jog around Larsen Park. Once finished, all grades will enjoy a chilly treat.

Volunteers
Parents can help on the day of the Jog-a-thon by volunteering to count laps, tie shoelaces, and hand out treats. Click here for the volunteer form and return it to the office as soon as possible to get the time and grade you want.

Individual Prizes
The student that brings in the most money wins $100.
The student that brings in the 2nd highest amount of money wins $75.
The student that brings in the 3rd highest amount of money wins $50.

Class Prizes
Ice-cream parties to the top 3 classes that bring in the most money!
Free dress passes to every class that has 100% participation (Every student in the classroom has collected money from at least 1 sponsor!)

Raffle Prizes
Each $10 you collect gets you a prize ticket for the daily raffle. Be sure to fill out, cut out, and submit one prize ticket for each $10 you turn in. Winning prize tickets will be pulled each morning from Monday, May 10, until Friday, May 14. To be eligible for the prizes awarded on Monday, May 10t, your money and prize tickets must be turned in by Friday, May 7. To be eligible for the prizes awarded on Tuesday, May 11, your money and prize tickets must be turned in by Monday, May 10th. And so forth. All of your prize tickets will remain in the pool of eligible tickets for the rest of the week. The more money you collect, the more prize tickets you have, and the more chances you have to win! Let’s make this the best Jog-a-thon yet!

Coaches & Assistant Coaches Thank You Fiesta Dinner
The 2009/2010 Coaches Dinner will be held Saturday, May1, 2010 in the Lower Church - The St. Cecilia Athletic Board would like to thank our Coaches and Assistant Coaches for their time, effort and commitment to our athletes! Cocktails begin at 6:30 P.M. and dinner at 8 P.M. Significant others welcome. If you have any questions please contact Katie Kohmann 415-509-4611.

Track Coaches Needed For 2011 Season and Beyond!
Cecilia Track is in full swing with a 65-member team this year from Grades 5-8. It’s a well-established program that provides an additional athletic outlet for our children with no restrictions on playing time and/or participation. It’s “running” very well this year thanks to the many volunteers who have stepped forward to help out at every meet. This program would fall flat on its face without that.

Well, speaking of volunteers, we are in need of 2–3 people to step forward to help oversee and manage the St Cecilia Track program following the 2011 season. SO WHY LOOK FOR REPLACEMENTS NOW???? That’s because Jeff Waite and Sue & Mark Courey will be stepping aside at the end of the 2011 track season, and to ensure a smooth transition & hand-off to the new coaches, it’s best that they shadow these coaches for an entire season--from start to finish. This way we can ensure that the Track program continues to operate as well or better than it does today.

The plan is for the new volunteers to start helping out now, if they can, but not formally step into the shadowing role until mid-January 2011. Seems like a long time from now but it really isn’t given some of the smaller tasks that need to get taken care of in the off-season.

If you’re interested in helping out and ensuring that we have a sound Track program going forward, please e-mail Jeff Waite at jwai@chevron.com

New SC Athletic Board Member Application
The Athletic Board is now accepting applications from those interested in becoming a member of the Athletic Board. This is a great way to support and get involved in the girls/boys athletic programs. Membership is a 3-year term and would begin in September 2010. If you are interested in applying, please contact Mike Huynh at 415-812-5750 or sunrisephotography@gmail.com