FREE DRESS
Friday, May 14, Jog-a-thon
*Monday, May 17, Cap Day
Wednesday, May 19, Field Day

Sister Catherine Nessi Celebrates 60 Years of Her Religious Profession
Sister Catherine has been ministering at St. Cecilia School for 16 years and has been a Catholic teacher for 58 years. This year we honor her as she celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of her religious profession as a Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Please join Sister Catherine at the 9:30 A.M. Mass, on this Sunday, May 16. Following the Mass, there will be a reception in her honor. We are grateful for the countless ways she has touched our lives by her word and example!

Cap Day
To help Sister Catherine celebrate, the student will have CAP DAY on Monday, May 17. Students may wear any sports-related cap WITH their school uniform!

Music Recital Behavior
This week Jill’s and Tina’s students will have their recitals! We know that our student musicians have practiced very hard for these performances, and so we need to ensure that we have the audience’s silent, respectful attention. The following gentle reminders are listed because they have been issues in previous years:

Well-behaved siblings are welcome at the concerts. However, the recitals are in the evening and if younger siblings cannot sit through a recital quietly at this hour, please arrange for childcare.

If a younger child starts to run around or cry, please leave the auditorium with him or her.

Cell phones should be turned off, and video games are not allowed.

Student musicians should be seated quietly on the bench and should be respectful of each performer.

Student musicians should not be in other parts of the school or running in and out of the restrooms.

Sister Marilyn will be meeting with each group of student musicians before the recitals and making general announcements to the entire student body about polite behavior.

We look forward to wonderful evenings of music that reflect the talents of our students and teachers! Thank you for your cooperation!

Information Packets
Last week we sent home three informational letters with your oldest child. Necessary forms can be found on the school’s website:

Tuition Agreements for 2010-2011--due by Friday, May 14. Click here for the agreement.

Information regarding Monsignor Collins Endowment Fund Tuition Assistance Program The deadline for submitting an application for tuition assistance is Friday, May 21. Click here for the informational letter.

Mandatory Student Planner Order Form. We will be introducing mandatory student planners to students in Grs. 4-8 for the 2010-2011 school year. They will be used to manage homework assignments, test dates, and project due dates. These will take the place of homework notebooks. The cost of a student planner is $6.00 each. Students will receive their planners at the beginning of the new school year. Please complete the order form and submit it with your payment to the school office marked Student Planners by Monday, May 24. Click here for the order form.

School Supply Update

Summer 2010 Music Lessons Information

Sandwiches

Mothers’ Club Installation Mass and Dinner
Please join us on Friday, May 14, at 6:30, for the Installation Mass and Dinner! This is a wonderful St. Cecilia's tradition, a chance to celebrate our achievements for the year, welcome those moms entering SC, and honor those moms departing SC. The RSVP deadline has been extended to tomorrow, Thursday, May 13, by 8:20 A.M. If you haven't done so, please CLICK HERE for the form and return it with your check to the office by tomorrow at 8:20 A.M!

Registration Volunteers Needed
The Mothers’ Club needs volunteers to help with the collection of the Mothers’ Club family dues on registration day, Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Volunteers will be assigned to a classroom from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Volunteers will be able to register in their children’s classrooms at 8:30A.M. before the beginning of general registration at 9:00 A.M. and will be given enough time during the morning to register for the various activities in the auditorium. Please note that you may not be assigned to your child’s classroom.

Volunteers are asked to be in the library at 8:15 A.M. to receive their assignments and instructions.

Thank you for helping the Mothers’ Club start off an exciting new school year. Click here for the form and return it to the school office c/o Membership and Volunteers. Any questions? Please contact Ann Baglin at 415/682-7759 or Anne Kiernan at 415-664-4707.

Box Tops: Keep 'Em Coming!
Keep those box tops coming in, and we will have one last contest for this year! The winning class will have a "surprise treat" during the last week of school. Please turn in your box tops to your teachers by Friday, May 28, at the latest. For a full list of the hundreds of products which carry box tops, please visit click here.

Scrip Update
There are two weeks left to order any scrip that you need. Please note that only the following items are available for order. As we are trying to clear out our existing inventory, we will not be taking orders for anything that is not on this list at this time. Send an email to Elaine Shanahan at Shanfam@pacbell.net and let her know what you want! If it's still in stock by the time you email me, I will let you know and then collect your payment and get the items to you. Here's the list of what's left:

REMAINING INVENTORY - only these items are available for ordering:

BARNES & NOBLE (4)	$ 10.00
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO (3)	$ 10.00
GAMESTOP (6)	$ 25.00
GUERRA (5)	$ 100.00
HONEY BAKED HAM (13)	$ 10.00
KFC (17)	$ 5.00
MOLLIE STONES (20)	$ 20.00
PIZZA HUT (21)	$ 10.00
RADIO SHACK (9)	$ 25.00
REGIS SALON (3)	$ 25.00
SF WINE TRADING CO (2)	$ 25.00
SHELL GAS (3)	$ 25.00
SHELL GAS (3)	$ 50.00
SMART & FINAL (2)	$ 50.00

St. Cecilia 16th Annual Walk & Jog-a-thon Friday, May 14, 2010
Pledges will be collected until Friday, May 14! 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!

CYO Track Meet

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYERS