NO SCHOOL Monday, May 31, Memorial Day Observed

SC Photo Gallery
New pictures have been added to the Photo Gallery on our school website: May Procession, Spring Musical, Passion Play, 2006 Reunion. Or Click here.

New Baby
Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Shea (teacher, Gr. 2 Rm. 1) who welcomed Amanda Marie Shea, 10lbs., 1 oz, 22 in., on May 13!

Thanks!
Thanks to Mariwil Wong who organized the wonderful reception after Sunday’s 9:30 Mass to celebrate Sr. Catherine’s 60 years as a Sister of the Holy Names. Special thanks also to the moms who helped serve and clean up: Eva Fong, Martha Ball, Sylvia Grogan, Jessica Del Carlo, Rose Hauer, Regina Burke, Jacki Greig Karen Politz, Stephanie Lowe, Ann Hildula, and Celine Calalang.

Congratulations to:
Lorenzo Arada, Grade 6 Room 22, for winning first place in the InvestWrite Essay contest, a component of the Stock Market Game program, for grades 6-8 in the Northern California region! He was awarded a medal, certificate and an InvestWrite trophy at an awards ceremony held last Friday.

Izabella Doricko, Grade 4 Room 20, who won an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Annual Archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest.

We are proud of you!

Recital Behavior
This week Ed’s, Tomoko’s, and Maya’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!

Tuition Assistance
On May 5 each family received information about applying for tuition assistance through the Monsignor Collins Endowment Fund. If you would like to apply for financial assistance, please email Sister Marilyn to obtain an application form: mmiller@stceciliaschool.org When submitting your completed application, you must attach: your 2009 federal tax return and a letter which indicates your reasons for applying for assistance, the ways in which you participate in the life of the school and parish, and your family’s efforts to make the payment of tuition at St. Cecilia School a priority. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer assistance from the Collins Fund if you are receiving aid from the BASIC fund. The deadline for your request is Friday, May 21. A response letter will be mailed to all applicants during the month of June.

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.

E-CONTRIBUTIONS for SC Parishioners
Summer is almost here!!! You won’t have to send in a stack of offertory envelopes when you’re away on vacation.

If you are an SC parishioner, please consider making your Sunday contributions ELECTRONICALLY!!! YES, your regular and special offerings can now be submitted via e-contributions. You may register your credit card (yes, you can accumulate credit card rebates and airline mileage) or checking account. Parishioners can sign up through e-Paluch's SAFE and SECURE Parishioner's Web Page. Parishioners enter how often and how much to contribute to the parish. Parishioners can select any or all funds offered by their parish through e-Contributions. You may change the amount of your contributions at any time!!! e-Paluch processes the contributions and directs the funds to the Parish's bank account. You have the option to have the e-Contributions processed Monthly, Semimonthly and/or on a Weekly basis.
Advantages to E-contributions:

• Parishioners can honor their commitments to the parish when away on vacation.
• If you use your credit card, you can quickly accumulate credit card rebates and airline mileage.
• Eliminate writing weekly checks.
• E-mail reminders can be sent to you regarding your e-contributions.
• Parish administration costs are reduced by elimination of routine detail work required to process hundreds of envelope contributions.
• Real-time reports of registered and processed contributions by fund are provided.
To SIGN UP or request for more information, visit http://www.e-paluch.com/


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!

Last Days of School MINIMUM DAYS AND FREE DRESS Tuesday, June 1 through Thursday, June 3
In order to facilitate making uniforms available for the Uniform Exchange, the students will have free dress on Tuesday through Thursday (June 1-3). Hopefully, this will allow some time for you to wash any items you would like to donate to the Uniform Exchange and send them to school on Tuesday, June 1.

Students may wear play clothes Tuesday through Thursday (June 1-3). Please follow the FREE DRESS POLICY as stipulated in the Parent/Student Handbook: “Students may wear pants or jeans provided they are not torn, faded, or frayed. No low cut or skin tight jeans! No baggy clothes! Tennis shoes and walking shorts (NOT SHORT SHORTS) may also be worn. Mini skirts, short cropped tops, and tank tops are not allowed. Shirts are to be appropriate for school, avoiding logos which are insulting or suggestive. Closed shoes and socks are required and must be acceptable for pavilion use. Not allowed: make-up, nail polish, multiple earrings, hanging earrings, necklaces!”

Since Free Dress is a privilege, cooperation of both students and parents is requested so that the standard of school dress is maintained. We reserve the right to send anyone home who comes to school inappropriately dressed.

LARGEST UNIFORM EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR!
FREE DRESS LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!
Wednesday, June 2, at 12:30 in the Lower Church. Drop off your freshly cleaned and mended uniforms to the office from now through June 2. The day of the exchange pick-up fresh uniforms for the new school year! Students will have Free Dress on Tuesday, June 1 through Friday, June 4!

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL-- Dress Up Clothes Friday, June 4
On Friday, June 4, the last day of school, students will attend the 9:00 Mass and may have free dress, but they should be DRESSED UP. No shorts, jeans, or T-shirts are allowed on this day. All shirts must have a collar!
School begins            8:10 A.M.
School Mass               9:00 A.M.
Dismissal                   10:00 A.M.
Parents, remember there is no Extended Care on the last day of school!

School Re-opens! Tuesday, August 24 Registration Day 9:00 - 11:00
We do expect that all students be present for the opening of school! No extended vacations!

For Your Computer Information
During the summer many families purchase new home computers and software. To help with questions regarding what software is used at St. Cecilia School the following is a general description of the software most commonly used by our students, facultyand staff.

All St. Cecilia School software is for Macintosh computers systems 10.3 and above:

* Microsoft Office 2008 for Macintosh version 12.2.4: includes WORD 2008, EXCEL 2008 and POWERPOINT 2008
* Inspiration v. 7.5
* KidPix by MacKiev v.1.2.4
* Web browsers: FireFox, Safari
* iMovie, iPhoto, iTunes, and GarageBand from Macintosh

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
As we wind down the school year, we need to move the following scrip gift cards so please email Elaine Shanahan at Shanfam@pacbell.net if you would like to purchase any of these. First come first served, and I will verify availability with you before collecting your check. Please note: Only the items listed are what available. If it isn't listed, it's already gone, and we are not reordering any more items. So please do not use the order form. Here's the list of what's left:

REMAINING INVENTORY - only these items are available for ordering:

BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO (3)	$ 10.00
GAMESTOP (2)	$ 25.00
GUERRA (1)	$ 100.00
HONEY BAKED HAM (13)	$ 10.00
KFC (17)	$ 5.00
MOLLIE STONES (15)	$ 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

Relive childhood memories and create new ones at “Playland at St. Cecilia”, our annual parish festival. It’s our fundraising and social event of the year! Mark your calendars now to enjoy the “Giant” Slide, delight in an Its’ It, and maybe even get a glimpse of Laughing Sal.

We are already hard at work preparing for the festival, and there are many ways to get involved from volunteering, to sponsoring a booth, to donating silent auction items, and much more.

Of immediate need is a Silent Auction Chair and committee to help! It’s a great way to work with a core team and provide a valuable service to the school and parish. We begin soliciting donations in early summer, so a Chair with a retail background and flair for decorating would be ideal.

If you are interested in this opportunity or other ways to get involved, please contact any of the Party of Five” (aka Festival Co-Chairs):
Stephanie Pasini (415-516-2614)
Janice Calonico (415-309-8073)
Donita Murphy (415-239-5887)
Michelle Mikovich (415-999-2466)
Michelle O’Driscoll (415-584-3414)

You can also reach us via email at playlandatsc@yahoo.com

Revive your City pride, and tell your friends and family! More details to follow in the coming months.

CYO Track Meet

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYERS