NO SCHOOL Monday, May 31, Memorial Day Observed

Last eNewsletter - next Wednesday, June 2!

@ Email Address Update
Please email Karen Carberry in the school office at kcarberry@stceciliaschool.org if you have a new email address. We want to make sure that you will receive our eNewsletter in August before school starts!

Information Alert
Today we sent home a packet of information for the 2010-2011 school year:

August Calendar - Click here

Supply List-- Many families have pre-ordered School Supplies through the Mothers’ Club. If you did not, you will need to purchase your own supplies. Click here to access the supply list.

Office Depot “5% Back to Schools Year Round Program”-- This Program is in effect year round. Our School ID# is 70014090. Using this number and shopping at Office Depot for school supplies will help St. Cecilia School earn credits for free supplies. If you don’t have the school ID, ask the clerk to look up our school’s number! Thank you for participating in this program.

Uniforms List-- Click here for a list of the uniform requirements for next year. A school sweater is REQUIRED for all students (K-8) and a belt is REQUIRED for all boys! Uniform shoes for both boys and girls will be SOLID WHITE, LOW CUT, tied or velcro, no zippers.

If your child received a block and/or star emblems at the sports awards assemblies, you can sew them onto the lower right side of the sweater.

Hair Regulations-- No student will be admitted into school next year with dyed, bleached or spiked hair. No fad haircuts allowed! Boys must be clean-shaven. Shaved heads and blade cuts less than two are not acceptable. Hair must be out of the eyes and off of the collars! Thank you for your cooperation!

Sandwiches
You have been so generous all year providing lunches on Wednesdays for the needy. Today, 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!

Tuition Procedures
By July 15th a coupon book with envelopes will be mailed to each family. The family’s tuition payment in the form of a check or cashier’s check must be mailed or delivered to the rectory in the envelope provided by the tenth of each month. Tuition payments are not accepted at the school office. The first payment is due by August 10, and the last payment by May 10. Students will not be admitted to school on August 24 if the first payment (due August 10) has not been received.

SC Screamer
Mrs. Little and the staff of the SC SCREAMER are pleased to invite you to now read the school newspaper on-line. Click here for news and puzzles!

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/

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
Final Scrip Update As we wind down the school year, this is your last chance to purchase scrip for the rest of this 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. Do not use the order form! First come first served, and Elaine will verify availability with you before collecting your check. Please note: Only the items listed are what is available. If it isn't listed, it's already gone! We are not reordering any more items for the rest of this school year. Here's what we've got left:

REMAINING INVENTORY - only these items are available for ordering:

BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO (3)	$ 10.00
GUERRA (1)	$ 100.00
HONEY BAKED HAM (13)	$ 10.00
KFC (8)	$ 5.00
MOLLIE STONES (13)	$ 20.00
PIZZA HUT (18)	$ 10.00
RADIO SHACK (9)	$ 25.00
REGIS SALON (3)	$ 25.00
SHELL GAS (3)	$ 25.00
SHELL GAS (3)	$ 50.00

Birthday Book Club
The Birthday Book Club wants to thank everyone who so generously donated books to our library. Congratulations to Mr. Fong's 5th grade class who won a total of two ice cream parties and two free dress passes for their donation of 66 books! For the final list of donors for March through May, click here. For final results from the entire year, click here.

We'd also like to thank all the wonderful mothers who decorated the birthday cards that our children enjoyed on their birthdays and 1/2 birthdays. You all did an amazing job! Our sincere gratitude goes to:

Betsy James
Michelle Gursky
Kerry Lucey
Gladys Masangkay
Lisa McKeon
Joan Mulkerrins
Kori Riordan
Angie Romero
Romelia Scott
Diane Weinkauf

Many Thanks from Ann Caltagirone, Mona Burke & Luana Letele

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

OTHER ITEMS

Altar Server Summer Schedule and Info
Click here for the summer altar server schedule and newsletter.

2010 Parish Festival! Playland at St. Cecilia
Save The Date - October 15, 16, 17
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.

16th Annual SC Jog-a-thon
The Athletic Board would like to thank everyone who participated in our 16th Annual Jog-athon. Together, we raised an AWESOME $18,000+ for the St. Cecilia sports program. This money will be used to purchase new uniforms and equipment. The Athletic Board would also like to thank the Gee family who generously donated back a large portion of their winnings to the jog-a-thon. We would like to give special thanks to Romy Scott, Cindy Coyne, Misook Kim, Siobhan Whelan, Regina Burke, Carmel McDonnell, Paula Mandel, Rose Hauer, Teresa Shanley, Kathryn Ann Dougery, Pete Franceschi, Michael Huynh, Gene Ide, Mgsr. Harriman, Sr. Marilyn, and the office staff for all their help during the jog-a-thon. Also, thanks to our many volunteers who counted laps, tied laces, and encouraged our walkers and runners. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Congratulations to the students who raised the most money, who were our daily raffle winners, and to those SC classes who earned free dress passes and ice cream parties.

Daily Raffle Winners
Paul Cesari 8-14, Vinnie Ryan 6-22, Marco Bonacini 4-17, Kieran Manning 5-19, Lucy Murphy 5-18 , Timmy Sweeters 3-9, Adrielo Bongalon 4-17, Aine Roonan 5-19, Ciara MacSweeney 6-22, Jalene Gee 2-1, Skylar Simpson 5-18, Tito Barquero 2-1, Tara Ryan 4-17, Marcella Caltagirone1-4, and Sofia Angelopoulos 4-20.

Thank you to Hood & Strong who donated the great SF Giants tickets for our big raffle. The winner was Cullen Reilly 6-22.

Top Money Winners
1st prize - Jalene Gee, $100
2nd prize - Jazlynn Gee, $75
3rd prize - Angelica Scott, $50

Top 3 classes who won an ice-cream party
Mr. Fong 5-18 $1,435
Mrs. Connelly 6-22 $1,412
Mrs. Holland 1-8 $1,348

Classes with 100% participation that won a free dress pass
Sr. Margaret 2-1
Mrs. Connelly 6-22
Ms. Kays 8-14

**Thanks for supporting St. Cecilia Athletics!! **

Girls’ Soccer Update
Next school year 2010 – 2011, after 12 years in hiatus, CYO will be handling the girls’ soccer season. All CYO rules will apply as they are in volleyball and basketball, which means a stricter policy in regards to the participation rule. We are hoping for a great season for the girls. You may visit the CYO website for more details regarding the girls’ soccer program. Thank you and have a good summer.

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Congratulations on a great season. As your season winds down, please return your CLEANED basektball uniforms in a bag with your name on it and turn it in to the office.