SCHOOL News
 Congratulations, SF Giants! National League West Champions! Let your SC spirit spill over to the SF Giants! Friday October 8 is Giants Spirit Day at St. Cecilia, a free dress day for Giants fans. You may wear anything SF Giants or orange and black to show your team spirit. Let's root those Giants on to victory! GO GIANTS! Third Grade St. Anne School Student In Need of Bone Marrow A third grade student at St. Anne School, Christian Lew, was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia in late August. Aplastic anemia is a blood disorder in which the body's bone marrow stops producing blood cells. Christian is currently receiving multiple transfusions to sustain him. The best option would have been for him to receive a bone marrow transplant from a family member. Unfortunately, no family member was a match. In the meantime, Christian is undergoing immuno-suppressant drug therapy. The final option left is to find a bone marrow donor. St. Anne School will hold a Bone Marrow Screening on October 7, at St. Anne School, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The screening is simple. Donors must be between 18 - 60 and be in good health. Donors will fill out a consent form and do a cheek swab! That's it for the screening. In approximately 10 minutes you could save a life. Click Here for more information. School Pictures If your child was absent on the original School Picture Day, missed the opportunity to purchase pictures, or needs to have his/her picture re-taken, Make-Up Picture Day will be on Thursday, October 21, at 8:30 A.M. NEW PURCHASES: If your child has not yet had his/her picture taken, now is your opportunity. Call the school office, and we will send home an information packet. RE-TAKES: If you desire a re-take, you must return the complete package to the school office before Tuesday, October 19. Sunshine Newsletter Each month we include the Sunshine Newsletter which recognizes the Primary Grades Citizens of the Week and reminds us to pray for those who have died. Click here for the latest Sunshine Newsletter. Bookshop West Portal Announces its Third Annual “School Days” on Friday, October 15, 2010 through Monday, October 18, 2010. Earn money or store credit for your school by shopping at Bookshop West Portal! Just mention your school’s name while shopping during School Days, and we’ll give your school 15% in cash or 25% in store credit of your net purchase. Bookshop West Portal 80 West Portal Avenue San Francisco, CA 94127 Open 10 A.M. – 9 P.M., seven days a week Halloween So that you can plan ahead -- all students may wear costumes to school on Friday, October 29. But, remember they must be simple so that the children can sit in their desks and can go to the restrooms. NO VIOLENT CHARACTERS; NO BLOOD AND GORE; NO CROSS DRESSING! ALL COSTUMES MUST BE MODEST (no bare midriffs, no mini skirts, no low-cut tops) and in good taste. No costumes are allowed which: show disfigurement of the human face or body depict boys dressed as girls or women imitate "heavy metal" music groups that advocate violence All must use sensitivity towards people of other cultures and those less fortunate. No students should have "weapons" as part of their costume. Any child who comes to school with an inappropriate costume will be sent home to change. If children choose NOT to wear costumes, they must wear their school uniform. All parents are welcome to the parade of classes at 11:10 A.M. in the schoolyard. Dismissal is at the regular time (3:00). In the afternoon, the eighth grade will sponsor a mini Halloween carnival for Grades K-3 in the auditorium. No money is necessary for this fun event! Mothers' club
Mothers' Club Meeting Thursday, October 7, at 7:00 P.M. Please join us for the first Mothers' Club meeting of the year on Thursday, October 7, at 7:00 P.M. We will begin with classroom demonstrations of the latest technology tools that teachers use to integrate technology with curriculum. This classroom upgrade has been funded through Mothers' Club fundraising. All moms should meet at the school office at 7:00 where you will be directed to classrooms for the presentation. Afterwards, please join us for appetizers and refreshments in the Lower Church. Come meet new friends, hang with old friends, and enjoy tasty treats and drinks! We will also be collecting any gift cards you would like to donate to the Festival Silent Auction. Bring them to the meeting, and we'll find a happy home for them in the Silent Auction gift basket! Please RSVP that you'll be there scmoms2010@gmail.com. We look forward to a fun night to kick off this year's Mothers’ Club meetings! Scrip Congratulations to the morning kindergarten class who ordered the most scrip this month and won a FREE DRESS DAY!! Thank you to all the families who purchased scrip this past week - the orders were overwhelming. All back orders will be delivered October 7th. If you received a white copy of the order form this indicates a back order. We will have scrip for sale at the first mother's club meeting. Watch out for new vendors on the order form in a couple of weeks. We will have MASTERCARD, TARGET, COSTCO and WHOLE FOODS. We are very pleased to have added 85 new subscribers for escrip since the first day of school. To place your scrip orders, download the order form (Click here) and send it with your check to the school office on Thursday morning. Be sure to indicate your preferred method of delivery. Orders will be filled on Thursday morning and delivered on Thursday afternoon. Box Tops Contest 
Now through October 15 It’s time to start saving and turning in those Box Tops! St. Cecilia School earns $ .10 for each "Box Top For Education" clipped from participating products. Clipping box tops is an easy way to support our school. Please submit your Box Tops to your class teacher in a zip lock bag with your child’s name, grade, and room number. The class submitting the most Box Tops by Friday,
October 15, will win a free dress pass and a cupcake party! There are now hundreds of products in the "Box Tops For Education" program. For a complete list, please visit http://www.boxtops4education.com
Festival
 2010 Parish Festival! Playland at St. Cecilia Save The Date - October 15, 16, 17 www.scfestival.com Only 9 more days until the highlight of the year -- our Parish Festival! Relive childhood memories and create new ones at “Playland at St. Cecilia”, our annual fundraiser. You’ll find all the answers to your questions about this year’s festival at www.scfestival.com. The web site has selected items from the Silent Auction, raffle tickets and information about all the ongoing fun available during the exciting weekend! Here's a Preview of What's in Store! *Play BINGO in the lower church and Children's Games in the Durocher Pavilion (with new inflatable) *Take a ride down our giant slide, run through the Adrenaline Rush obstacle course, be a winner at soccer/football/basketball games *Win a Salami at the Salami Toss *Bid on more than 100 fabulous items at the Silent Auction *Spin one of our many wheels and see what your luck has in store *Ring a bottle at Ring Toss *Win a Stuffed Animal (or three) *Browse Books and DVDs *Pull some tabs and win some cash at Pull Tabs *Delight in a gourmet dessert at the Cake Booth *Treat your sweet tooth at the Candy Booth and Sandy Candy *Spin and win at the Sports Booth and Blue & Gold Booth, featuring SC Spirit items *Take a souvenir Playland photo (free this year) *Dine on delicious food at the snack bar *Chill out or warm up at the Italian Soda, Coffee and Espresso Bar *NEW! Dare to step into the Fun House *NEW! Win a costume at the Halloween Booth *NEW! Battle your friends in The Game Truck Game Truck Ticket Sales - October 8 Put your game on and battle your friends on Friday night at the festival! The Game Truck offers gamers of all ages a place to play the latest games on X-Box 360, Playstation3, and Nintendo Wii. The Game Truck is a Mobile Game Theatre in a climate controlled, self powered, self contained media-room on wheels, which will be parked in the schoolyard. From sports to racing, to Guitar Hero, the Game Coaches will be there every step of the way to make sure that everyone has a good time. 16 players will enjoy 30 minutes of fun during each session, so sign up with your friends! There are only 124 spots open, so don't miss out! Tickets are $10 for 30 minutes of play, and will be sold on Friday, October 8 at the snack bar window starting at 3 pm. Stay together, play together, with the Game Truck. Grand Awards Cash Raffle--Big Bucks! Don’t delay and get your tickets in soon! Over $5,000 in cash prizes to be awarded all weekend long. Don't miss the Grand Awards daily $100 cash drawing. In addition to the Sunday Grand Awards drawing, we will be pulling winning tickets each evening of the festival. Don't wait until Sunday at 5pm to submit your tickets, you will miss out on the daily cash drawing. You need not be present to win. Extra tickets available at the rectory. Raffles  BEATS by Dr. DreClick here for tickets.  Golden State Warriors Luxury SuiteClick here for tickets.  Apple iPadClick here for tickets.  Razor E300 ScooterClick here for tickets.  Free Dress for a WeekClick here for tickets.  Durocher Pavilion PartyClick here for tickets.  Outdoor Games RaffleClick here for tickets.  St. Ignatius Pool PartyClick here for tickets.  Irish Knit BlanketClick here for tickets.  Game TruckClick here for tickets. Booth Sponsor Time is running out to become a Booth Sponsor! The contribution you make today will help defray the cost of booth set up and maintenance, decorations and prizes. You can contribute at four levels: Laughing Sal Level at $400, Big Dipper Level at $200, Fun House Level at $150, Sutro Baths Level at $100. All donations graciously accepted and it's a great way to show support or advertise your business. Please complete the Booth Sponsor form [link to booth sponsor form attached] and return it to the school office in an envelope marked "Festival" or mail it to the rectory at 2555-17th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116. Please note that our Laughing Sal Level of $400 will prominently display your business or family name on your favorite booth for the entire weekend! Silent Auction Although the Silent Auction has some great items already, including Tahoe vacation homes, fabulous restaurants, sports tickets and retail shop certificates, we need more donations to make it a success! Here's our wish list: Gift certificates to restaurants, retail stores, spas; vacation rentals; tickets to sporting events (Giants, Niners, Warriors) and theatre; wine or liquor; and Christmas themed items. Drop off your tax deductible donations along with the form (Click here) to the church rectory by Oct. 8, or bring gift certificates by the Mother's Club meeting on Oct. 7. This is the perfect opportunity to clear your home of those not-quite-right gifts (new only), never-used purchases, and miscellaneous gift cards you don't need! Any questions, contact Silent Auction Co-Chairs: Tanya Aloise at 650.270.7961 or jtaloise@comcast.net or Michelle O’Driscoll at 415.584.3414 or modriscoll5@yahoo.com. Chocolate and Candy Booth It’s time again to start collecting donations for the Chocolate & Candy Booth for festival this year. Once again we will be having a contest for the class who donates the most Chocolate & Candy. The winning class will receive a wonderful pizza party with all the trimmings. Here’s how the Contest works: Each class will be given a bag with their Grade and Room Number on it. Bags will be collected each week and replaced with new ones. The Chocolate and Candy will be collected, counted and tracked each week. Points will be earned by each class as follows; Bags of Chocolate/Candy-- 3 Points Small Bars of Chocolate --1 Point Medium Bars of Chocolate--2 Points Large Bars of Chocolate & Boxes-- 3 Points Thanks so much for your support in making this years’ festival the best one yet! Any questions, please contact Mary Laffey at (650) 994-4798 or Laura Marchini at (650) 994-6681. Questions, Comments, Otherwise If you have any questions, contact any of the Festival's Executive Committee: Michelle Mikovich, Co-Chair (415-999-2466) Donita Murphy, Co-Chair (415-239-5887) Stephanie Pasini, Co-Chair (415-516-2614) Janice Calonico, Co-Chair (415-309-8073) Michelle O’Driscoll, Publicity and Communications (415-672-1716) Or email us at playlandatsc@yahoo.com. Other
From Girls’ Athletic Director – Mary Ann Paul PARENTS AND COACHES This is a reminder that there are NO parents or siblings allowed in the gym during practice no matter what the weather is like outside. Complaints have been received that parents are watching practices from inside the Pavilion, this makes the players and coaches nervous. If this continues, doors will be locked during all practices. This is a parish policy that must be followed. Also, please respect the other team that is sharing the gym with your team during practices. Thank you. ATTENTION PARENTS and STUDENTS: This is a reminder that anything left in the pavilion will be held for 2 weeks. If the items are school apparel they will be left in the lost and found box in the school hallway. All other items that are not collected within the 2 weeks will be donated to charity. Thank you. Important Dates
Mothers' Club Meeting Thursday, October 7, 7:00 Meet at the school office Parish Festival October 15-17 NO SCHOOL/FESTIVAL CLEAN-UP Monday, October 18 Make-Up Pictures Thursday, October 21 8th Grade Retreat October 21-24 Minimum Day Teacher In-Service Monday, October 25 School Liturgy, 11:00 Thursday, October 28 Report Cards Thursday, October 28 Halloween Celebration Parade at 11:10 Friday, October 29 Events & Reminders
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