St. Simon Weekly News
Volume 8, Number 5 October 7, 2008
Rummage Sale Thank You
A big thank you to Patty and Barry Sharrow and to the many dedicated volunteers for their many years and hours of dedication in making our Rummage Sale such a success.
Parent / Teacher Conferences
Parent / Teacher Conferences will take place the week of November 3rd-7th. This year sign ups will take place online. More information will come out next week.
Sr. Cecelia DiDonato
Sr. Cecelia DiDonato, an Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister, who taught here for five years from August of 1991 through June of 1996, passed away Monday morning. She was currently a Principal at St. James School in Savannah, Georgia. Please keep Sr. Cecilia's family, the IHM Family, and her current school family, in your prayers, as well as friends, former students, and those who have known and worked with her over the years.
Website News
Please click on the following link to see an introduction and overview of our updated website and the new features.
http://screencast.com/t/Yt3d0FD2AFt
Instructions after clicking on link:
1. Push play in the middle of the screen.
2. Push pause in the lower left corner of the screen.
3. Allow 1 minute to load.
4. Push the play button in the lower left corner to begin playing.
5. Please go to our website and take a look:
http://www.stsimon.org/
This is a large file and takes time to download.
Save the Date! The St. Simon Parish Life Group
A Family Halloween Monster Mash!
Friday, October 17, 2008
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. ---- St. Simon Parish Center
St. Simon Coffee Cart
Friday Mornings @ 7:30 in the Simon Room
Lattes $3 Mochas $3 Hot Chocolate $2
Tea $2 Coffee $2 Baked Goods $1
***With Almond, Hazelnut, and Carmel flavors available.
*St. Simon Auction 2009**
Mark your calendars now for the St. Simon PLG Auction, “Casablanca – An Evening in Morocco,” at the beautiful Villa Ragusa on Saturday, February 21st, 2009.
High School Information Night
High School Information Night for 8th grade students will take place on Thursday, October 9, from 7:30 – 9:00p.m. All of the local Diocesan Catholic High Schools will be here to present and disseminate information to parents and students.
CALLING ALL ST. SIMON PARISH ALUMNI
We are currently developing our database of alumni
from St. Simon Parish School. If you graduated
anytime before 2003, we'd love to hear from you. Our Alumni are an integral part of the St. Simon Parish Community and we are in the process of gathering names for some upcoming exciting events. Please contact the Admissions and Development office at 650-968-
9952 Ext. 43 or send us an email at Admissions@stsimon.orgwith your contact information. Thank you.
Calendar Update
October
8 Mass 8:30 ---- Room 17
8 Gr. 1-8 2:15 Dismissal --- K-11:30 Dismissal
8 PAG Meeting – 7pm School Library
9 Rosary Service – 2:15
9 High School Information Night – Arrive at 7pm
13 Columbus Day – No School
15 Mass 8:30 ---- Room 14
15 12:25/12:30 Dismissal --- K-11:30 Dismissal
16 Focus Articles Due
16 First Reconciliation Meeting 7pm
17 Monster Mash 7pm ----Reservations Required
21 Field Trip for Room 14
22 Mass 8:30 ---- 16
22 Gr. 1-8 2:15 Dismissal --- K-11:30 Dismissal
22 Field Trip for Room 15
23 Hearing Testing
24 Picture Make-Up
27-29 4th Grade Field Trip to Coloma
27 Field Trip Room 10
27 Kindergarten Readiness
28 Feast Day of St. Simon and St. Jude
28 Mass 8:30 – All School Mass ---Room 13 and 3
28 Field Trip for Room 12
29 Gr. 1-8 2:15 Dismissal --- K-11:30 Dismissal
31 Halloween – Kindergarten Dismissal at 11:30am
Just a reminder:
*Parents should notify the School/Health Office and the classroom teacher in the event of a communicable or contagious condition.
*Students may return to school after they have been nit/lice free for 24 hours, been examined by a school administrator, and provide the packaging of the product used.
We collected a total of 1973 box tops in September. Great Job to our 2 top classes and winners of free dress for September: Grade 4 Room 9 (244 box tops) and
Grade 6 Room 11 (217 box tops)
Mr. Steven M. Clossick, Principal
(650) 968-9952, extension 11, sclossick@stsimon.com
Quote of the week: “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” - - - Sir Richard Steele
Posted on
Tue, October 7, 2008
by Steven Clossick