DELL CONTEST AND PRIZE
Friday was a VERY exciting day with the Dell Team visiting our school. We had some very distinguished guests, Bishop Gabino Zavala, Auxiliary Bishop of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region, Dr. Kevin Baxter, superintendent of elementary schools, and Mrs. Lee Moran, elementary school supervisor. The Dell Team is putting together a proposal that captures all the essential elements that were discussed from the meetings that the team had with the technology committee, P.T.O. parents, teachers, staff, and me. They will present it to the technology committee and me. Together with the team, we will make a decision on what will be given to us. I will keep you informed each step of the way. WHAT AN EXCITING WAY TO BEGIN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR! If you would like and are able to make a donation to the technology fund in order to capitalize on this prize, you will receive volunteer hours for it. Thank you to all of the families who have already made a donation. You are greatly appreciated for your generosity!

FACULTY AND STAFF 2010-2011
We welcome our new AIDES/TEACHERS, Mrs. Kristina Vinski and Mrs. Brooke Adamiak. Mrs. Vinski will be helping Ms. Sweetman with Grade 8 and junior high and Mrs. Adamiak will be helping Mrs. Morgan with Grade 6 and junior high. Most of the time, Mrs. Vinski will be our substitute for the primary grades and Mrs. Adamiak will be our substitute for the junior high grades. P.T.O. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT BBQ PICNIC– FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 The P.T.O. will be hosting the Back to School BBQ on Friday, September 10th. This will be a great time to meet our new families and to socialize with returning families. This night is for parents and students. The P.T.O. will cook hamburgers and hot dogs. You need to bring the side dishes for your own family. Student Council will be selling drinks and dessert on that evening. I will speak to you briefly about our new school year. The School Board, Endowment, Sports Boosters Club, Scouts and the Scrip Program will have tables set up on the blacktop. They will have information about each of their groups and answer any questions you might have. They will have sign up papers for volunteer hours.

STUDENT COUNCIL
Student Council will be selling drinks and desserts at the P.T.O. Back to School Night BBQ. Friday, September 10th. This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours. Fifteen dollars equals one volunteer hour. You can donate your drinks and desserts and get volunteer hours for them. Please bring your donations to the school office.

Student Council needs donations of Red Vines, cookies, little bags of popcorn, brownies, cupcakes (minimal frosting please), Rice Krispies Treats, little packages of trail mix, or whatever is your specialty. They need napkins, moist towelettes, and sandwich or snack baggies too. Please leave a paper with your name and child’s grade on it so that you can get credit for your volunteer hours.

HOLY CHILDHOOD
CHILDREN HELPING CHILDREN “Lord, I put my faith in You” is this year’s Holy Childhood Association theme. The areas of the world the children will be helping during the 2010-2011 school year are the Americas, Asia during Advent and Africa during Lent.

To kick off this year’s children helping children in the missions, we will have a change war, K-4 and 5-8 from September 15 through October 8. There will be a jar in each classroom were the students can donate their extra change. The winning classes, one from K-4 and one from 5-8, will be treated to a pizza lunch.

Would you like to get some of your school hours in early? We will need help counting the change on Fridays, September 17, 24, October 1, and 8. If you can be of help please contact Mrs. Morgan or Mrs. Jurecki.

The first Thursday of each month, beginning in November, there will be a buck-a-shoes and buck-asocks fundraiser to support the missions. Thank you very much for all your support in the past.

VISITATION OF CLASSROOMS- Thursday, September 16th
On Thursday, September 16th, we will have visitation of the classrooms. It will begin at 7:00 p.m. and we will have three sessions, thirty minutes each. I will be in the Library to answer any questions that you might have. DIRECTORY UPDATES DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th Any changes or additions to our school directory must be in the office by this Friday, September 10th.

EMERGENCY FORMS DUE BY FRIDAY, September 10th.
Please fill out and return the enclosed Emergency Form by Monday, September 13th. On the back of the form, make sure you write in the names of at least 2 people that may pick up your children when you are not available. Sign the form at the bottom.

PERMISSION TO LEAVE CAMPUS FORM DUE BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
If you want to allow your child to walk or ride a bicycle home from school you must sign and return the permission form in the Family Envelope. We cannot allow children to leave campus without this form.

FAMILY ENVELOPE
The Family Letter will be sent by School Reach through an E-mail every Wednesday during the school year. The School Reach transmits their calls and e-mails through GroupCast, LLC. The Family Envelope will be given to the youngest sibling. The Envelope MUST be returned the next day with a signature. This is the only way that we know you have read and looked over the contents in the envelope. If your envelope is not returned before the following Wednesday, you will not receive the next weekly newsletter or information.

Information such as progress reports, report cards, and/or other important information will still be sent home in the Family Envelope. When you receive information in the Family Envelope, please return it the next day with a signature. If you lose your Family Envelope, you may come into the school office and pay $5.00 for a new Family Envelope.

IT IS YOUR REPONSIBILITY TO READ THE FAMILY LETTER EACH WEEK IN ORDER TO STAY INFORMED OF NEWS AND CHANGES!

THE FAMILY LETTER WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, stdorothyschool.com and you will be able to print a hard copy.

PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK and CALENDAR (2010-2011) You will be able to download the Parent/Student Handbook on our website. You will go to the Quick Links and download the form that each family has reviewed the Handbook and understands the procedures and policies of St. Dorothy School. Once you fill out the form, you will be able to download the actual handbook and you need to read all of it. I will get documentation from our website of the families that have read the handbook. Please do this no later than Friday, September 17th.

You will ALSO be able to download the Calendar from our St. Dorothy School website.

PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION – MANIA FORM DUE SEPTEMBER 16th!
I thank the P.T.O. for the Teachers’ Luncheon and the Welcome Back Coffee Hour on the first day of school. Please remember to support the P.T.O. because their fundraising helps to subsidize your child/ren’s tuition. P.T.O. contributes over $40,000.00 each year to our school budget. Remember that you are required to buy 10 Football Mania tickets for $20.00 each at the beginning of the year and 10 Basketball Mania tickets for $20.00 each in the spring of the year. Return the enclosed form by Thursday, Sept. 16th indicating whether you opt for the buyout or will purchase tickets.

If you do not wish to buy or sell the tickets, you are offered a “Buy Out” amount of $140.00 for the Football Mania tickets which must be paid by Thursday, September 23rd. This “Buy Out” amount will be offered again in the spring for the Basketball Mania tickets. The total “Buy Out” amount due for the twenty tickets is $280.00 The “Buy Out” amount is the exact amount that we make on the sale of the tickets. Each ticket sells for $20.00 and we have to pay $6.00 for the ticket; thus, St. Dorothy School earns $14.00.

Mania tickets will be distributed Wednesday, September 29th. and are due by Friday, October 22nd and it is not an option after this date! There will be no other mandatory fundraising done by P.T.O. this year.

SCHOOL PICTURES –MONDAY, SEPT. 20TH IN SCHOOL UNIFORM
The students will have their pictures taken MONDAY, September 20th. The students will take their pictures in their SCHOOL UNIFORM. In the spring, we have Spring Pictures and the students may take those pictures in NON UNIFORM. We will send home the order forms during the third week of school. You are asked to return the form on picture day only with your check made payable to Bartolo Photography. Pictures cannot be ordered and paid for later; they must be paid for on Monday, September 20th only.

ENDOWMENT MANDATORY FUNDRAISER - $100.00
In today’s letter you will receive an invoice for the Endowment mandatory fee of $100.00. Endowment needs to use this money to prepare for the Endowment Dinner Dance. Please make your checks payable to “St. Dorothy School Endowment Fund.” I thank you in advance for remitting this money as soon as possible. Please save the date, Saturday, October 23, 2010 for the Endowment Dinner Dance. Remember that $75.00 of your $100.00 fee may be used to buy one ticket for a member of your family ONLY for the Endowment Dinner Dance. We would love to have one hundred percent participation at the dinner dance. Please come and join us for a fun evening. Remember that Endowment contributes $40,000.00 each year to our school budget.

MSGR. SEAN ACTON ENDOWMENT FUND
The Endowment Committee is planning their Dinner-Dance to be held on Saturday, October 23rd at the Glendora Country Club. SAVE THE DATE! Please mark your calendar for an enjoyable evening filled with fun and prizes. Cold Duck will be the music entertainment that evening. The money raised helps our Endowment Fund grow so that “A Catholic Education is Affordable” now and for the future! IT IS MANDATORY THAT EACH FAMILY DONATES $100.00. $75.00 OF THIS DONATION MAY BE USED FOR ONE TICKET TO THE DINNER DANCE. Endowment gives the school over $40,000.00 each year! BALANCES 2009-2010 WERE ADDED TO FACTS If you received a statement indicating that you have any outstanding balances for Tuition, Day Care, Volunteer Hours, Scrip, and Parish Contribution and this balance was not paid by August 30th, it has been added to your F.A.C.T.S. account for the September payment. Your payment to F.A.C.T.S will be affected. Also, if you did not pay the Parish Contribution balance, you will be charged Non-Supportive Tuition which is an increase of $600.00 for one child for the year. Scrip payments must be made by a separate check.

SCHOOL BOARD
School Board is looking for new members to join our board for the 2010-2011 school year. Please see the enclosed school board letter.

BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL DAY CARE PROGRAM
IT IS MANDATORY FOR ALL FAMILIES to register for the Day Care Program so that we have a registration form for your child in case there is an emergency. Day Care is a supervised place for your child while he/she waits for you to pick him/her up. When you completed the registration form for your child/ren, you provided a list of individuals, including the parents’ names that might come to pick up your child/ren. Your child/ren will not be released to anyone who is not on that list. The individuals who pick up your child/ren from Day Care will be asked to show identification. Please inform these individuals of this requirement.

GLENDORA UNIFIED FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES
If you think you might meet the Income Eligibility Guidelines for free or reduced lunches, please come to the school office for the Guidelines and application. For example, the guideline for a family of 4 is $40,793 a year.

SUPPLIES & LUNCH TICKETS
Please MARK all supplies, lunch boxes and backpacks with names and grades. Please mark all your uniform clothing too! This is very important and helps when supplies and clothing are misplaced or lost.

Assignment Books (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) - $5.00 We will sell lunch tickets at the Anyta Doyle Building. Please do not come to the school office for lunch tickets. The price of lunches is $3.25 each. Five lunch tickets will cost $16.25, 10 lunches will be $32.50, and 20 lunches will be $65.00. Juice will cost 40¢ and milk will cost 50¢.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIFORMS
The students in Grades Five through Eight are allowed to wear their P.E. Uniforms the day that they have Physical Education classes. This saves time for the students to change into P.E. Uniforms and from losing articles of clothing. If we have Liturgy on the day of their P.E. class, the students will come to school in dress uniform and change for physical education class after Liturgy.

VOLUNTEER HOURS SLIPS – MUST TURN IN AT END OF EACH MONTH!
Volunteer Hours booklets are being sent home next week in your Family Envelope. Slips must be fully filled out and signed by a teacher or chairperson. They must be turned in by the end of the month. A drop box is on the counter in the school office. The slips will be picked up from the office by the first Monday of the following month. If your hours are not turned in by the end of the month, the hours will be forfeited. We need to implement this plan because too many parents were turning in slips at the last minute at the end of the year and expecting teachers to remember what work was completed months earlier. SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB The Sports Boosters Club will sponsor their annual Golf Tournament. The money raised helps subsidize the Sports Program, Physical Education, and Recess Equipment. This year there will be a fee for each sport a student wishes to join. A fee of $25.00 is required for each student participating in Football, Basketball, Volleyball, and/or Softball, a $10.00 fee for Soccer and Track, and a $5.00 fee for Mitey-Mites. This fee will help pay for the referees, uniforms, and tournament fees.

CHOIR NEWS
Choir sign-ups for grades 3-8 are Friday, September 17th from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the church. Rehearsals will begin on Friday, October 8th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.. The children should meet Mrs. Dalton on the grass in front of Room 5. Daycare children must sign in first then come to the grass area in front of Room 5.

ALTAR SERVERS FUNDRAISER
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, October 9th at 7:30 p.m. for a SPECIAL EVENT! Vallima Jansen is coming to do a concert at St. Dorothy Church. This concert will raise money for the Altar Servers Trip to Disneyland in the spring.

PRAYERS
We especially ask that you continue to pray for Steve Measer. We pray that Steve continues to get better and overcomes all his medical obstacles.

We ask you to pray for Mrs. Dottie Fernandez. Dottie is recovering from brain surgery for cancer. Please keep her family in your prayers too!

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Martha Pollock, grandmother of Bailey Pollock, grade 4. Please keep her family in your prayers.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Linda Villaflor, grandmother of Justin Zumel, grade 8. Please keep her family in your prayers.

Please pray for the repose of the Mr. Edward Orosz, uncle of Nathan Orosz, grade 8. Please keep his family in your prayers.

We ask that you pray for the St. Dorothy School faculty and staff. We pray for good health, safety, and peace of mind for all of them.

DID YOU KNOW? - Ensuring Your Child’s School Is Safe
Every teacher, coach, and volunteer who works with children in the archdiocese’s parishes and schools must have a background check before he or she is permitted to work in any school- or parishrelated job or activity that involves contact with children. But what about the children who attend non- Catholic private or public schools? Talk with school administrators and find out what steps they take to protect children from harm. Suggest that they review other abuse prevention programs to ensure that their policies and practices are up to date. And demand that all employees and volunteers who work in the school be properly screened, including background checks, before they are allowed to be near your children. For more information, please call the Archdiocesan Safeguard the Children office: 213 637 7227. For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at 213 637 7650. TARGET On behalf of Target and Take Charge of Education program, Target presented to St. Dorothy School a check in the amount of $636.56. We receive this money when parents, teachers, and other school supporters use their REDcards Target donates up to 1% of their purchase go to their designated eligible K-12 school. To participate, all you need to do is get a REDcard and to enroll in the program at Target.com/tcoe or by calling 1-800-316-6142.

RENEWAL TIME FOR UNINTERRUPTED CONTRIBUTION
e-Scrip- www.eScrip.com - September 1, 2010 (no receipts required)
Ralphs – www.Ralphs.com – September 1, 2010 (receipts required.)

RALPH’S COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM – ALL MUST REREGISTER
Your Ralph’s Community Contribution Program ended Monday, August 31st. Participants will be required to register for the new term at www.Ralphs.com or by using the scanbar letter at the register starting Tuesday, September 1st. Due to this registration period, new registrants will not be accepted during the month of August, 2010. Participants who registered as recently as June or July, 2010 will be required to register again on or after September 1st.

SCRIP PROGRAM - VONS NEWS
Vons Gift Cards are now available to purchase on the Great Lakes order form. The “Vons 10% Goes Back to Schools” promotion shopping period started on August 12th and ends on September 15th . This is huge! The top group in the nation earned over $15,000.00 in just six weeks last year! The more supporters we have signed up, the more St. Dorothy Scrip can earn dollars. Contributions from registered e-Scrip supporter purchases will be automatic (no need to save receipts). Supporters that are not registered to support our school will receive a cash register receipt for money to St. Dorothy School on their first shopping visit starting September 18th. Please turn in these receipts to Mrs. Dorothy Marquez as soon as you get them. The Scrip Program has a $30,000.00 commitment to St. Dorothy School’s Budget.

REBATES AND MERCHANDISE FOR THE SCHOOL
The following are stores or programs that earn rebate money or merchandise for the school:

1. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION – This program runs continuously throughout the year. Please save and bring your Box Tops to Flag Salute.
2. CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS- please save and turn into school office.
3. FUNDING FACTORY RECYCLING – This program accepts CELL PHONES and USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES ONLY for recycling. NO TONER CARTRIDGES ARE ACCEPTED! Our school receives points for cell phones in working condition and printer cartridges.

FORMS AND DUE DATES These are all the forms that are due and the dates that they are due:

1. Emergency Form-fill out and return with 2 adult names who are allowed to pick up children besides the parents names- remember to sign this form! Due Friday, September 10.
2. Walking home permission form due Friday, September 10 if your child plans to leave campus alone.
3. Directory updates due by Friday, September 10.
4. Handbook form due by Friday, September 17th