ST. DOROTHY SCHOOL ENDOWMENT DINNER DANCE

The Dinner-Dance is on Saturday, October 23^rd at the Glendora Country Club.  Please mark your calendar for an enjoyable evening filled with fun and prizes. Stop by the office to see the adorable Halloween quilt that you may bid on!  There will be the music entertainment that evening by D.J. Al Huerta for your dancing and listening pleasure. The money raised helps our Endowment Fund grow so that “A Catholic Education is Affordable” now and for the future! 

It is mandatory for each family to donate $100.00. Remember that $75.00 of this donation may be used for one ticket for a member of your family only to the dinner dance. Please return your invitation with a RSVP if you are planning to attend the dinner dance with this ticket.   If you RSVP before Friday, October 15, your child will receive a “non-uniform” Dress Pass.  We would love to see 100% at the dinner dance.  Please join us for a fun evening and a wonderful dinner.  Remember that the Endowment contributes $40,000.00 each year to our school budget.

ENDOWMENT TUITION RAFFLE – YOUR ODDS OF WINNING ARE REALLY GOOD!

The Endowment will be having a raffle for one year tuition, $4,350.00.  This does not include the registration, academic, or art fees.  Each ticket costs $25.00.  You may purchase the tickets from the school office.  You will be given a receipt which is numbered as the tickets are sold.  We need to sell 200 tickets in order to be able to have this raffle.  If we do not sell at least 200 tickets, we will not have the raffle and all monies will be returned to the buyers.

ENDOWMENT VOLUNTEER HOURS:  Parents who donate gift cards, dinner dance tickets for priests, teachers, or staff, or any other items will receive volunteer hours for these donations.  Remember $15.00 equals 1 hour.

ENDOWMENT 50/50 RAFFLE:  You do not have to be present at the Endowment Dinner Dance in order to win.  Get your form in as soon as possible.

PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION – MANIA FOOTBALL MONEY DUE

Your Mania tickets are due back by Friday, October 22^nd with a check for $200.00. There will be no other mandatory fundraising done by P.T.O. this year except for the Football Mania and Basketball/Hoops Mania Fundraisers.

H IGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT IS OCTOBER 14^th

All 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade students and their parents are invited to learn more about various Catholic high schools at our information night.  Three 30 minute presentations will be given by the following schools:  Alverno, Mayfield Senior, Pomona Catholic, Ramona Catholic, San Gabriel Mission, St. Lucy, Damien, Don Bosco Tech, St. Francis, Bishop Amat and La Salle.

PARENT HANDBOOK-CALENDAR FORM IS PAST DUE – ONE MORE CHANCE

The Parent/Student Handbook is on the St. Dorothy Website.  Click on the “SCHOOL HANDBOOK” on the right hand side under “Quick Links.”  Fill out the form and then click on the attachment “Parent/Student Handbook.”  You will be able to view the Handbook.  After you read the Parent/Student Handbook with your child/ren, please print the attachment “St. Dorothy School Agreement.”  Please complete and bring this form to the school office.  If this form does not come in this week, your name is going to be put into the NEXT family letter.

RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 25 THROUGH 28

The Student Council has planned exciting events for Red Ribbon Week:

Monday, October 25 – Show your Red Spirit!

            Wear a red shirt with your jeans and tennis shoes.

Tuesday, October 26 – Put a Cap on Drugs

            Wear a red wig, hat or bandana.

Wednesday, October 27 – Create a Drug Free World!

            Design your own Red Ribbon.

Thursday, October 28 – Be a Hero Not a Zero!  Red Ribbon Spirit Rally.

            Wear your class t-shirt or red shirt with your uniform.

HOMELESS SHELTER - Earn your school hours!

The St. Dorothy Homeless Shelter is scheduled to operate from December 17, 2010 through January 2, 2011.  The Clothing Boutique is looking for donations of new and unused packages of socks and underwear.  We are asking each student to donate one package of each item.  There is a box inside of each classroom for you to place these items.  Volunteers are needed to help sort and distribute these items to the homeless. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Dean or Gina Butz at (626) 914-9172.   Earn your school hours by your contributions and your working hours.  Donations are requested according to the following plan:

1. 1.      Grades K through 1^st         children sizes
2. 2.      Grades 2 through 4^th         women sizes
3. 3.      Grade 5 through 8^th            men’s sizes

OAK TREE FESTIVAL CHAIRPERSON(S)

We are in need of an Oak Tree Festival Chairperson(s).  If someone does not volunteer, we might not have a Festival.  Remember, the school has received $30,000.00 the past two years from the festival.  We have many talented parents who would do a great job as chairperson.  PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS.  If you have any questions, please contact me at school. 

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.

DID YOU KNOW?   Tips For a Happy & Safe Halloween                                                            To help ensure that Halloween is a fun and exciting time for children, it is good to review a few common sense safety tips:

1. Parents shouldn’t allow their children to eat or sample any candy before it’s checked. Throw away all unwrapped candy, popcorn and caramel apples unless they come from a trusted source.
2. Parents should accompany young children or groups of children when trick-or-treating.
3. Walk with friends and stay together.
4. Stay in your own neighborhood or familiar areas, and only visit homes with lit porch lights.

For more tips, please visit: http://www.cvshealthresources.com/topic/halloween.  For particular help, you may call Assistance Ministry at 213 637 7650.     

POWERLINE TESTING

Mr. Olson will be on campus for Powerline Testing Monday, October 18^th.  If your child is having difficulty with reading and you would like to have him/her tested, please notify the school office.  The cost for testing is $85.00.  Please see Ms. Dalton or Mrs. Burke for further information.

PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF TRAFFIC

It would really help a great deal if you placed your family name signs in your car window when picking up your child in the traffic line.  This sign is especially needed with rainy day pick-up.  Mrs. Jurecki is working on making every family a new sign for this year.  Until the new signs are done, please use your old sign or if you are a new family, make a temporary one for now.

I am again asking you not to park outside the barriers for morning drop-off and for afternoon pick-up.  THIS IS NOT ALLOWED!  If you are going to church or you have business in the school office, you may drop your child off and then park outside the barriers.  NO STUDENTS SHOULD BE WALKING TO CLASS FROM BEHIND THE BARRIERS EXCEPT THE CHILDREN OF TEACHERS AND AIDES WHO WORK AT THE SCHOOL.

MEMORIAL

Red Devil Pizza will hold a Memorial Fund between 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. today for Jesse Cruz.  Red Devil Pizza is at 116 W. Badillo in Covina.  Just mention Jesse’s name and the money will go to this memorial fund.  Jesse died from a wrestling injury and he is the cousin of Melody Soto, Grade 4, Cyrus Soto, Kindergarten, and Max Soto, Grade 5.

SCRIP NEWS

If anyone needs help with scrip or has questions about scrip, please feel free to contact Dorothy Marquez or Carol Burke at the school office.

FROM THE SCRIP COORDINATOR/STUDENTS COUNCIL MODERATOR

A Stater Bros. “In Store Savings Guide” is available in the office for you to take.  It is 4 weeks of valuable savings!  The effective date is October 6^th through November 2^nd.  Please consider some of these products for the Student Council Food Drive during the week of November 15^th and ending November 19^th.  We will be asking for tuna, juices, oil, crackers, baby food, pancake mix, syrup, jelly, jam, peanut butter, and beans.  Remember to purchase your Stater Bros. scrip cards and receive your 6% profit for your scrip commitment.

GREAT NEWS!  We now have VONS GIFT CARDS available from our scrip box!!!  Take advantage of the Vons card because you will get credit for 4% profit and if you are registers as an Escrip supporter, you will receive the added percentage from the Vons Company. 

If you are not signed up for Escrip or you need help to reregister for Escrip, please call Dorothy Marquez at school, extension 214.  The Vons cards will be available on Friday, October 15, 2010.

SCRIP PROGRAM - VONS NEWS – LAST CALL FOR REDEMPTION CODES

Those not registered to our school will receive a cash register receipt with a redemption code on the bottom of their receipt.   Please turn in these receipts to Dorothy Marquez by October 13.  Ask relatives and friends for their code numbers also. 

Remember to re-register your Von Escrip and Ralph cards or your purchases will not get counted.

You no longer need to save Ralph’s receipts but you must be registered.

A Great Lakes Scrip percentage update is available for viewing in the office.  Please check it weekly for changes.  Visa Cards have returned in $25 and $100 denominations.

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.  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.