PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK-CALENDAR
Please read the Parent/Student Handbook and discuss the different policies with your child/ren.Then sign and return the form.The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has made it mandatory that I have a signed form from each family.Next week I will list your name in the Family Envelope if I do not receive your form.

PRAYERS
We ask that you continue to pray for Steve Measer.Please pray that we will find a Bone Marrow Donor for him.

HEALTH ROOM INFORMATION

MEDICATIONS:Reminder that all medications given at school MUST have a pharmacy label and archdiocesan Physician Authorization form.New forms are needed each academic year.Please come to the Health Room for new forms.

L.A.COUNTY FAIR 2008
We are ALL going to the L.A. COUNTY FAIR again!Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garvey from Crestwood Corporation for their donation allowing all the children from St.DorothySchool the privilege to attend the L.A. County Fair.We will be going on Friday, September 26^th.Mr. and Mrs. Garvey are the great uncle and aunt of Shannon Kent, Graduate of 2008 and Ryan Kent, Grade 3.

MSGR. SEAN ACTON ENDOWMENT FUND DINNER DANCE
The Endowment Committee is planning their Dinner-Dance to be held on Saturday, November 15^th at the Glendora Country Club.Please mark your calendar for an enjoyable evening filled with fun and prizes.The money raised helps our Endowment Fund grow so that “A Catholic Education is Affordable” now and for the future!Our Endowment Fund is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.This year the fund reached ONE MILLION DOLLARS!St.DorothySchool should be very proud of this achievement!

BARTOLO SCHOOL PICTURES
The make-up day for school pictures is Friday, October 17^th.If your child was absent on Monday, September 8^th or you forgot to order pictures, you may have pictures taken on Friday, October 17^th.There are extra order forms in the school office.

DID YOU KNOW?Learn to stop inappropriate behavior before it happens.
Child safety tip:Teach your child to respect the word “stop”!Teach your preschooler that “stop” means “stop”, and that your child has the right to stop people from touching his or her body.Obviously, exceptions will have to be made for doctors and parents, but even parents must listen when a child doesn’t want to be tickled or hugged anymore.Reinforcing this excellent lesson gives your child the power to recognize – and stop – “bad touching” by others if it should happen.For particular help, call the Assistance Ministry at (213) 637-7650.

SAFETY SEAT CHECKUP
There will be a Safety Seat Checkup Wednesday, October 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Glendora Market Place in front of Sam’s Club.Most children under the age of 8-10 need a booster!The California Office of Traffic Safety, Glendora Police Department, and Sam’s Club are sponsoring this program.For a checkup appointment call (310) 222-6860.If you do not have an appointment, there may be a wait of more than one hour or your may be turned away.

P.T.O. NEWS
Enclosed in last week’s Family Envelope was a flyer to order your Bruin Gear, Water Bottle is $3.00 and the Travel Mug is $8.00.You can place your order form and check in the Family Envelope and P.T.O. will fill it for you. Also, Wednesday, September 24^th is St. Dorothy’s Night at Round Table Pizza. That is the same night as the Sacramental Parent Meeting.Thus, you may be rushed to prepare dinner.Go to Round Table with your flyer and pick up a pizza or sit down and enjoy the pizza there.St.DorothySchool will receive 30% of the sales.

Enclosed in last week’s Family Envelope were St.DorothySchool envelopes made out with your family name.Please be sure to fill out the envelope as it applies to your choice, whether you ARE accepting the opt out program or you are NOT accepting the opt out program. If you choose to participate in the opt out program, please make out your check to St. Dorothy P.T.O. for $200.00 or more if you wish.The deadline for receiving these checks is Wednesday, October 15^th.

The families who do not choose the opt out program will be required to participate in the fundraisers so that the school will receive a $200.00 profit.For example, the Westcoast Fundraiser that is now running offers about 50 % profit.Thus, if you purchase $100.00 of merchandise, the school will get $50.00 in profit.This is not to say that all fundraisers give us 50% profit.There will also be a spring fundraiser with about a 50% profit.

There will be fun events throughout the school year.We are thinking about events such as a Mother/Daughter Tea, Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Bowling, Girls Night Out, and/or A Taste of St. Dorothy’s.At these events, we will be looking for donations of raffle items, decorations, etc.These donation amounts will also count towards your fundraising contributions.

It has always been difficult about itemizing your contributions.All we ask is that each family does their fair share and P.T.O. will be able to give St.DorothySchool their $40,000.00 commitment.

Here is an example of a family who participates in the fundraising:

ITEM:YOUR SALESPROFIT

Fall Fundraiser	$100.00	$100.00
Spring Fundraiser	$100.00	$50.00
Mother/Daughter Tea	$75.00 Donation	$75.00
Girl's Night Out	$25.00 Donation	$25.00
	TOTAL:	$200.00

LUNCH NEWS
We are unable to accommodate students who bring lunches that need to be micro-waved.Please place your child’s food in a thermos to keep it warm or select food that does not need to be heated or cooked.The staff cannot serve lunches and supervise the students if they have to go inside to heat lunches.We are very sorry that we are unable to microwave the lunches.

GLENDORA UNIFIED APPLICATION FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES
Enclosed in last week’s Family Envelope was the application for GlendoraUnifiedSchool District for Free and Reduced Price Meals for 2008-2009.Please read it carefully and if you meet the Income Eligibility Guidelines, you can fill it out and return it to the school office.

SCRIP INFORMATION – SEPARATE CHECK PLEASE
Please write a separate check for the Great Lakes orders. The order forms for Great Lakes Scrip are due in the office on Mondays by 9:00 a.m.Please fill out the order form and enclose the order form with your check to St. Dorothy Scrip in an envelope with your Family name on it.Check on the order form whether you are going to pick it up in the school office or Mrs. Jasso will give it to your child and your child will sign for it.

Please remind your child that the scrip is like cash and if it is lost, we can not replace it!If you have any questions about Scrip, please call Mrs. Dorothy Marquez at school.

If you shop at Ralphs or Albertsons, you must register your store cards.The registration forms are in the school office.IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SAVE AND TURN IN THE RECEIPTS WITH THE FAMILY NAME ON THEM FOR THESE TWO STORES.The e-Scrip is available with Von’s and Macy’s.You also MUST sign up through the internet at http://www.escrip.com/,and then follow the directions.Please fill out the Scrip Order Form that is in the school office.You can buy the in-house scrip in the school office or through the Family Envelope.Put a small envelope marked with the Family name, scrip, and the amount of money for the scrip.

ST.DOROTHYSCHOOL CHOIR
There will be no choir practice Friday, September 26^th after the Field Trip to the Los Angeles County Fair.

PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION PROGRAM
Bishop Amat High School will be hosting representatives from the University of Notre Dame in their “Play Like A Champion” program.There will be free lunch and the parent component of this program fulfills the requirement of parent training for the CYO.It will be held on Saturday, October 4^th from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m..For more information see the flyer in the school office.

A BLESSING TO ONE ANOTHER
“A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People” is a newly-opened exhibition at the SkirballCulturalCenter.This is a landmark exhibition celebrating the pope’s extraordinary efforts to advance Catholic-Jewish relations and to promote interfaith dialogue worldwide.The exhibition is now on view through January 4, 2009.

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.See the enclosed flyer listing the participating products.
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 which can be used for school merchandise.Please continue to bring them in over the summer.
4. NEWSPAPER REYCYLING the first weekend of every month.
5. CANS and BOTTLES – we have recycling bins around the school for these items.