St. Anne School Family Newsletter

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December 17, 2014

Dear St. Anne Parents, The students, teachers and staff look forward to seeing all of you tomorrow night for our Christmas Program. All students need to be in their classrooms by 6:45. The yard will be open by 6:30 for parking. There will be parent parkers helping to keep order. Please follow their directions as you enter the schoolyard. If you have not purchased your Christmas DVD, you can do so tomorrow night. For your last minute shopping, SCRIP cards and the canvas tote bags will also be available for purchase in Moriarty Hall. Light refreshments will be provided. With this season so busy and hectic, I hope you will be able to relax and enjoy our little Christmas interlude! On behalf of all of us here at St. Anne School, I want to wish you a very blessed and Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2015! 12:30 Dismissal on Friday, Dec. 19 Please be sure to pick up your child at 12:30 this coming Friday. Students not picked up on time will be signed in to Extended Care and the appropriate fees charged. Note: There will be Extended Care for students enrolled as usual on Friday. Chinese School Winter Break The last day of Chinese School before Winter Break will be December 18. Classes will resume on January 6. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Crab Bash – January 31st Save the date… The annual Athletic Department Crab Bash will be on January 31st. Reserve your tickets before December 31st for early bird pricing. All you can eat hot/cold crab and pasta. Childcare is available and the price includes dinner, movie and activities. See flyer for more information. We are also looking for talented people and volunteers

to make this a memorable event. Interested parties, please contact Adrienne Lew at Adrienne.bainter @gmail.com. Spelling Bee Finalists Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Finalists: Brian Huang and Kailee Kim 4-2, Jerry Lim 5-2, Derrick Lee 6-1, Catherine Ko, Kelly Lee and Shannon Li 7-2, Natalie Ng, 8th grade. These students will compete in our school’s Spelling Bee Finals on Friday, January 16, 2015 in our lower cafeteria. Christmas Program DVD Bring in your order form tomorrow or reserve your copy tomorrow night at the program. 2015-2016 “New Student” Applications We are now accepting applications for the 2015-16 school year! Application packets are available in the main office or you may download a copy from our school web site at www.stanne.com. If you know

of a family or friend interested please invite them to tour our school. More questions, contact the school office. SA Canvas Tote Bags – Limited Quantity Available We have a limited quantity of Silk Screened canvas bags available for $20. All proceeds will benefit the 7th/8th Grade trip to Washington, D.C.. To place your order please complete the Order Form included in the VE, attach your payment and return it to the school office. Make checks payable to St. Anne School. Quantities are limited!! Order TODAY! Questions? Email Lisa Marie Gerard at LMGerard@comcast.com. St. Anne Yearbook Orders-Last chance for discount It’s time to order your yearbook!! Don’t let those precious moments slip away. Order your yearbook TODAY! There will be 80 pages of full color. Order by December 19 and pay $25. Price changes to $30 after December 19. Get your orders in early! Questions? Email May Lee at tylaukei15@gmail.com. SCRIP Cards Sold Mon./Fri. Mornings SCRIP Cards are sold every Monday and Friday out in the schoolyard BEFORE school begins. You may also purchase SCRIP cards from the office, at the SAPTO meetings, or on-line. To get a complete list of retailers or to order online go to www.shopwithscrip.com. You can also refer to the order form in the VE for your convenience. Questions? Email Ken Wu at sapto.escrip@gmail.com.

Quantities are limited!

80 Pages of Full Color Pictures!

Class Pictures - Pre-K through 8th Grade * Faculty

Sports Section * Parish Festival * Year Round School Events Autograph pages and much more…

Order by December 19, 2014 ………………..…… $25.00

After December 19, 2014 ………….………………. $30.00 ______________________________________________________________________________ Please return this completed form with a check payable to St. Anne School.

Child’s Name: ___________________________________________ Grade/Class:_______________________

Parent’s Name: __________________________________ Email: ____________________________________

Qty: _________Yearbook(s) x $25 = ____________________ (Orders received by December 19, 2014)

If you have any questions, please contact May Lee at tylaukei15@gmail.com

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Sit back and enjoy the music!!Order your dvd of the 2014 Christmas Program

Professionally recorded by Eugene Libadia (Kikani 6-1)Christmas Program shown in its entirety with added features!

Order by Thursday, December 18, 2014 $25.00 per dvd

(All proceeds benefit SAPTO)

DVDs will be distributed by late-February 2015

Questions??? … please contact Janice Loo at jloo0711@hotmail.com

________________________________________________________________________2014 Christmas Performance DVD Order form

Make checks payable to SAPTOSend in an envelope to Janice Loo, c/o Kaylin Loo (7-1)

Child’s Name _____________________________________Room ______

_______I have enclosed $25.00 for a DVD of the Christmas Performance

Parent’s Signature_______________________________________________

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Dear St. Anne Parents, We are excited to announce that the 2015 Star Auction & Gala to Benefit St. Anne School will take place on March 21, 2015. Funds raised at this year’s event will go towards technology upgrades for all students, as well as the new Primary Science Classroom. Ticket pricing and further details will be available in the new year. To make this event a great success, we need donations! Please help us raise money for St. Anne by donating any of the following items:

RAFFLE ITEMS - o We are in need of some big-ticket items for the raffle, such as laptops, iPads or televisions;

vacation rentals or sports tickets, gift certificates for massages, sports tickets, restaurants, hotels, etc. Please help out if you can.

o Contact Raffle Chair Cassandra Wallerstein @ cassandrawallerstein@yahoo.com GIFT BASKETS -

o Themes for this year’s gift baskets include: Love to Cook/Kitchen, Bookworm, Got Coffee and Tea?, Stock Your Bar, Staycation, Sports Fan/Gaming.

o Please consider donating any of the following new items: Keurig, coffee mugs, Kindle or other e-reader, sporting and event tickets, sports equipment and memorabilia, gaming equipment, movie passes, restaurant gift cards, wine, rum, vodka, drink mixing accessories, glasses, wine openers, books, cookbooks, cooking utensils, mixing bowls, etc.

o Contact Gift Basket Chair Frances Flannery @ fjflannery@gmail.com GENERAL AUCTION ITEMS

o Do you have friends or family members who own local businesses—hair salon, restaurant, home goods, clothing company, spa, or hotel? Their generous donation is a business/tax deduction and an opportunity to recognize their business or service on our Facebook page and Star Auction & Gala event website.

o Please ask for donations from restaurants, hotels, your children’s classes—like ballet, baseball, soccer; hair salons, spas, wine shops, clothing stores, coffee shops anywhere you spend your money!

Prefer to just donate money or do you have a relative who wants to donate money? Send a check made out to SAPTO with your child to Renee Spertzel c/o Max Spertzel, 2-2.

Questions or want to help with the event? Please contact one of the chairs above, or the Star Auction and Gala to Benefit St. Anne School Co-Chairs:

Lisa Marie Gerard, lmgerard@comcast.net; Gina Whelchel, whelchelg@aol.com; Renee Spertzel, rzimmerli@yahoo.com

Tax receipts will be provided. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.

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Dear%St.%Anne%Parish%Family,%%

We%invite%all%our%parish%families%to%come%to%the%5%O’clock%Christmas%Vigil%

Mass%on%Wednesday,%December%24th!%

Your%children%are%invited%to%take%part%in%our%Christmas%Pageant%at%this%

Mass.%%We%are%happy%that%we%have%a%family%in%the%Parish%who%will%

portray%the%Holy%Family.%%However,%we%need%children%who%will%act%as%

angels,%shepherds,%and%the%three%kings.%%We%would%love%to%include%your%

child/ren%in%this%traditional%Christmas%Pageant.%

Participants%need%to%come%to%a%practice/costume%session%on%Tuesday,%

December%23rd,%from%%1:00%Q%2:30PM.%%We%will%meet%in%the%church.%%%%

On%Christmas%Eve,%December%24th,%participants%need%to%be%in%church%at%

4:15%PM%to%get%dressed.%

If%your%child%will%participate,%please%call%%

Jane%Anne%Sullivan:%%415%753Q9163%

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Date: Jan. 31, 2015

Place: Moriarty Hall

Funston St. Entrance

Time: 5:00pm

Adult: $45 per person

Child: $15 per family

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For Tix & Info:

Contact: 415-725-7588

Email: adrienne.bainter@gmail.com

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Reading at Home November/December, 2014

(K – 4th Grades)

K-1 Cameron Bautista, Teagan Byrne, Tommy Caceres, Christina Chew Sophia Chui, Keifer Hollands, Lawrence Lau, Jimmy Ng, Jr., Makayla Sy

Kate Spertzel, Ethan Tong, Daymian Turner, Aileen Ward

1-1 Matthew Aranas, Mikayla Cheng, Carissa Eng, Jacqueline Hang Dean Hwang, Noah Hong, Zachary Kleppin, Tyler Lin Princewill Onyebuchi, Brandon Pun, Annika Watkins

2-1 Amelia Batt, Reyan Dalal, Kevin Eason, Caden Frost

Sarah Ghanem, Chanel Lin, Julianna Calvo-Perez Ata Tanyolac, Tina Yang

2-2 Sarah Batt, Kyla Duong, Valeria Fuentes, Jasmine Hong

Emma Lau, Keoni Liwanag, Max Spertzel, James Timur Kevin Vu, Quinn Wong

3-1 Wesley Abrams, Kayla Fong, Mitchell Jew, Alec Ong

Kylie Sok, Zachary Swe, Mercury Thomas, Natalie Yang, Michelle Yu

3-2 Sean Campos, Derek Chan, Mikey Dea, Gavin Edmunds Emily Eng, Landon Frost, Cameron Hollands, Samantha Kung

Hannah Ku, Ethan Lee, Jonathan Louie, Tory Lu, Victoria Martinez Kamrin Perea, Sienna Randrup, Malachi Thomas

4-1 Maya Guzman, Charlotte Go, Carly Won

4-2 Zoey Dea, Marcus Ling, Jordan Wu

Great Job!!!