Number 17

In Sunday's Gospel reading. "This is how all will know that you are my disciples," he says, "if you have love for one another."

In this short excerpt from Jesus' farewell address given at the Last Supper in John's Gospel, Jesus reveals the deepest desire of his heart: that his disciples love one another. He proclaims this as new command. But what is new about it? The command to love one another was ancient; it was already clearly stated in Israel's law. In Leviticus 19:18 we read: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But now Jesus' followers must do even more. They must do more than love others as they love themselves. Now they must love others as Jesus has loved them.

Of course, the disciples will not understand the breadth of this command until they see Jesus crucified and understand that his has given his life for their sakes. Then they will understand that laying down one's life for others is the standard of Christian life. They will understand the full impact of this new command.

What is a Christian? Quite simply, a Christian is someone who loves others as Jesus loves. This answer contains within it all other facets of the Christian life. To truly love as Jesus loves, we must have faith in him; we must have hope; we must know his life, death and resurrection; we must pray; we must be ruled by the Spirit.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Principal's Awards

Congratulations to the 165 students who received an award at last Monday's Principal's Award Ceremony. We also experienced three of our speech club students giving wonderful performances. Thanks to Michelle Alvidrez, Adriana Juricic and Nicholas Alimorong.

Teacher Appreciation Dinner

I would encourage everyone to attend this year's Women's Club Teacher Appreciation Dinner to be held on Wednesday, April 27th at 6pm in the cafeteria. Please see the attached flyer.

Walk-a-thon

Tomorrow we will be having our Annual Walk-a-thon organized by members of the School Board. I wish to thank all for participating in the walk-a-thon and for obtaining sponsors. Students are to wear P.E uniforms and bring a water bottle and a hat. In the event there is rain we will have to postpone it to another day.

St. Francis Day Field Trip

The St. Francis Day Field trip planned for Thursday, May 5th will be an all day trip for all students and staff in the school. Information and the standard permission slip will be given to students early next week. A copy of the informational flyer is attached.

First Communion

First Communion will be celebrated on Saturday at 10am at the church. We wish all our second graders and other students receiving the Sacrament all the best on Saturday.

Shield the Vulnerable

Parents will need to update their "Shield of Vulnerable" status in order to participate in upcoming field trips.

Spirit Week

The Athletic Board is sponsoring Spirit Week. Please see the attached flyer regarding the various days' activities. Spirit Week culminates with the Spirit Jamboree Friday evening, April 29th.

The New Garden

Fr. Agnel's old rose garden area is going to be transformed into a lovely vegetable garden. The Student Council will be working with Miss Morison on this project. We do need parent support. The first stage is to gather milk/juice cartons to start growing plants. Please send clean cartons with your child to school. Thanks for your support.

God Bless,

Vincent Riener

Principal

This year's talent show is coming soon. Talent Show 2016 will be held on Wednesday, May 4th at 7pm in the church hall. Ticket sales start on Monday. Please see the flyer below for all information. Tickets are available through this pre-sale only.

On Saturday, April 9, 2016, the Speech Club competed in the annual Saint Ignatius Speech Competition. Our club did very well. The following students were
finalists or placed in this speech event:

Dramatic:
Adriana Juricic (8th) (Finalist)
Humorous:
Shaun Parinas (8th) (Finalist)
Vincent Pena (8th) (3rd place)
Impromptu:
Aidan San Juan- Lam (8th) (Finalist)
Nadine French (7th) (Finalist)
Olivia Williams (7th) (Finalist)
Persuasive
Nico Alimorong ((8th) Finalist)
Rozet Parinas (7th) (3rd place)

Congratulations to all Speech Club members! What an incredible season!

Writer's Workshop is a class for writers in grades two through six to learn the process of creating short stories. Students learn about narrative starters, sentence stretching, and plot organization.

Over the past few months, the writers were given a book with no text. Writers were
asked to create a story using only the illustrations. Writers wrote their text,
peer edited, wrote a final story, and practiced reading their stories. During the last two weeks, the authors went to grades K-3 to present their picture books!

Congratulations to the following Writers:
2nd: Jarel Cristobal, Noah Chin, Avery Agbunag, and Sami Khoury
3rd: Eric Dean, Evangelina Alba, and Rylan Gutierrez
4th: Ella Burgos, Nico Navarro, Samantha Suarez, Bernadette Khoury and Eddy Delgado
5th: Nolan Alimorong, Sofia Juricic, Andrew Flores, and Tiana Pitts
6th: Wyatt Hartman, Noah David, Nico Castro, and Natalia Allen

As part of her 50th anniversary celebration, Mrs. Barri was invited to attend last Monday's San Francisco Giants game at AT&T Park. In addition to great seats, Mrs. Barri had field access before the game and got to meet members of the team. Congrats to our very own Gamer Babe, Cathy Barri!

22 - Walk–a-thon

23 - First Communion - 10am

27 - Women's Club Teacher Appreciation Dinner

29 - Athletic Board Jamboree

1 - School Family Mass - 9am

2 - Faculty Meeting - 2:30pm Early Dismissal

4 - Talent Show

5 - St. Francis of the Schools Field Trip

6 - Spring Holiday - No School

11 - Athletic Board Meeting - 6:30pm

13 - Athletic Board Movie Night

16 - Staff Dev. Mtg. - 12:20 Dismissal - Athl. Board Hot Dog Sale

11 - School Board Mtg. - 6:30pm - Parish Office

18 - Spring Musical 7pm

19 - Athletic Board Awards Night - Track

21 - 25 - 8th Grade Washington D.C. trip

24 - 25 - Art in Action Show

30 - Memorial Day - Holiday

31 - Student Body Farewell Mass - 9am (Full School Uniform)

Preschool will be hatching baby chicks, and they need some sponsors who would like to adopt a chick. You can adopt one, you can adopt all! Please come on over to the preschool for more information if you are interested. All they ask is a small donation to their fundraiser, your choice on the amount!

All Souls Preschool will start accepting Summer School Applications for new families starting April, 25th. Please contact All Souls Preschool for question at (650) 871-1751.

As you are looking for a perfect birthday or special occasion gift, don't forget your shopping options that will benefit All Souls Catholic School!

Our Scrip programs offers a wide variety of gift cards from local stores and restaurants. You can also shop online at the eScrip Online Mall, which has many of your favorite online shopping sites. Information about the Scrip program, a Scrip order form, and directions to the eScrip Online Mall can be found on the school website.

Amazon shoppers please remember to use the handy Amazon link at the bottom of our web page. This link will take you directly to your personal Amazon page, shop as you normally would, and the school will earn a percentage of your purchase. There is no cost to you!

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Location: 479 Miller Ave, South San Francisco, CA, United States
Phone: (650) 583 3562