All Souls Catholic School

Number 7

Dennis Daul, beloved and loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother lost his battle with esophageal cancer on November 7th. He is survived by his wife Julie, son John (Angela), daughter Sara (Kyle), brothers Bill and Ken, grandsons Theo and Jack, and a granddaughter-to-be. Dennis worked at many of our Archdiocesan schools as a school counselor including St. Pius, All Souls, St. Charles, St. Raymond, St. Gregory, Nativity and St. Veronica. An open house memorial service will be held on Friday, November 20th, 5-7pm at Crosby-N. Gray, 2 Park Road Burlingame, CA 94010. He will be profoundly missed.

Thanksgiving is a time for all of us to give thanks for the loving family members and friends in our lives. It is a time to remember the happy moments we all share in life and to give thanks for the wonderful experiences we have each day. We encourage our students every day to love their family and friends and to be active peacemakers. It is apparent with recent events in our world that we all need to be on alert and to continue with our daily activities. Let us pray for peace in our homes, school, local community, and our global community.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in our school community a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.

Kindergarten Open House

On December 2nd we will have our Kindergarten Open House. If you know of anyone wishing to send their kindergarten-age child to All Souls, please let them know of this event. They can enter via the front door on the corner of Spruce St. and Miller Ave.

Annex - Free Rummage Goods for All

We wish to remove all the chairs, furniture, beds and mattresses along with chest of drawers from the top floor of the Annex. To achieve this we will open it up for our parents to come and choose and take what they might like. This will happen on Wednesday, December 2nd from 2.30pm to 5pm. If you cannot make this time, please call the school and we can make an alternative day. On December 14th the Salvation Army will be coming to take what they can of what remains.

Shield the Vulnerable - Renewal

You may have received an email from Mrs. Cierra regarding your renewal of "Shield the Vulnerable". A new law has been enacted which now requires volunteers and staff to renew the "Shield" every three years. This will mean you will need to take the training again. When you receive your notification we will give you two weeks to renew, otherwise your volunteer status will become inactive, and you will not be able to work with the children in any capacity including the sports program , room parents, or any volunteer services.

Book Fair

The Book Fair begins after we come back from Thanksgiving. It will be held in the church hall this year. Please encourage your family members and friends to attend the book fair. All proceeds will be going back into your child's classroom. Volunteers are needed - please see the attachment.

Wireless Network

The WiFi network ceased working with classroom APs dying. We had the system checked out and were advised to revamp our current system with a newer one. I am pleased to say that we have signed the work order to have the old system removed and replaced with the latest WiFi technology from Ruckus, a true tested system in educational institutions. We anticipate the system replacement to be completed within two weeks. The cost for the replacement system, including all cabling replacement to Cat 6 and new AP’ in all rooms and the Annex, will be $16,000.00.

Veterans' Day

The Veterans' Day Prayer service was a memorable occasion for the community. It was very thoughtfully done. We received many compliments about it.

Staffing

The music teacher resigned from Rhythm and Moves, which means she will not be continuing at All Souls. A temporary teacher is working with the students while Rhythm and Moves finds a permanent. The Spanish teacher also resigned from her company and a replacement has already been found and is currently working with our students.

God Bless,

Vincent Riener

Principal

19 - Athletic Board Awards Night - Baseball & Volleyball

25 - Minimum Day - 12:20pm Dismissal

25 - School Board Raffle begins

25 - Thanksgiving Prayer Service - 9am (Full School Uniform)

26-27 - Thanksgiving Day & Holiday

6 - School Family Mass & Rite of Enrollment for Communion - 9am

7 - Faculty Mtg. 2:30pm Early Dismissal

8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception - 9am Mass (Full School Uniform)

9 - Athletic Board Meeting - 6:30pm

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

17- Christmas Program - 7pm - Church (Full School Uniform)

18 - Christmas Celebrations - Minimum Day - 12:20pm Dismissal

- NO EXTENDED CARE AFTER SCHOOL

21 - Jan. 1 - Christmas Vacation

25 - Christmas Day

The Student Council Newsletter can be read from the link : Student Council Newsletter. You will be directed to the school website page for the Student Council Newsletter. Congratulations to Nadine French and her team for producing a great newsletter.

WE CANNOT AWARD ANY PRIZES AT THIS POINT SINCE NOT ALL MONIES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. PLEASE TURN MONEY TO SCHOOL OFFICE ASAP.

LAST 2015 SCRIP ORDER WILL BE ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH. PLEASE REMEMBER TO GET YOUR GIFT CARDS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS!!!

THANK YOU!

MRS. REIDY

The annual school raffle has started! Per your school agreement, each family is required to sell $50.00 worth of raffle tickets. We are asking you to sell twelve tickets, but if you’d like to sell more please don’t hesitate to ask the office for more tickets.

Your child(ren) will receive a free dress pass for every five tickets sold. For example, if a family sells fifteen tickets, your child will receive three free dress passes. If you have more than one child at the school, each child will receive dress passes. All free dress passes will be distributed by mid-February.

The raffle starts today and ends on January 29, 2016. All money and tickets stubs are to be turned into the school office by that date. Free dress passes will be given out to those students that return their tickets and money by the deadline.

The drawing will be held on February 1, 2016 at the Principal’s Awards Ceremony!

Thank you for your support and good luck!

As you do your holiday shopping or are looking for a perfect birthday 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!

Email: info@ssfallsoulsschool.org
Website: www.ssfallsoulsschool.org
Location: 479 Miller Ave, South San Francisco, CA, United States
Phone: (650) 583 3562