Dear SVDP Community,

Welcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas break and is starting 2023 with renewed energy and focus.

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

• Continuous Enrollment
• Gratitude Challenge
• First Day of School 2023-2024
• Spelling Bee
• SVDP Reads!
• VIP Day
• Annual Giving
• Parent Guild News

Planning for the upcoming school year’s budget and potential tuition increases is a process we take very seriously. It is difficult to plan when we are unsure about existing families’ situations. The process we have followed for several years has failed to provide substantial information regarding returning families, which hinders us in budgeting for the coming year. As explained in the current Community Handbook, we will be using the continuous enrollment model.

The attached document will explain the new enrollment process, timeline, and financial obligations.

We hope everyone has begun the new year with a heart full of gratitude. We know that sometimes it is hard to appreciate the small and large things for which we should be grateful. We thought it would be a wonderful exercise for each family to practice recognizing the opportunities for gratitude. Choose one prompt a day for 21-days and discuss as a family. You will find that appreciating things large and small will lighten your heart and your mind.

Each day is filled with so many amazing opportunities to live, learn, and love. Join us in reading "Holy Moments" by Matthew Kelly. Every family will be provided a copy of this amazing book. Read it. Live it. And make a positive impact on the world.

"Some ideas are so powerful that simply becoming aware of them, changes our lives forever. Holy Moments is such an idea. It is profoundly simple, astonishingly practical, and once you discover it, your life will finally make sense. It’s time to let Holy Moments show you what is possible. It’s time to explore your soul-potential."

Pledges count towards your class participation. First class to reach 100% gets an outing to Loving Cup!

Parent Guild is excited to announce the new online Spirit Store is up and great items are available for purchase! Use the link below.

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Email: administration@svdpsf.com
Website: svdpsf.com
Location: 2350 Green Street
Phone: (415) 346-5505
Twitter: @svdpsfschool