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This Week & Beyond… Monday, January 13 Hot Lunch: Chicken Rice Bur-rito or Homemade Pizza or Turkey Wrap or BBQ Ranch Shaker BBB vs Laguna 3:30/4:30 PC Meeting, 6:30PM Tuesday, January 14 Hot Lunch: Palo Mesa Pepper-oni or Cheese Pizza & fruit BBB @SLOCA 3:45/4:45 Wednesday, January 15 Hot Lunch: Beef Stew or Chicken Tornados or Home-made Pizza or Caesar Chicken Wrap or Asian Noodle Wrap Canned Food Drive- each item gets 1 item of alternative dress SP GBB Tourney Thursday, January 16 Hot Lunch: Panda Express Orange Chicken, Chow Mein & Cookie SP GBB Tourney Friday, January 17 Hot Lunch: Chicken Tenders or Chicken Taquito or Home-made Pizza or Sub Sandwich or Spicy Chef Shaker SP GBB Tourney Monday, Jan. 20 NO SCHOOL- Presidents’ Day Tuesday, January 21 Hot Lunch: Palo Mesa Pepper-oni or Cheese Pizza & fruit GBB vs OMS 3:30/4:30 BBB @OMS 3:30/4:30 Wednesday, January 22 Hot Lunch: Asian Bar or Chicken Tornados or Home-made Pizza or Caesar Chicken Wrap or Asian Noodle Shaker GBB vs Judkins 3:15/4:15

2019-2020 Year of Integrity

School Phone (805) 489-1210 Fax (805) 489-7662 www.stpatschoolag.com gjohnson@stpatschoolag.com Volume 23 Issue 18

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Dear Parents, Happy New Year! I enjoyed vacation but also looked forward to getting back to school life! The first week back from vacation was filled with time to reflect upon our blessings and successes here at St. Patrick School. The Friday awards ceremony fo-cused me on the joy of seeing our students recognize the great example they can be for others and the differences that they can make in our world. I was impressed to hear of the hard work and dedication that our Students of the Month exhibited in December. Our students lead by example and inspire others, even adults, to strive for great things. Here’s to 2020! 2020 is off to a great start here at St. Patrick! Girls’ basketball is underway and boys’ basketball is nearing the end of the sea-son. Congrats to our boys for representing St. Pat’s so well in sportsmanship and teamwork, and good luck to our girls as they embark on their season! As a school community we are continuing to prepare our school’s next Five Year Strategic Plan. Our committee of parents, board members, and teachers continue to take the insights provided by you and incorporate them into the next planning steps. Thank you for your input in this process. It is important to us that we gain your input as we plan for our future! Please look for more ways to give the board your input in the weeks to come. Thank you all for your continued support of our school and I hope that this new year, 2020, will be one filled with blessings and gratitude. Our faculty and staff certainly feel inspired by our community and are grateful for the opportunity to work with each of our families! I am excited for our opportunities ahead in 2020. Have a restful weekend! Maureen Halderman

January 10, 2020

STAR TESTING BEGINS on Monday, January 13 and goes until Friday, January 24. Please make sure that your students are well rested and have had a good breakfast on these days so that they can do well on their testing. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK begins on Sunday, January 26, with mass at St. Patrick’s Church at 9:00 AM. Please join our school and church community to start the celebration!

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St. Patrick’s School Prayer Corner… Prayers are requested for:  

Ryan Senior, Uncle of Ethan, who passed away re‐cently. 

Jesus Pina, Grandfather of Milan Delgado‐Pina, who is ill and needs our prayers 

Ernie Guerrero, Grandfather of Ma hew Herzoff, who is in Hospice. 

Frank & Marie Petro a, Great Grandparents of Hank & Adelaide Richards, who are in need of prayers 

Tom, a friend of Michele Penner, who is in ICU 

Rebecca Prokopchuk, who is recovering from surgery 

Be y Maloney, who is struggling with the move to assisted living 

In Thanksgiving for prayers answered for the Orr Family 

Alumnus Paul Karp, who is being treated for lympho‐ma 

Denny Ward, Grandfather of Levi & Maggie MacCrea‐dy, who has suffered a stroke 

Kris ne Guiang , Natalie & Chase Untal’s Aunt, who is ill and needs our prayers 

Rachel McKenna, Principal at Sacred Heart, Hollister, who is being treated for leukemia 

Judy Gaye, Great Grandmother of Eaden Garcia, who has suffered a stroke. 

Grandfather of Taylor & Chris an Kim, who is ba ling cancer 

Bill Portzel, father of Mrs. Vaccaro, who is ill. 

Jim Lyle and Bill Lyle, both Uncles of Eaden Garcia, who have been diagnosed with cancer. 

Carl Hassler, father of Alumni Kevin & Jimmy, who is being treated for cancer 

Marge Gist, sister of Mrs. Laursen, who had a          stroke and needs our prayers 

Nick Barnick, Alumnus, who is ill and needs          our prayers. 

Shani Diehl, friend of the Montoya family, who          is being treated for a brain tumor 

Patricia Schueller, friend of Miss Schrom, who          is very ill 

Alumnus Lynne & her husband Clay Artsdalen,         who is undergoing surgery this week as part of         his cancer treatment. 

Stephanie Ward, cousins of Cole & Blake Pimentel who has cancer. 

Chris Calprice, who is suffering from pancrea c can‐cer 

Christy Carroll, Mrs. Carroll’s Daughter‐in‐law,          who is being treated for cancer and needs our          prayers. 

J.D. O’Meara, friend of the Orlando family, who          has a brain aneurysm 

Beth Parish, friend of Miss D, who needs our          prayers 

Daniell Gularte‐Miller, Alumnus, who is suffering from ovarian cancer 

Delores Ramirez, Grandmother of Alejandro          Reynoso, who is being treated for cancer 

Beth Carroll, alumnus, who works with Catholic          Relief Services in Hai .

HOT LUNCH NEWS From here on out, Panda Ex-press lunches will be Orange Chicken, Chow Mein & a cookie. There will be no variation. SHAMROCK THRIFT STORE is in need of adult clothing, gently worn and able to be resold. LOST & FOUND is still full of school jackets, clothing, water bottles and more. Please have your students come in after Christmas break to get their items. PARKING LOT SAFETY Please remember to be slow and courteous as you go through our parking lot. Our students do not always think before running to their cars, so we have to watch out for them. Also, please do not park in the marked spots.

ANNUAL FUND 2019/2020 is now open and accep ng your dona ons. Also, please consider naming St. Patrick School in your legacy plans, knowing that your dona on will help carry our tradi ons of Mercy into the future for our students’ benefit. The money raised from the Annual Fund helps us with projects to update our facili es & resources for our students each year.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN 19-20 SCHOOL YEAR 1.20.20 NO SCHOOL— Martin Luther King Day 1.26-1.31.20 Catholic Schools Week 1.31.20 Grandparents’ Mass in gym @ 10:30, Dismissal at noon for all students 2.11.20 ‘Blue’ Mass 2.17.20 NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day 2.19.20 Panoramic Picture Day 2.21.20 NO SCHOOL - LACCD Congress 2.26.20 Ash Wednesday Mass, 9:30 2.29.20 Benefit Dinner, in gym 3.2.20 NO SCHOOL—Teacher Workday 3.3.20 Spring Pictures 3.13.20 NO SCHOOL–Professional Dev. 3.17.20 Mass for St. Patrick’s Day, 9:30 AM 3.19.20 STEM & Art Fair 3.21.20 Father/Daughter Dance 4.7.20 1st Gr. Opera in Gym 4.9.20 Stations of the Cross in Gym

ADVANCE MILK SALE PRICES

No refunds on milk not used. Jan. $5.70 - Feb. $5.40 - Mar.$6.00

Apr. $4.50 - May/June $7.20

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CURRICULUM & ACTIVITY CORNER

We have Celtic Pride green slips that our students can earn by:

Acting responsibly Serving others willingly

Respecting others in word and actions Recipients are then acknowledged by the entire student body at flag! This week’s recipients of these Celtic Pride Slips are:

Congratulations to these students for making a positive impact on those around them!

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH for DECEMBER

Gr. K Lane Futterer Gr. 1 Elise Dupuis Gr. 2 Josie Sandoval Gr. 3 The Entire Class! Gr. 4 Alex Reynoso Gr. 5 Lila Sellinger Gr. 6 Alden Verdin Gr. 7 Marcello Anelli Chase Untal Gr. 8 Jack Stoddard Science Riley Sheppard-Keeney Jr. High Math Margeaux King Computer Gwen Cooper Music Entire 4th Gr. Class Art Chloe Merlo Girls’ PE Lillie Parish Boys’ PE Zack Barnick

Congratulations to these students for outstanding conduct and citizenship and for

being the best Celtics they can be!

Attention 7th and 8th Grade Students

Did you know that St. Patrick’s has a youth

group?

You are invited to join our

St. Patrick’s Church Junior High Youth Group

We meet during the school year on Sundays from

4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

We meet in the St. Patrick’s Parish Center (office/

kitchen) rm #1

Our meetings will resume after Christmas break

on

Sunday, January 19th 2020

For more info please check the St. Pat’s website at

stpatsag.org

See our brochure in the confirmation and youth

section

Please contact Denise Barcus at

stpatsmsyouth@yahoo.com

We look forward to meeting you!

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Celtic Sports

BOYS’ BASKETBALL Gr. 7 Gr. 8 11.13.09 vs Paulding L W 11.14.19 @ Los Osos W W 11.18.19 vs Atascadero W 11.19.19 @ Templeton W W 11.20.19 vs Mesa W L 11.21.19 vs Judkins W W 12.2.19 @ Laguna W L 12.4-12.7 SP7th Gr. Tourney 2nd Place overall! 12.5-12.7 Mesa 8th Gr. Tourney 12.9.19 @ Atascadero W W 12.11.19 @ Mesa W L 12.17.19 @ Paulding L L 12.18.19 @ Judkins W L 1.7.20 @ Flamson W W 1.8.20 vs OMS L L 1.13.20 vs Laguna 1.21.20 @ OMS(SLONaz) 1.23-24 7th Gr. Lions Tourney @ Mesa 1.29-2.1 8th Gr.Tourney @ Laguna/LosOsos

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8 1.7 vs Flamson W W W 1.8 OMS @ SLO NAZ W W 1.9 vs Mesa 1.15-1.17 SP7 Tourney 1.21 vs OMS 1.22 vs Judkins 1.23 vs Paulsing 1.27 @ Atascadero 1.30 vs Laguna 2.3 vs Cayucos 2.5 @ Paulding 2.6 @ Mesa 2.10 vs SLOCA 2.11 @ Laguna 2.13 @ Judkins 2.18 @ Templeton 2.19 vs Los Osos 1.20-1.21 7th Tourney @ Mesa 1.20-1.22 8th Tourney @ Laguna

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Call the school office, 805-489-1210, for our school code.

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Ways to fulfill your scrip obligation: Reminder: the Scrip year ends on April 30, 2020 Office: You can come into the office and shop the cards we have on hand. You can also place an order for

anything that Great Lakes Scrip offers that we do not have in the office. We will be ordering on THURSDAY (if needed!) so call or email gjohnson@stpatschoolag.com with your order to find out if we are ordering that THURSDAY. Orders placed on THURSDAY are received on the following Monday or Tuesday.

Email: You are welcome to email the office ladies with your order. They will fill it as soon as all of the cards you want are available, and then call you. You can then either pick the order up with the payment, or we can send the order home with your student, once payment is received.

Online: Go to www.glscrip.com and set up your family account to place your order directly with Great Lakes Scrip. You can then pay for them when they arrive with the order that the office places on Fridays, or, you can set up a Presto Pay Account with Great Lakes Scrip and pay them directly. Then your order will be released when we order on Fridays. Let us know if you want us to send it home with your student.

Re-loadable Cards. If you have a Presto Pay Account set up, you can go online to reload some of the cards you already have! Our Scrip program makes money for our school and helps keep your tuition affordable! The $210.00/$235.00 scrip profit and the additional scrip purchased above those amounts, all help with the budget. Our school ID# can be obtained from the school office. If you still have questions, please call the office @ 489-1210.

Don’t forget to get your Scrip! Orders go in on Thursdays as needed.

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