April E-Letter

Dear Parents of St. Sebastian School,
We hope you had a wonderful Easter with your family. On Easter, Fr. German spoke beautifully
to the congregation about how this celebration in the church reminds us, that through our
baptism, we are called to be priests, prophets, and kings. God calls us to be priests to minister
to others, prophets so that we can announce the good news, and kings so that we can serve
others.
As we approach this new trimester, filled with many activities, celebrations, and fundraisers,
may God grant us all the courage to answer the call, to do exactly as he has sent us forth to do,
to minister, announce the good news and serve others.
Please read below for other important events and announcements.
God bless,
Sra. Harty
Volunteer Opportunities:
○ Morning Valet M-F
○ SPC Festival Planning Meeting @ 5:30 pm
■ 4/12 facilities committee only
■ 4/19 entertainment and silent auction committee only
■ 4/24 All invited
○ School Improvement Day TBD April 2018
○ Help us sell festival raffle tickets at the end of Masses on April 15th and 22nd
ACADEMIC DECATHLON
Due to an error in calculations, our Academic Decathlon Team of 2017-2018 actually
placed eleventh out of 105 schools. A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to each student that
participated. Your hard work paid off! Also, thank you to the parents that supported them
and the coaches that prepared them.
Spring Performance: Seussical Jr.
On May 16, from 6-7:30 pm our students will be performed by
3rd-6th grades with special performances by Preschool and
the other grades. Ticket price: $2 per person or $5 per
family . Dinner will be sold in the cafeteria starting at 5 pm
IMPORTANT RE ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
For Returning Students
The deadline for re-enrollment was February 8th . If you haven’t re-enrolled,
please make sure to do so ASAP!
Need Tuition Assistance for 2017-2018?
If you need tuition assistance you must make an appointment to meet with Mrs.
Harty as soon as possible. Bring a copy of your 2016 or 2017 1040 tax forms.
This process will also help you apply for CEF.
42nd Annual School festival “Damos Gracias”
Paid Dress Days Starting April 11th students can wear jeans and their
festival t-shirt to school if you make a donation of $5. Other Paid Dress Days
include the 18th, 25th-27th T-Shirt orders were due on Thur. March 29th.
We’ve ordered extra so that you even if you missed the order deadline you
can still help us promote our festival! Raffle tickets - The family who sells
the most will be eligible for half off tuition for one child during the month of
Jan. 2019. Sign up to Volunteer - link to be sent out soon. If you can’t volunteer the day of help
us sell raffle tickets after Mass on Sunday, April 15th and 22nd. Performances - Come watch
your son/daughter perform stay tuned for. THANK YOU to everyone for your help! There are too
many people to list, but know that St. Sebastian School thanks you for your commitment to
growing our school
McTeacher’s Night
Thanks to your participation - Our school earned close to $500. A big thanks to all of you for
helping us fundraise for our school! A special thanks to Mrs. Maalouf who always helps us
organize this successful and fun night - St. Sebastian School appreciates all you do!
WCEA SCHOOL ACCREDITATION
A Visiting Committee came to our school March 20, 21, and 22nd. Our school
faculty, students, and parents spoke to the committee about the various aspects
of our school and the chapters of our Self Study document, Improving Student
Learning: A Self Study Process for Catholic Elementary Schools . Although the final results won’t
arrive until mid summer, the visit was a positive one and the committee had many glowing
remarks about our school.
Beach Clean Up Day
Thank you to the students that participated
in The St. Sebastian School Philanthropy
Club Heal the Bay’s Nothin’ but Sand
Beach Clean