May 4, 2010

St. Vincent de Paul Collection                

Our Last Collection-Friday, May 14^th.  Special Requests: Cereal, Peanut Butter, Macaroni

and Cheese, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta  

St. Peter’s School wishes to recognize the

following teachers for the    2009-2010 school year for:

“Witnessing and Sharing the Love of Christ  -Ms.Navaira                                                       

“Modeling faith, values and attitude“-Ms. Herolt

“Encouraging growth and self-esteem”-Mrs. Vela

“Forming Christian Values”-Ms. Morales

“Respecting, affirming & supporting the development of talents”-Mrs. delaGarza                                                    

“Helping students reach potential as child of God”     -Ms. Flint                                                              

“Recognizing parents as educators”-Mrs. Orihuela

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week.  If you would like to bring something for your child's teacher, see the list below.  All students will be bringing the same thing for each day.  Again, this is on a volunteer basis.  It is not mandatory.  We love our teachers!!!

Teacher Appreciation Week: 

 Mon-Baked Goods

Tues-Popcorn/Chips

Wed-1 Flower or Card (Family Choice)                           

Thurs-1 piece of Fruit

Fri-Student makes card or letter

CENTRAL CATHOLIC  QUIZ BOWL

We would like to talk an opportunity to say thank you to the parents who came with their children and the students who participated in the Quiz Bowl this weekend.  We are extremely proud of our students and their work as they represented St. Peter School.   A big shout out goes to our 6th grade team who beat out 15 schools to be the winning Quiz Bowl team for 6th grade.  St. Peter Prince was also awarded the Best in Show for our submitted art work. The following students represented St. Peter Prince this past weekend.  Please note a number of students were awarded individual awards.  Great Job Everyone!

6th grade

Gouri Das - 2nd place Science, Math, 3rd place current events

Emma Niemiec - Member of winning Quiz Bowl team, 3rd place Religion

Jazmin Howard- 6th grade team member

Claudia Montelongo- Member of winning Quiz Bowl team

Raquel Beldon- 3rd place Language Arts

Chandler Baker- 2nd place Language Arts, 2nd Place Number Sense

7th grade

Victoria Sanchez- 3rd place Religion

Jacob Rossi- 3rd place Current Events

Lauren Malinowski- 7th grade team member

Heather Sasser- 7th grade team member

Mandy Boone- 7th grade team member

Catherine Lopez de Castillo - 7th grade team member

Sidney Mireles- 7th grade competed in prose interpretation

8th grade

Tam Nguyen- 8th grade team member

Lauren Harris- 8th grade team member

Ashley Herolt- 8th grade team member

Clare Creedon- 8th grade team member

Kara Hernandez- 8th grade team member

Sofia Ruiz- 8th grade team member

Art Winners

Tam Nyguen- 1st Place sculpture/8th grade

Nick Abdo - 2nd Place Sculpture/8th grade

 Anabelle Pena- 1st sculpture/7th Grade, 2nd Painting/ 7th grade

Celine Cortez- 2nd, 3rd Sculpture/7th grade

Alyssa Tamez- 1st- Painting/7^th grade

Lone Star Volleyball Regional Competition      

 This past weekend some of our students outside gave an outstanding job participating in the Lone Star Volleyball Regional Competition for the state of Texas in Houston.  Girls participate in teams by age and bid or non bid.  Bid include teams who want to enter the Junior Olympics and Non bid are teams participating for sportsmanship.  Our girls did a great job ending their club ball season.

13 Non Bid
Alyssa Tamez
2nd place out of 45 teams

Miranda Lockhart, Sofia Resendiz and Madeline Schultz
12th place out of 45 teams

13 Bid
Celine Cortez and Maria Ayala
14th place out of 43 teams

14 Non bid
San Antonio Pumas – Jenna Adams
37th place out of 45 teams

Saturdays at the Library                  Our Annex Library is open from 9:00am until 3:00pm on Saturdays for research and tutoring. Also our younger students are invited to come join us at 9:00am for storytime. We now have a book exchange for Parents and Parishioners. 

We will be open every Saturday now through the end of school.  Interested? Please contact Mr. Cory May cory.may@ sbcglobal.net

CONGRATS TO EMILY BRIONES:          

In Gymnastics Des Moines Iowa Nationals, she placed 3rd All-Around and 3rd on vault and 2nd on the beam. Her Region also finished 1st in the team competition.

CONGRATS TO EASTLAND CRANE:          

His Soccer Club Team New Castle placed second in the playoffs in Corpus Christi. They will be competing in the state championship.

DENIM AND DIAMONDS                                                      

Thank you to all our St. Peter’s Families, teachers and donors for supporting our FIRST Parent Spring Social.  This event was developed to replace the usual “cookie dough” and “gift wrap” fundraiser.  Even though we did not make our projected goal of $25,000, we did not loose any money.  As I walked around the room, everyone was laughing, smiling, socializing, dancing, bidding and just having a great time!  Sometimes this is what we need is a place to let loose, relax and enjoy ourselves. 

I would like to thank the entire PTC Board for their participation, quick planning and numerous donations.  Thank you to our Denim and Diamond Chair Persons; Martha Rodriguez and Dawn Bryan for getting the ball rolling.  Martha also spent countless days and nights personally creating the center pieces and obtained the Lonestar beer donation.  Dawn helped organize the Reverse Raffle and researching the rules, plus Silent Auction prizes.  Also thank you to Elisa Garcia for tracking ticket sales and numbering all our ping pong balls.  In addition, I need to thank Judi Marshal for her food donation of shrimp and contacting HEB for the fruit and veggie donations.  Thank you to Terisita Ayala for her donation of Yucan meatballs, plus and Olivia Trevino for contacting Azuca and obtaining their food donation. 

I would like to recognize Carlos Zapata (Swirl) for designing the Denim and Diamond poster, fliers and tickets for the event.  Thanks to John Stepan for obtaining the wine donation from SeaZars and Monte Sur Winery of Chile; along with Mike Valdes for securing the Margarita Machine from the Margarita Man and Shiner Beer.

Thank you to Pastor Eddy Morales for being so supportive and allowing us to hold this event.   Principal Ann Lauder and Assistant Principal, Jeanette Salinas for supporting this event; along with the many teachers that purchased tickets and came to the event.  In addition, thank you to Chris Reyes for helping us with the event setup and cleanup.   

Also, thank you to Becky Pawelek for organizing and running the Silent Auction and coordinating the baskets with all the Homeroom parents, they were gorgeous!!!  We can not forget to thank all our Homeroom parents for gathering the donations and putting together the baskets.  In addition a special thanks to Becky Finely for assisting us with baskets, parish donations and loaning us needed items for the Silent Auction.

We can not forget our table sponsors Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio, National Pest Control and Pauline Vargas for selling the most tickets helping to make the event a success!

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SILENT AUCTION DONORS DENIM AND DIAMONDS

All St. Peter’s Homeroom Parents and families

Barbara Britton (parishioner)

University of the Incarnate Word

St. Anthony High School Class of 2010

Central Catholic High School

Ann Lauder

Father Eddy

Yard House

Jacala

Oloroso - Josh Cross

Choice Leather Furniture - John Stepan

Rivercenter Mall

Dawn Bryan-Necklace by Dawn

Imax Rivercenter

Ripley’s Believe it or Not

Majestic - Dawn Bryan

Hendrix Family - 2002- Fiesta Poster

Peterson Family - handmade pen set

Mary Ann Leopold - Crochet Blanket

Pat Cross - Sock Monkey Family

Dennis Uniforms

Shoes Unlimited

HEB Gift Cards we have #25.00, $50.00 to $100.00 HEB Gift Cards. You may purchase the cards at either School Office or Parish Office. Scrip orders will also be taken. Scrip information is located on our website www.stpeterprince.org  Help us support our school!

SERVICE WORK ZONE                     

  HERE ARE FEW UPCOMING SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES

Field Day for K5-3^rd is May 5 and Mrs. Littlefield will need help with the various events, please call the school at 824-3171 to get information about set up and event times.

1^st Communion is May 8 and the 1^st grade class will be hosting this reception for our 2^nd graders.  Please call our 1^st grade Homeroom Parent to let her know that you can help!

Field Day for 4^th-8^th grade us May 28 and Mrs. Littlefield will need help with the various events, please call the school at 824-3171 to get information about set up and event times.

8^th Grade Graduation is Wednesday, May 26 and our 7^th grade Homeroom Parents will need help to decorate, serving during the reception and clean up; please call either Diane Sanchez – 7^th grade homeroom parent.

ALL COMMITTEE’S/ORGANIZATIONS - PLEASE TURN IN YOUR LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, SO WE HAVE A LIST TO VERIFY PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS ON RENWEB.

Each St. Peter’s family is required to provide a minimum of 20 service hours.  The hours can be served by a parent, grandparent, or a family member who is 18 years of age or older.  (The Service hours cannot be earned by St. Peter’s students as the program is specifically designed to encourage a family’s participation in a child’s school activities.  St. Peter’s students in grades 4-8 are responsible for their own service hour program).  A family’s service hours should be submitted within 30 days of the event, and all hours should be completed by May 1^st.  Service hour sheets are available on our web site at www.stpeterprince.org or at either school office.  Hours may also be logged on by each family on RenWeb.

               THANKS!!!     Elisa Garcia                                                             884-5711    Service Work Coordinator

elisamatt@sbcglobal.net

The SCHOOL STORE

Mon/Wed Afternoons                                                        2:30pm to 3:30pm

            The school store is located in the cafeteria (behind the counter area)    We also accept donations of your gently used school uniforms. 

You can drop them off at either school office or at the school store during its operating hours.

BRAINPOWER SUMMER CAMP                                                                       

       Come join us for a fun summer adventure!                    

  June 7th-August 6th

     Adventure campers will be divided into age appropriate groups. Many projects and activities will be available throughout the summer, including gym games, art time, water fun, technology, crafts, sports, reading, off campus field trips, and visiting performers.  Each week, students will also encounter many age appropriate activities based on the weekly theme.

This camp is for student’s ages 18 months – 10 year old.  

For more information go to www.stpeterprince.org and click on the summer camp link.                                                               

     Or contact Kirsch Wilberg  (210)845-3706  kirschw@sbcglobal.net

SUMMER ENRICHMENT                                         

 For details of dates and times go to www.stpeterprince.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH Strengthening Math Skills  (for students entering 7th or 8th grade   Algebra (for students entering 8th grade)                                                                           Teacher: Ms. Mary Ann Leopold

 MATH MANIA Help your child learn to love math!  These enrichment classes are designed for students entering the 4th, 5^th, and 6^th  grade who need support with basic math. - - Hands-on activities and computer work will help each student- better understand the math concepts in the 3^rd and 4^th grades; increased understanding helps children love math!                          Teacher: Ms Lucy Morales

 READING FUN! This class is designed for students entering the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades to improve reading comprehension and joy of reading. A variety of  activities and strategies  will be provided to encourage reluctant readers to read with confidence and experience success. Teacher: Mr. Cory May  

 DRAWING AND PRISMACOLOR Learn to draw professional portraits using an easy and fun strategy!  This class is designed for  students entering the 7th and 8th grade. Small teacher/student ratio:  Only ten students –in each one week session!.                                              Teacher: Ms. Mary Lou Jones  

ANIMAL DETECTIVE AND ZOOLOGIST            Get ready to explore Animal Detectives and Zoology!  As an Animal Detective and a Zoologist you will learn: how animal detectives do their jobs, how a forensics laboratory was created to solve crimes committed against animals, learn how to assist hurt or neglected animals, enforce animal cruelty laws, educate others about proper animal care, and how you can become a detective.  In Zoology you will learn: what is zoology? How animals live in natural habitats and in the laboratory, Animal life, habits/defenses, animal life cycles, behavior of animals, interaction between animals and their environment, animal diseases, and endangered species. So if you’re ready to explore animals through the eyes of an animal detective or zoologist then this is the class for you!   Ages: 7 to 10                                                                          Teacher: Ms. Cristina Durarte         

WRITING WORKSHOP High School/ College Prep Writing   An essay can have many purposes, but the basic structure is the same no matter what. You may be writing an essay to argue for a particular point of view or to explain the steps necessary to complete a task. Either way, your essay will have the same basic format. If you follow a few simple steps, you will find that the essay almost writes itself. You will be responsible only for supplying ideas, which are the important part of the essay anyway.

First, build the desire and confidence to write. Second; give students the tools with which to accomplish the task.

Teacher: Ms. Cristina Duarte

ATTENTION PARENTS:

If you would like to set up tuition for the 2010-2011 School Year  Bak Draft or Credit Card-please see Mrs. Mireles or Mrs. Haman for forms.

SPURS DRESS TOMORROW

EITHER WITH YOUR UNIFORM OR BLUE JEANS WITH YOUR SPURS SHIRT  OR SPURS COLORS SHIRT.