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Blue Letter 03.21.14

Dear SAA Families,
A couple of important notes, in addition to the Blue Letter:

Regarding the School Play - [Reading this, knowing the story of St. Thomas More and seeing the photo attached of the LOVELY costumes, who would NOT want to come tomorrow night???]

Overheard today -- the play Director talking to the Asst. Superintendent of the Archdiocese, and in the teachers’ lounge: “This cast is remarkable. It is the best group I have ever worked with. They may have had the least experience of any cast, but there has never been a group so dedicated, so focused, as these student actors. It is thrilling to be a part of it. I am so very proud to be able to work with them.” This is high praise from one who has directed so many plays over the last 30 years!

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Two announcements regarding Medieval Day - MASS at 8:30 AM Tuesday Morning---make sure to eat early enough to make the 1 hour fast before holy communion. Please watch for an email request to the upper school families regarding food for the Medieval Day on Tuesday, March 25th. Mrs. Grayson The SignUpGenius email pertains to UPPER Campus families only! (I heard that sigh of relief, Lower Campus Moms!)
LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS – K-3 will come to the upper school for the Grand Parade and afternoon challenges. The knights and dames of Santa Paula will assist in the scoring of all the challenge points. [Morning will be a normal day at lower school campus. Pick-up will be from Upper School on Wells Road at 2:30.]

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Blue Letter 03.14.14

Dear SAA Families,
Attached are the following pages in this week's Blue Envelope:

Blue Letter 03.14.14
IMPORTANT Golf-a-thon Parent Interest Form
SAA Tuition Contest Infographic
Flyers for St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph's Day (next week!)
Advertisement from the Reagan Library for High School Students.

Parent Teacher Conferences - Also, please know that next week, Thursday, March 20, and Friday, March 21, are the PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES. This time we will have an OPEN-HOUSE FORMAT. Most full-time teacher and some of the part-timers will be here from 3:00-5:00PM BOTH THOSE DAYS in order to meet with you. There are no pre-scheduled times, just stop in. Please keep the meetings short and to the point if there are other people waiting. As always, please feel free to arrange meetings with any of us any time in order to speak in greater detail about anything. [Mr. Van Hecke will be at WASC so may not be here Wednesday. He will be there Thursday.]

Additionally - Prayer - I was reminded this morning about the horrible struggles for religious freedom going on around the world. We are battling some in the US, but it takes on the shape of full-scale civil wars in some countries around the world, RIGHT NOW. Great persecution and desecration's are happening in the Christian country of Venezuela, similar horrors can be found in the Middle East and Africa. Let us to remember to pray for persecuted Christians around the world, as we pray for TRUE world peace in all the right ways!

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Blue Letter 03.07.14

Dear SAA Families,
Monastic Day Report - Friday was a lovely day. We all achieved a deep silence...what a great experience for us all.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ST. PATRICK'S DAY- March 17th - see flyer. Lunchtime celebration for upper school. Green shirts and accessories for all grades. Print St. Patrick's Day Flyer
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS- March 22nd - School play
MEDIEVAL DAY! - March 25th. A twist on our Annual Classics Day. This year we learn and experience much about medieval times as we break up the whole school into teams and perform, compete and eat. More info coming home this Friday.

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Blue Letter 02.28.14

Dear SAA Families,
Included in this week's Blue Letter are the following attachments:

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GOLF-A-THON COMMITMENT SHEET - We need LOTS of participation in our LAST Fundraiser of the year! Please print, read, sign and return. Thanks to all who showed up on Thursday night - it was a great evening with wonderful ideas.
BOWLING REC DAY FLYER
FAT TUESDAY FLYER
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS RETREAT OPPORTUNITY at the Tilden Center in LA (Fr. Paul Donlan's residence at UCLA. This is NOT an SAA event.)
Article in this week's Camarillo Acorn on SAA Senior, Shannon Hill

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Blue Letter 02.21.14

Dear SAA Families,
Here are the announcements and attachments for the upcoming week:

SAA March Calendar | Movie Night Flyer | California Novena

Bowling Day Info | Sam 'n Ash House Concert

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Blue Letter 02.14.14

Dear SAA Families,
Here are the announcements and attachments for the upcoming week. Let us pray for our President, and for all of our line of presidents that served our country - and those to come.

Valentine's Day Family Dance | Cowboy and Indian Day

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Blue Letter 11.15.13

Dear SAA Families,
Congratulations to the girls volleyball who came home with a shiny new trophy for our shelves. Great job on winning the third place trophy, girls. We also received a great kudos call from the league commissioner, relaying that he has heard so many positive comments about how cheerful and respectful our teams AND our parents always are.

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Blue Letter 11.08.13

Dear SAA Families,
Blue Letter is attached and there are two updates:
MOVIE NIGHT NEXT WEEK IS CANCELLED and has been moved to January.
The DANCE in December will be opened up to be a Family Dance.

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Blue Letter 10.25.13

Mother Teresa Fundraiser Flyer

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Oktoberfest Flyer | SAA Auction Flyer | All Saints Day Flyer

November 2013 Calendar

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Blue Letter 10.18.13

Dear SAA Families,
Attached are this week's Blue Letter, a flyer for tonight's Movie Night and a blank form of the Parent/Teacher Conference Form that is also in your Blue Envelope.

CLICK HERE for the Outdoor Movie Night Flyer

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Blue Letter 10.11.13

Reminder to SAA Families,

MONDAY, October 14 - NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY, October 15 - MASS in FULL UNIFORM and PICTURE RETAKE
SAA Auction Flyer and SAA Auction Donation Form

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Blue Letter 10.04.13

October 2013 Calendar

Stepping Up Brochure

Jog-a-thon 2013 Info

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Blue Letter 09.27.13

Gala Program Ad Sales Flyer

Gala Auction Sponsorship Opportunity

Life Centers Luncheon

Jog-a-thon Update

2013 Football Schedule

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Blue Letter 09.20.13

Dear SAA Families –
Several attachments today – most of which are also in the blue envelope. However, a few things are also in this email for varied reasons.

COLLEGE NIGHT - Wednesday, 7:15 PM! Please come.

One item attached here is a petition for the State of California regarding the recent same-sex marriage decision. Print the Petition

Another is a sample letter which you are welcome to borrow from regarding SB131 which is a really bad law, exempting public institutions from suits regarding abuse. If letters can be prepared prior to the end of the current week (i.e. no later than September 20) they should be sent via U.S. Mail. Print the SB131 Sample Letter
After September 20 - authors should be encouraged not to unduly postpone their responses - letters can be submitted via fax to the following number: (916) 558-3160

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High School Retreat | Life Centers Luncheon | SAA Pro Life Club

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Blue Letter 09.13.13

SAA Families,

We would love to make a big showing on Saturday at the Queen of Angels Procession in Los Angeles. Please RSVP to me if you think you can make it. We will try to make a strong presence at this event in which we honor Our Lady of the Angels, for whom the city and county are named. A Parade, Mass and Fiesta are all planned downtown. Let us honor Our Lady and ask her Grace upon our region, so in need of her tender motherly care. We will be marching proudly with our school banner. See flyer attached as well as some informative articles.

Queen of Angels Flyer | El Pueblo Directory

THIS SATURDAY In Downtown Los Angeles 3:00 PM - 7 or 8ish PM We will determine a gathering place when we know who will be coming, so make sure to let me know sooner rather than later.

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Movie Night Flyer | Girls Leadership Club

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Blue Letter 09.06.13

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Giving Guide | Family Dance Flyer | 40 Days for Life | Tutor Info

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Blue Letter 08.30.13

Dear Families,

Welcome back to everyone! We were blessed with a beautiful Mass, our 20th Opening Mass, on the Feast of St. Augustine. We welcomed a record number of families and students. We are now officially over-full! It is going to be a great year if the spirit of the students these past two days is indicative of the year. My favorite sight so far was at lunch today, right outside my window where a dozen students from all range of grades gathered around a table sharing stories of classroom discussion – laughter, joy and innocence.

Please see the enclosed Welcome Letter – it sets forth our theme of the year. This year, as always, we strive to live St. Augustine’s Maxim – “Our Hearts Are Restless Lord, until they rest in Thee.” In addition, this year, as we close out the Year of Faith, we look to the great Catholic educator, St. John Bosco, for six ways to practically live our faith and spread it by our actions.

The Blue Envelope is our weekly communication vehicle. We send it each Friday (or last day of a school week) and include the weekly Blue Letter, other flyers and announcements and, monthly, a calendar. Much of this information, but not all, will also be sent by email. Please look it over thoroughly each week. The Blue Letter will convey regular school and community announcements. It will often contain a thought or article on items of interest to us as a Catholic school community – education, theological, child rearing, etc. Over the weeks, months and years, this gives us all some common ideas and questions which we can discuss together – it can help build a common language for us to use as we individually and collectively bring our families closer to the ultimate and eternal goal, eschewing the fashions of the moment for the time-honored verities and virtues.

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Special Flyers

Picture Day | Bowling Day | Master Children's Choir Flyer | Cyber Crime Invitation
Queen of Angels Mass