Volume II, Issue 22 February 10, 2016

Community What a marvelous Catholic School’s Week! Thank you to all who participated in making this year’s celebration a safe and spiritual sharing. Thank you to Mrs. Higgins for inviting our school community to be Active Christians in attending her son Owen’s baptism. Thank you to all the Special Friends who shared their hearts with our students and engaged in learning activities in our classrooms. Thank you to also our staff, teachers, and families who prepared our orators and provided a most spectacular 2nd Annual Oratorical Festival. My mind was blown that we had a kindergartner recite Langston Hughes - a most powerful moment. Thank you to the 5th grade parents who hosted a Super Bowl themed staff/faculty appreciation lunch for all of our LifeLong Learners on Wednesday. Lastly, I am most grateful to our community helpers who presented to our students the wonderful work they regularly provide our world during our Socially Responsible Citizens Fair. Thanks to:

-Salvador Garcia – Oakland Fire -Gary Moore & Robert Mendenhall – SLPD -Christine Wolf & Carol DeMan – Sulphur Creek-Lynn Topete – Alameda County Sheriff-Jen Abbe – Green Program Coordinator-Diana Cin – FBI-Kathleen Mullesch – San Leandro Library-Firefighters – Alameda County Fire Department-Jill Dutchover – C.E.R.T. Program Coordinator

Diocesan Action The Mercy Project is a video series that follows the stories of the 14 Works of Mercy in action throughout the Diocese of Oakland. The videos will be released in pairs (one Spiritual Work video and one Corporal Work video) over the next three months. Go to: http://jubileeofmercy-eb.org/page/mercy-project-diocese-of-oakland/Department of Catholic Schools FundraiserThis Friday, February 12, students are invited to wear free dress for the Kids for Kids fundraiser. This free dress must be accompanied with a $5 fee. All proceeds will be shared with select local diocesan schools to help aid their STEM curriculum.

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TROJAN NEWS We are Socially Responsible Citizens, Effective Communicators, Life Long Learners,

and Active Christians who build community and make peace.

Prayer

Lenten Prayer - Ash Wednesday

Loving Father,I invite you into my life todayand make myself available to you.

Help me to become the-best-version-of-myselfby seeking your will and becoming a living exampleof your love in the world.

Open my heart to the areas of my life that need to changein order for me to carry out the mission and experience the joy you have imagined for my life.

Inspire me to live the Catholic faithin ways that are dynamic and engaging.

Show me how to best get involved in the life of my parish.

Make our community hungry for best practices and continuous learning.

Give me courage when I am afraid,hope when I am discouraged,and clarity in times of decision.

Teach me to enjoy uncertainty and lead your Church to become all you imagined it would be for the people of our times.

Amen.

Volume II, Issue 22 February 10, 2016

NEWSDear Families,As you've no doubt seen from the Family Envelope, our largest fundraiser of the year "our Auction" is rapidly coming up! It will be held on the evening of March 5 at the Colombo Club in North Oakland. This is a fun filled night for parents, relatives, and friends to come together and celebrate and support Assumption School.It's hard to overstate how important this event is to our school. As you know, last year our fundraising efforts provided our school with necessary technology upgrades. To make sure the event reaches its budgeted amount, we all need to pitch in. YOU CAN HELP in these ways:1. Sign up for and attend the event and bid early and often on the great items that will be offered. Here's the link to buy tickets: http://www.assumptionschool-sl.org/index.jsp (click on Auction button). Please encourage others to attend the event.2. Donate great items to the Auction; here are some examples: Dinners, Parties, Pay to Play Events, Vacation Homes and/or Timeshares, Air Miles, Wine, Wine Tasting Events & Gift Certificates.3. Buy 50/50 raffle tickets; you received a pack of these in your family envelope and can absolutely buy more. Pick up tickets in the office or look for folks at Assembly who are selling them, past winnings have been up to $5,000.4. Volunteer at the event. We still need folks to help out on the day and evening of the event, and you get double service hours for this work!Thank you so much for your involvement. This is a time for all of us to come together and have a great time while supporting the school that means so much to all of us.Diocesan Science FairCongratulations to our Diocese of Oakland Science Fair representatives. We have two students who won first place and are moving on to the County Science Fair scheduled in March.

-Gabe M. (’17)  - 1st place, and finalist in Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

-Erzsabet G. (’17) - 1st place, and finalist in Physical SciencesOther students who represented well and placed are:

-Andrew O. & Patrick O. (’17) - 2nd place-Eyoel M. (’16) - 2nd place-Liam T. (’17) - 2nd place 

CYO UpdateCongratulations to our 7th grade girls volleyball team who won the Metro League Championship. Our Lady Trojans will be competing in the Diocese of Oakland single elimination playoff tournament beginning Saturday, February 13, at St. Theresa’s in Oakland (4850 Clarewood Dr.) at 10:00 a.m. If they advance to the semi-finals they will play Sunday, February 14, at St. Elizabeth's in Oakland (1530 - 34th Ave.) at 2:30 p.m. The Championship game is Tuesday, February 16, at St. Bede's in Hayward (26950 Patrick Ave.) at 6:30 p.m.There is an entrance fee of $4/adult, $2/students, $2/seniors, free/preschool-under.

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Boy O’ Boyd’s

• Well let’s just say you don’t get to see inside of an FBI vehicle everyday. -Dylan F. (’16)

• Experiencing different stations working with the emergency response team with hands on learning, putting on bullet proof vests! It was Amazing! -Bob C. (’16)

• I liked how the librarian didn’t run out of things to say. -Jacoby H. (’16)

Calendar

February 11*5th Grade Balclutha*8th Grade Spirit free dress*PTG Meeting 7:00 p.m.

February 12*Kindergarten Testing Begins*Kids for Kids Free Dress 5$

February 13*Parish Crab Feed

February 15*No School- President’s Day

February 16*PTG Free Dress from January 21 meeting

February 17*SEES Candy fundraiser begins

February 18*Free dress for February birthdays

February 19*Spirit Day #3

February 21*MUSE Band Annual Winter Concert at Bishop O’Dowd Theatre -Beginning Band 1:00 p.m. -Intermediate/Advanced Band 2:30 p.m.

THE COLOMBO CLUB 5321 CLAREMONT AVENUE

OAKLAND, CA

27th Annual Live & Silent Auction

REGISTER TODAY!

TICKETS $50 PER PERSON

MARCH 5, 2016

Am re!at'swww.assumptionschool-sl.org

We need your family donations! We ask each family to donate 1-2 items for the auction to

help make it successful!!!

THIS YEARS FUND A NEED – IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY!!

Have your donation in by Wednesday, February 10 and your child(ren) will get a free dress pass!

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES FOR YOUR DONATIONS: Alves  (4),  Anderson  (7),  Arroyo  (1),  Barbera  (5),  Cushing  (8),  Da  Silva  (2),    

Daniels  (8),  Daoud  (2),  Davis  (7),  Dioli  (5),  Dofiles  (4  and  6),  Falero  (K  and  3),  Ferrer  (6),  Fong  (2  and  4),  Galvan  (2,  4,  5  and  7),  Garcia/Dutrow  (1  and  2),    

Gerardi  (2,  4  and  6),  Gonzalez  (3,  5  and  7),  Grell  (1  and  8),  Hathaway  (K  and  2),  Hernandez  (1),  Hoang  (2),  Jackman  (3  and  8),  Kennedy  (K  and  2),  

Kuzmicky  (2),  Lam  (1),  Larsen  (5  and  8),  Mamoulelis  (4),  Manning/Ramos  (7),    Mason  (1  and  3),  McCue  (6),  Mejia  (K),  Naman  (K),  Naranjo  (K  and  4),    

Navas  (1),  Nombre  (6),  Oliveira/Galvan  (2  and  4),  Ong  (7),  Osuna  (1  and  3),  Sapp-­‐Beito  (4  and  7),  Sutherland  (2  and  4),  Tam  (K),  Topete  (K  and  5),    

Weiland  (2)  Wolf  (K),  Ada/Yoo  (K),  Zahradka  (1,  4  and  6)  If  you  gave  a  donation  prior  to  2/10  and  your  name  is  not  listed,    

please  contact  renee.weiland@yahoo.com

Some of the great items we already have are: Disneyland Vacation Package, Las Vegas Italian Getaway, Smores Night Pay to

Play, Great America tickets, Six Flags tickets, San Francisco Ballet tickets, Warriors tickets for first home playoff game, Rutherford Ranch Winery

chocolate and wine pairing, Two field level tickets to Oakland A’s game, School Day Pedis and Peets Day and more!

Any  questions  please  contact  Susan  McCue  susan@mccuefamily.com  

or  Renee  Weiland  reneeweiland@yahoo.com  

 

Donation  Request  The  auction  would  not  be  possible  without  the  generous  donations  from  Assumption  families,  friends  and  the  community!  

We  are  asking  each  family  to  focus  on  getting  at  least  one  or  two  items  to  donate  to  the  auction  by  February  10th.  

How,  you  ask?    Search  your  soul.    What’s  YOUR  cool  thing?    Do  you  have  season  tickets?    Own  a  business?    Go  to  great  restaurants?    Know  someone  famous?    Get  a  thing!  

Ask  your  friends  -­‐  Do  THEY  have  season  tickets?    Own  a  winery  or  hotel  or  airplane  school?    Give  massages  for  a  living?    Get  a  thing  from  them!  

Buy  a  thing  -­‐  You  know  these  donations  are  tax-­‐deductible,  right?    Buy  us  a  bottle  (or  a  few  bottles)  of  wine,  a  gift  certificate,  or  a  BBQ  set,  etc.  

Things  we  love  -­‐  Sports  tickets,  arts  and  education  items,  restaurant  gift  certificates,  vacation  homes/time  shares,  home  and  auto  items,  ads  and  sponsorships.    Massages,  manicures,  haircuts,  interior  design  services.    Summer  camp  certificates.    Private  chef  dinners.    Jewelry.    Coffee  baskets.    Family  fun  items.    So  many  things!  

How  to  do  it  –  Simply  fill  out  the  attached  form  with  your  items,  or  give  it  to  someone  else  who  wants  to  donate  an  item  or  two.    Bring  it  back  to  school  and  leave  it  in  the  office.    Make  sure  your  name  is  on  the  form!    If  you  need  your  item  picked  up,  just  let  us  know!  

Please  support  AND  attend  our  Auction.    It’s  a  great  way  to  get  to  know  Assumption  families  and/or  publicize  your  business!  

 

 

Assumption  School  

27th  Annual  Live  &  Silent  Auction  

Tax  ID  #  is  94-­‐2603999  

Please  return  donation  by  February  10th  Donation  Title:    _________________________________  

Assumption  School  Family:    _______________________  

Phone:    _____________          Email:    __________________  

Donation  Description:    Please  include  a  description  to  be  used  in  the  catalog.    Please  include  details  of  any  conditions  or  restrictions:    ________________________________________  

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________  

Expiration  Date  (if  applicable):    ____________  

Maximum  Number  of  Participants  (if  applicable):    _________  

Date  of  Event  (if  applicable):    _____________  

Cost  Per  Participant  (if  applicable):    ________  

Total  Value:    __________________  

HOST A PAY-TO-PLAY

FOR  MORE  INFORMATION  –  CONTACT  RENEE  WEILAND  AT  RENEEWEILAND@YAHOO.COM  &  SUSAN  MCCUE  AT  SUSAN@MCCUEFAMILY.COM    

IT’S FUN & EASY YOU CHOOSE THE THEME, THE DATE/TIME AND THE NUMBER OF GUESTS  

Past pay-to-plays include •  The Mother & Son Dance •  100 Foot Journey – Cooking Party •  A Night in Japan – Sushi Party •  A Roaring 20’s Gatsby Party •  Bay-O-Vista Swim Party •  Kindergarten Movie Night •  Family Camping Trip •  Tea Party for Girls •  Margarita & Taco Party •  Boys Videogame Extravaganza •  Lumpia or Tamales

(learn to make it) Party •  Learn to Crochet or Knit Party •  Casino Night •  Superbowl Party •  Karaoke Party •  Piano Bar •  Mom’s Spa Evening •  Girls Pajama Party

Am re!at's

Desserts! Calling all Bakers

__________________________________________________________________    

__________________________________________________________________      Bakers  are  needed  to  provide  unique  and  beautifully  presented  desserts  to  be  auctioned  off  after  the  meal.      

 __________________________________________________________________    __________________________________________________________________      

 Non-­‐Bakers:    We  need  you  too!    Sign  up  with  a  baking  friend  to  provide  the  serving  dish  and/or  accompanying  wine  or  dessert  liqueur.    Contact  Kelli  to  be  paired  with  a  baker.  

   

RSVP  to  Kelli  Jackman  by  February  12,  2016  

Am re!at's

50/50 Raffle -Please help our school -

$20.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $100.00

Winner need not be present to win Last year's winner received over $4,000.00

We are asking each family to sell one booklet (*6 tickets)

*Each family that sells one booklet will receive a free dress pass for each child

Win a $10.00 Target Gift Card by submitting your tickets with your child’s name & grade. Drawing will be held each

Friday until the Auction.

Contest The class with the most sales will be treated to a donut party

For more information or to register for the event please go to: www.assumptionschool-sl.org

Sponsored by:

Bancroft Dental Care 680 Bancroft Ave

San Leandro, CA 94577 (510) 569-0218

Please join us for the next

PTG MEETING February 11th at 7:00 in the Small Hall

Moe Santos, MS MHRS, will con%nue his

discussion on Posi%ve Paren%ng.

Free dress passes for kids whose parents

come to the mee�ng!

The Dawning of Day: A Theatrical Presentation of the

Epiphanies of Dorothy Day Sunday, February 14th 1:30 pm

Church of the Assumption 1100 Fulton Ave, San Leandro

What we would like to do is change the world-make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe and shelter themselves as God intended them to do. And, my fighting for better conditions, by crying out unceasingly for the rights of the workers, the poor, of the destitute-the rights of the worthy and unworthy poor, in other words-we can, to a certain extent, change the world…” Dorothy Day

Please join veteran stage actress and MA theology graduate, Tiffany Hoover, for a dramatic presentation of a monologue that will reflect the life and epiphanies of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. At the height of the Great Depression, Dorothy Day, along with

Peter Maurin, created a social, political and cultural movement in the form of Houses of Hospitality for the homeless, a Catholic

newspaper for the poor and Catholic Worker Farms.

“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution

of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us” -Dorothy Day

Church of the Assumption’s

C R A B F E E D

D I N N E R & NO-HOST BAR

Time: 7:00pm Join us Saturday, February 13th for Assumption’s annual crab feed! We’ll have a

delicious dinner consisting of all-you-can-eat servings of crab, pasta, salad,

garlic bread, and dessert. In addition to the dinner, there will be a raffle with

various prizes to be won. We hope to see you there!

Phone #: (510) 352-1537

Address: 1100 Fulton Avenue

San Leandro, CA 94577

Location: Assumption School’s Gym

Adults $45.00

Seniors $40.00

Youth (12-17) $25.00

Children (6-11) $15.00

Ages 5 and under are free

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N

N O T I C E:

Tickets will not be sold at the door

R E S E R V A T I O N

# of Adults $45.00: ____________

# of Seniors $40.00: ____________

# of Youth (11-17) $25.00: __________

# of Children (6-11) $15.00: __________

Family Name:

___________________________

Phone #: _____________________

Please turn in your reservation to the Rectory

Cut here

Church of the Assumption

2016 Event Calendar

Month Event Date

January Dad’s Club Crab Feed (Gym) Jan. 19

Catholic School’s Week – 9:00am mass Jan. 31 (presentation of the school graduates)

February Ash Wednesday Masses: 7:00am/8:15am/7:30pm Feb. 10

Parish Crab or/ Ravioli Feed — 6:00pm (Gym) Feb. 13 (to benefit the Youth Ministry)

March Assumption School Auction Mar. 05 (to benefit our school)

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner – 4:00pm (Gym) Mar. 13 (to benefit our church)

Palm Sunday Mar. 20

Holy Week/Easter Mar. 21 – 27

May Women’s Social May 5

Confirmation – 10:30am mass May 8

Assumption School’s Spring Concert – 6:30pm (Church) May 12

1st Holy Communion Weekend – 5:00pm/10:30am/Noon May 14 — 15

Ministry Fair Sign-ups May 22

August Parish Picnic TBA

September Assumption School’s Festival/Pasta Feed (Gym) TBA (to benefit our school)

October Blessing of the Animals – 1:30pm Oct. 2

December Women’s Advent Service Dec. 1

NOTE: Every 4th Sunday of the month, we will be celebrating birthdays with donuts.

Location: TBA

it’s yearbook

ordering time! yaaaaas!

yaaaaas!

$38preorder before 02/29/16

$33per book when ordering two

or more per family before 2/29

$42after 02/29/16

Family Discount Program: Families with more than one student in the school will receive a $5 discount per book when ordering two or more books. This discount is ONLY available with payment by CHECK. Discount is NOT available online at jostensyearbooks.com. Complete this order form and returnwith payment to the school office by 2/29/16. This discount willnot be available after 2/29/16.

BY CHECK IN THE OFFICEPAY TO: Assumption SchoolMEMO: yearbook

PLACE YOUR ORDER

ONLINEjostensyearbooks.com

Questions? Contact Mr. D – ddeonigi@csdo.org

STUDENT NAME: ______________________________ GRADE _____

STUDENT NAME: ______________________________ GRADE _____

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The 2015-2016 Yearbook Club thanks you for your support!

1776-2016: 240 years of American Independence. This year’s theme will be “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of Many, One): let’s celebrate where we came from and how we have integrated. Join the International Day Committee for the 3rd planning meeting on Thursday February 18, at 7 pm in the Small Hall.

Service hours are provided. Valentina Falero and Sinead Dunlea (650) 219-9975 (510) 409-3049 vmfalero@gmail.com gsinead@hotmail.com

 

FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART MONTH…..

HAVE A HEART, SAVE 3 LIVES

JOIN US FOR OUR

AMERICAN RED CROSS

BLOOD DRIVE        

ASSUMPTION CHURCH AND SCHOOL

        SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

IN THE SMALL HALL

7:00 AM TO 1:00 PM

        TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT,

CONTACT

JAN KEHOE AT JKEHOE.BLOOD@YAHOO.COM

Oakland’s GRAMMY-winning Pacific Boychoir Academy

will sing a short, participatory concert for Assumption students

Thursday, February 25th at 1:15pm in the church.

(Parents are most welcome also.)

The boys all attend school at Pacific Boychoir Academy and are in grades 4-

8. They will sing sacred and secular music from classical to pop and will talk

to our students about what it's like to be a young musician. If you're in-

terested in learning more about the choir or auditioning for their after-

school program for grades Pre K-12, visit PacificBoychoir.org

4th Annual

EAST BAY YOUTH FOOTBALL

ACADEMY

Combine and Clinic

You know what they say.. there is no offseason!!

EAST BAY YOUTH FOOTBALL ACADEMY is running its annual youth football combine and clinic. Kids ages K-8th grade and of all skill level are

welcome. Each participant is given a written record of performance at the combine. We will run test just like they do at the NFL combine!!

The second hour is dedicated to an all position clinic where you will rotate

through various stations doing drills to improve throwing, running and

catching. We focus on teaching and learning how to do things correctly and safely. Skills transferable to all sports

DATE: Saturday February 13, 2016

TIME: 1:00 -3:00

PLACE: Bishop O'Dowd High School

Registration open now.. www.ebay-fa.com

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