St. Anthony's School Fresno

St. Anthony's School, Fresno, CA

St. Anthony's School, Fresno CA


Home Principal's Message Teachers Parents Students Photo Album Calendar
 

Welcome to our St. Anthony's School Web Site!

If you would like to share information on the school site or have questions about using the site, please contact lhendey@sasfresno.com or Mr. Olson, our Technology Coordinator. We welcome your submission of news, information and digital photos.

Online Homework


What's Happening at SAS?

 Visit our Photo Album page 

Special Students
Our St. Anthony's students have been busy accomplishing wonderful things, serving others, excelling in sports and in the classroom and participating in great activities. Click here to visit our St. Anthony's Star Students page and learn about the great things our students are doing to make our world a better place!

New Principal - After a year long search for a Principal, Father Rob announced to the staff last week that our Principal search is over!  We are happy to announce that Mr. Tim McConnico has accepted the position of Principal for St. Anthony’s School.  Mr. McConnico is currently our Administrator of Discipline, the Athletic Director, 8th grade Math teacher and worked in many other areas of administration.  He has a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science from CSUF and is nearing the completion of his doctorate.  Fr. Rob and the whole staff welcome him with great enthusiasm and confidence to this position.  We look forward to the 2008-09 school year under his leadership.

Kindergarten Opportunities - We are currently accepting applications for next year's Kindergarten class. Interested families should contact Georgina Reynolds at 435-0700.


 
Calendar Reminders:
Please mark your calendar with the following dates and events.

5/09 - Farewell Mass, Play Day
5/12 - Curriculum Development Day, No School
5/17 - Spring Auction

Recycle all your old Electronics - Recycle Your "e waste" and benefit our school and parish on May 4th from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Click here for additional information.

Spring Auction Party – Our largest fundraiser of the year, the Spring Auction, is coming up on Saturday, May 17th.  This event which is sponsored by the PTO, affords us the opportunity to offer many extras to our students.  Due to the tremendous success of last year’s auction, our students have more literature books, more computers, foreign language classes, additional instructors, a reading tutor, scholarships, athletic equipment and much, much more.  This is why I would like to encourage everyone to support this fun-filled event as much as possible. You should have received your invitation in the mail.  If not, please pick up one in the school office. Please make sure to send in your reservations as soon as possible.  Please contact Mrs. Michelle Rontell (435-7738) or Mrs. Cynthia Primavera (681-1361) if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Teacher Positions Available – As you know Ms. Morris is resigning her 4th grade teaching position.  We’d like to share that Mrs. Schiro is taking the 4th grade position; Mrs. Powers will be filling the K2 position.  We are now accepting applications for our 1st grade teaching position.  If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please fill out an application (found in the school office).  The deadline for submitting applications is this Friday, May 2nd at 4:00.

PTO News and School Board Recent Meeting Minutes:

Parent Teacher Organization Minutes
Advisory School Board Minutes

HALO Summer Sports Program – St. Anthony’s is now offering summer sports camps called HALO (Hands-on Athletic Learning Opportunities) for students currently in K – 6th grade.  The first session will begin on June 2nd – 6th for soccer; Session II will begin June 9th – 13th for volleyball; and Session III will begin June 16th – 20th for basketball.  If you are interested in this great opportunity please pick up a flier in the school office.  You may call Coach Roblee at 435-0700 ext. 234 or email at halo.athletics@hotmail.com.

SAS Carnival - This year’s carnival will be themed “Traveling Back in Time”.  The work for this huge fundraiser begins way before the actual day of the event (September 28th).  Carnival veteran, Mrs. Deb Martin, is chairing this event yet again this year and will certainly need plenty of help over the summer. New faces are welcome! You could get many of your Parent Participation Hours done before school begins! There is so much to get done before school begins that she definitely needs to have a crew ready. When you realize that the first day of school is also the first Carnival rally, time goes by quickly!  Please call her at 473-8607 or 412-2713 or e-mail her at sndmartin@aol.com  so that you may begin earning your Parent Participation hours over the summer and give her the much needed help to make the Carnival a success!

SAINTS Diaper Drive – We are thrilled to share the following results of our recent diaper drive. Click here for complete results.

1. 6S 3610 Winning class
2. 4P 3253 100% Participation
3. 3V 2685
2G 2131 100% Participation

The grand total for diapers was 35,609. Winning class 6S with 3,610, Classes with 100% participation 2G, and 4P. SAINTS and The Holy Cross Center for Women appreciate all that the students, parents, teachers and staff have done to make this year a success. We, as an entire school, brought in more diapers in 7 days than what their goal was for the entire city!!!

Registration, PPH, and Scrip Credit Reminders – Registration forms and Scrip Tuition Credit Forms were due on April 11th!  The cost of registration is now $250.  The Scrip Tuition credits cannot be used for next year’s tuition. Some of the contracts will start going out today.  Please return forms ASAP.  Remember that the new rates begin June 1, 2008. Lastly, Parent Participation Hours are due and any unfinished hours will be billed beginning May 1st.

Scrip News - Keep your Tuition Costs Down – How?  By purchasing Scrip!  Please join the many families who earn months of tuition credit by taking part in this very worthwhile program designed specifically for them.  You may purchase SCRIP all summer long during our summer hours which are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 2:00.  Please take advantage of the SaveMart/FoodMaxx SHARES Cards.  If you do not have one, please let the office know and we will order it for you.  Our families earned over $21,000 of tuition credit this year alone.  Pick up a SCRIP Order Form in the school office or download one from the website.  Start saving today! And don’t forget to use SCRIP for Mother’s Day, Graduation and Father’s Day gifts! Orders need to be placed by Wednesdays at 9:00 am and your order will be ready on Monday mornings. You may fax in your order or send it in with your student. Pick up a Scrip Order Form in the school office or click here. Start saving today!

St. Anthony's SchoolSafe Environment Training and Livescan Fingerprinting Procedures - We have established a new page on the web site for all information relating to Safe Environment Training and Livescan Fingerprinting Procedures. Click here to visit the Safe Environment Training Page for up to date information on training, fingerprinting and related topics. In order to make the fingerprinting process needed for the Safe Environment policy a little more convenient, we contract with Central Valley LiveScan to do fingerprinting here at school. 

Construction Update - Please do not park against the fence on the east side of the parking lot (next to the condos).  This poses a great hazard for the cars parked in the last row to back out.  The hazard could be to your car being hit not to mention it backs up traffic.  Thank you! Now that the parking lot driveways are paved and in use again, we would like to remind students that school begins at 8:15 for 4th - 8th and 8:30 for K – 3rd grades.  Campus Care begins at 7:00 and there should not be any children in the parking lot left unattended before 8:00.  Please adhere to the school hours and parking lot rules so that you avoid being tardy.  Thank you. 

Volunteer Driver Info – If you are planning on driving on any upcoming field trips, please make sure that you fill out the Volunteer Driver Statement and include copies of your driver’s license, registration and Auto Insurance Declaration Page. Also, the Code of Conduct must be signed and
turned in to the school office.

laptopLap Top News - Visit our Laptop page for news and updates about the laptop program. If you are currently renting, the rental payments are due on the 15th of each month. Please remember to send in your Laptop Rental fees. You will not be able to register for 8th grade at SAS or at SJM if these fees are not current.

General Laptop Program Information for 2007-08 School Year
Student Insurance Partners - new student laptop insurance program. If you would like further information on this program, please contact 800-620-2885 or email jessica@studentinsurancegroup.com.

Community Center Updates -Work is underway on our new Community Center. Our new Community Center web site contains project updates, photos, FAQs and much more. If you haven’t noticed, the east playground has asphalt in place that is being used for a play area for the children. We are excited that all of the fencing is down east of Room 1. There is no longer the truck and tractor traffic moving through the playground. The children continue to be mindful of the construction areas and are well supervised. The electricians continue to work on the underground electrical. Once that is completed we will pour the concrete for the foundation. It is so very exciting to see this project coming to life and it is amazing to see each phase unfold into this dream. Thank you again to everyone who helped us get to this point! For more information on the Community Center project, click here.

Yard Duty - Please visit the Yard Duty page for an update from Mrs. Sarkisian. Yard Duty information guidelines, schedule and maps are now available online. Visit the Yard Duty page for more information.

Sensitive Air Groups – St. Anthony’s School monitors projected local air quality to identify periods of unhealthy air quality as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in order to protect the health of our students. During periods of unhealthy air quality (AQI of 151 and above), the school may limit outdoor activities for the entire school population including Physical Education and athletic events and practices. Certain sensitive students with medically identified respiratory difficulties (such as asthma) may need to refrain form vigorous activities even before the general population limits its activities. If you believe your child qualifies as an air quality “sensitive” student, please have your physician complete an “Air Quality Sensitive Group Form” available in the school office.

Dennis Uniform - Click here to visit the St. Anthony's Catalog page at Dennis Uniform for your online shopping convenience.

Courtyard Bricks – The latest setting of Commemorative Courtyard Bricks are now available. This is a nice way to keep someone special in mind while supporting the Endowment Fund. These make great gifts for First Communion, Graduation, etc.

Daily Rosary - Parents are invited to join the Rosary group with the 2nd and 3rd graders on Thursday mornings following the 8:00 Mass (beginning around 8:30 am) in the Bullard wing of the church (enter through the side door of the Main). The Rosary is prayed daily Monday through Thursday at 8:30 and at 8:10 on Fridays. This is a great spiritual way to begin your day. Our Mother Mary asked that we pray this powerful prayer for peace in the world and in our hearts.

School Forms Available Online - We are happy to announce that several school forms are available online now to be printed. Visit the Forms page to print Hot Lunch menus, permission slips, scrip order forms, campus care forms and more. Look for additional forms in the weeks ahead as we work to make the school web site an even better information tool for our school community.

Announcements!

The Scholarship Committee is working to provide scholarships to deserving students at St. Anthony's and San Joaquin Memorial High School. Parents are invited to support this scholarship effort and to assist the committee in identifying potential funding resources. For more information, contact the Scholarship Committee.

Remember to support our school through the purchase of Scrip and by sending in General Mills box tops and Campbell's Soup Labels.

school, catholic, Catholic, k-8, elementary, church, kids, student,
teachers, education, Anthony, Saint, Maroa, Fresno, CA, California,
diocese, calendar, Christ, God, Lord, Jesus, Padua, parish, Christian,
staff, 559, 5680, roman, Mass, mass, Holy, Spirit, religious, community, st., saint, st, anthony's, private

t