<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022</id><updated>2012-02-16T07:07:08.157-08:00</updated><category term='parent association'/><title type='text'>Wildcats Parent Blog</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-4241224529108962764</id><published>2008-10-27T07:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T07:32:30.144-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cash for College</title><content type='html'>College graduates make, on average, $1 million more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma. Don't miss your daughter's chance to access mor ethan $300.000 in in college scholarships. Attend the Cash for College: College and Career Convention, December 4 &amp;amp; , 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention center, South Hall, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015. For more information visit &lt;a href="http://www.lacashforcollege.org/"&gt;http://www.lacashforcollege.org/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los graduados del colegio hacen un promedio de $1 millón más en la vida que ellos con sólo un diploma de la secundaria. Un total más de $300,000 en becas disponible para estudiates. No pierda su oportunidad. Asisten a la Convención de Colegio y Carreras de Cash for College, el 4 y 5 de diciembre del 2008 en el centro de Convenciones de Los Angeles, South Hall, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015. 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Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-6731729493520895386</id><published>2008-10-20T07:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T07:51:40.046-07:00</updated><title type='text'>CARTA NOTICIERA PARA PADRES DE FAMILIA</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Octubre del 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un Mensaje del Director—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estimados Padres de Familia Wildcats:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Espero que sus familias hayan tenido un buen inicio de año escolar. Es un gran placer tener a sus hijas de regreso en nuestra escuela, y ha sido maravillosa la oportunidad de verle de nuevo. El mandar a su hija a la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto en estos tiempos tan difíciles no es una tarea fácil. Reconocemos y valoramos sus sacrificios y queremos reiterarles que estamos comprometidos a proveerle a sus hijas una educación católica de alta calidad, comprehensiva y al alcance de su bolsillo con el fin de prepararlas para el colegio universitario. Hemos tomado medidas  para mantener los precios bajos y a la vez hemos incrementado los fondos adicionales para asistirle con la colegiatura y sostener nuestras necesidades operativas. Continuamos solicitando donaciones y hemos establecido un Fondo Anual (ver la sección de desarrollo en este comunicado).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este año también hemos tenido la fortuna de recibir 90% de fondos del gobierno federal para las mejoras tecnológicas. Hemos establecido armarios digitales en donde las estudiantes podrán guardar sus trabajos realizados en casa y accesarlos en la escuela por medio de la Internet. Además, estamos actualizando nuestro protector digital (firewall) para proteger a sus hijas en la escuela de páginas web dañinas. Estaremos instalando un sistema de IPTV donde podremos  almacenar videos digitales y videos tipo podcast de las actividades escolares las cuales usted podrá accesar desde la comodidad de su hogar por medio de nuestra página web, ya sean en vivo o pregrabados. Por último, estamos contemplando un nuevo sistema de manejo de datos escolares para el próximo año, uno de nuestros planes para el nuevo sistema es el de permitirle  a usted, padre de familia, y a las estudiantes, a tener acceso a las calificaciones por medio de la Internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por favor, use esta carta noticiera como un medio de comunicación para mantenerles informados de los acontecimientos en la escuela. Espero también que usted haya tenido la oportunidad de visitar nuestra página web: &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org&lt;/a&gt; para más novedades, información y enlaces a los blogs de los maestros. Si usted no ha tenido la oportunidad de visitar mi blog, por favor hagalo en la siguiente dirección electronica: &lt;a href="http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por todo lo que hace para apoyar la educación de su hija. Usted es parte integra en los logros y éxitos de su hija en la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto. Continuemos trabajando juntos para hacer que los dias de su hija aqui en Bishop Conaty-Loretto sean los más provechosos para ella.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Que Dios los bendiga este y todos los años.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Un Mensaje de la Sub-Directora—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Ahora que el otoño ha llegado y el clima refrescante se empieza a sentir (¡esperemos!) es importante que los padres y las alumnas repasen y entiendan los codigos y reglas con respecto a la vestimenta  para este tipo de climas. Las estudiantes podrán usar una camiseta interior además de la camiseta polo, sin embargo esta tendrá que ser blanca. No se permitirán camisetas de colores. Además, las estudiantes tendrán que vestir su sueter escolar, una sudadera escolar o la chamarra de lana color borgoña que está disponible de Uniformes Dennis. Si la estudiante es sorprendida vistiendo otro tipo de chamarra que no esté permitida, esta se le confiscará. Las prendas no relacionadas con el uniforme que sean confiscadas no se le regresarán a la estudiante y estas serán donadas a una organización caritativa. Solicito su cooperación para monitorear el uniforme escolar de su hija y que se asegure que está cumpliendo con los reglamentos incluídos en el  Manual de Padres y  Estudiantes. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta con respecto a estos reglamentos, por favor no dude en llamarme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los Procedimientos de Asistencia están incluídos en el  Manual de Padres y Estudiantes. Por favor lealos cuidadosamente, de particular importancia son las polizas con respecto a las ausencias justificadas e injustificadas. Las ausencias justificadas estan reservadas sólo para enfermedades o en el evento de una muerte en la familia. Cualquier otro tipo de ausencia se clasificará como injustificada. El maestro o maestra se reserva el derecho de permitir a la estudiante a entregar cualquier tipo de trabajo que ella no pudo entregar a causa de la ausencia injustificada. Dado el horario de bloque que seguimos, si la estudiante se ausenta de una clase, ella está perdiendo el equivalente de dos días de instrucción y puede atrasarce facilmente. Por favor haga lo que esté a su dispocisión para evitar ausencias innecesarias.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Y como siempre, si en algo le puedo ayudar a usted y a su hija, no duden en llamarme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Un Mensaje de la presidenta del comité de padres de familia—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gwen Jenkins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Antes que nada, nos gustaría darle una bienvenida a los nuevos padres de familia de nuestra comunidad en la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School. Hemos planeado un año lleno de actividades. Con nuestros trabajos y la rutina diaria, estamos concientes que puede ser difícil de participar en las actividades escolares de su hija asi que hemos incluído un listado de fechas para los próximos eventos que sabemos serán inolvidables para todos ustedes. El picnic (dia de campo) de padre e hija se llevará acabo el Sábado 18 de Octubre de 12 del mediodia hasta las 3 de la tarde y el Té para madres e hijas se llevará acabo el próximo 2 de Mayo del 2009. Además, estamos planeando actividades llenas de diversión como lo son la Noche de Diversión Familiar y el Día de Embellecimiento de Nuestra Escuela durante la primavera del 2009. Su participación en estas actividades será de su agrado y le dará la oportunidad de  obtener horas de servicio como voluntario. Su asistencia a las juntas del comité de padres de familia y a las juntas del consejo de padres también le brindan la oportunidad de obtener horas como servicio voluntario.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se necesitan padres voluntarios para ayudar con nuestros esfuerzos de reclutamiento.  Este año estamos planeando en pedirle a los padres y a sus hijas que nos ayuden en nuestros esfuerzos de reclutamiento ayudandonos a contestar preguntas y distribuír información sobre la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto despues de misa de Domingo en sus parroquias para incrementar nuestros esfuerzos de reclutamiento. Que mejor manera de apoyar a la escuela de su hija. Horas de servicio serán obtenidas con su participación. Por favor contacte a la sub-directora Ms. Lisa Gabriel en la escuela al (323-737-0012 Ext. 104) si está interesado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recuerde, tiene que cumplir con las 15 horas de servicio comunitario durante el año escolar 2008-2009. Por cada hora que usted no cumpla durante el año escolar, usted será multado con $ 20.00, que será asesada al final del año. Por favor ponga atención a las oportunidades de servicio que periodicamente se irán anunciando durante el año escolar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por último, le damos la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de el comité, especialmente a los papás que pueden traducir en Español y en Coreano y a los padres con hijas en los grados 9 y 10 que se han afiliado al comité de padres de familia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias y que Dios los bendiga.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ministerio Religioso del Campus&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guias del Servicio de Aprendizaje: La preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School está conciente de su llamado a continuar la misión de Jesucristo y de retar a cada estudiante a desarrolar sus talentos únicos y ofrecerlos en un servicio que contribuya a desarrollar una sociedad mas justa y pacífica. Nos esforzamos en facultar a las jovenes de hoy para que se conviertan en líderes del mañana con el compromiso de elevar el espíritu humano, de extenderle una mano a aquellos que la necesiten y de alimentar los corazones de los siervos por medio de la oración y la reflexión de el Evangelio. Estamos concientes que el aula escolar no es el único lugar para educación y que la educación debe incluír una oportunidad para cada estudiante de desarollar un sentido de responsabilidad por las necesidades y problemas de los demás. Claro, los Cristianos deben ayudar y servir a aquellos menos afortunados, y su espiritualidad tiene que ser “desde el corazon” y no meramente “de lo intellectual.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por lo tanto, como requisito para graduarse, cada estudiante  tiene que cumplir un minimo de 25 horas de servicio voluntario por cada uno de los cuatro años que la estudiante curse en la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto. En cada grado, hay reglas diferentes para cumplir con esta obligación.&lt;br /&gt;·            Guía de Servicio para las Freshman (Primer Año): Cuando la vida principia en la familia la primera responsabilidad es hacia la familia, una freshman puede cumplir sus 25 horas de servicio de aprendizaje dentro de la familia Esta experiencia no debe de incluír ninguna de las obligaciones regulares de la familia de las cuales la estudiante ya es responsible. La estudiante tiene que estar involucrada en trabajar con los miembros adultos de su familia inmediata o de sus familiares. Ella podría ayudar con ese proyecto especial que la familia ha estado postponiendo en el hogar o lugar de trabajo (por ejemplo: pintar, jardinería, construcciones menores, limpia de la cochera, reorganizando la oficina o la cocina). La estudiante podría asistir a una persona de la tercera edad o a un pariente o pariente con niños pequeños con algunos quehaceres del hogar o visitandolos y entreteniendolos regularmente. La estudiante no podrá recibir ningún tipo de honorarios por sus servicios.&lt;br /&gt;·            Guia de Servicio para las Sophomores (Segundo Año):  Como la fé es parte integra en el aprendizaje de nuestras estudiantes, se les pide a las sophomores a hacerce miembras activas en su lugar de adoración. Una estudiante que esta inscrita en clases de confirmación o grupo de jovenes en su iglesia se le otorgan horas de servicio por su participación. Siendo voluntaria en organizaciones caritativas religiosas, asisitiendo a escuelas religiosas, participar en los coros de la iglesia, etcetera, es también una forma de servicio voluntario acceptable. Si usted no tiene un lugar para adoración, por favor venga a la oficina de ministerio del campus.&lt;br /&gt;·            Guia de Servicio para las Junior y Seniors (Tercer y Cuarto Año): Se le pide a cada junior y senior que tomen un poco de riesgo y que se involucren en una situación desconocida y tal vez incomoda, que ofrezcan sus servicios a otros, cuyos estilos de vida son diferentes a los de ellas. Este tipo de servicio le ayudará a la estudiante a entender su resposabilidad como Cristiana al enfrentar injusticias e inigualdades encontradas en la sociedad y le ayudará a desarrollar empatía por los sufrimientos de aquellos que son menos afortunados. Comenzando en tercer año, la estudiante empieza a buscar oportunidades de servicio que se enfoquen en los elementos esenciales de las Enseñanzas Sociales Católicas (dignidad de vida humana, llamado a la comunidad en vivo, protección de derechos, opciones para los pobres, derechos de los trabajadores, solidaridad en la familia, y el cuidado de la creación de Dios) donde ella ministre. Por lo menos la mitad (25) de las 50 horas de sus últimos dos años de servicio son requeridos que sean especificamente dados al servicio de aquellos en desventaja (los pobres, desamparados, enfermos, huerfanos y prisioneros).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nececitamos Donaciones para el Retiro de las Freshman (Primer Año): El retiro de la tarde a la mañana de las freshman comienza la tarde de el 24 de Octubre (Viernes) y termina el Sábado 25 de Octubre por la mañana. Necesitamos de varias donaciones para que nos ayude a que este retiro sea todo un éxito. Para asegurarnos que hay suficientes donaciones en cada categoria chequee con el ministerio religioso del campus para cosas que se necesitan y para llenar un formulario de donación. Donaciones hechas sin llenar el formulario no serán aceptadas. Para una hora de servicio usted puede donar uno de lo siguientes: un paquete de 24 sodas de lata, un paquete de 24 botellas de agua, una pizza grande (ya cocinada) favor de traerla a las 6:45 PM  el dia de inicio del retiro, 16 tazas de ensalada verde con adherezo, y traerla el viernes a las 6:45 PM, 750 platos de papel firmes, 750 vasos de plastico, y 750 vasos para bebidas calientes, 750 tenedores de plastico, 750 cucharas de plastico, 750 tazones desechables o 1000 servilletas desechables, suficientes galletas o un pastel para alimentar a 50, 24 yogurths pequeños, 24 cereales de tamaño individual, 2 galones de leche, 2 galones de jugo de naranja (no bebidas substitutas de naranja), 3 docenas de repostería de desayuno (incluyendo pan dulce, roles de canela o donas) o $ 10.00 por cada hora. Para recibir 4 horas de servicio usted puede:  preparar 3 docenas de burritos de desayuno o sandwiches de desauyuno de mollete Inglés y traerlos listos para servir a las 7:30 AM el Sábado 25 de Octubre. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buscando A Graduados: El retiro del Ministerio Religioso del Campus quisiera invitar a todas las graduadas de nuestra escuela (de todas sus fases desde “Los Angeles, Catholic Girls’ High School,” Bishop Conaty Memorial &amp;amp; Our Lady of Loretto hasta la fusion de escuelas) a que asistan y compartan sus historias de ser estudiantes con las freshmen en su retiro. Nos agradaría en especial, tener familias de generaciones multiples de graduadas a que venieran y compartieran. &lt;br /&gt;El retiro es el fin de semana de Octubre 24 y 25. Los estudiantes se quedarán toda la noche en el campus. Los invitamos a que nos acompañen a nuestra cena de pizza a las 7 de la noche en la cafetería de la escuela y que se quede a compartir historias a partir de las 8 de la noche y hasta las 9 PM la noche del 24 de Octubre. Ustedes están también invitados a regresar el Sábado y celebrar liturgia con las freshmen y sus padres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Familias de Freshmen: El retiro de la generación 2012 es una buena manera de empezar los años en la preparatoria. Este retiro tomará lugar en el campus de la escuela Bishop Conaty los dias Viernes y Sábado 24 y 25 de Octubre respectivamente. El retiro empieza la tarde del Viernes a las 5 de la tarde y concluye el Sábado a las 10 de la mañana despues de la liturgia para padres, familiares y estudiantes. Este retiro es una oportunidad para que los estudiantes fortifiquen su relación con Dios, que crezcan en la unidad, herencia y espíritu de nuestra escuela y unir a cada una ellas. Cada jovencita necesitará traer una bolsa de dormir, ropa de dormir tales como pijamas, etcetera, prendas comodas, cualquier tipo de artículo necesario para una estadía transnochada y algunos bocadillos para compartir. Favor de no traer ningún tipo de aparato electrónico, esto incluye teléfonos célulares. Se le pide que la tarde del 24 de Octubre las estudiantes se reporten al Gym a más tardar a las 5 de la tarde. Se le pide a toda las estudiantes que asistan a un retiro cada año. Ver a la Hermana Andrea antes del 21 de Octubre para hacer los ajustes necesarios si le será imposible de asistir a este retiro.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Officina de Pagos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;La fecha plazo para los boletos de la rifa es el 21 de Octubre.  Todo los estudiantes recibierón en sus paquetes estudiantiles boletos para la rifa el primer día de escuela. Esta es el primera de las dos recaudaciones de fondo mandatorias. La fecha plazo para entregar los boletos y el dinero es el 21 de Octubre, sin embargo, usted puede entregar el dinero en la officina de pagos a cualquier hora. Por favor asegurese de separar los boletos de la rifa antes de que los entregue, asi estos estarán listos para el sorteo. ¡Buena Suerte!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por su cooperación en hacer sus pagos de colegiatura y otras cuotas a tiempo.  Los estados de cuenta son enviados al rededor del día 25 de cada mes. Por favor cominiquese con la officina de pagos si tiene alguna pregunta o duda sobre su estado de cuenta. Ahora usted puede hacer sus pagos con su tarjeta de crédito. Los formularios de autorización están disponibles en nuestra página web o en la oficina de pagos. A continuación un breve recordatorio de nuestras polizas:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poliza para hacer pagos&lt;br /&gt;·            El horario de nuestra oficina es de Lunes a Viernes de 7:30 de la mañana a 3:30 de la tarde.&lt;br /&gt;·            Pagos de registración, colegiatura y obligaciones de recaudación de fondos pueden ser hechos con cheque, tarjeta de crédito o un giro postal. Los pagos pueden ser enviados o traidos en persona a nuestra oficina durante nuestras horas hábiles. Pagos hechos con tarjeta de crédito se pueden efectuar a traves del teléfono.&lt;br /&gt;·            Se le fijará un sobrecargo de $ 30.00 por cada cheque que sea regresado por el banco por no tener fondos y  todos los pagos subsiguientes serán solamente aceptados con tarjeta de crédito o giro postal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cuotas Atrazadas&lt;br /&gt;·            El pago de la colegiatura se vence el primero de cada mes. Se le fijará un sobrecargo si su pago no se recibe en la oficina al final del decimo dia hábil (o el próximo día hábil si el día 10 cae durante un fin de semana o día feriado), a menos de que usted haya hecho arreglos por adelantado con la oficina de pagos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para más información sobre nuestras polizas, por favor consulte el Manual de Padres y Estudiantes.&lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Desarrollo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como miembros de la comunidad de la preparatoria Bishop-Conaty-Loretto High School, ustedes saben que Bishop Conaty-Loretto provee a su hija una educación católica de alta calidad, comprehensiva y al alcance de su bolsillo con el fin de prepararlas para el colegio universitario. Usted sabe que alentamos a las jovencitas a que sean líderes del mañana y que marquen la diferencia. En estos momentos estamos trabajando para establecer un fondo anual para continuar con la tradición que por 85 años hemos mantenido, la de brindar una excelente educación. Nuestra meta es la de fomentar una comunidad para asegurar un crecimiento economico y estable para nuestra escuela mientras continua en su novena decada sirviendo a las jovencitas del area central de Los Ángeles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Claro, que el educar a una jovencita a que sea una líder llena de fé, establecida, ciudadana responsable, comunicadora efectiva y una aprendiz para toda la vida no se puede hacer sin ningun costo. Es por eso que contamos con la generosidad de las graduadas, padres de familia, facultad, amigos y fundaciones y su apoyo al fondo anual de la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School . Y que estamos comprometidos a enriquecer la vida de las estudiantes dentro y fuera del aula escolar. Su apoyo al fondo anual asegura nuestra estabilidad y crecimiento.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El fondo anual promete mantener viva la pasión que tenemos para los estudios diarios, por el atletismo, y por la gente, el servicio y el líderazgo. El fondo anual provee esos fondos adicionales que se necesitan para otorgarle a su hija una educación católica de alta calidad, comprehensiva y al alcance de su bolsillo con el fin de prepararlas para el colegio universitario y hacerla exepcional al proveer los recursos y experiancias que realmente marquen la diferencia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cada donación que usted da al fondo annual de Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto importa-Está usted dispuesto a tomar la iniciativa de hacer una contribución? Los formularios de donación y sobres de envio están disponibles en la oficina de Judy Krommer, Directora de Desarrollo (323) 737-0012 extensión 106. Judy siempre está en espera de sus llamadas. Las contribuciones también pueden ser hechas por medio de tarjetas de crédito; vea nuestra página web para más información.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como miembro importante del futuro de la preparatoria Bishop Conaty-Loretto, confiamos en que usted responderá a este pedido. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Muchas gracias por su compromiso para con nuestra misión, proveerle a sus hijas una educación católica de alta calidad, comprehensiva y al alcance de su bolsillo con el fin de prepararlas para el colegio universitario. Y gracias por su apoyo a nuestra vision, la de educar y preparar a las jovencitas del area central de Los Ángeles para el siglo 21 y por su continuo apoyo a la preparatoria Bishop Conatty-Loretto High School.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Departamento de Consejería&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examenes: El Miercoles 15 de octubre la escuela estará involucrada un evento de preparación para el colegio universitario. Las de primer año o freshman tomarán el examen Explore, las de segundo año o sophomores tomarán el examen de Plan, y las de tercero o juniors tomarán el examen PSAT. Estos examenes: le dan la oportunidad a la estudiante de experimentar lo que encontrarán cuando tomen los examenes de admisión al colegio universitario, además indican las habilidades que los estudiantes han aprendido y las materias en las que necesitan mejorar. Los resultados no se incluyen en sus archivos ni en su expediente académico, pero son usados para guíar a los estudiantes cuando ellas vean a sus consejeros de guía. Ese día será un dia de horario minimo y las alumnas saldrán a las 12 del medio dia. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estudiantes de Cuarto Año o Seniors: La generación 2009 también estará presente el 15 de Octubre. Ellas tendrán una variedad de actividades relacionadas en como aplicar para el colegio universitario. Tendrémos talleres de como llenar solicitudes para el sistema de Cal State University, formularios de ayuda financiera y guías de como escribir ensayos de admisión. Estas actividades no son opcionales, se espera la participación de su hija, también se espera que se reporte a la escuela a tiempo y a su aula regular.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si usted tiene una alumna en cuarto año, por favor recuerdele que sus primeros meses del año escolar deberían de ser empleados en explorar las posibilidades y opciones de asisitir a un colegio universitario asisitiendo a presentaciones y escuchar a representantes de colegios y universdiades del estado y de toda la nación. Ella también debería de asistír a presentaciones de grupo por parte de Mrs. Marcy y hacer una cita si todavia no lo ha hecho, para que vea a Mrs. Marcy individualmente y asi trazar un plan para continuar su educación despues de la preparatoria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La oficina de consejería y guía anuncian que contestarán cualquier tipo de preguntas que tengan acerca de este dia, por favor llamen a:&lt;br /&gt;·            Sr. Lupe, consejera de primero (freshman) y de segundo (sophomores) año.&lt;br /&gt;·            Mrs. Marcy, consejera de tercer (juniors) y cuarto (seniors) año.&lt;br /&gt;                              &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Académicos&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;El apoyo de los padres a la educación de su hija en el hogar es un factor clave para su éxito. A las estudiantes se les da tarea todo los días. Es muy importante que los padres verifiquen que sus hijas cumplan con sus tareas a tiempo y que esten estudiando regularmente. De esta manera, todos podemos trabajar en conjunto para fomentar la educación de su hija. La primavera anterior, Bishop Conaty-Loretto puso en marcha la poliza de Compensación de Trabajo/Trabajo Atrasado/Extra Credito para ayudar a las estudiantes a tomar responsabilidade de su propio aprendizaje e impulsarlas a que cumplan con cualquier trabajo que se hayan perdido mientras la información esta fresca en sus mentes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El maestro (a) le deberá pedir a la estudiante de compensar el examen bajo la supervision del maestro (a) antes o despues de escuela y no durante el horario escolar. Es la responsabilidad de la estudiante de hacer los arreglos necesarios con el maestro (a) para compensar por el examen o tareas perdidadas a causa de una ausencia. Se les ha requerido a los maestros (as) que le permitan a los estudiantes con ausencias (justificadas o injustificadas) a compensar por examenes o proyectos perdidos durante el periodo de ausencia basado en las reglas y guías establecias al comienzo del año. En caso de que la estudiante se la pintee y/o corte clases, la estudiante obtendrá un zero por cualquier trabajo/examen perdido el dia que ocurrió el caso. Guías:&lt;br /&gt;·            Compensación de Trabajo:  La estudiante tienes dos dias para compensar por trabajo/tareas perdidas y pruebas/examenes por cada dia que ella esté ausente.&lt;br /&gt;·            Trabajo Atrasado:  Trabajo atrasado/tareas y projectos serán aceptados por no más de ½ credito y hasta despues de dos dias de la fecha plazo. Despues de los 2 dias ho se otorgará credito por projectos atrasados.&lt;br /&gt;·            Extra Credito:  Extra credito sera asignado solamente cuando todo los trabajos hayan sido termindos. El extra credito no es “en lugar de” credito. Extra credito se otorga a discreción del (a)  maestro (a).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los Reportes de Deficiencia les fueron entregados a las estudiantes durante la semana de Octubre 6. Estos avisos son dados a las estudiantes aproximadamente 3 semanas antes de que termine el primer trimestre académico. SOLAMENTE aquellas estudiantes que estan teniendo dificultad académica son sujetas a recibir esta notificación. Si su hija esta sobresaliendo en sus clases, ella no obtendrá un reporte de deficiencia. Si usted cree que su hija debería de estar recibiendo un reporte de deficiencia y ella no le ha mostrado este reporte, entonces usted debería de llamar a la oficina y preguntar acerca del estado de estos reportes. Algunas veces, por alguna razón u otra estos reportes tal vez no lleguen a sus manos, asi que es esencial de que usted le de seguimiento. Se le pide a los padres a que firmen estos reportes con las necesidades de sus hijas y que regresen los formularios al maestro (a) de la materia en question. Por favor esté atento a estos reportes y tome cualquier acción necesaria tal como la requiera el maestro (a) Su intervención ahora tal vez marque la diferencia entre una nota de aprovada o una nota de reprobada para su hija.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Las Boletas de Calificación se les darán a las estudiantes el dia 7 de Noviembre. Conferencias de Padres / Maestros están programadas durante la semana del 11 al 14 de Noviembre. Si usted desea tener una conferencia, se le pide a los padres llamar al maestro (a) directamente y hacer una cita durante esta semana en un horario conveniente. Padre de familia, si hay algún maestro que desee hablar con usted con respecto a el progreso de su hija, el siguiente comentario estará incluído en la boleta de calificaciones de su hija: Padre de Familia, hacer cita con el professor.” Si usted ve este comentario, por favor contacte al maestro (a). Una intervención temprana hará la diferencia entre el éxito y el fracaso. Se les pide a los padres que aprovechen esta oportunidad y el tiempo que hemos empleado a estas conferencias. Sin embargo, si este horario y fechas no es conveniente para usted, se pueden hacer arreglos para otra fecha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuestro evento anual de Otoño El Día de Observación de Clase para Padres de Familia está programado para el dia 3 de Diciembre. Este es el dia en que se les invita a los padres de familia a asisitir a clases con sus hijas. Usted puede escoger entre venir parte del dia o todo el día. Es una buena manera de experimentar lo que su hija hace día con día y de aprender lo que pasa en el aula escolar.&lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Actividades Estudiantiles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para que su hija permanezca en la escuela para una actividad después de clases, se requiere de un permiso. Este permiso tiene que estar firmado por un padre de familia en donde ellos reconocen de la participación de la estudiante asi donde también indícan la manera de la cual la estudiante abandonará la escuela una vez concluída dicha actividad. Los Estudiantes deben de desalojar la escuela una vez concluidas sus clases y la actividad en la que participarón. No se le permite a la estudiante permanecer en un club o actividad o que participe en sesiones de tutoría, a menos de que la partida de la escuela ocurra en un tiempo razonable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El Tradicional “Spirit Day” se llevará acabo el dia 31 de Octubre. Esta es una oportunidad de competir amistosamente entre equipos compuestos de varios grados. Una variedad de actividades han sido programadas para este día. Consulte con su hija para más detalles de esta muy esperada ocasion. Es también una oportunidad para que las estudiantes demuestren su unidad y orgullo en su escuela.&lt;br /&gt;                 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atletismo y Deportes&lt;/strong&gt;      &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;La temporada de volibol está en marcha.  Las chicas varsity estan comandadas por el entrenador Marcos Arias y la escuadra de JV está comandada por la entrenadora Iris Romero. Los horarios para los juegos de casa son los siguientes: Chicas JV 4:30 PM y Chicas Varsity 6:00 PM). A continuación un listado de nuestros próximos juegos: 16 de Octubre vs. San Gabriel Mission, 21 de Octubre vs. Vistamar, 23 de Octubre vs. Sacred Heart (Sagrado Corazón), y el 30 de Octubre vs. Alverno (y el 4 de Noviembre vs. Holy Family).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La temporada de Carreras a Campo Traviesa también está en marcha. Este es el segundo año que tenemos un equipo. El 22 de Octubre tendremos una competencia en el Griffith Park. Heather Boyle es la entrenadora y a ella y a las muchachas les encantaría que las apoyaran en una de sus competencias y que las vayan a ver competir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mil gracias a Jan Chambers, nuestra Directora de Atletismo y Deportes por todo lo que hace para coordinar el programa de deportes. ¡Muy Buena Suerte Wildcats!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bellas Artes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuestro programa de bellas artes está creciendo. Estamos tan contentos de ofrecer los siguientes cursos este año : Introducción a Música, Ceramica, además de Drawing and Painting (Dibujo y Pintura), Artes visuals, Baile y Drama. Lo invitamos a visitar nuestra página web para más anuncios acerca de nuestros juegos, conciertos y exhibiciones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comedy Sportz patrocinará una competencia los dias Viernes y Sábado 14 y 15 de Noviembre respectivamente a las 7 de la tarde, el costo de admisión es de $ 5.00. Venga y disfrute de este evento de comedia improvisada que promete ser muy entretenido. J&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fechas Importantes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·    21 de Octubre-- Fecha plazo para el dinero de los boletos de rifa&lt;br /&gt;·    23 de Octubre-- Inducción NHS, 1:15&lt;br /&gt;·    Octubre 24 &amp;amp; 25-- Retiro de las Freshmen de la tarde a la mañana, Viernes 4:00 PM a Sábado -11:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;·    25 de Octubre-- Misa de Padres de Freshmen, 10:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;·    26 de Octubre-- Sorteo en la iglesia St. Agnes&lt;br /&gt;·    30 de Octubre-- Final del primer trimestre&lt;br /&gt;·    6 de Noviembre-- Junta de Padres, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    7 de Noviembre-- Boletas de Calificación&lt;br /&gt;·    10 de Noviembre-- Dia de los Veteranos (Feriado)&lt;br /&gt;·    Del 11 al 14 de Noviembre-- Semana de Conferencias Padres/Maestros&lt;br /&gt;·    14 y 15 de Noviembre-- Comedy Sportz, 7:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    21 de Noviembre-- Retiro formación de fé para maestros y personal, no habrá clases hoy&lt;br /&gt;·    25 de Noviembre-- Banquete de Thanksgiving&lt;br /&gt;·    November 26-- Paraliturgia de Thanksgiving&lt;br /&gt;·    27 y 28 de Noviembre-- Feriado de Thanksgiving&lt;br /&gt;·    30 de Noviembre-- Fecha plazo de solicitudes para UC &amp;amp; CSU&lt;br /&gt;·    1 de Diciembre-- Principia la Campaña Navideña de Juguetes para la casa Alexanria&lt;br /&gt;·    3 de Diciembre-- Dia de Observación de Padres&lt;br /&gt;·    7 de Diciembre-- Casa Abierta para Octavo Grado&lt;br /&gt;·    8 de Diciembre-- Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción, Liturgía&lt;br /&gt;·    8 a 12 de Diciembre-- Semana de Reporte de Progreso&lt;br /&gt;·    9 de Diciembre-- Retiro de las Sophomores (2do. Año)&lt;br /&gt;·    December 12-- Baile de Invierno&lt;br /&gt;·    December 22 to January 2-- Vacaciones de Navidad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Carta Noticiera para Padres de Familia, Volumen 2, Número 2, Octubre del 2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-6731729493520895386?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/6731729493520895386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=6731729493520895386' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/6731729493520895386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/6731729493520895386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/carta-noticiera-para-padres-de-familia.html' title='CARTA NOTICIERA PARA PADRES DE FAMILIA'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-8816659697159228770</id><published>2008-10-20T07:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T07:44:29.874-07:00</updated><title type='text'>PARENT NEWSLETTER</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;October 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Message from the Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wildcat Parents and Guardians:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope your families have had a good start to the school year.  It’s been great to have your daughters return to school, and it has been wonderful to see you all again. Sending your daughter to Bishop Conaty-Loretto in these challenging times is no easy task.  We recognize and value your sacrifices.  Know that we are committed to providing your families with affordable, quality, comprehensive, college preparatory Catholic education for your daughters.  We have taken steps to keep costs down and to raise additional funds for tuition assistance and operational needs.  We continue to solicit donations from foundations and we have established an Annual Fund (see the Development section of this newsletter).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year we have also been fortunate enough to receive 90% federal government e-Rate funding for technology enhancements.  We have established online digital lockers where students can save work from home and open it at school.  We are also upgrading our firewall to protect your daughters at school from harmful websites.  We will be installing an IPTV system where we can store digital videos and podcasts of school activities which you will be able to access both live and taped at home from our web-site.  Finally, we are looking into a new school management system for next year; one of our plans for the new systems is to allow parents and students to access their grades online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please use this newsletter as a means of communication to keep yourselves informed of school happenings. I also hope you have been checking our school website &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org&lt;/a&gt; for news, information, and teachers web pages and links to teacher blogs.  If you haven’t had a chance to visit my blog, please check it out at &lt;a href="http://bclprinicpal.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclprinicpal.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all that you do in support of your daughter’s education.  You are integral to your daughter’s achievement and success at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.  Let’s continue to work together to make your daughter’s days at Conaty-Loretto most rewarding for her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May God bless you throughout this and every year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Vice-Principal—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Now that fall is here and the cooler weather is arriving (we hope!) it is important that parents and students understand the dress code regulations for cold weather.  Students may wear an undershirt in addition to their polo, however it must be white.  No colored undershirts are allowed.  Also, students must wear only their school sweater, a school sweatshirt, or the burgundy fleece-lined jacket that is available from Dennis Uniforms.  Any other jacket will be confiscated.  Confiscated non-uniform items will not be returned to the student and are donated to charity.  I ask your assistance in monitoring your daughter’s uniform and making sure that it meets the regulations listed in the Student/Parent Handbook.  If you have any questions regarding these regulations, please don’t hesitate to contact me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attendance procedures are listed in the Student/Parent Handbook.  Please read them carefully.  Particularly important are the policies regarding excused and unexcused absences.  Absences are excused only for illness and a death in the family.  Absences for other reasons are unexcused.  A teacher may opt not to allow a student to make up assignments missed due to unexcused absences.  Due to our block schedule, if a student misses a class, she misses the equivalent of two days of instruction and can fall behind easily.  Please do whatever you can to avoid unnecessary absences.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As always, if I can be of any help to you or your daughter, please do not hesitate to call me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the President of the Parent Association—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Gwen Jenkins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;First, we would like to welcome our new parents to our community at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School! We have a busy and exciting year planned! With work and everyday life, we understand that it can be difficult to get involved in your daughter’s school, so we have set in advance dates for future memorable events.  The Father-Daughter Picnic will take place Saturday, October 18 from 12:00-3:00 PM and the Mother-Daughter Tea Saturday, May 2.  We are also planning a Family Fun Night and School Beautification Day for the spring.   Becoming involved in these activities is great fun and allows you to earn parent service hours.  Attendance at Parent Association and Parent Board meetings also earns parent service hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents volunteers are needed to help with recruitment.  This year, we are planning to have parents and their daughters answer questions and distribute information about Bishop Conaty-Loretto after Sunday Mass in their parishes to increase our recruitment efforts.  What better way to give witness and support your daughters’ school!  Parent service hours will be given.  Please contact Ms. Lisa Gabriel at school (323-737-0012 ext. 104) if interested.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, 15 Parent Service Hours to the school must be fulfilled during the 2008-2009 school year.  For each service hour not earned during the year, a fee of $20 will be assessed at the end of the school year.   Be attentive to service hour opportunities that are periodically announced throughout the school year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, we welcome new parent board members, especially parents that can translate in Spanish and Korean and parents with daughters in the 9th and 10th grade to join the parent board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank You and God Bless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Campus Ministry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Service-Learning Experience Guidelines: Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School is mindful of its call to continue the mission of Jesus Christ and to challenge each student to develop her unique gifts and to offer these in service toward building a more just and peaceful society.  We seek to empower young women to be tomorrow’s leaders with a commitment to elevating the human spirit, to extending themselves habitually to those in need, and to nurturing a servant’s heart through prayer and reflection on the Gospel.  We appreciate that the classroom is not the only place for education and that education must include the opportunity for each student to develop a sense of responsibility for the needs and problems of the larger community. Indeed, Christians must encounter and serve others less fortunate than they, if their spirituality is to be "of the heart" and not merely "of the intellect."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore as a requirement for graduation, each student is to complete a minimum of 25 hours of volunteer service per year for each of her four years at Bishop Conaty-Loretto.  At each grade-level there are different guidelines for fulfilling this service obligation.&lt;br /&gt;·            Freshman Guidelines for Service: As life begins in the family and therefore the first responsibility is to family, a freshman may do her 25 Service-Learning hours within the family.  This experience is not to include any of the regular family chores for which the student is already responsible.  The student is to be involved in working with adult members of her family or extended family.  She could assist in that special project the family has been putting off at home or work-place (such as: painting, landscaping, minor construction, garage clean-out, re-organizing the office or kitchen).  The student could assist an aging or sick relative or a relative with small children with some household chores or by visiting and entertaining them on a regular basis.  The student may not receive any payment for her service.&lt;br /&gt;·            Sophomore Guidelines for Service:  As faith is integral to the learning experience of our students a sophomore is asked to become an active participant in her place of worship. A student who is enrolled in Confirmation Classes or Youth Groups in her church is given service hours for her participation. Volunteering at religiously affiliated charities, assisting at religious schools, singing in church choirs, etc. is also acceptable service. If you do not have a place of worship, please come to the Campus Ministry Office.&lt;br /&gt;·            Junior and Seniors Guidelines for Service: Each junior and senior is asked to take a risk by involving herself in an unfamiliar, and perhaps uncomfortable, experience of service to others whose lifestyles are different from her own. The student’s service is to help her understand her Christian responsibility in confronting injustices and inequalities found in her society and to help her gain empathy for the sufferings of those who are less fortunate. Beginning in her junior year a student seeks out service opportunities that focus on the essential elements of Catholic Social Teaching (dignity of human life, call to live community, protection of rights, option for the poor, rights of workers, solidarity in the human family, and care for God’s Creation) were she may minister.   At least one-half (25) of the 50 hours due for the final two years of her service requirement are to be specifically given in service to the disadvantaged (the poor, homeless, sick, orphaned, those in prisons).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Donations Needed for Freshmen Retreat: The freshmen overnight retreat begins on Friday, October 24th and ends on Saturday. October 25th.  We need many donations to help make this retreat a great success.  In order to assure that there are enough donations in each category check in the Campus Ministry Office for items that are still needed and complete the Donation Form.  Donations made without completion of the form may not be accepted.  For 1 service hour you may donate the following: 24 cans of soda, 24 bottles of water, 1 large pizza (already cooked) bring on Friday by 6:45 PM, 16 cups of  green salad and salad dressing, on Friday by 6:45 PM., 750 firm paper plates, 750 plastic cups, and 750 paper cups for hot drinks, 750 firm forks, 750 spoons, 750 firm bowls, or 1000 napkins, enough cookies or cake to feed 50, 24 small yogurts, 24 individual size cereals, 2 gallons of milk, 2 gallons of orange juice (not orange drink) 3 dozen breakfast pastries (pan dulce, cinnamon buns, or donuts) or $10.00 per hour.  For 4 service hours you may: Prepare 3 dozen Breakfast Burritos or English Muffins Breakfast Sandwiches and bring ready to serve at7:30 AM on Saturday, October 25. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looking for Alumnae: The Campus Ministry Retreat Team would like to invite alumnae of our school (in all its many phases from “Los Angeles, Catholic Girls’ High School”, Bishop Conaty Memorial &amp;amp; Our Lady of Loretto to the merging) to come and share their stories of being students with the freshmen on their retreat. We would especially love families with multiple generations of graduates to come and share. &lt;br /&gt;The retreat is the weekend of October 24th and 25th.  The students stay overnight on the school campus.  We invite you to join us for our pizza dinner at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria and stay to share stories from about 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM.  You are also invited to come back on Saturday and celebrate liturgy with the freshmen and their parents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Freshmen Families: The “Class of 2012” Retreat is a great way to begin the high school years.  This is an overnight retreat held on school campus on the Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th.  The retreat begins on Friday evening at 5:00 PM and concludes with a liturgy for both parents, families, and students at 10:00 AM on Saturday. This retreat is an opportunity for the students to strengthen their relationship with God, grow in the unity, heritage and spirit of our school and connect with each other. Each young lady needs to bring a sleeping bag, sleep-wear, comfortable clothes, any personal items that you need to stay overnight, and a snack to share. Do not bring any electronic items including cell phones.  On the evening of October 24th plan report to the gym no later than 5:00 PM.  All students are required to make a retreat each year.  See Sister Andrea by October 21st, to arrange for an alternative to this retreat if for some reason you are unable to attend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Office&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Fall Raffle Tickets are due October 21.  All students received raffle tickets in their packet on the first day of school.  This is the first of our two mandatory fundraisers.  The raffle tickets are due on October 21 however you may turn the tickets and money in to the business office anytime. Please remember to separate the raffle tickets before you turn them in so that they are ready for the raffle drawing.  Good Luck selling &amp;amp; winning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your cooperation in paying your tuition and fees on time.  Statements are mailed around the 25th of each month.  Please contact the Business Office if you have any questions or concerns about your financial statement. You may now make payments by Credit Card.  Authorization forms are available online or in the Business Office. Here is a brief reminder of our policies:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Payment Policy&lt;br /&gt;·            The Business Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;·            Payments for registration, tuition, fees and fundraising obligations may be made by check, credit card or money order. Payments may be mailed in or brought in person to the Business Office during office hours.  Credit Card payments may be made over the phone.&lt;br /&gt;·            A $30 service charge is assessed for all checks returned by the bank (NSF).  All subsequent payments must be made by credit card or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Late Fees&lt;br /&gt;·            Tuition is due on the 1st of each month.  A $30 late fee is assessed if payment is not received by the close of business on the 10th (or next business day if the 10th is on a weekend or holiday) unless arrangements have been made in advance with the Business Office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For further information on our policies, please refer to the Student-Parent Handbook.&lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a member of the Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School community, you know first hand that Bishop Conaty-Loretto provides a quality, affordable, comprehensive, college-preparatory Catholic education.  You know how we challenge young women to be leaders who make a difference. Currently we are working on the establishment of an Annual Fund to continue an 85 year tradition of excellence in education. Our goal is to foster community and to insure the economic health of the school as it continues into its 9th decade of serving the young women of central Los Angeles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, educating young women to be faith-filled leaders, well-rounded, responsible citizens, effective communicators, and life-long learners does not come without cost. It is through the generosity of alumnae, parents, faculty, friends and foundations and their support of Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto’s Annual Fund, that we are able to enrich the lives of students both in and out of the classroom.   Your support of the Annual Fund insures that our school both survives and thrives. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Annual Fund is not about keeping the lights on and heating the building; it is about keeping the passion alive for day-to-day study, for athletics, and for people, service and leadership. The Annual Fund provides those additional dollars that take a fine Catholic, college preparatory education and make it exceptional by providing for the resources and experiences that truly do make a difference. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every gift to Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto’s Annual Fund matters—will you take the initiative to make a contribution? Pledge forms and remittance envelopes are available from Judy Krommer, Development Director (323) 737-0012 ext 106. Judy is always welcome to take your calls.  Contribution can be made by credit card; see the website for information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an important stakeholder in Bishop Conaty-Loretto’s future, we trust that you will respond to this appeal.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your commitment to our Mission to provide a quality, affordable, comprehensive, college preparatory Catholic education to young women in central Los Angeles, to our Vision to educate the whole person for success in the 21st Century, and for your continuing dedication to Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guidance Department&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Testing: On Wednesday, October 15, the entire school will be involved in college preparation experiences.  Freshmen will take the Explore exam, sophomores will take the Plan exam, and juniors will take the PSAT exam.  These are exams that: give the students an opportunity to experience what they will encounter when they take exams to apply for college, and also indicate the skills they have mastered and those which need improvement.  The scores do not go on any permanent record, but are used for guidance when the students meet with their guidance counselors.  We will have a shortened school day, ending at approximately 12:00 pm. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seniors: The senior class will also be at school on October 15.  They will have a variety of activities to choose from that pertain to applying to college.  We will have application workshops to fill out applications for the Cal State University system, (and a guest speaker), the University of California system, financial aid forms and essay writing guidance.  This activity is not optional, and your daughter is expected to be at school on-time and report to homeroom as usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a daughter who is a senior, please remind her that the first few months of school are those in which she should be exploring her college options by attending presentations by guest speakers from a variety of colleges both in the state and across the nation.  She should also take advantage of after school group presentations by Mrs. Marcy and make an appointment, if she has not already done so, to meet individually with Mrs. Marcy to map out a plan for furthering her education after high school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The guidance office is happy to answer any questions you may have about this day. Please call:&lt;br /&gt;·            Sr. Lupe, counselor for freshmen and sophomores.&lt;br /&gt;·            Mrs. Marcy, counselor for juniors and seniors.&lt;br /&gt;                              &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Academics  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Parental support of their daughters’ education at home is a key factor in student success. Students have homework every night.  It is important that parents verify that their daughters are completing assignments on time and studying regularly. In this manner, we all can work as partners in your daughters’ education. .Last spring, Bishop Conaty-Loretto instituted the following Make-up/Late Work/Extra Credit Policy to help students to take responsibility for their own learning and to encourage them to make up missed work quickly, while the information is still fresh:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A teacher should require that a student make up a test under teacher supervision before or after school, not during class time.  It is the student’s responsibility to arrange with her teacher to make up a test or work missed because of absence.  Teachers are required to permit students with absences (whether excused or unexcused) to make up tests and assignments missed during the absence based upon the rules and guidelines established at the beginning of the year. In the case of a student truancy and/or class cut, the student will earn a zero for any assignment/test missed on the day of occurrence.  Guidelines:&lt;br /&gt;·            Make-Up Work:  A student has 2 days to make up missed class work/homework assignments and quizzes/test for every day she is absent.&lt;br /&gt;·            Late Work:  Late class work/homework assignments will be accepted for no more than ½ credit up to 2 days after the due date.  After 2 days no credit will be earned for the late assignments.&lt;br /&gt;·            Extra Credit:  Extra may be assigned only when all assignments have been completed.  Extra credit is not “instead-of” credit.  Extra credit is at the discretion of the teacher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deficiency Reports were given to students during the week of October 6. These notices are given to the students approximately 3 weeks before the end of each quarter of academic work.  ONLY those students who are having academic difficulty in a subject receive this notification.  No deficiency report is given if your daughter is performing well in her classes, but on occasion a progress report may be given.  If you have reason to believe that your daughter should be receiving a deficiency report and she has not shown you this report, then call the school office and inquire about the status of these deficiency reports.  Sometimes these reports may not find their way into your hands for a variety of reasons, so your follow-up is essential.  A parent is required to sign these reports and your daughter needs to return the form to the subject teacher. Please be attentive to these reports and take the necessary action as requested by the teacher. Your intervention now may make the difference between a passing and failing grade for your daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Report Cards will be given to the students on November 7.  Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled during the week of November 11-14. If a conference is desired, parents are asked to contact teachers directly to set up an appointment during that week at a mutually convenient time.  Parents, if a teacher would like to meet with you to discuss your daughter’s progress, the following comment will be listed on the report card next to the student grade:  “Parent, meet with teacher.” If you see this comment, please follow through and contact the teacher.  Early intervention will make all the difference in success or failure.  All parents are welcome to take advantage of this time set aside for parent-teacher conferences.  However, if this time is not convenient for you, an alternate time can be arranged.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our annual fall Parent Classroom Observation Day is planned for December 3.  This is a day when parents are invited to attend classes with their daughters.  You may choose to come for part of the day or for the entire day.  It's a great way to experience what your daughter is doing on a daily basis and to learn first hand what's happening in the classroom.&lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Activities&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order for your daughter to remain in school for an after school activity, a permission form must be signed by a parent acknowledging the student's participation as well as indicating the manner in which she will be leaving the school campus after termination of the activity.  Students must leave campus immediately after dismissal from school or at the end of an after school activity.  Students will not be permitted to maintain membership in a club/activity or to participate in after hours tutoring, unless a timely departure from school occurs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spirit Day will take place October 31.  This is a time of friendly competition among teams comprised of different grade levels.  Various activities are planned.  Ask your daughter about the particulars of this very spirited occasion. It’s an opportunity for our students to show their unity and pride in their school.&lt;br /&gt;                 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Athletics&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The Volleyball Season has officially begun. Marcos Arias is the varsity coach and Iris Romero is the junior varsity coach.  Home Games (4:30 Junior Varsity start/6:00 Varsity start): October 16 against San Gabriel Mission, October 21 against Vistamar, October 23 against Sacred Heart, and October 30 against Alverno (and November 4 against Holy Family).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cross County has also begun.  This is our second year fielding a team. Home Meet: October 22 in Griffith Park. Heather Boyle and the girls would love to see us at one of their meets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many thanks to Jan Chambers, our Athletic Director, for all she does to coordinate the sports program.  Good Luck!  Wildcats! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fine and Performing Arts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our fine and performing arts program is expanding.  We are very happy to offer Introduction to Music and Ceramics in addition to Drawing and Painting, Visual Arts, Dance, and Drama this year. Continue to check the school web-site for announcements about plays, concerts and exhibitions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Comedy Sportz will host a competition Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15 at 7:00 PM, admission $5.00.  Come and enjoy this very entertaining improvisational comedy event. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Dates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·    October 21-- Raffle tickets and money due&lt;br /&gt;·    October 23-- NHS Induction, 1:15&lt;br /&gt;·    October 24 &amp;amp; 25-- Freshmen overnight retreat, 4:00 PM Friday -11:00 AM Saturday&lt;br /&gt;·    October 25-- Freshman-Parent Mass, 10:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;·    October 26-- Raffle Drawing at St. Agnes&lt;br /&gt;·    October 30-- First Quarter Ends&lt;br /&gt;·    November 6-- Parents’ Meeting, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    November 7-- Report Cards&lt;br /&gt;·    November 10-- Veterans’ Day Holiday&lt;br /&gt;·    November 11 to November 14-- Parent-Teacher Conference Week&lt;br /&gt;·    November 14 &amp;amp; 15-- Comedy Sportz, 7:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    November 21-- Faculty/Staff Faith Formation Retreat, no school for students&lt;br /&gt;·    November 25--Thanksgiving Luncheon&lt;br /&gt;·    November 26-- Thanksgiving Paraliturgy&lt;br /&gt;·    November 27 to November 28-- Thanksgiving Holliday&lt;br /&gt;·    November 30--UC &amp;amp; CSU Applications Due&lt;br /&gt;·    December 1-- Christmas Drive for Alexandria House begins&lt;br /&gt;·    December 3-- Parent Observation Day&lt;br /&gt;·    December 7-- 8th Grade Open House&lt;br /&gt;·    December 8-- Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Liturgy&lt;br /&gt;·    December 8 to December 12-- Progress Reports Week&lt;br /&gt;·    December 9-- Sophomore Retreat&lt;br /&gt;·    December 12-- Winter Dance&lt;br /&gt;·    December 22 to January 2-- Christmas Vacation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Parent Newsletter,  Volume 2, Number 2, October 2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-8816659697159228770?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8816659697159228770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=8816659697159228770' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8816659697159228770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8816659697159228770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/parent-newsletter_20.html' title='PARENT NEWSLETTER'/><author><name>Richard A. 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/SB8qKtgC5OI/AAAAAAAAAEY/S9fnRg2TmJA/s400/100_0292.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/SB8qLNgC5PI/AAAAAAAAAEg/3B3XC9NzBaY/s1600-h/100_0305.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196918867099837682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/SB8qLNgC5PI/AAAAAAAAAEg/3B3XC9NzBaY/s400/100_0305.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Saturday, May 3, 2008, the Parent Association sponsored its first annual Mother-Daughter Tea. The event was open to students form all grade levels and their mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters. About ninety people attended. The Parents' Board was very happy with the turn out. Tea, savory sandwiches, sweets and fruit were served. Hae Yeon Kang, Yei Seul Hwang, Mi Rim Kim, and Grace Lim provided musical entertainment. Rosalind Smith sang Amazing Grace. Juliette Fuller (Bishop Conaty '65) reflected on life at Conaty in the 1960's. Seniors and their mothers were honored. Great fun was had by all.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-8323355236457993312?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8323355236457993312/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=8323355236457993312' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8323355236457993312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8323355236457993312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/mother-daughter-tea.html' title='Mother-Daughter Tea'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/SB8zadgC5kI/AAAAAAAAAHI/5zg_SH5FFsI/s72-c/mercedes+bonilla.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-5521171392373750557</id><published>2008-05-05T08:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-05T08:24:06.731-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Parent Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;May 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Message from the Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wildcat Parents and Guardians:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end of the school year if quickly approaching.  It has been a great pleasure working with you and your daughters this year.  This newsletter will be the last formal newsletter for this year.  The next newsletter will be sent home to all our returning families in mid-August along with all the orientation materials for the start of the 2008-2009 school year which will begin on Wednesday, August 27 for incoming freshmen and transfer students only and on Thursday, August 28 for all students.  This August mailing is only sent to registered students, so it's important that your daughter is fully registered at this time.  If you are traveling over the summer, please make sure that you arrange your vacation in such a way that your daughter will be present for the opening day of school. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many heartfelt thanks go out to our wonderful parents who on March 8, School Beautification Day, along with their daughters, gave up a Saturday morning to build benches in the courtyard for the students. It was a beautiful morning and great fun was had by all. We were able to re-assemble twenty benches using the old Conaty conrete bench-supports that had not seen the light of day since well before the reconstruction of the school in the early 1990s. Several fathers took charge sharing their expertise and talents as the rest of the parents and students pitched in to get the job done. Ms Boyle came by to lend a hand. The beautification project fostered a great sense of pride and accomplishment among all. Special thanks to The Home Depot for their generous donation of lumber and supplies for this project. The day was such a success that plans are in the works for next year… some landscaping improvements or covered storage cage. We hope to see you here next fall. Thank you Carmen Alonzo, Barbara Bakker, Rene Barraza &amp;amp; Marilyn Moran, Rafael &amp;amp; Luzmila Becerra, Lorie Benjamin, Carlos Bojorquez, Marcelo Carrillo, Marysol Cedeno, Carmen El-Khouri, Rosemarie Gonzalez, Angel Guevara, Hermelo Hernandez, Aura Hurtado, Jose &amp;amp; Maria Martinez, Benjamin Nelson, Fidel &amp;amp; Maria Nuñez, Miguel Paniagua, Arcadio Recendez, Lorena Reyes, Mary Richardson, Rita Rioja, Ana Romero, Patrick &amp;amp; Ivonne Silver, Maria Valencia, Miguel Valencia; Christine Araiza, Bre'Anna Bakker, Shannon Benjamin, Karla Bojorquez, Anisa El-Khouri, Hae Yeon Kang, Kierra McClanahan, and Liliana Sandoval.  Check out the pictures on the Parent Association blog at &lt;a href="http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you, parents, for all that you do in support of your daughter’s education.  You are integral to your daughter’s achievement and success at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.  Let’s continue to work together to make your daughter’s days at Conaty-Loretto most rewarding for her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Assistant Principal—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;It is hard to believe that the school year will soon be coming to a close.  I would like to thank all of you that I have had a chance to meet for your warm welcome and support during this, my first year at Bishop Conaty-Loretto.  I hope to meet many more of you during the coming school year.  Thank you to all of you for your cooperation with school policies and procedures this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the last month of school, I will be visiting Homerooms to distribute notices to students who may need to purchase new pieces of the uniform.  If skirts are too short and there is not enough material to lengthen them, please plan to purchase a new skirt for your daughter before the new school year begins.  The Dennis Uniform Company can be reached at 818-843-8306 or you can shop online at &lt;a href="http://www.dennisuniform.com/"&gt;www.dennisuniform.com&lt;/a&gt;.  Our school code for online shopping is LA00AB.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the President of the Parents’ Board—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Mary Richardson &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Our First Annual Mother/Special Friend and Daughter Afternoon Tea will be held on May 3, 2008, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.  This is a very nice event to get dressed up for and enjoy an afternoon of tea, sandwiches, and cookies with your daughter. This event may also be for a grandmother, godmother or special friend. If you need service hours, and or would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Parent Association is coordinating the Used Book and Used Uniform Sale this June.  The sale will take place Friday, June 13, 2008, from 9:00 to 12:00.  We need parent volunteers to help with this event. There will be pre-designated areas on the green for grade levels to sell their books, with parents directing traffic and reminding people about fair pricing.  The students and families themselves will handle the cash transactions.  At the end of May, the booklist for next year with the correct ISBNs, with recommended fair price ranges for each used book, will be distributed to all students.  The Parent Association is also selling snacks as a fund-raiser.  For this event, Parent Service Hours will be credited for next year. (Next year the Parent Service Hour requirement will increase to 15 hours and $20 per un-served hour). If you would like to get a head start on earning service hours for next year, and would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have not yet  paid your $10.00 Parent Association Dues, please pay them in the Business Office by May 20, 2008.  Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to our newly elected Parent Association Executive Officers for next year:&lt;br /&gt;·            President:                         Gwen Jenkins&lt;br /&gt;·            Vice President:                 Carolina Venegas&lt;br /&gt;·            Past-President:                 Mary Richardson&lt;br /&gt;·            Secretary:                         Laverne Simon&lt;br /&gt;·            Treasurer:                         Carmen Alonzo&lt;br /&gt;·            Event Coordinator:            Arcadio Recendez &amp;amp; Rita Rioja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last day to receive credit for Parent Service Hours was May 2. Remember that any unearned service hour requires a $15 payment.  A statement of the service hours for all families who have not fulfilled the 10-hour requirement is included with this mailing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are expanding the ways in which we communicate with you.  Check out the Parent Association blog at &lt;a href="http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;. Here we will notify you of events and seek your comments on planned and future activities.  The Parent Association is your association and your ideas and comments are valued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you from the Parent Board.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Office&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your efforts to honor your financial obligations completely and on time.  Bishop Conaty – Loretto counts on your payments in order to meet our financial obligations in providing an outstanding educational program for your daughters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuition and fee statements were mailed in April to all households indicating the remaining balance due for this school year.   It is important that all payments be completed by May 12, 2008.  Students with outstanding tuition and fee payments will not be able to take final exams or participate in graduation activities.  Please consult the Student – Parent Handbook for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Important Financial Dates:&lt;br /&gt;·            May 12 - Last day to pay without incurring a late fee&lt;br /&gt;·            May 20 - Last day to pay by personal check for 2007-2008 financial obligations&lt;br /&gt;·            May 30 – Summer School Registration is due&lt;br /&gt;·            June 2 - Senior Exams begin (all fees must be paid prior to this date to be eligible to take exams)&lt;br /&gt;·            June 10 – Final Exams begin (all fees must be paid prior to this date to be eligible to take exams)&lt;br /&gt;·            June 27 – First half of Summer School payment is due&lt;br /&gt;·            July 1 – First tuition payment due for 2008-2009 school year&lt;br /&gt;·            July 11 – Second half of Summer School payment is due&lt;br /&gt;·            August 1 – 2008-2009 Tuition payment in full to receive 3 % discount&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please contact Ms. Diane Techam in the business office with any questions or concerns about your tuition account.&lt;br /&gt;                                 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Development Office&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are still recruiting members for the Development Core Team.  If you are interested in helping to guide your daughter’s school into a successful future by pitching in and working on a committee, please contact Judy Krommer, Development Director, at the school number, extension 106 or at &lt;a title="mailto:jkrommer@bishopconatyloretto.org" href="mailto:jkrommer@bishopconatyloretto.org"&gt;jkrommer@bishopconatyloretto.org&lt;/a&gt;.  Some service hours are applicable to your participation.  Be involved:  Help to shape and secure the future of Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.&lt;br /&gt;                    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Academics  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Deficiency Reports will be given to students during the week of May 12-16. These notices are given to the students approximately 3 weeks before the end of each quarter of academic work.  ONLY those students who are having academic difficulty in a subject receive this notification.  No deficiency report is given if your daughter is performing well in her classes, but on occasion a progress report may be given.  Please be attentive to these reports and take the necessary action as requested by the teacher. Your intervention now may make the difference between a passing and failing grade for your daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Final Exams begin on June 2 for seniors and on June 10 for all other students.  In order for students to be eligible to take final exams, all financial obligations must be satisfied prior to the start of exams.  In order to begin final exams all payments must be made by the preceding school day.  No make-up exams will be given due to late payments.  If financial obligations are not satisfied, the student will not take her exams.   Please check your daughter's exam schedule.  If your daughter is currently obtaining an "A" grade in a course, she may be exempted from taking that final exam; however, if financial obligations have not been satisfied by the time of the test, the exemption is nullified.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Summer School will be held at Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School from June 23 to July 25.  Any student who fails a semester course or a year course must make up the failing grade in an accredited summer school program for high school students during the summer immediately following the failed grade, and have the grades/credits transferred to Conaty-Loretto High School by Monday, August 18, 2008.  Any student who fails to meet this obligation will not be permitted to return to Conaty-Loretto on August 28, 2008. If a student takes a course in summer school to make up a course failure, she must pass the course in order to be readmitted to Conaty-Loretto High School.  If she participates in a summer school program that involves “completion of contracts”, all contracts must be satisfied and a passing grade received by the above due date.   Failure to meet these obligations in the summer due to a course failure(s) will result in the student’s inability to return to Conaty-Loretto High School.  You are reminded that if the course your daughter needs to make up is offered in our own Summer School Session, then your daughter must attend our summer school to earn the credit.  It is the policy at Conaty-Loretto High School to dismiss any student who fails in three or more year courses at the end of the school year. Ms. Lisa J. Gabriel, Assistant Principal, is the Summer School Principal.  More information about summer school can be accessed on the school website: &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;www.bishopconatyloretto.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Financial Aid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Information about financial aid awards will be sent out in June. Unfortunately we cannot send out this information earlier because we have to wait to hear about the tuition awards given by the Catholic Education Foundation.  Notification is sent to us in early June.  Approximately 65% of our families applied for financial aid.  In granting financial awards, priority is always given to current students receiving financial aid beginning with seniors, juniors, etc.  In addition to the family's financial need, the student’s academic progress is also a consideration in awarding tuition assistance.  Financial aid is Bishop Conaty-Loretto's investment in our students; academic achievement and hard work is an expectation for being a recipient of tuition assistance.  Every effort is made to award tuition assistance to all qualified families. Please note:  financial aid will not be awarded to any student who has not re-registered for the 2008-2009 school year.&lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Graduation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Senior Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercise will take place Friday, June 6, 2008, in the school gymnasium. The Baccalaureate Mass begins at 11:15 AM sharp.  It will be followed by the Senior Honor Assembly and Baccalaureate Reception. The Commencement Exercise begins at 5:00 PM sharp. No one will be admitted after 5:00 PM.  Admission to the Commencement Exercise is by ticket only.  For seniors, these formal, dignified celebrations mark the successful completion of their four years of high school studies.  They offered by the school to honor each senior’s achievement in earning her high school diploma.  We congratulate the Class of 2008 upon their high school graduation!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More information about Graduation and other senior year-end activities will be distributed to seniors and their parents in a separate mailing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Dates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·    May 2-Last day to earn credit for Parent Service Hours&lt;br /&gt;·    May 3-Mother-Daughter Tea&lt;br /&gt;·    May 4 through May 10Teacher Appreciation Week&lt;br /&gt;·    May 6-AP Spanish Language Exam&lt;br /&gt;·    May 9-Senior Prom&lt;br /&gt;·    May 12 through May 16-Progress Reports Week&lt;br /&gt;·    May 13-Christian Service Mass&lt;br /&gt;·    May 16-AP Spanish Literature Exam&lt;br /&gt;·    May 17-High School Entrance Exam, Algebra  Placement Test&lt;br /&gt;·    May 20-Last day to pay by personal check 2nd semester payments&lt;br /&gt;·    May 22-Grad Nite&lt;br /&gt;·    May 26-Memorial Day Holiday&lt;br /&gt;·    May 29-Academic Honors Assembly&lt;br /&gt;·    May 30-Fun Day&lt;br /&gt;·    May 30-Summer School Registration due&lt;br /&gt;·    June 2 through June 4-Senior Second Semester Final Exams&lt;br /&gt;·    June 5Christian Service Hours due, grades 9, 10 &amp;amp; 11&lt;br /&gt;·    June 6-Baccalaureate Mass, 11:15, and Graduation, 5:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    June 9-Clean Up Day&lt;br /&gt;·    June 10 through June 12-Second Semester Final Exams, grades 9, 10 &amp;amp; 11&lt;br /&gt;·    June 13-Used Book and Used Uniforms Sale&lt;br /&gt;·    June 13-Notification of Failures mailed&lt;br /&gt;·    June 17-Final Report Cards mailed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THANK YOU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to thank the following parents for their contributions of $10 or more to the Parent Association:&lt;br /&gt;·    Rene Barraza &amp;amp; Marilyn Moran&lt;br /&gt;·    Maria Valencia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Parent Newsletter,  Volume 1, Number 5, May 2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-5521171392373750557?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/5521171392373750557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=5521171392373750557' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/5521171392373750557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/5521171392373750557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/parent-newsletter.html' title='Parent Newsletter'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-2589692822718366880</id><published>2008-03-10T05:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-10T05:51:13.210-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Parent Newsletter</title><content type='html'>MARCH 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Principal—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wildcat Parents and Guardians:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are now in the season of Lent.  Campus Ministry is coordinating a school-wide Lenten service project.  Ask you daughters to tell you about it.  The Seniors went on KAIROS Retreat February 11, 2008, through February 14, 2008, and the Sophomores went on retreat February 20, 2008. Please keep the Juniors in your prayers as they go on retreat March 4, 2008. Also keep the faculty and staff in your prayers as they go on retreat Friday, March 14, 2008.  School will be closed that day. Many students will be participating in the Religious Education Congress Youth Day, February 28.  Four of our students, Yei Seul Hwang, Iris Leonardo, Grace Lim, and Mi Rim Kim, have been selected to be musicians and singers for the Youth Day liturgies, and another student, Eileen Lopez, has been selected to be a master of ceremonies. Finally, Pope Benedict XVI wishes that for every Christian, Lent will be “a renewed experience of God’s love given to us in Christ, a love that each day we, in turn, must ‘re-give’ to our neighbor, especially to the one who suffers most and is need.”  During Lent, in order to prepare ourselves for the coming of the risen Lord, many of us “give up” something, like sweets and chocolate.  Maybe during this season of Lent, we can give, instead. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The school will be closed for Easter Vacation (and Cesar Chavez Day), March 21, 2008, through March 31, 2008, School will resume Tuesday, April 1, 2008.  May you and your families have a blessed Easter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all that you do in support of your daughter’s education.  You are integral to your daughter’s achievement and success at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.  Let’s continue to work together to make your daughter’s days at Conaty-Loretto most rewarding for her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Assistant Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;Attendance: Letters have gone out to the parents of all those students who missed more than 10 days of school during the first semester.  According to the Student-Parent Handbook, students who miss more than 10 days of school during a semester will lose academic credit for that semester.  There is a process in place to petition to regain those credits which is described in the letter you received.  If a student fails to petition for restoration of credit by March 1, she will lose the ability to do so.  If you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recruitment: Over the past few months, it has been my privilege to visit many of our local Catholic elementary schools to talk to them about what BCLHS has to offer.  We have had over 120 students show interest in our school for the 2008-2009 school year.  If you know of any 8th graders who are still undecided about their high school plans, please suggest that their parents call the school to get an information packet.  Our next entrance exam is on Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 AM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the President of the Parents’ Board—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Richardson &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Need Service hours? Our Beautification Project will be on March 8th 2008, 8:00 AM to1:00 PM. This year we will have a beautification day at Bishop Conaty -Loretto! This is a great way to earn service hours! We will be building benches to beautify our school. We do however need everyone’s help. We need anyone with carpentry experience and anyone with painting experience and tools. We also would like donations of lumber (2” x 4”). Again this is a great way to help beautify our daughter’s school, and a great way to earn service hours. If you would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316, or with Carmen El Khouri (for Spanish-speakers) at (323) 371-1956&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come to our First Annual “Mother/Special Friend and Daughter Afternoon Tea” It will be held on May 3, 2008, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.  (Note the new date.) This is a very nice event to get dressed up for and enjoy an afternoon of tea, sandwiches, and cookies with your daughter. This event may also be for a grandmother, godmother or special friend. If you need service hours, and or would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316, or with Carmen El Khouri (for Spanish-speakers) at (323) 371-1956.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need parent volunteers to supervise the Ardmore Gate each morning from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM.  If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity or for other opportunities, contact Mrs. Lopez in the Office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are expanding the ways in which we communicate with you.  Check out the Parent Association blog at &lt;a href="http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;. Here we will notify you of events and seek your comments on planned and future activities.  The Parent Association is your association and your ideas and comments are valued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you from the Parent Board.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Office   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School prides itself in providing an affordable, quality, Catholic education for all students.  Every effort is made to keep expenses at an affordable level. Escalating costs to operate the school necessitate tuition increases.  The total TUITION for the 2008-2009 school year will be $5,555 for Catholic students and $5,995 for non-Catholic students.  Registration will be $400. Unlike this year, there will only be two mandatory school fund-raisers. We know that our families sacrifice to provide a Catholic education for their daughters, and the school strives to meet the financial needs of our families by offering a tuition assistance program.  Make sure you apply for financial aid (see page 3).&lt;br /&gt;                                 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Development Office&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are currently engaged in forming a Development Core Team for our school with representation from all “stakeholders” (parents, faculty, alumnae, administration, and volunteers from the private sector).   The Development Core Team will assist the Development Department in helping to initiate short and long range planning ideas to secure the future development of Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School, and to create action plans to put those ideas into effect.  The Development Core Team will work to enhance Bishop Conaty-Loretto’s efforts to provide quality, affordable education for our students in the Twenty-First Century.  We are asking for four (4) parent volunteers for the Team.   A one year commitment (2008-2009) to the Core Team is expected with attendance at three meetings required this year:  Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 3:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 3:00 p.m.  All meetings will be here on campus.  If you are interested in volunteering for the Core Team—if you are interested in being a guide for the future of Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School—please get in touch with Ms. Judith Krommer in the Development Office at (323) 737-0012, Ext. 106.&lt;br /&gt;                              &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Academics  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Deficiency Reports will be given to students during the week of March 3-7. These notices are given to the students approximately 3 weeks before the end of each quarter of academic work.  ONLY those students who are having academic difficulty in a subject receive this notification.  No deficiency report is given if your daughter is performing well in her classes, but on occasion a progress report may be given.  Please be attentive to these reports and take the necessary action as requested by the teacher. Your intervention now may make the difference between a passing and failing grade for your daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Re-registration Process for 2008-2009 has begun.  The Course Offerings Booklet and registration information was given to students February 26.  This comprehensive booklet lists all the courses available for next year, along with the prerequisites needed to enroll in certain courses.  All course offerings selected by students are reviewed both by administration and subject teachers to ensure that the students meet the prerequisites of the course(s).  Every effort is made to assist your daughter in making "wise decisions" in selecting courses.  It's most important that you're knowledgeable, too, about your daughter's course selections for next year, and you are encouraged to discuss this information with your daughter.  (1) Completed 2008-2009 Course Request Forms, (2) the non-refundable $ 400 Registration Fee, and (3) the signed Financial Contract are due March 11. 2008.  Remember to place all three re-registration items into an envelope, clearly marked with daughter's name, grade, and amount, and submit it to the Business Office by no later than 3:30 PM, Tuesday, March 11, 2008.   It is most important that you re-register on time.  Much work is entailed in the registration process.  Students who re-register late may not be able to take the courses they have selected for next year, because the class may be closed due to maximum enrollment. &lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Financial Aid&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of our families apply for tuition assistance, and the school has worked hard over the years to provide financial aid for our families in order to reduce tuition. The application and information about tuition assistance was given to our students on January 29. Completed forms, including copies of either the 2007 tax forms or 2006 tax form plus 2007 W-2 to verify income, must be returned no later than March 3 for the Catholic Education Foundation’s awards and no later than April 7 for Bishop Conaty-Loretto Financial Aid program awards to be eligible for consideration for financial aid offered by Conaty-Loretto High School in amounts generally ranging from $500-$2,000.  The grants received by the Catholic Education Foundation represent approximately one-third of the money that is allocated for tuition assistance.  The remaining two-thirds come directly from the school’s financial resources from other foundations, bequests and alumnae.  Please make sure that you submit an application on time for financial aid if you meet the qualifications as indicated on the application forms. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for financial assistance.  It is the family's responsibility to ensure that all information requested is submitted and accurate.  Students who meet the first application deadline for the Catholic Education Foundation Tuition Assistance Program on March 3 will automatically be considered for all grants awarded by Bishop Conaty-Loretto.  Please note:  financial aid will not be awarded to any student who has not re-registered for the 2008-2009 school year. Since the Catholic Education Foundation notifies the school in late May/early June about the recipients of their Tuition Awards, we are not able to notify our families about the amount of tuition assistance until June. Every effort is made to award tuition assistance to all qualified families.&lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Activities&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents are reminded that 10 Service Hours to the school must be fulfilled during the 2007-2008 school year.  Remember that for each service hour not earned during the year, a fee of $15 will be assessed at the end of the school year.   The last day to earn credit for parent service hours is May 2, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday, April 25, 2008 is Educational Field Trip Day. On this day, all students are sent to various local museums, parks, and historic sites to learn about art, culture, nature, science and history. We are in need of parent chaperones for the field trips. If you are interested in giving of your time, please contact Mrs. Lopez or Ms. Boyle to make arrangements. Parent service hours will be given for your service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Dates&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;·    March 3: Application Deadline for Archdiocesan Tuition Awards for 2008-2009&lt;br /&gt;·    March 3 through March 7: Progress Reports Week&lt;br /&gt;·    March 4: Junior Class Retreat&lt;br /&gt;·    March 7: Junior Ring Ceremony&lt;br /&gt;·    March 8: School Beautification Project, 8:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;·    March 11: Deadline for 2008-2009 Course Request Forms, Financial Contracts, and Registration Fees&lt;br /&gt;·    March 14: Faculty&amp;amp; Staff Retreat, pupil free day&lt;br /&gt;·    March 16 through March 22: Holy Week&lt;br /&gt;·    March 20: Holy Thursday Prayer Service&lt;br /&gt;·    March 21 through March 30: Easter Vacation, school closed&lt;br /&gt;·    March 31: Cesar Chavez Day, no school&lt;br /&gt;·    April 3 through April 24: Spring Fund-Raiser&lt;br /&gt;·    April 5: Class of 2012 Freshman Orientation, 8:00-12:00&lt;br /&gt;·    April 7: Application Deadline for Bishop Conaty-Loretto Financial Aid Awards for 2008-2009&lt;br /&gt;·    April 10: End of Third Quarter&lt;br /&gt;·    April 10: Parents’ Meeting, 6:30, Library&lt;br /&gt;·    April 11: Spring Dance, 7:00-10:00&lt;br /&gt;·    April 16: Report Card Distribution&lt;br /&gt;·    April 18 &amp;amp; April 19: Spring Play, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    April 22: Senior Class Retreat&lt;br /&gt;·    April 22: Senior Parent-Daughter Mass, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    April 23: Parent Observation Day 2&lt;br /&gt;·    April 25: Educational Field Trip Day, All Students&lt;br /&gt;·    April 30: Senior Christian Service Hours due&lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Athletics&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Congratulations to our teams! The varsity basketball team, under the direction of Mr. Manny Fernandez, was undefeated in Horizon League play. Check the school website for up-dates on the Wildcats’ play-offs performance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The soccer team, under the direction of Mr. Damian Delaney, had a great season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual and Performing Arts&lt;/strong&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bishop Conaty-Loretto proudly presents A Murder is Announced, adapted from an Agatha Christie mystery, April 18 &amp;amp; 19, 6:30 PM, in the gym.  Check out Ms. Corso’s webpage for details: &lt;a href="http://www.atheneproductions.com/"&gt;http://www.atheneproductions.com/&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to thank the&lt;br /&gt;following parents for their&lt;br /&gt;contributions of $10 or more to the&lt;br /&gt;Parent Association:&lt;br /&gt;·    Javier &amp;amp; Nora Aldana&lt;br /&gt;·    Rosendo &amp;amp; Gertrudes Asuncion&lt;br /&gt;·    Carlos &amp;amp; Ana Bojorquez&lt;br /&gt;·    Juanito &amp;amp; Carrie Estocapio&lt;br /&gt;·    Victor &amp;amp; Nancy Garcia&lt;br /&gt;·    Hermelo &amp;amp; Juana Hernandez&lt;br /&gt;·    Terry &amp;amp; Norma Horton&lt;br /&gt;·    Gwen Jenkins&lt;br /&gt;·    Arcadio &amp;amp; Irma Alicia Recendez&lt;br /&gt;·    Nectali Regalado &amp;amp; Ana Sandoval&lt;br /&gt;·    Lorenza Reyes&lt;br /&gt;·    Francisco Tobar &amp;amp; Anabelle Godinez&lt;br /&gt;·    Miguel Valencia &amp;amp; Alicia Solano&lt;br /&gt;·    Gladys Velasquez&lt;br /&gt;·    Manuel Zavala &amp;amp; Celsa Candido&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Parent Newsletter,  Volume 1, Number 4, March 2008&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-2589692822718366880?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2589692822718366880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=2589692822718366880' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/2589692822718366880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/2589692822718366880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/parent-newsletter.html' title='Parent Newsletter'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-1487648198954588811</id><published>2008-03-08T17:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-08T17:16:52.980-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ESLRs</title><content type='html'>As part of our accreditation self-study process for WCEA and WASC, we are reviewing Bishop Conaty-Loretto's Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLRs) or outcomes.  As part of this review, we would like to know your thoughts.  What do you think a student of Bishop Conaty-Loretto should know and be able to do upon graduation? Let us know what you think in your comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Como parte de nuestra autoevaluación para acreditación para WCEA y WASC, estamos repasando los resultados de aprender (ESLRs) de Bishop Conaty-Loretto. Como parte de esta revisión, quisiéramos saber sus pensamientos. ¿Qué piensa usted que una alumna de Bishop Conaty-Loretto debe saber y poder hacer después de la graduación? Escribanos lo que usted piensa.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-1487648198954588811?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1487648198954588811/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=1487648198954588811' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/1487648198954588811'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/1487648198954588811'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/eslrs.html' title='ESLRs'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-7081636115393289352</id><published>2008-03-08T16:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-08T17:18:17.404-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='parent association'/><title type='text'>Beautification Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxjFPHZqI/AAAAAAAAADA/Zdc4s-MGX3M/s1600-h/bench+homer+girls.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175534875549591202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxjFPHZqI/AAAAAAAAADA/Zdc4s-MGX3M/s400/bench+homer+girls.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxVVPHZpI/AAAAAAAAAC4/yW0cbypTV6I/s1600-h/bench+sanding+3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175534639326389906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxVVPHZpI/AAAAAAAAAC4/yW0cbypTV6I/s400/bench+sanding+3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxIVPHZoI/AAAAAAAAACw/h2gx57S5aCA/s1600-h/bench+assembly.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175534415988090498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxIVPHZoI/AAAAAAAAACw/h2gx57S5aCA/s400/bench+assembly.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Today, the Parent Association sponsored Bishop Conaty-Loretto’s first annual Beautification Day. Several parents and their daughters came together to build benches in the courtyard for the students. It was a beautiful morning and great fun was had by all. We were able to re-assemble twenty benches using the old Conaty conrete bench-supports that had not seen the light of day since well before the reconstruction of the school in the early 1990s. Several fathers took charge sharing their expertise and talents as the rest of the parents and students pitched in to get the job done. Ms Boyle came by to lend a hand. The beautification project fostered a great sense of pride and accomplishment among all. Special thanks to The Home Depot for their generous donation of lumber and supplies for this project. The day was such a success that plans are in the works for next year… some landscaping improvements or covered storage cage. We hope to you here next fall.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-7081636115393289352?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/7081636115393289352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=7081636115393289352' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/7081636115393289352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/7081636115393289352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/school-beautification-day.html' title='Beautification Day'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHZUCfSNYmE/R9MxjFPHZqI/AAAAAAAAADA/Zdc4s-MGX3M/s72-c/bench+homer+girls.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-5024239470132879859</id><published>2007-12-21T07:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-21T07:42:18.234-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Carta de Padres de Familia</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;DICIEMBRE DEL 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un Mensaje del Director—&lt;br /&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estimados Padres y Guardianes Wilcats:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El final del primer semestre ya esta en la esquina y el Segundo trimestre casi termina.   Se darán reportes de deficiencia la semana del 10 de diciembre. Si su hija recibe reporte de deficiencia en una clase quiere decir que tiene dificultad en esa clase. Aquí es donde usted la puede ayudar tener éxito.   No es muy tarde intervenir como padre. Hable con el profesor de su hija para determinar que se puede hacer para ayudarla a mejorar. Asegúrese que ella tenga todos los libros.  Pregúntele sobre sus tareas. Recuérdele que “leer” y “estudiar” también es parte&lt;br /&gt;de hacer tareas.  Anime a su hija leer y copiar otra vez las notas del día si ella descubre que no entiende algo de sus notas dígale que le pregunte a su profesor(a).  Proporciónela con un buen lugar para estudiar libre de distracciones de sus hermanos, televisión, teléfono y mensajes de instante.  Ayúdele a hacer uso de su tiempo y balancear sus tareas de casa y estudios.  Su hija tendrá éxito en sus estudios académicos si usted esta allí cada paso de su camino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por todo lo que hace en apoyar la educación de su hija.  Usted es importante en el éxito de su hija en la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto.  ¡Continuemos trabajando juntos para hacer los días de su hija en Conaty-Loretto de satisfacción para ella!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;¡Nosotros en Bishop Conaty-Loretto le deseamos la felicidad de los días festivos y una alegre Navidad!  ¡Que el Año Nuevo le traiga paz y prosperidad y muchas bendiciones del Señor!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un Mensaje de la Sub-Directora—&lt;br /&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este mes y a través del año escolar le pido ayuda en dos asuntos muy importantes de disciplina.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tarde a la Escuela: Las alumnas están recibiendo más demerito para llegadas tardes a la escuela que otra infracción de la regla.  Por favor haga todo lo necesario para hacer que su hija llegue a tiempo a la escuela.  Alumnas que no están en homeroom pierden información que necesitan saber lo cual las hace responsables.  Apreciamos sus esfuerzos en este asunto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Código de Vestir: Por favor tome unos momentos de revisar el código del uniforme en el Libro Manual de Alumnas y Padres (pagina 18-20). La violación de uniforme es el segundo número más grande cada viernes en detención. Por favor ponga atención en la medida de lo largo de la falda del uniforme de su hija.  Las faldas no deben usarse mas cortas de 3 pulgas de la rodilla.  Estaré revisando los uniformes en homeroom durante el mes de diciembre y si la falda de su hija esta muy corta ella tendrá solo una semana para remediar la situación.  Después su ella recibirá un demerito.  También, las alumnas usando pantalones kaki solamente pueden usar los de la compañía de Uniforme Dennis.  Los pantalones de la marca“ Dickies” no son aceptables.  Si su hija no tiene pantalón con la etiqueta de Dennis ella debe usar su falda a la escuela.  Finalmente, por favor revise la póliza para el vestuario no uniforme. Es importante que las alumnas vengan a la escuela apropiadamente vestidas. Faldas muy cortas, blusas que están muy abiertas o sin mangan no son aceptables en días de no vestir uniforme.  Porque algunas veces las alumnas no son los mejores jurados en este asunto, les pedimos a los padres de familia que nos ayuden a ver que visten sus hijas para venir a la escuela en días de no vestir uniforme. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por todo lo que hace en apoyar la educación de su hija aquí. en la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto.   Si hay algo en que le puedo asistir por favor no tarde en llamarme.  Le deseo una bendita Navidad y un Año Nuevo de salud y felicidad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Un Mensaje de la Presidenta del Comité de Padres—&lt;br /&gt;Mary Richardson &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;¡Actualmente estamos buscando nuevos padres!  Una escuela bien formada siempre esta apoyada por los padres.  Estamos viendo de reclutar para el comité de padres; necesitamos padres del 9 grado y 10 grado que representen nuestra escuela.  Claro que todos los grados están bienvenidos.  También necesitamos padres que puedan traducir en Koreano y Filipino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Venga a nuestro Primer Año “Madre/Amiga Especial y Hija a una Tarde de Te” Se llevara acabo el 1ro de Marzo del 2008 de la 1:00 PM a 3:00 PM.  Este es un evento muy bonito para vestirse y  disfrutar de una tarde con su hija de te, sándwiches, y galletas.  Este evento también puede ser para la abuelita, madrina, o una amiga especial.  Si usted necesita horas de servicio, y desea participar por favor llame a nuestra Coordinadora de Eventos Lorie Benjamin al  (323) 547-0316, o con Carmen El Khouri (para los que hablan español) al (323) 371-1956.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;¿Necesita horas de servicio? Nuestro Proyecto de Belleza será el 8 de marzo del 2008 de 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Este año tendremos un día de embellecer en Bishop Conaty -Loretto! Es una manera excelente de hacer horas de servicio.  Estaremos construyendo bancas para embellecer nuestra escuela. Sin embargo necesitamos la ayuda de todos.  Necesitamos cualquier persona con experiencia de carpintería y que pueda pintar y herramientas.  También queremos donación de madera (2” x 4”).  Esta es una manera de embellecer la escuela de su hija, y una manera excelente para hacer horas de servicio. Si usted desea participar por favor llame a nuestra Coordinadora de Eventos Lorie Benjamin al  (323) 547-0316, o con Carmen El Khouri (para los que hablan español) al (323) 371-1956.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estamos aumentando la manera en la cual nos podemos comunicar con usted. Vea el blog de la Asociación de Padres de Familia &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;. Aquí le notificaremos de eventos y ver sus comentarios en planificación y actividades futuras. La Asociación de Padres de Familia es su asociación y sus ideas y sus comentarios son validos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias departe de la Asociación de Padres de Familia.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Fechas Importantes&lt;br /&gt;·    Diciembre 10 a Diciembre 14▬Semana de Reporte de Deficiencia&lt;br /&gt;·    Diciembre 12▬Misa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe&lt;br /&gt;·    Diciembre 14▬Baile de Invierno&lt;br /&gt;·    Diciembre 24 a Enero 4▬Vacaciones Navideñas&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 7▬Empiezan las clases&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 10▬Ultimo día de pagar con cheque personal del primer semestre&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 17▬Reunión de Padres, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 21▬Día Festivo de Martin Luther King, Jr.&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 23 a Enero 25▬ Exámenes Final&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 26▬Examen de Admisión, Octavo grado&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 28▬No hay clases, día de calificar&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 29 y Enero 30▬Standardized Testing&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 31▬Misa semana de Escuelas Católicas&lt;br /&gt;·    Enero 31 a Febrero 14▬Rifa de San Valentín&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 1▬Feria de Servicio Cristiano&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 4▬Se darán Reportes de Calificaciones&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 5▬Día Internacional&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 6▬Misa Miércoles de Ceniza&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 11 a Febrero 14▬Retiro de KAIROS 12 grado(Fecha cambio)&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 16▬Examen de Admisión&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 18▬Día Festivo día del Presidente&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 20▬ Retiro 10 grado (fecha cambio)&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 22▬Donación de sangre&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 26▬2008-2009 Asamblea de Registración&lt;br /&gt;·    Febrero 28▬Día Juvenil, Congreso Religioso Educacional&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oficina de Negocio&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Colegiatura y estado de cuenta se han mandado a casa a familia con un balance de cuenta.  Apreciamos su esfuerzo de respetar su obligación financiera completamente y a tiempo.  Bishop Conaty-Loretto depende en sus pagos para que nosotros paguemos nuestra obligación financiera en proporcionar un programa educacional excelente para su hija.  Es muy importante que usted este al día con todos los pagos antes del 15 de enero.  El último día de pagar con cheque personal para todos los pagos del primer semestre es el jueves 10 de enero.  El examen del primer semestre comienza el 23 de enero.  Alumnas con colegiatura y otros pagos pendientes no podrán tomar los exámenes.  Para cualquier pregunta referente a su cuenta llame a la Srta. Techam oficina de pagos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por la gran participación en nuestras dos recaudaciones de fondos de este año. Hemos celebrado grandes premios y otros ganadores en la rifa y vendedores de primer lugar en la venta de chocolate.  En enero daremos la rifa del Día de San Valentín.  Un ganador con suerte recibirá $5,000!   Detalles de la rifa serán distribuidos con los boletos después de las vacaciones de Navidad y Año Nuevo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Que el regalo de paz este con usted esta temporada Navideña y en el Año Nuevo.&lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;br /&gt;Departamento de Guía&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se reunió usted con los profesores de su hija después de los reportes de calificaciones del primer trimestre?  Si su hija recibió menos de una “C”, talvez es algo que todavía puede hacer antes de las vacaciones Navideñas.  Los Reportes de Deficiencia serán dados por los profesores la semana de Diciembre 10.  Asegúrese de hablar con su hija referente a su progreso en sus clases.  Si tiene alguna pregunte por favor llame al profesor de su hija. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No es muy temprano para comenzar a estudiar para los finales del primer semestre.  Los exámenes serán después que regresemos de las vacaciones Navideñas.  Asegúrese que su hija este preparada. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padre de Alumnas del 12 Grado: Diciembre es el mes para poner información junta para que su hija pueda aplicar para ayuda financiera durante el mes de enero.  Se les anima a todas las alumnas aplicar para ayuda financiera incluyendo las que planifican atender colegio comunitario.  Revise con su hija para ver si ella ya aplico para un numero de código “PIN number” para su FAFSA (aplicación para ayuda financiera).  Ella también debe aplicar para un número de código para sus padres. El sitio del Internet donde se puede hacer es &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pin.ed.gov/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;www.pin.ed.gov&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;  Ella también necesita una copia de los ingresos 2006 (income tax)  para usar cuando este llenando la aplicación. La Sra. Marcy esta disponible para ayudar a las alumnas con su aplicación solo si tienen un numero de Código(Pin number) y los ingresos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Padres de alumnas del 11 grado: No es muy temprano para empezar a hablar con su hija acerca de sus planes de colegio.  Juntos necesitan hablar de sus metas, ideas, colegios y deseos que usted tiene para su futuro de estudios académicos.  Usted talvez no este de acuerdo con metas académicas, metas de su carrera profesional o deseos de colegios pero tenga una menta abierta.  Este es solamente el tiempo de información y explorar.  Si su hija esta indecisa pueda que quiera decir que ella tiene otras nuevas ideas e información.  Es muy importante que apoye y anime a su hija en sus planes de asistir al colegio.  Por favor recuerde este es un proceso individual.  Hay muchos colegios que son excelentes, unos que usted conoce y otros que todavía no esta familiarizado.  Únase con su hija en conseguir información de todas las selecciones disponible para ella.  Pero recuerde sin buenas calificaciones y hábitos de estudiar sus selecciones será limitadas.  Este puede ser una experiencia divertida y satisfecha.  Anime a su hija pasar por mi oficina y presentarse o hacer cita para que empecemos a desarrollar sus planes para colegio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Si hay alguna manera de ayudarle por favor llámenos: Sra. Marcy: 323 737-0012 Ext. 119, Y Hermana Lupe:  323 737-0012 Ext. 111.&lt;br /&gt;                              &lt;br /&gt;Académico&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El final del primer semestre ya esta alrededor y los exámenes semestrales se llevaran acabo por el profesor de curso en enero. Sin embargo, mucho antes de estos exámenes se les darán reportes de deficiencia a alumnas con dificultades académicas y que están en peligro de reprobar. Estos reportes fueron dados a las alumnas por el profesor de materia durante la semana del 10 de diciembre.  Estos reportes deben ser firmados por un padre de familia y ser regresado al profesor que le dio el reporte. Si su hija recibe un reporte de deficiencia por favor revise el comentario detrás de esta pobre y/o mala calificación así usted puede tomar la acción necesaria.  No se olvide de firmar la sección de abajo del reporte de deficiencia y dárselo a su hija para que se lo regrese al profesor de materia antes de irse de vacaciones.&lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;Los Exámenes del Primer Semestre están programados para Enero 23 (Modern Language, Fundamentals of English, Religión, Anatomy and Physiology) Enero 24 (Science, English), Enero 25 (Math, Social Studies, Health).  Las alumnas saldrán a las 12:00 del mediodía en estos días de exámenes solamente si tiene un tercer examen saldrán a las 2:00 p.m.  Por favor este avisado que alumnas que tengan una “A” solamente en un curso semestral son excusadas de no tomar ese examen.  Las excepciones están a la discreción del profesor no se da automáticamente.  Por favor asegúrese que este familiarizado(a) con el  horario de exámenes de su hija y haga los arreglos necesarios para recogerla cuando termine las clases para el día.  En orden para que las alumnas sean elegibles de tomar sus exámenes semestrales, toda la colegiatura debe estar al día y toda otra obligación financiera que deba del primer semestre.  La alumna recibirá una “I” (calificación incompleta) para el curso que significa que ella no recibirá crédito para el curso.  La “I” será cambiada a una calificación cuando se reciba el pago.  No habrá examen de recuperación para ninguna alumna por falta de pagos atrasados.  Si no cumple en tomar estos exámenes debido a pagos de colegiatura y cuotas atrasadas afectará seriamente las calificaciones de su hija.  No se les permitirá a las alumnas empezar el segundo semestre solo que todo este pagado.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los reportes de calificaciones del primer semestre serán dados a las alumnas el lunes 4 de febrero del 2008.  Estas calificaciones se archivan en el expediente académico de su hija (ejemplo) en el estudio de calificaciones.  Si la alumna recibe una “F” en cualquier curso semestral (como Religión, Educación Físicas(P.E.), Salud(Health), Economía(Economics) ella debe asistir a clases de verano acreditada por seis semanas para reponer esa calificación pérdida. Sin embargo, si la alumna es del grado 12 ella debe hacer arreglos para asistir a clases en la tarde durante el segundo semestre para hacer esa calificación pérdida si ella piensa graduarse con su clase en junio.  Alumnas del 12 grado que pierdan un curso anual a finales del semestre tienen un semestre mas para reponer la calificación y ganar el curso. Alumnas del 12 grado no se pueden graduar en junio solo si cumplen con todos los requisitos de cursos.  Se les recuerda a los padres de familia que la póliza en Bishop Conaty-Loretto es de despedir a cualquier alumna que pierde  tres o más cursos al año en junio.&lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;Actividades Estudiantiles&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se les recuerda a los padres que 10 horas de servicio a la escuela debe cumplirse durante el año académico 2007-2008. Recuerde que por cada hora no cumplida habrá una cuota de $15 que se le cobrara a finales del año escolar.  Algunas horas de servicio se pueden hacer a través de donaciones de soda y agua para el baile del 14 de diciembre, a través de donaciones de comida para Día Internacional Feria de Comida el 5 de febrero o sirviendo para el día Internacional.  Si esta interesado llame a la Srta. Boyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alumnas celebraran su herencia cultura en el Día Internacional  el martes, 5 de febrero del 2008.  Alumnas vestirán sus trajes culturales y actuaran cantando y bailando de sus culturas.  Habrá una Feria de Comida Internacional donde las alumnas comparten sabor de su cultura con sus compañeras.  Muchas de sus hijas les pedirán ayuda con sus trajes típicos, comida étnica, e ideas de entretenimiento cultural.  No se pierda esta oportunidad de estar con su hija.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Atletismo&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;El equipo varsity bajo la dirección de Marcos Arias, fueron a los desempates para el séptimo año.  El equipo varsity jugaron una temporada excelente y lo hicieron a los semi finales.  El equipo menor junior varsity también bajo la dirección de Jan Chambers tuvieron una temporada inmensa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Las Wildcats están empezando la temporada de básquetbol y fútbol.  Manny Fernandez es el entrenador de básquetbol de varsity y junior varsity asistido por Robert Lindsay (miembro de la facultad).  Damian Delaney (miembro de la facultad) es el entrenador de fútbol.  Venga y apoye a nuestras Wildcats cuando empiece la nueva temporada en enero.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tecnología&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mucho del sistema de tecnología de Bishop Conaty-Loretto es ayudado con fondos a través  de e-Rate. E-Rate es un nombre común usado para las Escuelas federales y programas Bibliotecarias de Fondos de Servicio Universal. La información que usted proporciono en la Encuesta Familiar determina los fondos de la escuela. Por todo su apoyo este año con 100% de familias que respondieron a la encuesta Bishop Conaty-Loretto ha calificado para el 90 % de fondo para ayuda es el porcentaje mas alto posible.  E-Rate proporcionara a la escuela con descuentos para el servicio telefónico, acceso de Internet y mantenimiento de líneas básicas de telecomunicación.  También estamos buscando ayuda para agregar IPTV a nuestro sistema telecomunicación.  Si se concede plañíamos en proporcionar videos escolar, eventos, cursos y anuncios a través del Internet mundial.  También estamos planificando en agregar un curso del Producción Media(Media Production) para enseñar a las alumnas a crear varias formas de programa radio telefónico.  Continué leyendo las cartas de Padres y vea el sitio del Internet para fechas corrientes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias&lt;br /&gt; Le damos gracias a los siguientes    padres de familia por contribuir $10 o     más a la Asociación de padres de Familia.&lt;br /&gt;·    Benigno &amp;amp; Josie Acosta&lt;br /&gt;·    Carmen Alonzo&lt;br /&gt;·    Juan Arce &amp;amp; Maria “Lupe” Fernandez&lt;br /&gt;·    Concepcion Bolaños&lt;br /&gt;·    Sonia Caceres-Velasquez&lt;br /&gt;·    Marysol Cedeno&lt;br /&gt;·    Beatriz Garcia&lt;br /&gt;·    José Luis &amp;amp; Josefina Garcia&lt;br /&gt;·    Carlos &amp;amp; Maribel Gonzalez&lt;br /&gt;·    Rosemarie Gonzalez&lt;br /&gt;·    Jung Sang Kwon &amp;amp; Mi Young Kwon Kim&lt;br /&gt;·    Ana M. Ley&lt;br /&gt;·    Debra Livingston&lt;br /&gt;·    Gregory &amp;amp; Brenda Lopez&lt;br /&gt;·    Moris &amp;amp; Santos Elena Martell&lt;br /&gt;·    Jorge &amp;amp; Martha Martinez&lt;br /&gt;·    Francisco &amp;amp; Berta Mota&lt;br /&gt;·    Manuel Ortega &amp;amp; Maximiana Barajas&lt;br /&gt;·    Iran &amp;amp; Ana Paredes&lt;br /&gt;·    David &amp;amp; Juana Patiño&lt;br /&gt;·    Dennis &amp;amp; Maria Peña&lt;br /&gt;·    Jongyun &amp;amp; Stella Rhee&lt;br /&gt;·    Luis Solano &amp;amp; Zoila Rivas&lt;br /&gt;·    Fausto &amp;amp; Beatriz Toapanta&lt;br /&gt;·    Rosario Tobar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carta de Padres de Familia Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto, Volumen 1, Numero 3, Diciembre del 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-5024239470132879859?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/5024239470132879859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=5024239470132879859' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/5024239470132879859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/5024239470132879859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/carta-de-padres-de-familia.html' title='Carta de Padres de Familia'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-8160815285327662782</id><published>2007-12-17T09:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-17T09:34:34.691-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Parent Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DECEMBER 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Message from the Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wildcat Parents and Guardians:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The end of the first semester is around the corner and the second quarter is half over.  Progress reports will go out the week of December 10. If your daughter receives a deficiency report for a class, that means she is struggling in that class.  This is where you can help her succeed.  It’s not too late for parental intervention.  Talk with your daughter and her teacher to determine what steps must be taken to help your daughter improve.  Make sure she has all her textbooks.  Ask her about her homework.  Remind her that “reading” and “studying” as also homework assignments.  Encourage your daughter to re-read and re-copy her class notes for the day; if she discovers that she doesn’t understand something in her notes, tell her to ask her teacher about it.  Provide her with a good study environment, free from the distractions of her siblings, television, telephone and instant messaging.  Help her budget her use of time wisely and balance her chores and studying.  Your daughter will be successful in her academic studies if you are there for her every step of the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all that you do in support of your daughter’s education.  You are integral to your daughter’s achievement and success at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.  Let’s continue to work together to make your daughter’s days at Conaty-Loretto most rewarding for her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We at Bishop Conaty-Loretto wish you the happiest of holidays and the merriest of Christmases! May the New Year bring you peace and prosperity and God’s many blessings!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Assistant Principal—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel&lt;/em&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;This month and throughout the school year, I ask your help with two important discipline issues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tardiness to School: Students are receiving more demerits for tardiness to school than for any other infraction of the rules.  Please do whatever is necessary to make sure that your daughter gets to school on time.  Students who are not in homeroom miss information that they need to know and for which they are held accountable.  We appreciate your efforts in this regard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dress Code Compliance: Please take a few moments to review the dress code in the Student-Parent Handbook (pages 17-19).  Uniform violations account for the second largest number of students in detention every Friday.  Please pay particular attention to the length of your daughter’s uniform skirt.  Skirts are to be worn no shorter than 3 inches from the top of the knee.  I will be checking uniforms in homeroom during the month of December and if your daughter’s skirt is too short, she will be allowed one week to remedy the situation.  After that, she will receive a demerit.  Also, students who wear the khaki pants may only wear those purchased from the Dennis Uniform Company.  “Dickies” brand pants are not allowed.  If your daughter does not have the uniform pants with the Dennis label, she must wear her skirt to school.  Finally, please check the guidelines for alternative dress.  It is important that students come to school appropriately dressed.  Skirts that are too short, blouses that are too low-cut or sleeveless are not allowed on alternative dress days.  Because students are sometimes not the best judge in these matters, we ask that parents help us by monitoring what their daughter wears to school on alternative dress days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all you do to support your daughter’s education here at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School.  If there is any way that I can assist you, please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the President of the Parents’ Board—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mary Richardson&lt;/em&gt; &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;We are currently looking for new parents!  A strong school is always supported by parents. We are looking for recruitment for the parent board; we need 9th and 10th grade parents to represent our school. Of course all other grades are also welcome. We also need parents that can translate into Korean and Pilipino.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come to our First Annual “Mother/Special Friend and Daughter Afternoon Tea” It will be held on March 1, 2008, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This is a very nice event to get dressed up for and enjoy an afternoon of tea, sandwiches, and cookies with your daughter. This event may also be for a grandmother, godmother or special friend. If you need service hours, and or would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316, or with Carmen El Khouri (for Spanish-speakers) at (323) 371-1956.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Need Service hours? Our Beautification Project will be on March 8th 2008, 8:00 AM to1:00 PM. This year we will have a beautification day at Bishop Conaty -Loretto! This is a great way to earn service hours! We will be building benches to beautify our school. We do however need everyone’s help. We need anyone with carpentry experience and anyone with painting experience and tools. We also would like donations of lumber (2” x 4”). Again this is a great way to help beautify our daughter’s school, and a great way to earn service hours. If you would like to volunteer please sign up with our Event Coordinator Lorie Benjamin at (323) 547-0316, or with Carmen El Khouri (for Spanish-speakers) at (323) 371-1956&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are expanding the ways in which we communicate with you.  Check out the Parent Association blog at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;. Here we will notify you of events and seek your comments on planned and future activities.  The Parent Association is your association and your ideas and comments are valued.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you from the Parent Board.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Dates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·    December 10 to December 14▬Progress Reports Week&lt;br /&gt;·    December 12▬Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass&lt;br /&gt;·    December 14▬Winter Dance&lt;br /&gt;·    December 24 to January 4▬Christmas Vacation&lt;br /&gt;·    January 7▬School Resumes&lt;br /&gt;·    January 10▬Last day to pay by personal check 1st semester payments&lt;br /&gt;·    January 17▬Parents’ Meeting, 6:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;·    January 21▬Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday&lt;br /&gt;·    January 23 to January 25 ▬Final Exams&lt;br /&gt;·    January 26▬High School Entrance Test&lt;br /&gt;·    January 28▬Grading Day, no school&lt;br /&gt;·    January 29 &amp;amp; January 30▬Standardized Testing&lt;br /&gt;·    January 31▬Catholic Schools’ Week Mass&lt;br /&gt;·    January 31 to February 14▬Valentine Raffle&lt;br /&gt;·    February 1▬Christian Service Fair&lt;br /&gt;·    February 4▬Report Card Distribution&lt;br /&gt;·    February 5▬International Day&lt;br /&gt;·    February 6▬Ash Wednesday Mass&lt;br /&gt;·    February 11 to February 14▬Senior KAIROS Retreat (Changed Date)&lt;br /&gt;·    February 16▬High School Entrance Test&lt;br /&gt;·    February 18▬Presidents’ Day Holiday&lt;br /&gt;·    February 20▬Sophomore Retreat (Changed Date)&lt;br /&gt;·    February 22▬Blood Drive&lt;br /&gt;·    February 26▬2008-2009 Registration Assembly&lt;br /&gt;·    February 28▬Religious Education Congress Youth Day&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Office&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Tuition and fee statements have been mailed to those households with an outstanding balance.  We appreciate your efforts to honor your financial obligations completely and on time.  Bishop Conaty – Loretto counts on your payments in order to meet our financial obligations in providing an excellent educational program for your daughters.  It is critical that you are up to date on all payments prior to January 15. The last day to pay by personal check for all expenses incurred in the first semester is Thursday, January 10.  First semester final exams begin January 23.  Students with outstanding tuition and fee payments will not be able to take exams.  Please contact Ms. Techam in the business office with any questions or concerns about your tuition account. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for the great participation in our first two fundraisers of the year.  We have celebrated grand prize and other winners in the raffle and top sellers in the Candy Sale.  In January we will kick off the Valentine Day Raffle.  One lucky winner will receive $5,000! Details of the raffle will be distributed with the tickets after the Christmas and New Year break.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May the gift of peace be yours this Christmas season and in to the New Year.&lt;br /&gt;                                   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guidance Department&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Did you meet with your daughter’s teachers after the First Quarter Report Cards?  If your daughter received a grade lower than a “C”, perhaps that is something you still need to do before Christmas vacation.  Progress Reports will be distributed by teachers the week of December 10.  Be sure to speak with your daughter regarding her progress in her classes.  If you have any questions, please contact her teachers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not too early to start studying for Semester Final Exams.  The exams will be soon after we return from Christmas vacation.  Make sure your daughter is ready. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents of Seniors:  December is the month to gather information so your daughter can apply for financial aid for college during the month of January.   All students are encouraged to apply for financial aid, including those planning on attending community college. Please check with your daughter to see if she has applied for a PIN number for her FAFSA (financial aid application).  She must also apply for a PIN number for one of her parents.  The web site where this can be done is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pin.ed.gov/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;www.pin.ed.gov&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;  She will also need to have a copy of your 2006 income tax return for your daughter to use when filling out the FAFSA.   Mrs. Marcy is available to help students with their application as long as they have a PIN number and the income tax return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents of Juniors:  It is not too early to begin to talk with your daughter about college plans.  Together you need to discuss the goals, thoughts, colleges, and wishes that you have for her future academic studies. You may not agree on academic goals, career goals, or college choices, but keep an open mind.  This is just the time for research and exploration.  If your daughter is undecided, that may just mean that she is open to new ideas and information. It is important to support and encourage your daughter in her plans to attend college.  Please remember, this is an individual process.  There are many colleges that are terrific, some you know of and others with which you are not yet familiar.  Join with your daughter in researching and exploring the many choices available to her.  But remember, without good grades and study habits, her choices will be limited.   This can be a fun and rewarding experience.  Please encourage your daughter to drop by my office to introduce herself and/or to set up a formal appointment so we can begin to develop her college plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there is any way we can help you, please give us a call: Mrs. Marcy:  323 737-0012 Ext 119, and Sister Lupe:  323 737-0012 Ext. 111.&lt;br /&gt;                              &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Academics&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;The end of the first semester is right around the corner and semester final exams will be held by subject areas  in January. However, well before these exams, deficiency notices will be given to students who are experiencing academic difficulties and who may be in danger of failing.  These notices will be given to students by their teachers during the week of December 10. These notices must be signed by parents and then returned to the teachers issuing them. If your daughter receives a deficiency notice, please review the reasons behind a poor and/or failing grade so that the necessary, immediate corrective action may be taken. Don't forget to sign the bottom section of the deficiency report(s) and have your daughter return it to the subject teacher before the start of the Christmas break.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First Semester Exams are scheduled for January 23 (Modern Language, Fundamentals of English, Religion, Anatomy and Physiology), January 24 (Science, English), and January 25 (Math, Social Studies, Health). Students will be dismissed from school at 12 noon on these exam days, unless scheduled for a third exam, which ends at 2 p.m.  Please note that any student currently averaging an "A" in a semester course only may be exempted from taking that exam. Exemptions are at the teachers’ discretion, and not automatic.  Make sure that you familiarize yourself with your daughter's testing schedule and make the necessary arrangements to pick up your daughter at the scheduled close of the school day.  In order for students to be eligible to take their semester exams, all tuition must be up-to-date and all other financial obligations incurred in the first semester met. The student will receive an "I" (incomplete grade) for the course, which means that she will not receive credit for the course.  The "I" will be changed to a grade when payment is received.  There will be no make-up exams for those missing regularly scheduled exams because of overdue payments.  Failure to take these exams due to outstanding tuition and fees will seriously affect your daughter's grades.  Students will not be permitted to resume classes at the start of the second semester, unless they are financially cleared.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First semester report cards will be distributed to the students on Monday, February 4, 2008.  These semester grades are recorded on your daughter's permanent school record, i.e., her school transcript.  If a student receives an "F" in any semester course (like religion, PE, Health, and Economics), she must attend an accredited six weeks summer school session to make up that failing grade.  If the student is a senior, however, she will have to make arrangements to attend evening school during the second semester to make up the failing grade if she intends to graduate with her class in June. Seniors who receive a failing grade at the end of the semester in a year-long course, have one more semester to raise their grade and pass the course.  Seniors cannot graduate in June unless they have met all their course requirements.  Parents are reminded that it is the policy at Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School to dismiss any student who fails in three or more year courses in June.  &lt;br /&gt;                                             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Activities&lt;/strong&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents are reminded that 10 Service Hours to the school must be fulfilled during the 2007-2008 school year.  Remember that for each service hour not earned during the year, a fee of $15 will be assessed at the end of the school year.   Some service hour can be earned through donations of sodas and water for the December 14 Winter Dance, thorough donations of food for the International Day Food Faire February 5 or serving at International Day.  Contact Ms. Boyle if interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Students will celebrate their cultural heritage on International Day, Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Students will wear the folk costumes and perform songs and dances from their cultures. There will be an International Food faire where students will share a taste of their heritage with their peers. Many of your daughters will be asking for your help with folk costumes, ethnic food and cultural entertainment ideas.  Don’t miss this opportunity to be involved with your daughter.&lt;br /&gt;                                    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Athletics&lt;/strong&gt;       &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The varsity volleyball team, under the direction of Marcos Arias, went into playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.  The varsity team played a superb season and made it to the semi-finals! The junior varsity, also under the direction of Jan Chambers, had a great season too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Wildcats are now beginning their basketball and soccer seasons.  Manny Fernandez is the varsity/junior varsity basketball coach, assisted by Robert Lindsay (faculty member).  Damian Delaney (faculty member) is the soccer coach.   Come and support our Wildcats when their new season begins in January!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technology&lt;/strong&gt;                                                    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much of Bishop Conaty-Loretto’ technology systems are funded through e-Rate. E-Rate is the commonly used name for the federal Schools and Libraries Program of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="Universal Service Fund" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Universal Service Fund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;.  The information you provide on the annual Family Survey determines how well the school will be funded.  Because of your support this year, with 100% of families responding to the survey, Bishop Conaty-Loretto has qualified for 90% funding, the highest rate possible.  E-Rate will provide the school with discounts for telephone service, Internet access and basic telecommunication line maintenance.  We are also seeking funding for the addition for IPTV to our telecommunications systems.  If granted, we plan to provide video feed of school events, courses, and announcements through the worldwide web.  We also plan to add a Media Production course to teach the student how to create various forms of broadcasting.  Continue to read Parent Newsletter and access the schools’ web site for up-dates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank You&lt;/strong&gt;                                                    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;We would like to thank the following parents for their contributions of $10 or more to the Parent Association:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·    Benigno &amp;amp; Josie Acosta&lt;br /&gt;·    Carmen Alonzo&lt;br /&gt;·    Juan Arce &amp;amp; Maria “Lupe” Fernandez&lt;br /&gt;·    Concepcion Bolaños&lt;br /&gt;·    Sonia Caceres-Velasquez&lt;br /&gt;·    Marysol Cedeno&lt;br /&gt;·    Beatriz Garcia&lt;br /&gt;·    José Luis &amp;amp; Josefina Garcia&lt;br /&gt;·    Carlos &amp;amp; Maribel Gonzalez&lt;br /&gt;·    Rosemarie Gonzalez&lt;br /&gt;·    Jung Sang Kwon &amp;amp; Mi Young Kwon Kim&lt;br /&gt;·    Ana M. Ley&lt;br /&gt;·    Debra Livingston&lt;br /&gt;·    Gregory &amp;amp; Brenda Lopez&lt;br /&gt;·    Moris &amp;amp; Santos Elena Martell&lt;br /&gt;·    Jorge &amp;amp; Martha Martinez&lt;br /&gt;·    Francisco &amp;amp; Berta Mota&lt;br /&gt;·    Manuel Ortega &amp;amp; Maximiana Barajas&lt;br /&gt;·    Iran &amp;amp; Ana Paredes&lt;br /&gt;·    David &amp;amp; Juana Patiño&lt;br /&gt;·    Dennis &amp;amp; Maria Peña&lt;br /&gt;·    Jongyun &amp;amp; Stella Rhee&lt;br /&gt;·    Luis Solano &amp;amp; Zoila Rivas&lt;br /&gt;·    Fausto &amp;amp; Beatriz Toapanta&lt;br /&gt;·    Rosario Tobar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Parent Newsletter,  Volume 1, Number 3, December 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-8160815285327662782?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8160815285327662782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=8160815285327662782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8160815285327662782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/8160815285327662782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/parent-newsletter.html' title='Parent Newsletter'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-3575456650070404380</id><published>2007-11-21T10:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T11:04:27.609-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Homeroom Auction/Raffle Baskets</title><content type='html'>The Parent Association is asking each homeroom to sponsor a specialty gift basket to be auctioned or raffled off at future general Parent Meetings and events.  Each homeroom is to decide on a theme for its basket and collect items to fill the basket based on the theme.  Themes should center around items that will sell well at auction. Examples of themes could be a Cooking Basket, a Sports Basket, a Coffee Basket or a Gardening Basket--ideas for themes are unlimited.  Basket items are due December 20, 2007.  Proceeds from the basket will fund Parent Association activities for the school.  Support your Parent Assoiciation.  Support Bishop Conaty-Loretto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Asociación de Padres de Familia de Bishop Conaty-Loretto está pidiendo que cada homeroom patrocine una canasta especial de regalo para ser vendido en una subasta o en una rifa en las reuniones generales y los eventos futuros del los padre. Cada homeroom debe decidir sobre un tema para su canasta y recoger artículos para llenar la canasta basada en el tema. Los temas deben centrarse alrededor de los artículos que se venderán bien en la subasta. Ejemplos de temas podrían ser una canasta de cocinar, una canasta de deportes, una canasta de café o una canasta de jardinería -- las ideas para los temas son limitadas. Los artículos de la canasta  deben ser sometidos el 20 de diciembre del 2007. Los ingresos financieros de la canasta serán para las actividades escolar de la Asociación de Padres de Familia. Apoye a su Asociación de Padres de Familia.  Ayuda a Bishop Conaty-Loretto.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-3575456650070404380?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3575456650070404380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=3575456650070404380' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3575456650070404380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3575456650070404380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/homeroom-auctionraffle-baskets.html' title='Homeroom Auction/Raffle Baskets'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-3579884738601792112</id><published>2007-11-02T06:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-11-03T03:10:34.813-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Carta de Padres de Familia</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Octubre 2007&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Un Mensaje del Director—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Estimados Padres de Familia Wildcats:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Espero que su familia haya tenido un buen comienzo de principio de año. Ha sido maravilloso de tener a su hija de regreso a la escuela. Estos dos meses de clases han sido llenos de actividades. El primer trimestre ya se termina así que usted sabe que la vida en la Escuela Conaty-Loretto ha estado ocupada. Estoy contando en que su hija le ha mantenido al día de todo lo que ha pasado en la escuela. Espero que usted ya haya revisado nuestro sitio de Internet &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt; para noticias, información, página de Internet y conexiones al blogs(un sitio del Internet donde puede tener un intercambio con el profesor) de profesores. Si no ha tenido tiempo de visitar mi blog(un sitio del Internet donde puede tener un intercambio con el profesor) por favor revíselo en el &lt;a href="http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;. Sus comentarios son bienvenidos. Esta carta es una manera de informarle de eventos escolares y pólizas. De vez en cuando mandaremos anuncios o papeles importantes referentes a eventos específicos con su hija. Muchas fechas importantes están imprimidas en la Agenda. Recuerde de siempre preguntarle a su hija que es lo que esta pasando en la escuela y en sus clases.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuestra “Noche de Regreso a la Escuela.” el 13 de septiembre fue muy bien atendido aunque extrañamos varios de ustedes. Esta fue una oportunidad importante para que los padres conozcan a los profesores de sus hijas y conozcan las metas y expectaciones en varios cursos. Su presencia esa noche y para las reuniones futuras es una manera de hacerle saber a su hija que su educación es una prioridad. El éxito de su hija refleja su fuerte apoyo y participación. Este allí para su hija.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gracias por todo lo que hace en apoyar en la educación de su hija. Usted es importante en el éxito de su hija en la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto. Continuemos trabajando juntos para hacer los días de su hija en la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Loretto provechosos para ella.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este seguro de nuestras oraciones para usted y su familia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Un Mensaje de la Sub Directora—&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Procedimiento de Asistencia esta explicado en el Libro Manual de Alumnas y Padres, Agenda pagina 8-10. Por favor léalo cuidadosamente. Cada vez que la alumna este ausente, sus padres necesitan llamar a la escuela antes de las 9:00 A.M. al 323-737-0012 ext.107 para reportar la ausencia y cuando la alumna regrese a la escuela de una ausencia debe traer una nota explicando la razón de su ausencia. Adicionalmente, si la alumna debe salir temprano debido a circunstancias especiales, ella necesita traer una nota antes de entrar a homeroom; esta petición por escrito debe incluir información declarando la hora y razón de esta salida temprano y quien la recoja si los padres no pueden venir a la escuela por ella. Este avisado que no se le permitirá a ninguna alumna salir temprano en cualquier día con horario de clases/actividades escolar cualquiera sea la razón. Como padre de familia usted tiene dos responsabilidades de cumplir cuando su hija este ausente: (1) Llamar a la oficina antes de las 9:00 A.M. para informar la ausencia de su hija, y (2) Al regreso de la ausencia necesita mandar una nota por escrito explicando la ausencia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congestionamiento de Trafico: Por favor respete las “reglas de la calle” en la avenida Ardmore cuando deje o levante a su hija de la escuela para evitar congestionamiento y evitar peligro para otros chóferes. Nuestro conocimiento es la seguridad de nuestras alumnas que comienza con hábitos de buen manejo y las reglas de etiqueta. Por favor no use la portada en la entrada de Ardmore para dejar y recoger a sus hijas. Esta entrada debe mantenerse libre de carros a todo tiempo. Se le agradece su cooperación.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El uso del uniforme escolar identifica a la alumna como miembro de la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto. Cada alumna es un embajador adentro y afuera de la escuela y la comunidad sabe de la escuela a través de las alumnas. Muchas alumnas se cambian de ropa al llegar o salir de la escuela y esto le da a decir mucho a la comunidad, diferente a lo que nosotros esperamos. Cada alumna debe vestir el uniforme con orgullo y debe tratar de verse bien. La falda no debe ser mas de tres pulgadas arriba de la rodilla. Las calcetas deben ser blancas hasta la rodilla, medias blancas hasta la rodilla, o blancas arriba del tobillo. Para detalles por favor refiérase a la sección de uniforme en el Manual de Alumnas/Padres “Agenda” página 18-20.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Un Mensaje de la Presidenta del Comité de Padres de Familia—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mary Richardson&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Primero, le damos la bienvenida al Señor Spicer en su primer año como director! También le damos la bienvenida a nuestros nuevos padres a la comunidad escolar de Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto. Tenemos un año planificado bien ocupado y motivador. Con el trabajo y la vida de todos los días entendemos que puede ser difícil comprometerse en la escuela de su hija, así que nosotros hemos puesto fechas con avance para eventos futuros y un proyecto de embellecimiento, que usted puede participar y ganar horas de servicio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les damos la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros del comité de Padres, especialmente a los padres que traducen en español y Coriano. Necesitamos padres de hijas del 9 y 10 grados ingresar al comité de padres.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Calendario de Eventos&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reuniones del Comité: Octubre 23, 2007, Enero 15, 2008, Febrero 19, 2008, Marzo 18, 2008, Abril 15, 2008, y Mayo 20, 2008; a las 6pm, en la escuela. Hay oportunidades de Horas de Servicio~ Nuevos miembros de padres especialmente en los grados 9 y 10. Necesitamos traductores de español y coreano. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Te para Madre e hija, todos los grados: Marzo 1, 2008; 2pm- 4pm, en la escuela. 1. ¡Que asistan las madres y sus hijas! 2.Oportunidades de Horas de Servicio-Papas voluntarios para ayudar .&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Proyecto de embellecimiento: Marzo 8, 2008; 8am – 4pm, en la escuela. Estaremos hacienda bonitas bancas para sentarse. Hay oportunidades de Horas de Servicio – Necesitamos padres, hermanos, tíos con experiencia de carpintería o donaciones de cuadrillo, y madera dos por cuatro. Llame a la escuela para más detalle. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Venta de Libros y Uniformes usados: Junio y Agosto; en la escuela. Hay oportunidades a todos los padres de familia &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Podemos agregarle más eventos en el futuro. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gracias departe del Comité de padres de familia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ministerio Religioso&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Que es servicio de Aprendizaje?&lt;br /&gt;Las raíces de servir están en la Escritura Sagrada cuando los profetas anunciaron el amor especial del Señor hacia los pobres y llamo a la gente de Dios a una alianza de amor y justicia. También se encuentra en la vida y palabras del Señor Jesucristo quien vino “a traer buenas noticias al pobre, libertad a los capturados, recuperarle la vista a los ciegos.” (Lk 4:18-19). Como un requisito de graduación cada alumna necesita cumplir un mínimo de 25 horas por año por cada año que ella este en asistencia en la Escuela Bishop Conaty-Loretto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El Programa de Servicio de Aprendizaje combina servicios objetivos con objetivos de aprendizaje, para fomentar solidaridad con el pobre que guiara a encuestas intelectual, reflexión moral y acción social. Se le pide a cada alumna de Bishop Conaty-Loretto relacionarse con la experiencia de servicio a su aprendizaje a través del proceso de reflexión de si misma y descubrir a si misma en cual ella habla de los valores, habilidad y conocimiento que ella entienda en lo que ha aprendido a través de su servicio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los procedimientos de cumplir su Experiencia de Servicio de Aprendizaje son 1. buscar oportunidades de servicio que enfoca en los elementos esencial de la Enseñanza Social Católica (por lo menos, un cuarto de cada año las horas dadas debe ser específicamente para los desamparados); 2: completar un proceso aprobado antes de servir con el Ministerio Religioso, 3: preparar la forma apropiada y evaluaciones para servicio de cada organización, 4: al final del segundo semestre, la alumna (excepción 12 grado) completa un papel de reflexión que se mantiene en su Portafolio de Servicio de Aprendizaje (alumnas del 12 grado preparan una presentación de todos sus experiencias de servicios para ser presentado a finales de Enero).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oficina de Pagos &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;La Recaudación de Otoño comienza el 6 de noviembre y termina el 20 de noviembre. Cada familia es responsable en vender $150 de dulces de World Finest. Nuestra recaudación de fondos hace que mantengamos nuestra colegiatura y cuotas a un costo razonable, pero si se requiere un poquito de trabajo de su parte para apoyar esta recaudación de fondos. Habrá dos recaudaciones de fondos mas que se llevara acabo durante el segundo semestre. Una lista de la rifa de los ganadores que se llevara acabo en la escuela Sta. Inés el 29 de Octubre será dada a las alumnas en homeroom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Departamento de Consejos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outreach Concern, Inc. Servicios de consejeros psicológicos utilizados por la escuela introduce un tema cada mes como parte de su programa “Family Life” Vida Familiar. El tema de este mes para escuelas de Preparatorias. Usted puede conseguir las cartas mensualmente a través de correo electrónico &lt;a href="http://www.outreachconcern.org/"&gt;http://www.outreachconcern.org/&lt;/a&gt; También puede tener acceso a este correo electrónico a través de una conexión con el correo electrónico de la escuela: &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt;. En la página “home page” apreté en “guidance”, y busque al final de la página donde contiene información de “Outreach Concern.” Una conexión es proporcionada al final de la sesión.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sitios del Internet Usables&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;El invierno es tiempo para que las del 12 grado apliquen pero no es muy temprano para que las del 11, 10 y 9 grado empiecen a planificar para colegio. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:0;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Colegios y Universidades Universidad del Estado de California &lt;a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/"&gt;http://www.csumentor.edu/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Universidad de California &lt;a href="http://www.ucop.edu/pathways"&gt;www.ucop.edu/pathways&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;De toda la Nación &lt;a href="http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/"&gt;http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Agencia/Colegios de Pruebas y Información &lt;a href="http://www.act.org/"&gt;http://www.act.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Becas &lt;a href="http://www.fastweb.com/"&gt;http://www.fastweb.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ayuda Financiera &lt;a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/"&gt;http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Académico&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los reportes de deficiencia fueron dados a las alumnas durante la semana del 8 al 11 de octubre. Estas notas son dadas a las alumnas aproximadamente 3 semanas antes de terminar cada trimestre de trabajo académico. SOLAMENTE las alumnas que están en dificultad académica en algunas materias reciben esta notificación. No se le da reporte de deficiencia a su hija si esta haciendo bien en clase, pero en ocasión un reporte de progreso puede ser dado. Si usted tiene alguna razón de creer que su hija debe recibir un reporte de deficiencia y ella no le ha mostrado este reporte, entonces llame a la escuela y pregunte acerca de estos reportes de deficiencia. Algunas veces estos reportes no encuentran el camino hacia sus manos por alguna razón u otra, así que su pendiente es esencial. Se requiere que un padre de familia firme estos reportes y su hija necesita regresarlo a su profesor de materia. Por favor este atento de estos reportes y tome las acciones necesarias de la petición del profesor. Ahora su intervención puede hacer la diferencia entre una calificación aprobada y una no aprobada para su hija.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Se les darán los Reportes de Calificaciones a las alumnas el 9 de Noviembre. Conferencias de Padres-Maestros están programadas durante la semana del 13 al 16 de Noviembre. Si se requiere una conferencia, se les pide a los padres llamar al profesor directamente y hacer una cita durante esa semana en una hora conveniente. Padres de familia, si hay algún profesor que quiere hablar sobre el progreso de su hija el siguiente comentario estará listado en el reporte de calificaciones después del nombre de la alumna: “Padre de familia, hacer cita con el profesor.” Si mira este comentario por favor llame al profesor. Intervenciones temprano harán una diferencia con un éxito o una pérdida. Todos los padres son bienvenidos de tomar ventaja de este tiempo puesto para conferencias de Padres-Maestros. Sin embargo, si este tiempo no es conveniente para usted se puede hacer arreglos para otra hora.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuestro otoño anual Día de Observación de Clase para Padres de familia esta planificado para el 28 de noviembre. Este es un día en que se les invita a los padres asistir a las clases de sus hijas. Muchos de nuestros padres esperan este evento anual y esperando que muchos de ustedes estén disponibles para esta oportunidad y llegar a ser “alumna(o) para un día.” Usted puede escoger en venir parte del día o todo el día. Es una buena experiencia saber lo que su hija hace cada día y saber que esta pasando en el salón de clase. También tendrá la oportunidad de conocer otros padres cual es bueno! Por favor trate de apartar un tiempo para participar. Se mandará mas información a como se acerca el día.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Actividades Estudiantiles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Se les recuerda a los padres que 10 horas de servicio deben ser dadas durante el año escolar 2007-2008. Recuerde que por cada hora no servida durante el año, se le cobrará $15 a finales de año escolar. Cualquier dinero que se deba debido a horas de servicio debe ser pagado antes de los exámenes finales de su hija en junio del 2008. Este pendiente, a través del año periódicamente se hace anuncios sobre oportunidades de horas de servicio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Para que su hija se quede en la escuela para alguna actividad después de clases, una forma de permiso debe ser firmado por un padre reconociendo la participación de la alumna como también indicando la manera en que su hija dejará el terreno escolar después de terminar la actividad. Las alumnas deben salir del terreno escolar inmediatamente después de salida o al terminar una actividad escolar. No se le permite quedarse en un club/actividad o que participe tomando clases con un maestro particular solo que tenga un tiempo de partida desde la escuela.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nuestro tradicional “Spirit Day” se llevara acabo el 2 de noviembre. Es un tiempo de competencia amistosa entre varios equipos compuestos en diferente nivel de grado. Varias actividades son planificadas durante la semana. Pregúntele a su hija acerca de esta ocasión de diversión. Es una oportunidad para nuestras alumnas mostrar su unión y orgullo en su escuela.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Atletismo &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;La temporada de volibol ya empezó y nuestros equipos están teniendo una buena temporada. Si tiene una oportunidad venga a ver nuestro equipo. Las Wildcats estarán contentas de ver una sesión de padres aplaudiéndolas. Muchas gracias a nuestros entrenadores, Sr. Arias (V) y Sra. Chambers (JV).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Este año, Bishop Conaty-Loretto introdujo el deporte de cross-country (correr en largas distancias). El equipo ya hizo bien en algunas reuniones de correr. Felicitaciones a nuestra entrenadora Srta. Boyle y sus entrenadores asistentes Srta. Lizarraga, Sr. Park y Sr. Delaney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bellas Artes &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drama Club presentará Salem’s Daughter este otoño. Mire la página de Internet de la Srta. Corso para detalles: &lt;a href="http://www.atheneproductions.com/"&gt;http://www.atheneproductions.com/&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tecnología &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Esta usted consiente este año estamos poniendo nuevas tecnologías en todo aspecto de nuestro programa educacional. Las alumnas esta aprendiendo como usar el Internet con responsabilidad y ética. El blog(un sitio del Internet donde puede tener un intercambio con el profesor) de nuestros profesores es ejemplo del uso apropiado de blogging. Estos blogs(un sitio del Internet donde puede tener un intercambio con el profesor) pueden ser accesible a través de la pagina del profesor en nuestro sito de Internet &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt;. También puede ser un medio muy efectivo en la comunicación con usted y los profesores de su hija. Le animamos a que frecuentemente visite las páginas del Internet y blog(un sitio del Internet donde puede tener un intercambio con el profesor) de profesores. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fechas Importantes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;21 de Octubre: Sorteo de Rifa en Sta. Inés· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Octubre 22 a Noviembre 16: Registracion KAIROS· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 5: Termina el primer trimestre· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 5 a Noviembre 19: Colección para House of Ruth· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 6 a Noviembre 20: Recaudación de Invierno· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 8: Reunión de Padres 6:30 PM· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 9: Reporte de Calificaciones· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 12: Día Festivo de Veteranos· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 13 a Noviembre 16: Semana de Conferencias Profesores-Padres· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 20: Almuerzo de Acción de Gracia· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 21: Oracion de Accion de Gracia· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 22 y Noviembre 23: Día festivo de Acción de Gracia· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noviembre 30: Vence aplicación para UC &amp;amp; CSU · &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 2: Casa Abierta 8 grado&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 4 a Diciembre 7: Retiro de KAIROS 12 grado· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 10 a Diciembre 14: Semana de Reportes de Deficiencia· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 12: Misa Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 14: Baile de Invierno· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diciembre 24 a Enero 4:Vacaciones Navideñas &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gracias &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le damos las gracias a los siguientes padres por su contribución de $10 o más a la Asociación de Padres de Familia: · Juan Arce &amp;amp; Maria “Lupe” Fernandez · Lorrie Benjamin · Riad &amp;amp; Carmen El-Khouri · Urbano &amp;amp; Yolanda Garcia · Manuel &amp;amp; Clara Islas · Hector &amp;amp; Johana Martinez · Mary Richardson · Patrick &amp;amp; Ivonne Silver&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Carta de Padres de Familia Escuela Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto, Volumen 1 numero 2, Octubre del 2007&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-3579884738601792112?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3579884738601792112/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=3579884738601792112' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3579884738601792112'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3579884738601792112'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/carta-de-padres-de-familia.html' title='Carta de Padres de Familia'/><author><name>Richard A. Spicer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13818362479181523214</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354652085508798022.post-3566475135531080907</id><published>2007-11-01T16:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-11-03T03:11:45.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Parent Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OCTOBER 2007&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Message from the Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Richard A. Spicer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Wildcat Parents and Guardians:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope your families have had a good start to the school year. It’s been great to have your daughters return to school. These first two months of school have been full with activity. The first academic quarter is coming to an end, so you know life has been busy at Conaty-Loretto High School. I’m counting on the fact that your daughter has kept you informed of all that has been happening at school. I hope you have been checking our school website &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt; for news, information, and teachers web pages and links to teacher blogs. If you haven’t had a chance to visit my blog, please check it out at &lt;a href="http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://bclprincipal.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;. I invite your comments. This newsletter is a means to keep you informed of school events and policies. From time to time we will also send home with your daughters important announcements or flyers regarding specific events. Many important dates and events are printed in the Agenda. Always remember to ask your daughters what is happening at school and in their classes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back-to-School Night was well attended on September 13, although we did miss many of you. This was an important opportunity for parents to meet with their daughter’s teachers and to learn about the goals and expectations in the various courses. Your presence on that night and at future parent meetings is a very concrete way of letting your daughter know that her education is a priority. Your daughter will be successful in her academic studies if you are there for her every step of the way. Please avail yourself of every opportunity presented by the school to be a strong, supportive, active parent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for all that you do in support of your daughter’s education. You are integral to your daughter’s achievement and success at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School. Let’s continue to work together to make your daughter’s days at Conaty-Loretto most rewarding for her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be assured of our continued prayers for you and your family.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the Assistant Principal—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lisa J. Gabriel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attendance procedures are delineated in the Student/Parent Handbook, Agenda, pp 8-10. Please read them carefully. Each day students are absent, their parents need to call the school at 323-737-0012 ext. 107 before 9:00 AM to report the absence, and students need to bring a note the day they return to school explaining the reasons for the absence. Additionally, if a student must leave school early due to special circumstances, she needs to bring a note before homeroom; this written note must also include information about her means of transportation if she is not being met at school by a parent. Please note that no student will be permitted to leave early on any day with a scheduled class/school-wide activity for any reason whatsoever. As a parent you have two responsibilities to fulfill when your daughter is absent: (1) Call the office by 9:00 AM to inform the school of your daughter’s absence, and (2) Provide a written note explaining the absence upon your daughter’s return.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traffic Congestion: Please respect the “rules of the road” on Ardmore Avenue while dropping off or picking up your daughter to and from school to avoid congestion and other unsafe driving practices. The safety of our students is of utmost concern, and it begins with safe driving habits and the rules of etiquette. Also, please do not use the Ardmore Gate entrance driveway to pull in and drop off or pick up your daughter. This driveway is an active driveway and must remain open at all times. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The wearing of the school uniform identifies the student as a member of Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto School. Every student is an “ambassador” both in and outside of the school, and the larger community comes to know our school through our students. Too many students change the appearance of their uniform both when arriving and leaving school and this sends a different message to the community than the one we wish to convey. Every student should wear her uniform with pride, and she should always strive to “look her best”. Skirts must be no more than three inches above the top of the knee. Socks must be white knee socks, white knee-highs or folded white crew socks. Please refer to the section on the school uniform in Student/Parent Handbook, Agenda, pp 17-20 for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Message from the President of the Parents’ Board—&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mary Richardson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First, we want to welcome Mr. Spicer on his first year as Principal! We also want to welcome our new parents to our community at Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School! We have a busy and exciting year planned! With work and everyday life, we understand that it can be difficult to get involved in your daughter’s school, so we have set in advance dates for future memorable events, and a “Beautification Project”, that you can get involved with and earn service hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We welcome new parent board members, especially parents that can translate in Spanish and Korean. We also need parents with daughters in the 9th and 10th grade to join the parent board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Calendar of Events&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Parent Board Meetings: Oct. 23, 2007, Jan. 15, 2008, Feb.19, 2008, March 18, 2008, April 15, 2008, and May 20, 2008; at 6pm, at the School. Service Hours opportunity~ New parent members especially in grades 9th and 10th. We also need Spanish and Korean translators. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Beautification Project: April 8, 2008; 8am – 4pm at the School. We will be making beautiful sitting benches. Service Hours opportunity- We need fathers/brothers/uncles with carpentry experience or donations for bolts, and two by four wood. Call school for details.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mother and Daughter Tea~ All grades! March 1, 2008: 2pm- 4pm, at School. 1. Mother’s and Daughters to attend! 2.Service Hour opportunity ~Dad’s to volunteer to help.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Used Book Sale and Used Uniform Sale: June and Fall; At School. Service Hour opportunity to all parents.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;We may be adding more events in the future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you from the Parent Board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Campus Ministry&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is Service-Learning?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The roots of service are in the Hebrew Scriptures when the prophets announced God’s special love for the poor and called God’s people to a covenant of love and justice. It is also found in the life and words of Jesus Christ, who came “to bring glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, recovery of sight to blind.” (Lk 4:18-19). As a requirement for graduation each student is to complete a minimum of 25 hours per year for each year she attends Bishop Conaty-Loretto High School.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Service-Learning Program combines service objectives with learning objectives to foster solidarity with the poor that will lead to intellectual inquiry, moral reflection and social action. Each student at Bishop Conaty-Loretto is asked to connect her service experiences to her learning through a process of self-reflection and self-discovery in which she articulates the values, skills and knowledge she understands she has acquired through her service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The guidelines for fulfilling her Service-Learning Experience are 1: to seek out service opportunities that focus on the essential elements of Catholic Social Teaching (at least one-fourth of each year’s hours are to be specifically given in service to the underprivileged); 2: complete a pre-service approval process with the Campus Minister; 3: prepare the proper forms and evaluations for each service organization; 4: At the end of the second semester, the student (except Seniors) completes a reflection paper that is kept in her Service-Learning Portfolio (Seniors prepare a presentation of all of their service experiences to be presented at the end of January).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business Office&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Winter Fund-Raiser begins on November 6 and ends on November 20. Each family is responsible to sell at least $150 worth of World Finest’s candy. Our fund-raisers enable us to keep our tuition and fees at a reasonable cost, but it does require a little work on your part in support of the fund-raisers. Please note that there are two more fund-raisers that will be held during the second semester. A copy of the list of winners for the raffle that will take place at St. Agnes School on October 29 will be given to students in homeroom, the week after the event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guidance Department&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outreach Concern, Inc., a psychological counseling service that is utilized by our school, introduces a topic a month as part of their “Family Life” program. You can access their monthly newsletters at the following website: &lt;a href="http://www.outreachconcern.org/"&gt;http://www.outreachconcern.org/&lt;/a&gt;. You can also access this website through a link on the school’s website: &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt;. On the home page, click on Guidance, and scroll to the end of the page where information is contained for Outreach Concern. A link is provided at the end of that section.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Useful Websites&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fall is the time for senior to apply for college, but is never too early or juniors, sophomores andfreshmen to start planning for college.· &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Colleges and UniversitiesCalifornia State University &lt;a href="http://www.csumentor.edu/"&gt;http://www.csumentor.edu/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;University of California &lt;a href="http://www.ucop.edu/pathways"&gt;www.ucop.edu/pathways&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nationwide &lt;a href="http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/"&gt;http://www.catholiccollegesonline.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Testing Agencies/College Info &lt;a href="http://www.act.org/"&gt;http://www.act.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Scholarships &lt;a href="http://www.fastweb.com/"&gt;http://www.fastweb.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Financial Aid &lt;a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/"&gt;http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Academics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Deficiency Reports were given to students during the week of 8-11. These notices are given to the students approximately 3 weeks before the end of each quarter of academic work. ONLY those students who are having academic difficulty in a subject receive this notification. No deficiency report is given if your daughter is performing well in her classes, but on occasion a progress report may be given. If you have reason to believe that your daughter should be receiving a deficiency report and she has not shown you this report, then call the school office and inquire about the status of these deficiency reports. Sometimes these reports may not find their way into your hands for a variety of reasons, so your follow-up is essential. A parent is required to sign these reports and your daughter needs to return the form to the subject teacher. Please be attentive to these reports and take the necessary action as requested by the teacher. Your intervention now may make the difference between a passing and failing grade for your daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Report Cards will be given to the students on November 9. Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled during the week of November 13-16. If a conference is desired, parents are asked to contact teachers directly to set up an appointment during that week at a mutually convenient time. Parents, if a teacher would like to meet with you to discuss your daughter’s progress, the following comment will be listed on the report card next to the student grade: “Parent, meet with teacher.” If you see this comment, please follow through and contact the teacher. Early intervention will make all the difference in success or failure. All parents are welcome to take advantage of this time set aside for parent-teacher conferences. However, if this time is not convenient for you, an alternate time can be arranged.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our annual fall Parent Classroom Observation Day is planned for November 28. This is a day when parents are invited to attend classes with their daughters. Many of our parents look forward to this annual event, and we hope that many of you will avail yourself of this opportunity to become "a student for the day." You may choose to come for part of the day or for the entire day. It's a great way to experience what your daughter is doing on a daily basis and to learn first hand what's happening in the classroom. You also have an opportunity to meet other parents that is a great bonus! Please try to set aside some time to participate. More information will be sent home as the day approaches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Activities&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parents are reminded that 10 Service Hours to the school must be fulfilled during the 2007-2008 school year. Remember that for each service hour not earned during the year, a fee of $15 will be assessed at the end of the school year. Any money owed due to unserved hours must be paid prior to your daughter taking final exams in June 2008. Be attentive to service hour opportunities that are periodically announced throughout the school year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order for your daughter to remain in school for an after school activity, a permission form must be signed by a parent acknowledging the student's participation as well as indicating the manner in which she will be leaving the school campus after termination of the activity. Students must leave campus immediately after dismissal from school or at the end of an after school activity. Students will not be permitted to maintain membership in a club/activity or to participate in after hours tutoring, unless a timely departure from school occurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spirit Day will take place November 2. This is a time of friendly competition among teams comprised of different grade levels. Various activities are planned. Ask your daughter about the particulars of this very spirited occasion. It’s an opportunity for our students to show their unity and pride in their school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Athletics&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The volleyball season is well underway, and our teams are having a great season! If you have an opportunity, come and see our teams in action. The Wildcats would love a parent cheering section. Special thanks to our coaches Mr. Arias (V) and Ms. Chambers (JV).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bishop Conaty-Loretto introduced the sport of cross-country this year. The team has already placed well at some meets. Congratulations to our coach Ms. Boyle and her assistant coaches Ms. Lizarraga, Mr. Park and Mr. Delaney.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Visual and Performing Arts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drama Club will present Salem’s Daughter this fall. Check out Ms. Corso’s webpage for details: &lt;a href="http://www.atheneproductions.com/"&gt;http://www.atheneproductions.com/&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technology&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you are aware, this year we are integrating new technologies into all aspects of our educational program. Students are learning how to use the Internet responsibly and ethically. Our teachers blogs are examples of the proper use of blogging. These blogs can be accessed via teacher web pages on our website, &lt;a href="http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/"&gt;http://www.bishopconatyloretto.org/&lt;/a&gt;. They can also be a very effective means of communication with you and your daughter’s teachers. We encourage you to visit teachers’ web pages and blogs frequently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Dates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;October 21: Raffle Drawing at St. Agnes· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;October 22 to November 16: KAIROS Registration· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 5: First Quarter Ends· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 5 to November 19: House of Ruth Collection· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 6 to November 20: Winter Fund-Raiser· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 8: Parents’ Meeting, 6:30 PM· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 9: Report Cards· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 12: Veterans’ Day Holiday· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 13 to November 16: Parent-Teacher Conference Week· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 20: Thanksgiving Luncheon· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 21: Thanksgiving Paraliturgy· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 22 to November 23: Thanksgiving Holliday· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;November 30: UC &amp;amp; CSU Applications Due· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 2: 8th Grade Open House· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 4 to December 7: Senior KAIROS Retreat· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 10 to December 14: Progress Reports Week· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 14: Winter Dance· &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;December 24 to January 4: Christmas Vacation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THANK YOU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We would like to thank the following parents for their contributions of $10 or more to theParent Association:· Juan Arce &amp;amp; Maria “Lupe” Fernandez· Lorrie Benjamin· Riad &amp;amp; Carmen El-Khouri· Urbano &amp;amp; Yolanda Garcia· Manuel &amp;amp; Clara Islas· Hector &amp;amp; Johana Martinez· Mary Richardson· Patrick &amp;amp; Ivonne Silver&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Parent Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 2, October 2007&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1354652085508798022-3566475135531080907?l=bclparentblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3566475135531080907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1354652085508798022&amp;postID=3566475135531080907' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3566475135531080907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1354652085508798022/posts/default/3566475135531080907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bclparentblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/parent-newsletter.html' title='Parent Newsletter'/><author><name>Richard A. 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