Thursday, June 10

Good Shepherd Preschool Students and Teachers

request the pleasure of your company

at our

 

Preschool Celebration

Date: June 10

Time: 10:00

at

Good Shepherd Preschool

148 S. Linden Dr.

Beverly Hills, 90212

 

I’m much, much wiser                 I’ve made new friends

Than a year ago,                           I’d like you to see

For I’ve been to school                As we receive our diplomas,

I want you to know.                     My friends and me.

A potluck lunch will follow.

Welcome!

Carnival Photos

Thanks so much to all the parents and “squirts” who made our first carnival a great success! Extra big thank you to Marilyn Higgins for planning and organizing our fantastic booths!! Everybody had a great time. Here are some photos of the day:

Space Aliens and Astronauts

From Marilyn

Hello Pre-K Family,

Three important dates coming up this week:

1. Wednesday, May 19 is our field trip to the L.A. Equestrian Center!  Hooray!
One of our lovely driver’s has had to bow out so, we still need drivers for five preschoolers!  Yikes!  Please let me know if you can help… pretty please.
Things to remember for field trip:
    a. Make sure you’ve signed the Release Form and have given it to Ms. Hellstrom in     order for your child to go riding.  And, please make sure you’ve also given Ms.             Hellstrom your signed permission slip.
    b. Spirit shirt, jeans and sneakers.
    c. Sack lunch
    d. Everyone please be ready to depart school by 8:30am.
    e. Should return to school by 1pm but, no later than 2pm.
This should be a really wonderful time!  After the children’s experience at the stables, we’ll all have lunch at the nearby grassy park- where they might see people riding their horses on the trail.  🙂

2. Thursday, May 20 is dress up day!  Our preschoolers get to dress up in their best space costume!  We’re gearing up for the carnival and we’ll be taking a group photo of our preschoolers in costume for their “Squirts for Hire” booth.  After lunch, I’ll bring in Space Ice Cream for our little ones to commemorate our “space mission” at the carnival!  🙂 
We need more preschoolers to sign up for this (Squirts for Hire) booth.  If you are already signed up to help out with one of the other booths (Mars Dig, The Black Hole, or another class booth), your child could sign up for the same 2 hour slot and your spouse could chaperone him/her…  That way, in reality, you’re still only dedicating 2 hours (but, receiving 4 hours + double hours).  Please sign up!

3. Sunday, May 23 is carnival day!  Thank you for everyone who has signed up and is able to help!  Everyone receives double time for their hours (work two hours, receive four hours).  🙂

Upcoming VIRTUS certification opportunities

PROTECTING CHILDREN — WHAT CAN I DO?

Many of us have seen reports in the media about the continuing repercussions resulting from the pedophile scandals, leaving us to feel angry or depressed or helpless.  There are, however, things that we all can do to prevent these events from reoccurring in the future.  The American Bishops met in Dallas in 2000 and set out programs and procedures to protect children.  Priests, members of religious orders, and educators have all taken on extra burdens in order to protect our children and they have done so gladly. We are offering an opportunity for everyone to participate in stamping out this evil.  One of our strongest weapons against it is knowledge.   Therefore, the bishops have required that people who work or volunteer for the Church receive special training.  In our own Archdiocese, the program for that training is called VIRTUS.

To become VIRTUS certified, one takes a class called “Protecting God’s Children.”  After four years, it is necessary to become re-certified.  That can be done either by taking “Protecting God’s Children” again or attending a shorter re-certification class called “Keeping the Promise Alive.”

Who is required to be VIRTUS certified?  Everyone who works for the parish or volunteers in any of its organizations or ministries.  This includes catechists, liturgical musicians, ushers, lectors, and Eucharistic ministers.  Who should take the class, whether required to do so or not?  Anyone who is the parent of a child or anyone who wants to protect children.  Classes are offered continuously throughout the archdiocese.  They can be found at  www.VIRTUS.org.

Here at Good Shepherd we have scheduled “Protecting God’s Children” classes (for initial certification or re-certification) on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, June 12, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.

If you wish to sign up for one of these classes or merely ask questions about what is being done to protect children, contact Patrecia Formeca, the Director of Religious Education and VIRTUS Facilitator for the parish. She can be reached by calling (310) 285-5424 x 201.

Week of May 17-23

Field Trip Wednesday, May 19 to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.

http://www.la-equestriancenter.com/main.htm

http://www.jbennettfarms.com/

 

Spring Carnival: Sunday, May 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd School.

Come and join the fun- hope to see you all there! 

June 10- Preschool Celebration

On Thursday June 10, 10am, we are celebrating our year together in Preschool.  The “Rainbows” and the “Bluebirds” are saying goodbye to each other as the “Rainbows” are going to kindergarten in the fall.  Please join us!

Thank you!

Thank you for remembering us on Teacher Appreciation Day! We will think of you when we use the Coffee Bean gift card!

Love,

Ms. Hellstrom, Ms. Arnold, Mrs. Cohen and Mrs. Centeno

May Photos

Week of May 10-16

Children’s Book Week- May 10-16, 2010

Children’s Book Week is a time to celebrate books and reading in classrooms, libraries, bookstores, and homes.

 website: http://www.bookweekonline.com/

Good Shepherd Catholic School is hosting a HEALTH FAIR

Sunday, May 16, 2010 in the Parish Hall before and after all morning masses, 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Glucose   $9
Cholesterol  $13
General      $32
Lipid Panel  $42

Health Fair is sponsored by Physicians Immunodiagnostic Laboratory (PIL) in association with Dr. Pauline Jose, Dr. Susan Pekarovics and Good Shepherd Catholic School