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Holy Spirit School Wednesday Envelope October 29, 2014 In this week s WE... #11 Weekly Update ~ October 29, 2014 Halloween SAFE Candy List Sopas De Carne ~ November 8th Holy Spirit Faith Formation Raffle! Drawing Contest 2015 National Geographic Bee ~ Begins in November! Cash for Class Also, be sure to visit Holy Spirit School at www.holyspiritfmt.com Holy Spirit School 3930 Parish Ave. Fremont, CA 94536 510.793.3553

OCTOBER 29, 2014 CATCH THE SPIRIT edition #11 WEEKLY U P D A T E Thursday, 10/30/14 Make-up picture day Field Trip - Gr. 2 Friday, 10/31/14 Minimum Day 12:00 Dismissal Happy Halloween Trunk or Treat Saturday, 11/1/14 Sunday, 11/2/14 Monday, 11/3/14 All Souls Day Mass at 11:00 *Formal School Dress Only* Tuesday, 11/4/14 Minimum Day 12:00 Dismissal Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. Wednesday, 11/5/14 Minimum Day 12:00 Dismissal Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences. REMINDER: 5 MPH HOUR SPEED LIMIT IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT ALL TIMES!! CASH CALENDAR 2014/15 - Today s $100 winner is Charina Punzalan, sold by Miguel Punzalan. The next drawing for $100 will be held on Monday, November 3rd. CONFERENCE SIGN UP LINKS You are now able to sign up for a parent/teacher/student conference by using the links below. Please sign up each child for a conference that you will attend with him/her. All times are between 1:00pm and 4:00pm. Tuesday, November 4 https://www.volunteersignup.org/bjjq4 Wednesday, November 5 https://www.volunteersignup.org/w3w7l Thursday, November 6 https://www.volunteersignup.org/xm7ke FESTIVAL HOURS - SOPAS SETUP/CLEANUP (11/7-11/8) Use the link below to sign up for Festival hours for Sopas setup/cleanup/kitchen. Note - Online signups will end on Thursday (11/6) at 5:00 pm. Please check your calendar before signing up. Parents will NOT be able to change/undo signups online after signups end. After the signup deadline, parents will need to contact Phyllis Bright at 510-206-2806 to make changes. http://www.mysignup.com/2014_holy_spirit_sopas Keep track of your child s test scores, classwork, and missing assignments with the HSS Parent Portal, available now to all 4th through 8th grade parents. holy spirit school 3930 Parish avenue Fremont, ca 94536 510-793-3553

OCTOBER 29, 2014 CATCH THE SPIRIT edition #11 WEEKLY UPDATE DRIVE THRU PRAYER - The Parish is looking for volunteers to help pray for people from Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the green porch of the school building facing the parking lot. No experience necessary. If interested please contact the Parish. HALLOWEEN CANDY - Each child is asked to bring in a large bag of individually wrapped candy or prizes and toys on Thursday, October 30 to be used at the Halloween games in the gym on Friday. This is a separate candy donation from any candy used for Trunk or Treat. Please refer to the Safe Snack Guide for candy that is safe and nut free. Processed near nuts is not allowed for Halloween. The Safe Snack Guide is available on the front of the school website or at http://snacksafely.com/snacklist.pdf pages 12-14 pertain to candy TRUNK OR TREAT - If you would like to participate in Trunk or Treat on Friday, please park in the preschool parking lot between 10:15 and 10:25am, and be ready to pass out nut-free candy to 330 students from your decorated trunk. If it is raining, parents can set up in the gym and the lobby for the treating experience. BIRTHDAYS - Your child may have a non-uniform day on his/her birthday. Please check with the classroom teacher to make sure it is appropriate for that day. No non-uniform days on Mass days, field trip days, or other special events. If you are bringing in a small treat for the class, please get that approved by the classroom teacher too. We are not doing lunches for the class for birthdays. Thank you for supporting this new policy. DRAWING CONTEST- Students (grades K-12) draw a picture of being and living healthy. Is it riding a bike? Hiking? Laughing with your family? Submit your picture to the Church Office by All Saints Day, Nov. 1st. Drawings must be your original artwork and no larger than 8 x11. Winner will be announced on Nov. 4th, Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, patron of learning and the arts. Artwork will be displayed around the campus and the winner will receive a feature in the Sunday Bulletin and a gift card to the arts & crafts store. When submitting your artwork be sure to include your name, grade and contact info for your parents. FAITH FORMATION RAFFLE & PASTA FEED - Come join the Faith Formation Office on Sun. Nov. 16th for a Pasta Feed. This is a fundraiser to help support the catechists formation at the 2015 LA Religious Congress. They will be raffling off a 65 LED TV, Smart TV, Smart Wireless Keyboard, 3D Glasses, Multi Link Screen and Voice Interaction. Raffle tickets are available at the school office for $10. FLYER ATTACHED CASH FOR CLASS - Start shopping and saving those receipts! The Fremont Hub's Cash for Class program has started again. The Fremont Hub also has over 15 stores that we can receive TRIPLE POINTS from! Please remember to turn in your receipts often, they will not be accepted after 90 days from the purchase date. You may submit your receipts in the box located by the school office. Let's win up to $2000 for our school!!! FLYER ATTACHED MARK YOU CALENDAR S EARLY - June 10-13 2015 for four glorious days with Fr Mat and friends tent camping at Yosemite. Very reasonable accommodations to see Mother Nature at her most spectacular! More details to follow Thanks! SAVE THE DATE - The 11th annual Crab Feed & Auction will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2015. FLYER ATTACHED. THANK YOU FOR SIGNING UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2015 HOLY SPIRIT CRAB FEED - Over the next few weeks I will be adding new sign-up sheets that will allow you to choose a more specific roll. We are currently in desperate need of someone to lead our Auction team as well as members to work on the team. This team is responsible for reaching out to various organizations and asking for donations of prizes that will be auctioned at the Crab Feed. Last year s Auction leader is available to assist and provide all of the information and contacts needed to get you started. Please let me know if you are able to take on this role or know of someone who can take it on. Thanks! HS Crab Feed Committee FACEBOOK - Please join our Holy Spirit School Fremont Facebook page to help the HSS community stay updated with current events happening in our school community. Thanks! https://www.facebook.com/groups/168246763254745/#!/groups/holyspiritschoolfremont/ SCRIP NEWS - Scrip is available in the school office. If you want to use the shopwithscrip.com website you can register to order Scrip and then pick it up at the school office. The enrollment code is F5A18FEF1LL22, or you can register to pay with Presto Pay and then print out your gift cards at home. 2015 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE IS COMING SOON! - Do you know the capital of Iceland? In what Spanish city does the Running of the Bulls take place? What U.S. city is famous for Bourbon Street? The National Geographic Bee is coming next month for all 4th through 8th grade students. For more information, see the flyer in this week s update. holy spirit school 3930 Parish avenue Fremont, ca 94536 510-793-3553

OCTOBER 29, 2014 CATCH THE SPIRIT edition #11 WEEKLY UPDATE HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL OFFERS A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM - for children ages 3-5 years old and an elementary school for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. There are many ways to learn more about our school and what it has to offer your child. Check out our school website www.holyspiritfmt.com to learn more about this year s school theme of FROG - Fully Rely On God. Come learn about our full-day Kindergarten program at the Kindergarten Information Night on Monday, November 17 at 7pm in the Kindergarten classroom in the back of the Small Hall. Applications for Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year will be available at the Information Night. Holy Spirit School offers a preschool program for children ages 3-5 years old and an elementary school for Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. There are many ways to learn more about our school and what it has to offer your child. Check out our school website www.holyspiritfmt.com to learn more about this year s school theme of FROG - Fully Rely On God. Come learn about our full-day Kindergarten program at the Kindergarten Information Night on Monday, November 17 at 7pm in the Kindergarten classroom in the back of the Small Hall. Applications for Kindergarten for the 2015-16 school year will be available at the Information Night. CAFE ESPIRITU - Come and visit the café every Friday school is in session. We open at 7:30am in Small Hall. Hot Chocolate is only $1.50. You may choose from various toppings such as marshmallows, whipped cream, Ghirardelli chocolate & caramel sauce, and sprinkles! Just a friendly reminder that there are two lines: a purchase line (located by the door) and a pick up line (located by the kitchen. Bypass the pay line and get a stamp/punch card available at the café or in the school office for purchase in the amount of $15.00 (10 drinks). We will also have snacks to choose from for purchase based on parent donations. We'd also love some parent volunteers. Donations are greatly appreciated. One parent hour may be earned for each $25.00 donation/supplies/store bought items (unlimited) or 1/2 hour per dozen home baked treats (maximum 2 dozen/ week please!). Store bought treats should be accompanied with a receipt. Parent hours will be calculated on the amount spent. Treats must arrive before 7:15am in Small Hall on Friday. All proceeds from the cafe (minus costs) go back to our classrooms. Contact Team Chair Joy Pastor via e-mail joympastor@gmail.com for more details on how you can earn parent hours. For sign ups please visit: https:// www.volunteersignup.org/dmt7j. See you on Fridays and thank you for your support! Principal s Update 10/29/14 *Happy Halloween. I hope you all have a safe and joyful Halloween. I know the students enjoy this day. They would dress up every day if they had a choice. * Special school Mass on Monday, Nov 3 at 11:00 am!!! *Conferences next week;(tue, Wed, Thu); be ready to ask your questions. You only have a few minutes to meet with the teacher. *Congratulations to our CYO teams!!! We have more boys basketball and girls volleyball teams than ever. *I am away to a 3 day Principal s Conference next Mon, Tue, Wed 11/3-5 KB holy spirit school 3930 Parish avenue Fremont, ca 94536 510-793-3553

Commonly Available Snacks Free of Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Eggs Updated October 16, 2014 CANDY Amanda s Own Confections Assorted Gourmet Jelly Beans, Sour Gummy Bears, Sour Gummy Worms Charms Pops, Blow Pops, Mini Pops Charms Blow Pop Bubblegum Charms Sour Balls Charms Squares Crows Cry Baby Sour Gumballs Divvies Solid Gum Balls Divvies Super Stars Dots Double Bubble Gumballs, Twist Wrap, Sugar Daddy Surf Sweets Fruity Bears, Fruity Hearts, Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms, Peach Rings, Sour Berry Bears, Sour Worms, Spooky Spiders, Watermelon Rings Surf Sweets Jelly Beans Original, Spring Mix Dots Parade Cotton Candy Sugar Daddy Tear Jerkers Sour Bubble Gum Tootsie Fruit Rolls Cherry, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Vanilla Tootsie Pop Drops Tootsie Pops Cheery, Chocolate, Grape, Orange, Raspberry Tootsie Roll Charleston Chew [Contains EGG] Junior Caramels [EGG processed in facility] Junior Mints [EGG processed in facility] Sugar Babies [EGG processed in facility] Vermont Nut Free Jelly Beans [EGG processed in Facility] Vermont Nut Free Skippers [EGG processed in Facility] Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate Vermont Nut Free Toffee Crunch Bark [EGG processed in Facility] Andes Mints All varieties Mike and Ike Skittles All varieties Dum Dum Pops Milk Duds Smarties Frooties Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Sour Patch Kids Good & Plenty Jolly Rancher Doubles Sour Punch Straws Apple, Strawberry Hot Tamales Pez Starburst Fruit Chews All varieties Kraft Caramels Push Pop Starburst GummiBursts All varieties Lifesavers Hard Candies Red Vines Starburst JellyBeans All varieties Lifesavers Gummies Razzles Twizzlers All wrapped varieties Lifesavers Gummies Collisions Rolo Whoppers Original Only Zours PEANUT BUTTER ALTERNATIVES/SPREADS Don t Go Nuts Soy Butter Chocolate, Cinnamon Sugar, Lightly Sea Salted, Pure Unsalted, Slightly Sweet Gerbs Sea Salted Butters Pumpkin, Sunflower I.M.Healthy SoyNut Butter Chocolate, Honey Creamy, Honey Chunky, Original Creamy, Original Chunky, Unsweetened Creamy, Unsweetened Chunky SunButter Sunflower Seed Spread Creamy, Natural Creamy, Natural Crunch, Natural No-Stir, Natural No-Stir On the Go, Natural Omega-3, Organic Unsweetened Wowbutter Peanut Butter Taste Creamy, Crunchy Copyright 2014, SnackSafely.com. All Rights Reserved. See Disclaimer on first page before using this guide. Page 12 of 14

Commonly Available Snacks Free of Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Eggs Updated October 16, 2014 CHOCOLATE Amanda s Own Confections Chocolate Bars Amanda s Own Confections Chocolates Shape Varieties, Crispy Bark, Marshmallow Clusters, Peppermint Bark Divvies Chocolate Bar Benjamint Crunch, Divvine Chocolate, Semi-Sweet Chocolate with Rice Crunch Divvies Hand-Poured Chocolate Divvisaurus Chocolate Dinosaur, BOO!! X 2 Ghosts, BAG O BATS Enjoy Life Boom Choco Boom Chocolate Bars Dark Chocolate, Ricemilk Chocolate, Ricemilk Crunch Pascha Organic Dark Chocolate 55% Cacao, 55% Cacao with Cocoa Nibs, 55% Cacao with Goldenberries, 70% Cacao, 85% Cacao Sun Cups Dark Chocolate Mint Cup, Dark Chocolate Sun Butter Cup, Milk Chocolate Caramel Cup, Milk Chocolate Sun Butter Cup Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Bars [EGG processed in Facility] Large, Mini, Small Crispy, Dark, Milk varieties Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Coins [EGG Processed in Facility] Dark, Milk Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Covered Mini-Twist Pretzels [EGG Processed in Facility] Dark, Milk, White, Assorted Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Pops [EGG Processed in Facility] Every Day, Special Occasion, Sports & Leisure, Summertime Milk, White varieties Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Shapes [EGG Processed in Facility] Bag of Bugs, Bag of Cats, Bag of Dogs, Dollar signs, Drops, Flower Assortment, Frog, Herd of Cows, Litter of Pigs, School of Fish, Sports Fan Assortment, Tackle Box, Turtle, Unicorn Crispy, Milk, Dark, White varieties Nonuttin Dark Chocolate Chunks Hershey s Chocolate Bars 1.55 oz Bars (Note: other sizes may not be safe) Hershey s Chocolate Kisses Plain, Special Dark FUDGE Vermont Nut Free Fudge [EGG processed in Facility] Chocolate, Maple, White Chocolate ICE POPS and ICES Dole Fruit Bars Variety 12 Pack (Strawberry, Grape, Raspberry) Luigi s Real Italian Ice 6 Pack Varieties: Cherry, Lemon, Lemon & Strawberry, Mango, Watermelon & Blue Raspberry Marino s Italian Ice 12 Pack Varieties: Blue, Bubble Gum, Cherry, Chocolate, Cola, Grape, Lemon, Lime, Mango, Orange, Pineapple, Rainbow, Strawberry, Tropical, Watermelon ShopRite Red White Blue Pops 12 Pack Minute Maid Juice Bars 12 Pack Varieties: Cherry, Grape, Orange Breyers Pure Fruit Bars 12 Pack (Strawberry, Orange, Raspberry) FROZEN ENTREES/APPETIZERS/SIDES/DESSERTS Ian s Sweet Potato Fries Ian s Alphatots [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Breaded Popcorn Turkey Dogs [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Chicken Nuggets [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Chicken Patties [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Chicken Tenders [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Cinnamon French Toast Sticks [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Fish Sticks [EGG processed in facility] Corn Breading, Wheat Breading Ian s French Bread Pizza [EGG processed in facility] Cheesy Ian s Mac and No Cheese [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Onion Rings [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Pancrepes [Contains EGG] Apple, Blueberry, Sausage, Strawberry Ian s Smokin Sweet BBQ Chicken Nuggets [EGG processed in facility] Ian s Southwest Chicken Tenders [EGG processed in facility] Ian s USDA Organic Chicken Nuggets [EGG processed in facility Copyright 2014, SnackSafely.com. All Rights Reserved. See Disclaimer on first page before using this guide. Page 13 of 14

Commonly Available Snacks Free of Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Eggs Updated October 16, 2014 HALLOWEEN TREATS A majority of these items are specified in their bulk packaging for trick-or-treat and classroom celebrations. Items marked with IW are individually wrapped, making them especially suitable. Also consider items on previous pages! Amanda s Own Dairy-Free Chocolates Pumpkin Bag (11ct bag IW), Acorn & Leaf Bag (11ct Bag) Divvies Hand-Poured Chocolate Divvisaurus Chocolate Dinosaur (2.7oz), BOO!! X 2 Ghosts (3.1oz), Bag O Bats (1.8oz) Charms Mini Pops (150ct bag IW) Charms Black Ice Blow Pops (13.75oz bag IW) Charms Pumpkin Pops (11oz bag IW) Dots (24ct box IW) Dubble Bubble Assorted Twist (16oz bag IW), Bubble Gum Fun (27oz bag IW), Halloween Combo Bag (12oz IW), Original Twist (1lb bag IW), Original Twist Sugar Free (12ct box IW) Surf Sweets Jelly Beans (2.75oz bag) Surf Sweets Gummy Worms Plain (2.75oz bag), Sour (2.75oz bag) Surf Sweets Spooky Spiders (2.75oz bag) Sweet Alexis Cookies Halloween (12ct IW), Harvest (12ct IW) Sweet Alexis Halloween Cupcakes (1-4 dozen box) Tootsie Pop Drops (24ct box IW) Tootsie Pops Assorted Flavors (100ct box IW), Chocolate (13.2oz bag IW), Cherry (50ct bag IW), Grape (50ct bag IW), Miniatures (14.4oz bag IW), Orange (50ct bag IW), Raspberry (50ct bag IW), Wild Berry Flavors (100ct box IW) Tootsie Roll Original Size (36ct box), Mega Mix (4lb bag IW) Tootsie Roll Midgies Original (12oz bag IW), Vanilla (16oz bag IW), Classic Combo (15oz bag IW) Utz Halloween Pretzel Treats (35ct bag) Gimballs Gourmet Jelly Beans Gourmet (14oz bag), Harvest Mix (9oz bag), Sour Gourmet (13oz bag) Gimballs Lovers Candies Cherry (13oz bag), Cinnamon (9oz bag), Sour (11oz bag) Gimballs LavaBalls (14oz bag) Indie Candy Lifesize Edible Gummy Brain YumEarth Gummy Bears (10ct/50ct bag IW) YumEarth Organic Pops (40ct bag IW) Fall Rolo Chewy Caramels (11oz bag IW) Frooties Blue Raspberry (360ct bag IW), Cran-Blueberry (360ct bag IW), Fruit Punch (360ct bag IW), Grape (360ct bag IW), Green Apple (360ct bag IW), Root Beer (360ct bag IW), Strawberry (360ct bag IW), Strawberry Lemonade (360ct bag IW), Watermelon (360ct bag IW) Jolly Ranchers Hard Candy (60oz bag) Life Savers Hard Candy 5 Flavors (41oz bag IW), Wint O Green Mints (41oz bag IW), Pop O Mint (41oz bag IW) Mike and Ike Snack Pack (21ct bag IW), Mummy s Mix (12ct box IW) Peeps Halloween Pumpkin Treats - (24ct box) Skittles/Starburst Funsize Mix (172ct bag IW) Sour Patch Kids (172ct box IW) Swedish Fish (240ct box IW) Twizzlers Candy Assortment (120ct bag) Wack-O-Wax Wax Fangs (24ct box IW), Wax Lips (24ct box IW), Mr Stache (24ct box IW) Copyright 2014, SnackSafely.com. All Rights Reserved. See Disclaimer on first page before using this guide. Page 14 of 14

The Festival Committee invites all parishioners to the 23 rd annual Sopas De Carne The first 400 guests will be served this traditional, complimentary Portuguese meal of beef broth and cabbage on Saturday, November 8 th 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. - Parish Center Don t miss the old fashioned cake auction, plus the huge 50/50 cash raffle. Attire is casual! As you know, Sopas De Carne kicks off our Holy Spirit Festival season. This tradition of offering a complimentary meal to 400 guests is made possible by your support and generous donations. Please help us defray the costs this year by donating one of the following items, which can be dropped off at the Parish Office. Thank you so much for your loving support! Needs list 400 pounds of beef (or cash donations toward purchase) 90 loaves of sweet French bread 8 cases of cabbage donated by Patrick & Karen Dutrow 5 10-lb cans of tomato sauce 5 gallons of rose wine donated by Rolly & Marina Salazar 400 place settings: plates, napkins, cutlery Hot/cold cups Paper towels Rolls of plastic table covering Desserts for the dessert table Volunteers for set-up, serving & clean-up Donations, volunteer, or questions? Contact Janet Monteiro at 510-796-9261. 12 October 12, 2014

HOLY SPIRIT FAITH FORMATION RAFFLE SUN. NOV. 16 DURING PASTA FEED AT DSH Support your catechists formation at the 2015 LA Religious Congress SAMSUNG 65 LED TV SMART TV SMART WIRELESS KEYBOARD 3D GLASSES MULTI LINK SCREEN VOICE INTERACTION Faith Formation de Sousa House Phone: 510-456-4974 E-mail: dcnrigo@gmail.com 37648 Fremont Blvd Fremont CA 94536 Only 2,000 tickets printed! $10 a ticket Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Drawing contest Students K-12, draw and submit a picture about living and being healthy. Is it riding a bike? Hiking? Flying a kite? Laughing with your family? Submit your drawing to the Church Office by All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 2014 Drawings must be your original artwork and no larger than 8.5 x11. Winner will be announced on Nov. 4 th, Feast of St. Charles Borromeo, patron of learning and the arts. Artwork will be displayed around the campus and the winner will receive a feature in the Sunday Bulletin and a gift card to the arts & crafts store. When submitting your artwork be sure to include your name, grade and contact info for your parents.

BEE PREPARED FOR THE GEO BEE! ARE YOU A GEO-GENIUS? 1. Which state is known as the Peach State because peaches are one of its major crops Hawaii or Georgia? 2. Which state is known as the Great Lakes State because it is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes North Dakota or Michigan? 3. Which state, famous for its wealth and financial resources, is known as the Empire State Idaho or New York? 4. A trumpet appears on the quarter of which state, known for its jazz music heritage Louisiana or Pennsylvania? 5. The first successful airplane flight, at Kill Devil Hills, is commemorated on the quarter of which state North Carolina or Iowa? 6. To walk in Lisbon s Alfama district and to stay at a beach resort in the Algarve [al-gahr-vee], you would travel to what country? 7. To bike around Stanley Park in Vancouver and see the northern lights near Yellowknife, you would travel to what country? 8. To take a rain forest tour and to dance at Rio de Janeiro s Carnival celebration, you would travel to what country? 9. To see an acrobatics show in Beijing and walk along the Great Wall, you would travel to what country? 10. The threatened Canada lynx, which has large feet adapted for walking on top of deep snow, lives near Lake of the Woods in which state Georgia or Minnesota?» Keep Quizzing ONLINE: www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today Study on the go! Download the Geo Bee Challenge app at www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/apps. Check out these National Geographic books available for purchase online at www.shopng.com/geobee. 1. Georgia 2. Michigan 3. New York 4. Louisiana 5. North Carolina 6. Portugal 7. Canada 8. Brazil 9. China 10. Minnesota