Sonar Weekly Update
October 19, 2017
A Message from the Sisters:
“Always United with the BlessedMother in Christ”
Dear Parents,Congratulations to the Roberts family
and their wonderful team of helpers forcoordinating another “SPOOK-tacular” Trunk orTreat and Movie Night event. It was very wellorganized and much fun was had by studentsand adults alike! Thank you for all your timeand effort—we can’t wait until next year.
This Friday, while the students areenjoying a day off, our teachers will beparticipating in Diocesan-wide professionallearning opportunity focusing on curriculummapping. We’ll be utilizing experts from withinthe Diocese, as well as outside consultants tolearn research -based instructional strategiesand make explicit connections between andamong California Common Core Standards andunit design. This is a great opportunity for ourteachers and appreciate the partnership withthe Diocese.
On Monday, our visiting French studentswill be on Campus. Please welcome Paul, Laure,Vianney and Alienor, who will be with usthrough December. We thank the NDA hostfamilies, the Lary’s, Daley’s, Roberts’ andNewsome’s, for opening their homes and heartsto these students. Merci Beacoup!
Yours in union with Christ and HisBlessed Mother,
The Sisters de l ’Union-Chrétienne de
St. Chaumond
w w w . n d a s d . o r g
God picks you from the patch,brings you in, and washes off all
the dirt you may have gotten fromother pumpkins.
Then He cuts the top and scoopsout all the yucky stuff.
Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin.
Parent Teacher Conferences:11/6-11/9
The conferences will begin at 1pm andconclude by 4pm.
For Kindergarten through 5thgrade conferences:
The conference schedules will beemailed to you by your child’s hom-eroom teacher next week
Please contact your child’s teacherto make any changes.
For Middle School conferences: Parents will be able to sign up for a
15 minute appointment with any, orall of the Middle School Teachers.
A Sign-Up Genius l ink for eachconference day will be emailed inthe morning on Thursday, 10/26.
The sign-up l inks will be open fromnoon on 10/26 through 5pm on 11/3.
A er 11/3, parents may call theoffice to sign up for appointmentsor to make changes .
NDA ‘s
Sunday, December 3rd10am-11am, 12pm-1pm
Prospective Family Open House
Halloween Accessory DayYour child will be allowed to ADD
ACCESSORIES ONLY to their Uniform,
on Tuesday, October 31st
All accessories must be Catholic appropriate:
-No skulls
-No blood
-No hairspray/paint of any kind
-No masks
-Anything else considered
“inappropriate”.
Students are allowed to ADD the following:
-Halloween socks
-Halloween jewelry
(earrings, bracelets, necklaces, rings, etc.)
-Halloween hair accessories(headbands, hats– at recess only, etc.)
-Halloween pins
-Halloween scarves
Treats for Troops
Donate extra Halloween candy tosupport our military
Who & What:NDA is collec ng your extraHalloween candy to send to ourtroops
When: Wednesday 11/1-Thursday 11/2
Where: There will be acollec on box in the office whereyou can drop off your candythroughout the day beginning onNov. 1st
Why: To support our troops
How: Volunteer, Rose Perkins,will be helping us send the candyto the troops
Current NDA families: Refer a new family that registers for2018-2019 school year and receive $250 off one student’s
registration fee.
Prospective Families RSVP: 858-509-2300
October/November 2017Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
22Mass9,11 &5:30pm
23MorningPrayer/Mass:O’Day, 8-1
24 Na onalDisability
Awareness Day—Wear a White
Ribbon!
Pe tes toPumpkin Patch
25 268am Mass Gr. 1-8Formal Uniform
Picture Day! (Hall)
Café Night!
27Oct Birthdays
Celebrated at recess! 1st-4th: 9:30-9:45 5th-8th: 9:45-
9:55Early Dismissal12:55/1:10
28SCRIPSales
5:30 pmMass
29SCRIPSales
Mass9,11 &5:30pm
30MorningPrayer:Torres, 3-1
8th Gr a endsCCHS Don’s
Day
31 HappyHalloween!
8am 2nd Gr.Saints’
Presenta on(Church)
In Class:HalloweenCelebra on
K-2: 1:45-2:30,3-5: 2pm-2:45pm
Middle School:Lunch Recess
1All Saint’s
Day8:55am
LATE START
FormalUniform
NoonMass
No HotLunch
2All Soul’s Day
No MassRegular Uniform
8am Fall SportsRecogni on(Social Hall)
38am Guild Mee ng
(Social Hall)
Early Dismissal:12:55/1:10
45:30 pmMass
5
Mass9,11 &5:30pm
6MorningPrayer/Mass:Ransom, 6-1
7 8 9 10 NO SCHOOL!Veteran's Day
11
5:30 pmMass
November 1st is a Late Start Day, 8:55am!On Wednesday, November 1st, all students should be in their homerooms by 8:55am!
We will celebrate All Saints’ Day with Mass at Noon.
Formal Uniform. No Hot Lunch this day!
Note: If students need to be dropped off before 8:55am, campus will be staffed as if it were a regularday . The playground will be supervised from 7:30am –7:55am and classrooms will be open at
7:55am.
Minimum Days : 11/6-11/9Dismissal: 12pm/12:15pm (no lunch period)
Parent Teacher Conferences : 1pm-4pm
Day Care available until 5pm
Catholic Christian Witness Award RecipientsOctober 19th, 2017
PS-1 Mrs. Drewry Sacha Kolenda
PS-2 Miss Shanley & Ms.Yutadco Olivia Winetrout
KP-1 Ms. McCain Emma Tran
KP-2 Ms. Segura & Mrs. Iwona Kimia Pousti
K-1 Mrs. Fontes Lukas Derheimer
K-2 Mrs.Lindsey Roman Rodriguez
HR 1-1 Ms. Johnston Grace Dosch
HR 1-2 Mrs. Burns Shaun Demmler
HR 2-1 Mrs. Gavieres Kaya Rodriguez
HR 2-2 Ms. Comey Robert Kling
HR 3-1 Mrs. Torres Patrick Diltz
HR 3-2 Mr. Romo Daniela Bernitt
HR 4-1 Mrs. Scioscia Nate JorgensenSofia Nechita
HR 5-1 Mrs. Mahar Avery BodnarJack Kelly
HR 5-2 Mrs. Siragusa Tito DutsonLucy Miller
HR 6-1 Mr. Ransom Giulia MendicinoBallentine ChristianJaden Sanders
HR 6-2 Mrs. Bartlett Nata Velarde-AlvarezEva Willyard
HR 7-1 Mrs. Pirolli Sean KerwinErik Jorgensen
HR 7-2 Mrs. Krupa Allie ByrneMackenna Diltz
HR 8-1 Ms. O'Day Sofia BernittJoshua Morgan
HR 8-2 Mr. Nolen Emily BellandJulia Cariquitan
Please join us!NDA Café Night
in the Music & Art Room
October 26th at 5:30pm
Students can sign up to performa musical piece, recite poetry ora monologue, or just share apiece of their art work with the
NDA community.
We would like to provide anopportunity for our students to
share their love of the FINE ARTSwith others.
Space is limited to 15 presentersand their parents per evening.
Contact Ms. Deskin to sign up byOctober 20th:
NDA CAFÉ NIGHTThursday, October 26th
The Mission ofNotre Dame Academy
is to live out the message ofChrist’s love through the union of
faith, family and academicexcellence.
What better way to live themessage of Christ’s lovethan by serving others!
During October, we arecollecting the following
items for the needy in ourcommunity and Tijuana:
gently used everydayshoes
sports shoes (cleats) socks
Donations may be dropped off inthe collection bins by the front
gates of the school.
"In this life we cannot do greatthings. We can only do small
things with great love."Mother Teresa
NDA Fall Sports!JV Girls Volleyball: 10/26 vs. Nativity @ Nativity 3:30pmVarsity Girls Volleyball: 10/24 vs SME @ NDA 3:30pmVarsity Flag Football: 10/25 vs St. Joseph’s @ Nativity 3:30pmJV Flag Football The NDA JV Flag football played a very quick St. Patrick’s 6 team on Monday . Unfor-tunately we couldn’t make up the 12-6 hal ime deficit. The final score was 25-6. Our touchdown wasmade by Hudson Wells from a pass by Ian Lamkin. A special recognition to Lucas Cariquitan on his nicecatch and Inigo Gonzalez with his touchdown saving defensive play in the end zone. A big thank you toall the parents and supporters who came out to cheer for the team. The boys gave it their besteffort. Our next game next Monday against St. John’s 5/6 on Monday.10/23 vs. St. John’s @ St. John’s 3:30pm
Athletic thought for the Week........“The only person you should try to be better than is the per-son you were yesterday”
CROSS COUNTRY TRACK MEETLast Saturday we had several runners participate in the San Diego Catholic Schools Cross Country Meetat Cathedral Catholic. It was a super event and our student athletes put together some greatperformances. Thank you to all the parents who brought your kids out to run! We are proud to recognizethe following NDA Student-Athletes on their great performances:
Lukas Derheimer* K .5 mile
Wya Killion K .5 mile
Declan Kolenda* K .5 mile
Choi Giselle 1 1 mile
Freddy Derheimer 2 1 mile
Ally Remy 2 1 mile
Annmarie Derheimer 3 1.3 miles
Colin Wesseln 5 1.65 miles
Jeremy D’Ascoli 6 1.65 miles
Cort Peters* 7 2 milesRenda Wakeman* 7 2 miles*=Medal Winners!
A special thanks to Fred Derheimer forcoaching and encouraging the student-athletes. To all the runners who competedin the event, keep up the training and welook forward to the Spring Track Meet!