SPN VIPS
(Very Important Parents!)
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Dear SPN Families,
Last Friday night we enjoyed a festive and celebratory Sports Awards Night here at school. Our student athletes were rightly acknowledged for the growth, perseverance and teamwork displayed on the courts and fields this year. Each coach took the time to speak to individual player’s contributions and their “secret weapon” that made each of them so important to the team.
Sincere gratitude and congratulations to our Athletic Co-Directors, Erin Manning and Alex Sadie, for their dedication and commitment to Spartan sports during this year of pandemic challenges! We appreciate your leadership for this valued part of our community. Many thanks to all of the parents who supported the Athletic Board this year: Maricela Ramirez, LIz Brunetti, Liane Low-Bevett, Barry Winfield, Ryan Clausnitzer, Michael Jacobs, Sonia Dominguez, and Katie Sacco. Special thanks, too, to Spencer Tse, incoming Athletic Director, who organized and planned a very thoughtful Awards Night with a grand entrance for the athletes complete with balloon arch and fog machine. Coach Tse also showed his commitment to Spartan sports by dying his hair green to show his team of 4th Grade Girls Basketball what it means to be true to your team (He wagered that if they had an undefeated season he would dye his hair blue… they had only one loss, so he thought they deserved some significant recognition.) To all the additional parent volunteer coaches and those who made the year and Awards Night so successful, THANK YOU!
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Another dedicated group of parent volunteers makes up our School Advisory Board. Led by President, Doug Evans, our School Board provides guidance and leadership in managing school business and monitoring school programs. Each Board member leads an area of focus for our school; Catholic Identity, Facilities, Enrollment, Marketing, Finance, Belonging & Inclusion, and liaisons for PTG and Athletics. Thank you to the members of the Advisory Board for their time and commitment to supporting SPN excellence: Doug Evans, Carlos Trujillo, Justine Lazaro, Victor Bright, Hailey Castelaz, Nicole Garbayo, Patricia Altemura, and Larry Donovan.
Finally, the Parent Teacher Group (PTG) supports the school with events that enhance our school community. Our gratitude to Helen Bouras, President, and her Board including Emily Libby, Jaime Bartlett, Helen Wang, Meg Glodoveza, Benjamin Yee, and Kellie Graham for their service. The Welcome Event in August, the Ice Cream Social, Book Fair, Catholic Schools Week celebrations, Uniform Exchange, S.T.E.A.M. Night and class parties, are some of the events the PTG provides which make our community shine and thrive.
As we wrap up our year, I invite you to view the State of the School Address 2022 for specific information on our achievements this year– STAR data results, Finances, WCEA Accreditation– and our goals for next year. Despite another year of unprecedented challenges, SPN continues to grow together and to grow stronger due in great part to our very dedicated community of VIPs like you.
Thank you!
Warmly,
Julie Thomas
Principal
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COVID Update: We have had 4 school cases since May 17th. We ask that you continue to follow the Daily Health Screening DHS and contact the office to report symptoms and/or exposure outside of school.
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Noon dismissal this Friday, May 27th (Share and Care open), No School on Monday, May 30th (No Share and Care): Enjoy your long weekend!
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8th Grade Events Next Week: We are so proud of our Class of 2022! Here is the schedule for all of their special events next week:
- Tuesday, 5/31: Ribbon ceremony in the church, 1p.m.
- Wednesday, 6/1: 8th Grade Picnic
- Thursday, 6/2: 8th Grade Dinner Dance
- Friday, 6/3: Baccalaureate Mass at 10a.m., Graduation at 5p.m.
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Volunteer Opportunities for 2022-23 School Year: If you are interested in working with our PTG, sports program leadership, or with school nurse duties, click here for more information.
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Record your SPN volunteer hours: SPN Volunteer Hours Form. Need your total? Just contact our friendly office staff to inquire.
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Still need to fulfill your volunteer hours for this year? Look for open slots on this sign up sheet for Choice Lunch servers. Mon. - Fri. slots, 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.
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On behalf of the Athletic Board, thank you to all the coaches and volunteers who helped with the return of SPN's athletic program! Go Spartans!
- - Alex Sadie & Erin Manning (co-athletic directors)
Here are some wins from this past weekend, and read below the photos for this year's Sports Award Winners!
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Sand Volleyball: Over the weekend 6/7th & 8th grade teams participated in the end-of-the-season sand volleyball championship tournament. The 6/7th grade combined team made it to the championship round and placed 2nd! 8th grade white team won 8th place & 8th grade green team won 3rd place! Congratulations to the teams and coaches for a fun and competitive season! |
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6th/7th grade combined team with their trophy! |
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6th/7th grade combined Sand Volleyball team. |
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8th grade Sand Volleyball Teams. |
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2022 Sports Awards
SPN Perpetual Awards Winners:
Rose Sontag - Sydney Glodoveza
Paul Trento - Tiburon Horvath
Sal Martinez - Lucas Kellner and Livia Ko
Sportsmanship Awards Winners:
Girls Volleyball
4th- Emily Campos
5th- Delilah Costy
6th- Alyssa Ragasa
7th- Annabelle Holmes
8th- Eli Dispensa
Boys Basketball
3rd/4th - Romeo Ang
5th - Owen Graham
6th - Damian Gonzalez
7th/8th - Tennyson Bradley
Girls Basketball
3rd- Caroline Libby
4th - Lina Lynch
5th - Alondra Alvarado
Sand Volleyball
6th/7th - Emmett Ericksson
8th - Tiburon Horvath
3 Sport Athletes:
3rd - Michael Sean Brunetti & Helen Clausnitzer
4th - Clara Castelaz, Alexa Chung, & Anais Tse
5th - Grace Fisher, Gertie Kennedy, Harper Manning, Ann Sebastian, Amaya Wanigatunga & Sloane Watters
6th - Danny McNair & Alyssa Ragasa
8th - Tennyson Bradley, Tiburon Horvath, Lucas Kellner & Avery Sadie
4 Sport Athletes:
4th - Lina Lynch
5th - Abigail Cook, Chiara Losk & Liam Ogdie
6th - Emmett Ericksson & Ronan Sturlini
7th - Declan McGinty
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Special Faith-Focused Feast Day |
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Thursday, May 26th is the 400th anniversary of our own
Saint Philip Neri becoming a saint!
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A special prayer service will be celebrated during our morning assembly for this beloved 16th century saint. Read here about how St. Philip Neri used his engaging personality and sense of humor to bring cynical Romans to consider a life with God! |
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Also on Thursday the 26th, we have Catholic author and missionary Meg Hunter-Kilmer coming to speak to our students. Ms. Hunter-Kilmer has been traveling and speaking full-time since 2012. She just published her second book called "Saints around the World."
Later, that evening she will be giving a talk for parents at St. Joseph's Basilica.
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5th graders learning about why the moon changes shape. |
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Preschoolers at their water table. |
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SPN Olympics
The SPN Olympics are back! On May 27th at 10:45 we will have our very own Olympics. Students in grades Kindergarten through Eighth have practiced and participated in our three events and are ready to take on all other grades in the spirited competition. The events are: Ring Toss, Cart Race and Relay Race.
All Grades will be out on the yard at once cheering on their representatives to see who the medal winners will be. Along with the three events each grade will have a winner for the sportsmanship award. Each Grade will have their own designated color to wear on the day of the Olympics. Parents are welcome to come and enjoy but we ask that you stay outside the fence.
Class Colors:
8th - Red
7th - Blue
6th - Green
5th - Orange
4th - Black
3rd - White
2nd - Yellow
1st - Purple
K - Gray
Class Representatives:
8th - Brendan, Sydney, Lauren, Hannah, Avery, Tiburon, Matei, Tiernan, Lucas, Katie and Mihir
7th - Brandon, Hannah, Wyatt, Olivia, Ikaika, Declan, Kiana, Parker, Dahlia and Tej
6th - Carter, Kaleb, Jack, Loenn, Ronan, Clara, Alyssa, Emmett, Conrad, Fiona and Ava
5th - Harper, Grace, Vincent, Jonas, Vivian, Lawrence, Alondra, Delilah, Joy, and Chiara
4th - Emily C, Jestyn, Jaden, Amelia, Malcolm, Quinn, Aria, Adeline, Valentina, Quinn and Grace
3rd - Carl, William, Jacob, Max, Michael-Sean, Caroline, Victor, Christine and Isabella
2nd - Eliana, Ulysses, Landon G, Hudson, Cole, Landon V, William, Maze, Mariela, Francisco and Myles
1st - Desi, Alice, Kalia, Edie, Colton, Cameron, Samuel, Patrick, Longwen and Wyla
K - Samantha F, Jack, Nathan, Bennett S, Anthony, Maxwell, Nate, Samantha R and Kalina
Go Spartans!
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May/June 2022
May 26 - St. Philip Neri Feast Day
May 27 - Noon dismissal
May 30 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
May 31- 8th Grade Ribbon Ceremony
June 1 - 8th Grade Picnic
June 2 - 8th Grade Dinner Dance
June 3 - Baccalaureate/All School Mass
June 3 - Graduation
June 8 - End of 3rd Trimester
June 14 - Moving up Ceremony
June 14 - 10:30a.m. dismissal, last day of school PreS-7th
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Did you know SPN is all over social media?!
Follow us on
Twitter: @SPN_Alameda
Instagram: spnalameda
Facebook:
saintphilipnerischool
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