News

Sept. 15,2018

September 14, 2018

Registration closes tomorrow. All registration material is found on this website. Please fill in all forms completely and submit them and the tuition to Linas Venckus at school tomorrow. Unregistered students will not be included in the class rosters.

Multicultural Mass – everyone is invited to attend the beautiful MASS of CULTURES tomorrow 2:30 pm at the downtown Cathedral. In the past the entire school attended. This year we were slated to see the film RUTA ,foregoing attendance. However, it would be wonderful to have Lithuanian representation at this event.

VIRTUS CHILD SAFETY presentation will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29th at 9:15 in the upper hall. All school parents are required to attend and be certified. Your past certificate is valid for 4 years.

SCHOOL RULES : no cell phones or electronic games/music during school hours. Students are expected to dress appropriately – very short skirts, ripped jeans, and short shorts are not acceptible attire.Students will first receive verbal warnings.Please help us enforce these guidelines.

Wishing everyone a joyful new school year!

New School Year 2018-2019

August 21, 2018

Welcome back to Lithuanian School! Classes resume Saturday, Sept. 8th at 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m.Pre-school Kiskiai are dismissed at 11:30 a.m.  Last day to register is September 15th. All registration and release forms, tuition and other information is found in this website. All classes are conducted in the Lithuanian language. An adult language class is also available.

 

IMPORTANT NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPT. 15th, school will close at 12 p.m.after lunch recess  to allow all students and families to attend the documentary film RUTA, about the Lithuanian Olympian Ruta Meilutyte. The film will be shown  at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. Tickets are free and are accessed through  Consul Darius Gaidys’s  newsletter VAKARU VEJAI. Please register for tickets now. They are going fast!

Looking forward to seeing everyone back at school!

 

May 19,2018

May 17, 2018

Saturday is the last day of classes. There is no school on Memorial Day weekend. We return on June 2nd for closing ceremonies, graduation, report cards, pizza and ice cream.

EARLY REGISTRATION FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS THIS SATURDAY MAY 19th.PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND PRINT ALL REGISTRATION FORMS FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE .FILL THEM IN COMPLETELY AND BRING TO SCHOOL . THE PARENT COMMITTEE HEADED BY LINAS VENCKUS WILL BE MANNING THE REGISTRATION TABLE.

There is a 50 dol. registration discount for those families registering early.

Next year all parents will be required to show proof of VIRTUS CHILD SAFETY certification. Many Catholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese offer this class during the summer. Certification is valid for 4 years. Many of you have already completed it last year.

Thank you for a very successful school year!

p.Maryte

May 12,2018

May 11, 2018

Thanks for all your help organizing Motinos Diena. Happy Mother’s Day to all moms tomorrow.

Next Saturday is the last day of school.Graduation – June 2nd.

Registration for next school year begins May 19th. Please download all information from the school website.

Jaunimo Svente – June 17th – folk dance program. All students will be performing.More info to follow.

Aciu,

Maryte

May 5,2018

May 02, 2018

Saturday please be on time. Classes begin at 9 a.m. Students need to prepare for the Mother’s Day program.

MOTINOS DIENA – MOTHER’S DAY PROGRAM 12 p.m. in the upper hall.  Calling all moms, dads, grandparents, and special guests to come to a special program,honoring YOU, prepared by the students and teachers. It’s very sad to see a student  looking around the hall for family members and not spotting anyone to whom they can present a flower. Dads are also most welcome!

Some classes will be wearing Lithuanian costumes for the program. They will have time to change into them. Check with your child. Everyone is to dress appropriately-NO jeans,tee shirts, shorts, ripped clothing.

Classes end May 19th. End of school program and graduation – June. 2. Please make sure all student work is completed by the last day of classes. Confer with teachers.

p.Maryte

April 21,2018

April 20, 2018

Happy birthday  and best wishes to our konsul Darius Gaidys!

Mother’s Day program – May 5th ,12 p.m. Dads as well as other guests are cordially invited. These classes are to bring their Lithuanian costumes for the performance: 4,5,8,9,10 . Other students are to dress appropriately for this special occasion.

Los Angelu Chorus Concert – April 29th. Preview the songs to be performed in Lithuania this summer at the Song Festival.

PLEASE,PLEASE  INFORM YOUR CHILD’S TEACHER AND SIGN OUT IN THE RED NOTEBOOK ON THE TEACHERS’ TABLE IF YOU ARE TAKING YOUR CHILD OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE 1:15 p.m. OTHERWISE HOW ARE WE TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ????

YARD DUTY – We are always short of parents performing yard and gate duty.Please volunteer. Your child’s safety depends on everyone’s vigilance.

Ačiū,

p.Marytė

April 14,2018

April 13, 2018

Congratulations to all the Confirmandi on whom Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis conferred the sacrament of Confirmation last Sunday. Their names are listed in the Lithuanian section. A special thank you is due their teacher Žydra van der Sluys ,who accompanied them on the long two-year journey of preparation.One young teacher, Silvija, prepared by Jūrate Venckiene , also received the sacraments. What a wonderful example to other adults showing that it is never too late to receive the sacraments.

Mother’s Day program will take place on Saturday, May 5th at 12 p.m. Please note the date change. All dads are invited too, to be honored by their children.Please check the Lithuanian language letter to see if you signed up to be on the organizational committee.

This is the time to check whether your child has completed all of his/her school and classwork. Please consult with the teachers.

YARD DUTY – we are always in need of parents to help supervise the students during recess times. Please volunteer, especially if you spend the entire day on school grounds.

p.Marytė

 

April 7, 2018

April 05, 2018

School resumes this Saturday. His Excellency Bishop Bartulis will be visiting our parish and conferring the sacrament of Confirmation on 18 of our young people this Sunday at the 11 a.m. MAss. Please join us in congratulating and supporting them as they commit themselves to serve Christ and the Catholic Church as mature Christians. A heartfelt thank you is due their teacher Zydra van der Sluys,  who has spent countless hours preparing them on this journey. During the two year program, she taught and guided them,oversaw retreats, discussions, and the preparation for the final event. She is truly God’s gift to our parish.Please show your appreciation to all of our teachers.

Mother’s Day program has been rescheduled to May 5th 12p.m.  Moms and dads are invited. The students are preparing a program to honor both. And, as always, we welcome all grandparents and guests.

STUDENTS ,WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED ALL CLASS AND HOMEWORK AND HAVE MISSED NUMEROUS SATURDAYS, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT GRADE IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL.