• Gloves Available for Graduates
• Last Bulletin of the Year - May 23
• Varsity Book Buyback - May 28-29
• Parent Presentation - June 3
• Summer Courses for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
• Summer Courses for Future Tigers
• Personal Finance Course at NDB Summer School
• Parent Partnership Program
• Service Hours with Belmont Park and Recreation Department
• Faculty Wish List
• Reflections From An Exchange Student
GLOVES AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATES
The Business Office is selling white gloves to graduating seniors for $5.00. Please see Mrs. Tigri in Room 202.
LAST BULLETIN OF THE YEAR - MAY 23
Please note that this is the last bulletin for the academic year.
VARSITY BOOK BUYBACK - MAY 28-29
The Book Buyback will be held in the Small Gymnasium on Wednesday evening, May 28, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. and after Class Day on Thursday, May 29, from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Parents of seniors might encourage their graduates to sell back their books on Wednesday evening. Once this task is taken care of, they can really enjoy their Class Day and preparations for Graduation. Varsity Books is bringing extra staff so that the lines will move quickly. If you cannot come to the Book Buyback, you will have the option of selling books online.
PARENT PRESENTATION - JUNE 3
The Belmont Police Department will be hosting an information session for parents at the NDNU Theatre at 6:30 p.m. on June 3 featuring a speaker from the San Mateo Narcotics Task Force on "Drugs and Drug Education." All parents are welcome to attend this free session. Students may not attend. Click here for more information.
SUMMER COURSES FOR SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS, AND SENIORS
Click on the Summer Academy button on the NDB website, and check out our Enrichment and Credit classes for high school students. Students can learn how to manage their personal finances, introduce themselves to American Sign Language, or learn the rules of the road in brief but intensive courses. Physical Education for credit is also available to help students build extra space into next year's schedule for study or electives.
SUMMER COURSES FOR FUTURE TIGERS
NDB's Summer Academy
is a new program for middle school girls, which offers academics, enrichment,
and sports. Choose from 26
courses, including Fencing, Journalism, Video Production, Psychology, "CSI
Forensics," Fun Math, Drama, Study Skills, HSPT Exam Prep, Essay Writing,
and much, much more. The program
runs from June 16 to July 3, Monday through Thursday, on the NDB campus. Online
registration is now available.
PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE AT NDB THIS SUMMER
Do you wish that your daughter appreciated the value of a dollar
better? Do you want her to be
confident in handling her finances now and in college? Do you want her to understand the
process of investing? Sign her up
for a short (one week) inexpensive ($100) Personal Finance course. Click the Summer
Academy button to find out more.
PARENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Thank you to the hundreds of families who have donated to the
Parent Partnership this year.
Through your generosity, we have raised $255,678 to enhance Notre Dame's
ability to "prepare young women for life." School wide participation is 54%, with five weeks left in
the fiscal year. Here are the
current results:
Class Participation Donations Average
Gift
2008 60% $83,097 $848
2009 67% $80,188 $901
2010 47% $45,215 $780
2011 39% $47,128 $957
There is still time to donate and improve your class
participation! Consider a gift in
honor or your daughter. We
appreciate every gift, large or small, and our chief goal remains increasing
participation. To make a donation,
use the Donation Form
or contact Annual Fund Director Gail Jackson at (650) 595-1913 ext. 191 or
gjackson@ndhsb.org
SERVICE HOURS WITH BELMONT PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT
The Belmont Parks and Recreation Department is seeking student
volunteers to help them run their summer programs. If your daughter is interested in fulfilling service hours
this summer, please contact the Belmont Parks and Recreation Department at
(650) 595-7441 or parksrec@belmont.gov, or call Mrs. Hutchins at (650) 595-1913
ext. 205 and she can direct your request to the specific areas needing
volunteers.
FACULTY WISH LIST
At the end of the school year, parents sometimes want to say
"thank you" to a special teacher in their daughter's life. Our teachers work long hours throughout
the year to provide your daughter with a top notch education. If you would like to donate toward the Faculty Wish List, you
can make a teacher's dream come true!
This year we have already received $3,565 in Faculty Wish List donations
for Athletics, College Counseling, Library, Science, Special Needs, and Visual
and Performing Arts.
REFLECTIONS FROM AN EXCHANGE STUDENT
Read
reflections from our exchange student from Malaysia, Fion Teo. You will enjoy reading about her
experience at Notre Dame during this spring semester.