Assumption Catholic School
Excellence in Body, Mind and Spirit since 1913,
still burning bright!
Registration Now Open!
Next School Mass
Friday, 2/13/15 at 10:30
am, (2nd grade)
All School Mass
Fr. Luke will be celebrating
Mass, DRESS UNIFORMS
Parents are always
welcome to come to Mass!
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A Message from the Principal
February 11, 2015
The Good Stuff
At the rehearsal for the talent show there was a young Kindergarten girl who
got up to play a musical instrument. When the curtain opened she had a case
of stage fright and ran off stage. After an act, she came back out and tried
again. She played beautifully! What happens next is the good stuff: all of the
students, kindergarten through eighth grade, were on their feet giving this
young girl a standing ovation.
The second good stuff can be summed up from an email I reviewed from Gina
and Chris DePalma. It said, "Chris and I just wanted to express
our gratefulness for Emma’s display of fruits of the Spirit on Friday night. She
Special Points of Interest
showed such great fortitude and composure during her piano/singing act
because her sheet music was out of order. Most kids would have crumbled,
2.11.15—2.12.15—Jump for Heart but she calmly sat there while Sarah found the correct page. Then later,
2.13.15—Mass at 10:30, all school during her act with Phoebe, she displayed amazing kindness and compassion
DRESS UNIFORM
by first encouraging Phoebe to keep going then shaking off the audience to let
2.16.15—NO SCHOOL,
us all know they were going to finish the song, to finally putting her arm
President’s Day
around Phoebe to let her know they were in it together. It was a beautiful and
2.17.15—Field Trip (6th grade)
impressive display of Christian love. Please let Emma know that Mr. & Mrs.
DePalma appreciate what she showed her fellow students on the
2.18.15—Ash Wednesday, 10:30
Mass (6th grade) DRESS UNIFORM stage Friday night. Thank You."
2.19.15—Chinese New Year
Lunch, Middle School
 2.25.15—Hot Lunch
 2.25.15—Middle School Retreat
 2.26.15—Assembly
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Assumption School
Newspaper Ads
Parents of middle school students
can buy advertisements in the student-run school newspaper, Hark
the Herald. They can be used to
wish a child a happy birthday, congratulate a team on a win, or simply
just a message to your child. The
advertisements
are $5 and can be
paid at the front
office. The money
raised will go towards helping to
fund the school
newspaper.
I understand that the crowd was cheering both girls on.
Only at Assumption…Priceless!
~ Monica Des Jarlais
Research about Catholic Schools and the relationship to the church
Interesting reading- reason why parishes should support schools but note
page 13
http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catholic-education/upload/
CARA-Catholic-Schools-Data-Points-white-graphs-2014.pdf
Ash Wednesday
Mass is at 10:30 a.m. and ashes will be distributed. There will also be a
collection at this Mass. Parents please talk about alms giving to your children
as this is an important part of our Lenten tradition.
Catholic Relief Service Rice Bowls
Join our school community and more than 13,000 Catholic communities
across the United States in a life changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice
Bowl. The Rice Bowls will be in your Wednesday parent envelope on Ash
Wednesday, February 18. Don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app!
Remember, your Lenten sacrifices change lives.
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Auction Tuition Raffle –Last week EVERYONE got a Raffle flyer with a labeled envelope attached…
this is your BIG OPPORTUNITY!
Winner will receive one full tuition for the 20152016 school year (one student), a commitment hour waiver (40 hours), and a $100 gift card to
Dennis Uniforms! Thank you to those that have already purchased a ticket…if you don’t want the
additional flyer/envelope, feel free to send it back in the envelope or share it with a friend or family
member! Only 120 tickets will be sold but we must sell at least 75 tickets to even have the raffle.
ALL RAFFLE TICKET PURCHASES MUST BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 12 @ 3:00 PM!
No additional tickets will be sold past this date…this is it for this fabulous opportunity!
Volunteer On-line Sign Up for Library/Lab Angels
Students are taking advantage of access to the computer lab during lunch recess so they can work on IXL, long term
projects and other school work. Please consider picking up a shift to provide adult supervision in the lab/library during this
time. The shift runs from 11:55 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. You must be current with your Called to Protect. Remember, when you
sign up on-line, the chairperson is automatically notified you have signed up and you will receive a reminder email two days
prior to your shift. Thank you! February http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084fa9af23a31-feburary and March http://
www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084fa9af23a31-march2
Volunteer On-line Sign Up for Playground Angels
Do you like to be outside helping ensure the students have a safe environment for fun recess play? Please check your
calendar and see if you are able to pick up a lunch recess shift (11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) on one of the dates listed on the
link. You must be current with your Called to Protect. Remember, when you sign up on-line, the chairperson is automatically
notified you have signed up and you will receive a reminder email two days prior to your shift. Thank you! February http://
www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084fa9af23a31-feburary1 and March http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b084fa9af23a31march3
AHA Jump for Heart Fitness and Health Service Learning Project!
Warm up those ropes!! On February 11th and 12th during Fitness Classes, our K – 8th grade
students will participate in the American Heart Association (AHA) Jump for Heart. Enclosed this
week is a “Remembrance” form, return the form for our wall of prayer. They will be posted in
the gym honoring those we know who are fighting heart and stroke disease and those who have
passed away due to heart disease. Please turn in donations by February 19 th!! Thank you. If you can help
during the event day please contact Mrs. Campbell. These will be counted as fund raising hours.
THIS JUST IN!!! Jump for Heart donations to American Heart Association due February 19th!! “Thank
you” gifts now include Free Dress coupon for February 26th when you donate $15.00 or more. Ask your neighbors to
donate!! Mrs. Campbell.
TALENT SHOW SURVEY ONLINE
WE VALUE YOUR INPUT...AS MENTIONED IN LAST WEEK”S NEWSLETTER HERE IS A
SURVEY ON THE TALENT SHOW https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/85YSKRF
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Growing Great Kids Auction!
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February 11, 2015
Assumption Catholic School is getting ready to finalize our Five-year Strategic Plan: Visioning 2018.
We have narrowed our plan to include six areas of focus with specific goals for how to achieve the
aims in each focus area. In order to finalize this document, we are looking for feedback from our
families, faculty and staff regarding these focus areas and specific goals. Please take the following
survey, helping us to identify any areas in which you feel Assumption Catholic School may be
strong, weak and/or where you see an opportunity for improvement.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ACSStrategicPlanSurvey
If you feel that you need more background, the entire Five-year Strategic Plan: Visioning 2018
document is available for your reference at: http://school.assumption.org/uploads/Wednesday%
20Parent%20Envelope/February%2011/Strategic%20plan%202018-2.pdf
Thank you! We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Assumption Catholic School Commission
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