ST. AGNES SCHOOL
January 12, 2017
Thursday, Jan. 12
Friday, Jan. 13
Monday, Jan. 16
Tuesday, Jan. 17
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Thursday, Jan. 19
Friday, Jan. 20
Saturday, Jan. 21
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Annual Fund Committee Meeting & Magic Match
Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm
End of 2nd Quarter (45.5 days)
No School – Martin Luther King Day
Student Council (3:15 – 4:30 pm)
Gala Meeting – 6:30 pm
11:30 am Dismissal – Teacher In-Service
Technology Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm
All School Liturgy – 8:15 am
Enrollment Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm
Preschool Parent Conferences – Evening
Report Cards
Preschool Parent Conferences – No School for
Preschoolers
Feast of St. Agnes
Mother/Son Dance – St. Agnes School Gym
(6:00 – 8:00 pm)
LOOKING AHEAD
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Thursday, Jan. 26
Friday, Jan. 27
National School Choice Assembly – 6th Grade at
Christ the King (1:00 – 2:15 pm)
STEM Club (3:15 – 4:30 pm)
Jump Rope for Heart Assemblies (8:00 – 9:30 am)
All School Liturgy – 8:15 am
TGIF Day for 3rd Graders at Little Flower
(8:30 am – 2:30 pm)
School: 793-1370
School Fax: 793-1238
Athletic Director/Sue Mosher: 546-7094
Late Day: 415-1304
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear St. Agnes School Parents,
Last evening, our eighth grade boys’ basketball team members were honored since
it is their last year to represent St. Agnes School in sports. I commend our eighth grade
boys on their team spirit and sportsmanship. I commend them, also, on their Student
Council leadership this year. They are a very fine eighth grade group! We are enjoying
the year with them.
Also, last evening, our students, their parents and the parent chaperones who are
representing St. Agnes in the March for Life trip to Washington DC met with Kyle Holtgrave,
the Diocesan Youth Director who organizes and leads this trip. Mr. Holtgrave gave students
and parents a descriptive schedule of the activities that are part of the trip. We are very
excited that fourteen students and three chaperones will join four buses of Diocesan youths
for this trip. Students and chaperones received identifying sweatshirts, scarves and hats to
wear for the March and activities in Washington. Please keep them in prayer as they
continue to prepare.
Our first semester ends tomorrow, Friday, January 13th. Report cards will be emailed for students in grades K-8 next Friday, January 20th. Report cards for Preschoolers
will be given out at their conferences, Thursday, January 19th or Friday, January 20th. I
am very proud of the grades of our Junior High students. I want to commend them for
their effort and achievement. This would be a very good time to reflect with your child on
his/her progress. Please do not hesitate to contact teachers with any questions or
concerns you might have.
In this winter weather, children are asked to dress warmly with hats and gloves.
Some days we are able to get outside. Thanks to our patrols who brave the winter
weather. It is very important that our patrols have coats zipped and hats and gloves on.
We are grateful that our Jr. High students help with this important service.
I ask parents to follow the procedures for arrival and dismissal of students. Only
preschool have permission to park near the school unless you are inside the school on
business at dismissal time. Parents/grandparents who consistently park near the school
are asked to follow the policies that others are asked to follow unless you have contacted
me regarding a serious reason for needing a different arrangement for parking. One
parent has paid through the Gala for a special parking space throughout the year. Please
do not use the rectory parking area for arrival and dismissal of students or parking on
Amos as it is very dangerous for students to cross the moving traffic at dismissal time.
The teachers and I are calling your students to follow these procedures. Please help us
keep your children safe.
SCRIP will no longer be available from a parked car on Fridays. It can be obtained
from the office and after the Masses on Sunday or online if you wish. The office has the
SCRIP case Monday through Friday at dismissal. To assure your order, please use the
early order form, especially when the quantities of cards you need are larger. Thank you
for all of your support for this program. The Parents’ Club is looking for someone to assist
with SCRIP, especially to help promote the SCRIP program through notices in the
Thursday letter, bulletin, etc. If you would be willing to consider this, please contact
Amanda Field
Catholic Schools Week is one of our favorite times of the year. This year’s theme is
“Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service celebrates the fact that
Catholic Schools are communities who work together to teach our Catholic faith, academic
excellence and living an active faith through service. Because of our traditionally high
academic standards, supported by strong moral values, Catholic Schools and their
graduates make a significant contribution to our local community and world.
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Hopefully, you received the copy of your family project to be displayed for Catholic
Schools Week. Please send in your family project by Monday, January 23rd, so that we
can begin working with this display. The projects are to depict some act of kindness that
your family was involved in through a picture or an explanation of that project. The
hearts will hang on a “Tree of Kindness” in the school hall through the month of February
and our Open House for the public on Tuesday, February 21st.
Sixth graders will gather with sixth grade students from the other Catholic schools
to celebrate “National School Choice week” at Christ the King School on Tuesday,
January 24th. Students are asked to bring with them items for “Harvard Park Bag of
Blessings.” Harvard Park is addressing the food shortages that many of their school
families are facing. St. Agnes sixth graders are asked to bring instant oatmeal packets,
peanut butter and soup. The students will participate in a prayer service and a fun
creative movement dance!
Our third graders will be joining with the other Springfield Area Catholic schools on
Friday, January 27th for a day of special activities at Little Flower School. We have named
this day: “TGIF – Third Graders in Faith.” The students have an opportunity to gather in
small groups with other Catholic school elementary third graders. It is always a fun day.
Next week, we will be working with families who are willing to participate in the
Mass that begins Catholic Schools Week. We start our week by celebrating our faith
together. All students and their families are encouraged to attend the 9:30 a.m. Mass on
Sunday, January 29th. Students are asked to wear their school uniforms to witness to our
Parish your choice of Catholic education. We will be presenting the Alumni of the Year
award to parishioner Ellen Kuntzi at this Mass. There will be an Open House in the school
and donuts and juice provided by the Parents’ Club after the 8:00 a.m. Mass and the
9:30 a.m. Masses only. Teachers will be in their classrooms after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. You
are welcome to bring other family members or family friends who might be interested in
becoming a part of our school family.
Wednesday of Catholic Schools Week is the parent lunch day. This year families will
have an opportunity to eat together. The division of lunches can be found in the attached
form for the parent lunch day. All children from the same family will eat together. Parents
will be asked to take a seat at the tables in the cafeteria or gym and wait for your children
to arrive, then move into the cafeteria line. If you have preschoolers, you are asked to
pick them up in their classroom first, then go to the cafeteria.
More details of the week’s activities will be in next week’s Newsletter.
Special thanks to so many who continue to help us with the Box Tops for Education.
Recently, we received a check for $1,485.40 for this program – thanks to your collections!
Each of these box tops earns money for the school . Thank you! Thank you!
If you have not had a chance to review the new video that is now on our web site
to tell the story of our school, please take a few minutes and watch it! We are very
grateful to HIP Advertising agency for organizing the day of videoing so that we might
have this short video to give others instant information about St. Agnes. As we near the
month of registration for a new school year, which is at the end of February, I ask parents
to assist us in inviting others that you know to consider our school program. You are the
best storytellers! Share this video through FACEBOOK! That is a way to get our message
out!
Attention Eighth Grade Parents…Eighth grade graduates will be
photographed on Friday, February 10th instead of in January as the original
calendar stated. This was a change made by Lifetouch. This will be a dress-up day
for eighth graders. Please make sure boys’ hair is trimmed up and off their collars and
that all students wear appropriate attire. Boys are asked to wear a tie, one color dress
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shirt (no loud colors), a jacket, if possible, for this day. Students often share their
jackets. Girls’ dresses must be modest. Spaghetti straps are not permitted unless worn
with a jacket. No tight, low-cut, tanks or midriff tops and only acceptable length skirts
and dresses should be worn by the girls. Graduation retakes are scheduled for March
10th.
Reflection: “Choose an Attitude of Gratitude” taken from a gift given to me
this Christmas…A Daybook of Gratitude: How to Live Each Day with a Thankful
Heart
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the
attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way
your mind looks at what happens. Circumstances and situations do color life,
but you have been given the mind to choose what the color will be.”
-John Homer Miller
With gratitude,
Sr. Joan
Scott & Shannon Ilsley
and
ISI Printing (James Palazzolo)
for their generous support through their participation in our
M.A.G.I.C. MATCH Business Education Partnership Program.
Parents please support our sponsors who give to our school.
ABSENTEES
Each parent/guardian is required to notify the school office by 8:30 a.m. if a child
will be absent that day. Homework requests may be made at this time. Parents can
always leave a message on the school answering machine if the secretary cannot be
reached. The answering machine is checked regularly.
A call should be made each day the student is absent, unless it is known that the
child will miss several consecutive days. If such is the case, the school can be informed
with the first phone call of the consecutive absence and the reason.
GRADE K
Can you believe the first semester will end tomorrow and your children are half way
through kindergarten? They are really blossoming! The report cards will be on line next
Friday. This week we are on letter K. We are learning about Martin Luther King, JR. He
was a real peace builder! Don't forget to get started on your 100 collection. Keep
warm. Students of the week: KA - Charlee Rupnik, KB - Harper Wieneke. Parent
Readers: KA - Mrs. Wells, KB - Mrs. Norris.
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LIBRARY
Readers are off to a great “new year” start. The following students have reached
reading counts (RC) milestones, classroom (CG) and independent reading goals (IG).
KA: Nolan Jones 5pts. (RC,CG) and KB: Beau Springer 25 pts. (RC); 1A: Will Kanoski 100
pts. (RC), Jay Rolf 50 pts. (RC), Maddie Brown 25 pts. (RC) and Tyler Brands, Gaby Handy
and Jackson Ihlenfeldt 10 pts. (RC, CG); 1B: Payton Smith 10 pts. (RC), Brody Watson
50 pts. (RC); 2A: Michael Albanese 100 pts. (RC, IG), Colton Kaufman 100 pts. (RC),
Niko Pecori-Robinson 50 pts. (RC, IG), Spencer Wieneke (IG); 2B: Mikey Groesch and
Austin Rutter (IG) 100 pts. (RC), Riley Nesch 50 pts. (RC), Olivia Walcher 28 pts. (RC,
CG); 3A: Lincoln Brady 25 pts. (RC), Peyton Wescott 50 pts. (RC); 3B: Ashwin John 250
pts. (RC), Madeleine Pauly 25 pts. (RC); 4B: Reese Watson 50 pts. (RC); 6A: Emma
Markwell 100 pts. (RC); 7B: Vance Ludolph 50, 100 pts. (RC); 8B: Anna Phalen 50 pts.
(RC)
Pat, pat, pat for a job well done readers!! “Keep on Keepin’ on” with your reading
journeys.
MISSION NEWS
January 16-20 Merciful Grace
1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his glory in Christ, after you have suffered a
little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
We are continuing our monthly mission collection in each of the homeroom classes
with the theme: Merciful Grace. May your January be filled with mercy and grace. All
donations and prayers are appreciated for our students, staff, and parish. This school
year we have collected all together (without mission dues) $57.80 and (with mission
dues) $425.74. Thank You and may God bless all of our giving.
LATE DAY
Late Day bills went home with the youngest child in the family on Wednesday of
this week. Payment is due upon receipt of bill. Send Late Day payments in a separate
envelope marked Late Day Admin - Payment.
Any special notes for Late Day other than payments are to be sent in a separate
envelope marked Late Day. Please do not include any other school notes or lunch
payments in with a Late Day payment or note. Late Day Administration works typically
every Tuesday after school and school/lunch information may get delayed to the correct
area.
Parents who have children in Late Day may request a statement of what you have
actually paid to St. Agnes Late Day program for the 2016 calendar year, for income tax
purposes. Please notify the Late Day administrators, in writing, and send your request to
the office.
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SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR
Attached is an order form for St. Agnes Spirit Wear.
Orders with payment are due by Thursday, January 19th
to Mrs. Mosher. Catch Our Spirit!
PARENTS’ CLUB
Have you registered for the Mother/Son dance yet? It will be a fun night out for you
and your little men with a DJ, glow in the dark games, and a photographer to snap a
picture to remember the evening by (photos are an extra charge). Please see the attached
flyer for complete details and the registration form. Registrations due by Wednesday,
January 18. Service hour opportunity: Calling all dads and mothers with daughters...we
need a few more volunteers to help run the games and check in at the mother/son dance.
If you are available and interested, email Meredith Koerper at [email protected]
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Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic
St. Agnes School Newsletter
Distribution Date: January 12, 2017
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More Than 100 Attend The Four Signs
of a Dynamic Catholic Book Program
WOW!
Approximately 110 parishioners, along
with a sprinkling of others from nearby parishes,
took part in the successful launch of the The
Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic group
discussion program last Sunday (Jan. 8) in the
St. Agnes Parish Hall. The program explored the
first chapter of The Four Signs of a Dynamic
Catholic and its introduction to prayer, study,
generosity and evangelization as guides for
becoming “the very best version of yourself”
and, in the process, a more Dynamic Catholic.
The next group discussion session will be held
Sunday afternoon, January 29, from 3:30-4:30
p.m. in the St. Agnes Parish Hall. The program
will dive into the book’s second chapter and its
focus on prayer as the means to achieve and
maintain excellent spiritual health. If you
missed the first session last Sunday, don’t
worry. You’re more than welcome to attend
the program on January 29.
All discussion programs are free.
Complimentary cookies (fresh and homebaked!) with coffee, iced tea and water will be
provided. Also … a very limited supply of books
remains available for those who haven’t obtained a copy. Contact Ed McDowall, volunteer program
coordinator, if you need a copy for yourself or perhaps another with whom you would like to share the
message it provides. Ed can be reached by voice or text at (217) 341-1780 or by email at
[email protected].
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Revised 9/20/2016
Catholic Schools Week
2017
Parent Lunch Count
On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 parents are invited to come and eat lunch with
their child(ren). There will be 3 lunch shifts divided by child’s last name. Last
name of students Agans – Handy will eat at 11:00 a.m. Last name of students
from Harley - Perkins will eat at 11:45 a.m. Last name of students from
Pershing – Zheng will eat at 12:30 p.m. The menu for the day will be Chicken
Strips, Tater Tots, Fresh Vegetable Bar, Sliced Peaches and Chocolate Chip
Bar.
In order to prepare enough meals, a pre-order is required. Unfortunately
walk-ins to eat hot lunch cannot be accepted this day. Please indicate below
which lunch shift and how many adults will be eating hot lunch.
Please return this form to the school office by
Thursday, January 26, 2017.
Family Name _______________________________________________
Youngest Child’s Name & Grade _____________________________
________
_______ # of Adults eating on 1st Lunch shift (11:00 a.m. – Agans-Handy)
_______ # of Adults eating on 2nd Lunch shift (11:45 a.m. – Harley-Perkins)
_______ # of Adults eating on 3rd Lunch shift (12:30 p.m. – Pershing-Zheng)
Please note that there is no cost to the parents for their lunch.
Rock & Glow
Mother/Son Dance
Saturday, January 21, 2017
6 P.M. - 8 P.M.
St. Agnes School Gym
All boys in grades Pre-K3 through 8th are invited to bring a female guest to the second annual parent/child
dance. The cost is $10 per couple. Snacks and Drinks will be provided.
There will be glow in the dark games including bowling and twister.
Lee Grebner of Knuckleheads DJ service will be there to provide us with some great music for the night!
***Anna Pauly will be on site for pictures at an additional fee***
The photographer will be available to take pictures from 5:45-6:45 and then 7:30-8.
Please return the completed registration form along with payment by
Wednesday, January 18th to:
St. Agnes Catholic School
℅ Meredith Koerper
Mother/Son Dance
Please make checks payable to St. Agnes Parents Club
Please note: Female Guests may be any female over the age of 18 - Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts & Family Friends. Additional boys, including
siblings, cousins, etc, that will be attending with the same female guest are an additional $5 each. If you have any questions, please E-mail Meredith
Koerper at [email protected]
Return To: St. Agnes Catholic School with Payment
Boy’s Name _________________________________________________________________________Grade_____________
Adult Female Guest’s Name ______________________________________________________________________________
Additional Boy’s Name __________________________________________________________________________________
St. Agnes SCRIP Order Form
Revised Oct. 4, 2016
Order Information
General Information:
Order Date:
Orders placed on MONDAY BY NOON will
generally be filled and delivered on Friday.
Questions? Contact Amanda Field (502-6235)
or Christine Kanoski (622-8199) or by email.
Email: [email protected].
Family Name:
Work/Home Phone:
St. Agnes Student Name:
Shop with SCRIP
Teacher/Grade:
Check One:
Pick up at Church
Send home with Student
(Delivery)
Put in staff Mailbox
Pick up at School Office
We have our popular gift cards in stock, so stop
by the office if you need some.
Tell your friends, family – they can shop through
SCRIP also!
TOTALS:
Total # SCRIP Purchased:
Total Amount Due:
Date Delivered:
Check Payment Option: (Payable to St. Agnes Parents Club/Scrip Account)
Check #
Mail Order
1. Check your order for accuracy. Inaccurate orders will be returned unprocessed.
2. Do NOT enclose cash. Check or money order only. Make payments to “St. Agnes Parents Club-Scrip”
Retailer
Ace Hardware
Aerie
Amazon.com
AMC Theaters
American Girl
American Eagle Outfitters
Applebee’s
American Express
Arbys
Babies-R-Us (Toys-R-Us)
Barnes & Noble Bookstores
Bass Pro Shop
Bath & Body Works
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bella Milano
Bergners
Best Buy
Bob Evans
BP Gas
Buffalo Wild Wings
Build-A-Bear
Burger King
Burlington Coat Factory
Cabela’s
California Pizza Kitchen
Carter’s/Oshkosh
Champs Sports Store (Footlocker)
Cheesecake Factory
Children’s Place
Chili’s
Chipotle Mexican Grill
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Crate and Barrel
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CVS Pharmacy
Dairy Queen
Dave & Buster’s
Del’s Popcorn Shop
Dennis Uniforms
Denny’s
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dillard’s
Discover
Disney Gift Card
Dress Barn
Domino’s Pizza
Dunkin Donuts
Express / Express for Men
Family Video
Fannie May Candies
Finish Line
Footlocker Stores
GameStop
Gander Mountain
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Gordon Food Service (GFS)
Great Clips
Gymboree
Hallmark
Hardees
Hard Rock Café
Home Depot
Hyatt
IHOP
iTunes
J.Crew
Jiffy Lube
JC Penney
Jo Ann Fabrics
Joe’s Pizza
Journeys
K Mart
Kohls
Krispy Kreme
Land’s End
Lettuce Entertain You
Limited
Little Caesars
LL Bean
Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden)
Lowe’s Home Improvement
Luers
Macy’s
Marathon
Marathon Jumbo Card
Maurices
Meijer
Menards Home Centers
Michaels
Mobil (Exxon)
Mobil (Exxon Jumbo Card)
Motherhood Maternity
Noodle’s & Company
O’Charleys
Office Depot
Olive Garden (Darden)
Oriental Trading Company
Outback Steakhouse
Overstock.com
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Panera
Papa John’s
Papa Murphy’s
Payless Shoes
PetSmart
Pier One Imports
Pizza Hut
Pottery Barn (Williams Sonoma)
Pro Image
Qdoba Mexican Grill
Radio Shack
Red Lobster (Darden)
Red Robin
Regis Salons
Ross Dress for Less
Sam’s/Walmart
Sears
Sephora
Shell Gas
Shoe Carnival
Shop N Save
Shutter Fly
Smashburger
Staples
Starbucks
Steak N Shake
Subway
T.J. Maxx
Taco Bell
Talbots
Tanger Outlets
Target
Texas Roadhouse
TGI Friday’s
Toys-R-Us
Ulta
Visa
Walgreens
Wendy’s
Zappos.com
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Please use blank rows to order SCRIP from additional retailers found at www.glscrip.com
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