Saints Speak from Mrs. Marshall - 2/1/2024 - Faith Opens a Window
Please take a few minutes in prayer with these words from Pope Francis:
“Faith opens a ‘window’ to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures.”
Today’s message from Pope Francis reminds me of a more well-known quote from St. Mother Teresa: “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” So often in our lives, when we have a strong emotion, it is not in response to a big incident or major problem, but an accumulation of several little things over time. The same is true of our relationship with God and our quest for heaven; it is the little good deeds, quiet prayers, and small daily actions that accumulate and bring us closer to holiness. What a beautiful message this is, because these small actions are possible for all of us, each and every day!
Diocesan Survey
There’s still time to share your feedback through the Diocesan School Effectiveness Survey! If you can’t find the email, you may click here to access the survey. Please take 10 minutes to do this before the survey closes tomorrow; we appreciate your feedback!
Spelling Bee
Our week has been full of fun Catholic Schools Week activities, including our Intermediate and Junior High spelling bees! Congratulations to the following winners:
Intermediate:
- 1st place: Arabella Kolodkin
- 2nd place: Nathan Emken
- 3rd place: Adalyn Zaluzec
Junior High:
- 1st place: Lucas Ling
- 2nd place: Kieran May
- 3rd place: Abbie Ling
Lent
Lent begins in less than two weeks! As we begin this holy season together, please plan to join us for Stations of the Cross on Wednesday, February 21st, at 6:30pm.
Click here for more information on this family evening of prayer.
February Catholic Identity and Diversity focus
February is Black History Month. At ASCA we are focusing this month on making students aware of social justice and the importance of treating everyone fairly. Our preschool-5th graders will use a video from PBS Kids, with teacher led discussion, to help them be aware of the topic of social justice. The teacher will continue discussions about how we treat each other and that recognizing the differences helps us understand that each of us is different.
Our Junior High students are focusing on the topic of implicit bias, including doing self reflection on their own bias and the impact it has on others. These lessons will take place in social studies class.
MAP testing
We are nearly finished with making up MAP assessments from last week, and teachers have begun to review the data to inform instruction. Reports will be going home next week. Please contact your child’s teacher with any questions about these reports.
Chess Scholars
You may now sign up for the spring session of Chess Scholars. Click here for more information!
Saintly Acts
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized today for their recent Saintly Acts: Kate N. (Kdg), Eva B. (4th grade), Matthew B. (6th grade), Greyson M. (4th grade), Zachary M. (1st grade), Yusuf Q. (4th grade), Renee S. (1st grade), Hayden W. (4th grade), Will C. (3rd grade), Olivia C. (3rd grade), Uriel C. (3rd grade), Kameron G. (6th grade), Ryan C. (8th grade), Evan C. (8th grade), Liam G. (8th grade), Jonathan H. (Kdg), Lucas J. (8th grade), Samuel K. (2nd grade), Ariana L. (1st grade), Dominic P. (Kdg), Camryn S. (8th grade), Matthew G. (6th grade), Krystian M. (6th grade), Eli T. (6th grade), Griffin M. (5th grade), Monroe M. (1st grade), Sebastian M. (5th grade), Eain S. (6th grade), and Quinn T. (5th grade). Keep being saintly!
Warm regards,
Margie Marshall
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