Saints Speak from Mrs. Marshall - 9/17/2026 - One Month of School In

I sent two stand-alone emails yesterday, about two important upcoming events – our Fun Run and Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please take time to read them both if you haven’t already!

Fun Run

The Fun Run is off to a great start! In less than 24 hours, we already raised over $11,500. Way to go, Saints!! Congratulations especially to Ms. Styles’s 1^st grade class, who earned an extra recess for having 100% of students turn in their checklists today!

The class competition to dunk me in the Dunk Tank is already close as well – Mrs. Magnussen’s 1^st graders are in the lead, followed closely by Mrs. Swanson’s preschoolers and Mrs. Martinez’s preschoolers. There are still 8 days left – anyone could win!

We’ll continue to distribute prizes daily. If you forgot to turn the checklist in today, that’s okay – you can turn it in any time this week or next and your child will still earn a Hershey bar. 

Tonight’s challenge is a class challenge…the class with the most donations by the start of school tomorrow will earn popsicles! Click here to contribute today, or share the link with friends and family. Thank you for your support!

Picture Retakes

Next Thursday, 9/24, is Picture Retake Day. If your child was absent for the original picture day, they will be photographed Thursday (it's your choice if you want them in uniform or out of uniform). If you would like your child to retake his/her photo, please send an email to the homeroom teacher as well as attendance@ascacademy.org by noon on Wednesday. We will only send students for retakes if we have received a parent email.

Safety Reminder: Dismissal

Morning arrival has been going very smoothly – thank you! We appreciate you continuing to use both doors for arrival, pull all the way forward, and drive safely throughout campus.

I wanted to share a few reminders about dismissal at Door 1:

• All students must be picked up from the coned area; students should not be walking to parent cars on their own. If you prefer to stay in your car, please use Door 7 for dismissal instead.

• Many students are playing in the grassy areas at dismissal time, and we love that ASCA families are spending time playing together after school! For the safety of all, only students with a parent/guardian present are allowed to play in the grassy area. Other students must stay in the coned area (or on the steps for our youngest students) until their parent/guardian arrives. This is the only way for us to ensure that everyone is picked up by a designated adult at dismissal. Thank you for monitoring your children if they are playing in the grass.

I-Ready Reports

Homeroom teachers will be sending home reports from the first i-Ready diagnostic assessment (K-8) today. Please note that since CogAT testing was done via paper and pencil this year, reports will not be ready until later in the fall. 

For the i-Ready assessments, you will get two reports – one for reading and one for math. The report will show your child’s scale score (we look for this score to grow throughout the year), the grade level equivalent overall and in each subtest, as well as a national norm. The national norm percentile tells you how your child did compared to other students at their grade level nationwide. For example, if your child scores at the 70^th percentile, this means he/she performed better than 70% of students at this grade level throughout the country. 50^th percentile is average. 

Like any other test, this is a snapshot of your child’s learning and is used to inform instruction, along with other data gathered in the classroom. The back of the report has more information on next steps for your child in each domain, which can be used both at home and at school to support further learning. Teachers spent time reviewing the reports yesterday afternoon and will continue to do so throughout the year. The report also helps place the students on their MyPath, the personalized instruction component of i-Ready. Conferences are a great time to discuss these reports, along with in-class performance, with your child’s teacher.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 8^th and Friday, October 9^th, with daytime and evening slots available as well as in-person and virtual. If you haven’t already done so, please log in to FACTS to sign up for a conference time slot. If you have any questions about how to sign up, refer to yesterday’s email.

Blue Out for Fall Athletics

Next Friday, September 25^th, is our Blue Out! Come join us in the gym at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm to cheer on our 8^th grade volleyball teams in one of their final home games. 8^th grade Cross Country and Flag Football athletes will be honored before the 7pm game. Any ASCA students in attendance will get an Out of Uniform pass!

If your children are attending Blue Out (or any home games), please remember to monitor their behavior, especially if they are outside the gym. Students should not be playing volleyball near the welcome desk or outside Door 1, as it can cause damage to ASCA property. We love having a full house for our home games but ask that students spend that time in the gym cheering on our teams!

Diocesan News

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Brendan J. Cahill as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet! Click here for the official announcement.

Saintly Acts

Congratulations to the following students, who earned Saintly Acts recently: Gabby C. (3^rd grade), Maverick G. (1^st grade), Tre H. (1^st grade), Matti B. (8^th grade), Rebecca L. (8^th grade), Paulina W. (4^th grade), Jake B. (7^th grade), Teddy E. (7^th grade), Max M. (7^th grade), Monroe M. (4^th grade), Eleanor A. (Kdg), Ozzy K. (4^th grade), Zachary L. (8^th grade), Franklin M. (4^th grade), Conor M. (1^st grade), Lucy M. (4^th grade), Alannah O. (4^th grade), Zoe P. (4^th grade), Mieran S. (4^th grade), Izzy S. (4^th grade), Laila S. (4^th grade), Collins W. (Kdg), Marshall D. (1^st grade), Simone D. C. (6^th grade), Jackson D. (2^nd grade), Oliver H. (3^rd grade), Jack M. (3^rd grade), Grayson N. (Kdg), Valentina C. (Kdg), and Banks W. (Kdg). Keep being saintly!

Warm regards,

Margie Marshall

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