Saints Speak from Mrs. Marshall - 5/30/2024 - The End of the Year

Instead of a message from Pope Francis today, we’ll end this final Saints Speak with a prayer for the end of the school year. 

Today’s Field Day activities have been going great, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. Thank you to all the parent volunteers sharing their time with us today! 

Tomorrow is our last day of the school year! We invite you to join us for Mass at 8:15am, and then students will return to their homerooms for report card distribution and 9:30am dismissal. This is a dress UP day, so students may dress in nice clothes or their school uniform. There is no after care today, so if you are unable to join us for Mass please still plan to pick up your child(ren) at 9:30am.

Summer Hours

Next week, our office will begin summer hours – we are open Monday-Thursday, 9am-12pm. The welcome desk is not staffed during the summer, so if you do stop by please come to Door 7. As you know, our two big projects are beginning on Monday as well, so we recommend calling before you come to ASCA as we don’t know if the projects will require us to close the office at some point during the summer.

You may also reach our admin team via email throughout the summer. Teachers only check their email periodically during the summer, so if you email them please be patient as a response will take longer than usual.

Preparing for Fall: Uniforms, Summer Reading and School Supply Lists

Get a jump start on your uniform shopping for next year at ASPA’s Uniform Resale! Summer resales will take place outside of Door 1 on Wednesday, June 5 from 3-5pm, and Saturday, August 10, from 10am-12pm. All items are $5 each.

Summer is a time for rest and relaxation, but it’s important to keep learning as well! Summer Reading lists and guidelines are available here:

• Kindergarten-5^th grade summer reading
• Junior High summer reading

Junior high math packets will be sent home tomorrow.

Save yourself the trouble of back to school shopping by ordering a school supply kit through School Tool Box! Click here for more information. The supply lists can be viewed here if you prefer to purchase yourself over the summer.

Recess Pad Project Update

We are looking forward to our recess pad renovations beginning next week! Thank you to all who have so generously contributed to the project. Through online donations, a significant anonymous donation, and a Legacy Gift donation from the Class of 2024, we have raised over $67,000 toward this incredible improvement for our school! If you would still like to contribute, please do so by June 30^th to be included on the donor recognition plaque.

Honor Roll and Academic Awards

At our final Mass tomorrow, we will recognize a few students for their academic achievements. Since this is my last email of the school year, I will share these awards with you now as well.

Congratulations to the junior high students who earned a place on the Third Trimester Honor Roll!

Congratulations to our top performers on the Illinois Math League Contest!

Top 6^th grade scores:

• 5^th place: Sapphire Richards, Eain Sawko, & RJ Swanson
• 4^th place: Kieran May, Charlotte Murray-Doherty, & Caroline Zhang
• 3^rd place: Mary Devine
• 2^nd place: Sebastian Mourad
• 1^st place: James Budd

Top 7^th grade scores:

• 5^th place: Aubrey Chernick, Cavan McGovern, & Nathaniel Tan
• 4^th place: Clare Hruby
• 3^rd place: Lucas Ling
• 2^nd place: Gavin Foley
• 1^st place: Abbie Ling

Congratulations as well to James Budd for earning the top score in the school on the American Mathematics Competition (AMC-8)!

We are so proud of all our saints for their hard work and growth throughout the year.

Saintly Acts

Congratulations and thank you to our final group of Saintly Acts this year: Noah H. (2^nd grade), Tallula M. (7^th grade), Brooks W. (6^th grade), Emily R. (4^th grade), and Riley T. (4^th grade). Keep being saintly throughout the summer!

Thank you!

Thank you for your partnership this year and for sharing your children to us. It has been a fantastic school year, and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to spend these days with your families! I pray that you have a restful and fun summer with your family, and we look forward to your return in August. 

Please take a moment for this end of year prayer:

God of wisdom, we thank you for all the gifts you have given us throughout this school year. We praise you for giving us life, for saving us in Christ, and for choosing us to be your people.

As we come to the end of this school year, we voice our gratitude for the good things you have done in us, and we praise you for all who have shared in the work of this school.

We ask that you bless them in your love and give them refreshment and peace. We praise you, God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns forever and ever.

Amen.

Have a fantastic summer!

Warm regards, 

Margie Marshall

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