Happy Catholic Schools Week to you! Annually, we take the last week in January to celebrate what Catholic schools mean to our faith and our church. Catholic schools have the unique opportunity to nurture spiritual and moral values within the students. This is constantly reinforced not only in classes of religious instruction but throughout the curriculum and extracurricular activities. The Gospel message is taught and reinforced in our classrooms every day. Catholic schools exemplify the importance of living the message of the Gospel by helping others. This is accomplished while maintaining a high standard of academic excellence. Academically, our schools are renowned for academic excellence with students consistently scoring in the top 1/3 on nationally standardized tests. The result is an educational environment that teaches values for a lifetime. Thank you for your support of Catholic education, and specifically, All Saints Catholic Academy!
Do you have Palms?
Ash Wednesday is February 13th. As a school, we will be burning palms on Tuesday, February 12th. If you have palms saved from last Palm Sunday, and would be willing to bring them to school prior to the 12th, we will be happy to burn them with ours. Please send them to the school office. Thanks in advance.
SHPP Note for Parent Volunteers at the Valentines Day Parties
If you will be serving as the room parent supervisor of this party, SHPP would like to remind you that the parties are Thursday, February 14 from 2:15 - 3:15 pm. As a volunteer, you must remember to sign in and out with the office. Thanks!
Dinner Dance Auction 2013 News
Tuition Raffle Tickets are on Sale
Get them before they are gone! If you would like a chance to win a $5,000 ASCA tuition credit for the 2013-2014 school year, simply purchase a raffle ticket for $100. Please contact Keith or Susan Glab at ks4glab@yahoo.com with any questions.
Item Donations will be accepted through Monday, February 4th
Please turn in your item donation and form to the office as soon as possible. The forms can be found on the auction website at www.ascadda.org.
Invitation Information
The Dinner Dance Auction invites are being sent home in backpack mail today with oldest/only students. Reservations and payment are due by Friday, February 22nd. You can also register and pay online this year. Visit www.ascadda.org for more information.
No Cookin’ in the Kitchen Fundraiser – Chuck E. Cheese!
The much anticipated Chuck E. Cheese – No Cookin’ in the Kitchen fundraiser is tomorrow, Thursday, January 31st. Come to the Chuck E Cheese at 1154 E. Ogden in Naperville between 3:00 and 9:00 pm to enjoy games, pizza and fun. Bring your family and friends to this once a year event! 15% of the evening’s sales will go toward next year’s eighth grade class trip! For All Saints to receive credit for this event, you will need to notify the cashier that you are an All Saints Catholic Academy family. Each student will be bringing home a sticker today, which will earn them 10 Free Tokens when redeemed at Chuck E. Cheese the evening of the event. Please contact Beth Brown at elizabethannbrown@att.net with any questions. Thank you again for your participation.
Christmas Card Collection for St. Jude’s Ranch
ASCA needs your help after the holidays – please send in your Christmas cards instead of throwing them out!! Girl Scout Troop 860 will be collecting Christmas cards for St. Jude’s Ranch. The cards will be used by the children at St. Jude’s Ranch to create new cards. The program is beneficial to everyone – customers receive fun, “green” holiday cards they can feel good sending to their friends and loved ones, and the children at St. Jude’s Ranch receive payment for their work, learn about basic job skills, and the importance of recycling.
Please note that only the card front can be used (please check to be sure the back side is clear of any writing, etc.) We cannot accept Hallmark, Disney or American Greeting cards. 5″ x 7″ size or smaller is preferred. St. Jude’s also needs birthday, thank you and all occasion cards so please send those in too!
To learn more, please see http://www.stjudesranch.org/shop/recycled-card-program/. Send your donated cards into school with your student. There will be a collection box in the office. The collection runs through tomorrow, Thursday, January 31. If you have any questions, please email Barbara Garitty at bmgaritty@aol.com.
D203 Busing Change
There will be no busing home from school for District 203 bus riders on Friday, February 15. Please note this change on your calendar. All other buses will be running on that day.
All Saints Football
If you are going to be in 4th through 8th grade in the 2013-2014 school year, and you are interested in playing on the All Saints travel football team, please plan on attending one of the upcoming open houses for more information:
Sunday, February 10: 1 – 4 pm at the Ashbury Clubhouse, 3403 Lawrence Drive in Naperville, 60564
Saturday, February 23: 12:30 – 3:00 pm at All Saints Catholic Academy
Please contact Frank Ribaudo at (630) 853-5397, or info@ascafootball.com with any questions. Also, visit the www.ascafootball.com website.