As you drive into the school drop off line, please look to the west and notice the lovely legacy gift from the 8th graders to our school. They have created a beautiful outdoor rosary. This rosary will be blessed on Thursday morning after the eighth graders celebrate their Baccalaureate Mass. This is a peaceful and beautiful addition to our school, and a thoughtful gift to the current and future students of All Saints Catholic Academy. We are very grateful. Well done graduates!
Deadline is May 31st to Purchase a brick for the St. Therese The Little Flower, Graduate Plaza
For those who have not participated yet, there is still time! We hope you will order now so that you can commemorate a special person or a special occasion, such as a favorite teacher or a team effort or graduation. With a sponsorship of $175, $250 or $500 you can give a gift that will last a lifetime. Please contact Meg Olsen at molsen@ascacademy.org for more information. All St. Therese order forms are due by Friday, May 31st.
When the Saints Come Marching In – Naperville Memorial Day Parade
Join us as we support our Veterans and All Saints Catholic Academy by marching in the Naperville Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27th at 10:30 am. We will meet in the Centennial Beach parking lot at 9:15 am. Note that the lot closes at 9:30 am, so please be sure to be on time (even a little bit early as there will be traffic) so you are not left out. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Please contact Anne-Marie at anne.marie.cronin@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
Order New School Supplies for Next School Year
Order on line at www.shopttkits.com and use the school's account number which is 33770. The last date to order these school supplies is Friday, June 7. This is a firm date and no exceptions can be made.
For all orders completed by June 7, supplies will be shipped to the school and distributed to each student’s classroom later this summer. When you arrive at the Meet and Greet event on Monday, August 19, you will find the supply box with your child's name in their homeroom. You may choose to either leave the box there for the first day of school, or bring the box home with you.
Special School Supply Information for Jr. High Students:
There is a required calculator for 6, 7 and 8th graders. If you need to purchase one, it is listed as a separate item from the grade level school supply kits. Scroll down the page until you find it and add it to your order. The book Dictionary of Word Origins 2011 ed. by John Ayto is required for all 8th graders and can be purchased on Amazon.com. (The SchoolKidz company cannot supply this book.)
Meet and Greet Monday, August 19
Mark your calendars now for our back to school Meet and Greet event on Monday August 19. In lieu of a picnic, we are having a snow cone machine come to the recess pad for kids and parents to socialize after meeting your teachers and picking up school supplies. The schedule on the 19th is as follows:
6 pm: New family orientation
6:30-8 pm: Classroom visits, followed by snow cones on the recess pad.
Used Uniform Resale – Tuesday, May 28
The used uniform resale will be held next Tuesday, May 28 in McSherry Hall from 11 am to 4:30 pm. Used uniform prices are as follows:
Vest, Uniform Sweatshirts and Cardigans - $10
Boys Trousers - $10
Girls/Boys Shirts - $5
Gym Shorts - $3
Gym Shirts - $2
Girls Jumpers and Skirts - $15
Please note that CASH ONLY payment will be accepted (no checks). Items should be dropped off on or before the morning of May 28th, Please attach (by safety pin) an envelope labeled with an ASCA Used Uniform Resale Ticket (which can be found at the school website) for each item of clothing that you wish to sell.
Summer Spanish Enrichment Academy
All Saints Catholic Academy is excited to offer a Spanish enrichment program designed to prepare junior high students for the start of the school year. Small group instruction and enrichment activities will be presented by Maria Kazlauskas, ASCA Junior High Spanish teacher. The class is for incoming 6th grade through 8th grade students, and will be held at All Saints from 9 am to 11:45 am on Monday, July 29 through Thursday, August 8 (no class on Friday, August 2). The cost is $170 for ASCA students. Registration information can be found at the school website, and was also sent home with all grade 5-8 students.
FROM SHPP…………………………………………….
Announcing our new SHPP Servant Leaders for 2013-2014:
President: Robin Gullborg
Vice President: Paula DeRuntz
Treasurer: Judy Kim
Secretary: Lisa Hajek
Hospitality: Mili Jain, Paula DeRuntz
Faith Formation: Darlene Newman, Monica Risdon
Community Outreach: Michelle Klein, Ann Zediker, Bridget Roe, Kristin Scrima
Room Parent Coordinator: Terri Dieter
Activities- Book Fair: Mary Neal, Carlene Wold
Activities-Mother Son Event: Betsy Knox, Mary Neal
Activities-Daddy Daughter Dance: Regis Watson, Amy Drake
A big thanks to the outgoing Servant Leaders for their dedication this past year.
Summer SCRIP
Keep chipping away at your 2013-2014 fundraising obligation by participating in Summer SCRIP. We will be processing scrip this summer on a limited schedule. It will be processed once a month on the following dates: June 10, July 8, and August 5. Please note that we will ONLY be accepting presto pay orders. To make it even easier for you, you do not have to send or bring in your order. Orders will be reprinted in the office. All you need to do is pick up your order, which will be ready by Thursday of the week that orders are processed.
Summer school office hours are from 9 am to Noon, Monday thru Thursday (closed Friday).
Any SCRIP orders with checks or cash will NOT processed. If you wish to open a presto pay account, go to the scrip website (www.shopwithscrip.com) to do so. There is a $0.15 charge for using this convenience. Once you set up the presto pay, scrip will send you a 4 digit code. You will need to e-mail that code to Debbie Bibo so she can activate the account. It is that simple! Please feel free to call or e-mail Debbie Bibo with any questions at dbibo11@hotmail.com, or (630) 777-0425 (C), (630) 375-1090 (H). If you haven’t registered yet for the SCRIP program, this would be the perfect way to get started this summer. ASCA’s enrollment code is 34B8FD2D12193.
Summer Reading Lists
The summer reading list for each grade level will be sent with next week’s Principal’s Newsletter. Reading is so important that it deserves a prominent place in your summer schedule. Look for the fun and interesting books for your student’s grade level!
D203 Busing Changes
D203’s last day of school is Tuesday, May 28. There will be no PM busing for All Saints students on May 28; and no busing to or from All Saints for the remainder of the school year after the 28th. Please make alternate transportation arrangements your D203 bus rider from May 28 through May 31on these days. All other buses will be running until the end of the school year.
Last Day of School for Grade 1-7 – Friday, May 31
Please note that students will be dismissed on the last day school following our school mass and report card distribution at 9:30 am.
Basketball Camp Thank You
The Boosters want to thank Dana Menendez and Mo Chavez for organizing and executing the recent basketball skills camp held on May 4th and May 11th for grades 3 to 8. Also we would like to thank Ed Cronin, Tom Widelski, Kaila and Kassie Buchhulz for their help during the camps. A special thanks to Sports Authority for donating bags, balls and other items to our school. We had great attendance, with 44 kids participating in the two camps.
Medication Pickup
Just a reminder, if you have any medications in our Health Office, they must be picked up by the last day of school, Friday, May 31. Please contact Susie Loscheider, ASCA Health Attendant, with any questions at (630) 961-6125.
Recycle those leftover school supplies
Use the attached forms (SCARCE) to send the leftover school supplies to SCARCE. It makes so much more sense than sending them to the trash. Please consider it.
Dreading Desk and Locker Leftovers?What do you with all the used school supplies the kids come home with as the year starts winding down? Toss most of it out? Wouldn’t it be great to spare our drawers and closets from overflowing, and instead donate these items to be reused and recycled?
Please join ASCA in supporting the School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE) – Tools for Schools Program (TFS)
SCARCE is dedicated to educating students, teachers, residents, businesses, and the general public to conserve natural resources and energy, prevent pollution, reduce waste, recycle, and compost organic materials, so that together we can make a difference; we can protect the environment and work toward a sustainable future for our community.
When: Now through May 30th
What: Fill out the school supply donation form for SCARCE. The form designates what items your child should bring home vs. keep at ASCA for donation to SCARCE. Send this form to your child’s teacher. Each classroom will have a collection box. Or if you have a simple request of either sending all the items home or ASCA keeping all of them for donation feel free to e-mail your teacher instead and recycle the checklist.
Once collected, these items will be taken to SCARCE. Then what…
75% of the donated items are distributed to low income schools, alternative schools, and special education programs in Illinois. The remaining 25% of items are sent to schools, orphanages, hospitals, libraries and youth centers around the world. – including Ghana, Kenya, China, India, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Columbia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Uganda and many more. Since its inception in 2002, SCARCE’s Tools for Schools Program has diverted over 1,000,000 supplies from the landfill.
Even crayons have a special purpose! SCARCE will peel, sort and melt the broken and used crayons in a crock pot. They will then be poured into special molds to form large crayons to be used by children with special needs. Any whole crayons received will be sorted into sets for underprivileged children.
If you have any questions please contact Bridget Roe at roeyerboat@yahoo.com.