This is the last newsletter for the year. I thank you for sharing your child with me this past year. It is an honor to be part of their lives.
You have a summer assignment moms and dads…... In 1920, Luther Burbank wrote: "Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, animals to pet, hayfields, pinecones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education." So your assignment is this: let your child enjoy the best part of education this summer and hopefully, you can enjoy it with them. May God bless you and keep you safe.
Summer Reading Lists
The summer reading list is attached to this newsletter. Reading is so important that it deserves a place in your summer schedule. Look for the fun and interesting books for your grade level!
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
Deadline is this Friday, 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.
Order New School Supplies for Next School Year– Deadline is Friday, June 7
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. So, if you wish to avoid the crowded aisles come July/August in Target and Walmart, do not delay, sit down today to order your school supplies!
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.)
Summer Spanish Enrichment Academy
All Saints Catholic Academy is again offering 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 (both current and new students are welcome), 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.
Thanks to the Marching Saints in the Naperville Memorial Day Parade
Thanks to all of the Brownies, Daisies, athletes and their parents for representing All Saints in the Memorial Day parade on Monday. Despite the cool weather, we had a blast! Thanks to everyone who participated.
Save the Date
ASAA Trivial Pursuit Night will be held at ASCA on Saturday night, October 19. More information to come.
Summer SCRIP
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to earn monies toward your 2013-2014 fundraising obligation by participating in Summer SCRIP. Both new and old school families alike can take advantage 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.
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, or to make pick up arrangements.
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.
Dreading Desk and Locker Leftovers? Recycle those leftover school supplies! 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.