Saints Speak
From Mrs. Santos
In reflecting on this week’s virtue of Charity, I can’t help but sing a song that I have known for most of my life, Where Charity and Love Prevail. If you are a cradle Catholic like me, you will be humming along too! Please pay particular attention to the lyrics of this hymn that follow:
Where charity and love prevail,
there God is ever found;
Brought here together by Christ’s love,
by love are we thus bound.
With grateful joy and holy fear 
God’s charity we learn;
Let us with heart and mind and soul
now love God in return.
Forgive we now each other’s faults
as we our faults confess;
And let us love each other well
in Christian holiness.
Let strife among us be unknown,
let all contention cease;
Be God’s the glory that we seek,
be ours God’s holy peace.
Let us recall that in our midst
dwells God’s begotten Son;
As members of his body joined,
we are in Christ made one.
No race or creed can love exclude,
if honored be God’s name;
Our family embraces all
whose Father is the same.
In reflecting on the formation process of our students, service is one of the three primary components (the other two being evangelization and catechesis). This includes "guidance of young people in developing Christian and social consciousness and a commitment to a life of justice and peace through educational programs and service/action involvement activities.” Wow, that certainly is a mouthful! What this means is that we would like for our students to be more involved and vested in their community outreach efforts. Teachers will be discussing various alternatives with their classes; and students will vote on one choice that they would like to participate in/support at their grade level.
It is our hope that a student-directed discussion will result in their excitement in helping in their communities. Students will also ponder the type of service activity that is most important to them. As a result, students will be greater invested in their service related activities, building empathy where charity and love will prevail.
Saints News
All Saints Annual Appeal
When all of us who love All Saints Catholic Academy – parents, teachers, administrators, Board members, alumni, friends - come together to work towards a common goal, great things can and will happen. This week, we are reaching out to all of you to participate in this year’s Annual Appeal. You will be receiving a letter via the mail over the next couple of days. We are asking you to prayerfully consider contributing to this year’s appeal at whatever level you are comfortable giving. No gift is too small. Everyone’s help is needed! We would love to share with every school family that 100% of all of our families were able to contribute. So, please respond to this year’s appeal as generously as you are able.
Coffee with the Principal
Our first Coffee with the Principal was a great success. Thank you to all of the parents who were able to join us yesterday. We plan on making this a monthly event with our next date in January after the holidays (date and time TBA). In order to accommodate as many parents as possible to join us at these gatherings, we plan on offering alternating daytime and evening meetings.
2016-2017 Online Directory - DirectorySpot
The All Saints Catholic Academy School Directory is an online directory using the DirectorySpot app. If you ask anyone who has used the app, it is terrific to be able to access our directory information so easily. Thank you to everyone for their patience in our updating this year's directory. I know that all of us have been locked out of it while the final updates were being made. GOOD NEWS!!!! The 2016-2017 All Saints Catholic Academy School Directory is now available.
An email was sent TODAY with information on setting your password and downloading the DirectorySpot App to your phone/mobile device. We have been informed that some school parents received this email in their spam, so please take a look there is you did not receive it in your primary email.
If you have previously downloaded and used the app, all you need to do is click on the link to set your password. If you have never downloaded the DirectorySpot app before, please see your email for instructions on downloading the DirectorySpot app, as well as setting your password.
If you have any questions, please contact Helen Kolar at (630) 961-6125, or hkolar@ascacademy.org.
Christmas Gift 2016 – Remembering the Teachers
Each year, we acknowledge our dedicated teachers and staff with a coordinated gift from our ASCA families. Please consider contributing to this gift. Please click here for the Christmas Gift 2016 flyer with all of the details (form has also been sent home in hard copy).
The deadline for your donation is Tuesday, November 29. This is a hard deadline. Please note that contributions will not be billed via FACTS. Please contact Mili Jain at mili_anand@hotmail.com with any questions.
Thank you in advance for your generous participation.
Schoolbelles Sale – Biggest Sale EVER
Go to http://www.schoolbelles.com/ for more information. 20-50% off everything! Our school number is S2105.
Saints Helping Saints
Lynch Creek Farms
We know that many of you will be decorating your homes for the holidays over the coming Thanksgiving week. Do not miss out on 
this opportunity to help raise funds that will go towards ASCA Scholarship and Programming with the purchase of gorgeous high quality seasonal wreaths, garland, trees, and centerpieces from Lynch Creek Farms.
The best part is, all you have to do is go to the following Lynch Creek Farms website and place your order. Items will be shipped directly to you in enough time to decorate your home for the holidays, or for gift giving. You have until December 15 to place your order, so check out the website today. If you have any questions, please contact Tara Brophy at tabrophy@hotmail.com. Thank you in advance for helping us to reach our goal!
Saints Having Fun
SAVE THE DATE – Parents Night Out 
More information to come about our first ever Parents Night Out. Fun activities will include Pizza and Cookie Decorating, Holiday Movies and Popcorn, Games, Arts and Crafts and more! So, circle Friday, December 9 on your calendar because we have plans for your child(ren). More information to come NEXT WEEK, so be on the lookout on how to reserve your spot.
All Saints Competitive Chess Team
Our students have been meeting on Tuesday afternoons after school to learn chess competition strategies, helping them to become stronger, more confident players. If you are interested in finding out more about the team or if you have any questions, please contact Lynn Lutfiyya at lynnlutfiyya@gmail.com.
Marmion/Rosary Little Cheer Clinic
All kids in grades K-8 are invited to participate in this Cheer Clinic hosted by the Marmion/Rosary Cheerleaders. The cost is $50 per person (+ $1 online service charge) and includes instruction, a t-shirt, and snack. Participants will also perform at a Marmion basketball game on December 13. To register or for more information visit: www.rosaryhs.com/cheer
Holiday Hoops for Girls 5th - 8th Grade
Rosary High School's Basketball Coaching Staff & Players present Holiday Hoops December 27-28. This is a Basketball Shooting Camp hosted at Rosary High School, for more details or to register, please visit www.rosaryhs.com/holiday_hoops
Aurora Central Catholic Dance Camp
The Aurora Central Catholic Dance Team is hosting their inter dance camp on Sunday, December 11th. The camp is open to all community youths in grades K through 8th grades. The camp will provide basic dance skills and techniques to help youths on their dance journey. The ACC Dance Team will also be teaching a halftime routine which will be performed during the varsity basketball game on Friday, December16th. Each registered dancer will receive a T-shirt to wear for this performance. Please email JV coach Lexi Clay for more information at lexiclay20@gmail.com. The ACC Dance Team looks forward to being a part of your dance journey.
Saints In Faith
SHPP Faith Formation Invites you to an Advent Bible Study
A prayerful Advent is the key to a holy, happy and peaceful Christmas. This Advent, please join fellow All Saints parents at St. Elizabeth Seton for a short study of The Infancy Narratives of Jesus. This four week study will cover the first two chapters of Gospel of Matthew and the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke. It will start on Tuesday, November 29 and will finish on Tuesday, December 20. There will be a morning session that starts at 9:00 AM and an evening session that starts at 7:30 PM. Both sessions will cover the same material. This study will be facilitated by Linda Hill, a graduate of the Biblical Institute of the Diocese of Joliet. Please contact Amy Drake at amyldrake@me.com or Molly Donovan at mollyd1509@me.com to register.
Saints Making the Grade
ASCA graduates Ashley Baka and Paulina Torres made the High Honor Roll (4.0 and above) for the first quarter at Montini. Congratulations girls!
Saints In Competition
From the Saints Sidelines…..
Congratulations to ALL our volleyball teams for an outstanding season! As the volleyball season comes to an end, be sure to congratulate your player(s) on a job well done. All our athletes worked hard and make us proud both on and off the courts. Well done Saints!!
Please return your athlete’s volleyball uniform at the banquet or to the main office. Uniforms need to be cleaned prior to return. Place the uniform in a Ziploc bag with the player’s name and team so that you receive credit for the return.
Dribble, dribble, pass, shoot . . . . Basketball season is now upon us. Coaches have received game schedules. Please double check your schedules with the league website at http://www.dplbba.org/ as some schedules were revised. The season begins this weekend with our 7th & 8th grade boys’ teams making their first appearance on home court. We are looking forward to a great season!
The volunteer sign-ups for Concessions/Admissions will be sent out shortly.
THANK YOU to all who supported the All Saints Athletic Association (ASAA) at the recent Trivia Night! Whether you attended this “funtastic” night, purchased 50/50 tickets, or both, your contributions helped us raise $4,173. The goal of $9,000, will fund new basketball uniforms for 5th/6th grade students and the purchase and installation of a new water fountain/fill station outside the gym.
A HUGE thank you to the staff and families of All Saints Catholic Academy for your continued support of our athletic events/programs!
***REMINDER the Fall Sports Banquet (Volleyball, Cross Country & Cheer) is this Friday, November 18 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Pre-registration was required for this event.
