Saints Speak

From Mrs. Santos

September 7, 2016

Schools could not run without these individuals.  Students, teachers and staff members are always happy to see them.  Imagine any school event, field trip, or lunch/recess if they were missing.  Who are these people?  Why, volunteers of course! 

We love our volunteers at ASCA.  Moms, dads, guardians, grandparents – they help make All Saints a special place.  Did you know that –

• Out of concern for the safety and well-being of children, every diocesan, parish, school or religious education employee or volunteer who is involved with minors on a regular, recurring basis, and those who may have an opportunity to be alone with children during parish, school or religious education sponsored events, are required to attend a Virtus Protecting God’s Children (PGC) program.Protecting God’s Children is offered at no cost to individuals at locations throughout the Diocese of Joliet, and takes approximately two to three hours of your time to complete.

• To find out more about how to sign up for a PGC class, please go to the ASCA website at http://www.ascacademy.org/Portals/0/PGC%20Instructions.pdf.  Here, you will also find out more about the additional required paperwork and background check. 

  Please note that all volunteer paperwork and background checks need to be re-executed every 5 years for active volunteers.

SO, if you are interested in playing a volunteer role in any capacity, please sign up for a PGC class TODAY at https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=17156&theme=0. 

Also, please turn in your PGC certificate AND required paperwork (can be found at http://www.ascacademy.org/Portals/0/PGC%20Paperwork.pdf) ASAP.    

Maryanne Higdon will be happy to help you with any questions.  She can be reached at mhigdon@ascacademy.org or (630) 961-6125.

Photo/Image Release Consent 

There are a number of ways in which your child’s image could potentially be used at All Saints.  A bright pink colored Consent to Release Photo/Image form is being sent home with all students today.   We ask that you return the signed and dated form for each of your ASCA students to the school office by Monday, September 12.   

If you have any questions, please contact Patty Bajek at pbajek@ascacademy.org.

Fall Picture Day

Fall Picture Day is scheduled on Monday, September 12^th for Pre K through Grade 8, and on Tuesday, September 15 for preschool students not here on Mondays.   Students will be in uniform for this picture, and all students will be photographed.

The Lifetouch form with information about the optional purchase of additional photos is being sent home with all students today.  

Headset Purchases

We have received notice from our vendor that the headset delivery has been delayed.    We have been taking preorders, and will continue to process your order at this time, which will be given to your student when our shipment is received.  We expect the order to come in the near future, and all preorders will be filled first.  Until that time, students are welcome to bring a headset from home, or to have their student use the headsets available in the technology lab.  Please contact Maryanne Higdon at (630) 961-6125 or mhigdon@ascacademy.org with any order questions or to place an order. 

Labor Day Shoutout

Many of our All Saints girl scouts marched in the Naperville Last Fling Parade on Labor Day.  Thank you to the students and parents who represented ASCA on this beautiful Labor Day! 

Cub Scout Pack 507 Roundup

All K-5 boys are invited to Pack 507’s upcoming pack meeting on Thursday, September 29 at 7pm in the St. Margaret Mary Upper Room.  Please see the Cub Scout meeting information and fall/winter calendar.  Contact school parent and Cubmaster Wayne Klein at (630)202-4400 or wklein@kleinconstruction.net with any questions.     

St. Margaret Mary Parish Picnic

All are invited to the St. Margaret Mary Parish Picnic (sponsored by the Men’s Club of SMM) on Sunday, September 11 from Noon to 5 pm.  The picnic will take place in the Naper Blvd. parking lot, with fun for the entire family.  Food, fellowship, beverages, rock climbing wall, video game truck, bingo, reptile show, silent auction, raffle, carnival games, pony rides, inflatables, face painting and nail art – and more!  The church is located at 1450 Green Trails Drive in Naperville. 

YMCA Princesses Program

The YMCA Princesses Program (formerly known as Indian Princesses) is designed for Dads and Daughters (Grades K-4) to spend quality time together, and the Snowy Owls “Circle” in Naperville is inviting those interested to join its group.  The Circle participates in monthly activities that include campouts, ice-skating/tubing, YMCA events, canoeing, hiking, service projects, Rain Gutter Regatta, Christmas caroling, museum overnights, and participation in Naperville Parades.  For nearly 100 years, this Program has enabled both Dads and Daughters the opportunity to bond and create memories for a lifetime.  For more information, please contact school parent Carter Risdon (carter.risdon@gmail.com / 773-425-8102).  Carter can also connect families with sons to area Y Guides groups.

News from All Saints Athletic Association

Volleyball Season is HERE!

Come out and cheer on fellow classmates at the opening weekend for volleyball this Fri/Sat/Sun.  Watch later this week for the ASCA Weekend Sports Report to get all of the info you need about volleyball home games.  Want to follow the team standings and future games? Schedules can be found at the DuPage Parochial League website http://www.dplvba.org/.

Cross Country

Congratulations to our ASCA Cross Country runners who competed last Saturday in the first official meet of the season.  All runners posted excellent times and we can already see improvement in each runner.  Special congratulations to our 7^th grade girls & 8^th grade girls teams for finishing 5^th Place in their respective divisions.  All Saints also had runners who placed in the top 25 of their races which included 81-131 runners.  Congratulations to our individual ribbon winners:  Brendon Fenlon (25^th), Sophie Scrima (10^th), Ella Davis (11^th), Ben Snyder (24^th), John Kolb (25^th) and Katherine Colemen (12^th).  A special shout out goes to Joey Coleman for running a great race.  Saturday was a terrific start to a great season.  Great job Saints!

All Saints Football

Congratulations to the JV and Varsity All Saints Football teams who both were victorious this past Sunday against St. Mary’s of Riverside.  The teams cheered on by our ASCA Cheerleading team will be meeting St. Mary of the Woods this coming Sunday, September 11.

Important News about Team Photos

**Sept. 7 & 8 – Dina Kwit with Outside the Box will be taking professional quality team and individual sports photos of our fall teams.  The schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, Sept. 7th

3:45 - Boys 8A

4:30 - Cheerleading

4:45 - Boys 5A

7:00 - Girls 7B

 

Thursday, Sept. 8^th                                Monday, Sept. 12th

3:45 - Girls 5A                                       3:45 – Cross Country (at ASCA)

4:45 - Girls 7A

5:45 - Girls 6A

7:00 - Girls 8A & 8B

**Parents please help us by having your athlete at school dressed in uniform prior to the team’s scheduled time.

*TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK! Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, October 22^nd for this ASAA sponsored event!  You won’t want to miss this!  Please look for the Trivia order form GOING HOME TODAY with all oldest and only students (also available at the school website).

GO SAINTS!!