This year's Grandparents Day and May Crowning will be held on the morning of Friday, May 1st.  We have already had a few phone calls from interested grandparents who want the date noted on their calendars, so please feel free to encourage the grandparents in your family to save the date.  More news and invitations will follow as we get closer to the date.

All throughout Lent, All Saints students and their families will support the Hogar del Pobre orphanage in Celaya, Mexico with prayer and a clothing collection.  For most of the children at the orphanage, the clothing that they receive from All Saints students will be the only new outfit that they receive all year long.  In past years, All Saints families have generously been able to contribute over 700 pieces of clothing during the forty days of Lent, which is our current goal (many of our classrooms have set a class collection goal).  The Lenten Service Project flyer was sent home with all oldest and only students last week.  Thank you in advance for your generous contributions.

Ladies, you've sat in the stands all winter long watching your kids play basketball and cheering them on.  Now that their season is finished, it is time to dust off your high tops and put your game face on!  Join your fellow All Saints moms in the gym for some fun on the following dates:

Thursday, March 19         7:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, March 26         7:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, April  9            8-10 pm

Thursday, April 16           7:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, April 23           7:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, May 7              7:30-9:30 pm

Thursday, May 14            7:30-9:30 pm

Cost to participate will be $40 for new players (includes a jersey).  To sign up or get additional information, please contact Chris Gambs (teamgambs@sbcglobal.net), Dana Menendez (dmsulenski21@yahoo.com), or Tina Gregus (tmgregus@gmail.com).

Our Spring Book Fair is scheduled from March 16 through March 19 in McSherry Hall.  Hours follow: 

• Monday, March 16 - 10:00 am - 3:30 pm preview day

• Tuesday, March 17 - 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

• Wednesday, March 18 - 9:15 am - 5:30 pm

• Thursday, March 19 - 8:00 am-11:00 am

The book fair will be open before and after preschool in McSherry Hall.  Think about books for spring break travels, or gifts for first communions, birthdays and graduations.  There will be books in Spanish available, as well. 

 Our next Market Day will be held Wednesday March 18th, with product pick-up from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in the gym (enter through Door 9).  Please note, this is the first Market Day order of the 2015-2016 school year for Family Fundraising, and a great opportunity to earn FFO credits. At least 10% of your pre-tax order will be credited to your annual Family Fundraising Commitment.

You are encouraged to place your order at http://www.marketday.com/ and pay by credit card. Please note that the deadline for internet orders has been moved one day earlier, for this and future Market Days.  This month's deadline is Friday, March 13th at 11:00 pm.  All Saints Catholic Academy's school code is 27119. 

Volunteers are needed to help receive and arrange the food for delivery. Please contact Tracy Coleman at tracytroy@aol.com if you are able to help.