All are welcome to attend our Welcome Back Coffee and SHPP meeting on Wednesday, September 11 at 9:15 am in Café 1(located across the hall from the school office) immediately following the school mass.  Whether you are a brand new school family or a seasoned veteran, please join us to learn more about SHPP (School Home Parish Partnership), upcoming events, and how you can become involved.  Please feel free to bring your youngsters along with you!  SHPP is a wonderful place to connect with each other as a part of the All Saints school community and family.  If you have any questions, please contact Robin Gullborg, SHPP president, at robinborg@sbcglobal.net.

Event: Kid's Day of Service

When: Friday, September 6th after school (whenever you can get there) to 6 pm

What: Calling all kids (age 2 and up) and families!  Want to participate with us in a day of service sponsored by Whole Foods Markets nationwide?  Then join us at St. James Farm for an afternoon of clean up and tending (weeding, pruning, watering, harvesting, etc.) to one of DuPage counties most beautiful recreation areas!  In addition to volunteering, we will be serving an early dinner after we finish the work courtesy of the Whole Foods Market Wheaton & Willowbrook stores.  Complete the Service Project Form after performing the act of service.  For more information about the event and to RSVP, please go to https://wfmwheaton.eventbrite.com

Well, it is finally here!

The ‘place to be’ this weekend will be the ASCA Fall Fun Fair – this Sunday, September 29 from 1-4 pm! Pre-ordered t-shirts and tickets will be going home today – Wednesday, September 25 - with your student. Please be sure to look for both, and contact Maria Gulli at pmgulli@comcast.net with any questions.

T-shirt colors by grade level are as follows: Yellow – Preschool through 1^st grade, Orange - 2^nd through 5^th grade, Green - Junior High). Even if you didn't pre-order tickets, come to the Fun Fair – tickets will be available for purchase on Fair Day. This year's fun fair includes Sandy Candy, Bounce House, Cake Walk, Photobooth, Button making, Sports Zone, Games, Prizes and much, much more!

If you are donating peanut-free baked good items, please drop them off at school from 3:00 - 3:45 pm on Friday, September 27, or at Door 1(by the stained glass windows) from 9 am to Noon on Saturday, September 28. Thanks, and see you at the fair!

Our first Market Day of the year will be held on Wednesday, September 18^th, with product pick up from 2:30-3:30 pm in the gym (enter through Door 9).  As a reminder, 10% of your pre-tax order will be credited to the 2013-2014 fundraising obligation, so please take advantage of this fundraising opportunity.  You are encouraged to place your order online at www.marketday.com, and pay by credit card.   The deadline for internet orders is Saturday, September 14^th, at 11 pm.  All Saints Catholic Academy's school code is 27119.  Volunteers are needed to help sort and stack the food. Please contact Tracy Coleman at tracytroy@aol.com if you are able to help. 

Next week on Monday, September 9^th and Tuesday, September 10^th, Fall Picture Day is scheduled, as follows:

Monday, September 9^th - at the ASCA main campus for Kindergarten through 8th grade students, preschoolers who meet on Mondays at ASCA, and for Pre-Kindergarten students at the St. Elizabeth Seton campus.

Tuesday, September 10^{th -} at the ASCA main campus for all Tuesday/Thursday preschool students, and for all students who were not photographed on Monday, September 9^th. 

A form with information about the optional purchase of additional photos is being sent home with each student today.  This Lifetouch Form must be filled out with payment enclosed, and brought to school on or before Picture Day for additional photos to be purchased.  The order form must be presented to the photographer at the time a student is photographed for additional photo packages to be printed.  Late order envelopes cannot be accepted.  Additional order forms will be available in the school office.

The students wear their uniforms for this picture, as these are the pictures used in our yearbook.  Speaking of yearbook, we can always use help in the creation of the yearbook.  Interested?  Please let me know by emailing srenehan@ascacademy.org and I will connect you to the team.  Thanks in advance.