Weekly Word – January 8, 2017

Please click here to read an important letter from Sr. Merris.

 

Friday, January 13 – School registration forms for the 2017-2018 school year at due.

All preschool students are required to have a flu shot between September 1st and December 31st.  Documentation from the physician must be on file in the nurses office before students return to school in the new year.  Thank you.

Please remember to check the online bulletin on our school website for important daily announcements and updates.

CHRISTMAS STORE                                                                                                                                Christmas Store will gladly accept donations of unused wrapping paper and large boxes for next season. Please drop them off in the Multi- Purpose Room. Thank You!!

ENRICHMENT

ENRICHMENT DAY                                                                                                                                        Are you ready to rock???? This year’s Enrichment Day theme is “Assumption’s School of Rock”. Each year, this special day brings our children new experiences and fun-filled interdisciplinary activities. All students spend the day moving around the school to learn about our theme from different perspectives and points of view. Parent volunteers are needed to plan and run activities for our children on Enrichment Day which will take place this year on May 12th. Our first general meeting will be on Friday, January 13th at 8:15AM in the MultiPurpose Room. monster beats fake vs real for sale Please join us to find out more about this exciting day at school and to help brainstorm some activities for our children. Feel free to contact a member of the Enrichment Committee with any ideas or questions.                                                   Thanks,
Christine Dam cdam@verizon.net
Aileen Philbrick aileen.philbrick@gmail.com
Laura Santoriello lpsantoriello@verizon.net

CLAY STUDIO – WINTER SESSION 2017                                                                                            Come and spend Monday after-school from 2:30-3:30 for 4 sessions creating one-of-a-kind objects working in clay starting on January 16, 2017. Please click here to learn more information and to print out the permission form.

AFTERNOON ART – WINTER SESSION 2017
Join Afternoon Art and have an opportunity to enjoy and explore art in small multi-age groups after school. The session will consist of 4 classes and is available to students in grades 2 to 8. For more information and the registration form, please click here.

CHILDREN’S BOOK DRIVE                                                                                                                          Academy of St. Francis of Assisi in Totora is a Catholic PreK-8th grade school. I recently learned that the school does not have a school library and one of the teachers is volunteering to build one literally from the ground up. ugg outlet eu ebay Assumption’s 3rd grade Girl Scout troop 6157 will be coordinating a book drive to assist in her efforts. We will accept any new or gently used picture books, chapter books or middle school level books. If you could keep our book drive in mind over the break, we would appreciate any donations. We will collect books through January 13th. You can place books in the 2 blue bins in the school lobby.
Thank you for your support!
Andrea Bopp (andreabopp@verizon.net)

ASSUMPTION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
“The Wizard of Oz” auditions will be Tuesday, Jan. 24th 4-6pm. Call backs for lead roles will be Thurs. Jan. 26th 4-6pm. Our director is limiting 40 performers to this production. Anyone trying out for this performance must audition these dates. Rehearsals will start once a week in Feb., 2-3 times per week in March, April and May. Performance dates are May 20th & 21st. No more than 2 missed rehearsals will be permitted. There will be a $100 fee to participate which will be collected with audition form. Auditions open to 4th-8th grade students. ugg outlet denver co dfo Please click here to print out audition form and return to school no later than Jan. 20th. For auditions girls will sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, boys will sing “If I Only had a Brain” and “If I were King of the Forest”.  Anyone auditioning should bring homework or a book to read during auditions.  Stage Crew will be called at a later date.                          Kathy Endres
Physical Education Teacher

 SUBMISSION CALL FOR CHRYSALISM
Assumption’s Literary Magazine
We are seeking short stories, poetry, comic strips, essays, artistic photographs, and drawings for our second annual issue. Kids in grades 5 through 8 are welcome to submit as many pieces as they like. Submission is not a guarantee of publication. Please email submissions or questions to Christen Fisher (Alex’s mom-8B). Word documents and jpegs only please.  Submission Deadline: March 15th, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                         ** Anyone interested in being part of this year’s student editorial committee, please email Mrs. Fisher.     christen330@gmail.com 

YEARBOOKS                                                                                                                                              Don’t forget to order your yearbooks! Last year, ugg outlet braeside black friday sales