Many years ago as we were planning the school, one of the parish fundraisers complained that she didn’t see anything unique about the school we were planning. I was quite upset, because it seemed like she hadn’t been listening. She then responded saying, “Well then, write it down.” So, I did. The result was TO TEACH AS JESUS DID: AN OTHERS CENTERED CURRICULUM. Most of it is still found on our website.
Fast forward to some conversations that we have been having lately as parents and as school folks about how to help students, help parents, and help staff create an environment that supports an improved culture of respect. We started looking for some resources that would help inform us and support these efforts. One of the first ideas that came forward was a book entitled Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World by Jill Rigby. The sentence in the descriptor stated, “In an effort to raise children with a healthy view of themselves, parents often focus on self-esteem rather than self-respect. And author Jill Rigby says there’s a big difference. It’s the difference between self-centered and others-centered children, the difference between performance-driven and purpose-focused teenagers.” That sure sounds to me like it was made for us!
Think how powerful it could be if we join together next year in a united effort as parents, staff, and students to work towards a deliberate culture of respect. The students have the Kindness is Spoken Here Project that can be the start and expansion of their efforts. The staff and parents can support them with a united effort to support a higher level of discourse for our children. I realize we are asking them to be countercultural. Together however we can create a far better culture in our school and in our homes.
Where do we start? In a week, there will be a list of summer reading listed for the students. Will you join us with a summer book as well? I am going to give the staff a copy of Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World for their summer reading and I am asking you to find a few hours to read it as well. If we use this as our jumping off point in this united project, we truly can make a difference and give our children the strength to truly be the people that Jesus means them to be. The project will grow, expanding throughout the 2014-2015 school year, and hopefully into a lifetime of change as these children model respect for others to the world. Please join with us to make ‘teaching as Jesus did’ a reality.
If you have outgrown your school shoes...................................
Traditionally we have allowed students to wear their tennis shoes as part of their uniform these last weeks of school if they have outgrown their school shoes. This can start this coming Monday, May 12th. This is tennis shoes only. No sandals or flip-flops and socks are still necessary.
District 203 Busing
Naperville School District 203 has notified All Saints that busing will be provided for All Saints students through our 9:30 am last day of school dismissal on Tuesday, June 3. This is a change to information previously communicated concerning busing.
Final Market Day on May 21st
Our next Market Day, and the last during this current school year, will be held Wednesday, May 21, with product pick-up from 2:30 - 3:30 pm in the gym (enter through Door 9). As a reminder, at least 10% of your pre-tax order will be credited to your annual Fundraising Commitment, and this is the third Market Day which will be credited toward the 2014-2015 school year. You are encouraged to place your order at www.marketday.com and pay by credit card. The deadline for internet orders is Saturday, May 17th at 11:00 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.
Purchase a Brick or Other Naming Opportunity for the St. Therese, The Little Flower, Graduate Plaza
Buy a Brick, or consider Other St. Therese Naming Opportunities to commemorate your child’s years at ASCA, or honor a special student, First Communion, graduation, teacher or coach! This is also a great way to memorialize a loved one, or to celebrate a birthday or anniversary with a gift that will last a lifetime.
The sponsorship of a Brick costs $175, $250 or $500 and other naming opportunities are available (please see information attached to this newsletter). Please go to www.ascacademy.org for order forms and more details, or contact Tim Traynor at ttraynor@ascacademy.org with any questions. All St. Therese order forms are due by Friday, May 30th.
Current Family Fees and Forms Packets
Packets will be going out shortly. An E-blast will be sent to notify all families. Be prepared to turn your paperwork and fees around quickly so your student(s) do not miss out on their 2014-2015 Pick a Day Out of Uniform pass. Contact Patty Bajek at (630) 961-6125 with any questions.
Do you know someone who can help?
If you know of anyone who has a working car that they could donate, please let me know. I will connect them to a disabled person in great need of this help.
Save the Date!!! Naperville Memorial Day Parade
It has become an annual tradition for ASCA families to show their school pride while honoring our Veterans as we proudly walk in the Naperville Memorial Day Parade. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us on Monday, May 26th! We need students from all grade levels. So get your friends, Girl Scout Troops, Sports Teams, etc. together and plan on a great day! More information will be announced in the weeks ahead. For more information, please contact Debbie Kosmach at nolkos@aol.com.
2014 G.L.O.W. 5k Run for Reading
Have you seen the colorful 2014 G.L.O.W. 5k signs along the Naperville streets lately? Have you wondered how you could be part of this fun run? We want YOU to join our Shining Saints ASCA team for the 2014 G.L.O.W. 5K Run/Walk for Reading! We are looking for runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to join us for a fun-filled evening of exercise and community sprit! (We hear that there are many walkers at this event.) All proceeds from this event go to the Jeanine Nicarico Memorial Fund for Literacy, which enhances literacy programs throughout District 203, District 204 and area private schools. Over the past few years, ASCA has received approximately $7,000 in grants from this Fund! We recently found out that we have been awarded a grant of $2,000 for the 2014-2015 school year for professional development and to purchase sets of fiction and non-fiction books to use in guided reading groups. We would love to see you support this wonderful organization that has been so generous with ASCA!
Please consider registering with your family and friends (the Glow 5K Run flyer is on the school website). If we are the school with the highest percentage of participation, Anderson’s Bookshop will award an author visit to All Saints! Come on Saints! A prize will be given for Best “GLOWING” Individual. Go to www.naperglow5k.com for more information.
SHPP 2014-2015 Nomination Forms
SHPP needs you! SHPP Nomination forms for open SHPP board positions for the 2014-2015 school year are available at the ASCA website. Consider nominating yourself or someone you think would be a great fit for the open positions. In addition to these positions, there are many ways to become involved with SHPP. Please consider sharing your time and talent. There are opportunities available for all levels of involvement. Please contact the 2013-2014 SHPP President, Robin Gullborg at (630) 414-1014 with any questions. Nomination forms are due by 3:00 pm this Friday, May 9.
SHPP Meeting
Please be sure to mark your calendar for our next SHPP meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:15 am in Café 1 following mass. We hope to see you there. Please contact Robin Gullborg at robinborg@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
Servant Leader Award
Servant Leader Award nomination forms should be returned by this Friday, May 9. The form can be found at the school website. Please contact Robin Gullborg at robinborg@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
Field Day – Grades 1-4
Field Day for grades 1-4 will be held on Thursday, May 29. We will begin at 9 am, and continue until lunch at 11:10 am. Volunteers should arrive at the school by 8:30 am. If you are interested in helping (and have taken Protecting God’s Children), please notify Mrs. Abrams at jabrams@ascacademy.org.
Plunge Into Fitness
There were over 160 ASCA students who participated in the "Plunge into Fitness" initiative this spring. Congratulations to those who earned 1 free weekday waterpark voucher to use this summer. The vouchers will be going home on Thursday and Friday of this week, so please be on the look-out for them in your student's book bag. If you have any questions please contact: Carla Griffin at carla_griffin@ipsd.org.
The last day that The Runaway Pencil will be open for the current school year is tomorrow, Thursday morning, May 8 from 7:30 – 7:50 am. See you all in the fall!
Community Outreach
Big Spring Clean
Thank you ASCA families! We had many bags of donations from the Big Spring Clean drive. SCARCE greatly appreciates our collections, and looks forward to partnering again with us next school year.
News from the All Saints Athletic Association
Registration for 2014-2015 Sports Season is Going on Now!
Registration period ends on May 14th!!!
Parents: You can now register your student athletes and pay your sports fees via credit card online for the 2014-2015 school year! (Check payments will still be accepted). Please be sure to read the FAQ’s BEFORE you register to get all details. Online registration ends next Wednesday, May 14 and there will be no written forms to complete, so please register today! Here is link to the site: http://www.sportssignup.com/ASCA-Online-Registration.start
You will find the site extremely easy to navigate and you will get instant confirmation of your registrations! Please email Vicki Perry at ASAA@ascacademy.org with any questions.
Attention new families and parents of current 4th graders!!
Please plan on attending an informational meeting on the All Saints Sports program this coming Monday, May 12th from 7 to 9 pm in Mc Sherry Hall. It is strongly encouraged that at least one parent attend this meeting if you plan on registering your 4th grader (or new ASCA student) in any sports next year. Sports Registration has started and will end on May 14th so this meeting will give you a great opportunity to have any questions answered by our Sports Association board.
Track and Field
Our JV and Varsity teams had a great meet this past Saturday. Please check the ASCA website on the ASCA Sports link home page to see who our 1st place winners were!!
The SPL AA Divisional Meet will be held this Saturday, May 10that Glenbard East HS in Lombard according to the following schedule.
- 8:15 am – Junior Varsity (5th/6th grades) Girls Field Events; JV Boys Running (15 minutes later)
- 12 pm – Varsity (7th/8th grade) Boys Hurdles; Girls Field events (15 minutes later)
All are invited to come out and cheer our ASCA athletes as they fight to make it to the Championship meet on May 17th !!!
Annual Kane County Cougars Game
Join us for the ASCA Kane County Cougars family fun night on Friday, June 6th at 6:30 pm. This has become an annual family favorite that includes the baseball game, fireworks and running the bases. In addition, there is a Stress Ball giveaway to the first 1,500 fans. Reserved seats are $10 per tickets. Food vouchers for a hot dog and soft drink may also be purchased in advance for $5.00 per voucher. Please fill out the order form and return it to the office before Thursday, May 15. One lucky family will be drawn from the forms to throw out the first pitch! So, fill out your Kane County Cougar order form today! Please contact Karen Hughes, khughes408@sbcglobal.net with any questions.
Go Saints!! ________________________________________________________________
St. Therese, The Little Flower, Graduate Plaza
Naming Opportunities List
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Consider Purchasing a Personalized Brick
(Please use Brick Ordering Form to complete your request.)
$175: one 6” x 6” brick (Maximum 4 lines / 8 characters per line)
$250: one 6” x 12” brick (Maximum 4 lines / 16 characters per line)
$500: one 12” x 12” brick (Maximum 9 lines / 16 characters per line)
Duplicate “memento” bricks for home or office – same engraving limits – require purchase
of similar sized plaza brick – additional $50 (6“ x 6”), $75 (6” x 12”) or $100 (12” x 12”)
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Consider Other Naming Opportunities
(Note, this is the current updated list of Other Naming Opportunities.)
$7, 500: 30’ color dyed concrete handicap ramp with paver walls and railing (1 available)
$15,000: Inlaid 12’ ASCA contrasting color brick logo centerpiece (1 available)
$25,000: “Little Flower Graduate Garden”: Centerpiece Garden honoring ASCA’s 1st Graduating Class of 2009 and eventually all ASCA graduating classes. The Garden will feature a 5' bronze fiberglass statue of St. Therese of Lisieux, “The Little Flower,” including her biography, surrounded by rose garden, the original stone honoring the Class of 2009, seat walls, lighting and sponsored Arbor Vitae trees.
$1,000: Arbor Vitae Tree (none available) 2 SOLD-SOLD OUT!
$1,000: 4’ Pillar (none available) 5 SOLD-SOLD OUT!
$3,000: 4’ Segmented Seat Walls (13 available) 2 SOLD-Sponsorships can be shared.
$5,000: 10’ Rounded Seat Wall behind St. Therese statue (none available) 1 SOLD-SOLD OUT!
$5,000: ASCA Letter Seat – one letter – 30” x 30” x 18”high-(none available) 4 SOLD-SOLD OUT!
Questions? Please contact Tim Traynor at (630) 961-6125 or ttraynor@ascacademy.org
Rev. 05/14