SAS Update
August 23, 2019
THE WEEK AHEAD!
TRIP Resumes!
DUE BY 9:00 a.m.
Earn FREE money toward your tuition by purchasing gift cards for all of the goods and services you routinely buy: groceries, gas, dinner out, hair cuts, oil changes--the list is endless! Send your order in to school with your child Monday morning, and it will come home with him/her on Thursday. Ask your friends/relatives to order through you and watch your credits grow! Registration and order forms went home in the Thursday Envelope, or you can download from the website: TRIP Forms. We do need to have a current year registration form on file to be able to release the certificates to your child--simply send it in with your first order.
Parent Info Night
6:30 p.m. in CHURCH
We ask that all parents/ guardians join us for our Back to School Parent Night, where you will visit the classrooms, meet your children's teachers, and find out about expectations for the year. Church doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for check-in, and several of our organizations/services will have information tables set up in the Narthex--come early and ask them questions! After a quick welcome address, there will be multiple brief presentations at each grade level to enable families with more than one child to visit each of their classrooms. The schedule:
6:30-7:00 - Check-in & Info Tables in the Narthex
7:00-7:30 - Welcome Address in Church
7:30-7:45 - Grade Level Presentation #1
7:45-8:00 - Grade Level Presentation #2
If you need childcare for the event, please call the School Office in advance: 708-895-1661.
Be sure to check in--every class with at least 70% attendance will earn a NUT card for an out-of-uniform day!
VIRTUS Training
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27,
7-10:00 p.m. in the SCHOOL HALL
Don't forget, all parents and guardians interested in helping with children ages 18 and under are required to undergo a VIRTUS training session before being allowed to volunteer in any capacity with children present. For your convenience, a session will be held at St. Ann next week. Register online by visiting the VIRTUS Online site and clicking on Start Registration.Parking Lot Procedures
Please review our Parking Lot Procedures for drop off and pick up. Follow the link for diagrams and detailed explanations. When retrieving your children in the afternoon, we ask that everyone please proceed directly to their cars so we can begin to dismiss ASAP.
Special Note: The only cars that are allowed to park on the Park Avenue apron at pickup time are those retrieving Preschoolers ONLY. Preschool is released 20 minutes earlier than the rest of the school, so those families can vacate before the rest of the children fill the lot. Therefore, those picking up older children in addition to a preschooler should enter the lot, retrieve their little one, and then wait in line for the older children to dismiss with everyone else. Likewise, there should be NO cars parked on Chicago Avenue or in our teacher lot for pickup.
Our policies are in place to protect the children, the parents, our parking lot monitors, and your cars. Our dismissal is very streamlined and does not take very long. We ask our students to follow rules every day. Please lead by example and follow the rules when you drop them off/pick them up. Let's have a safe and happy year! Thank you!
No School!
There will be no school on Friday, August 30 or Monday, September 2--Enjoy a lovely four-day weekend! Classes will resume Tuesday, September 3.
For your planning purposes, looking ahead there is also no school on Friday, September 20 for a Staff Development day.
Frankfest Planning
Here's your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the Frankfest planning! Our annual back to school party is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year for students, staff, and families alike--this year it will take place on Friday, Sept. 13. Attendance at the planning meeting will earn you a volunteer hour, and you'll have the chance to ask questions and contribute ideas. The Signup link for volunteer slots that evening is here: Frankfest, 2019.
Frankfest Raffle Baskets
One of the highlights of our big back to school party is the classroom raffle baskets! Each teacher chooses a theme for her class’s basket, and then we ask the families in their classes to donate items, gift cards, etc. that support that theme. For instance, a movie night basket is great with some DVDs, popcorn, boxes of candy, an AMC gift card, etc. The teachers have chosen their themes for this year’s Frankfest raffle baskets and are now seeking donations to help make the baskets fun and exciting. In addition to new items supporting the themes, gift cards are always welcome, as well as cash donations so items may be purchased for the baskets. Please send in your donations marked clearly with your students’ names and grades by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. Basket themes by grade will be as follows:
PreK: Chocoholics
Kindergarten: Healthy Basket
1st Grade: Camping
2nd Grade: Gardening
3rd Grade: Movie Mania
4th Grade: Italian Food
5th Grade: Spa Basket
6th/7th Grade: Family Night Out
8th Grade: Lucky Lotto Basket (scratch off tix etc...)
Thursday Envelope 101
Head Room Parents
Weekly School Masses
We attend Mass together as a school community every Wednesday morning in the Church at 9:00 a.m. Please join us any time!
Looking Ahead
HSA Meeting, Monday, September 9, 7:00 p.m. in Extended Day
8th Grade to Irons Oaks, Friday, September 13
Frankfest, Friday, September 13
School Board Meeting, Wednesday, September 18
School Picture Day, Thursday, September 19
No School--Staff Development, Friday, September 20
Supper Club at Lynnie Ques, Thursday, September 26
Confirmation Parents Meeting, Sunday, September 29
Scholastic Book Fair, September 30 - October 4
Visit our School Office, Social Media, or Website FMI.
Email: egonzalez@stannschoollansing.org
Website: www.stannschoollansing.org
Location: 3014 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL, USA
Phone: 708.895.1661
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.AnnSchoolofLansing/
Twitter: @saintannlansing