MAP Testing Schedule:

Math 1/15-1/19 (during Math class periods)

Language Usage 1/25-1/26 & 1/29-2/2 (during SS/Religion class periods)

Please make sure students  are getting an ample amount of sleep, eating healthy breakfasts, and bringing snacks. 

*If someone would want to send in peppermints for testing sessions, I  know the students would greatly appreciate it!

Dear Ascension Friends, Families and Parishioners,

Please join us for National Catholic Schools Week, our annual celebration of what makes education at Ascension outstanding. Starting with Saturday Mass on January 27th at 4pm, we have a whole week of activities planned to celebrate the community and parish we have built to educate tomorrow’s citizens and church leaders. Here is our schedule for the week:

Saturday and Sunday, January 27 & 28 – Celebrate Parish - thank you banner in gathering space and thank you cards made by students to be handed out after masses. Recognition at 10:30am mass of Tony Forns and Bill Hesse for volunteer service and Marina Coppol, 1st grade; John Guevara, 4th grade and McKenna Lindsey, 7th grade, for exemplifying the ideals of Catholic education. Tour of school following 4pm mass on Saturday and 10:30 mass on Sunday. Tour of new library with Tony Forns following 8:30am mass on Sunday.

Monday, January 29 – Celebrate Parents – Faculty/Staff will hand out pre-packaged treats/thank you cards during AM carpool to parents. Dress down day for students, faculty and staff. Students bring either $1 or an educational supply to be donated to charity. Penny challenge begins in school.

Tuesday, January 30 – Celebrate Communities – Open House from 9am-6pm.  Archdiocesan CSW mass at St. Agnes (8 students attending).  

Wednesday, January 31 – Celebrate Vocations - thank you letters to Fr. Robert and Deacon John. Fr. Robert and Little Sisters of the Poor visit classrooms. Adoration/Confession from 2-5pm. School mass. Crazy Socks Day with uniform.

 Thursday, February 1 – Celebrate Faculty/Staff – FACULTY ONLY dress down. PTO provides lunch for faculty and staff. Administration provides teacher room service (coffee and bagel delivered to their classroom). Crazy Hair with uniform.

Friday, February 2– Celebrate Students – Spirit wear with uniform bottoms. Pep rally at 1pm.

The theme of our celebration is “Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.” The theme encompasses the core products and values that can be found in Catholic schools across the country. Not only are we teaching students to become future servant leaders, faith-filled disciples and enriched citizens in our communities, educators are growing with them. In Catholic schools, we are all learners, servants and leaders. These shared qualities are what make Catholic schools work. They are what make Catholic schools succeed.

The theme also focuses on key elements of Catholic education: faith development, academic excellence and dedication to service. These elements set Catholic schools apart from other educational options. They are why families make sacrifices to provide their children with a Catholic education.

I am grateful every day for the teachers, staff, parishioners, board members, parents and volunteers who make our school a success. National Catholic Schools Week is a good time for all of us to thank them for their dedication and service.

Devotedly yours in Christ,

Terrence Mullaney, Principal

Starts Monday, January 29

Break open your piggy banks and clean out your spare change! Support Ascension & your class! All proceeds to fund our, in-house, spirit fund. Our Sprit Committee uses in house funds (collected from teachers at beginning of year) to pay for faculty birthdays, treats at our faculty gatherings and other fun activities.

Rules: A bucket will be outside each classroom beginning Monday, Jan. 29. Students bring in spare change & small bills from home. Pennies & paper bills count as positive points (each penny being worth +1 point and paper bills being worth their value in positive points, i.e., $1.00 worth +100, $5.00 worth +500 and so on. Silver coins are worth negative points according to their value. These are put in the buckets of other classes with the goal of neutralizing the points they gained from their pennies/dollars. The penny challenge will end on Friday, February 2.

Each morning during Catholic Schools Week, money will be collected before the announcements. All money must be collected before the announcements each morning in order for the money to count in the class totals.

Wednesday, January 31 – Double points for rolled pennies

Thursday, February 1 – Double points for checks

*If school is cancelled due to snow, Penny Challenge will extend into the next week.

Note:

-       only silver deducts points from another classrooms total

-       students may participate only in the halls in which their homerooms are located

Prizes: (donated by Mr. Jim)

-       1st prize in each category for the largest number of points collected – pizza party

-       2nd prize in each category for the number of points collected – ice cream

-       Overall class bringing in largest dollar amount – Krispy Kreme donut breakfast