MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Apr. 10 – Gr’s. 6-8 grandparent day, mass at 8:15am with muffins to follow
Apr. 11 – 8:15am-2:00pm Gr. 4 field trip to the state capitol
April 14 – 10:30am Mass, Gr. 2 1st Communion
Apr. 15 – 8:15am – 1:00pm Gr. 3 field trip to My Old KY Home State Park
April 21 – Sandwich Sunday (see below)
May 3 – Derby Eve holiday
May 13-17 – Spring Book Fair
May 20 – Field day for preschool
May 21 – Field day for Gr’s. K-6
May 24 – 11:00am dismissal, last day of school
SANDWICH SUNDAY
Sandwich Sunday is April 21st! Please help out by clicking the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DA4AA29A1FACE9-48968210-sandwich
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ASCENSION ALUMS WHO MADE THE HONOR ROLL FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AT ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL!
Prinicpal’s List – Preston Dean
First Honors – Salvator DeNardo
Second Honors – David Coleman, Braden Baker & Sam Schweickhardt
SEWING CLASSES
Ascension 4H Sewing Stars classes this Spring for beginning and intermediate students ages 9-19.
Thursdays 3:00 – 5:00 PM
In the Meeting Room in the Gathering Space
April 11,18, 25 May 2 & 9
FACTS ACCOUNT
Have you completed your FACTS account for tuition for the upcoming school year? If not, please do so as soon as possible! Here is the link, https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3WB4K Thank you!
ATHLETICS
Girls Volleyball: Grades 1-8
If interested in coaching at any level for the 2024 fall season, please notify Kristin Jansen at kenoe01@gmail.com by April 30th.
SPRING BOOK FAIR – MAY 13-17!
If you are able to volunteer to help with the book fair, please email Mrs. Wagner at bwagner@ascension-parish.com. Thank you!
SUMMER FESTIVAL – MAY 31 & JUNE 1 – PLEASE HELP TO MAKE THE 2024 SUMMER FESTIVAL SUCCESSFUL!!
We need everyone in our amazing community to sign-up for at least one booth/shift during our Summer Festival (5/31-6/1) and could use all the help you can give to set-up and take down (5/28, 5/29, 5/30, 6/2) a village for sure! This is our biggest fundraiser for our parish with a large amount of proceeds directly benefitting our school – we cannot do this without everyone helping!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E044EAAA82AA0FF2-48574097-ascension#/
Ascension Raffle Booth
Looking for ways to support the Summer Festival?
We would like to have a package of twelve $100 gift cards to a variety of locally owned restaurants. Can you help us put this package together? Purchase a $100 gift card and drop it off at the parish office.
Another way to help at the Summer Festival is to make a cash donation. We will use the cash to purchase items for the booth.
Or, if you know of a business that would be willing to donate items then that is great too!
If you would like to shop, below are just a few suggestions of items to purchase & donate:
Bottles of Bourbon or Wine, Laptop, One Weekend Night Stay at a Hotel, Restaurant or Entertainment Gift Certificates, Foursome of Golf, or Battery Powered Yard Tools.
The Summer Festival is monetary support for our parish and school community.
Please contact Karen Morris 262-7064, Carleen Herde 693-9697 or Anne Ewing 558-8435 if you have any questions.
CSAA IS SEEKING OFFICIALS
In today’s world of youth sports, it has become increasingly difficult to find new, fresh faces to officiate and referee different sport leagues. The CSAA has not been able to escape that. It will take an all-hands-on-deck approach to make sure we continue to provide a growing network of young referees so that we will be able to keep our sports regulated, safe, and fun for the future! If interested, please click here, info@loucsaa.org
FROM THE PTO
Next Meeting will be held April 16th in the library from 6:30-7:30pm.
THIS THURSDAY!!! ASCENSION SKATE PARTY!!!
Robben’s Roost
Thursday, April 11th (NEW DATE)
6:00 – 8:00 pm
This is a FREE event. RSVP below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfllp8pN7AX1xoApyqTowKi-0Ihzr4Xi3PVPgNylIbgJ3xH1Q/viewform?fbclid=IwAR08Kb6dPlCHqU0YCFggYneAvI48gP4ivn7Xw1UhZlZvWMKc1jefD5WxYXc_aem_AfbRHG6e3RmaX8Mi69z_Hq5pWx8MC5aubnMT39bcBXguAjKn1o9RLVu2DUvmf4x4C_Eg6J0Vl-xadIZAUtPM8EpK
NOW ACCEPTING USED UNIFORM/SPIRIT WEAR DONATIONS
Are you cleaning up and purging this spring? Have you discovered copious amounts of now too-small or barely used uniforms? Can’t use them anymore but don’t want to throw them away?
Help out your fellow Ascension families by donating your old and too-small uniforms or spirit wear to the PTO’s Used Uniform Sale and help out yourself by shopping for gently-used, and sometimes new, Ascension gear for cheap!
By donating your new and gently-used uniforms to the Ascension PTO, you are helping families in your community find affordable and sustainable uniform options. All proceeds from this event will go back to the PTO treasury, which supports PTO funded events.
The PTO is accepting donations in the parish lobby for the summer Used Uniform Sale now!
EASY MONEY SWEEPSTAKES MARCH
Payout, Winner, Seller & Grade
$30 Julie Bradley, Bellamy Graybeal Gr. 1
$30 Patricia Carter, Tyler Baer Gr. 1
$30 Steve Brown, James Karrer Gr. 2
$30 Karen Warren, Amelia Smith Gr. 4
$30 Vicky Fields, Eli Fields Gr. 4
$30 Guy Prewitt, Aiden Lewis Gr. 8
$30 Debbie Akin, Calvin Heilman Gr. 5
$30 Donna Dugan, Nora Jean Bobyack 3’s
$30 Ryanne Miller, Nelly Goranflo Gr. K
$30 Jac Canepari, Hannah Spencer Gr. 6
$30 Donna Jansen, Anna Jansen Gr. 4
$30 Patrick Kersting, Thomas Kersting JK
$30 Veronica Villier, Riley Grote JK
$30 Ashley Forns, Alexa Amburgey Gr. K
$30 Mary Krumm, Ella Heitz Gr. 1
$30 LeeAnn Gordon, Sam Neichter Gr. 1
$30 Chris Coppol, Marina Coppol Gr. 1
$30 Elizabeth Sedelmeier, Bellamy Graybeal Gr. 1
$30 Jerri Burton, Anna Jansen Gr. 4
$30 John Poynter, Stella Vincent Gr. 6
$250 Dennis Cornell II, Max Cornell Gr. 7
DID YOU KNOW?
Office Depot gives 5% back to a school of your choice. It is quick to add. You simply select the school zip code and it provides you with a list of schools and Ascension is on there.
PTO WEBSITE – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/home
PTO FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/groups/421480501922288/
PTO NEWSLETTER – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/monthly-newsletter
Thank you,
Ascension PTO
USA FIELD HOCKEY KENTUCKY CHAPTER FREE LAUNCH PARTY – SATURDAY, APRIL 27!
Come play & discover what teams, clubs & leagues are available for ages 3-adult!
Giveaways, Games, Food Trucks! 1pm to 5pm at Southeast YMCA fields, 5930 Six Mile Ln.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
The Archdiocese requires all who volunteer or work with minors to have a background check done every five years (processed for free by the parish office). Also, an initial in-person Safe Environment Training must be completed (dates and locations available at www.archlou.org/safe). This training must be renewed every five years by doing a one-hour online course (ask parish office for the website).
If you volunteer or work around children at all, you must be up-to-date on these requirements. Please call the parish office if you have any questions.
If you are currently not up-to-date, you may continue in your work only if there are two other adults present who are up to date AND you are currently in the process of renewing your training and background check.
Anyone who is not currently volunteering but who might possibly volunteer in the future is welcome to go ahead and receive the initial in-person training. That way you wouldn’t have to scramble to do the training if you suddenly decided to volunteer for a youth event. Please submit the certificate you receive there to our parish secretary for her records.
Thank you so much for your service to our community and for your diligence in helping our parish be a responsible and safe place for our kids.
Sincerely,
Fr. Robert
BOX TOPS COLLECTION
Did you know that Ascension is a Box Tops school? Box Tops for Education is a fast and easy way for you to help out from home.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy participating products and use the Box Tops mobile app to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Even if you’re shopping online or doing grocery pickup, you can still submit your e-receipts and earn Box Tops. Twice a year, our school gets a check!
The PTO uses money earned from Box Tops to fund our iPad program and other classroom needs for our students!
Here’s how YOU can help earn money for our school!
• DOWNLOAD the Box Tops app and select our school to support. This ensures that your Box Tops purchases count toward our school’s earnings.
• SHOP for Box Tops products and use the app to scan your receipt to add to our school’s earnings online.
• LOOK for any remaining Box Tops clips on packages. If you find some, clip them and send them to school!
• SPREAD THE WORD about Box Tops!
FUN TIP: You can also use the “Invite Friends” feature in the app to ask friends and family to help support our school!
Your earnings may seem small, but they really do add up. The more people that participate, the bigger the impact we can make. So let’s give our teachers the support they need and help give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a BIG difference.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW BOX TOPS WORKS AT BTFE.COM
INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE
As winter approaches, there is always the chance we will need to close, delay or dismiss early. Here is what you will need to know in each event:
INCLEMENT WEATHER: The decision to close schools due to weather conditions is announced by radio, TV, and social media for Catholic schools in Jefferson County. One of the following announcements will be made:
1. All Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County are OPEN.
2. Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County will be OPEN BUT ON A DELAYED SCHEDULE.
3. All Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County are CLOSED.
Ascension will also send closure announcement via email and text to all Ascension families.
DELAYED SCHEDULE- two hour delay: Café doors will open at 9:10am. Carpool begins at 9:40am. Classes begin at 9:55am.
EARLY DISMISSAL-ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: No public announcement is made about system-wide early dismissal in Jefferson County Catholic elementary schools except in the case of extreme emergency. Ascension will notify parents via email and text of an early dismissal.
REMINDER
Student’s who are absent should be phoned in or emailed to Ms. Thomas by 8:15am. There is a 24 hour message system for you to phone in absences, 451-2535 ext. 22.
Also, it is very important that your child/ren arrive at school on time daily! Students should be in their class and chair by 7:55am. If your child is late, you must come in to sign them in. Thank you!