MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept. 23-27 – Student’s may be out-of-uniform, $1/per day, $5/for the week (Gr. 8 trip fundraiser)
Oct. 8-9 – P/T/S Conferences
Oct. 7-9 – Scholastic Book Fair (see below)
Oct. 10-14 – Fall break
Oct. 15 – 8:30am-2:00pm Field Trip to Mulberry Orchard, Preschool and Gr’s. K & 1
Oct. 29 – 9:00am-6:00pm Open House for prospective families
Nov. 8 – Picture retakes (students may be out-of-uniform for picture only and are to bring a uniform to change into after their picture)
Nov. 8 – End of first trimester
FALL SPORTS BLESSINGS will be at all masses 9/21-22
PARISH OUTREACH
The parish outreach for the month of October will be the St. Bernadette Diaper Bank. The Bank collects diapers for children, the elderly and disabled, and supplies them to community agencies that assist low-income and homeless families. Currently, they are in need of children’s diapers sizes 5 and 6. And, they are always in need of adult diapers and baby wipes. They do accept packages that have been opened. Place your donations in the baskets in the Gathering Space between the Sacristy and Worship Space doors throughout the month.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
The Scholastic book fair will be October 7th – 9th. If you are able to volunteer to help, please email Mrs. Wagner at bwagner@ascension-parish.com. There will be more information to come.
Thank you!
ATHLETICS
Hello Ascension Longhorn families,
We have a new way to communicate in Athletics, please join us here!!! All information of why below:
https://band.us/n/a8afA4Q7yfBdG
In the last Athletic board meeting on 9/12 we reviewed the communication channels for Athletics, this includes how we coordinate, communicate, inform or publish any kind of athletics related activities. (Including board minutes, policies, picture day info, results of the games…)
We are all in agreement that we would like to have a common platform where all the families can go as main source of information, and after a period of trial, we have decided to start using the app Band for this purpose. Band is a free app where we can upload documents, pictures, post information or have private chats member to member or in a large group and again it is all private. It is like having a private Facebook, LinkedIn or similar where the only post and news are just Ascension Longhorn Athletics.
This App can be downloaded in any device or can be used on a PC after you sign up, we will take this school year as a period of transition, so probably parents will still be receiving text messages and emails from coaches and coordinators until we get used to the platform, learn from tutorials and make multiple mistakes and We all can transition fully to the app. I would think that parents are going to heard from coordinators, coaches and other parents the same song for the next few months… “you can find that info in the band app” so hopefully the sooner we all get to the platform the easier will be to transition and the most effective our communication will be!
Gameday and our email address ascensionlonghornathletics@gmail.com will still available for sign in, CSAA information, apply for coordinator positions and general questions, all of that info and links will be also available in the Band app.
So, for now, if you want to be informed in all the activities of athletics or you have a child that participate already if any of the sports, or is going to participate any time soon, the first step is to join us in band using the link above! If you want to be on top of everything, make sure you turn on notifications and custom your preferences for receiving extra emails or text message, if you do not want any of that you can also choose to keep all notifications turned off!
Thanks you all and I see you all virtually in band and in person in the longhorn practices and games!
Jose Vega
BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS
We are excited to announce that Basketball Registration is open on GameDay! Girls and Boys in grades JK-8 are invited to sign up – registration closes 10/11. Please click the link to access GameDay: https://gameday.loucsaa.net/login
JK-2 Basketball Fees are $25, with evaluations on 10/20 – reach out to Chris Neichter with questions (neichterc@yahoo.com)
3-8 Basketball Fees are $75, with evaluations on 10/21 – reach out to Dink Horstman with questions (dink622@aol.com)
More details on evaluations, uniforms, and coaches to come!
Please also remember that all students, regardless of participation in Ascension Athletics, are required to complete and return the Ascension Sportsmanship Contract. Please return those to your children’s teachers as soon as possible if you have not already done so.
As always, feel free to reach out with any athletics questions to the Athletics Board – our email is AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com.
FROM THE PTO
Service hour opportunity: If you have a student interested in volunteering to offer childcare during PTO meetings, please sign them up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA5A829A7F8C52-51176614-ptomeeting
EMS TICKET SALES!
We will be selling EMS tickets after each mass from 9/07 – 10/06.
All ticket sales from masses will be divided amongst all of the students who sell after mass once sales are completed.
Please click the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054DA4A72DA5F94-51081280-emsmass
Online tickets can be bought at the following link. Make sure to include your students name and grade to make sure they get credited properly! https://tinyurl.com/ascensionems
Be sure to turn in any sold EMS tickets each Tuesday in order to have your student entered into a drawing for an Ascension item!
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
VOTE “YES” ON THE SCHOOL CHOICE BALLOT QUESTION IN NOVEMBER
Currently, the constitution states that public money may only be used for public schools
Supporters, including the Archdiocese of Louisville, say the amendment, which will be listed as Amendment 2 on the ballot, is good for Kentucky’s students and urge voters to vote “yes.”
Ultimately, enough “yes” votes would empower Kentucky lawmakers to craft legislation that could provide funds to help students attend non-public schools or receive other educational services outside of the public school system.
https://therecordnewspaper.org/catholics-urged-to-vote-yes-on-school-choice-ballot-question-in-november/
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? During this challenging time, our teachers and students need more help than ever. No matter what school looks like, 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!