MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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
Nov. 11-15 – Gr. 8 trip out-of-uniform fundraiser, $1.00/day – $5.00/week
Nov. 18 – 8:00am First Trimester Awards in the gym
Nov. 13 – 8:00am Grandparent/s of students in preschool thru Gr. 2 are invited to mass & snacks
Nov. 25-29 – Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec. 20 – 12:30pm dismissal
Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 – Christmas/New Years Holidays
Jan. 20 – MLK Holiday
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ALUMS WHO MADE THE HONOR ROLL – FIRST QUARTER 2024-2025 AT ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL!
Principal’s List – Jack Burns, Braden Baker, Miles Heilman & Quenton Horton
Second Honors – David Coleman & Salvator DeNardo
VOCATION & ESSAY CONTESTS
We are excited to announce the beginning of this year’s Vocation Poster (grades 4-6) and Essay (grades 7-8) Contests. This is a wonderful way for students to learn about the different vocations as well as encourage them to think about their own vocation. Information about the contests is attached, and entries can be submitted November 3, 2024, through January 8, 2025.
YOUTH LED MASS
There will be a Youth led Mass on Nov 17th at 10:30am. Mr. Jarboe is looking for children who want to volunteer to be Readers, Servers, and Gift Bearers. If you want to volunteer, please contact him at ejarboe@ascension-parish.com.
IGIVECATHOLIC 2024 SAVE THE DATE
The mission of #iGIVECATHOLIC is to unite Catholic communities and donors throughout the country to express their generosity in support of the organizations that have helped to shape our lives of faith: our parishes and schools. Advanced Giving Begins November 18 and the #iGiveCatholic Event on Giving Tuesday is December 3.
Click to learn about last year’s success: https://www.ascension-parish.com/igivecatholic-2023/ or what’s in store for 2024: https://louisville.igivecatholic.org/organizations/ascensionparishlouisville
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 FROM 11AM-3PM – ASCENSION GYM
Come support local vendors! The 8th grade will also have a booth to raise money for their Grand Canyon trip.
The Grinch Girl will be in attendance for fun pictures, along with some other surprise guests!! There will be cookie decorating for the kids, pictures with the Grinch and friends and plenty of shopping for the adults!
TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
You must apply for tuition assistance each year.
Applications should be submitted between October 15, 2024 and November 30, 2024. Completed applications received by November 30, 2024 will be considered in the initial grant awards. A smaller amount of tuition assistance may be available for forms submitted after that date.
The online application is available at www.ceflou.org. When submitting your application, you must submit your 2023 federal income tax return and 2023 W-2 information.
Tuition assistance award notifications will be issued to families no later than March 1, 2025.
ATHLETICS
Thank you to all of you who have joined Band, so far, we have 137 members and climbing! If you have not done it yet, please use the link https://band.us/n/a3abA9T6v5Udd to get to the free app that can be accessed from a PC or mobile phone.
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
Trivia- November 9th @ 6:30 PM
Join us for a fun-filled evening of testing your knowledge on various decades at Through the Decades: An Ascension Trivia Event! The winning trivia team wins a $500 prize!
Get your tickets now,https://tinyurl.com/ascensiontrivia
Dance-A-Thon Meeting – Nov. 6th @ 5:30 PM
Join us in the Ascension library as we begin planning for the first Ascension Dance-A-Thon! Any and all ideas are welcome as we brainstorm ways to make this a fun and successful event. If you have any questions, please contact Brandi Miller at bgmiller187@gmail.com or (812) 653-0402.
Next PTO Meeting – November 12th @ 6:30 PM
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
Grandparents Day Mass (Preschool – 2nd Grade) – Nov. 13th @ 8:10 AM
Grandparents of our preschool-2nd grade students are invited to join us for mass on Wednesday November 13th at 8:10 AM! Directly following mass grandparents can proceed to the cafeteria for muffins with their students.
Upcoming Restaurant Night Fundraisers:
Nov. 19th – Salsaritas (Hubbards Ln. Location)
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!