MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Feb. 22 – Ash Wednesday
Feb. 24 – 2nd Trimester ends
Mar. 13 – No school, Professional Development
Apr. 3-7 – Spring Break
Apr. 7 – Good Friday
May 5 – No school, Derby Eve holiday
May 18 – Ascension of Jesus
May 26 – 11am dismissal, last day of school
PTO – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/home
Our next meeting is March 14th at 6:30pm. Childcare will be provided.
TASTE OF ASCENSION – THANK YOU!!!
A big shoutout to all those who attended, sponsored, donated or volunteered at this year’s Taste of Ascension. The PTO is excited to announce that this event grossed over $20,000 to reinvest back into our school. THANK YOU THANK YOU!
PTO NEWSLETTER
https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/monthly-newsletter
EMS WINNERS FOR THE WEEK OF 02/14/23
Date, $Prize, Winner, Seller & Grade
02/14 $25 Ellen Guilford, Carley Amon Gr.8
02/15 $25 Alyssa Feldkamp, Ella Amburgey Gr.4
02/16 $25 Cindy Peak, Bellamy Graybeal Gr.K
02/17 $25 Amanda Karrer, Libby Karrer Preschool
FISH FRY
Ascension will host six 2023 fish fries. Drive-thru will be offered from 4:30-5:30pm. Dine-in will be offered from 5:30-8:00pm.
Please click on the link below to volunteer and help us make this fish fry season an awesome one! Parents in each grade are kindly asked to work their assigned date with the final date open to all grades. This is a great opportunity to interact with others in our community and have some fun on Friday evenings! Thank you for your support
February 24th: 1st/2nd grades
March 3rd: 3rd/4th grades
March 10th: PreK – Kindergarten
March 17th: 5th/6th grades
March 24th: 7th/8th grades
March 31st: all grades
Our 8th graders are fundraising for their Grand Canyon Trip and will host a Bake Sale – open for business at each of our Fish Frys during Lent.
We really need donations of baked goods of any kind, homemade or store bought, cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, etc, etc. – EVERY Friday.
NOTE: If you donate a homemade item, please label it with a description.
Items can be dropped off in the office before school or in the cafeteria Fridays from 3-5 PM.
Thank you in advance for your love and support of our 8th graders!!
Blessed,
Natalie DeNardo (Sal) & Shelley Urquhart (Connor) Co-Chairs, Bake Sale Ascension 8th Grade Parents
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY FOR 6TH-8TH GRADE ASCENSION STUDENTS!
4:30-5:30pm on Fish Fry Fridays. Students will run orders and food for the drive-thru (Lynnbrook parking lot). Students must work the entire hour and will be given one hour of service. Please report to the cafeteria at 4:20pm.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044AACA62CA3FC1-20232
Thank you!
Ascension Athletics
SHOE COLLECTION
Ascension’s Green Club is sponsoring a WaterStep shoe collection drive beginning Monday, February 20 through Thursday, February 23rd. Check your closets and bring in your gently used unwanted pairs of shoes. Please make sure they are tied together or use a rubber band. Help us reach our goal of 300 pairs of shoes!
Green Club members will be collecting shoes before school each morning near the main school entrance and at the cafeteria entrance.
BE FELT. BE HEARD. BE KNOWN
The Survey is Now Open: I’m Ready to Take the Survey This Lent, you are invited to share your voice to shape our future through a parish-wide survey, the Disciple Maker Index (DMI). What we learn through the DMI will inspire efforts to build a renewed parish, a renewed mission, and a vibrant future for Ascension. The survey is open from February 17th through March 26th and will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide insights regarding Ascension’s strengths and opportunities. All responses will be confidential, and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole. What we learn through the DMI will inspire efforts to build a renewed parish, a renewed mission, and a vibrant future for Ascension. Please help us by participating in this 10–15-minute survey. To learn more information, check out our page about the survey
FAMILY ADORATION HOUR
New to Adoration? Adoration is an opportunity to pray together as a family! Bring your family to our Adoration Hour on Saturday, March 4th from 9A-10A. We will have resources, music, and prayer suitable for all ages. All are welcome!
SANDWICH SUNDAY – MARCH 5
Following the 8:30am Mass we will join together in the cafeteria to assemble the lunch bags that will be given out directly downtown by hiphopcare502. Donations are needed. Please sign up to bring various items needed to make the lunch bags by clicking on the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DA4AA29A1FACE9-sandwich
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
The Lenten season begins tomorrow (2/22) with Ash Wednesday – we will all hear, “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.”
With Lent, we are obligated to, “give something up” as a means of “transforming” ourselves as we may feel separate from God, others and possibly ourselves? It is important to remember, however, that we are not – the Holy Spirit lives inside us and expresses itself through us! “Giving something up” should not feel like a self-inflicted act of torture or to make us miserable during the Lenten season: it should be viewed as a joyful opportunity as we look forward to the Easter experience of spiritual transformation: a spiritual resurrection as well as a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
God is waiting with love for us to say yes during the Lenten season and saying yes is more powerful through action. This season, let’s all work to enliven our hearts and empower our will through “giving something up.”
I ask that you encourage your child(ren) to think hard about what they want to “give up” and talk to them about how this act can be transformative for them on their journey to God as well as the joy of spiritual transformation.
SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN ON GameDay! PLEASE REGISTER YOUR CHILDREN HERE: https://gameday.loucsaa.net.
FIELD HOCKEY
Girls
3rd – 8th grade
Registration closes 2/24/23
Practice start date TBD
$50
Contact Pam Amon at pamon22@aol.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
SOCCER: 3RD – 8TH GADE CO-ED
Registration closes 2/24/23
Practice will begin first week of March
$50
*7th/8th grade free until we determine if there is enough interest to form a team.
Contact Nick Ising at nsisin01@yahoo.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
SOCCER JK – 2ND GRADE CO-ED
Registration closes 2/24/23
Practice start date TBD
$25
Contact Sara Morris at sara.horstman@gmail.com with any questions.
Track: 1st – 8th grade co-ed
Registration closes 3/1/23
Practice start date TBD
$25
Contact Dennis Jones at djones@ascension-parish.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
Golf: 3rd – 8th grade co-ed
Registration closes 3/31/23
Practice start date TBD
$30
*Additional cost may be involved if team plays in additional tournaments.
Contact Teague Ridge at tridge@talgrace.com with any questions.
Tennis: 5th – 8th grade co-ed
Registration closes 3/31/23
Practice start date TBD
$30
*Additional cost may be involved if team plays in additional tournaments.
Contact Katie Earley at kmearley@gmail.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
Softball: 5th – 8th grade girls
Registration closes 3/31/23
Practice start date TBD
Free until CSAA determines if this sport will be offered
Contact Teague Ridge at tridge@talgrace.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
Baseball: 5th – 8th grade boys
5th – 8th grade
Registration closes 3/31/23
Practice start date TBD
Free until CSAA determines if this sport will be offered
Contact Teague Ridge at tridge@talgrace.com with any questions and/or if interested in coaching.
Girls volleyball will remain a fall sport at this time.
Go Longhorns!
Teague Ridge, tridge@talgrace.com
Kristin Jansen, kenoe01@gmail.com
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
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!