MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 – Scholastic Book Fair (see below)
Sept. 29 – 6:30pm Gr’s. 7 & 8 Parent Meeting in Church regarding retreat (see below)
Sept. 30 – P/T/S conferences
Oct. 1 – Dismiss 11:00am, P/T/S conferences, EMS ticket turn-in
Oct. 2 & 5 – No school
Oct. 3 – 7:30am-12:30pm Gr. 8 yard sale (see below)
Oct. 8 – Last turn-in date for EMS tickets
Oct. 12 – School picture retake day
Oct. 23 – 7:55am-5:00pm Gr’s. 7 & 8 Confirmation Retreat
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
Save the date for Priesthood Sunday on October 25, a day to celebrate and thank Father Adam for all he does for Ascension and the Catholic Church.
As we prepare to celebrate on October 25, we invite you to spend time this week in prayer for vocations. Prayer is the support that brings to fruition the seed of the vocation within the men and women who offer their lives to serve Our Lord. It is through the power of prayer that those seeking the priesthood and the consecrated life are sustained and nurtured. It is through the grace of daily prayer that you will partake in the work of building the culture of vocations. Your ‘little prayers’ offered each day will make a great difference. In Mother Teresa’s words, “like Jesus we belong to the world living not for ourselves but for others. The joy of the Lord is our strength.”
CONGRATULATIONS!
The 3rd grade class received the Sacrament of First Eucharist on Sunday, September 27. These students had to reschedule First Eucharist from the spring due to the pandemic. May they always remember the power in the Eucharist and the love of Jesus!
8TH GRADE YARD SALE FUNDRAISER!!
The first fundraiser for the 8th grade class trip will be a yard sale on Saturday 10/3, 7:30am-12:30pm. It will be held at the corner of Browns Lane and Lincoln Rd. All student and adult volunteers will follow Covid safety guidelines. All proceeds will go towards the class trip expenses.
The class trip to the Grand Canyon will take place in May. We are months behind in fundraising and would love your support!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR – 2020
Monday, September 28th – Thursday, October 1st
Open during school hours.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to have parent lunches or be open for parents to shop in person.
Students will have an opportunity as a class to purchase books during their technology class. The books will be displayed so students will not be handling them.
• Ewallet is now available to use as payment at the Book Fair. Ewallet is a safe, cashless way for students to shop, just set up a free account, and add funds. Only the funds actually used at the Book Fair will be charged to your credit card. Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ascensionschool8
• Online shopping is also available.
• Checks and cash will also be accepted as payment
• You can make a list of books and send it in with your child along with payment. We will send the books home with your child.
• If you are using ewallet, you may email your list to bwagner@ascension-parish.com
• Checks should be made payable to Ascension School
• Purchases are tax exempt
• All purchases benefit Ascension’s library
Thursday is open for any last minute purchases.
7th/8th GRADE CONFIRMATION RETREAT
There will be a Parent Meeting on Tuesday, September 29th at 6:30 p.m. in the Church for all 7th and 8th grade parents of students preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Changes to the formation preparation and celebration will be discussed. If you have any questions, please contact either Mary Sullivan at msullivan@ascension-parish.com or Vicky Chism at vchism@ascension-parish.com.
EASY MONEY SWEEPSTAKES FUNDRAISER
The kindergarten won the first week with the largest number of tickets turned in, 73! They will receive a pizza or donut party.
The second grade won the second week with 41 tickets turned in! They will also receive a pizza or donut party.
Don’t forget to turn in your tickets this Thursday, Oct. 1! Oct. 8 is the last turn-in date.
Sell, sell, sell over Fall Break!
PICTURE RETAKES-OCTOBER 12
Hybrid students who missed picture day or are having retakes should be here at 7:55am, entering through the outside gym doors.
All other students who are having their picture retaken or who were absent on picture day may come to school out-of-uniform but must bring a uniform to change into after their picture is taken.
PULL TABS COLLECTION-KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Now is the time to start filling up those Ziploc bags, milk jugs and coffee cans with pull tabs. Every little bit helps. Together we can make a difference. For more information on Kids Cancer Alliance please visit kidscanceralliance.org or contact K of C coordinator John McCarthy at mccoots1@gmail.com.
All proceeds benefit the Kids Cancer Alliance (KCA) and Indian Summer Camp (ISC). Pull tabs can be sent in to the school office at any time.
AMAZON SMILE
If you shop Amazon, please consider shopping AmazonSmile! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know (same products, same prices, same service)! Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Ascension! Please support Ascension School by continuing your shopping with Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/61-0652304. It is a win-win for Ascension and our students!
Our organization is listed as Church of the Ascension School Louisville, KY.
We received a check for $36.99 for the last quarter.
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!
September 21-27 is National Box Tops Week! Be sure to download the app today and see the attached photo for ways to earn BONUS box tops!
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
Thank you,
Ascension PTO
REMINDER
Student’s who are absent should be phoned in or emailed to Ms. Thomas by 8:30am. 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!