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O Christmas Tree!
 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! St. Anastasia Catholic
School and John Carroll Catholic
High School present their
4th annual Christmas Tree, Wreath and Poinsettia Sale on Friday,
Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5. The sale will take place on Friday from 2-6 p.m.
and Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the St. Anastasia Pavilion.
For the fourth year, the schools are
partnering to offer the community high-quality, fresh-cut Fraser fir trees and
wreaths from North Carolina.
The trees range in size from 5/6 feet ($45), 6/7 feet ($55), 7/8 feet ($65),
8/9 feet ($85) to 9/10 feet ($95). The Fraser fir wreaths are 24-inch,
hand-decorated wreaths for $35.New this year, the sale will feature 3.5 quart, live Poinsettia plants for
$15 - a perfect housewarming gift for the season. The event will not feature "pre-sales" like in previous years, so shoppers
are encouraged to choose that special tree, hand-decorated wreath or poinsettia
early! See you at the 4th Annual Christmas Tree, Wreath and Poinsettia Sale!
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Bake Sale for Abby Alonzo!
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The 5th
grade classes are hosting a bake sale in honor of Abby Alonzo. Abby is a 5th
grade student here at St. Anastasia who was recently
diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. All of the proceeds
of the bake sale will go to the Alonzo Family to help with the expenses related
to Abby's care. We hope you can come
out to support one of our families.
How can you help? You can donate baked
goods and bring them to the auditorium on Friday, December 4th,
donate your time during the bake sale, or both if you wish. If you cannot bring your baked goods on
Friday, you may bring them with you on Saturday.
Date: Saturday,
December 5th
Time: 9 am-6 pm
or until the goodies are gone
Where: St.
Anastasia Pavilion
Please contact Jen
Richmond at either 772-473-1155 or jenmr729@bellsouth.net
if you are interested in helping out.
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December Students of the Month
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Congratulations to the December Students of the Month!
4th Grade
Sal Zeno and Camilo Plata
5th Grade
John Fitzgerald and Stephanie Ageeb
6th Grade
Jordan Salerno and Cameron Weideman
7th Grade
Liam Stanton and Kim Caudell
8th Grade
Matthew Vigilio and Danny Roberts
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Pre-K Open House
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Pre-K will host an Open House on Friday, December 11 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The children will also celebrate Pajama Day that day while guest readers will stop by to read their favorite Christmas stories! All prospective parents, grandparents and students are invited to the Open House to experience the wonderful, nurturing 3 & 4-year-old Pre-School program at St. Anastasia. Join us anytime during the morning hours for a tour of the school and classrooms, meet the teachers and staff and enjoy classic Christmas tales! For more information, download the flyer from our website at www.stanna.org.
 Father George reads a story to the preschoolers at last year's Pajama Day.
Don't forget to check out the Pre-K Post for all the news and information about Pre-K!
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Santa's Christmas Corner
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Thank you to all the volunteer s and families who made the P.T.O. Santa's Christmas Corner a huge success! The Parish Center has been turned into Santa's workshop this week with many elves running around organizing, wrapping and assisting the little shoppers. The shop will be open on Thursday from 7:30-4 and on Friday as long as there are gifts left to sell!
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Back to Basics Christmas Drive
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St. Anastasia Catholic School & Church
Back to Basics Christmas Drive 2009
This year, our school is teaming up with the St. Anastasia Council of Catholic Women to help Notre Dame Mission, a local Catholic Church in Fort Pierce. We will be helping them provide local children with the basic needs of socks, underwear and sneakers (name brand not necessary). Due to the varied ages and sizes needed, we are suggesting that you purchase items in sizes your own child/children would wear.
If you are able to help, please turn in socks, underwear and/or sneakers to your child's homeroom no later than Friday, December 11th.
During these troubled times, we have families that are in need of just the basics. We truly hope that you can find it within your holiday budget to consider adopting one of these children.
Thank you for all your continue to do to enrich the lives of others this holiday season. God bless!
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Band News
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 Please join our award-winning Royal Ram Symphonic Band as they present several concerts this week:
December 3 at 7 p.m.
Christmas Concert at St. Anastasia Church
December 6 at 4:30 p.m.
Performance in Sights & Sounds Christmas Parade, Downtown Fort Pierce
December 7 at 12:30 p.m.
Performance at Pearl Harbor Memorial Service in Fort Pierce
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JCHS Placement Test
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Dear Eighth Grade Students/Parents:
Just a friendly reminder that the John Carroll High
School Placement Test is this Saturday, December 5th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00
p.m. It is strongly recommended that you pre-register for the test in order to
secure a spot on the testing day. This also avoids any waiting prior to
testing. November 30th was the last day to pay the $30 testing fee, after
this date the fee increases to $40. Thank you and we look forward to seeing
you on Saturday morning. If there are any questions, please call the JC
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All School Mass
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 Please join us for an All School Mass on Tuesday, December 8th at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate the Immaculate Conception.
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Fall Scholastic Book Fair -- THANKS!
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To our fabulous book fair volunteers: Many Thanks! Many
Thanks! Many Thanks! Many
Thanks!
Once again with your help and good cheer, we conducted a
spectacular book fair at St. Anastasia Catholic
School. With Scholastic Books providing
a wonderful array of books, games, and other specialty items, and our many
volunteers helping students, restocking displays, and working a variety of
jobs, we finished our weekly fair with smiles and success. How wonderful to see
students and adults excited about books and reading!!!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of our
fair and who continue to support our children in literacy and learning. We give thanks for our many blessings.
Sincerely, Mrs. Camber and the library staff
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Yearbook News
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Got
Pictures? If you have taken photographs of
your child at a school event, and you would like them considered for use in the school yearbook, click here to upload
images directly to the school's yearbook website. We won't be able to use all
of the submitted photographs due to size constraints but will be grateful for any photographs
that you submit!
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Big Apple Fundraiser for Alonzo Family
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A Note from the Van Duzer Foundation:
As you may know, the Van Duzer Foundation was
created to help St. Lucie County families and individuals who have suffered an
unexpected crisis or tragedy to help them through the difficult times without
additional financial hardship. The Van Duzer Foundation is a young, but a
very active foundation and we've raised and distributed over $135,000 since our
inception in May, 2008. Today, we have a special request for a very special
young lady who lives in our community and needs our help.
Abby Alonzo is a lovely, talented young St.
Anastasia student who loves her family, school and soccer. Right now, Abby
is in a match with her strongest opponent so far, and it's not even taking
place on the soccer field. Abby is battling Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma and,
while she's a strong kid and a real fighter, she could use a little help and
support from all of us.
On December 16th, we're going to make
Christmas come a little early for Abby and her family. We've used our
considerable connections to bring Santa and Mrs. Claus to the Big Apple Pizza
and Pasta at 2311 S. 35th Street in Fort Pierce (right across from
IRSC's Main Campus). All of us at Big Apple will be doubling as Santa's elves
that evening and will be serving up slices, pies, subs, salads, wings and knots
to help Abby and her family. One hundred percent of proceeds that evening will
be given to Abby's family. In addition, we'll be helping you out, too, by taking
care of all your holiday baking needs. We'll have oodles of yummy baked goods
available to sell - and all the proceeds will help Abby's family through this
emotional and financial crisis.
We'd love for you to come out and share in the
celebration, which will include
entertainment and a whole bunch of other surprises.
We know times are tight - it's hard for all of
us right now just to make ends meet and keep things going for our own families.
But we're convinced that the people in our community are the kindest, most
generous people on the planet, and we know we'll all find a way to give a
little and help Abby a lot. Thank you in advance for all you do already, and
all you can do to help make this Christmas the best one ever for Abby and her
family.
Gratefully yours,
Scott Van
Duzer, Founder
The Van
Duzer Foundation
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Scrip Gift Cards
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Shop Till
You Drop
Your Scrip Guide To Holiday
Essentials  Now is the time to order your Scrip cards for shopping and for giving! The deadline to order your Christmas git cards is Monday, December 14 at 8 a.m. If
you are looking for the right gift this holiday season, Great Lakes Scrip
Center can help. Your favorite scrip retailers have filled their shelves with
the best "must-haves" for this holiday season. It's
not too early to start shopping now for:
- Apparel and accessories
- Books and music
- Restaurants/dining
- Grocery stores
- Home decor
- Electronics
- Health and beauty
- Sporting goods
- Travel and vacations
- Gas and auto
- Entertainment
Visit Shopwithscrip.com to start shopping
now! The enrollment code for St. Anastasia Catholic School is E7A4L4C913783. Remember: St. Anastasia School
shares the profits with you: 50% credit to the School and 50% credit toward your
re-registration/tuition fees. You must order online to qualify for this
discount. Please contact the school office if you have
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P.T.O. News
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 Attention chicken nugget fanatics: In addition to the Box Tops for Education, soup labels, cell phones, toner cartridges and more currently being collected, the St. Anastasia P.T.O. will now accept Tyson labels for the Tyson Project A+ label fundraiser. For more information on the Tyson Project A+ Fundraiser, click here. Keep sending in those labels! Thanks!
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St. Anastasia Church News
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St. Anastasia Catholic Church is celebrating its
100th Birthday next year!
The St. Anastasia Catholic Church annual picnic this year will kick off the church's 100th Birthday - an historical event of
enormous proportions. So, to celebrate
this monumental event in a manner worthy of its numerical place in history, the church is having a super-duper outrageously fun picnic this year:
PICNIC
UNDER THE STARS!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
5 to 9 p.m.
Tickets are still the
same price:
Adults $12.50
Children $10
Free for children 3
& under
The Church wants the annual baking contest to rival the competition cake contests on the FOOD
network. With a $100
grand prize, a gold medal and the winning birthday cake will
be THE cake design that will be used for the Grand Reception with the Bishop on
December 11, 2010. So, get your ideas together
and create a 100th Birthday Celebration
Cake. The sky's the limit as to
your imagination.
Along
with the Cake Contest, we are adding more INFLATABLE FUN including:
Giant
Bungie Run, BMX
Super Slide, Rockin Pirate Ship, Rock
Climbing Wall, UFO
Laser Tage Maze, Boulder Dash - Knock 'em off their
pedestal, Jungle
Xtreme Obstacle Course and
Giant Chess
Plus:
hot chocolate, face painting and the popular piņata smashing for the younger kid. Our Famous Grill Master -- Jeff Guettler -- will be at the grill again serving up the
BEST BBQ this side of Dale's! The picnic will also feature music and the ever-popular egg toss with Fr. George (he thinks he's the best). Who
among you is out to prove him wrong?? For more information, purchase your tickets or volunteer, call the Darlene Francis at the Church office at 461-2233.
Volunteer hours may go towards service
hours at St. Anastasia School.
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Volunteer Information
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It is the policy of the Diocese of Palm
Beach and St. Anastasia Catholic School to complete a background and
fingerprint check on any parent/grandparent who wishes to be a volunteer at the
school or a chaperone on school field trips. The parent/grandparent must also attend a Protecting God's Children
workshop before they may volunteer. Protecting God's Children is a workshop on child sexual abuse.
Parents/grandparents
will not be approved to volunteer or chaperone until we have received the
results of a fingerprint background check and we have verification of
attendance at a Protecting God's Children workshop. The background check is valid for 5 years. Many of our parents are now due to have an
updated fingerprint background check. You will receive a letter from Mrs. MacAdie letting you know that it is time for an
update.
Please call or send a
note to the office if you would like to request a Volunteer Packet. The packet will be sent home with your child. If you have any
questions, please call the school office.
PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN WORKSHOPS
St. Martin de Porres
(Jensen Beach)
Thursday, December 3,
2009 - 6:30 p.m
772-334-4214
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Volunteer/Fingerprinting Schedule
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St. Helen Church
Holiday
Fingerprinting Schedule
Friday, December 18, 2009 will be the last day before
closing. The facility will be closed from December 19, 2009 until
Thursday, January 7, 2010. Normal fingerprinting schedule will resume on Friday,
Jan. 8, 2010.
St. Lucie Catholic
Church
Holiday
Fingerprinting Schedule
Reminder: You need to
make an appointment to have your fingerprints scanned - please do not just show
up.
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4th Grade Parent Help Needed
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Attention 4th Grade Parents: WE NEED YOU! The 4th grade classes will be creating the awards for St. Anastasia Catholic School's 2nd Annual Run for the Son 5K Run/Walk scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2010.
In their art classes beginning in December, they will be making clay business card holders to be given to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners in the different race categories. We need volunteers in the Art Class on Wednesday, December 9 & 16 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. to assist the students with this project. If you can help, please contact the Art Teacher Ms. Maria McCadden at
461-2232 or mmccadden@stanna.org. Thank you!
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Walk of Excellence Brick Program
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Looking for a unique Christmas gift for a loved one? You can celebrate your legacy at St. A's by  participating in the
program "Walk of Excellence" Decorative Program. The decorative bricks are placed on the "Walk of Excellence" along the
sidewalk down the middle of campus. They are personalized with three lines of
inscription. These bricks are wonderful gifts for First
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December 2009 |
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 - Santa's Christmas Corner
December 3 - Christmas Band Concert at St. Anastasia Church
Dec. 4 - 7:30
a.m. - School Advisory Council Meeting
Dec. 4 & 5 - Christmas Tree Sale with JCHS
December 6 - Band Performance at Sights & Sounds Christmas Parade, Downtown Fort Pierce
December 7 - Band Performance at Pearl Harbor Event in Fort Pierce
December 8 - Immaculate Conception All School Mass
December 11 - Pre-K Pajama Day and Open House
December 11 - 8th Grade Wal-mart Field Trip
December 16 - Student of the Month Breakfast
December 17 - 6:30 p.m. - Christmas Pageant
December 18 - 9:30 a.m. - Christmas Pageant
December 18 - Noon Dismissal
Dec. 18-Jan. 4 - Christmas Break (classes resume on Jan. 5)
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January 2010
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January 5 - Classes Resume
January 6 - 5th Grade Parent Mass
January 8 - 7:30
a.m. - Parent Advisory Council Mtg.
January 12 - 3:30 p.m. - PTO Meeting
January 15 - Jog-a-thon Kick Off
January 16 - 4 p.m. - St. Anastasia Church's Centennial Celebration Kick Off Mass
January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No
School!
January 21 - 6th Grade Parent Mass
January
23 - St. Anastasia Church Picnic
Jan. 25-Jan. 29 - Catholic Schools Week
January 28 - Fish Fry Dinner
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Thank you for your support of St. Anastasia Catholic School. We appreciate your support and feedback! Be sure and visit the school's website where all previous newsletters are archived for your reference at www.stanna.org. God Bless!
Sincerely,
Linette Trabulsy
Development Director
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