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Second Annual St. Anastasia "Run for the Son" 5K Run/Walk is March 20
We hope you have been training because it's almost here! The St. Anastasia Catholic School second annual "Run for the Son" 5K Run/Walk is Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 a.m. in Downtown Fort Pierce. The entry fee includes a race through downtown Fort Pierce and over South Bridge, a Kid's Fun Run, T-shirt (for 1st 200 entries), goodie bag, breakfast and FUN! The race is co-hosted by the St. Anastasia School Advisory Council and the Sailfish Striders Running Club. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. and the race begins at 7:30 a.m. The cost for registration is $15 pre-registration and $20 the day of the race. The race course begins at the Fort Pierce Community Center, located at 600 N. Indian River Drive in Fort Pierce, continues through historic downtown, over South Beach Bridge and ends at the Community Center. The free "Kid's Fun Run" - for children age 10 and under - is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Community Center. Registration forms can be found on the school's website at www.stanna.org. Prizes will be awarded to the first overall male and female runners as well as the first "Masters" male and female runners. Special hand-made prizes, created by our own 4th graders, will also be awarded to the male and female 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in each division including: 10 and under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74 and 75 and up. Children in the Kid's Fun Run will also win ribbons! Children who participate in the Fun Run will receive their own "goodie bag." Participants will enjoy a delicious breakfast provided by our PTO and a "goodie bag" filled with coupons, free items and information. We are so very grateful to our sponsors! Thank you to: Law Offices of Kevin Hendrickson
Reprographic Solutions, Inc.
Richmond Electric
Inlet Fisheries
Fort Pierce Engineering Inc.
A1A Sportswear
Dawn V. Gilmore Photography
Everglades Tractor Equipment
Natalie's Orchid Island Juice
Sponsorships are still available by calling (722) 461-2232 or visiting www.stanna.org. |
"Passport to Paradise!"
Thank you to our generous sponsors who have "come on-board" with us already!Entertainment Sponsor:  Invitation and Program Sponsor:  Paddle and Portrait Sponsor:  Hors D'oeuvres Sponsor  ________________________________________
Mark your calendars to attend St. Anastasia Catholic School's 8th Annual Night for the Children Auction and Dinner Dance on Saturday, April 24! Enjoy an evening on the high seas with this year's theme of "Passport to Paradise!" Guests will be transported on a cruise ship through the tropics while enjoying fantastic live and silent auction items, a $5,000 raffle drawing, an elegant surf and turf dinner, dancing and much more! A donation of $200 will admit two people to the event at the beautiful Pelican Yacht Club in Fort Pierce.Sponsorship and donation opportunities are still available! Benefits for sponsoring can include media coverage, advertising opportunities, complimentary tickets, reserved parking, reserved tables and much more. We are still looking for committee members to help with the auction. Volunteer opportunities include: advertising and sponsor acquisition, donation acquisition, volunteer coordination, decorations and set up coordination and more! Thanks to Diane Gallagher for chairing the decorations committee!
For more information, contact the Development Office at the school at (772) 461-2232 or e-mail Linette Trabulsy at ltrabulsy@stanna.org. Thank you for your support! |
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Re-Registration Packets
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Re-registration packets were sent home last week. The completed packets are due to the school office by March 22. New this year, all families who choose to pay monthly by FACTS management MUST sign up for an account online on the FACTS website. Re-registration forms can not be processed without an account. Please click here or go to our school website at www.stanna.org and look under the Parents Tab for FACTS to create an account.
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March Lunch Menu
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The March SLA Lunch Menu is now available on the school website at www.stanna.org.
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Second Grade ITBS Testing Next Week
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Attention Parents of Second Grade Students: Beginning next week, all second
grade students will take the ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) and the CogAT
(Cognitive Abilities Test). These are standardized achievement and ability
tests that are taken by children all over the nation. Testing will begin on
Monday, March 8 and will continue through March 19.
Children should be encouraged to do
their best on the tests. By maintaining a typical schedule and atmosphere at
home, and encouraging an early bedtime and a healthy breakfast, our students
will shine! Good luck students!
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St. Anastasia Church News
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The St. Anastasia Men's Service Group will host a "Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry" in the Parish Center throughout Lent.
St. Anastasia Catholic Church Lenten Fish Fry
Friday, March 5, 2010
5:00 -7:00 pm
St. Anastasia Parish Center
$8 for adults/$4 for children includes coffee and dessert
Following the Fish Fry, everyone is invited to the Church for STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 7:00 pm. What a beautiful way to end your week and fill your soul with thanksgiving for the gift of God's love and mercy for you.
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Sports News
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There will be a brief meeting for those interested in being on the
golf team on Monday, March 8 at 3:15
p.m. under the pavilion. This is open to students in 5th - 8th
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4th Grade News
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Mrs. Steele's 4th grade class performed a play for Mrs. Capezza's 2nd grade class called "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." The play was part of the reading project during the week. Top: The whole "cast." Bottom: Eric Matamoros as a prince, and Dan Vaughn as the King.
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Pre-K Post
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Attention Pre-K Parents: Click here for the latest news and information about Pre-K in the "Pre-K Post!"
Mark your calendars for the Pre-K Portfolio Night on Thursday, March 25! This is a big event for our little ones! Your assigned times for the evening will be sent home soon. Thanks!
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St. Anastasia School Lenten Offerings
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As part of the Lenten Season, St. Anastasia Catholic School is participating in two projects to help the needy. The first is the Catholic Relief Services' Operation Rice  Bowl that has already come home with your child. Operation Rice Bowl began in 1975 and offers Catholics in the U.S. a way to connect with our brothers and sisters around the world. Over the past 35 years, $191 million has been collected through this program to support CRS' development projects that improve people's ability to access food in communities around the world and the United States. Families may use this Rice Bowl to give sacrificial contributions as suggested in the daily reflections provided. Students should turn in the Rice Bowls to their teachers by March 31.
The second project is the Florida Catholic's Long-Sleeve Relief project to benefit Florida farmworkers from hazards such as exposure to weather, pesticides, thorns, snakes and bug bites. The St. Anastasia Girl Scouts are coordinating this Lenten project and will provide a collection box near the Lost & Found closet in the school's main building. The Long-Sleeve Relief and Food-Diaper-Personal Hygiene Drive will run during the Lenten season through March 31. Based on requests from agencies working for those living below the poverty line, the drive has been expanded to include short-sleeve cotton shirts, as well as nonperishable food, diaper and baby products and personal hygiene items. For a full list of items being collected, click here.
Thank you for your support and generosity.
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PTO News
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The next PTO meeting is Tuesday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m.
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Read Across America
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The second graders from Mrs. Bush's class joined millions of other students across the country to celebrate the ninth annual National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day this week. Read Across America is celebrated around the time of Dr. Seuss' birthday. To honor the good doctor and celebrate the fun and value of reading, the second graders read Dr. Seuss stories and other stories to the kindergarten students in Mrs. Christopher's class on Monday. What a fun way to celebrate a very important birthday!
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Protecting God's Children
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Attention parents**! **Special note to the 8th grade parents...the Sea World Trip is coming soon! Many of our classes have upcoming field trips...make sure you don't get left out of the fun!
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 chaperon 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.
Protecting God's Children Workshops
Pastoral Center -
West Palm Beach
Tuesday, March 23,
2010
1:15 p.m.
St. Joan of Arc
School - Boca Raton
Thursday, April 22,
2010
8:15 a.m.
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. Please call or send a note to the office if you would like to request a Volunteer Packet. If you have any questions, please call the school office.
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Commemorative Bricks
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Looking for a unique First Holy Communion or Graduation gift? 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. Click here for details and go to the Forms and Flyers section. |
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Uniform Store News
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The St. Anastasia Uniform Store now stocks the novel "A Random Exchange" by Pastor Dale K. Ingersoll of Fort Pierce. Check out this good book by a local author! Uniform store hours are:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Reminder...it's still cold out there and only school uniform jackets are allowed to be worn. |
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March 2010
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March 4 - 8th Grade Parent Mass
March 5 @ 7:30
a.m. - School Advisory Council Meeting
March 5 - Noon Dismissal
March 9 - Class Photos
March 9
@ 3:30 p.m. - PTO Meeting
March 11 - 6th Grade Retreat
March 15 - Teacher Work Day - No School
March 16 - 3rd Grade Parent Mass
March 16 - 4th Quarter Begins
March 20 - 2nd Annual Run for the
Son 5K Race
March 24 - Band Night at Big Apple Pizza
March 25 - Pre-K & Kindergarten Portfolio
Night
March 26 @ 7 p.m. - Stations of the Cross Presentation
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April 2010
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April 1-11 - Spring Break
April 12 - Classes Resume
April 14 - PTO Art Fair
April 16 @ 8:15 a.m. - 2nd Grade Parent Mass
April 24 - 8th Annual Night for the Children Auction and Dinner Dance
April 28 - 1st Grade Parent Mass
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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
St. Anastasia Catholic School |
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