August 18, 2010

 
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Condolences
New Lunch Program
Back to School Nights
Important Reminder
Volunteer Information
Protecting God's Children Workshops
St. A's Church News
Volunteer Opportunities
2009-10 4th Quarter Honor Roll & Principal's List
Sports News
Junior League Sports News
Uniform Store News
Health Records
Attic News
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A Smooth Start to the 2010-11 School Year

School is off to a fantastic start! Thank you to the parents, teachers, staff and students for a great beginning to our new school year. We appreciate your support and patience as we move forward through this academic year.
Our Condolences
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Mr. Clyde Russell, husband of third grade teacher, Mrs. Diane Russell. Mr. Russell worked at John Carroll High School for 31 years as a teacher, coach and principal. Mr. Russell's funeral Mass will be this Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. Please keep the Russell family in your prayers during this difficult time.

For more about Mr. Russell and details on how you can help, please see today's newspaper article by clicking here.
New Lunch Program
By now you should have received an e-mail message regarding setting up your child's account for the new lunch program. If you did not receive an e-mail and wish to allow your child to buy lunch from our new lunch provider, please contact Janice Lynch at jlynch@stanna.org or at 461-2232.

The menu is available on our website at www.stanna.org or by clicking here.
Back to School Nights
Back to School Nights
7th-8th grade students and parents
August 27th from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

K-5th grade students and parents
September 2nd from 7-8:30 p.m.

Important Reminder
We have a new cell phone policy this year. Please refer to page 17 of the new handbook for details of the new policy. Families who could not attend Parent Orientation last week will receive their Parent/Student Handbook in the Thursday envelope (tomorrow) or you can view the handbook on our website at www.stanna.org. Thank you for your support!

Volunteer Procedure
How do parents or guardians become an approved volunteer or field trip chaperone?

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/adult who wishes to be a volunteer at the school or a chaperone on school field trips.  

Before a parent may volunteer or chaperone they must also:
  1. attend a Protecting God's Children workshop. Protecting God's Children is a workshop on child sexual abuse. 
  2. read and sign the Diocese of Palm Beach Code of Pastoral Conduct for Church Personnel
Parents will not be approved to volunteer or chaperone until we have received the following:
  1. results of a fingerprint background check
  2. verification of attendance at a Protecting God's Children workshop
  3. a signed Code of Pastoral Conduct. 
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. The packet will be sent home with your child.
Protecting God's Children Workshops
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church (Port St. Lucie)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
9:00 a.m. (3 hours in length)
Call 772-336-0282 to make a reservation
Adults only - please do not bring children

Holy Redeemer Church (Palm City)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
6:30 p.m. (2½ hours in length)
Call 561-488-1373 to make a reservation
Adults only - please do not bring children

Our Lady Queen of the Apostles (Royal Palm Beach)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
7:00 p.m. (3 hours in length)

Pastoral Center (Palm Beach Gardens)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
9:00 a.m. (2½ hours in length)
You must make a reservation to attend this workshop
Call 561-775-9530 to make a reservation
Adults only - please do not bring children

St. Joseph School (Stuart)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
6:30 p.m. (2½ hours in length)
Call (772) 287-6975 to make a reservation

St. Joseph Church (Stuart)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
9:30 a.m. (2½ hours in length)
Call 772-287-2727 to make a reservation
St. Anastasia Catholic Church News
St. Anastasia Catholic Church is proud to announce the dates of the Middle School Youth Group events. Mrs. Gina Daigle, St. A's mom and parishioner, will lead the group this year through some exciting and service-oriented events. The St. Anastasia Youth Group is open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Registration and a short general informational meeting will take place after the 9:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, August 22 in the Parish Center. Meetings will be held the first Tuesday evening of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. So mark your calendars for these dates:

Sept. 7 - Kick-off
Oct. 5 - God's Omnipresence
Nov. 2 - Wearing God's Armor (Clothes and Food Drive)
Dec. 7 - The Wise Guys
Jan. 4 - Universal Call to Holiness (Diocese Guest Speaker)
Feb. 1 - Secret Admirer
March 1 - Forgive and Forget About It
April 5 - Gateway to Grace
May 3 - End of the Year Gathering

For more information, please contact Mrs. Daigle at ginadaigle1@yahoo.com.
2009-10 Fourth Quarter Honor Roll & Principal's List
High Honors

Fourth Grade
Brian Jacobus, Cristin Donaldson, Kiana LeBeau, Hannah Morris, Madeline Stromak

Fifth Grade
Abigail Alonzo, Madison Heisey, Brenna McPherson, Madison O'Loughlin, Benjamin Tompkins, Kaitlin Zrallack

Sixth Grade
Nishanth Chalasani, Christina Hess, Logan Jones, Amanda Piccininni, Koushal Rao, Claudia Reyes, Victor Rodriguez, Jeanette Soricelli, Natalia Stromak, Jacob Frias

Seventh Grade
Brandon Goldstein, John Marcano, Liam Stanton, Paul Gonzalez

Eighth Grade
Matthew Carr, Jennifer Samander, Laura Samander, Rachel Guettler, Emily Stapleton, John Tompkins, Matthew Utter


Honors

Fourth Grade
Carly Bush, Skyler Cripps, Ariel Cumerma, Kasia Horger, Reese Perretta, Camilo Plata, Beatrice Reyes, Gabrielle Small, Jake Stapleton, Ryan Trabulsy, Tayaih Culbertson, Desiree Fulton, Jake Hester, Thomas Ivey, Kristopher Lippard, Eric Matamoros, Derek Piccininni, Anais Piquion, Shannon Recor, Emily Schwerer, Emma Titus, Dan Vaughn, Vincent Ventulan, Shelby Ward

Fifth Grade
Stephanie Ageeb, Cory Andrews, William Baxley, Gabriel Cumerma, Taylor Leander, Kira Radtke, Taylor Ratti, Alexandra Rider, Allison Russakis, Rayna Zicari, Kristyn Brolmann, Gordie Cheyne, Jenna Cognetta, Emily Enns, Katie Farinacci, John Fitzgerald, Beck Fox, Madison Getgood, Jessica Goldstein, Brianna Hoeffner, Kayla Janezic, Kayelee Kimmelman, Addison McKnight, Laura McVey, Joaquin Reyes, Kaitlyn Richmond, Rachel Richmond, Erica Sessoms, Johnathan Sheelar, Kate Westenhaver

Sixth Grade
Dana Ageeb, Corey Alves, Jake Celedonio, Hanah Francoeur, Samantha Presti, Colin Stanton, Cameron Weideman, Chelsea Keen, Onesha Pierre-Gilles, Megan Presti, Miguel Reyes, Jordan Salerno, Chase Solesky

Seventh Grade
Thomas Dietrich, Ashley Wegelewski, Janae Carter, Hannah Knowles, Mariah Menke

Eighth Grade
Elaine Busby, Matthew Celidonio, Audrey Edmondson, Jacob Field, Diana Lanza, Aidan Plummer, Blaze Walsh, Iniko Eplin, Micheca Fevrius, John Gallagher, Marika Gilbert, Michael Glennon, Zara McQuaid, Sarah Rider, Kierstin Rondeau, Brianna Smith, Matthew Vigilio, Taylor Wester, Nicholas Woodward


Principal's List

Sixth Grade
Dana Ageeb, Corey Alves, Gage Baltos, Amanda Barkley, Kristi Carpenter, Jake Celedonio, Nishanth Chalasani, Hanah Francoeur, Kenny Garcia, Christina Hess, Logan Jones, Amanda Piccininni, Samantha Presti, Koushal Rao, Claudia Reyes, Victor Rodriguez, Joseph Slack, Jeanette Soricelli, Colin Stanton, Natalia Stromak, Cameron Weideman, Carl Fevrius, Jacob Frias, Alexandra Glenn, Chelsea Keen, Jeffrey Martin, Tim Murphy, Connell Osteen, Onesha Pierre-Gilles, Megan Presti, Miguel Reyes, Jordan Salerno, Chase Solesky, Emily Tobar, Charlotte Warner, Elliot Zirwas

Seventh Grade
Ashley Baxley, Thomas Dietrich, Brandon Goldstein, Christian Hallford, John Marcano, Michael Spacil, Liam Stanton, Chris Walmach, Ashley Wegelewski, Anthony Barbieri, Janae Carter, Greg Fesler, Paul Gonzalez, Hannah Knowles, Hans Kraaz, Brittany Langel, Mariah Menke, Marissa Scaringe, Cody Willems

Eighth Grade
Elaine Busby, Matthew Carr, Matthew Celidonio, Audrey Edmondson, Jon Farinacci, Jacob Field, Emily Jackson, Brianna Kelly, Diana Lanza, Hailee Leonor, Michael McPherson, William Micco, Jeremy Miret, Lovens Pierre-Gilles, Aidan Plummer, Jennifer Samander, Laura Samander, Marnie Stokes, Troy Terwilliger, Blaze Walsh, Amy Warner, Rebecca Alcindor, Sophia Angelos, Iniko Eplin, Micheca Fevrius, John Gallagher,
Michael Glennon, Rachel Guettler, Marlin Hossler, Alyssa Janezic, Zara McQuaid, Vicente Mejia, Sarah Rider, Brandi Roach, Kierstin Rondeau, Andrew Smith, Brianna Smith, Emily Stapleton, John Tompkins, Matthew Utter, Matthew Vigilio, Taylor Wester, Nicholas Woodward
Volunteer Opportunities
As you may know, each family is required to volunteer 20 hours during the school year. There are a couple of upcoming volunteer opportunities for you!
  • Magazine Drive volunteers - prize day volunteers needed. This position requires you to be at school during lunch hours on specific days. Days that we need help are: Tuesday, Aug. 31; Thursday, Sept. 2; Tuesday, Sept. 7; and Tuesday, Sept. 14. Hours are from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Auction Committee members - our annual Auction is earlier than usual this year. The event is scheduled for March 5, 2011 and we hope to make it bigger and better than ever! Volunteer opportunities include: sponsorships, gift acquisition, decorations and more.
Please contact Linette Trabulsy at Ltrabulsy@stanna.org for more information or to help.

We are so thankful for everything you do for St. Anastasia! We look forward to working with you this year. Thank you!
Sports News
Don't forget -- Tryouts begin today (Wednesday, August 18)!

Girls' Volleyball
5th-8th grade

Boys' and Girls' Soccer
5th-8th grade

Wednesday, August 18 and Thursday, August 19
3:00-4:30 p.m.

Reminder: All students in 5-8 grade who wish to participate in sports must submit a current physical to the office. A copy of the required form was provided at the end of last year. Students do not have to have the physical before team tryouts, but they will NOT be able to participate in an official game until the physical form is on file in the school office. Please call Janice Lynch at 461-2232 if you have any questions.
Junior League Sports News
The Junior Athletic League is a volunteer-sponsored athletic program for students in grades kindergarten through 5th grade. A student enrolled in pre-school may participate as long as they are five (5) at the time the sport begins. This program meets on Saturday mornings from 8:30-10 a.m.

T-ball and Coach Pitch (Pre-K through 2nd grade only)
September 17-November 6
Registration is now underway for T-ball and Coach Pitch. Please click here for the registration form or visit www.stanna.org for the form.

Junior League Soccer

Soccer
November 13th-January 22
No practice on November 27, December 25, January 1.
Play resumes January 8th after the break.
  
Basketball
January 29-March 26.
No practice on March 19th.  

In this league, all children must be accompanied by a parent or adult at all times. This is not a competitive league. The league aims to teach the fundamentals of the game and to have fun!


Volunteer coaches are needed in all sports. Please contact Mr. Steve Goldstein at stevenagoldstein@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information.

Uniform Store Hours
Beginning August 24
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
7:45 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
(When school is in session)

The Uniform Store carries school supplies and lovely religious items too!
Health Records
Please remember to turn your child's health records into the school office prior to the beginning of school, especially students entering Pre-K, kindergarten and seventh grade. If you have any questions regarding whether your health records are up-to-date, please call Mrs. Caglioni at 461-2232. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Anastasia's Attic Thrift Shop News
Anastasia's Attic Thrift Shop has had a wonderful summer thanks to many people who donated their items to us. We continue to improve the entire operation, but we need your help!  Volunteers are desperately needed. If you have a morning or an afternoon free to help us out, please call the school office at 461-2232 or the shop at 467-1444. Moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends are welcome to volunteer and the hours will count towards the required family volunteer hours at school.  For more information, call the school office. Thank you so much for your continued support of Anastasia's Attic.

Hours of operation are: 
Monday-Friday ~ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday ~ 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Sunday ~ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Pick up of items available Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays or by appointment. Stop in and find a treasure!

August 2010
August 18 & 19 - Volleyball and Soccer Tryouts
August 22 - St. Anastasia Church Middle School Youth Group Registration
August 24 - All School Mass at 9:30 a.m.
August 27 - Magazine Drive Kick Off
August 27 - Back to School Night for 7th & 8th grade parents
September 2010
September 1 - 5th Grade Parent Mass
September 2 - Back to School Night for grades K-5
September 3 - School Advisory Council meeting at 7:30 a.m.
September 6 - Labor Day - No School!
September 14 - 6th Grade Parent Mass
September 16 - School Pictures
September 17 - 8th Grade Retreat
September 17 - 7th & 8th Grade Dance
September 21 - Pinwheels for Peace
September 24 - Pre-K Busy Bee Day
September 24 - Noon dismissal
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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
Mission Statement

The St. Anastasia School and Church Community believe each student is a unique child of God, called to achieve excellence by nurturing the mind, body and spirit in the image and likeness of God.