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Congratulations!
Congratulations to St. Anastasia Catholic School's Varsity Gold Volleyball Team as they won the Treasure Coast Athletic League's Division I Tournament on Oct. 21. The team defeated the Pine School in three games in the finals of the tournament, 14-25, 26-24 and 15-13. The team's record was 14-3 and Coach Lowell Odom said, "The team played with a lot of courage and character because they had to play from behind. It was a great team effort!"
Pictured with their trophy, kneeling: Mia Stagnitta, Nikki Collura, Ashley Wegelewski and Marissa Scaringe; standing: Hannah Shipe, Jenifer Bruhn, Mary Beth Boudrias, Mariah Menke, Hannah Knowles and Coach Lowell Odom. Not pictured: Adriana Knowles.
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Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Soccer Team as they were Runners Up in the Treasure Coast Athletic League's (TCAC) Tournament on Oct. 23. The team defeated St. Joseph Catholic School 1-0 in the first round and lost to the Pine School in the finals. Coach Steve Utter said, "I cannot say enough about the progress this young team of fifth and sixth graders have shown for the 2010 soccer season. Every player worked hard in practice and this really showed on game day! Looking back on game number one and now seeing the competitive skilled play during the final tournament games made me very proud of everyone on the team. These young players represented their school in a fashion all of us can be proud of. They played the final games with such poise and strong sportsmanship, not to mention true soccer skill I was truly inspired and proud to be a part of this experience. To all the players and parents, thank you for your dedication and support. To the sixth graders, good luck on varsity next year and to the fifth graders, be ready to lead the team to another successful season."
Pictured with their trophy, kneeling: Laura McVey, Arthur Aiello, Ryan Trabulsy, Tyler Hallford, Derek Piccininni and Eric Matamoros; standing: Ariel Cumerma, Tyler Singler, Vincent Ventulan, Ben Rider, Beck Fox, Santiago Garcia Bahamonde, Gabriel Cumerma, Hiram Garland and Coach Utter. Not pictured: Dan Vaughn, Dalton Hegedus and Lana Jennings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Volleyball Team on their third place finish in the TCAC tournament last weekend. In the tournament, the team beat St. Edward's to advance, but lost to St. Joseph's for a chance to play for the championship game. The team's record for the season was 10-3 and Coach Steve Goldstein said, "I am so proud of this team and how well the girls played in the tournament and all season. I was also blessed with a super supportive group of parents."  Pictured with their trophy, top row: Shannon Recor, Lexie Rider, Cheyenne Noll; bottom row: Emily Schwerer, Hannah Morris, Madeline Stromak, Kristyn Brolmann, Rylee Zirwas, Madison Getgood and Kaitlyn Richmond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the Varsity Blue Volleyball team on a great season!
The team proved to be great competitors. The team was made up of mostly sixth graders, which is the first time we've ever had sixth graders on the varsity volleyball squad! The team placed fourth in the Treasure Coast Athletic Conference tournament this year. According to Coach Theresa Goldstein, "Our team played with heart and determination. I am so proud of the progress these young ladies made!"
 Pictured left to right, top row: Blair Arnold, Brenna McPherson, Taylor Leander, Madison O'Loughlin, Jillian Alves and Kate Westenhaver; bottom row: Charlotte Warner, Kirsten Alves, Jessica Goldstein, Chelsea Keen and Coach Theresa Goldstein. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Congratulations to all the teams and
good luck to the Varsity Soccer Team in the TCAC tournament this Saturday. Go Rams!
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New Spanish Teacher(s)
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As some of you may know, Mrs. Dolores Brieske, our Spanish Teacher, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. We are sad to see her go, but wish her the best of luck in her new venture.
We are blessed to have two "new" Spanish Teachers going forward. Mrs. Millie Mejia, who has been part of our staff for a couple of years, will be teaching Spanish for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.
For grades 6-8, Mrs. Manuela Ramirez will join our staff to teach Spanish. Mrs. Ramirez has her Masters in Education: Spanish Language and Literature Education. Additionally, she holds two Bachelor Degrees in Spanish Language and Literature Education as well as in Physical Education. She currently works part-time at Indian River State College and is pursuing her Doctorate from Miami University in Communications and Foreign Languages. We look forward to Mrs. Ramirez joining our staff. Please welcome her when you see her.
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Yearbooks
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Only two days left to order..!
The 2011 St. Anastasia Catholic School yearbooks are now on sale! Buy your yearbook early and save money! The full-color, 104-page yearbook will be packed with school memories your child will treasure for many years to come. Purchase your yearbook for only $20 until Friday, October 29. The yearbook will cost $25 after Oct. 29, 2010. To purchase your yearbook, fill out the yearbook envelope that was sent home on October 7 and return it with your check made payable to St. Anastasia Catholic School. Please do NOT send cash.
Parents are encouraged to send digital photographs to lhamilton@stanna.org for consideration in the yearbook. Contact Mrs. Hamilton at 461-2232 with any questions.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
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The annual Thanksgiving Food drive, in partnership with St. Anastasia Catholic Church, gets underway on Nov. 1. Thanks to all of you who have helped make the food drive such a huge success in the past. This year has presented many challenges for all of us, yet our hearts still yearn to reach out to those less fortunate then ourselves. When we give sacrificially with a joyful heart, the return from God for our "investment" knows no limits.
This year, the Food Drive begins Monday and runs through November 19. Each grade level will be responsible for bringing in specific food items (see list below or click here to print out the list), however any and all donations are appreciated! We will need volunteers to help pack up the food baskets for distribution. If you are interested in helping, please call Darlene at the Parish Office at 461-2233.
Pre-K & Kindergarten Boxed Cereals/Oatmeal/Cereal Bars
1st grade Canned Vegetables 2nd grade Stuffing/Rice/Noodles/Boxed Potatoes 3rd grade Canned Fruits/Cranberry Sauce 4th grade Canned Fruits/Canned Vegetables 5th grade Canned Spaghetti O's/Spaghetti Sauce/etc. 6th grade Peanut Butter & Jelly (plastic jars, please) 7th & 8th grades Canned Ham/Tuna/Canned Meats/etc. |
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Fifth Annual Christmas Tree & Wreath Sale
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Only two days left to pre-order your Christmas Tree and Wreath!St. Anastasia Catholic School and John Carroll High School present their 5th Annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale on Friday, December 3rd and Saturday, December 4th. The sale will take place on Friday from 2-8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the St. Anastasia Pavilion. The schools will be once again offering high-quality, freshly-cut Fraser fir trees and wreaths from North Carolina. The trees range in size from 5/6 feet ($50), 6/7 feet ($60), 7/8 feet ($70), 8/9 feet ($90) to 9/10 feet ($100). The Fraser fir wreaths are 24-inch, hand-decorated with bows and pinecones, and will be sold for $40. Pre-orders are currently being taken and will be accepted through October 29th. Sales are subject to limited availability and on a first come first served basis, so please pre-order today. Order forms are available online at www.stanna.org or on www.johncarrollhigh.com. We are still looking for donations for the sale: - Donate a bag of artificial pine cones or berries for the Christmas wreaths and you can earn volunteer hours.
- 4 bags of pine cones=1 volunteer hour. (Please do not collect the pine cones from your yard as they are too large to use on the wreaths.)
- $20 worth of artificial berries=1 volunteer hour.
Donations (with your name attached) may be dropped off in the Development Office and we will be happy to mark down your volunteer hours for you. Contact Linette Trabulsy in the Development Office if you have questions. Thank you!
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Volunteer Opportunities
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We have several upcoming volunteer opportunities for you! - Sign up to volunteer during the All School BBQ on Friday, Nov. 12. Opportunities include: set up, clean up, food runners, tickets/drink tickets, sno-cones, bake sale, serving and kindergarten area serving. Hours vary depending on job.
- Supervise the bounce houses at the St. A's Night at Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce on Wednesday, Nov. 17 (two shifts available between 4-8 p.m.).
- Openings are available at Anastasia's Attic Thrift Store for sales and sorting. Please contact Mrs. Pat Caglioni at 461-2232 for details. All proceeds from the store benefit our school.
- Sign up to volunteer for the Christmas Tree & Wreath sale. Shifts available include: Friday, Dec. 3 from 1:30-5 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 4 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
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St. A's Night at Big Apple Pizza
| We will host the second annual St. A's Night at Big Apple Pizza on Wednesday, Nov. 17. We will again have celebrity servers wait tables for you and your family and Big Apple will donate a portion of the evening's proceeds to St. A's. New this year, we are inviting businesses (friends and families of St. A's) to set up a table at the event to sell their products. The only thing we ask is that you pledge a percentage of your sales from that evening to the school. If you are interested in participating at the dinner event, please contact Linette Trabulsy at ltrabulsy@stanna.org.
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Eighth Grade News
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Ms. Fitzgerald's eighth grade religion class worked on a very interesting research project recently. The students did research on the Fathers and Doctors of the Church and presented what they learned using "Facebook" as a template. Many students are familiar with the Facebook format, so Ms. Fitzgerald had the students build from what they already knew and had them apply that to learning about the Catholic faith. There were many creative perspectives and "friends" included in the project. Ms. Fitzgerald said, "This project was a more creative way to learn than just writing a research paper."
Ashley Baxley, Savannah Burton, Patrick Perone and Chris Tobar display their Facebook Religion projects.
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All Saints Day Mass
| There is an All School Mass on Monday, Nov. 1 at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate All Saints Day. This mass is presented by the third grade class. Please join us for this wonderful liturgy.
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St. A's Middle School Youth Group News
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On Tuesday, Nov. 2, from 6-8 p.m. the Middle School Youth Group will meet in the Parish Center. The night is entitled "Danke Shoen" and we are looking forward to a great turnout once again from 6th-8th grade students!
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Eighth Grade Parent Mass
| The Eighth Grade Parent Mass is Monday, Nov. 8 at 8:15 a.m. at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. Join the students and other parents for fellowship and refreshments immediately following mass in the auditorium.
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Fall Scholastic Book Fair
| It's Autumn and that means a harvest of new books at the Scholastic Book Fair coming up November 8-12. We are looking for volunteers and hope that you will be able to help us create yet another great "Reading Harvest."
Volunteers are still needed for this event. We are especially looking for several volunteers for Friday setup (2:30-4:30 p.m.), Wednesday afternoon (12-4 p.m.), Thursday all day (7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Friday breakdown 3-4:30 p.m.
E-mail Mrs. Camber at pcamber@stanna.org with the times that you would like to work. You will receive an email to confirm the times.
Scholastic Book Fair ~ November 8-12 Volunteer Shift Times
Set-up
Friday, Nov. 5 ~ 2:30 to 4:30 pm
Fair
Monday ~ 7:30 a.m.-noon & noon-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday ~ 7:30 a.m.-noon & noon-4:00 p.m. Wednesday ~ 7:30 a.m.-noon & noon-4:00 p.m. Thursday~ 7:30 a.m.-noon & noon-4:00 p.m. Friday ~ 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Breakdown
Friday ~ 1:30-4:00 p.m.
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Rainbows for All God's Children
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its 22nd year, St. Anastasia is again offering the program called Rainbows For
All God's Children. This is a support group for children who have suffered a
loss due to death, divorce or separation. The program begins the first week of
November and is offered to students in kindergarten through 8th grade. The
students are grouped according to age and they meet once a week during
lunchtime.
Information will be sent home to those students who participated last year.
Parents of students new to the school may contact Sister Helene Dompierre at
461-2232 for further information.
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First Grade Super Citizens
| Please congratulate last week's First Grade Super Citizens!
The First Grade Super Citizens are (left to right) front row: Will Mitchell, Anna Paparella, Seth Paley, Manuela Van Cotthem and Tommie Leach. |
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Pre-K Post
| Don't forget to check the "Pre-K Post" for all the news and happenings in Pre-K. Click here to visit the Pre-K Post.
The children are having fun making decorations for their annual
Pre-K "Pumpkin Patch." They are also learning about several farm animals and vegetable crops, all of which are involved in a true "Fall Festival" celebration.
If you have volunteered to help out next Friday, October 29, please plan on coming in with your child or being here by 9:15 a.m. The children may wear play clothes next Friday for our "Pumpkin Patch," please no costumes or sandals.
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St. Anastasia Catholic Church News
| The St. Anastasia Catholic Church Second Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, November 6 at Gator Trace Golf & Country Club. Cost is $100 per player/$400 per team. Enjoy a breakfast, lunch, putting contest, 50/50 raffle, and more! There's also a $10,000 Hole-in-One prize! Register by calling the Church office at 461-2233.
______________________________________________________  The St. Anastasia Catholic Church Catholic Council of Women (CCW) present Breakfast featuring Crème Brûlée French Toast on Sunday, Nov. 14th from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Parish Center. The ladies will also feature a Pie & Cake Sale during breakfast. The CCW will kick off the Back to Basic Christmas Drive that morning. You will be able to pick up a tag for a local child who needs socks, shoes and underwear. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning -- a great food, awesome fellowship and an opportunity to help your neighbors! |
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Protecting God's Children Workshops
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Pastoral Center (Palm Beach Gardens)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
9:30 a.m. (2 ½ 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. Jude (Tequesta)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
6:30 p.m. (2 ½ hours in length)
Call (561) 746-7974 for more info
Pastoral Center (Palm Beach Gardens)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
1:30 p.m. (2 ½ 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
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Junior Athletic League Soccer
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Last day to register your child for soccer is Nov. 12.
Registration is now underway for the Junior Athletic League Soccer season. 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.
Soccer (Pre-K through 5th grade)
November 13-January 22
Please click here for the registration form or visit www.stanna.org for the form.
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.
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Kindergarten News
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The students in Mrs. Paxton's kindergarten class are studying insects right now. They are bringing insects to class and putting them on display for studying. Third grader Kyle Trabulsy also brought his bug collection in to share with the students. The students will take a walk over to John Carroll High School next week to visit Mrs. Dempsey and her entomology lab! Top: Emma LaBonte shows off the Easter Lubber Grasshopper on display in Mrs. Paxton's classroom. Bottom: Third grader Kyle Trabulsy explains to the kindergarten students about his bug collection.
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Fifth Grade News
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Just in time for Halloween, the fifth graders in Mrs. Wetmiller's science class learned how to make slime in their lab. They learned how certain liquid and solid molecules, when mixed, can chain themselves together to form polymers. The result: a gooey blob of slime! Fun!
The fifth graders made slime in science lab. Top: Hannah Morris, Emily Schwerer, Maddie Stromak and Shannon Gonzales. Middle: Kiana LeBeau, Asha Thomas-Metellus and Reese Perretta. Bottom: Ben Rider and Vincent Ventulan.
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Uniform Store News
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The St. Anastasia Catholic School Uniform Store now carries pouches with a clear cover to hold the student's new ID cards. (They are not required). These pouches have clips on them to attach to their backpacks. They cost $6.75 each. The uniform store also has a new assortment of hair bows available.
Don't forget, the Uniform Store is not just for uniforms! They carry a wonderful selection of Thanksgiving decorations and hostess gifts as well as a beautiful selection of Advent candles and holders. Stop by soon to begin your Christmas shopping!
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Scouting News
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St. Anastasia Catholic School Cub Scout Troop 473 participated in a nature hike on Saturday, Oct. 23 in order to fulfill their birding requirement. The troop hiked at Ten Mile Creek Natural Area in Fort Pierce and encountered more than just birds. Below, second grader Nick Siringo holds an Eastern Lubber Grasshopper he found along the way! Good job boys!
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October 2010
| October 29 - 7th Grade Retreat
October 29 - Pre-K Pumpkin Patch Day
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November 2010
| November 1 - All School Mass for All Saints Day at 9:30 a.m.
November 2 - Middle School Youth Group Meeting
November 5 - Advisory Council Meeting at 7:30 a.m.
November 5 - Noon Dismissal
November 6 - St. A's Church Golf Tournament
November 8 - 8th Grade Parent Mass
November 11 - Veterans Day Ceremony
November 11 - 7th & 8th Grade Band Performance at Veterans Day Ceremony in Downtown Fort Pierce
November 8-12 - Fall Scholastic Book Fair
November 12 - All School BBQ
November 13 - Junior Athletic League Soccer Season Begins
November 17 - St. A's Night at Big Apple Pizza
November 22 - Thanksgiving Prayer Service
November 24-26 - Thanksgiving Break
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December 2010
| December 1 - First Grade Parent Mass
December 1 - Royal Ram Band Performs at Sunrise Ford
December 2 - Royal Ram Band Christmas Concert, 6-8 p.m.
December 3 - Advisory Council Meeting at 7:30 a.m.
December 3-4 - Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale
December 5 - Royal Ram Band Participates in Sights & Sounds Christmas Parade, Downtown Fort Pierce
December 6-10 - Santa's Secret Shop
December 7 - Middle School Youth Group Meeting
December 8 - Immaculate Conception All School Mass
December 15 - Student of the Month (Sept.-Dec.) Breakfast
December 16 - Las Posadas Pageant
December 17 - Las Posadas Pageant; Noon Dismissal; Last Day of School
December 18-January 3 - Christmas Break
January 3, 2011 - Teachers Report to Work
January 4, 2011 - Classes Resume
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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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