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Congratulations to the October Students of the Month
Congratulations to the October Students of the Month! They are fourth-graders Angeli Assaly and Jonathan Plata; fifth-graders Austin Evans and Mackenzie O'Loughlin; sixth-graders Justin O'Leary and Shannon Gonzalez; seventh-graders Kate Glasner and Eduardo Gil; and eighth-graders Natalia Stromak and Chelsea Keen.
Congratulations to the St. Anastasia Catholic School October Students of the Month! Pictured left to right, front row: Shannon Gonzalez, Angeli Assaly, Kate Glasner, Jonathan Plata, Austin Evans and Mackenzie O'Loughlin; back row: Justin O'Leary, Eduardo Gil, Natalia Stromak and Chelsea Keen.
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Message from Administration
| St. Anastasia Administration would like to remind you of some policies that are in place that need to be brought to your attention.
- For the safety of our children, all adults must wear an identification badge (faculty and staff) or a Visitors Sticker while on campus. All visitors must sign in at the front office and pick up a Volunteer Sticker at that time. Please help us in enforcing this policy by adhering to this procedure. For more information about the policy, please see page 16 in the Parent/Student handbook.
- Unexcused absences are those whereby a student is truant. Trips and vacations taken outside of regularly scheduled school holidays may be considered unexcused if they are not pre-approved by administration. In order to have the absences preapproved, please fill out the Extended Absence Approval Form on page 45 of the handbook. For further details on the procedures for absences, please look on page 13 of the handbook.
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Office News
| Due to the high cost of the magnets for the back of each students badge, if you still have your student's badge from last year and would like to recycle the magnet for this year's badge, please send your student's old badge in to the front office. Your help is appreciated!
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Magazine & Cookie Dough Drive News
| Please mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 17 as the delivery day for the Cookie Dough pick up. Details on time and location will be sent in next week's newsletter. Thank you!
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Step Up for Students Scholarship News
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The State of Florida has announced that the Step Up for Students Program is offering more scholarship money for this year. The scholarships are worth up to $4,011 and the program administrators will determine eligibility as though the students were applying prior to the start of school. The online application log in for new parents at www.stepupforstudents.org is "live" again and will remain open until Nov. 30. If you know of any students or families that might benefit from this scholarship, please forward the information to them as soon as possible. |
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PTO News
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Members of the PTO pose with the Thank You basket of goodies from the St. A's teachers. ____________________________________________________ The PTO met on Tuesday and they are finalizing their plans for next Tuesday's Spaghetti Dinner. Items of note from the meeting: The PTO voted and approved the purchase of a school "Wish List" item. They will purchase: - An amplifier, two wireless microphones and two speakers, with cords to improve our sound in the auditorium, band room and pavilion at $1,758.
At the November meeting, they will discuss the option of purchasing more items on the list. So, purchase those tickets and let's make this Spaghetti Dinner successful!! Speaking of Spaghetti Dinner tickets, members of the PTO will be selling tickets for the dinner at the Pick Up car line on Friday, Oct. 7 and Monday, Oct. 10. Tickets are $5 - exact change is appreciated. There is now an option to purchase your tickets on the St. A's Payment Plan, so if you don't have cash or a check, please write down your name and child's ID# and we will charge the account.
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PTO News
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The PTO is proud to present the 4th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Business Expo on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m. in the Auditorium. Tickets are $5 each and children ages 3 and under eat free! Enjoy salad, spaghetti dinner, garlic knots, dessert and drinks for one low price. New this year, the event will feature a Business Expo where St. A's family businesses and local businesses may set up a table at the dinner to promote their business at no cost.
Also new this year, there will be a Middle School Student Spaghetti Eating Contest and the winner will receive free a pizza lunch on Fridays for the remainder of the school year! Two students per class have the opportunity to participate in the contest and the class that brings in the most support to the dinner will receive a pizza party!
The Dinner will feature a 50/50 raffle, a kids' arts and crafts area, door prizes (one ticket included with the purchase of a dinner ticket) and take out is available. The PTO is currently accepting donations of raffle items for the event. If you have a gift certificate or other item you would like to donate for the raffle, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Peper at (561) 719-2274.
If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, click here.
If you are interested in participating in the Business Expo, click here.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
Frank & Al's Pizza Big Apple Pizza Bella Roma Panariella's Pizza & Pastry |
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First Grade News
| Mrs. Bush's first grade students recently learned about maps. They learned how to read them and how to make them. They learned about the different symbols and information on a map and then worked together in groups to create their own maps for make-believe cities. Mrs. Bush was so proud of their teamwork and creativeness!
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Class Big Apple Fundraisers
| Big Apple Pizza has graciously given our families an opportunity to participate in their own classroom fundraisers. Each class or group that chooses to participate can earn 50% of the proceeds from the evening to use to help parents offset the cost of field trips or programs.
Thank you to everyone who  supported the 8th graders this past weekend. A good time was had by all and they raised over $400!
Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming Pizza Nights:
Saturday, October 8 from 4-8 p.m.
1st GradeProceeds will help offset an in-school field trip/program that the first grade will bring in. Saturday, October 22 from 4-8 p.m.
4th GradeProceeds will help offset the cost of their annual St. Augustine Field Trip. The 4th graders will serve pizza and more!  Stay tuned for additional nights scheduled in October. Big Apple Pizza is located 2311 South 35th Street in Fort Pierce across from Indian River State College. Take out is available. |
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Yearbook News
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2011-2012
St. Anastasia Catholic School Yearbook
Early Bird Special!
Purchase your yearbook now and save!
104 Full Color pages of memories!
Turn in your order by
October 28, 2011 and pay $20.
After October 28, the price is $25.
Yearbook order forms/envelopes will be sent home on Thursday, 10/6.
Please contact Mrs. Hamilton at lhamilton@stanna.org for additional information.
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Endowment Gala ~ Save the Date
| Caribbean Nights ~ A Gala Affair
All families should have received an invitation to "Caribbean Nights" a Gala Affair. If you did not get your invitation in last Thursday's folder, please call the office and request that one be sent to you. Remember the buffet, all drinks, dancing and music are covered under one price.
Volunteers are needed for decorating, serving, bar tending and cleaning up. You will receive your school volunteer hours by working at this event. If you can help with decorating, please call Cristina Ball at 618-3932. If you can serve, bar tend, or clean up, please call Anne Sinnott at 466-2381. See you for a night of fun on Saturday, November 5th from 6:30 to 9:30 in our beautifully decorated Parish Center.
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Living Rosary
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The students and faculty will participate in the Living Rosary on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Church. To help get us ready for the Living Rosary below are a couple of good links. Depending on the religious congregation and the many devotions, there are a variety of ways that the Rosary is prayed. The main thing to understand is that the Rosary is a way to help us reflect upon the mysteries of our salvation. The Dominican site below is a good one with additional links. How to Pray the Rosary How to Recite the Rosary A Guide to Praying the Rosary |
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Kindergarten News
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Each year, the kindergarten classes reverently process through campus in honor of the Feast of St. Therese (Oct. 1) and the Feast of the Guardian Angels (Oct. 2). The kindergarten classes adopted St. Therese as their patron saint because she is known for her "Little Way." She realized that little sacrifices and gestures of love were pleasing to God and in order to emulate her "little way," the students give a single rose to each adult they pass on campus during the procession.
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Pre-K Post
| Attention Pre-K parents! Pre-K has its own class page on our website that gives you important information and updates about all the happenings in Pre-K. Click here to go to the Pre-K Post!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 20th and Friday, October 21st.
Pre-K is working on a few Fall projects and has started their next unit of study "I Can Imagine" which includes a Firefighter theme in October. |
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Rainbows News
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Rainbows for All God's Children will again be offered this year at St. Anastasia. This is a support group for children who have suffered a loss due to death, divorce or separation. The program begins the week of November 14th and is offered to students in grades kindergarten through eighth. The students are grouped by grade and they meet one day a week during lunch. If there are any questions please call Mrs. Vickie Guettler, former Principal and this year's coordinator at 466-1521. Parents of students in last year's program or those new to the school who wish to be in the program, click here to register.
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Protecting God's Children Workshop Information
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The location for volunteers and employees to have their fingerprints scanned for their background check is Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach. The address is 500 Iris Lane and the phone number is 772-231-0671. Please call to make an appointment.
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Protecting God's Children Workshop
St. Joan of Arc School (Boca Raton)
Friday, October 7, 2011
8:00 a.m. (2½ hours)
Adults only - please do not bring children
St. Mark School (Boynton Beach)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
6:30 p.m. (2 ½ hours)
Adults only - please do not bring children
St. Therese de Lisieux (Wellington)
Wednesday, October 19
7:00 p.m. (2½ hours)
Contact 561-784-0689 to register or get directions
Adults only - please do not bring children
Holy Cross Church (Vero Beach)
Monday, October 24, 2011
7:00 p.m. (2½ hours)
Contact 772-231-0671 to register
Workshop will be held in Parish Hall
Adults only - please do not bring children
St. Peter Church (Jupiter)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
1:00 p.m. (2 ½ hours)
Workshop will be in the Parish Hall
Adults only - please do not bring children
Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Boca Raton)
Thursday, November 3
7:00 p.m. (2½ hours)
Workshop will be held in the Christian Formation Center Room 210
Adults only - please do not bring children
You can also go to www.virtus.org to register for a workshop.
Click on "Registration" to begin the registration process.
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Band News
| If you have not paid your $50 band fee, please do so at this time. All fees were due on October 3.
Mr. Hillard wanted to share this story about a former St. Anastasia Student and Band Member Kathryn Carnell:
Senior Kathryn Carnell was selected as the 2011-12 Sebastian River High School band captain. She has been playing the saxophone for the past seven years. Her future plans are to study the science behind how music affects our brain waves, specifically regarding music therapy for children with more advanced medical needs. She would like to be able to use her knowledge about - and love for - music to make a positive difference in the world. "Leaving behind a solid band program after graduation is very important to me, and I am honored to be able to serve as band captain," she said."The Sebastian River High School Marching Sharks have a long tradition of excellence, and we are all extremely excited about the rising potential of the program. I believe in, and am very, very proud of the Marching Sharks. When they set their mind to it, there's no limit to what they can accomplish." |
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St. A's Wish List
| Each year we publish a "Wish List" for our school. If you see something on this list that you would be interested in donating, please contact either Mrs. Trabulsy at ltrabulsy@stanna.org or Dr. Hoeffner at khoeffner@stanna.org to discuss.
- Two desktop computers for our elementary resource classes (Mrs. Dillman) at $745 each.
- Two desktop computers for our middle school resource classes (Mrs.Christopher) at $745 each.
- Twenty (20) wireless presenters with mouse controls for the teachers with new technology at $41 each or $820.
- Three (3) Polevault (AV) systems for Ms. Smith, Mrs. Odom, Mrs. D'Amato, and the Multipurpose Room (M-211 in the Media Center) at $20,000.
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St. Anastasia Church News
| Trunk or Treat!
St. Anastasia Catholic Church invites you to join them on Saturday, October 29th from 5-8 p.m. for an evening of fun for all ages! Kids are invited to wear their costumes and "trunk or treat" and adults are encouraged to enter the "Most Festive TRUNK" contest. We look forward to a SMASHING event!!
Participants are asked to be creative and bring treats to fill their trunks.
To register your vehicle in the "Most Festive TRUNK: contest, contact Dina Hicks at: dinahicks@comcast.net or 772-519-1163
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CCW News
The Northern Deanery CCW, which includes St A's CCW, is selling raffle tickets for cash prizes. The tickets cost $2 each and prizes include: $500-1st prize, $200-2nd and $100-3rd. The raffle will take place this Saturday. Please contact Mrs. Karina Priest at karinapriest@gmail.com to purchase your tickets.
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Scouting News
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Attention Girl Scouts: On Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Southeast Room of the Parish Center, Mrs. Dawn Borrow will be conducting an informational meeting for all girls interested in working on a Religious Recognitions.
This is open to all girls of Catholic faith, not necessarily just registered girls. For girls in 4th-6th grade, there will be a program geared towards discovering and living their faith. For girls in 6th-8th grades, there will be a year-long series about Mary, the First disciple.
Each program is part of National Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry and Diocese of Palm Beach. For more information, contact Mrs. Borrow
(772) 979-5109 or borrowfam@aol.com.
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JCHS News
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John Carroll High School is Hosting an Open House Party!
John Carroll High School is hosting an Open House party complete with tours, a free tailgate party, complimentary admission to the last home football game, and a chance to win free tuition! The celebration will be Thursday, November 10th from 4:30- 6:30 PM on campus. Prospective 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, along with their families are encouraged to take advantage of this creative and fun Open House event.
JCHS students will be giving tours of the campus, while introducing guests to the faculty and staff. There will be opportunities to ask questions regarding the college preparatory curriculum, obtain info about tuition assistance and register for the placement exam. At the conclusion of the tours, all prospective students and their families can enjoy free hamburgers, hot dogs and the traditional tailgate specialties under the oak hammock by the football field. Guests can then enjoy complimentary admission for the last home football game of the season versus St. Edwards High School. At halftime, JCHS will be giving away free tuition, a $7,000 value, to a prospective 8th grader who completed the tour!
For more information, please visit www.JohnCarrollHigh.com or call 772-464-5200.
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Find Us on Facebook
|  St. Anastasia Catholic School is now on Facebook. If you use Facebook, then be sure to "like" us and keep up to date with daily updates.
Click here to find St. Anastasia Catholic School.
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October 2011
| October 6 at 2 p.m.-Living Rosary
October 7 at 7:30 a.m.-School Advisory Council Meeting
October 11-PTO Spaghetti Dinner & Business Fair
October 18-Individual Photo Retakes
October 20-7th & 8th Grade Dance, End of 1st Quarter
October 21-No School, Teacher Work Day
October 24-K-2nd Parent Conferences Begin
October 28-8th Grade Retreat, Pre-K Pumpkin Patch Day
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November 2011
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November 1 - All Saints Day Mass
November 2 - St. A's Night at Big Apple Pizza, Principal's List Free Dress Day
November 4 - Jog-A-Thon, Noon Dismissal
November 4 at 7:30 a.m. - School Advisory Council Meeting
November 5 - Endowment Gala Fundraiser
November 8 at 7:45 a.m - PTO Meeting
November 10 - Veterans Day Celebration
November 11 - No School, Veterans Day
November 13-18 - Fall Scholastic Book Fair
November 14 - 8th Grade Parent Mass
November 18 - All-School Cook Out
November 21 - Kindergarten & 1st Grade Prayer Service
November 23-25 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
November 30 - 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
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