Congratulations to our April Students of the Month!

Congratulations to the April Students of the Month! They are fourth-graders Allie Yacucci and Lauren White; fifth-graders Kaitlyn Snyder and Delaney Bolbach; sixth-graders Jiin Lee and Steffano Segovia-Palacios; seventh-graders Isabella Wuest and Hannah Rankin and eighth-graders Smarlensley Altenor and Orla McQuaid (not pictured).

Students in fourth through eighth grade are nominated for this honor by their teachers based on their outstanding achievement in scholarship, citizenship, faithfulness and leadership. They are recognized for their positive attitude, respect and friendship towards others and hard work. Students chosen as Students of the Month attend a special breakfast in their honor and receive a certificate.

90th Anniversary Great Gatsby Celebration ~

14th Annual Night for the Children is April 9

The 90th Anniversary Great Gatsby Celebration program is now available for you to review! Click here to see the amazing auction items and sponsors! New items are being added daily - so make your reservation today!

Save the Date!

You're invited to the party of the year as St. Anastasia hosts the 90th Anniversary Great Gatsby Celebration - 14th Annual Night for the Children on Saturday, April 9, 2016 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The school's Media Center and Parish Center will be transformed into a Roaring 20s hideaway to honor the 90th anniversary of the school. Guests will enjoy themed-food stations and beverages, casino-type games, silent and live auction, dancing and more! Everyone is encouraged to dress in their best 20s attire for the event. Buy your tickets today because "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody...!"

Tickets are $100 per person and include dinner and open bar. The proceeds from this event help us to pay down the mortgage on the Media Center.

Volunteers are needed. Click here to sign up!

Sponsors for the event include:

Dinner Sponsor - Lang Realty; Elise Danielian Broker Associate & Ingrid Hewitt Sales Associate

Paddle Sponsor - Gulfstream Urology Associates, Dr. Adam Ball

Photo Booth Sponsor - Pride Electrical Services of Florida

Dessert Sponsor - Vogt Family

Entertainment Sponsor - Karina Priest Counseling Center

Silver Sponsors - White Electric, Newman Power Systems, Xtreme Barcodes, Associated Coastal ENT, Summerlin's Marine Construction, Offshore Decor, The Mateo Family

Sponsorships for the event are still available. For more information, contact Linette Trabulsy at ltrabulsy@saintanastasiaschool.org or call (772) 461-2232. Click here for details.

Playground News

Work Underway on the Playground

St. Anastasia would like to thank the parishioners of Juan Diego Centro, Armadillo Dirt Works (Paparella Family) and LEB Demolition (Beckford Family) for their recent work on preparing the playground for construction. Members of Juan Diego helped cut down the trees, Armadillo Dirt Works pulled out the tree stumps and LEB Demolition hauled the debris away during Spring Break. We thank you!

90th Anniversary Playground Fundraising Update from Dr. Hoeffner

I hope that you will take a moment to read this update on the status of our 90th Anniversary Playground Campaign. We have received so many generous donations and pledges to make the dream of a new playground a reality. Below is a rendering of the playground that we plan to build this summer with your help. We are so encouraged by the $70,000 in pledges that we have received thus far. If we decide at the end of April to use a engineered cypress mulch flooring option, we would currently be $62,000 away from our goal. If we still hope to have a poured rubber surface in the playground, we will still need to raise $122,000 to meet our goal by the end of April.

We have so many families working together to make this playground a reality for next year. I was especially impressed with our faculty and staff who have rallied together and pledged $7,200 to the playground so far. One of our goals has been to get all of our community participating in prayer or in pledges to the St. Anastasia Catholic School's first Annual Giving Campaign that will celebrate our 90 years of service to this community.

We will be asking for donations to the playground at our Annual Night for the Children Auction and Dinner on April 9th. I hope that we will receive the donations listed below that we still need before we can place our order for the playground. If the playground is not ordered in April, we will definitely need time during the next school year to complete the playground project. After we finish our Auction, we are hoping to host a casual Friday afternoon PotLuck BBQ under the pavilion to answer any remaining questions that the community has about the building of the playground. The date is still to be determined.

90th Anniversary Annual Campaign Summary

Corporate and Foundation Donors $5,000+

(A business logo or foundation name will be placed on the named equipment and on the entrance sign over the the fenced opening to the playground.)

Grimes Heating and Air Conditioning

VanDuzer Foundation (Big Apple Pizza)

St. Anastasia Catholic School PTO

Langel Family (Sea Coast Air Conditioning) - AC for Bathrooms and Replacement Palm Trees

Juan Diego Catholic Center - Removing existing trees in the playground

Paparella Family (Armadillo Dirt Works) - Excavating Work and Playground Prep

Cason Family - Labor associated with new concrete pad

Thomas Scott Charitable Foundation - Shade Structure

Platinum Sponsors $3,000-$4,999 (Listed separately on the arched entrance to the playground.)

Danielian Family

Dorothy Scotto

Gold Sponsors $2,000-$2,999 (Listed separately on the arched entrance to the playground.)

Joe and Megan Lott (Donated the Orbital Climber)

Thomas Scott

Silver Sponsors $1,000-1,999 (Listed separately on the arched entrance to the playground.)

Bronze Sponsors $1-$999 (Listed together on a plaque to represent the community's support.)

Allen & Theresa Osteen

Graham & Rita Stikelether

Gordon Case

Michael & Connie Driscoll

Scott Crippen

Denise Pieczynski & Jeff Brown (Brown Family)

Robert & Shirley Lewis (In Halston Kraaz's name)

Rosemary Rawls (In Irene Marr's Name)

Jennifer Hodges

Patricia Pelzer (In Keyda Sagastume's name)

Grace Scott Family

Herbert & Carol Hoag

Doris Zrallack

Eileen & William Wetzel

Patrick Guettler

Allison Barajas

Dina & Alvaro Lanza

Carla Wakim

Noah & Stacey Blum

Fort Pierce Little League

Dale & Amy Boyd

Dan & Tara Zrallack

John Murphy

Chris Block

Sylvie Licausi

Summerlin's Marine Construction - Yancy

Rebecca Laughlin

Lolita Orlopp

Edouard & Geraldine Jolivet

John & Pat Fitzgerald

Allison Mateo

Rachel Mendoza

Kevin & Debbie Hoeffner

Don & Chrissy Savage

Daniel & Alissa Scott

Albert & Adelaida Nappo

Gustavo & Karla Alvarado

Jose & Elena Chicas

Michael & Lori Jacquin

Eric & Lori Bellino

Joseph & Frances Guettler

David & Catherine Matos

Callie DiFrancesco

Frank & Janice Lynch

Adrian & Christian Caudell

Lowell & Jessica Odom

Mark & Ineitza Stromak

Judith Newell

Raymond Oglethorpe

Edwin & Shannon McCool

Lucia Decker

Donald & Keri Barton

Trabulsy Family

Gustaaf & Lucille Van Doorn

Claire Melville

Richard Grant

Richard & Susan Landwehrle

Troy & Diane Drawdy

Sarah Mason

Dana Fischbeck

Raym Family

Rhonda & Jim Runte

Frank & Levan Fee
Warren & Peggy Alonzo
Dina & Thomas Bush
Maria Vasiento
Dominic & Anthony Celestino
Kristopher Takahashi
Stanley Golebiewski
Barbara Wessels
Marguerite Shevak
Max Davis Associates

Our intention is to reserve the naming rights for the benches to memorialize loved ones who have recently passed away and asked for donations to be given to the school during this 90th Anniversary Campaign. Such as: the Al Ritter Memorial, Rosemary Sowinski Memorial, and Sean Fischbeck Memorial Funds.

Please click here for information about the playground and on how to donate. Thank you for your continued support and generosity!

Student Government News

April Fool's Day Spring Middle School Dance

Attention Middle School Students - Mark your calendars for the April Fool's Day Dance on Friday, April 1 from 7-10 p.m. in the Parish Center. This fun Spring Dance will be for 6th, 7th & 8th graders and costs $10 per student. Students should plan on wearing their best spring attire - no jeans, shorts, flip flops or t-shirts, please. This dance will feature the DJ sounds of Turn It Up DJs and Dancers! Tickets will be sold during lunch beginning March 29 through April 1 and available at the door.

PTO News

April PTO Meeting Date

Please join us for the April PTO meeting on Friday, April 15 at 7:45 a.m. in M211 of the Media Center.

Random Acts of Kindness Update

Random Acts of Kindness Chain

During Catholic Schools Week in early February, our students learned about Paying It Forward and Random Acts of Kindness. Throughout February and March, they created a "chain" of acts of kindness by fellow students and teachers. The chain is on display in our auditorium and it is impressive!!

What is Pay it Forward

Pay it forward is a movement that has the simple goal to spread love and kindness to the world around us.

We are completing this goal by one random act of kindness at a time. A random act of kindness is when someone does a nice gesture to brighten up the day of another person. This act could be done to a friend, family member or a complete stranger. The point of paying it forward is to do a kind deed to someone without expecting anything in return.

Paying it forward could be a gift, kind words, an act of service or pretty much any gesture that will put a smile on someones face, and ultimately, prompting the recipient of this kindness to do the same towards others.

Pre-K News

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.

Limited Openings in Pre-K - Tell Your Friends and Family!

Our students in Pre-K have such a wonderful time each and every day! Our three- and four-year-old program serves children with qualified Pre-K staff in a safe and happy learning environment so every child's days may be filled with the joy of discovery and learning.

Please help us spread the word about our Pre-K Program. St. Anastasia Catholic School is a Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) Provider and registration for the 2016-17 school year is underway. Private tours are available by calling the school at (772) 461-2232. For details about the Pre-K Program, visit http://www.saintanastasiaschool.org/pre-k.html.

Second Grade News

Second Grade Visits Hobe Sound Nature Center

Our second graders visited Hobe Sound Nature Center this week learning about Florida's environment, ecosystem and animals. They had a great time and learned a lot!

Middle School News

Congratulations to these amazing sixth and seventh graders who recently won the State Competition for the JAC Contest.

Community Service:
1st place - Kayla Fitzgerald, Brooke Niemczyk, and Julia Jessup
2nd place - Kate Diaz, Kendra Brown, and Kailey Cablish

Poem:
1st place - Madison Nield

Stamp:
3rd place - Matthew Leach

Honorable Mention Awards:
Stamp - Adam Marsh
Poster - Isabella Wuest

Band News

Royal Ram Band Earns EXCELLENT Scores at FBA Festival

Congratulations to our Royal Ram Band! They earned all EXCELLENT scores for their evaluation on Thursday at the Florida Bandmasters Association Festival! A special Congratulations to our Student Conductor, 8th grader Bryce Shevak, for receiving the highest score possible - a SUPERIOR! Way to go, Rams!

2016 Royal Ram Band FBA Festival Evaluation

Job Opportunity

Substitute Teacher Assistants Needed

This is an as needed position, with no benefits. Salary is $9 per hour.Applicants must have at least a high school diploma. Completion of some college classes is preferred. If you are interested in this position, please submit a letter of interest and a resume to Dr. Kevin Hoeffner, Principal.

Summer Camp News

Summer is Right Around the Corner!

Once again this summer, we will offer Summer Camp for Pre-K and Day Camp for older students. Please see the flyer for details.

Scouting News

Congratulations to Kassia Janocsko who has qualified as a member of the Extreme Team of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida. She sold 1,166 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies this year to earn her a position on the team. Thank you to the entire St. Anastasia School community for supporting Girl Scouts through cookie sales. We all appreciate you!

JCHS News

Summer Athletic Camps Offered

Click here for Summer Athletic Camps offered by JCHS.

Protecting God's Children Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

St. Bernadette Church (St. Lucie West)
Saturday, April 23, 2016
9:00 a.m. - 3 hours

Holy Spirit Church (Lantana)
Saturday, April 30, 2016
10:00 a.m. - 2� hours

Pastoral Center (Palm Beach Gardens)
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
1:30 p.m. - 2� hours

Visit www.virtus.org to register for a workshop, unless otherwise stated. Click on "First Time Registrant" to begin the registration process.

Anastasia's Attic News

St. Anastasia Catholic School's Anastasia's Attic Thrift Shop directly benefits our school. Your donations are so important to us. Please call for a pick-up of large items. Pick-up days are Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays. 772-467-1444. The drop-off box at school has moved a little to the west of the old location, but is still available for you! You may drop off items there or at the shop located at 3901 Okeechobee Road, across from Moonswiners (formerly Dale's Bar-B-Q).

Shop hours are:
Monday - Friday - 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Closed on Sundays

Every hour you work at the Attic will count for two (2) hours towards the volunteer hours you need at school!

The Attic is in need of working appliances to sell.

For more information, or to schedule a pick up of a donation, contact Maria Meyer at (772) 467-1444. Thank you for your continued support!

March & April 2016

April 2016 Calendar of Events

April 5 - 3rd Grade Parent Mass

April 7 - Principal's List Free Dress Day

April 9 - 14th Annual Night for the Children Auction & Dinner*

April 14 - Pre-K & Kindergarten Portfolio Night

April 15 at 7:45 a.m. - PTO Meeting*

April 15 - 7th Grade Retreat*

April 22 - Field Day*

April 28 - Middle School Field Trips*

*Volunteer Opportunity

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Thank you for your support of St. Anastasia Catholic School. We appreciate your feedback! Be sure and visit the school's website where all previous newsletters are archived for your reference at www.saintanastasiaschool.org. God Bless!

Sincerely,
Linette Trabulsy
St. Anastasia Catholic School

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Saint Anastasia Catholic School and Church Community is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, where Catholic doctrine and values are integrated with a challenging curriculum.

Through effective and innovative instruction, a balanced and healthy lifestyle, and active participation in the Sacramental life of the church, we work together with our families to develop foundations on which our children can build their lives.

Inspired by the founding Adrian Dominican nuns in 1926, St. Anastasia Catholic School continues to seek the truth in the Gospel, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, and the value of all human life.

St. Anastasia Catholic School

www.saintanastasiaschool.org

772-461-2232