St. Anastasia News - Summer Edition

Happy Summer from St. Anastasia Catholic School. We hope you have a restful and enjoyable summer.

Summer Office Hours are Monday, June 6 through August 1 - Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Summer Work Day - July 23

Administration News

Staffing Changes

The 2016-17 School Year is shaping up to have some exciting changes in our faculty and staff. We'd like to announce the following changes:

Mr. Dave Raym has been appointed the Athletic Director for John Carroll High School. As the school and the church will slowly centralize many of its administrative areas to improve collaboration, manage current and future growth, and continue improving efficiency, Mrs. Theresa Rondeau will transition to our new Finance Director.
Mrs. Cindy Noelke will be teaching middle school science next year. Mrs. Noelke has been teaching at St. Anastasia for 13 years and was a teacher assistant for 2 years prior to teaching first grade. She has always had a passion for science and has been a registered nurse working in the Emergency Room, full-time and part-time, for the past 33 years. Mrs. Noelke also taught in the Nursing program at IRSC for four years. She has earned a BS Degree in Nursing and a Masters Degree in Education with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction. She has multiple certifications including grades K-6 and Exceptional Student Education K-12.
Mrs. Jenna Crull will be teaching 1st grade next year. She taught 1st grade for nine years and spent two years as a sixth grade intervention specialist in Ohio. She moved to Florida last year and has enrolled her two children Lillian (almost 5 yrs. old) and Nick (8 yrs. old) at St. Anastasia. Mrs. Crull has been a fantastic substitute teacher this year at St. Anastasia, and has assisted with student assessment and tutoring as well. Please make her feel welcomed in her new role.
Mrs. Stacey Garcia will move to Kindergarten as Mrs. Picano's assistant.
Mrs. Christine Tannone will move to Pre-K 3 as Mrs. Brown's assistant.
Mrs. Becky Springsteen will be moving to Middle School Language Arts and will be our Language Arts Department Chair.
Mrs. Keri Barton will teach 5th grade.
Mrs. Linda Schildwachter will return to 2nd grade next year.
Mrs. Dana Fischbeck will move to the Enrollment Coordinator position.
Mrs. Calise Munne has accepted the middle school Social Studies position for next year. Mrs. Munne has been teaching Social Studies to 7th grade students at Southern Oaks Middle School. She has also taught at St. Andrews Academy. Mrs. Munne has been a substitute at St. Anastasia from 2012-2013. She was the Department Chair for the Civics teachers at Southern Oaks and brings innovative and creative teaching tools with her to this position. She is the mother of two children (Carter and Jace) who will be joining us in Kindergarten and 1st grade next year.

Job Opportunities

Saint Anastasia School is actively searching for two 4th Grade Teachers. Applicants must be ready and willing to teach in an environment where academics and teaching the Catholic Faith go hand in hand. We are looking for dynamic teachers with a passion for teaching! Please send a letter of interest and a current resume to our Principal, Dr. Hoeffner or via email at Khoeffner@saintanastasiaschool.org.

Retirement News

Recently we celebrated our End of the Year faculty and staff luncheon. We sadly bid farewell to a few of our staff members after the lunch. Congratulations to Mrs. Barbara D'Amato who retired after teaching at St. Anastasia for 24 years; Mr. Wayne Hillard who taught band for 19 years; Mrs. Dolores Ustinowich who was our Pre-K 3 assistant for 16 years and Ms. Jennifer Miret who has been working at St. Anastasia for 13 years most recently serving as our Enrollment Coordinator. Not pictured, but celebrated nonetheless, Mrs. Rose Thomas who served as one of our Pre-K teachers for 22 years! We wish them well as they all move on to the next phases of their lives!

Playground Update

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, parishioners, friends, faculty, staff, and many others who have come together to make the building of a new playground this summer a reality for our children.

Exciting News: We had a recent commitment from the Langel Family that will allow us to move forward with the rubberized flooring!

Corporate and Foundation Donors

$60,000 - The John & Betty Langel 90th Anniversary Playground - Langel Family

$39,000 - St. Anastasia Endowment Fund - Playland Expedition Structure

$20,500 - Scott Foundation - Shade Structure

$10,000 - Bill and Carol Schmidter

$9,000 - Danelian Family

$5,500 - The VanDuzer Foundation/Big Apple Pizza - 10ft. Six Belt, Swing Set

$5,000 - St. Anastasia Catholic Church Knights of Columbus

$5,000 - Grimes Air Conditioning

$5,000 - St. Anastasia PTO

$5,000 - Anonymous

Platinum Donors

Dorothy Scotto

Keith & Melissa Oliveira

Gold Donors

The Lott Girls

Thomas Scott

Silver Donors

Dan & Betty Ann Scott

Brandon & Meghan Haynes

Fred & Jacqulyn Rohrbough

Bronze Donors

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 - W-7

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

James & Rhonda 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

Gerald Raym

Carolyn Sanders

Laura Dohrer

Karen Richmond

Christine Nield

Alto & Dorothy Adams

Leon & Denise Niemczyk

Milagros & Genesis Mejia

Alaina Pearl

Victoria Lambie

Kenneth & Joya Lippard

Michael & Terri Windle

Antonio & Michelle Gonzalez

Raymond Thoennissen

Jason & Keri Hughes

Christian & Becky Springsteen

Fawn Seissiger

Pablo Bregolat

Fanizzi Family

Jeff Janocsko & Kathy Post

Stephen & Stephanie Neill

Michael & Merry Pat Dillman

Melissa Kent

Daniel & Alissa Scott

Adam & Cristina Ball

Jorge & Margie Vogt

Thomas & Cheryl Mitchell

Frederick & Carmela Schildwachter

Reece & Linda Parrish

Dave & Cindy Noelke
Jerett & Suzanne Brown
Lucie Decker
Joey & Jennifer Trefelner
Eric & Linda Schildwachter

The Hamilton Family
Dolores & Edward Ustinowich
Jo Blakeslee
Harold & Sherry Woolley
Lori Cardoza and Family

Karen Morris
Babu & Rose Thomas
Girl Scouts Southeast Florida Troop 40237
Hayden & Marion Mercer
Adams Ranch

Diana Grosso
Price Fire Protection, Inc.
Justin & Katrina Price
Alan & Cyndee Shevak

Grayson Moll
Jeremy & Melissa McWhorter

Services and In-Kind Donations

Perez Family - Donating Labor to Install Concrete Pad

John and Dana Langel - Donating Palm Trees and AC for Bathrooms

Paparella Family, Armadillo Dirt Works - Donating the Excavating of the Trees

Juan Diego Catholic Center - Donating Tree Cutting and 2 basketball stanchions

LEB Demolition - Donating the removal of trees and debri from the playground

Remaining costs that have not been realized yet:

$22,945 for the surfacing, lining, and new basketball stanchions for the north basketball court.
$4,500 for the concrete to extend the north basketball court.
$36,000 for (6) retractable basketball stanchions for the south basketball court.

It's not too late to contribute or learn about our plans. For more information, visit www.saintanastasiaschool.org or contact Dr. Hoeffner at khoeffner@saintanastasiaschool.org. Thank you!

Where in the World is St. A's?

It's summertime and we want to know: "Where in the World is St. A's?" Take a photo when you are on vacation or even a "stay-cation" with your St. A's magnet, a St. A's or Rams t-shirt or even a St. A's sign, and then e-mail it to Mrs. Trabulsy at ltrabulsy@saintanastasiaschool.org or post it to our Facebook Page. Make sure the picture features something about St. Anastasia! We look forward to sharing in your adventures this summer!

St. A's was spotted at Animal Kingdom in Orlando and the Downtown Aquarium in Houston, Texas! Where else will St. A's go this summer?

Uniform News

Exciting Changes for Middle School Uniforms

We have some exciting changes to our Middle School uniforms next year. All items will be available this summer for purchase in the Uniform Store. All uniform related questions should be directed to Mrs. O'Loughlin at doloughlin@saintanastasiaschool.org. Thank you.

Please note the following changes and updates for the 2016-2017 school year:

8th grade will ONLY wear white polos with blue trim;
6th and 7th grade will be allowed to wear yellow and green polo shirts;
6th, 7th and 8th grade will be phasing in khaki pants (for boys) and khaki skorts (for girls); navy shorts/pants and plaid shorts & skorts may also be worn next year;
Mass attire for 6th, 7th and 8th grade (worn on all Mass Days including weekly mass) - a white dress oxford shirt and tie for the boys and white oxford and an ascot for the girls;
Pre-K Girls will be able to wear a t-shirt dress and for boys, heather grey shirts will also be coming.

ALL SOCKS ARE SOLID COLOR - NO EMBLEM, WHITE OR BLUE ONLY

White socks with the khaki bottoms and navy blue socks with navy bottoms!

UNIFORM STORE 2016 SUMMER SCHEDULE

Store will close on Friday, May 27 at Noon and will remain closed for vacation until Tuesday, July 12.
Summer Open Hours will be from 10 am until 1 pm unless noted below.
Starting Tuesday, July 12, Store is OPEN on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays ONLY, at above time. Specifically Open: 7/12, 7/13, 7/14 --- 7/19, 7/20, 7/21 --- 7/26, 7/27, 7/28.
August Open Hours as follows:

Monday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 5 --- 10:00 until 1:00
Monday, Aug. 8 through Thursday, Aug. 11 --- 10:00 until 1:00
Friday, Aug. 12 --- OPEN HOUSE DAY--- 10:00 until 3:00
Monday, Aug. 15 --- 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL --- 7:30 until Noon
Tuesday, Aug. 16 --- 7:30 til Noon
Wednesday, Aug. 17, Thursday, Aug. 18 & Friday, Aug. 19 --- 7:45 until 3:00

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 22:
Store returns to normal operating schedule:

Open Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday

Hours: 7:30 am until 3:00 pm

When School is in session ONLY

Summer Reading & 2016-17 Supply Lists

The Summer Reading Lists and Supply Lists for the 2016-17 school year are available on our website.

Click here for the Summer Reading Lists.

Click here for the Supply Lists.

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.

A Day in Pre-K

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.

PTO News

PTO Back to School Baseball Bash

The St. Anastasia PTO invites you to Kickoff the 2016-17 School Year with the Back to School Baseball Bash at Tradition Field with your St. Lucie Mets!

Saturday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m.

Tradition Field

525 NW Peacock Blvd.

Port St. Lucie

Tickets: $6 each

Tickets can be purchased Cash, Check (made payable to St. Anastasia Catholic School) or your St. A's Payment Plan.

Student Prizes:

The St. Anastasia student who sells the most tickets throws out the first pitch of the night! Each student who sells two (2) tickets gets a Free Jersey Day. Each student who sells five (5) tickets, gets a Free Mets souvenir. The Class that sells the most tickets wins a Pizza Party with Klutch, the St. Lucie Mets mascot.

Sponsorships Available:
Businesses may sponsor the event and receive:
50 tickets to the game
Free table display near gate A
Recognition during game
Cost: $300

For more information, please contact Keri Hughes 772.607.4230 or kvsunfire@aol.com. For details, or to purchase tickets, contact the school at (772) 461-2232. Click here

for the order form.

Summer Camp News

Summer Camp is Underway

St. A's is offering Summer Camp for Pre-K and Day Camp for older students. Everyone is already having a great time!

Registration forms are now available. Click here to download.

Basketball Camp

It's time to register for Basketball Camp! You can find the registration form on our website below. The Hall of Fame Basketball Camp is July 25-28 and will be directed by Coach Mike Leatherwood. Sign Up today!!

Click here for Hall of Fame Basketball Camp registration form.

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)
Friday, June 24, 2016
6:00 p.m. - 3 hours

Pastoral Center (Palm Beach Gardens)
Wednesday, October 12, 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!

Summer 2016

Summre Calendar of Events

June 6-August 1 - Summer Office Hours - Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

July 23 - Summer Work Day*

August 15 - First Day of School

*Volunteer Opportunity

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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