Dear All Saints Families,

The Diocese of Palm Beach Office of Catholic Schools and All Saints Catholic School are taking the concerns about the Zika virus seriously and following the local guidelines concerning the virus relevant to our specific setting.  We are following the guidelines published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Florida Department of Health and the respective Florida County Departments of Health.  At All Saints we have and will continue to rid our grounds of standing water and other breeding areas for mosquitoes.  We have also begun a regular perimeter spraying program specific to mosquito control. Although, we are working hard at reducing the mosquito population, our facility is not a closed one and cannot eliminate all mosquitoes.  If any other procedural guidelines do change, our families will be notified immediately.  
Principal's Letter
August 22, 2016

Dear All Saints Families,

A sincere thank you for an amazing first week.  We had some hiccups and I hope our issues can be clarified this week.  We work very hard at helping our students make the transition back to school a pleasant one.  We have several new families joining us this year and we hope the move to All Saints is joyous.  Please let us know if there is anything that we may help you with now or throughout the year.  Thank you to the countless people who helped during the first week from faculty to the many volunteers.   The car line continues to improve each day.  However, I do encourage families to leave home five to ten minutes earlier in the morning.  We are getting very backed up during drop off in the morning as we approach the first and second bells.  We hope to post a fantastic animation, created by one of our fathers, to depict the flow of traffic.  This animation should clarify and lessen the confusion. 

Last week I had the proud and emotional opportunity that we all journey through as a parent...I took my daughter to college.  When the tearful goodbyes were said and I was travelling home, I took the time to reflect on life.  I asked myself had I done everything to help my child, now an adult in the eyes of the law, to cope with this challenge and new found independence. Had I taught her to put Christ first and understand all would follow with His abounding love?  Had I taught her to be strong, yet loving? Had I taught her to be resilient, but not careless?  Had I taught her sufficiently the very important positive "self-talk" to be confident, creative, disciplined, and driven so as to set goals and accomplish them?  These are all questions parents dwell on during this very difficult transition. 

As my role as principal, I realized these virtues and skills can only be taught through a lifetime of love, support, and encouragement.  Life skills are taught during failures, corrections, and through difficult times.  As parents, we so desire to raise our children, who we love unconditionally, in a bubble where nothing harms them and hurts are not felt.  Sadly, this is not reality. Too often I see parents who attempt to create this bubble and fight for their child regardless of what is done.  No child is perfect.  No parent is perfect.  We are all simple human beings trying to get through life.  As a parent, I encourage you to let your child fail or have a disagreement with another child, and then let him/her determine how to fix things.  You can help your child in the problem solving, but do not fix the issues.  A letter B or C in a class is not the end of the world in elementary school.  However, a lower grade than expected may spur a child to do better.  A parent who fights for undeserved grades breeds mediocracy in his/her child.  A parent who fixes everything for his or her child does not allow the child to learn problem solving or the ability to speak up for oneself.  A parent who does all the school work for his/her child, does not develop a thinker or creator. We have all encountered difficulties, struggles, heartbreak, and tears and have lived through it.  It is through these times, we build self-talk and value within ourselves to help us determine who we are and what we value.  Help your child become the person Christ so wants him/her to be by being the guider and nurturer.  I wish you the same joyous knowledge I recognized while driving home from college.......although I have not been a perfect parent, I so proudly felt my beautiful daughter was ready for her next journey in life and I had played a significant part in helping her be this amazing, hard working, creative, resilient, and strong person! May God bless us all in this pivotal vocation as a parent.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Jill Broz

Volunteer Opportunities

Magazine Drive:
Help is needed collecting the boxes that will be in front of each classroom door, going through the orders, tallying the money, putting prizes in bags and returning the boxes back to the front of each classroom.  Help will be needed after drop off on 9/1, 9/8 and 9/15.  Contact Liz Hamila at 561-214-1116 or via email at [email protected]

Hospitality:
We need to organize a committee that would help set up (food/decorations) and run special events or meetings at the school.  This would allow the talent and creativity in our parents to shine during events.  Further, it would be so nice to have the presence of parents at the events to represent families in our community.  Examples of such events would be Open House, Grandparents Reception, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, HSA General Meetings and Pastors' Meetings.  Please contact Patty Rabideau if you are interested in joining this committee or have any questions, 561-385-1659[email protected].

Auction:
This is our biggest fundraiser for the school year and we need everyone to work together to make it a success.  There are multiple ways that you can help and our auction chairs would love to speak with you.  Please contact one of the auction chairs if you would like to help or have any questions.
Kara Hodas:     [email protected]
Jen Patterson:  [email protected]
Jackie Marvin:  [email protected]

Italian Night:
This event will be held on September 21st in the evening.  This is a wonderful event for our school community to come together for fellowship and a delicious meal.  We will need multiple volunteers to help set up, serve food and clean up.  
Contact Nicole Ewing at [email protected] if you are interested in volunteering.

Helping Hands:
This program runs throughout the school year and is held on Wednesday mornings after drop off in the cafeteria.  This program assists the teachers by doing prep work for upcoming classroom projects or assignments.  There is also an opportunity to take work home.  This is a great way for full time working parents to receive volunteer hours.  Contact Rita Berley at 301-509-0729 or [email protected] if you would like to help or have any questions.

THANK YOU TO OUR MANY VOLUNTEERS!

 

Upcoming Events


Homeroom Parent Planning Meeting on Monday, August 22 at 8:15 AM in cafeteria

Book Fair Planning Meeting on Tuesday, August 23 at 8:10 AM in Media Center 

Materials for Magazine Drive sent home to parents on August 23, but student kickoff August 25

Eighth grade Commissioning Ceremony during Thursday's, August 25, Mass beginning at 9:00 AM at St. Peter

Back to School Night for Pre-K through 5th grades, Thursday, August 25, 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Back to School Night for Middle School Tuesday, August 30th, 6:00 to 8:00 PM.



Weekly Sports Schedule for ASCS

Monday:
Flag Football: Tryout 3:15-5:00 PM
JV Volleyball: Tryout 3:15-4:45 PM
Varsity Volleyball: Tryout 3:15-4:45 PM

Tuesday:
Flag Football: Tryout 3:15-5 PM
JV Volleyball: Tryout 3:15-4:45 PM
Varsity Volleyball:
Tryout 3:15-4:45 PM

Wednesday:
Flag Football: Meeting with all athletes that made the team 3:15-4:15 PM

JV Volleyball: Meeting with all athletes that made the team 3:15-4:15 PM

Varsity Volleyball: Meeting with all athletes that made the team 3:15-4:15 PM

Thursday:
Flag Football: Practice 3:15-5:00 PM
JV Volleyball: Practice 3:15-4:45 PM
Varsity Volleyball: Practice 3:15-4:45 PM

Mission

With Jesus and the Saints as our models, All Saints Catholic School is dedicated to providing all students with a nurturing, learning environment reflecting Gospel values and the teachings and traditions of our Faith. The school is committed to developing responsible citizens by promoting academic success and preparing students for high school and eternity.  All Saints encourages students to open their hearts to the Lord, their minds to learning, and their talents toward service to others.

Contact Information
All Saints Catholic School
1759 Indian Creek Parkway
Jupiter, FL 33458
(561) 748-8994
Fax: (561) 748-8979