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A Message from the Principal
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Click HERE for a visit down memory lane with Ms. Therrell, and for some tips for surviving the Blizzard of 2016! Enjoy your time in the snow and stay safe and warm in the coming days.
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January Work of Mercy
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Our January Corporal Work of Mercy is "Shelter the Homeless/Welcome the Stranger." Click HERE for additional information.
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After School Enrichment Activities
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Responses to our after school activities has been slow. If you are planning on registering for any of these classes please be ready to submit your registration paperwork as soon as we return to school next week, or sign-up on-line where allowed. Immediately upon our return to school we will need to determine which activities will continue and which will need to be cancelled. Registrations received at that time will determine whether or not an activity will continue or be cancelled.
CANCELLATION: YOGA is not longer available. That class has been cancelled.
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Re-Registration
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Re-Registration continues. If you are planning on returning next year, please return your re-registration form, along with the re-registration fee of $150.00 per student. The deadline to return your forms was January 25. Due to the inclement weather we are extending this deadline to the first day we return to school. After that time the fee will go up to $200 per student. If you are not planning on returning next year, please submit a letter of withdrawal.
Reminder: If you have a sibling you would like to register for next year, now is the time to do so. If the sibling will be entering K-8, simply add their name to the re-registration form before returning and we will follow-up with you once received. If you have a sibling ready for preschool, contact Mrs. Marchese at tmarchese@stann.org for the necessary paperwork.
IMPORTANT: Additional paperwork sent to you to register siblings MUST be returned immediately if we are to hold a spot for your child. Registration is not finalized until this paperwork is received. Once we open registration to outside families if the paperwork is not received your application will be added to the mix of all applications received and processed on a first come first serve basis. To secure your spot, it is necessary to return your forms immediately.
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Judges Needed for Science Fair
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SCIENCE FAIR - Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Saint Ann Science Fair is coming on Thursday, January 28, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Judges are needed from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Please email Mrs. Bethany Stanley at bstanley@stann.org, if you are interested in judging or helping out in another way. Assisting with the Science Fair counts for Saint Ann Service to School hours and it is lots of fun! Feel free to pass along the information to a neighbor or friend that may be interested in judging.
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Open House - January 31 & February 2
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Saint Ann will be hosting two Open Houses: Sunday, January 31, from 10:30am to 1:00pm and Tuesday, February 2, from 9:30-11:30am.
We hope that you will promote our Open Houses among your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. There are flyers in the office if you would like to help spread the news. As well, if you are looking for service to school hours, please consider helping with promotion, set up, or serving as a tour guide. If you can help, contact Christine Casabianca at ccasabianca@stann.org. Thank you very much.
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PTO News & Updates
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A message form Janene Corrado, our PTO President, can be found HERE. The message contains a thank you for all that has been done to date and she highlights upcoming events. Please read carefully and see where you might want to volunteer in the near future.
Upcoming Events:
January 26 - PTO Potluck and Middle School Sock Hop - See below for additional information.
February 7 - PTO Book/Bake Sale - Books being donated can be dropped off beginning January 31. See below for additional information.
February 8 - PTO General Meeting - Featuring speaker Kristen Masci, MS. OTR/L who will discuss Managing Stress And Anxiety As a Family
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Parish Events
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Thursday, January 28
Pope Francis has encouraged us to be more global in our knowledge and our outlook. In keeping with this, St. Ann parish is pleased to sponsor a talk that will give us insights into the Catholic Church in Africa. You are invited to a talk by Fr. Pascal Ngboloma Kumanda, C.I.C.M., Parochial Vicar of St. Ann Parish, and a member of the CICM - Missionhurst congregation. On Thursday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall, Fr. Pascal will discuss The Living Church in Africa: The Context of the Diocese of Lisala in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Within his talk, Fr. Pascal with share his personal experience about the Church and his journey to the priesthood, in a country devastated by wars and poverty. We hope many of you will be able to come and hear Fr.Pascal's insights.
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PTO Potluck & Sock Hop - January 29
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Potluck and Sock Hop, Friday, January 29
The PTO is sponsoring TWO fun events on Friday, January 29! Please mark your calendars! All students in grades pre-K through 8 and their families are invited to a potluck supper in Father Beattie Hall (the gym) from 6-8 pm. Families with last names A-K are asked to bring an entrée and dessert to serve 6. Families with last names L-Z are asked to bring an entrée and an appetizer or side dish to serve 6. All are invited to bring non-perishable items for donation to AFAC. Feel free to BYOB! PTO Potluck Supper & Sock Hop
Students in grades 6 through 8 are invited to the annual sock hop for dancing, music and refreshments, from 6:30 to 8 pm the same evening in the parish hall. Please bring unused socks, gloves or hats for a collection for Arlington's homeless population. We need volunteers for both events! Please sign up to help with the potluck supper at
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PTO Book and Bake Sale
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SAVE THE DATE!
SAINT ANN ANNUAL GIANT USED BOOK AND BAKE SALE
Sunday February 7, 2016
It's that time of the year again and we need your help! Start gathering your gently-used book donations now, because we will be collecting them beginning January 31 at the Church. We take all
kinds of books (just no periodicals or encyclopedias please). We will need the extra effort this year because we will be opening early for a special school-parish preview before the 5:30pm Mass on February 6. Consider donating what you can! All proceeds will to to the school. For more information, contact parent Kelley Vlahos, kv@kelleyvlahos.com.
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Come to the Resurrection
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Lent is a time of penance, prayer, reflection and reconciliation.
For 20 years the interdenominational St. Patrick's Family Players have marked the Lenten and Easter seasons by performing the musical cantata "Resurrection." From New England to California, from Ireland to Italy they have brought their musical performance and faith in the Resurrection not just to audiences in cathedrals and parish churches but to inmates in prison as well.
Told from the perspective of St. Peter, a prisoner about to be martyred, we learn not only of the anguish he felt for his denial of Jesus but also of his repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation with Jesus. The performance by the cast of more than 45 performers ages 2 to 85 is guaranteed to speak to all of us, because Peter's story of betrayal of the Lord followed by the promise of reconciliation is our story, too. Resurrection Flyer
Please join us on Sunday, February 14th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ann's Church (5300 10th Street N.) for this inspiring performance. The performance is free ... and eternally rewarding! Donations will be accepted.
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PTO Updates
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Box Tops and Labels Update
And the winner is - 5th Grade! And they won both Box Tops and Labels contests and will enjoy a pizza party, an ice cream party, prizes from our treasure box, and an out of uniform pass - WOW!
We've been able to collect 3,033 Box Tops and 1,463 Labels. A big thank you to all who participated and very special thanks to our top contributors:
Jacob Geisler (2nd Grade) - 296 Box Tops
Jack Conko (5th Grade) - 206 Box Tops
Gabby Cimmino (5th Grade) - 155 Box Tops
Claire Geisler (Kinder) - 104 Labels
Jack Conko (5th Grade) - 61 Labels
Sydney Cogar (4th Grade) - 59 Labels
Harris Teeter, Giant, Target, and Amazon Update
Check out our progress with these programs. We've already earned over $2,000! And the best part? We got this all for free! It's never too late to link - go to Saint Ann School Grocery Card Programs for more information on how to link your grocery cards. If you have friends and families who shop there too - sign them up!
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Volunteer Reminders & Needs
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Here are sign up genius links for upcoming open houses, bake sale and book sale. A great opportunity to earn your required STS hours.
Open Houses:
Bake Sale:
Book Sale:
Lunch Duty:
Library Assistance Needed:
Reminder for ALL Volunteers:
- All parents must be fully compliant with Diocesan Child Protection requirements if you wish to volunteer where supervision of students is involved. Compliance consists of attending a VIRTUS Child Protecton seminar, undergoing two background checks and filling out additional miscellaneous paperwork. Packets of paperwork can be obtained from the office.
- If already compliant, you must watch the "Keeping the Promise Alive" video each school year for continuing education. The video may be viewed in the school at the following listed times:
- Any Tuesday and Thursday when school is in session at 2:30 pm
- Any 2:15pm dismissal Wednesday at 9:00 and 10:00am and 1:00pm
We ask that you notify the school office in advance so we can be prepared and waiting for your arrival.
- When visiting/assisting at the school you must sign-in at the front office upon arrival. Volunteers will be given a pass. The pass alerts the faculty and students that you are an approved visitor.
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A Note From the Nurses re Epi-Pen
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In the event of an anaphylactic reaction in a student, who does not have a prescription for an Epi-Pen, Epinephrine will be administered by one of the school nurses at Saint Ann School. Approximately, twenty
percent of allergies are discovered while a child is at school. Deaths due to anaphylaxis can be caused by a delay in Epinephrine treatment.
A standing order for use of the EpiPen in such emergency situations is on file in the school clinic. The standing order was prepared by the Health Supervisor in the Diocesan Office of Schools and signed by a Saint Ann parent who is also a medical doctor. We have an EpiPen for this use in the clinic and the Parish Hall where our students eat lunch. The school received them through the EpiPen4Schools program at no cost.
Marie Corvo and Dianne Cancian
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2016 Youth Basketball Night hosted by PVI
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PVI has sent an invitation to all basketball players, coaches ad families to the 2016 Youth Basketball Night that will take place o January 29 at Paul VI High School. If interested, please click HERE for details.
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Smart Lunches
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Click HERE for the January Smart Lunch calendar and HERE for some exciting and new menu changes coming in January.
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Newsletter Submissions
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Items to be included in our weekly newsletter must be submitted to jkarinshak@stann.org by Wednesday noon of each week in order to be included in that week's edition. All submissions must be in print ready form. Any items received after the deadline will be included in the following issue.
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St. Ann School Mission Statement
We, the family of Saint Ann Catholic School, embrace and share the Gospel values of Jesus Christ and His Church by fostering a faith-filled community. We promote an educational environment where everyone is respected, everyone learns and everyone is encouraged to reflect the glory of God by contributing to the greater good of our world.
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Saint Ann Catholic School is accredited by the
Virginia Catholic Education Association whose accreditation process has been approved by the Virginia Council for Private Education
as authorized by the Virginia State Board of Education.
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