Saint Ann School Newsletter

Saint Ann Catholic School

Newsletter

March 18, 2016

A Message from the Principal

Did you ever wonder what our teachers do on a Professional Development Day! Click HERE to see how our teachers spent their day on Monday. You will also find an Easter message from Ms. Therrell and details surrounding our upcoming Lenten Retreat that will take place on Thursday, March 24.

In This Issue

A Message from the Principal

March Corporal Work of Mercy - Visit The Imprisoned/Ransom The Captive

Picture Day - Tuesday, March 22

Lenten Opportunities at Saint Ann Parish

OPCYP Continuing Education Update

Variety Show Coming in May

2014-2015 Variety Show Video Now Available

Spring Track - Sign Up Before April 6

Rosary Garden Assistance Needed

PVI Pop Musical Coming in April

Bishop O'Connell 5K and Kids Fun Run

Family STEM Activity

Volunteer Reminders & Needs

Summer Camp Opportunities

After School Enrichment Activities Schedule

Visit The Imprisoned/Ransom The Captive

Our March "Heroes of Grace" virtue of the month focuses on the Corporal Work of Mercy Visit the Imprisoned/Ransom the Captive. Click HERE for resources to reinforce this virtue with your families at home.

Picture Day on Tuesday, March 22

Splendid Photographers will be at school Tuesday, March 22, to take 8th grade graduation pictures and spring pictures for students in grades preschool through 7th grade. We will begin taking photographs at 8:30am. Order forms were sent home last week with all students and must be returned to homeroom teachers prior to March 22 if you wish to purchase a set of pictures.

8th graders will have individual, as well as a group picture, taken. All students will be included in the group picture and should dress accordingly. Information on what to wear for our 8th graders will be addressed by Mrs. Stanley.

Spring pictures for preschool through grade 7 students is optional and a dress-up day for students (no jeans). ALL students will be photographed even if an order form is not returned. If you wish to order a set of portraits, however, you must return the order form to your child's homeroom teacher prior to Tuesday.

ASSISTANCE NEEDED: It would be helpful to have 2 parents available to assist the photographer throughout the morning; one parent would assist with 8th grade and one would assist with preschool to7th. Assistance is needed from 8:30am until all students have been photographed. Contact the office if you can help.

Lenten Opportunities

Saint Ann Parish opportunities for your Lenten journey:

Mass Times

Daily - 8:30AM

Saturday - 8:30am and 5:30pm Vigil

Sunday - 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am, and 1:30pm Spanish

Lenten Soup Suppers for Charity - 5:30-7:00pm - Parish Hall

March 23 - Beef Noodle and Chef's Choice

Stations of the Cross

Wednesdays March 23 - 7:15pm - Church

School Stations - every Friday - 2:30pm - Church

School Living Stations - March 23 - 1:00pm - Church

Church Living Stations - March 23 - 7:15pm - Sanctuary

Hispanic Stations - Sunday's prior to 1:30pm Masses

Confessions - 7:00-8:00pm

Every Wednesday during Lent - 7:00-8:00pm

Saturdays - 3:45-5:00pm - English

Sundays - 1:00-1:30pm - Spanish

Holy Week and Easter Mass Times

Palm Sunday - Regular Sunday Schedule

Holy Thursday - 8:30am Morning Prayer, 7:00pm Bilingual Mass of the Lord's Supper, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 12 Midnight

Good Friday - 8:30am Morning Prayer, 3:00pm Lord's Passion, 7:00pm Lord's Passion (Spanish)

Holy Saturday

8:30am Morning Prayer

7:30pm Easter Vigil (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday

7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am and 1:30pm (Spanish)

Saint Ann Parish Lenten Calendar

OPCYP Policy Change

GREAT NEWS! The Office for the Protection of Children and Young People (OPCYP) is currently making some changes to their requirements. One area of change will be the necessity of viewing the Keeping the Promise Alive video every year for continuing education. Going forward this is obsolete and will no longer need to be viewed each year. The diocese will be going to a new system where you will only need to update your continuing education every three years on your anniversary date of attending a seminar. All volunteers who attended a seminar prior to this year, and through 2015, will have a seminar anniversary date of July 1, 2015. This new system will begin in 2018.

The new program, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, will be conducted via an online video that will be sent to individuals on their anniversary date. For those who do not have email accounts, live viewing will be available on request. This program is updated and will provide more relevant information to assist our volunteers.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact Judy Karinshak at 703-525-7599.

Variety Show Coming in May

Time to let our Saint Ann stars shine brightly! Does your child have a special talent they would like to show the school? The Variety Show scheduled for May 6th lets even our shyest stars shine in a supportive and fun production! All participants (solo and groups) must have at least one parent coordinator (two OPCYP compliant adults must be present if using space at the church/school for practices). Please fill out the Act Entry Form and return it to Anne Breville by Wednesday, April 6th. And stay tuned for more info regarding previews and practice stage times in the coming weeks!

Promotional Flyer Entry Form

2014-2015 Saint Ann Variety Show Video

THE 2014 AND 2015 Saint ANN VARIETY SHOW VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!

As announced at the September PTO meeting, the 2014 and 2015 video editions of the Saint Ann Variety show are ready! Given the preference in this day and age for all things digital, the shows will only be available as video files (.mp4 and .mov) which can be downloaded through the online file transfer service, Dropbox. To access the content, please click HERE.

Spring Track

It's time to get out the racing shoes and get ready to run, jump, relay race and throw at the NVJCYO Spring Track Meet at O'Connell HS on the weekend of May 7-8. All students in grades 3-8 are welcome to participate--no experience necessary. Practices will be held on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons from 3:45-4:45 at the Washington Lee HS track, starting on Wednesday, April 6. Please get all forms and payment to Kristi Markowicz before the first practice. Contact Kristi for questions and more information at markowiczk@aol.com.

Registration Form Medical Participant Form

Rosary Garden Assistance Needed

Spring is here! We desperately need help in the Saint Ann Rosary Garden preparing the grounds for the growing season that has already begun. We have scheduled our first work day to take place on Saturday, April 9. This is a great opportunity for families who are unable to volunteer during the day to earn your required STS hours. Please contact Hilary Anderson at blueskies100700@aol.com to volunteer. Many hands make light work, and we can use yours!

PVI Pop Musical Coming in April

PVI High School is presenting Emma! - a Pop Musical, to their stage in April. If interested, click HERE for additional information.

Bishop O'Connell 5K and Kids Fun Run

Bishop O'Connell High School is proud to announce that they will be hosting their first ever 5K and Kids Fun Run on Saturday, April 9th, starting on the O'Connell campus, and has invited the Saint Ann community to participate. Click on the attached for additional information. If you have any questions, please email lfriel@bishopoconnell.org.

Bishop O'Connell 5 K and Fun Run

Family STEM Activity

Are you looking for an exciting, yet educational, family activity and outing? Check out the USA Science and Engineering Festival in April. Follow the link below to find out more information.

The USA Science & Engineering Festival will be held at the DC Convention Center on April 16 & 17, 2016. Click HERE for additional information.

Volunteer Reminders & Needs

Below are sign up genius links for assistance. Sign up where you can.

Lunch Duty:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4badab2ca2fb6-saint5.

Library Assistance Needed:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0445acae22a0fc1-library.

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 school office.
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.

Summer Camp Opportunities

Have you started looking for summer camp opportunities for your child(ren)? See below for your consideration.

Saint Agnes Summer Camps

Saint Agnes has put together another great summer camp program.

They will be offering a preschool and kindergarten camp and a camp for students in grades 1 to 8. Click on the following attachments to view your options.

Pre-K and Kindergarten Camp

Grades 1 to 8 Camp

Bishop Ireton Summer Camps

Bishop Ireton's summer camp brochure is ready and attached HERE for your consideration. They offer camp opportunities for students in grades 1 to 12.

CATHOLIC DRAMA & ART CAMPS

This camp has been providing day camps to students in Pre-K through high school in Theatre and Art for over 10 years. All instructors are faithful Catholics and VIRTUS approved. Registration is $20 off per camp through April 15th. Plus, families registering 3 or more children take an additional 10% off. All of the details can be found at www.SpotlightSummerCamps.com

Camp Veritas

This is a one-week "pray-and-play" sleep away summer camp for teens going into 7th through 12th grades. It will be held at Summit Lake Camp in Emmitsburg, MD from July 31 to August 6. Details and enrollment forms can be found at www.campveritas.com.

Newsletter Submissions

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.

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.