In this newsletter you can read all about Curriculum Night, playground angels, device-use at school, a welcome to new families, EDP(after school program), summer reading treat, Harvest Fest, Casual Dress Wednesdays, Dress Uniform for Fridays, office communication, traffic loop procedures, walk/bike to school permission form, devise use guidelines, PTC news, Coding and Robotics class, and much more!
Thank you for reading!
Curriculum Night Starts @6 pm
Curriculum Night- September 11, 2024
Welcome to Curriculum Night for the 2024-2025 school year! At least one parent is required to attend this evening that is just for parents, and childcare is not provided. Maps of the classrooms and a paper schedule of the evening will be provided in the gym when you arrive. Student Ambassadors will also be available to direct families to the classrooms. Remember that preschool and kindergarten classrooms will not be open this evening since their orientation took place on August 27th.
6 pm
Welcome from Principal Karen Evans
Introduction of teachers and staff; explanation of the evening
Parent-Teacher Club information from Chair, Libby Stark
PTC News
Week 2: Click here for the latest news from your parent/teacher club.
Calling Playground Angels!
Throughout the year, we have an ongoing need to keep these safety positions filled. You get to earn volunteer hours and it’s a great way to see your child during the day while getting to know their friends. Thank you for your help in keeping recess fun and safe!
Casual Dress Each Wednesday/Early Release
This year, Early Release Wednesdays will now be “casual uniform” or regular uniform day. Every Wednesday dismissal will be at 2:00 pm unless otherwise communicated to parents via text, email, or calendars. Casual dress allows for students in K-8 to wear any of their shirts with any ACS logo and jeans or school pants. Leggings or stretchy-type pants may not be worn and will result in an “out of uniform” slip. Please see the Parent-Student Handbook policy for more information. If you need a logo ‘’t-shirt, they are available through Dennis uniforms or Lands’ End. We have a limited supply of sizes in the USED UNIFORM stock.
Parent Permission and Device-Use Guidelines at Assumption Catholic School
Thank you to those who have already completed the technology forms for acceptable use and device guidelines. This is all done digitally. Please click on this link for all K-8 students, and check the boxes that apply. Some of the questions pertain only to 6-8th graders since they own their devices. This should be completed no later than Friday, September 6th. (If the link doesn’t work, please type this into your browser: https://forms.gle/6WL9XADP9BoB8L5cA )
Welcome, New Families!
We are blessed to have 27 new K-8 students this school year and are grateful to our ACS community for making these children and their families feel welcome! If you see a parent around campus that you don’t know, we hope everyone will introduce themselves. Opening our arms as a school community is a huge way we can actively live our faith.
If you are a new family, we hope you enjoyed the welcome sign in your yard, courtesy of our PTC “elves”! We’d love to celebrate your children with a photo of them with their sign and your permission to share. Feel free to email your pictures: ddennis@assumption.school. Thank you!
FACTS Access for Middle School Families
In the next few days, all sixth graders and new seventh graders will be given access to our FACTS portal, a window into our Student Information System. Through the portal, you and your child will be able to access their assignments and grades. Parents will receive a copy of the log in instructions provided to the students via email. This only applies to middle school.
Coding and Robotics Club
The Coding and Robotics Club is back at Assumption School this year with pick up on Tuesdays and Fridays and some of your favorite STEAM classes at the Coding Club!
- Pick up on Tuesdays and Fridays at Assumption School
- Kindergarten – 5th Grade Coding and STEAM Classes
- 2nd Grade – 5th Grade Lego Robotics
- 5th-8th Grade Robotics Teams
- Techgurlz and Minecraft Coding
- Drop in Saturdays, Club Night and more!
Think like a scientist, Play like a kid!
Join us for the most educational, fun and convenient after-school activity around. All monthly memberships include weekly class, Wednesday Club Night (D&D, Chess Club, Movie Night or Minecraft Night) and Saturday Drop In! Think like a scientist, play like a kid! Please email admin@codingandroboticsclub.com with questions or sign up before they fill up here! (https://codingandroboticsclub.com/join-now-bellingham-2024)
EDP(Extended Day Program)
We are now offering the Extended Day Program (EDP) after school. If you need this service and have not yet filled out an EDP registration form, please do so as soon as possible. Feel free to email Ms. Eager with questions: keager@assumption.school.
Summer Reading forms
We’re so proud of our great Assumption readers! If your child(ren) met the summer reading requirement for their grade level, please fill out and return the confirmation form on the back page of the “Summer Reading List K-8″. If you don’t have your copy handy, extra forms can be found here. Please turn in the form to the office by Thursday, Sept 5th.
Students who return their completed forms will receive a celebratory treat at lunchtime on Friday, September 6th!
School Mass this Friday
This Friday, September 6th, our 8th graders will be leading Mass. All K-8 students should wear dress uniforms and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend each Mass or prayer service!
Registration for Sacraments
Youth Confirmation Info Meeting
September 11th at 6:30 PM-8:00pm Sacred Heart Hall
Join us to learn about this year’s Confirmation requirements. Attendance is mandatory for all 7-12 grade students, wishing to be confirmed, who have not already attended one of these meetings. If you have any questions Email Daniel at daniel@assumption.org.
Parent-Student Handbook for 2024
Please review this year’s copy of the Parent-Student Handbook (Link Here) on the school website and sign the form included in this week’s Wednesday Envelope. Please return your completed form to the office via your family envelope by Friday, September 6th.
Water bottles
Please remember to send your child(ren) to school with a water bottle. We have three filtered fountains (one on each floor) for chilled refills.
Drop-off/pick-up procedures- IMPORTANT!
- For the safety of the children, please do not use a cell phone while driving through the traffic loop. We need parents to be extra diligent and drive slowly in the traffic loop since there are so many students and significant traffic.
- Please also remember not to arrive before 11:45 am or 2 pm on Early Release Days, and not before 3 pm on regular days. We don’t want cars to back up on the street. If you’re here early, pull in and park until the gate opens.
- Students will be dismissed at 3 pm, but we stagger the pick-up so that K-4 parents should pick up at 3:05 pm and 5-8 parents at 3:10 pm. Preschool parents can pick up at 3 pm. If you arrive before 3 pm, please pull in and park until the gate opens at 3:05 pm. If your child is not at his/her sign, please pull around the loop (you don’t need to go all the way out of the parking lot).
- Do not allow children to run on the sidewalks as traffic is moving nearby.
- Remember that traffic is always one way in the morning and the afternoon. Enter by the Virginia St. side and exit on the Kentucky St. side (by Bellingham High School).
- Students in grades four and above can have permission to walk or bike home. Children in grades three and below must walk with a parent or older sibling. Students who are biking or walking should exit through the Cornwall gate only. We need consent on this form (link to PDF) if you give your child permission to walk or bike home. Please complete this by Friday, September 6th.
Pizza Lunch forms DUE!
Don’t forget to fill out a pizza form and check the monthly calendars for those days we have pizza delivered from Little Ceasar’s! This year we just need you to fill out one form per student for the whole year! First pizza lunch day is September 16th, Monday!
Office communication
As you know, the office staff is made up of two Mrs. Kings to meet your needs in the office! To best serve our school families and ensure no communication slips through the cracks, please use the following guide for emailing:
- Attendance, including absences, tardies, and planned appointments: please email attendance@assumption.school. This ensures all office staff get your message regardless of scheduling. Mrs. Michele King is the attendance personnel.
- All other communication (questions, concerns, messages to children or teachers)- please do your best to email us according to areas of responsibility:
- Tuition and school account issues and records: Mrs. Angie King, aking@assumption.school
- Everything else: Mrs. Michele King, mking@assumption.school
Alternatively, you could always call the school and anyone in the office will be happy to help you. Emailing the office at theoffice@assumption.school is also a way to communicate with all three people in the office (including Mrs. Evans). Thank you for helping us best serve you!
Carpooling for families
One ACS family is interested in setting up a carpool with another family. If you live in the Geneva area, please contact the office. Thank you.
“Mending Mom” services 911
A new family has offered to help others and wanted you to know she can sew, or mend uniforms as needed. Please contact April Montiel at 409-789-9178 or altomz@gmail.com
Upcoming calendar items:
Sept. 16-27th – MAP TESTING/Please have students prepared at least with plenty of sleep and a good breakfast!
Sept 11th– Curriculum Night starts in the gym 6pm, moving over to classrooms for teacher presentations at 6:30
Sept. 16th– Pizza Lunch Day!! Hooray!!
Sept 21– PTC Harvest Festival 3:30-7:30pm
Sept 24- Individual Picture Day Preschool, K-8
Sept 25– Individual Picture Day, Pre-K only and any other K-8 makeups
**The Saint of the Day and Catholic Trivia will be coming soon….Look for it in the main floor hallway**
