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In this newsletter you can read all about Curriculum Night, playground angels, piano lessons, Catholic Daughters contest winners from state level, Harvest Fest, Casual Dress Wednesdays, Dress Uniform for Fridays, office communication, traffic loop, Krispy Kreme Sale, PTC news, Scrip help, Northern Deanery update, piano lessons, individual pictures info 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!!!
Please look for an email each Friday from the Parent/Teacher Club with all the news upcoming from this amazing group of volunteers!
Calling Playground Angels!
Please check the current schedule for openings to help supervise our children! 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!
Harvest Fest is around the corner!
Don’t forget to sign up and help make this event AMAZING!
Harvest Festival: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4CA5AA23A1FEC25-50977384-harvest#/
School Mass this Friday
This Friday, September 13th, our 7th 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!
Our servers will be Sam Twining, Graedon Wolf, and Ioan Zankich. Please have these students arrive at church by 8am. Thank you.
Northern Deanery High School news-Fall 2024
Please see the link for English and Spanish editions. Link Here
Come Get Your Krispy Kremes!
This Friday, Sept. 13th, our Eighth Graders will be selling fresh, glazed Krispy Kreme donuts at drop off starting at 7:40 am! You can’t get these delicious treats anywhere north of Seattle anymore, so grab a dozen to take home (or if you’re really good, just one)! Cash is preferred and card payments will be accepted.
School families will find us at drop off in front of the gym and everyone is welcome to visit the gym entrance on Kentucky St. as well. We’ll be selling until 8:30, then again at NOON unless we run out. Please DO NOT stop in the traffic loop, but park and walk in to get your donut fix!
Holy Hoops Coming in October!
SAVE THE DATE – THE TRADITION IS BACK: HOLY HOOPS 8TH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT!
Join us for four days of FREE 4-on-4 basketball, open to all 5th – 8th graders! Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to the game, everyone’s welcome to join the fun.
- We’ll have boys’ and girls’ leagues, mixed-grade teams, and an epic end-of-event BASH!
- No experience needed—just bring your energy, and we’ll provide lifelong memories.
- Sign-ups for participants, alumni, and sponsors start next week. Don’t miss out on the tradition!
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 )
YARD SIGNS
To our new families & kindergarten families, we hope you enjoyed your “Welcome to Assumption” yard sign! If you are finished with it, please return your sign to the school office. We reuse these signs each year!
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.
Catholic Daughters Contest Winners at State level!
Congratulations to these students for their entries in the “Education Contest” in various divisions and categories.
Uma Bachmeier- 1st Place at Washington State CDA for Photography Division II
James Patelli – 2nd Place at Washington State CDA for Poetry Division II
Kirsti Stark- 3rd Place at Washington State CDA for Poetry Division I
Hailey Abbey- Honorable Mention Essay Division II
Katrina Hoza- Honorable Mention Art Division I
*At the National Level we did not have any winners from our Local Court.
*The next Education Contest will begin in October 2024 and include the categories of Art, Poetry and Photography. More information to come in the following weeks. Thank you to all again who entered and participated.
Individual School Pictures Coming
Donette Studios is providing the photography again this year for our Individual School Pictures on September 24th and 25th. Several things to keep in mind…
- Donette uses online ordering, and they will send each family a link by email to look at and make purchases at that time.
- All students may wear free dress for this picture. Please follow the guidelines for free dress or your child may be asked to call home for a change of clothes.
- September 25th is a day for PreK students and any makeups from Tuesday. The time for this is short and only from 11:30pm to 12:30pm.
- Students that miss both days will have a chance for retakes sometime in October.
Interested in Piano Lessons?
Mary Walby, Assumption Church parishioner, is taking new students.
Learn to play the piano. Ages 7 and up. Beginner through intermediate.
Private lessons with Mary Walby.
https://DiscoveryMusicAcademy.com or for more information contact her at 360-527-9626.
Drop-off/pick-up procedures- IMPORTANT!
- 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 or a paper form by Friday, September 13th.
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: Michele King, mking@assumption.school
- Karen Evans, interim principal, karene@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!
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 6:30pm.
Sept. 13th – Krispy Kreme Donut Sale @Drop Off
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 (11:30-12:30pm)
