“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
In this newsletter you can read all about Harvest Fest, playground angels, PTC news, Scrip help, school mass this Friday,
individual pictures coming, Holy Hoops, cross country update, Swag shop dates, and other upcoming events at the bottom!
Thank you for reading!
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 Saturday!
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 20th, Mr. C’s 6th 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 Maggie Harbick, Abril Diaz Vargas, and Ellie Williams. Please have these students arrive at church by 8 am. Thank you.
Cross Country Takes First Place!
Our Eagles boys and girls XC team are off to a great start! Our boys’ team took first place at Bellwood Acres last week with Erick, Robby, Ethan, Graedon, and James finishing in the top 15! Thank you to all who came out to cheer them on! Their next meet is at Lynden Christian this Thursday, Sept. 19th and all are welcome. GO EAGLES!
Holy Hoops Coming in October!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 15th – October 18th!
Holy Hoops is a highly anticipated fall tradition at Assumption. This FREE four day, 4-on-4 basketball tournament is open to ALL Assumption 5th-8th graders. There are separate leagues for boys and girls and each team includes at least one 5th grader, 6th grader, 7th grader and 8th grader, plus one or two alumni coaches. All participants receive a T-shirt, a pizza/lunch party, pizza party at the end of the event, and build lifelong memories with friends and alumni.
Note for 5th-8th students: Sometimes, students are hesitant to sign up because they are new to basketball. That’s OK! This tournament includes participants of ALL skill levels and that just adds to the fun. Encourage your friends and classmates to participate! Whether basketball is your favorite sport, or you’ve never shot a basketball- sign up to have fun with your friends after school and learn something new. We always have a great time (plus, you get a pizza party at the end)! Registration Deadline September 27th.
Note for parents: This tournament is free, and the kids have a blast. We understand there are other after-school commitments, and the coaches will always work around them (all teams will have subs so it’s not critical for each player to be at every single game. Just let your coach know!) We also encourage you (parents) to come to the gym after school whenever you can to cheer on your favorite teams. If you have an ACS alumnus at home who is interested in being one of our awesome coaches, please encourage them to sign up.
A note to the ACS community: To keep this tournament free for all participants, we rely solely on event sponsorships from our generous community. There are levels to fit any budget and all proceeds go toward putting on a great tournament for the students. Additional funds this year will help pay for new uniforms for our basketball teams – we are in dire need! Registration Deadline October 4th.
Please see the sponsorship link below and consider making a donation to Holy Hoops.
HOLY HOOPS IMPORTANT DATES:
September 27th – Deadline for Student Sign-ups
October 1st – Deadline for Alumni Sign-ups
October 1st – Team Lunch Party (Teams pick saints and shirt color)
October TBA – Coaches Meeting and Assign Teams
October 1st & 8th – Open Gym (3:15 – 4:15)
October 14th – Team Pictures/Pass out Shirts
October 14th – Assembly “March of Saints”
October 14th – 18th HOLY HOOPS
**Open Gyms in October are the 1st and 8th
For more information about Holy Hoops or to join the committee, please contact event Chair, Lisa Twining at vonskirch@gmail.com.
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.
Scrip Fundraising
The Scrip program is a way to earn money for the school by purchasing gift cards to grocery stores, restaurants, and other places that we shop at. Please look for a form in your Wednesday envelope once a month or you may also stop by the office or days that our parents sell scrip outside.
SCRIP sales are a great way to earn fundraising hours. We are looking for people for specific shifts to sell SCRIP to families before and after school. Email Tam Bratt at sparklingstar81@hotmail.com with any questions!
Saint Question of the Week:
“What are two Supernatural gifts given to St. Padre Pio, whose feast day is on September 23rd”? Fill out a paper with your name, grade and answer by Friday, 9-20-24 and put it in the jar by the office.
Thank you.
Upcoming calendar items:
Sept. 16-27th – MAP TESTING/Please have students prepared at least with plenty of sleep and a good breakfast!
Sept. 21- Oct. 13th – SWAG SHOP is OPEN
Sept. 19th– Cross Country Meet at Lynden Christian
Sept 21– HARVEST FEST!
8th Grade Bingo in the gym 3:30-4:30 pm; PTC Harvest Dinner/Drinks 5-7:30 pm
Sept 24- Individual Picture Day Preschool, K-8
Sept 25– Individual Picture Day, Pre-K only and any other K-8 make-ups 11:30-12:30pm
Sept 25 – ACS Hosts Cross Country Meet @ Cornwall Park
Sept. 30 – Pizza Lunch Day
Oct. 2nd – St. Francis Blessing of the Animals @8:00 am traffic loop (changed from official feast of St. Francis because there is Mass on Friday)
Oct. 11th – NO SCHOOL
Oct. 14, 16, 17, 18th– HOLY HOOPS WEEK (Not Tuesday, due to Cross Country Meet)
