“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.” Ephesians 4:32
In this newsletter you can read about Town Hall October 6th, Volleyball open gyms, sign-ups for playground angels, Holy Hoops registrations/sponsorships are here, XC news, St. Francis Animal Blessing, School Mass schedule, coffee and donuts signups, Youth group bible study, Spark, baby arrivals, traffic loop reminders, Individual Picture Days, Peacemaker virtue, saint question, Holiday Bazaar Vendor registrations, Skobels uniform update, and much more!
Thank you for reading!
ACS Town Hall Meeting Hosted by The School Commission
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 @ 6:30 pm in the Gym
Come, Listen and Ask Questions
Jostens Picture Days Schedule
Next week we will have the photographers at the school in the library to capture that great smile and beautiful face for years to come. Some things to keep in mind and note the schedule change below for your child & grade with the correct day. The flyer had all the information about ordering and NOT to wear green for their cameras. Previewing, personalizing and ordering is all done online: jostenspix.com/shop
About one week after picture day, you will be able to customize and order your child’s photos online and orders will be shipped directly to your home.
Photography Schedule:
- Tuesday/September 29th: Preschool 3yr olds and K-4 only
- Wednesday/September 30th: PreKindergarten 4yr olds and 5-8th only
- Staff will be able to take photos either day.
- Retakes and Class Photos will be October 22nd, 2026
**All students may wear uniforms or free dress for their pictures. Please follow the “free dress” guidelines on the website or in the parent/student handbook. Parents will be called to bring a change of clothes if the policy is not followed and will result in an “out of uniform” report. Thank you.
Registration is now open! This is the Annual Gala and Auction for the Western Washington University Catholic ministry. It is a wonderful and faith filled night of young men and women witnessing to the help God and of our community in their lives. See the flyer in your envelopes for more information and to register. Tables usually fill up to capacity!
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.
Sign-ups are now available for….
Holy Hoops: The Tradition Continues!!!! (SIGNUPS DUE FRIDAY)
Holy Hoops is just a few weeks away, and excitement is building for this beloved school tradition that brings together competition, community, and sportsmanship. Students are encouraged to sign up now— registration forms are DUE this Friday, September 25.
This year’s tournament will run from October 13 through October 16, with games scheduled between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM, and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Wednesday. Students are only required to attend during their scheduled game times. To support student participation, Mr. Ramos has approved reduced homework for all Holy Hoops players during the week of the tournament.
Kickoff Meeting and Team Assignments: September 28th
All registered students will meet in the gym on Monday, September 28th at 12:00 PM during lunch recess for a participant meeting and an ice cream treat! At this meeting, teams will be assigned, team colors selected, and team Saint names discussed. Students are encouraged to come prepared with ideas for Saints they’d like their teams to represent. Students will also use this time to create a poster to walk in with at the Assembly and post on the walk during Holy Hoops.
The Holy Hoops Committee will be on hand to help answer questions, and ice cream will be provided to all participants.
Open Gym: Monday Sept. 28th and Oct. 5th
An open gym date will be from 3:15-4:15.
Alumni Coaches Needed
Holy Hoops is also an opportunity for ACS alumni to give back to their school community. Alumni interested in coaching are invited to complete a coach’s form by October 7th time TBA. This is a fun way to reconnect with old classmates over a sport we all love — and it also looks great as volunteer hours on your resume or college application.
Parent Volunteers
Volunteers play a critical role in the success of this event, and we greatly appreciate your support.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054DAEAE2AA2FC1-65697535-11th
Sponsorship Opportunities
To continue offering Holy Hoops as a free tournament for all students, we are seeking sponsorships to help cover the cost of:
- T-shirts
- Food
- Prizes for team champions and individual skill events
- Coach support
A sponsorship flyer has been sent home in your Wednesday envelope. Families are encouraged to share it with employers, friends, and extended family — or consider sponsoring as a family.
8th Grade Concession Stand
The 8th Grade Class will be running the concession stand during Holy Hoops this year as a fundraiser for their Washington, D.C. trip. They’re planning a great menu, and more information will be shared soon.
PTC MEETING: OCTOBER 22ND!
Eagle XC
The Eagles XC team is sailing through their season! Both the boys and girls teams took FIRST PLACE at the most recent meet at Cornwall Park. The boys’ team, led by Collin Dennis, Emmet Smith, Thomas Van Mieghem, and Grant Holmes remains undefeated this year with first-place wins at each meet. The girl’s league is highly competitive this year (over 100 racers) and the Eagles girls took first place as a team, led by Elodie Wolf, Macie Petz, and Lauren Smith.
Come out to support our team in one of their remaining meets of the season. All beginning at 4:15pm:
9/30- Sumas Rodeo Grounds
10/7- Hovander Park
10/9- Lakewood High School, Arlington
10/14- Lynden Christian
🥍 OCTOBER CAMP: LACROSSE!
We are kicking off our first camp with one of our past favorites—Lacrosse!
We are grateful to Whatcom Youth Girls Lacrosse for sponsoring our October camp. They are bringing coaches and high school players to introduce our students to the basics of this exciting sport. We are thrilled to welcome them back to Assumption!
The camp is open to both boys and girls and will take place October 5–8 from 3:15–4:15 p.m. All registrations must be completed by Thursday, October 1st and the fee for this one is $30 per student.
🎉 AFTER-SCHOOL EXTENSION CAMPS ARE BACK! 🎉
PTC is excited to partner with Mrs. Williams to bring back our After-School Extension Camps for elementary-aged students! Our goal is to give students the opportunity to explore a variety of fun, engaging experiences beyond the school day.
- Camps will typically take place the first week of each month, unless otherwise specified, from 3:15–4:15 p.m., Monday–Friday (including Wednesdays).
- Since there is no school on the 9th, our camp will be Monday through Thursday for the month of October. Also, there will be a minimal fee for each camp, with scholarships available. We want every student who is interested to have the opportunity to participate!
- Throughout the year, we hope to offer a variety of camps including sports & fitness, the arts, faith based activates, cooking and more!
- Have an idea for a camp? Know a volunteer, coach, artist, or organization that would love to work with our students? We would love to hear from you! Please reach out to Mrs. Williams with your ideas and connections.
COFFEE HOUR HOSTING
ACS hosts four more Sundays throughout the year on a Sunday for Spirit Weekend. Check out the times and spots available.
October 4th – CANCELLED DUE TO “PARISH LISTENING SESSIONS” weekend
November 1st – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA4A728A1F5C70-65628264-coffee
January – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA4A728A1F5C70-65628275-coffee
April – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA4A728A1F5C70-65781107-coffee
May – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA4A728A1F5C70-65781249-coffee
Thank you!
Parent-Student Handbook for 2026-2027
The updated Parent/Student Handbook is available now, September 24th. The signature page will be due October 2nd: Friday. Thank you for your patience while we updated this handbook for parents and students to reflect current information. If you need another signature page or we do not have one on file in the office for this year… there will be one form sent home next week in your Wednesday envelope.
Health reminders- IMPORTANT!
Please remember that Assumption Catholic School follows the Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic Schools Policy, as well as the recommendations of OSPI and the CDC, regarding when students should remain home when they are sick.
According to the Archdiocese policy, before returning to school, students must be free of fever (without medication), vomiting, and/or diarrhea for at least 24 hours and be well enough to participate in normal classroom activities.
We know families are busy and that keeping a child home can be difficult. However, we have students and staff who are immunocompromised, and we all share a responsibility to help protect the health of our school community.
If your child has a fever, has been vomiting, or has had diarrhea, please keep them home until they have been symptom-free for a full 24 hours without medication.
Thank you for helping us keep our students and staff healthy and for being thoughtful members of our ACS community!
Animal Blessing October 7th!
Make plans to bring in your pet for our annual Animal Blessing on October 7th. See flyer for more details.
Dogs and cats should be on a leash or in a crate.
Please use common sense with the amount of people in attendance and the personality of the animal.
All animals will need to be brought home right after the blessing.
PRIVATE TUTORING OPPORTUNITY
We are excited to share a wonderful tutoring opportunity with our ACS families! Ms. Natalie Zender, sister of our new Preschool Teacher/EDP Director, is offering affordable private tutoring for students in grades 3 and up.
Natalie is a lifelong parishioner of Sacred Heart. She graduated from the University Idaho with her Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics. She then went to work for the Navy as an engineer and is currently working for a private engineering firm in Burlington. Math and science are two of her favorite things, and she is excited to share that with the students! Natalie is also happy to collaborate with Assumption teachers to tailor instruction to each student’s individual needs and goals.
Natalie has completed all required Archdiocese qualifications to work with our students, and we are grateful to have this resource available to support our students!
📚 Tuesdays after school at Assumption Catholic School
💲 $25 per hour
📧 nzender20@yahoo.com or 360-296-5523
If your child could benefit from some extra support or enrichment, please reach out to Natalie directly!
Skobels Uniform Store: Logo Issue
Do not purchase any items like shirts, sweatshirts, or sweaters that need to have our logo embroidered on it. It seems that they have sent clothing with a “patch” and not the embroidery we consulted and agreed upon with Skobels. We are in contact with the company and working on a way to fix the issue. This may be sending items back to get it corrected but the office will send out more information hopefully next week. Thank you for your patience as we work on a solution.
Whatcom Catholic News
School Mass Schedule
Mass Friday: September 25th 8:15am
- servers are Eva Molano**, Macie Petz**, Caroline LeTellier, Camila Miller Posas
Mass Friday: October 2nd 8:15am
- servers are Alan Lopez, Thomas VanMieghem** and Andrew Richmond**
Blessing of the Animals Wednesday: October 7th 8:00am / Baylen Richmond to help Fr. Moore.
**For servers to come at 7:30 for Benediction
Youth Group Bible Study Starting
We are starting a new Bible study for middle school students!
Location: Sacred Heart Hall in Fairhaven
Dinner: 5:30 PM
Bible study: 6:15–7:30 PM
Wednesday Bible Study Dates:
- September 16, 30
- October 7, 21
- November 4, 11, 18
- December 2, 9
- January 6, 13, 20
- February 3, 17
- March 3, 17, 31
- April 14, 28
- May 5, 12
Please use the link below to register and view the calendar:
https://archseattle.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/8820/responses/new
If you are interested in joining the Wednesday Bible study or starting a Bible study with your own group of young people, please contact:
Daniel Prenosil 253-356-5527 daniel@assumption.org
Spark Meeting
Calling all ACS 3rd-8th grade girls to make a difference now and beyond!
Learn ways to spread kindness and grow confidence through faith, service, and leadership.
Snacks, special guest speakers, and fun activities at every meeting!
Join us for monthly Friday meetings at 3:45-5:45pm in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
Check out our MEETING SCHEDULE.
PLEASE RSVP for the Sep meeting HERE!
ACS is now using a new program called “Virtues in Practice” to help us live into our peacemaker virtues each month. This year will be a year of charity; this theme will help us to strengthen our ACS community. Every month will be a new virtue that points to the theme. This month we begin by talking about charity itself and how to live out charity every day.
Charity means loving God with all your heart, mind, and strength and loving your neighbor as yourself. In Matthew 22:37-39, Jesus gives us The Great Commandment:
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Loving God first and loving each other is the way Jesus guides us to live as Christians. This is what it means to live the virtue of Charity.
A test for examining how we are living out charity is to look at how we treat each other. Not just looking at how we treat our friends, but also those we disagree with or who can’t give us anything in return. If our hearts are truly open to God, they will be open to everyone.
Saint Question of the Week
Answer to last week: St. Padre Pio and Baylen Richmond is the winner. Come and spin the wheel for a prize.
New Question of the week: Coming next week.
Here are ways to learn about saints with family and friends:
Today’s news: Watch or learn about Blessed Archbishop Fulton Sheen. He is an American “almost” saint that we should know and love.
He has videos on Youtube or EWTN that can inspire you in your faith!
- Sept 28th- Pizza Lunch
- Sept 29th- Individual Picture Day preschool and K-4th Change!
- Sept 30th– Individual Picture Day Pre-K and 5-8th Change!
- October 6th – Town Hall with Mr. Ramos and Father Moore 6:30pm
- October 7th – St. Francis of Assisi Animal Blessing 8am Traffic Loop
- October 9th – NO SCHOOL (Teacher/Staff Retreat)
- October 12th – Pizza Lunch
- October 13-16 HOLY HOOPS All Week
- October 22nd Retakes and Classroom Photos today only
- October 26th – Pizza Lunch
- October 28th– Black and Orange Day-Pumpkin Carving Contest
- October 31st– Halloween with Trunk or Treat on ACS campus
