ACS Parade Win 2 AZ Scholarship Night 2 Talent Show 2014 3 Capital Campaign 4 Pajama Drive 4 Christmas Pictures 5 January Birthdays 6 Inside this issue: January 2014 Volume V, Issue 7 Annunciation Catholic School Newsletter January 8 Pei Wei Day! 20% Comes back to us January 15 AZ Scholarship Night 7 p.m. January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day No School January 22 Middle School Info Night 6:30 p.m. January 26 ACS Family Mass, 10:30 Open House 9-noon January 27 Open House, 9-noon January 29 FAMILY TALENT SHOW!! January 31 Early Dismissal 12:30 p.m. Walkathon, 11:00 February 4 State of the School Meeting 6:30 in the Hall February 14 - 17 Presidents Weekend No School Friday & Monday February 21 Capital Campaign Kickoff Gala at Our Lady of Joy Plan Ahead Plan Ahead Plan Ahead Outdoor lunch tables for the K-3 building (Costco has some great ones). Trophy Case (The Chess Kings are winning big this year!) Aention ACS Parents—Kindergarten Enrollment Info Priority enrollment for siblings of current ACS students entering Kindergarten in August of 2014 has begun. Visit the school website for more information about enrollment and to print the student application. A $200 application fee is required. Note: Maximum of 20 students in Kindergarten. Do not delay! 2014-2015 School Year Enrollment Schedule 1. January 13 – 31 2014 - Priority enrollment for returning students and new students who are parishioners of St. Gabriel’s, Our Lady of Joy and St. Rose. 2. February 3, 2014 - Open Enrollment to the public for grades K-7. (Application fee of $75 per returning student and $200 for all new students.) A completed student application and fee are required to reserve a spot. Prospective Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2014 and successfully complete the Gesell Kindergarten readiness test prior to formal admission. All new students Grades 1-7 will be required to provide a complete student transcript, math and reading placement tests and interview prior to acceptance. Sunday, Jan. 26 Family Mass, 10:30 AM Open House, 9-noon Monday, January 27 Open House, 9-noon Tuesday, January 28 Diocesan Spelling Bee Lauryn Carter, grade 5, to represent ACS Wednesday, January 29 Community Prayer 8:30 AM Family Talent Show 6:30 p.m. Thursday, January 30 Buck-O-Jeans Day for Charity Friday, January 31 School Mass, 9:00 AM Walkathon, 11:00 AM All Week Raffle items on display, tickets available in the school office Annunciation Press Catholic Schools week is coming and we have many fun and educational events planned for our students. Here are a few of the items planned for so far. A complete list will be sent home to parents by January 13. Annunciation Celebrates Catholic Schools Week Sunday, January 26 - Friday, January 31
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ACS Parade Win 2
AZ Scholarship Night 2
Talent Show 2014 3
Capital Campaign 4
Pajama Drive 4
Christmas Pictures 5
January Birthdays 6
Inside this issue:
January 2014
Volume V, Issue 7
Annunciation Catholic School
Newsletter
January 8
Pei Wei Day!
20% Comes back to us
January 15
AZ Scholarship Night 7 p.m.
January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School
January 22
Middle School Info Night
6:30 p.m.
January 26
ACS Family Mass, 10:30
Open House 9-noon
January 27
Open House, 9-noon
January 29
FAMILY TALENT SHOW!!
January 31
Early Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
Walkathon, 11:00
February 4
State of the School Meeting 6:30 in the Hall
February 14 - 17
Presidents Weekend
No School Friday & Monday
February 21
Capital Campaign Kickoff
Gala at Our Lady of Joy
Plan AheadPlan AheadPlan Ahead
Outdoor lunch tables for the K-3 building
(Costco has some great ones).
Trophy Case (The Chess Kings are
winning big this year!)
Attention ACS Parents—Kindergarten Enrollment Info Priority enrollment for siblings of current ACS students entering Kindergarten in
August of 2014 has begun. Visit the school website for more information about
enrollment and to print the student application. A $200 application fee is
required. Note: Maximum of 20 students in Kindergarten. Do not delay!
2014-2015 School Year Enrollment Schedule
1. January 13 – 31 2014 - Priority enrollment for returning students and new
students who are parishioners of St. Gabriel’s, Our Lady of Joy and St. Rose.
2. February 3, 2014 - Open Enrollment to the public for grades K-7.
(Application fee of $75 per returning student and $200 for all new students.)
A completed student application and fee are required to reserve a spot.
Prospective Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2014 and
successfully complete the Gesell Kindergarten readiness test prior to formal
admission. All new students Grades 1-7 will be required to provide a complete
student transcript, math and reading placement tests and interview prior to
acceptance.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Family Mass, 10:30 AM
Open House, 9-noon
Monday, January 27
Open House, 9-noon
Tuesday, January 28
Diocesan Spelling Bee
Lauryn Carter, grade 5, to
represent ACS
Wednesday, January 29
Community Prayer 8:30 AM
Family Talent Show 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 30
Buck-O-Jeans Day for Charity
Friday, January 31
School Mass, 9:00 AM
Walkathon, 11:00 AM
All Week
Raffle items on display, tickets
available in the school office
Annunciation
Press
Catholic Schools week is coming and we have many fun and educational events
planned for our students. Here are a few of the items planned for so far. A
complete list will be sent home to parents by January 13.
Annunciation Celebrates Catholic Schools Week Sunday, January 26 - Friday, January 31
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Learn how the AZ Scholarship Fund Works for your Tuition Needs
A representative from AZ Scholarship will be on campus to explain the Arizona State Tax Credit
and how your friends and family can assist you with your student tuition. Come learn how your
family can benefit. All parents are invited to attend this informational meeting.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
ACS K-3 Building at 7 p.m.
https://www.azscholarships.org/
The spirit of the Christmas season was
in full display at the 2013 Carefree
Christmas Parade where the
Annunciation School float won the
trophy for best non-profit float and a
cash prize of $500 from Sanderson
Ford. Thank you Lisa Powers and the
many helpers who created beautiful
Nativity scene (with a few presents and
Santa Claus too!). This was our second
win in the 5 years of participation.
Congratulations to all students who
participated for representing
Annunciation so well.
Annunciation Wins at the Carefree Christmas Parade
Annunciation Boys Basketball
Game Schedule
1/7 vs. Pope John (Desert Arroyo) 1/8 vs. Loyola Academy (Desert Arroy0)
1/9 vs. St. Matthew (Away) 1/15 vs. St. Timothy (Desert Arroyo)
Parent signature (if a minor):____________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________
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Another Successful Pajama Drive Helps Those Most in Need
With leadership from our school Faith Committee, our
students had a Pajama Drive benefitting the Pajama Program,
a non-profit organization that provides new pajamas to
children in need. Together with the ACS community, they
collected and donated a total of 115 pairs of pajamas to the
Arizona Chapter of the Pajama Program, which shares them
with 34 shelters, group homes, foster care and orphanages in
the Phoenix area. Sadly, the number of those in need have
more than doubled since 2012.
Special thanks to Mrs. Susan Larkin for coordinating this
project and sharing the true spirit of Christmas.
To learn more about the national Pajama Program organization, please visit http://pajamaprogram.org/WordPress/. Or to reach the Phoenix chapter of the Pajama Program visit
