ST. AGNES SCHOOL September 15, 2016

WEEK AT A GLANCE Thursday, September 15 Parents’ Club Family Cookout – 6:00 pm Friday, September 16 Mid Quarter Tuesday, September 20 Catholic Schools Principal Meeting at St. Agnes Parish Hall – 11:30 am Wednesday, September 21 Protecting God’s Children – 6:00 pm Technology Meeting – 6:30 pm (meeting moved) Thursday, September 22 Magic Match Committee Meeting – Noon Enrollment Committee Meeting – 6:30 pm Friday, September 23 Vision & Hearing Screening Mid Quarter Progress Reports go home

LOOKING AHEAD Tuesday, September 27 Room Parents Meeting in cafeteria – 6:30 pm Wednesday, September 28 Fall Picture Day Gala Committee Meeting in the Library – 6:30 pm Thursday, September 29 All School Liturgy – 8:15 am Long Range Planning Meeting – 3:30 pm Sat. & Sun., Oct. 1-2 Annual Fund Pulpit Appeal after all Masses

ABSENTEES Each parent/guardian is required to notify the school office by 8:30 a.m. if a child will be absent that day. Homework requests may be made at this time. Parents can always leave a message on the school answering machine if the secretary cannot be reached. The answering machine is checked regularly. A call should be made each day the student is absent, unless it is known that the child will miss several consecutive days. If such is the case, the school can be informed with the first phone call of the consecutive absence and the reason.

School: 793-1370

School Fax: 793-1238 Athletic Director/Sue Mosher: 546-7094

Late Day: 415-1304

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear St. Agnes School Parents, I am happy to announce that we now have a Music teacher who will begin position on Monday, September 26th. Special thanks to Christa and Nathan Zak who let a piano teacher that they have for Natalie know of our open position. She responded immediately with her resume and an email. I interviewed her on the afternoon of Grandparents’ day and offered her the position after the interview. She asked for the weekend to pray about it and called Monday to accept. Our new Music teacher is Deborah Ferguson. Ms. Ferguson has a BS in Contemporary Christian Music, a masters in Elementary Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and is certified as a teacher. Classes will begin the week of October 3rd. The first week will be spent meeting everyone and working with the new music curriculum. A special welcome to Ms. Ferguson! Tonight is our Parents’ Club Back to School Cook Out! I look forward to seeing many of you and your family this evening. We will begin at 6:00 p.m. behind the school. Hamburgers, brats and hot dogs, provided by Jim Mizeur, with families bringing a food choice to share will make for a great variety of food. This evening provides a chance for you to greet other St. Agnes School families and welcome those who are new to our school. Enjoy a fun and relaxing evening. You won’t want to miss it! Students have no homework this evening due to the Iowa Assessment week. They will be able to enjoy the basketball court and the playground areas. In case of rain, we will move inside to the cafeteria and gym. On Tuesday of next week, our Springfield Area Principals will be meeting here at St. Agnes for the first of the monthly meetings that we have throughout the year. We gather monthly as principals to discuss Catholic identity, curriculum, marketing our schools, shared activities and the daily operation of our schools. The shared activities this year include:

Third Graders in Faith Day at Little Flower - Friday, January 27 Fourth graders attending the Mission Mass at the Cathedral - Wednesday,

October 5 Fifth graders doing service at St. Joseph Home - Friday, November 18 Six graders celebrating National School Choice at Christ the King –

Tuesday, Jan. 24 Seventh graders sharing a retreat day organized by the Diocese on

Thursday, Nov. 10 The first Technology meeting for this school year will meet next Wednesday, September 21st, in the school office area. This meeting is a week earlier than indicated on the school calendar. A first planning meeting for the Parish and school Gala will be held on Wednesday, September 28th in the school library. If you signed up on the school volunteer list for either of these committees, please plan to join us for these meetings. Soon, I will be visiting the Jr. High students to give them information about this year’s Student Council elections. Eighth graders run for the officer positions and seventh or eighth graders may run for the three commissioner positions: Spirit, Christian Action or Service. Two students campaign together for the commissioners positions. Applications are due on Friday, September 30th. Campaigning can be done the week of October 3rd with speeches and elections to follow on Friday, October 7th. Students in grades 3-6 may serve as class representatives. These

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students give short presentations in their classrooms and a drawing is held with the names of all who would like to serve on the Student Council. Jr. High class representatives are elected. Representatives for the lower classes are chosen from those who run in the election. The M.A.G.I.C. Match committee will meet next Thursday at noon. Thank you to the parents and businesses who have already responded to requests to be a partner for one of our classrooms or programs during the school year. This M.A.G.I.C. Match program matches a sponsor with each classroom (PreK-8) and special programs including: art, computer, counseling, library, music, P.E., Resource, Spanish and Speech & Language as well as cafeteria and maintenance when possible. Those who share in this partnership will hear from the class throughout the year. You are invited to stop in and visit the class so the students and teacher can thank you. This program allows us to purchase current educational materials for instruction and provide a variety of class experiences. Although the full sponsorship is $50 a month for a total of $500.00 you can also be an alternative sponsor and contribute to a special “wish list” need. Thank you for your generosity to our children! Many have already responded to this program. Please be aware that many businesses match employee donations. When you make a donation to the school through the Annual Fund or the Magic-Match program, some businesses, when you are an employee or retired employee, will match that donation. Please check to see if your company participates in this way. Some of our families already use this process. We are grateful! Room parents will be receiving a letter next week and a list of this year’s Room Parents. There are, ordinarily, two Room parents for each room for grades K-6 who will be the contact parents with the teacher for planning parties and activities. The room parents were chosen by teachers from the names received on the volunteer sheets at the August Orientation Day or at the invitation of the teacher. Grades seven and eight have more room parents as the activities required at these levels are more than classroom parties. The designated room parents will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27th, for an organizational meeting in the school cafeteria. Faith Reflection: Taken from A Year of Spiritual Companionship

How often do you hear yourself saying one of these phrases? “I can’t catch my breath.” “I need to take a breather.” “My schedule is suffocating.” “I want some breathing room.” We are unwittingly acknowledging the close connection between our breath and our spirit. Simply taking a deep breath can bring awareness and attention to the here and now, connecting our spirit to inner peace and calm, even in the busiest days.

by Anne Kertz Kernion

“Every breath we draw is a gift…Every moment of existence is a grace. -Thomas Merton Gratefully, Sr. Joan

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GRADE K We were very proud of the Kindergarten kids for performing at church on Grandparents Day. They were very cute! This week we are working on letter F and sharing stories about friends and family. We will do fun activities with frogs and learn more about firemen and fire safety. We are fantastic! REDIKER PARENT PORTALS Earlier this week parents were emailed their individual activation information for the Rediker Parent Portals. This Parent Portal will let you view your child’s grade progress, homework assignments, calendar events and much more. All of us are learning together so please be patient in viewing information on your portal! If you did not get the email or mistakenly deleted it, please let Karen White know in the school office or send an email to kwhite@stagnescatholicschool.org

. Thank you to the parents who have logged in to their accounts already!

PARENTS’ CLUB

The Black Friday Windfall of Cash Raffle is in full swing. Thank you to the Curtis, Farley (Isabella), Gholson, Greenan, Harley, Hausman, Hildebrand, Pilapil, Sommer, Vizral, Watson, and Winters families for already returning their five paid for raffle tickets. These families are the first to earn a dress down day for their children and, for the parents, one service hour per five tickets sold. Your support is greatly appreciated. Many of you picked up five or more tickets to sell while at the open house or requested to have them sent home, please return your stubs and payment as soon as possible. If you are still need tickets, they will be available at the Back to School Cookout tonight, from the school office, or by emailing stagnesparentsclub@gmail.com

to be sent home with your child. Please contact Monica Wieneke with any questions about the raffle. We hope to see all of you at the cookout tonight. It is always a fun time!

BIG TOP Trivia night

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Doors open at 6:30 pm Trivia starts at 7 pm

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

ST AGNES SCHOOL GYMNASIUM 251 NORTH AMOS SPRINGFIELD

bring your own food, but buy beer, wine, and soft drinks from us!

$10 PER PERSONMulligans $3@ or 10 for $20

50/50 Raffle C A S H PRIZES!

Reserve a table for your team of 8-10 people via e-mail stagnesparentsclub@gmail.comor Text Kate at 217 303-1650

Black Fridaywindfall of cashraffle tickets on sale $20 eachEarly Bird Winner will be chosen on trivia night

$500 prize

MAJOR SPONSORS Hickory Point Bank King Technology Davis Financial Phyllis Brissenden Springfield Electric Robin & Steve Read Jo Alessandrini & Guerry Suggs

Lincoln Memorial Garden l 2301 East Lake Shore Dr. l Springfield, IL 217-529-1111 l www.lincolnmemorialgarden.org

FEATURING:

vA new Fairy Woodland for Fairy Houses

vGreat Family Photo Ops (Bring your camera)

vPumpkin Decorating

vFace Painting vBirdhouse Contest vPuppet Show vZoo Animals

vChildrens Activities & Crafts

vArtisan Demonstrations and Exhibits

vCraft Vendors

vGreat Food & Much MORE!

Lincoln Memorial Garden

Saturday, October 8 & Sunday, October 9, 201610 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day

Fun for the whole familyMUSICIANS:

vCactus Ranch

vBen Bedford

vAmy Benton

vBurr Oak String Band

vKraig Kenning

vThe Deep Hollow

ADMISSION*Adults . . . . . . . . . . $5Children 6-12 . . . .$35 and under. . . FREE

*Admission to the historic Garden and its trails is always free.

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Ace Hardware

$25

4%

Choice Hotels

$50

3% Aerie $25 10%

$100

3%

Amazon.com

$25

3%

Chuck E. Cheese

$10

8% AMC Theaters $25 8%

Claire’s

$10

9% American Girl $25 9%

Cold Stone Creamery

$10 8%

American Eagle Outfitters

$25

10%

Container Store

$25

9% Applebee’s $25 8%

County Market

$25

5% American Express $100 1.25%

$100

5%

Arbys

$10

8%

Cracker Barrel

$10

9%

Babies-R-Us (Toys-R-Us)

$20

1.5%

Crate and Barrel

$25

8%

Barnes & Noble Bookstores

$10

9% Crazy 8 $25 13%

$25

9% CVS Pharmacy $25 6%

Bass Pro Shop

$25

9% $100 6%

Bath & Body Works

$10

13% Dairy Queen $10 3%

$25

13% Dave & Buster’s $25 13%

Bed Bath & Beyond

$25

7% Del’s Popcorn Shop $5 10% Bella Milano $25 10% Dennis Uniforms $20 5% Bergners $25 9% Denny’s $10 7%

Best Buy

$25

4% Dick’s Sporting Goods $25 8% $100 4% Dillard’s $25 9%

Bob Evans

$10

10% Discover $50 1.25%

BP Gas $50 1% $100 1.25%

$100

1% Disney Gift Card $25 2%

$250

1% $100 2% Buffalo Wild Wings $25 9% Dress Barn $25 8%

Build-A-Bear

$25

8% Domino’s Pizza $10 8%

Burger King

$10

4% Dunkin Donuts $10 3% Burlington Coat Factory $25 8%

Express / Express for Men $25 10%

Cabela’s $25 11%

Family Video $10 12%

California Pizza Kitchen

$10

4% Fannie May Candies $10 25% Carter’s/Oshkosh $25 10%

Finish Line $25 10%

Champs Sports Store (Footlocker) $25 9% Footlocker Stores $25 9%

Cheesecake Factory

$25

5% GameStop $25 3%

Children’s Place

$25

12% Gander Mountain $25 8%

Chili’s

$25

11% Gap (Old Navy,Banana Republic,Piperlime) $25 14% Chipotle Mexican Grill $10 10% GNC $25 8%

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Gordman’s $25 7%

Palermo’s Sicilian Cucina $30 15% Gordon Food Service (GFS) $25 4% Panera $10 9% Great Clips $25 8% $25 9% Gymboree $25 13% Papa John’s $10 8% Hallmark $25 4% Papa Murphy’s $10 8% Hardees $10 5% Payless Shoes $20 13% Hard Rock Café $10 10% PetSmart $25 4% Home Depot $25 4% Pier One Imports $25 9% $100 4% Pizza Hut $10 8% Hyatt $50 10% Pottery Barn (Williams Sonoma) $25 7% $100 10% Pro Image $25 10% IHOP $25 8%

$100 10%

iTunes $15 5% Qdoba Mexican Grill $25 7%

$25 5% Radio Shack $25 4% J.Crew $25 13%

Red Lobster (Darden) $25 9% Jiffy Lube $30 8%

Red Robin $25 9% JC Penney $25 5%

Regis Salons $25 8% $100 5% Ross Dress for Less $25 8%

Jo Ann Fabrics $25 6%

Sam’s/Walmart $25 2.5% Joe’s Pizza $10 10% $100 2.5% Journeys $25 10% $250 2.5% K Mart $25 4% Sears $25 4% $50 4% $100 4% Kohls $25 4% Sephora $20 5% $100 4% Shell Gas $25 2.5% Krispy Kreme $10 8% $50 2.5%

Land’s End $25 16% $100 2.5% Lettuce Entertain You $25 12% Shoe Carnival $25 5% Limited $25 9% Shop N Save $25 4% Little Caesars $20 8% $100 4% LL Bean $25 15% Shutter Fly $25 9%

Longhorn Steakhouse (Darden) $25 9% Smashburger $10 10% Lowe’s Home Improvement $25 4% $100 4% Staples $25 5% Luers $20 5% Starbucks $10 7% Macy’s $25 10% $25 7% $100 10% Steak N Shake $10 8%

Marathon $25 3% Subway $10 6% $100 3% $50 6% Marathon Jumbo Card $250 4% T.J. Maxx $25 7% Maurices $20 7% $100 7% Meijer $25 3% Taco Bell $10 3%

$100 3% Talbots $25 13% Menards Home Centers $25 3% Tanger Outlets $25 8% $100 3% Target $25 2.5%

Michaels $25 4% $100 2.5%

Mobil (Exxon) $50 1% Texas Roadhouse $25 8%

Mobil (Exxon Jumbo Card) $250 1% TGI Friday’s $25 9% Motherhood Maternity $25 8% Toys-R-Us $20 3% Noodle’s & Company $10 8% Ulta $25 4%

O’Charleys

$25 13% Walgreens $25 6%

Office Depot $25 4% $100 6%

Olive Garden (Darden) $25 9% Wendy’s $10 4% Oriental Trading Company $25 9%

Zappos.com $25 8%

Outback Steakhouse $25 8% Overstock.com $25 8%

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