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Counting our Blessings... January 19, 2017
St. Ann School Mission Statement We at St. Ann School are guided
by the Holy Spirit to provide an exceptional Catholic education for
students spiritually, academically, physically, and socially.
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am, and
5:30pm January Events
20 - End of 2nd qtr.
20 - Kid’s Activity Night, 6:30-9:30pm
21 - Boys MMSL Basketball Tournament,
TBA
23 - CAPS Late Start, No AM bussing
24 - Jump Rope for Heart Assembly,
10:00am
24 - Advisory Council Mtg., 6:30pm
27 - Report cards go home
28 - K of C Free Throw Contest,
1:00pm
29 - Start of Catholic Schools Week,
Donuts & Coffee hosted by school
staff following AM Masses
31 - Catechism Bee, 9:00am
February Events
2 - B Spirits vs Trinity, 5:30pm
2 - A Spirits vs Trinity, 6:30pm
3 - Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for
Heart, during PE
Cont. on page 2
I would like to thank everyone who joined us for the K of C
Parish Breakfast which raised $532 for our school and allowed
parishioners, families, and friends to enjoy a great meal and some
fellowship. We also recently received a check for $982 from Box
Tops for Education for our efforts during the November Contest.
Keep clipping those labels and turn them into the school. Thank
you, Mrs. Lesa Ward and her helpers for providing our students with
a Kid’s Activity Night tonight. This event is a shorter version of
Vacation Bible School and your donation will raise money for the
Edge Program. I would like to thank our students and staff for
their cooperation and effort in completing the DIBELS Reading
testing this week, which will help guide our teacher’s instruction
for the second semester. I would like to ask all of our parents to
please read the information at the
bottom of this page about our “New Scrip Contest”.
Our school marking period ends today (how is it possible that we
are half way through this school year!) and report cards/progress
reports will be sent home next Friday. My thanks to the 42 students
in grades 2-7 who signed up to participate in the upcoming
Catechism Bee on Tuesday, January 31. My best wishes to all of
these students as they prepare for their classroom competition.
Mrs. Ward, Mr. Carlson, and Mrs. Maloney will be conducting these
competitions to determine the final eight competitors for the
Primary Division (grades 2-3), the Intermediate Division (grades
4-5), and the Advanced Division (grades 6-7). These students will
then represent their grades on January 31, at 9:00 in
the Parish Hall, with Bishop Raica.
Our Boy’s Spirits Basketball season is drawing to a close, with
our season-ending tournament tomorrow in Big Rapids, but I would be
remiss if I didn’t congratulate them on the good things I have
witnessed. I know the boys would like to have won more games but we
don’t judge them by wins and losses, rather, we look at the
improvement they
have made, the sportsmanship and teamwork they have
demonstrated, etc. Go Spirits!
Catholic Schools Week will officially begin for us on Sunday,
January 29, with the school staff hosting coffee and donuts after
the 8:30 and 10:30 masses. Please be sure to sell your raffle
tickets and turn in your money and ticket stubs, invite family and
friends, drop off your candy donation, etc. Thank you for whatever
you have done or will do to make KidFest 2017 a special event for
our students! Each of you working your shift for set-up,
supervising a game, serving food, helping with clean-up, etc. is
vital to the success of
KidFest!
Every one of our JrK-7th grade school families should have
received a financial letter and statement this week. I have not
received any phone calls requesting a meeting with me, questions
about your Sacrificial Intent, Tuition and/or Scrip status, etc.
Please continue to keep in communication with me about your plans
(income tax refund, financial
challenges, etc.)
From the Principal
January Altar Servers Jan. 21: 4:00 - Dylan Cooper
Emma Cooper
Jan. 22: 8:30 - Ben Stack
Keegan Stack
Jan. 22: 10:30 - Macey McKeever
Reagan McKeever
Bernardo Rojas
Roberto Rojas
Jan. 22: 5:30 - Youth Mass
New Scrip Contest Each month anyone who purchases $100 worth of
Scrip will be entered in a drawing for a $10 Scrip certificate.
This contest is not just limited to school families, staff and
parishioners are also eligible to enter the monthly drawing. The
drawing will be held in Morning Prayer the first week of each
month. Purchasing $100 a month will put all school families on
schedule to easily meet their $1000 Scrip purchase requirement per
school year.
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Nicholas Frensley, JrK Jackson Hamilton, JrK Sabina Ebaugh, K
Jax Fowler, K Taj Frye, 1st Benjamin Grant, 1st Isaac Richter,
2nd
Veronica Van Enk, 2nd Madelyn Taylor, 3rd Kaylee Tweedale, 3rd
Reagan McKeever, 4th Clayton Potvin, 4th Nicholas Burt, 5th Sydney
Bushor, 5th
Lindsay Ward, 6th Emma Whitaker, 6th Julia Jezak, 7th James
Kiomento, 7th
Playground Superstars
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Hunter Alspaugh, 1st Benjamin Grant, 1st Tessa Ouwinga, 1st
Allison Parkes, 1st
I Spy
Lunch with Mr. Kellogg The following I Spy students enjoyed
lunch with Mr. Kellogg at Ponderosa: Karley Kingsbury, 2nd Audrey
Schwerdt, 3rd Clayton Potvin, 4th Liam Wreford, 5th
December Dignity and Respect Award Today, I am proud to nominate
a special student for the December 2016 Dignity & Respect
Award. This student is kind and always has an infectious smile on
her face. Her respect for God is evident as well; she responsibly
serves at Sunday Masses, reads the readings and petitions at
Student Liturgies, and enjoys learning about her faith. Overall,
she is fr iendly and “good company” to all, which is one of the
biggest assets to have in life. She strives to do her very best in
school and enjoys various extracurricular activities like
volleyball, being part of the Irish Dancing group called Northern
Lights, and participating in basketball this winter. I am happy to
choose Quinn Hess as the December 2016 Dignity and Respect Award
recipient.
~Mr. Carlson~
Cont. from page 1
3, KidFest, 6:00-9:00pm
6 - B Spirits vs Renaissance, 5:30pm
6 - A Spirits vs Renaissance, 6:30pm
8 - Sacramental Prep. mtg., 6:00pm
13 - B Spirits vs Heritage, 5:30pm
13 - A Spirits vs Heritage, 6:30pm
16 - B Spirits @ St. Mary, 5:30pm
16 - A Spirits @ St. Mary, 6:30pm
17 - NO SCHOOL
20 - NO SCHOOL, President’s Day
22 - Donuts with Dads, 7:15am
23 - B Spirits @ Heritage, 5:30pm
23 - A Spirits @ Heritage, 6:30pm
24 - Parent’s Night Out, 6:30-9:30pm
27 - CAPS Late Start
27 - B Spirits @ Trinity, 5:30pm
27 - A Spirits @ Trinity, 6:30pm
28 - Advisory Council mtg., 6:30pm
Character “Respect” Award Winners Back row L-R: Diezel Nye/7th,
Teddy Richards/6th, Hunter Beach/3rd, Geoff Enyeart/4th Front row
L-R: Ellora Bengelink/2nd, William Hogg/K, Benjamin Grant/1st, Liam
Wreford/5th
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Employee of the Month We have always been impressed with this
staff member’s dedication to teaching! Her commitment to her
students and the importance of order in her classroom is evident on
a daily basis. She creates lessons to meet the needs of her many
diverse student’s personalities and she does it in a loving, caring
and nurturing way. She is always patient with her students, but
uses tough love when necessary. This teacher is always looking for
new ideas for her classroom and lessons and embraces the use of new
technology equipment and procedures. Her participation in
extra-curricular activities, upbeat attitude and friendliness are
so appreciated, considering she has the largest class to teach each
day. We would like to thank and congratulate Ms. Kylee Cleveland as
our December 2016 Employee of the Month.
~St. Ann School Staff~
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St. Ann Parish Health Ministry Presents
Presenter: Sr. Diane Zerfas, OP - Spiritual Leader in
Contemplative Practices, Preacher and Teacher
When: Friday, February 24, 2017 Time: 10:00 - 2:00 Where: St.
Ann Parish Hall Cost: $15 for materials and lunch
Which of their beliefs are similar? How ae their beliefs
different? What rules, behaviors, and actions guide each of these
religions? Why is it important that we learn about these
religions?
Registration forms are available in rack outside school
office
ISLAM
CHRISTIANITY
JUDAISM
THE THREE GREAT MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
“We are All God’s Children”
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Dinner 6:00 - 8:00pm Chili, Hot Dogs, Pizza, Veggies & Dip,
Beverages, Dessert
Children’s Games 6:00 - 9:00pm Featuring Bounce Houses, Candy
Walk, Cotton Candy, and lots
of great games.
Themed Basket Raffles Chocolate Lovers, Family Game Night, Sugar
& Spice, Campers
Weekend, Candy Land, Friendly Fisherman, and more.
Cash Raffle Drawing 9:00pm $5 per ticket with $1000 Grand
Prize
KidFest Parent Reminders:
Sell your KidFest tickets
Turn in ticket stubs and money
Drop off your Classroom Basket item
Be aware of your shift if you are signed up
to work.
Donate candy for Candy Walk
(Preschool - Kind. donate King Size
candy bar. First grade - 7th donate 6
pack of regular size candy bars.)
Invite Family & Friends
St. Ann School Friday, February 3, 2017
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for a fun-filled evening! Proceeds will be used for
Technology.
Family Fun Night
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Youngsters are naturally cre-ative, whether they’re doing art
projects or playing with toys. Let your child use his creativ-ity
to plan the stories he writes. Here are playful ideas.
Sculpt a characterWho will star in your
youngster’s story? Encour-age him to create a main character out
of play dough. It could be a person, an animal, or an imaginary
creature. Sug-gest that his character perch nearby as he writes
about it—he might write its name and its age, describe its
personality (silly, serious), and tell what it likes to do for
fun.
Sketch a settingWhere will your child’s story take
place? Have him draw or paint the set-ting (a classroom, a
playground, a castle), and ask questions that will inspire him to
add details. For example, are there tables or desks in the
classroom? Does the cas-tle have a moat and a drawbridge? He can
refer to his picture while you help him
Plan for creative writing ■ Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
(Kathryn Gibbs Davis) This is the true story of how an American
engineer invented the Ferris wheel. George Ferris designed an
enormous steel wheel with fancy cars that fair-goers could ride in,
and it became one of the most popular carnival attractions of all
time.
■ Henry and Mudge: The First Book (Cynthia Rylant) Henry’s new
puppy, Mudge, quickly grows into a 180-pound dog who walks Henry to
school, sleeps in Henry’s bed, and occasionally gets into trouble.
The boy and his dog learn a valuable lesson when Mudge gets lost.
Book 1 in the Henry and Mudge series. (Also avail-able in
Spanish.)
■ Before After (Anne-Margot Ramstein and Matthias Arégui) In
this wordless book, pairs of pic-
tures show “before” and “after”—a caterpillar
and a butterfly, a pumpkin and a car-riage, a snowy winter scene
and a lush spring one. Can your child explain how each pair is
related?
■ I Had a Favorite Dress (Boni Ashburn) A little girl wears her
favorite dress every week until she starts to out-grow it. She asks
her mom to turn it into a shirt—which she wears every week until
it’s too small. But that’s not the end of it! What will her mom
turn it into next?
Everyone reads!
write a detailed story: “My best friend and I sit at the same
round table in class.”
Plan a plotWhat problem does your youngster’s
character face? He could flesh out his plot by using small toys
(action figures, bouncy balls, blocks) to act out scenes. “Seeing”
the action will help make his writing more vivid and specific. For
instance, he might describe exactly how a basketball player sank
the winning shot or how the dragon toppled the tower.♥
Show your youngster the importance of reading by talking about
books on a regular basis. Consider these everyday tips.
● “Today I read…” Tell your child what you read at work or in
your spare time. You could describe the dishes on the new menu at
your restaurant or mention a suspenseful mystery that’s keeping you
on the edge of your seat. Ask her to tell you what she’s reading,
too.
● “I know who’d enjoy this book…” Point out what relatives or
friends might like to read. While looking at the “new arrivals”
shelf at the library, you could say, “Uncle Rick loves science
fiction. Let’s tell him about this book.” Then, encourage your
youngster to be on the lookout for other books to recommend.♥
Read-aloud favorites
St. Ann SchoolMsgr. Murphy, Pastor Bob Kellogg, Principal
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A recipe for writing fun
Slide and find. Your young-ster can reveal sight words hidden in
rice. First, cut a sheet of construction paper to fit inside a
plastic zipper bag. Write 15–20 sight words in random places on one
side of the paper, slide it into the bag, and have your child add
scoops of
dry rice until the page is covered. Seal the bag, and
lay it flat on the table. She should use her finger to slide the
rice around through the plastic and say each word as she uncovers
it.
Park and read. Let your youngster draw a parking lot for her toy
cars on poster board or construction paper. In each park-ing space,
have her write a sight word (was, they, because). As she parks each
car, she reads the word in its spot. Or call out any word in the
lot, and she has to park a car in the space labeled with that
word.♥
Super sight-word activities
Being able to recognize common words automatically is an
important step toward fluent reading. Try these activities to help
your youngster learn to read frequently used words like said and
went.
Note: Use a list of sight words that your child’s teacher sends
home, or find a list online (try
lincs.ed.gov/readingprofiles/Dolch_Basic.pdf).
In school, my daughter Sara
had to write a recipe for something other than food. Sara
decided that her recipe would be for friend-ship, and it called for
“ingredi-ents” like 1 cup loyalty and a pinch of laughter.
She enjoyed the assignment, so I suggested that she write
reci-pes for other things. In her recipe for a perfect day, her
instruc-tions included mixing together
Stuffed animal research
What would your child’s stuffed squirrel like to eat? What kind
of home does his turtle need? He can practice reading nonfiction
and build early research skills as he finds out!
1. Together, find library materials that would answer his
questions. You might try information books, picture book
biographies, chil-dren’s encyclopedias, or kids’ science and nature
magazines.
2. Help him read the table of contents and the glossary to see
which pages con-tain the facts he wants. For instance, he could
look for pages that mention diet or habitat.
3. Now it’s time to use what he learned to “take care of” his
animals. He might “serve” acorns to his squirrel. Or he can create
a pond for his turtle using blue construction paper. He’ll discover
that doing research to learn new things is fun and useful!♥
Reading silently ●Q My son recently started reading silently.
Since I can’t hear him read, how can I check on how he’s doing?
●A Silent reading is typically—but not always— a sign that a
child is reading automatically and efficiently.
To make sure your youngster understands what he reads silently,
invite him to tell you about it when he’s finished. Browse through
the book as he talks so you can see how well he understood it. Ask
him to show you any hard words he figured out—or any he couldn’t
get. Also, tell him that he can come to you or an older sibling for
help when he reads.
And remember, just because your son can read silently doesn’t
mean he has to do it all the time. Let him read aloud to you, and
you’ll be able to hear his progress.♥
1–2 cup sunshine, 1–2 cup playground fun, and 1 cup family. Sara
has also
written recipes for her ideal sleepover, soccer game, and school
field trip.
This has been a great way to encourage my daughter to practice
writ-ing. Now, she’s compiling her recipes into a “cook-book” to
keep on our bookshelf for everyone to read.♥
