Friday, March 1st, 2019 915 Alton Road East Lansing, MI 48823 517-332-0813 View our website Follow Us Tartan Times Friday, March 1st "The soul of education is the education of the soul." - Fr. Mac Recess Duty for Next Week: Monday: Polaskey, Hendges, OPEN Tuesday: Cole, Gillespie, OPEN Wednesday: Elliott, Stark, Cole Thursday: Cole, Leppek, Rubsam
Friday: Cole, Rule, Elliott ***Recess duty runs from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.*** I pray this newsletter finds each of you well. I want to take this opportunity to invite you to join us this evening at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas for an evening of forgiveness, unity, and healing. Our parish and school community has been through so many difficult times since the start of our school year in September. This event will offer each of us a place to encounter the healing and forgiveness we all seek. I strongly encourage each of you to consider joining us for this amazing evening of healing. For additional information on parish evening, please click the image above. Additionally, as we look into next week, we look forward to hosting Kindergarten Round Up on Tuesday, March 5th from 6 to 7 p.m. in our gymnasium. During this time, we will be registering students for the 2019-2020 school year. In addition to registering our kindergarten students, we also welcome our returning family to register for the 2019-2020 school year via the link below. I would encourage each of you to share our Kindergarten Round Up event on Facebook and share the good news about St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School.
As you begin your preparations for Lent, I have again prepared a Lenten calendar that will promote an enhanced prayer life, as well as random acts of kindness throughout the 40 days of Lent. Please look for this calendar to come home on Wednesday, March 6th and for it to be linked in Tartan Times on Friday, March 8th. As we continue to prepare for Lent, our parish community invites each of you to to join in the Best Lent Ever, a 40-day spiritual journey. Signing up for this wonderful FREE email program is simple and can be done by clicking on the image above. Once you sign up, you will then receive daily emails throughout Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday with short videos from Matthew Kelly or a member of his team, presenting simple ways to overcome resistance and pursue happiness, which is found by putting God at the center of our lives. Again, this program is simple, free, and will push you in the pursuit of God's amazing dream for your life over the next 40 days. Additionally, you can find other FREE Lenten programs through Bishop Barron & Word on Fire lentreflections.com or Franciscan University redeemedonline.com/lent. We would also like to welcome our families back to school on Thursday, March 7th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the gymnasium as we host our annual Science Fair. This year our students will have a
variety of exciting projects to share, as well as information and tours of our National Parks. This is a night that you don't want to miss! Dear STA Parent: FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment will be conducting the financial need analysis for St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Families applying for financial aid will need to complete an application and submit the necessary supporting documentation to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment by March 1. Applicants can apply online by clicking the image above or the FACTS link on our website. Once an online application has been completed online, the following information will need to be sent to FACTS to complete the application process: copies of your most recent Federal tax forms including all supporting tax schedules and W2 s and copies of supporting documentation for Social Security Income, Welfare, Child Support, Food Stamps, Workers Compensation, and TANF. Further information is available on the FACTS application website. Tartan Community Builders - Please click the image below to access the "All School Events" and sign up for the many volunteer opportunities here at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School. Additionally, you can click on the holiday images for the classroom parities to access your students class to see if they may need additional help for their party. Thank you again for all of your time and assistance in making St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School great!
Important Dates: Food Bank/Casual Dress Monday - Monday, March 4th Accreditation Site Visit from the Diocese of Lansing - Tuesday, March 5th and Wednesday, March 6th Kindergarten Round Up - Tuesday, March 5th from 6 to 7 p.m. in the gymnasium Ash Wednesday - All School Mass - Wednesday, March 6th at 8:10 a.m. Science Fair - Thursday, March 7th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the gymnasium Seussical the Musical - Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd and Lansing Catholic High School Spring Break - Half Day - Friday, March 29th - Friday, April 5th All Diocesan PD Day - No School - Monday, April 8th All School Mass - Friday, April 12th at 8:10 a.m. All School Mass - Wednesday, April 17th at 8:10 a.m. Holy Thursday Sedar Meal - Thursday, April 18th at 8:15 a.m. Holy Thursday - Half Day - Thursday, April 18th dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Good Friday - No School - Friday, April 19th Easter Monday - No School - Monday, April 22nd School Carnival presented by 7th Grade - Friday, April 26th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. 2018-2019 Food Bank Donation Goal: 8,500 pounds Current Food Bank Donation Total: 5,300 pounds
Food Bank/Casual Dress Monday - On Monday, March 4th we will welcome our next food bank/casual dress day of the 2018-2019 school year. For our new families, our food bank day is to support the St. John Food Cupboard. As a reminder, we have set a goal this year to collect 8,500 pounds of food throughout the school year. These donations will help many families who are in need in our surrounding community. As you are shopping this weekend, these are the items that the food cupboard is in most need of: white rice cereal juice & canned fruit plain pasta, pasta sauce, ramen noodles tuna fish canned vegetables (we are well stocked on green beans) snacks, crackers paper products (Kleenex, paper towel, and toilet paper) personal needs items (toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, etc) We thank you in advance for your generosity and the support you are offering to the greater East Lansing Community.
THANK YOU - We are so excited to have our library transformed into a travel destination for our imagination. This amazing setup would not take place without the hours and coordinated effort by our fantastic librarian Mrs. Kathleen Mayotte. We would also like to thank all of our parents who assisted and volunteered their time to help make this transformation a reality. Update on Snow Days and Make-Up - I wanted to share with parents where we are at with snow days. We received official word from our Diocesan Offices that they will be extending to us an extra 3 snow days, just as the public schools are receiving from our governor. Due to this gracious act, we currently have no days to make-up. However, if we do need another snow day this academic year, we will come to school on April 22nd, as a make-up day during the school year. My prayer is that we are in the clear this year!
All Diocesan Professional Development - Monday, April 8th - On Monday, April 8th our Dioceses will be engaged in an all Catholic schools professional development day in Flint. Due to this professional development day, we will not have school on Monday, April 8th in order to engage in this professional time together on STEAM & Inquire Based Learning. We thank all of our families for their continued support of our professional learning time together. 1st Annual Talent Show - Announcing the First All School Talent Show! Everyone has talent! Come and be a part of the show! Ideas for talent show acts include: playing an instrument, singing, dancing, jumping rope, hula hoop, reciting a poetry, performing a skit, telling jokes, doing magic, martial arts or any talent you have that can be preformed on a stage. Acts can be group or individual. The Talent Show will be held Friday, March 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the school gym. All acts must be previewed before the show. Preview dates are Monday March 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday March 6 from 3:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please sign up for a spot by clicking on the image above. For additional information, please reach out to Caroline Ruddell at ruddell.caroline@gmail.com
Matthew 25 - Homeless Angels - Please join us on Wednesday, March 13th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to help sort donations at their headquarters. Please know that this event is geared towards our kindergarten through 4th grade students and families, but ALL ARE WELCOME! If you are interested in participating this event please click the image above to sign-up. Additionally, we will have bins located near the office beginning on Wednesday, March 6th for toiletry and non-perishable food items that will also be donated and sorted on March 13th. Field trip permission slips are available in the office. Middle School Youth Group - Middle School Youth Group continues this spring! Please join us for as many of our meetings as you can. We'll begin in prayer, hear a short talk / view a short video on a faith topic, spend time discussing in small group(s), and then spend the remainder playing games and hanging out! If you have any questions, please email Josh at jhamilton@elcatholics.org. Tue, Mar 5 6 pm - 8 pm in Josh's Office
Tue, April 16 6 pm - 8 pm in Josh's Office ATHLETICS
Important Girls' Basketball Dates: No games scheduled on Wednesday, March 6 (Ash Wednesday) Saturday, March 9 Girls basketball tournament starts Sunday, March 17 Girls basketball Championship games at Lansing Catholic HS PARISH WIDE UPDATES EUCHARISTIC ADORATION TIMES - Mondays, 4:00-5:00 pm at SJSC Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 pm at SJSC Fridays, 9:00 am-3:30 pm at STA Come for 10 minutes or for an hour to sit with Jesus and know His presence and peace
FREE event! It will be a fun-filled and family-friendly evening that honors our heritage and lifts our spirits. There will be Food, Fun, and Dancing with Live Music! It is free, but you must be registered to attend! Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Go to elcatholics.org/events to register by March 2!
Annual Parish Blood Drive - Our annual Parish Blood Drive is confirmed for Friday, March 22, 2019, in Father Mac Hall. Can you please assist with initial "save the date" notices and ongoing reminders leading up to the event via all communications (bulletin, Facebook, newsletters, website, Mass announcements)? As in years previous, we will be scheduling blood donations from noon to 5:45 PM. Donors can make appointments in the following ways: ejsudol@gmail.com redcross.org, sponsor code STA 1-800-REDCROSS (733-2767) I can be reached at 517-980-3234 if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your help in making this another successful blood drive.
For More Reflections on the Sunday Readings - Bringing Home the Word is a monthly newsletter subscribed to by our parish offering reflections on the Sunday readings. You can access & download it from on our parish website (www.elcatholics.org) on the Adult Faith
Formation page, or we are happy to email it to you monthly upon request. (Contact Al at al@elcatholics.org.) Opening the Word is a video program offering prayer and insights on the Sunday Scriptures and is available through FORMED, to which our parish has subscribed. You can access it by going to the parish web site (www.elcatholics.org) and clicking on FORMED, or by registering at FORMED.org using our parish access code: 07838b Enjoy this video program, and many more wonderful resources at FORMED.org! 42 nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of musical theater. This show includes standards including "We're in the Money", "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", "Forty-Second Street", and Lullaby of Broadway." Lots of singing, lots of tap dancing and lots of fun! Shows are March 8-9, 15-16 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets cost $10. They are on sale now and can be purchased on our web page: www.ticketor.com/lchsdrama. Please contact lchsdramatickets@gmail.com with any questions.
As always, I thank you for taking the time to read through our updates. I pray that you each have a blessed weekend. I look forward to seeing all of your students on Monday, March 4th and as always, GO GREEN! Yours in Christ, Mrs. Meghan Loughlin-Krusky This email was sent to <<Email Address>> why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School 915 Alton Road East Lansing, MI 48823 USA