ST. ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 7241 Mission Road Prairie Village, KS 66208 913-660-1101 www.school.stannpv.org April 7, 2017 Upcoming Events at St. Ann A Message From Mr. Riley Book Fair April 5-9 Parish Shrimp Dinner 5:00-7:00pm April 7 All School Mass April 12 Holy Week No School Holy Thursday Good Friday Easter Monday April 13-16 School Resumes April 18 All School Mass First Communion Practice at 3:30 April 19 Dear St. Ann Families: Believe the works comes from John 10:31-42 and is from the Gospel reading today. I was tired as I was at Mass this morning struggling to focus and listen attentively. It s been very busy with Kindergarten Kickoff this afternoon, lots of evening meetings, hiring of new teachers, and many other school and family related activities. Going to Mass seemed like one more thing to do this morning, but I was so glad that I was there. I was reminded that sometimes we are capable of giving God big gifts, and sometimes we can give God small gifts. On some days, we have lots of energy to be of service to those around us. And other days, all we might be able to do is simply make it to weekly Mass on Sunday- and struggle to pay attention! Nevertheless, God appreciates that we give what works we can. This thought remains with me today- that we can believe the works God does in our lives, and we can respond with our own works, whether they are large or small. On days when I may not be able to give as much as I might like, I try not to forget that small works matter too. As my rector for four years at Notre Dame, Fr. Rob Moss, said fidelity in the little things. I have faith that God appreciates the small works that we can offer in our lives. They are all a way for us to participate in the biggest work God offers us- salvation through Jesus, which we celebrate next week. Enjoy this beautiful weather and have a fantastic weekend. All the best and God Bless, Mike WE ARE.ST. ANN! Each child is a masterpiece of God, created with precision for a specific purpose.
2 News Flash Congratulations on a successful Culver s Spirit Night! St. Ann earned $425 and the 1st grade class won free ice cream coupons! THANK YOU 4th grade parents for providing lunch and treats for the teachers and staff at the Book Fair on Wednesday!! PARENTS Monday, April 10, in honor of the Royals home opener, students may wear blue Royals gear it is a dress down day. The sixth grade class would like to send a big THANK YOU to all families who contributed to Giving the Basics. Several bags of toiletries were donated to this wonderful organization. Your generosity is very appreciated! Cadey Gorman and Renee Stuckey See the attachment to the Newsletter on Summer Solutions. Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest. Matthew 21:9 Battle of the Books First Place Teams 5th grade Boys 5th grade Girls David Allegri Amalia Millard Andrew Brown Caroline Reiser Alex Haggarty Grace Vanice Ruse Healy Lucy Wittek Peter McLiney Will Schroeder Second Place Team 4th grade Caroline Deacon Bennett Jackson Aidan Riley Henry Stevens S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H OOL
3 Faith and Discipleship Join your St. Ann parish community for the holiest time of the year! The Easter Triduum: April 13th, 14th and 15th These three days lead us to an empty tomb and introduce an entire liturgical season, the Easter Season, which lasts for Fifty days until Pentecost. The Easter Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year! It is not simply a re-enactment of something that happened over 2000 years ago but an invitation for actual participation in the events themselves through living faith. Come and join us!! Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7:00 pm (Holy Thursday begins the Triduum with a Mass of the Lord's Supper, commemorating Christ's Last Supper with His disciples before His arrest and crucifixion.) Good Friday Service, 7:00 pm (Good Friday commemorates the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross.) Mrs. Sullivan s first grade has chosen Cece Santa as their Christian Leader. Her classmates say that Cece is always kind and caring for others. She is a good friend and she is very funny. Cece is very helpful and she makes our classroom a better place! Cece is always a great example of Christ in our school. Congratulations, Cece! Holy Saturday, 7:00 pm (Also known as the Easter Vigil Mass, this is a wonderful way to celebrate Christ's resurrection.) Easter Sunday, 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am (Easter is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar, the "Feast of Feasts!!") S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H OOL
4 This year s event, on Friday, April 28th, will benefit technology and reading resources for our school. Thanks to everyone who has been selling raffle tickets! Here are our leaders: Top Sellers - Griffith Meyer and Weston Meyer Top Selling Families - 1st Place -The Meyers and The Eckles 2nd Place - The Doolittles and The Garcias 3rd Place - The Butlers Top Selling Classes - 1st Place - Kindergarten 2nd Place - 1st Grade 3rd Place - 3rd Grade LAST DAY to purchase Tiger Trot T-Shirts is TODAY! They can be easily ordered online, and can be worn on any spirit day throughout the year. Use the following link to order: http://www.school.stannpv.org/tshirtsandtickets Will Duke and Billy Eckles winners of the first Tiger Trot drawing! Raffle ticket sales are a huge part of the success of Tiger Trot! You can buy tickets online using the following link: http://www.school.stannpv.org/tshirtsandtickets Help us sell more raffle tickets! Use the following link to sign your kids up to sell tickets after weekend Masses: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/ showsignup/10c084aa9af22abfe3-tiger Many thanks to the following donors for their generous contributions to underwrite this important fundraiser: The Life Compass A Friend of St. Ann Barrier Technologies The Algrim Family The Wittek Family Janie, Billy and Johnny Eckles Castlebar Asset Management Anonymous The Reintjes Family First National Bank The Bradley Family Friends of St. Ann ECA Service Anonymous The Milligan Family Premier Custom Care O Donnell-Way Construction Somerset Family Dentistry The Bertrand Family TCBY The Clifft Family AngioDynamics The Santa Family The Creger Family A Friend of St. Ann The Evangelidis Family The Shaw Family The Hellen Family Buck Roofing & Construction Price Chopper The Bichelmeyer Family ECA Service Gun-Ko Traffic Control The Lisson Family The Franck Family Anonymous Bill and Jennifer Schafer S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H OOL
5 During the past few weeks, all 7th and 8th graders have been developing speeches for the Modern Woodmen Speech Contest. Last week, speeches began and the list of 85 amazing contestants was brought to the "Sweet 16" from each grade level. On Tuesday, the "Tremendous 12" were announced. These 12 students represent the top speeches from both grade levels. This group of students will move on to level 2 and will present their speeches next Tuesday (April 11) in the Parish Hall at 12:15. (The 1st and 2nd place winners from level 2 will move on to the regional competition held at St. Ann on April 27th. Congratulations to our students moving on in the Modern Woodmen Speech Contest! Macy Cherra Luke Deacon Maggie Dodderidge Mary Kate Gallagher Matia Ianni Mason Lewis Lily Mantel James Reintjes Sophie Rice Bo Sprague Corbin Warner Maddie Weiford Science Fair participants at Union Station with Principal Riley and Mrs. Bradfield S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H OOL
6 This week in Mrs. Schafer s 8th grade reading classes, Books Projects began. All students have inspired their peers to pick up a new book and dive in! ST. ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
7 There is still time to visit the Book Fair, we re open this weekend, Saturday & Sunday from 9am-Noon. No time to visit the book fair? Shop our Online Book Fair now through Apr. 13 with free shipping! Books will be delivered to the school for your young reader to pick up. http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stannschool16 Andy Wilcox is the robotics teacher at Rockhurst High School. I Please click on the link below to see the flyer that explains the summer robotics camps. These camps offer a great opportunity for boys AND GIRLS to attend a summer robotics camp. Let him know if you have any questions. Students can sign up on line at: Rockhurst Robotics Summer Camps awilcox@rockhursths.edu Robotics Engineering Teacher, Rockhurst High School S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H O O L
8 Author A.J. Culey visited St. Ann today and read from one of her books, Tyrabbisaurus Rex, about a rabbit not willing to accept his fate as a classroom pet. She also shared some ideas about the writing process with the third and fourth graders. Please see the attachment to this Newsletter if you are interested in ordering any books! SCRIP NEWS Use SCRIP cards for Easter! Honeybaked Ham TCBY Target Barns & Noble April showers bring May flowers! Order SCRIP for your garden! Family Tree Suburban Lowe s Euston Home Depot Officer Wolf asked that we share this fun event with you. First annual Doggie Dash May 6 at 8:00am in Prairie Village. See above for details! S T. A N N C A T H O L I C S C H OOL
9 Above Principal Riley reads Oh the Places You ll Go to Mrs. Olive s Kindergarten class. Below the new Kindergarten class is in the gym experimenting with the parachute while Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Olive look on. ST. ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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