Celebrating Community

At All Saints Catholic School

Volume 2, Issue 25 February 22, 2016

Spirit, Credit Union Day This Friday

Fund Inches Closer To Goal... Now in it’s fourth week, the Fund for All Saints has successfully surpassed the $9,800 mark as families, grandparents, and alumni continue to support our school. Thank you in advance to those who have given to this year’s Fund.

Don’t forget, making your commitment today goes 50% further, as we have been Science Night fortunate enough to have a group of donors step forward to match $0.50 for every $1 we raise before April 1, 2016. Is March 3rd The Fund for All Saints directly benefits Where can you learn about matter, test the students, faculty, and staff of All your memory, and have fun looking at Saints. It allows us to continue laying Help Us Go Further constellations? the foundation, not only providing an For every $1 you give, it excellent academic education, but also You can do all of these things and more developing the spiritual and moral will worth $1.50 before at Science Night on March 3 in the growth of each student. Our school ASCS gym. Students from all grades - through tuition alone - can only April 1, 2016 and their parents are invited to attend. accomplish certain essential needs. Today, This year's event is held in conjunction the gap between the cost to educate a student and tuition is about $900; therefore, we with the Ann Arbor Hands-On ask our current parents, alumni parents, grandparents, and friends, to partner with us Museum. and make a charitable gift to the Fund for All Saints.

There will be 10 stations for attendees You can donate online at www.allsaintscs.com/donate from the convenience of your to explore. However, we need adult smartphone, tablet, or computer. Be assured that 100% of your gift will directly support volunteers to staff the tables. This event the mission of All Saints Catholic School. No matter how big or small, together we can is free, but we ask you to still register at reach our goals and ensure the excellence of All Saints Catholic School. www.allsaintscs.com/science. This year’s Fund for All Saints video is live at If you would like to help and earn some ASCS service hours, www.youtube.com/allsaintscs. please use this Sign-Up Genius today (www.signupgenius.com/ go/409094cabac2ca31-science) or contact Michele Santillan at Winter Box Tops Due Friday [email protected]. Did you know, each valid Box Top is worth approximately $0.10? However, the Box Tops must not be expired. The Winter deadline for Box Tops for Education is Friday, February 26, 2016. Please send in your trimmed and valid (not expired) Box Tops for Education to your student’s homeroom. Box Tops are collected and submitted throughout the year. In return, All Saints receives money for a variety of school resources.

Thank you in advance for your help and support. Questions? Please contact our Box Tops Coordinator, Wendy Boufford at [email protected].

Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit 48735 Warren Road Canton, MI 48187 www.allsaintscs.com (734) 459-2490 Office (734) 459-6873 Attendance In The Know Scrip Facts: Feb. 25 Did you know the All Saints’ Scrip Reconciliation Service Grades 3-8 Program has made it possible for some of our families to earn money for Feb. 26 themselves and for ASCS! Spirit Day My earnings so far this year are: Student Credit Union $330.35! Not bad! Another parent has earned: $624.36! Wow! Look at this Feb. 27 smart parent’s earnings: $2,453.30! Daddy-Daughter Mad Hatter Ball WHOA! Nice work! Pinewood 5:30 p.m. at school Are you interested now?! Derby Invite... Feb. 29-March 4 Go to www.shopwithscrip.com The Cub Scouts are holding their Scholastic Book Fair Use the ASCS enrollment code: BF8AD4E7954 annual Pinewood Derby race in early April and have opened the invitation March 3 to any boys, girls, and adults, who are Science Night Purchase gift cards to pay for all of the interested in building a car to enter the 6:30 p.m. at school things you already buy! Questions? open race. Contact Anne Barlow at 734.635.9607 or Family Book Fair [email protected]. They are holding a Build Clinic this 6:30 p.m. at school Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the ASCS Art Room, where you can Spring Book Fair Arrives Next Week pick up a car kit and scouts will help you get started on creating your car. The 2016 Spring book fair begins February 29th and runs through March 4th! Any kindergarten boys who would like to check out what Cub Scouting is See the schedule below for your student’s schedule. Additionally, families may also all about may build a car and enter the shop the book fair after school until 3:45 p.m. Family Night at the Book Fair will be race for FREE. Open race fee for others from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016! is $10. Any questions can be directed to Jen Thomas [email protected]. Did you know for each purchase at the Book Fair, we earn Scholastic Dollars which are then used to purchase new library books, new technology, and digital book services benefitting everyone at All Saints? Pick-Up Art There’s an app for that! Check out the free Book Fairs app in iTunes and Google Play to see the books your student is interested in including age/grade/reading level Gallery Items information, recommendations based on book selection and you can even order from our online fair! By Friday

Spring Book Fair Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:30 - 9:00 AM Mrs. Levy 101 Ms. Miller 7-1 Ms. Lopata 111 Ms. Swiderek PreK Full 9:00- 9:30 AM Mrs. Alban 202 Ms. Miller 7-2 Mrs. Whalen 209 Mrs. Anthony 206 Open til 10:00 AM 9:30-10:00 AM Mrs. Alban 204 (9:40 a.m.) Mrs. Christie 103 10:00-10:30 AM Ms. Miller 8-1 Mrs. Whalen 207 Mrs. Anthony 205 Mrs. Kaschyk 113 11:00- 1:00 PM Lunch (PS 11:15-11:45 a.m.) Ms. Flaherty 108 (11:00 a.m.) 1:00- 1:30 PM Mrs. Wagner 102 Ms. Miller 7-3 Ms. Vendittelli 106 Ms. Maxwell 110 1:30- 2:00 PM Mrs. Alban 201 Mrs. Trower 105 Mrs. Fishbeck 104 Ms. Drabek 109 2:00-2:30 PM Ms. Miller 8-2 Mrs. Geyer 107 Mrs. Whalen 208 Mrs. Anthony 203

Wheeler 112 Pre-K Half Day parents go with students at lunch BOOK FAIR OPEN DAILY UNTIL 3:45 p.m. FAMILY NIGHT Thursday March 3rd 6:30-8 p.m.

www.allsaintscs.com www.facebook.com/allsaintscs This Year’s Lenten Project... This year we will have an opportunity for our school community to grow and renew our shared Catholic Faith through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. See the Lenten Calendar at the end of this newsletter.

Focus On Prayer And Fasting Please refer to the Lenten Calendar which is attached to the school newsletter. This calendar is full of simple everyday ways in which your family can grow together through prayer and fasting. It is amazing what a little prayer and reflection each day can do for the souls of both parents and children.

Focus On Almsgiving How Much Change Can You Make for Families Who Are Hungry? Our school community will be participating in a Change for Change campaign in support of the All Saints Food Pantry in Detroit. During the solemn time of Lent, we also want think outside of ourselves and help others in need during this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as declared by Pope Francis. Throughout the weeks of Lent, students are encouraged to bring in change and fill their grade-level bucket. The grade level with the highest monetary amount after all change has been accounted for will receive a week of out of uniform days.

Sharing Our Faith As we celebrate the season of Lent inside our All Saints building, we encourage families to celebrate Lent outside of our building, too! In addition to following the Lenten calendar provided, think of ways your family can grow and renew in this special season whether through your own parish’s activities or a family activity completely on your own. Please feel free to send any pictures and stories you have of your family‘s Lenten journey. We look forward to sharing them with our community.

Cultural Project Featured In News... It started as a simple idea two years ago, and became a reality last week when All Saints Catholic School student, Isabella Barlow, in conjunction with the school’s curriculum director, found a way to share the beauty of cultures from around the world during National Catholic Schools Week.

“We were able to incorporate Isabella’s concept of celebrating cultures from around the world easily into our history and geography curriculum due to the rich depth of topics covered at each grade level,” said Michelle Shore, curriculum director. “Celebrating throughout Catholic Schools Week allowed teachers to put a greater emphasis on studying each country through a Catholic lens. It was really a great project for the entire school community to enjoy and learn about not just the countries at their grade, but to hear about them school-wide throughout the week.”

Each grade level completed research about their assigned country, which included the presence of the Catholic Church, saints from the region, historical events, cultural elements, currency, and economics. The week’s events concluded with Olympic like games and ceremonies representing each of the countries celebrated throughout the school.

“My goal was to bring a number of new cultures into school as a way for us to learn more about the different places and hopefully eliminate some of the stereotypes that exist,” Article appeared in Sunday, February 14th shared seventh grader Isabella Barlow. “I was so excited to see this entire project come Hometown Life newspaper. together and become such an intricate part of our curriculum over the last few weeks.”

The students’ work will remain on display throughout Lent as a reminder of the presence of the Catholic Church throughout the world and to celebrate the curriculum students are exposed to through the year.

Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit 48735 Warren Road Canton, MI 48187 www.allsaintscs.com (734) 459-2490 Office (734) 459-6873 Attendance Eucharist Activity Any St. Thomas a’Becket second grade Online orders for the 2015-2016 All Saints Yearbook students are invited to attend the are now available at www.allsaintscs.com/store. Eucharist Activity Night from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on Thursday at St. Thomas Yearbooks are a great way to capture the memories a’Becket. If your child is preparing for your family has made while at ASCS. Books are $26 their First Communion at St. Thomas and must be ordered by March 25, 2016. a’Becket, please plan on attending.

Alumni Game Tips March 12th Calling all alumni of All Saints!!! If you know an alumni, please invite them to come out and play in our 4th Annual All Saints Alumni Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Do You Know Any Last year, we saw almost 60 alumni from 2007 through 2014 participate in a series of games and we’re hoping even more come out this year! ASCS Alumni?

Regardless of skill level, everyone is welcome to participate in this co-ed event here Share Our Event at school. The number of games scheduled will depend on the responses received. Those alumni who are interested in playing should register at www.allsaintscs. With Them! com/tourney today.

If you have any questions, please contact John Schultz ([email protected]) or Eric Rothert ([email protected]) at your earliest convenience.

Alumni Making The Grade... All Saints’ alumni who earned honors status for their first semester of work at Divine Child High School: Josh Dye 3.72 Julianna Morano 5.00 Justin Rukat was recognized at Detroit Samantha Dye 4.33 John Pacente 4.05 Catholic Central as the top ranked Faith Ellis 3.95 Drew Posh 3.67 freshman for the second quarter with a Erin Flory 3.86 Andrew Pyle 4.09 GPA of 4.833. In addition to playing on Jenna Flory 4.67 Julia Pyle 4.52 the freshman basketball team, he is also Kristina Kaput 4.09 Rachel Rajkumar 4.38 taking three honors classes (Spanish, Aeron Latham 4.29 Lauren Spahn 4.52 biology, and math). Evan Latham 4.62 Valentine Vena 4.10 MOPS Needs Daycare Help We are looking for volunteers twice a month for about 2 hours to watch the children while the mothers meet. Meetings are held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, where rooms and everything else you would need will be provided to care for the children.

Please consider volunteering your time for this exciting new adventure at All Saints and count towards your required 10 volunteer hours! Meetings will be held 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month from 9:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please contact Katie Berry at [email protected]. www.allsaintscs.com www.facebook.com/allsaintscs Blue Thunder Sports Update Scores Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Thanks to all the kids and parents that came out JV Boys 4 17 Sunday and supported our Varsity Girls #1 team. The St. Edith #3 13 girls really appreciated the crowd at the game. It was a nice way to send them out on their last home game. Varsity Girls 1 44 Thank you!! Plymouth Pumas 22 The Blue Thunder Varsity Girls #1 and Varsity Boys Friday, February 12, 2016 #2 have advanced to the Catholic League playoffs Varsity Boys 1 41 starting this weeekend. JVB1, JVG1, and JVB2 will also St. Joseph S.L. 25 participate in a tournament at All Saints the first two weekends in March. Varsity Boys 3 19 St. Anthony 31

Saturday, February 13, 2016 JV Boys 1 35 OLGC #2 17

JV Boys 2 28 Varsity Bowler Knock’em Down St. Joseph S.L. 13 Varsity bowler Brooke MacDonald has been slowly increasing her average the past few weeks. JV Boys 4 17 However just before winter break Brooke bowled OLGC #5 9 an all-time high game of 133, earning herself a place in the leagues high game and series JV Boys 5 12 categories. Keep up the good work Brooke! OLS #4 22 Brooke’s dad, Dave MacDonald, is a team coach JV Girls 1 25 helping the varsity team to improve their bowling St. Joseph S.L. 16 skills and encouraging strong sportsmanship. JV Girls 2 8 Both the junior vasity and varsity teams can be St. Damian #2 7 seen competing against other CYO teams on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 p.m.at Woodland Varsity Boys 2 34 Lanes in Livonia. St. Mary of Wayne #2 15

Varsity Boys 3 30 JVG2 Finishes Strong! St. Frances Cabrini #2 15 The JV2 girls finished the season Saturday Varsity Girls 2 23 with a 5-5 record with a win against St. OLS #2 19 Pius. Sydney Bohn was top scorer with 13 points followed by Emma Brewis with 3 Saturday, February 20, 2016 points and Daria Smith with 2 points. The fourth grade girls worked very hard as a JV Boys 4 26 team this season learning and perfecting OLS #3 18 their basketball skills. JV Girls 2 18 A great job by Coach Brewis in St. Piux X #2 6 guiding the girls to show such strong performances on the court. Thanks to Varsity Boys 3 21 the whole coaching staff and parents for all their time and dedication required. St. Pius X #2 35 The team pictured above consisted of Emma Brewis, Ella Kiley, Kate Reising (not pictured), Lily Rozum, Gianna Sanson, Maddie Raetz, Sydney Bohn, Adriana Varsity Girls 2 19 Johnson, Daria Smith, Abby Epstein, Ella Fournier and Kaitlin Allen. Great Job girls! OLGC #2 23 They are already looking forward to next year. Sunday, February 21, 2016 JV Boys 5 23 Divine Child #3 19 Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit 48735 Warren Road Canton, MI 48187 www.allsaintscs.com (734) 459-2490 Office (734) 459-6873 Attendance Classroom Happenings... Pre-K Baptism... As part of the Baptism unit, our pre-kindergarten class visited the school chapel and baptized our baby dolls. The students were very respectful in this holy place and enjoyed the ceremonies.

1st Grade Blasts Off... Blast off down 1st hall and check out the walls by our first grade classrooms as the first grade project took them on a trip that was out of this world! As a culminating project to the astronomy domain, the first graders wrote reports about the eight plants in our solar system and designed their own space suit.

Wedding Ceremony For Q & U... On Friday, February 12th, two very important letters were married at a beautiful ceremony in Ms. Lopata’s Kindergarten Classroom. Rev. Reggie performed the ceremony as Q and U were married in front of an assembly of students and parents. A reception followed with cupcakes and juice boxes!

Land HO!!!! Our second graders were busy making their way west in their covered wagons during the 1800s. Join their journey westward as they start to explore the American frontier and all of the amazing possibilities ahead: land, gold, opportunities… They may experience some hardships along the way, but hopefully it will be worth it. www.allsaintscs.com www.facebook.com/allsaintscs New Lighthouse CDs For Lent 7 Secrets of Divine Mercy by VINNY FLYNN

Saint John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis have made it clear that Divine Mercy is at the very center of the Christian faith. Enter into the Year of Mercy with best-selling author, Vinny Flynn, as he shares his 7 Secrets of Divine Mercy, and Christ’s message of love for each of us, and for the whole world.

In this talk, Vinny Flynn draws from Scripture, the teachings of the Church, and the Diary of St. Faustina to reveal the heart of Divine Mercy. Through his 7 secrets, Vinny offers an invitation to experience the transforming power of Divine Mercy. Understand this powerful devotion like never before and discover how to respond to Pope Francis’s call “to live lives shaped by mercy.”

Seven Last Sayings of Christ by DR. SCOTT HAHN Spoken as He suffered the agony of the cross, the seven last sayings of Christ recorded in the gospels have been the subject of prayer and inquiry by Christians for two thousand years. In this revealing presentation, Dr. Scott Hahn unlocks for us the deeper significance of Our Lord’s last words, carefully chosen so that we might better understand the immense love of God for every person and His plan of salvation. Learn how Jesus’ words are as profound and gripping today as when He uttered them on that first Good Friday.

The suggested donation for each CD is $3. Please note that this ministry depends on donations to restock favorites and purchase additional titles. If you would like additional copies of any of our featured titles, please contact Chris Billecke at [email protected]. March 18 Is Living Stations Mark your calendars for the second annual Lenten Soup Supper and Living Stations of the Cross at All Saints. The event, scheduled for Friday, March 18, begins with a soup supper in the multi-purpose room at 6:00 p.m., followed by Living Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. in the gym.

ASCS 7th graders will commemorate Christ’s passion, death and resurrection through this performance. Donations of meatless canned or boxed soup for the supper are needed in advance. Starting the week of March 7, boxes will be located at the front and back loop doors to collect donations. Please send meatless versions of tomato, potato, and vegetable soups to be prepared and shared at the soup supper. Thank you in advance for your continue generosity.

Nielsen Twins Have Arrived Our first grade teacher, Mrs. Nielsen and her husband, welcomed twins into the world on February 16, 2016.

Lucille Jean was born at 6:11 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce. Henry Thomas was born three minutes later and weighted 6 pounds 15 ounces.

The whole family is home and everyone is doing well.

Growing Leaders in Mind, Body, and Spirit 48735 Warren Road Canton, MI 48187 www.allsaintscs.com (734) 459-2490 Office (734) 459-6873 Attendance All Saints Catholic School

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“Lent is the liturgical season of forty days which begins with Ash February 10 Ash Wednesday 11 12 Prepare a 13 Make a prayer chain. Take your family to meatless meal together. List 40 intentions on Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Invent a new family Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church’s liturgical the Ash Wednesday Review each child’s Lenten paper slips and link them liturgy and wear the prayer you can all say offering to be sure they together. Rip one off each year, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the desert in fasting and together each day. prayer” (Catechism of the Catholic Church). cross of ashes are reasonable and evening as you pray for all day. sacrificial. the intentions. Before Mass today, pick Join together to make Decide on a family Figure out how 14 a saint depicted in one 15 16 Place a crucifix or 17 Bury the Alleluia 18 19 20 a sacrificial offering Lenten offering. Give up procrastinating much you saved by of the statues in picture of Jesus in — write the word today, such as doing Examples include: no desserts, today! Join together to avoiding meat today, and put your church and find a central place to keep “Alleluia” on a scrap of a extra chore without being attend daily Mass, pray a do one task you have been that money in the poor box at out more about him everyone focused on him. paper and put it in a box asked or preparing a snack family Rosary each day. putting off. church. or her during Lent. until the end of Lent. for someone else. Light a candle in Participate in the Learn and pray Get up 15 minutes 21 church today for a 22 Operation Rice Bowl, 23 Think of someone 24 Serve or make pretzels 25 Ask each person to 26 the Chaplet of the 27 earlier than loved one who died. or make an almsgiving you don’t like and today as a reminder share a game, toy, or Divine Mercy. It can usual today and pray Spend a few moments box and fill it with your loose say three nice things that Catholics used to treat with someone else in be said on regular rosary together as a family. in prayer on his or her change during Lent. Donate about him or her. give up milk, butter, eggs, your home. beads. Find it here: behalf. it at Easter Mass. cheese, cream, and meat. http://ow.ly/XC69k March 28 After Mass, reread 29 1 2 3 4 5 Make up a box for a Choose a public figure Collect stuffed animals needy family or homeless today’s Gospel reading featured in the news Sing a Lenten hymn Turn off the television or soft pillows in good Give up a favorite toy or shelter. Put canned goods, and have each family and pray for him or her at together as a family. and say a family Rosary condition and bring them to treat just for today. warm clothes in good member explain something dinner tonight and the rest of Have a singing contest, instead. he or she found interesting. a local nursing home. Older if you want. condition, toiletries, and toys the week. folks love soft things to hug. in it.

6 7 8 Try to go the whole day 9 10 Talk about the difference 11 12 At this half-way point, Forgive without complaining. Drink only water today. between mortal Go to Confession or attend In honor of Laetare Sunday, refresh your commitment someone who Instead, say kind, Pray for those who don’t and venial sin. Prepare a parish Reconciliation go out for a celebratory meal to your family Lenten hurt you encouraging things to have access to clean anyone who is eligible to service. Go out afterwards to after Mass. offering. today. each other. drinking water. attend the Sacrament of celebrate forgiveness. Reconciliation.

Make an Easter As you sit down Give the house another 13 14 15 16 Encourage all family 17 18 19 basket for a neighbor. Today, go on a phone to your meatless meals good cleaning and As a family, visit someone If the weather is nice, take a members to refrain Fill it with your favorite and TV fast, except for work today, pray for the people in put any final donations into who is sick. family walk. Look for signs of from bickering over small treats and include a prayer or homework. the world who can’t afford the box you set up. As a new life. matters and offer their silence card. Beware of any food meat in their diets. family, deliver the box to its allergies. to Jesus. destination. Palm Sunday. Attend a Holy Saturday. Pray 20 21 22 23 24 Holy Thursday. Read 25 26 Reread the Say a short prayer Ask each family Stations of the for those who will the story of the Last Supper at story of Palm Sunday Send a card to someone who before each cross member to write a letter to Cross service if your parish become members of the dinner—either from Scripture and have a Palm might need cheering. or crucifix in your Jesus telling him what his offers one. If not, you can find Catholic Church at tonight’s or a children’s version and Sunday procession home. sacrifice on the Cross means them on the USCCB website: Vigil Mass. Renew your own around the house. for him or her. discuss. www.usccb.org. baptismal vows.