ASB Weekly News 03/28/2018

Week of March 25, 2018

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MARCH

30: Good Friday: Noon Dismissal / NO Ext Care Available
2018-19 Registration Paperwork Due (distributed at State of the School)

APRIL

2-6: Spring Break
9: School Resumes, Free Dress Food Drive (1st Monday of the month)
10: Campaign Kick-Off, 7pm in the Fellowship Hall
12: Bulldog Bibliophiles (Parent Book Club), 8:40am at The Bryant Corner. (I've Been Thinking by Maria Shriver)
15: ASB-led Parish Mass (Kindergarten leads), 8:30am at Assumption
ASB-led Parish Mass (Kindergarten leads), 9:30am at St. Bridget
17: Class picture day--UNIFORM DRESS
20: CYO Middle School Dance, hosted by ASB, 7-9:30pm, Assumption Gym
23: Parent Education Night (info in Parent Board section)
26: Spring Concert, 7:00pm, Assumption Gym
27: ASB Walkathon
30: 5th graders leave for camp at North Cascades Institute
Mary Prayer Service and Crowning, 1:20pm at Assumption Parish
Signed Parish Reflection Forms Due (parish families only)

MAY
1-2: 5th grade camp at North Cascades Institute
3-4: 8th grade retreat
4: Father-Daughter Dance, 6:00pm at Assumption Parish Gym

View the entire 2017-18 ASB calendar here

View the DRAFT 2018-19 ASB calendar here

March 28, 2018

Dear Students, Families, Alumni, Parishioners, and Friends of ASB School,

I hope you are having a wonderful Holy Week. We are heading into the Triduum and Easter, during which we celebrate the passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. I encourage you to participate in the many ways this is celebrated in our parishes. Tomorrow, our ASB choir will perform at Calvary Cemetery for their annual Holy Thursday service. Our choir has provided this service for many years and are so grateful to Calvary for the opportunity to continue this tradition. Please see the ASB News section below for more information. I am sure they would love to see you there!

Speaking of parishes, please remember that your family hours to the school include the service you provide your parishes. Involvement in the parishes is an essential way to build our faith community and the connection with our school. I particularly encourage our students to be involved as altar servers. We need you to provide this important service, and it is a terrific way to experience mass at a different level. Parents, not only can your student count their altar serving towards their required middle school hours, you can also count it toward your family service hours!

A quick reminder that we would love to have registration paperwork returned by Friday at noon. Not only will your children get free dress coupons, you will also have the relief of not having all of that paperwork to worry about as you head into spring break!

As we head into the break, I have some exciting announcements to make in regards to staffing. Suzanna Olsen, our KA teacher, will be graduating from kindergarten with her students and moving into first grade. Suzanna’s experience prior to ASB was in first grade classrooms. She is excited to make this change and spend more time with so many of our wonderful kindergarten students! To make it even better, our lovely Mrs. Hurley will be working with Suzanna and the first grade team through the remainder of this year and next year to ensure our first graders have a stellar experience! I am also thrilled to announce that Lexi DiJulio will be re-joining our faculty as the KA teacher. Lexi has enjoyed her year in San Francisco, but is quite excited to come back home to ASB and our kindergarten team! I feel so fortunate that we have these highly-capable, dedicated professionals here at ASB.

Finally, I would like to thank our seventh graders in advance for the Stations of the Cross presentations they will be leading on Friday. This has been a wonderful tradition at ASB that not only provides a leadership opportunity for the seventh graders, but also unites our students and staff in prayer and remembrance of Jesus’s sacrifice for each of us.

I wish you all a blessed Easter and break that is full of relaxation and joy!

All my best,
Kathleen

ASB Choir news
Our ASB choir will provide music for the annual Holy Thursday service at Calvary Cemetery next Thursday, March 29th. This is a special honor and tradition that ASB has participated in for years. Click HERE for details

Special Olympics USA Games! Now is the time for action! The Seattle Archdiocese is looking to secure 1,000 volunteers of all ages by April 15! Please #RiseWithUs

As a school, we are committed to volunteering at two of the events that the Seattle Archdiocese is sponsoring: the Mass for Athletes, and the mile long cheer line. We are encouraging families to register to volunteer at one or both of the events listed below.

Mass for Athletes: Saturday, June 30: 7:00 PM. Mass for the athletes, their families and friends, and delegations with Archbishop J. Peter Sartain. Volunteers will greet and provide hospitality support at this special event.

Mile Long Cheer Line: Sunday, July 1: 9 AM to 12:30 PM. The Archdiocesan schools will build the mile long CHEER LINE to honor all Special Olympics athletes as they gather for the Parade of Athletes! Families who volunteer will have access into Opening Ceremony where you can stay and be Fans in the Stands at Opening Ceremony from 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM at University of Washington's Husky Stadium, where there will be the Parade of Athletes, entertainment, and the Lighting of the Special Olympics Cauldron to open the 2018 USA Games!

If you would like to be part of this once in a lifetime opportunity, please use the link below to register. Be sure to use the Seattle Archdiocese access code, SPIRIT2018 when registering.

https://www.specialolympicsusagames.org/catholic-schools-volunteers

Our ACCESS CODE: SPIRIT2018

The Camp ASB Summer Calendar is now available. You can find the calendar on the ASB School website and it is included in this newsletter. Registrations and prepayments for Camp ASB, including registration for the Camp ASB Field Trips, are now being accepted. Some field trips have a limited number of space and it is important for those families that want their children to attend, or need their children to attend Camp ASB on those days, are free to secure their spots. This can be done by contacting me or indicating your needs on the Camp ASB Registration Forms.

As I announced last week, this summer Annie Hawksford and Suzanna Olsen, the current kindergarten teachers at ASB, will be running KinderCamp.

It will be an amazing opportunity for our incoming kindergarten students to attend KinderCamp that is being taught by the current kindergarten teachers, which is not always the case. I would encourage all incoming Kindergarten families to consider registering for one or more of these sessions. Kinder Camp is a great opportunity for your incoming Kindergartner to get familiar with his or her classmates, the structure and style of ASB School and the actual facilities (playgrounds, bathrooms, classrooms). The registration forms for Kinder Camp are located on the ASB School Webpage under the Extended Care link and they are also included in this newsletter.

Similar to last year, KinderCamp will be held Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Session one will take place the second week of Camp ASB, June 11-15.
Session two will be held the last week of Camp ASB, July 30-August 3.

It is possible that we may add a third session of KinderCamp that will take place the week after the 4th of July, starting July 9 and finishing July 13. However at this time we are not 100% certain that this session will be needed, or that we will have the resources to execute the third session.

Session One: Once Upon a Time… We will read, tell, create, illustrate, and act out stories. Each day a new story sets the stage for fun activities and investigations that spark campers’ curiosity and creativity. Experimenting with light and shadow, exploring nature, and dramatic play are integrated with children’s literature, as well as with math, art, and drama. (Session 1 will be held June 11-15, 2018)

Session Two: Construction Junction
Experiment with using various types of natural and man-made materials to create your own structures and inventions. How tall of a tower can you erect out of straws, or blocks, or cardboard boxes? How would you design and build your very own dream house? Language and art will be used in creating plans for construction. Physics and geometry will be explored as we use mathematical shapes and concepts to identify the science behind building. (Session 2 will be held July 30- August 3, 2018)

Session Three: If held will be developed and advertised to parents prior to Summer Vacation.

Please make sure to review the summer prepayment schedule included in the registration forms, as it will help relay the dates that Camp ASB will be open this summer. If you have any questions about Extended Care or Camp ASB, do not hesitate to contact me, I am happy to assist in whatever way that I can.

Tax Information for Extended Care families is available in each families FACTS account. From each family's FACTS account, one has the ability to create a report of the hours paid for and used during a specific time frame.
The Tax ID # for Extended Care is 911934765.

Camp ASB 2018 Calendar

KinderCamp 2018 Registration and Info

Camp ASB 2018 Registration Form and Info

Extended Care Registration Form 2017-2018

Extended Care Payment Options 2017-2018

Extended Care reminders:

Please turn in your Extended Care registration forms for the 2017-2018 School year.
Tax information is available to each family via their FACTS account. The Tax ID # for ASB School is: 911934765

2018-19 Registration Materials are due back to the front office by noon this Friday, March 30th, to receive Free Dress coupons for your kids!

*Remember: We extended the deadline for Parish Reflection Forms to April 30th, to make the process easier on Father Oliver & Father Haydock, as well as our parish families. Please return the Parish Reflection Form (with a signature from your priest) by the end of next month. Contact your parish office if you have questions.

The Walkathon

Thank You...

To the 29 folks who have already started raising money for the Walkathon. We have $1650 raised to date!

Did you miss the email? Click here for information on how to sign up!

What's our goal?

$50,000 is our goal this year. Funds raised go into our operating budget and help us pay for teacher salaries, student success services, enrichment classes and so much more!

What's the commitment?
We recommend that ASB families donate and/or raise $100 per child or $200 per family (if there's more than one child).

Contests and Free Dress!

Families that raise more than $250 get a free dress coupon for every child in their family!
Thanks to Super Jock and Jill, families that raise more than $300 are in a drawing for a free pair of shoes!
The class that raises the most money gets a pizza party!
The runner-up class gets doughnuts!

Thank you to our fabulous Walkathon Chairs - Corina Davis, Tara Uffelman and Carole Volpentest!

Questions? Email development@asbschool.org.

Please Record Your Volunteer Hours

Many of you still need to record volunteer hours. You can access the link here. (It's also available on our website under Parents/Volunteering or on our homepage under Parent Links.)

How to record:

Click on the link
You will be prompted to login. Whichever parent has a FACTS account also has a username on our website.
Login: lastname and first initial, all together, no caps. (Like pouleyd – Dylan Pouley)
Password: Temporarily, your password is your first name (dylan)
If you don’t have a username for some reason, you can register using the link. Once logged in, follow the prompts to add your hours.

Here what you do if you are recording several hours:

If you need to record 10 hours of work for the auction, pick a day and choose 9am – 7pm and indicate auction hours in the box. If you have 60 hours to record, repeat this 6 times.

Track and Field News:

ASB's Track and Field team the NorthEND Striders is back for 2018, thank you to Dave Cullop the Track and Field coordinator at ASB School. Registration for Track and Field is open to grades 4-8 and will open and is NOW OPEN The registration fee for track and field will be $35.00 per student and registration will close Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Registration Now Open

Baseball News:

ASB CYO Baseball Games start this weekend! For baseball game schedules, please click here:

CYO Baseball Schedules

This year ASB will be fielding three CYO baseball teams, one 5th grade team, one 6th grade team and one 7th grade team. A very big thank you to Steve Kelley (coach of the 5th grade team), Greg Link (coach of the 6th grade team) and Eric Simmons (coach of the 7th grade team). We look forward to a competitive, fun an hopefully dry baseball season.

Volleyball News:

Volleyball season is officially upon us, good luck to all of our volleyball teams.

CYO Volleyball Game Schedules

Please contact Dylan Pouley with CYO questions.

Coordinator Contacts:
Emilie O'Connor, Volleyball Coordinator - grades 5-8
Steve Kelley: Baseball Coordinator - grades 5-6
Eric Simmons, Baseball Coordinator - grades 7-8

Parent Board Survey - OPEN NOW
Thank you to the 90 people who have completed the survey. We want to hear from you! The survey is one of the ways that we gather feedback and hear from each of you. Your input will help determine the focus of a range of Parent Board sponsored events and activities, including which after school clubs and parent education events will take place in the 2018-2019 school year. Click HERE to take the survey.

Parent Board Online Bulletin Board
The Parent Bulletin Board website is officially up and running. Please go HERE to see all of the activities available for ASB parents and guardians.

Interested in Joining Parent Board? LAST CALL!
Would you like to be more involved in supporting our school and making decisions that impact the quality of our students’ experiences? The Parent Board will have open positions for the 2018-19 school year. Open Positions include: Vice President, Development, Scrip, Facilities, Communications, and School Commission (6-8).
The following individuals have expressed their interest in serving on the Parent Board. However, there is still time to put your name on the ballot. Let us know you are interested in learning more HERE
Proposed Slate for 2018-2019 Parent Board:
Vice President -
Development - Tracy Erickson
Scrip - Ann O'Donnell (Molly 6A, Henry 4B)
Facilities - Patrick Kirschner (Finley KA)
Communications - Julie Gunter (Marianna 3A)
K-5 School Commission - Holly Gray
6-8 School Commission - Dawn Spratley
A school-wide vote to confirm the slate of officers will take place towards the end of April.

Proposed Amendment to Parent Board Bylaws: Change in Process for Collection of Parent Board Dues
As a parent or guardian of a student at Assumption-St. Bridget School, you are a valued member of the ASB Parent Association. Please review the following proposed change to the Parent Board bylaws. The proposed amendment will be voted on by ASB parents and guardians through an electronic ballot. The ballot will also contain the candidates for the 2018-19 Parent Board. It will be published in the weekly newsletter at the end of April.

Background
At the Parent Board March meeting, the Board voted to amend our bylaws to reflect the way Parent Board dues are collected. Rather than collecting dues once per year (as the bylaws currently state), we would like to amend the bylaws to indicate that Parent Board dues are paid over the course of 10 months through FACTS, reflecting our current process.

Proposed change:
ARTICLE II
Membership
2. Dues. Annual membership dues shall be set by resolution of the Board of Directors (as hereinafter defined) prior to the [start] end of [each] the prior school year and shall be payable [by October 1st.] in ten equal payments, July through April, along with tuition.

The most current version of the Parent Board bylaws can be found HERE or on the ASB website under the Parent Board tab. If you have any questions about the proposed amendment, please contact the Parent Board Treasurer, Diane Othman or Parent Board President, Nancy Belcher

School Store Information
Click HERE to see new school store offerings.
Click HERE to find the order forms.
School Store Hours this week:
Wednesdays 8:30-9:00
Thursdays: 2:45-3:15

Spring Clubs Registration is extended until March 30th!
There are still spots left in all clubs. Check your calendars and sign up today!!
Art Club - / Grades 1-4
Mondays, 2:00-3:30pm
April 9 - May 21
Cost is $181 / 7 week session
Discover the history and unique qualities of famous master artists in a fun and engaging way. Join Smart with Art this spring as we work with a variety of fine art materials in a process-oriented, artistic atmosphere. Students will create abstract figures while printmaking and working with watercolors, inspired by Miró and oil pastel pet portraits in the style of Picasso. Create a chalk pastel collage inspired by Monet, as well as inspired pieces by Matisse and Cézanne using a variety of mediums. Create a stained glass rendering, as we explore the works of Chagall. Students will work with charcoal to create self-portraits inspired by Rembrandt and create a 3D-art piece in the style of Mondrian.
Click HERE to register

Chess Club /Grades K-8
Tuesdays, 3:00-4:15
April 10 - May 22
Cost is $110 / 7 week session
After a brief hiatus, Chess Club is back on a new day! It is time for your child to flex their mental muscles with chess. Chess4Life will be back on campus to guide our students in the game of chess. Players of all skill levels are welcome, even those who need to start with the basics.
Click HERE to register

Lego Club - Robotics using the LEGO® WeDo® System / Grades 4-6
Wednesdays 3:00-4:30
April 11 - May 23
Cost is $195 / 7 week session
Build and program robots in this introductory Robotics class using the LEGO® WeDo®
system. Learn basic programming skills, simple engineering concepts, and the names of robot
components. Work in small groups to complete several projects using tilt and motion sensors. This is a great way to prepare young Robotics enthusiasts for our more advanced Robotics programs. No experience needed for this popular club led by Play-Well TEKnologies.
Click HERE to register

Volunteer Opportunity
Jeri Su Prewitt, our Integrated Technology and Library Media Teacher, is in need of a few parent volunteers to help with the following:

checking in books
reshelving books
cleaning bookshelves
reorganizing books

Contact Jeri Su if interested

SAVE THE DATE! Next Parent Education Night is Monday, April 23rd
Are you worried about screen time? How much time should kids spend with technology? Do TV, social media and video games affect children in the same way? What are the risks of too much screen time? Who is at risk for overuse and addiction?
Ann Steel, LMHC of Steel Counseling will answer these questions and more in her talk entitled Turn it Off: Tips and Tools for parenting in the Technology Age on Monday, April 23rd at 7pm in the ASB Performing Arts Center. You don't want to miss this parent education event!!
Dr. Ann Steel has worked with parents, families and youth for over 30 years; as a family physician, an educator, and currently as a licensed mental health counselor in private practice. For the past seven years she has specialized in issues related to internet and video game use and spent three years as a therapist, assessment and diagnostic specialist at reSTART Life LLC in Fall City, WA. This was the first center in the nation to treat young adults with gaming addiction in a holistic, residential setting. Dr. Steel has appeared on television, radio and as a speaker in a variety of settings including national conferences, parent groups, counselor training, school districts and community programs. She is passionate about helping families find a healthy balance between the real and the virtual world.

Save The Date! Father Daughter Dance!
What: 4th Annual Father Daughter Dance
When: Friday, May 4 (6-9 p.m.)
Where: Assumption Parish Gym
Who: Girls (PreK-8) and their Dads
Cost: $50 (plus $5 per additional daughter)
Includes: Pizza, DJ, Dancing, Photo Booth
To buy your tickets, click HERE

Traffic Duty, March 29-April 11
Thursday 3/29: Loop - Eckart, Davis, Burns, Bruner; BT - Branham, Bowers
Friday 3/30: Loop - Blue, Volk, Barrett, Birmingham; BT - Abrams, Touw
Monday 4/9: Loop - Yeend, Grus, Hieger, Crile BT - Wickens Volpone
Tuesday 4/10: Loop - Vitulli, van der Ven, Trepanier, Taylor; BT - Sloan, O'Mahony
Wednesday 4/11: Loop - Slavin, Simonds, Romey, Okada; BT - Rasmussen, Phill

Assumption Parish:

Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith? Are you non-Catholic, or know someone who wishes to discern becoming Catholic? Please contact the Assumption Parish Office or email Ellen Bollard.

Free Dress Food Drive is April 9th--Please Note: this is the day we return from Spring Break
Pre K–   Shampoo, Hand Soap-pump style or bar soaps
Kindergarten-  instant potatoes, rice dishes, Ramen noodles, cup of soup etc
1st Grade– Canned Fruit, applesauce
2nd Grade- Dish washing soap, Comet, 409, windex etc
3rd Grade– Canned Soup and Stews canned chili, ravioli,
4th Grade– pasta and pasta sauce, Mac n Cheese, canned tomatoes
5th Grade-  Canned Meats, Tuna, chicken, ham, spam etc
6th Grade– Peanut Butter and Jelly , crackers
7th Grade- Canned Vegetables- corn, beans, peas etc
8th Grade–   Canned Vegetables- corn, beans, peas etc

St. Bridget Parish:

Click HERE for Auction info St. Bridget Auction - Save the date: April 27th.
Click HERE for information on the Youth Ministry
All are welcome!

Save 35th Ave. Keep It Safe & Accessible

Info click HERE

Seattle Prep News
Seattle Prep will be offering a variety of enrichment camps this summer, including soccer, basketball, science, math and drama, for more information click HERE

Middle school families, learn more about Seattle Prep HERE

Bishop Blanchet News
Middle school families, learn more about Bishop Blanchet HERE

Archbishop Murphy News
Middle school families, learn more about Archbishop Murphy HS HERE

Holy Names News
Holy Names will be offering a variety of enrichment camps this summer, including soccer, book club, and Leadership Academy, for more information click HERE

Middle school families, learn more about Holy Names Academy HERE

O'Dea News
Middle school families, learn more about O'Dea HERE

Roosevelt HS News
Middle school families learn more about RHS HERE
Roosevelt High School Youth Football Camp Questions. Registration / Information HERE