February 6, 2019
 
Dear Students, Families, Alumni, Parishioners, and Friends of ASB School,
 
Well, Phil the groundhog may have called for an early spring, but we certainly aren’t seeing it yet in Seattle!  Thank you to everyone for your flexibility and patience as we navigated the snow and ice the past two days.  In looking at the forecast, it doesn’t seem that we are out of the woods yet.  Should we get more snow this week and/or next, we will keep you updated as soon as we have a plan.  Hopefully you all enjoyed some time with your families and the beauty of snowy Seattle.
 
We will have our Free Dress Food Drive day tomorrow.  Please send your items in and be sure your kiddos are dressed for the weather!
 
January was a busy month and February is just as packed.  Friday marks the midterm of the second trimester, as well as the midpoint of the year.  A reminder that we do not send progress reports, so please check Alma to see your child(ren)’s progress.  Alma will be completely up to date by Friday, February 15^th.
 
Next week, we will celebrate the 100^th day of school, St. Valentine’s Day, and the start of the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend.  Remember, no school February 15-19^th.  Please make every effort not to take extra days off.  Per the family handbook, excessive absence is 7 unexcused absences in a school year. 
 
This is also a busy time of year for our Business Office, Finance Council, School Commission, who are hard at work on the budget.  I want to thank them for all of their efforts in working to create a budget that meets the needs of the school and our families.  Our two biggest goals are maintaining a competitive salary and benefits package to keep our highly skilled teachers while remaining an affordable parish school.  Particularly challenging this year are the changes to public school teacher salary scales with the McCleary Act.  We will continue the budgeting process over the next several weeks and, as usual, present the updated budget at our required State of School meetings in March.  Our Finance Council and School Commission put hours of discernment into this process and I am grateful for their thoughtfulness and diligence.

Two great articles for you:

 
Have a great rest of the week and stay warm!

Best,
Kathleen Conklin

ASB Parents: help us spread the word!
We are looking for more Kindergartners for 2019-20! Please tell the families with young children in your neighborhoods & at work about ASB!

Families can email me to arrange a tour!

Save the date for State of the School/Registration meetings! 

Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm (evening session)
Thursday, March 28 at 7:45am (morning session)
Thursday, March 28 at 12:00pm (lunch session)

  

 

 We have raised over $5 million of our $6.5 million goal! 

Find out more about the campaign and building project in our Campaign Newsletter Issue 2.  Read Here

Every gift of every size makes a difference.  Pledges can be paid over a period of up to three years. 
Download the Pledge Form Here  Donate Online

Thank you to all of our generous donors! 

For more info please Click Here or contact Development Director, Courtney Barker at cbarker@asbschool.org.

Together We Can Reach Our Goal - $6.5 million
 

Sign Up Parties: Deadline to sign up for all parties is February 15   - 8th Grade Parties, Movie Night in the Gym, Sip & Draw Night.  Sign Up Here

Auction Items: Have you picked up your winning items?  Please pick up at Mary House after drop off or before pick up.

Thank you for supporting the 2018 Auction!   Questions?  Email auction@asbschool.org

 

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Thank you for supporting ASB throughout 2018.  Contributions to ASB School are deemed charitable under Sec. 501 (c)(3).  For 2018 giving receipt information please Click Here.   We appreciate your generosity!

Remember at the beginning of the school year your ASB Parent Board sponsored a coffee hour to showcase Parent and Volunteer opportunities? Well, we decided to highlight some of the latest volunteer roles that could be a perfect fit for you in the weekly newsletter here! 
Parent Board is currently looking for parents to join the 2019-2020 Board as 

•School Services Lead
•Secretary 
•Vice President 
Also, the School store is looking for someone to lead the store initiative. 
We also are looking for help in development with upcoming parent and child events and the Walk-a-thon. 

These volunteer positions give parents new opportunities to have an impact and be a part of this amazing ASB community. Each role is unique and allows you and your skills to shine. 
Please reach out to your ASB Parent Board President, Cat Burns, with any questions/comments. 

Looking for a volunteer to plan/coordinate the mother/son event this spring! Get creative and have fun with this! Contact Tracy Erickson 206-251-6351 if interested!

Camp ASB information is almost ready for publication.  I plan on having that information out for families in next weeks newsletter. We are still working on the summer calendar, and that inormation will not be available until around the start of April. However, registration forms and camp dates will be published next week in the February, 13 newsletter. 

This summer, it is most likely, that Camp ASB will return to its traditional  schedule.  We will be open for 7 weeks in June and July, with the month of August closed for maintenance and faculty in-service work.  We are anticipating construction activities over the course of the summer, the same cautiousness in which we entered last summer will also guide our plans for this summer.  I am also happy to announce that Camp ASB will again be partnering with Hoopaholics Basketball to offer a Camp ASB Basketball Camp the week of July 22-26. 2019.  

 

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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. 

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Extended Care reminders:

• If you have any questions about Extended Care, please do not hesitate to contact Dylan Pouley or Kai Bond we are happy to assist you in whatever way that we can.
• Please turn in your Extended Care registration forms for the 2018-2019 School year.
• Tax information is available to each family via their FACTS account.  The Tax ID # for ASB School is: 911934765

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