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IN THIS ISSUE

Principal's Message

Dates to Remember

Pre-K Orientation

Golf Tournament

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DATES to REMEMBER

Tuesday, 8/30

Family Ice Cream Social

6:00PM - 7:30PM

Thursday, 9/1

K - 8

7:25AM - 11:30AM

Thursday, 9/1

Parents' Coffee

7:45AM - 9:30AM

Thursday, 9/1

Pre-K Orientation

8:30AM - 10:30AM

Parents remain with their child.

Friday, 9/2

Pre-K to Grade 8

7:25AM - 11:30AM

Monday, 9/5

Labor Day

No School

Tuesday, 9/6

First Full Day of School

7:25AM - 1:55PM

Tuesday, 9/6

EXTENDED DAY BEGINS

2:00PM - 5:30PM

Thursday, 9/8

NEW FAMILY BREAKFAST

7:30AM - 8:30AM

Friday, 9/9

School Mass

Led by 8th Grade 8:00AM

DRESS UNIFORM

Monday, 9/12

Hot Lunch Program Begins

Tuesday, 9/13

Back to School Night

6:30PM - 8:00PM

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St. Ann Academy

and

St. Ann Parish

Second Annual

Golf Tournament

WHEN: October 14, 2016

WHERE: Country Club

of Woodbridge

TEE OFF 12:00PM

DINNER and AUCTION

6:00PM - 9:30PM

Can't attend but want to sponsor, purchase a tee sign or give an item to the auction...we'd like to hear from you!

CONTACT Mrs. Griffin

Dear St Ann Academy Parents,

Welcome to a new school year and its Box Top$ time again!!!! For those of you that are new to the family, we collect Box Top$ to earn money to help the HSA meet their quote for the calendar school year.

Once again we will be participating in Box Top$ for education and our goal is to raise $1500.00 for this year. For an early start, I will have a table for first drop off that you cut out during the summer during Ice Cream Social schedule Tuesday, August 30th 2016 at 6:00 PM.

Please label bag with the name and current grade of your kid(s) will be attending to ease the contest set for this year.

Can wait to see you all at Ice Cream Social with your kiddo(s) and all bags of Box Top$ that you cut out.

Sincerely,

Yves-Marie your Box Top$ coordinator

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St. Ann Academy

521 Brewster Street

Bridgeport, CT 06605

203-334-5856

Mrs. Patricia Griffin

Principal

Mrs. Diane Marsillo

Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Barbara Boston

Nurse

August 30, 2016

Dear Parents,

I am so excited and I bet some of you are as well...school begins on Thursday morning! And so, you know what this means...ICE CREAM SOCIAL happens tomorrow night for all students and their families. This social is one of the signature events that celebrate a new year of learning at St. Ann Academy. It is the time to gather with old friends, meet new friends and share the summer experiences that everyone has had. I have already heard about the fun at summer camps, trips abroad, times at the beach, at the lake as well as Stay-cations in CT with family and friends. What would we do without summer?

I am sure that some of your children will be using their summer or life experiences in the first writing sample taken on the second day of school. Throughout the school year student writing samples are collected to monitor growth and inform instruction for every student. The teachers and I are always amazed at the transformation and growth that we see through this process. Our youngest students will draw their experiences and talk about it. This is a pre-writing skill and we value our youngest students thoughts.

Today I was lucky enough to spend my day among some of the best people I know, the Faculty of St. Ann Academy. I feel blessed at the commitment level of these teachers, the preparation in curriculum they have done throughout the summer, and the passion they share for engaging St. Ann Academy students. The teachers are eager to greet you and your child tomorrow night at the social so please stop by each grade level table and introduce yourself. Why not have your child try making his/her own introduction if possible. Speaking and listening is an ELA standard that the teachers will be focusing on this year. There's no better place to start than the Ice Cream Social!

Please remember to stop by to say hello to Mrs. Marsillo and pick up your Back-To-School Family packet. Don't forget those Box Tops for Education that you have been SNIPPING and CLIPPING throughout the summer. There will be a uniform swap table as well.

I look forward to seeing all of you and your children tomorrow evening.

Mrs. Griffin

SCHOOL NEWS

On Thursday, September 1st, the teachers and I will be out on the driveway to welcome your child(ren) to school. The excitement of the first day brings many happy (sometimes tearful) parents to the academy. Since the driveway is filled with excitement, we will not be running our "valet" service on this first morning.

There are several places to find parking in and around St. Ann. There is street parking on the side streets or why not park in St. Ann Field and walk your child in to their teacher and class.

Please do not park directly in front of the school since this is the area for our bus students.

I will be at the top of the driveway to welcome your children so please know that you can drop them to me if you should need to rush off to work. I will get them where they need to be.

Those of you who bring your child(ren) to school and have a little bit of time before heading off for the morning the

HSA cordially invites you

for the

BOO HOO Parent Coffee!

After children go in the back door of the school, you should make your way to the front door where a faculty member will let you in to enjoy conversation with other parents.

The BOO HOO Coffee is from 8:00 - 9:00.

Hope you can make it!

PRE-K ORIENTATION

Thursday, 8:30AM - 10:30AM

Please bring your child to the back door of the school where you will be met by a member of the faculty and escorted into the Pre-K classroom where Mrs. Ciarnella and Mrs. Redmond will welcome you and your child.

Parents stay in the classroom during this orientation.

Once your child(ren) are acclimated, you can sneak away to meet with Mrs. Griffin at the BOO HOO coffee.
This is a great opportunity to ask those questions that have popped into your head between the time you registered your child with us and when you leave them with us for the entire day.

Students go home with their parents at 10:30AM on this day only. On Friday, your child(ren) join their teachers by 7:55AM in the Pre-K classroom. You will need to bring your child(ren) to the side Patio door. If you have older children that you are bringing to school on Friday, your Pre-K child can come at the same time. Pre-K arrivals happen from 7:10 - 7:55 each day.

On Friday, September 2nd, your child will be dismissed at 11:30AM with the rest of the school.

FACULTY and STAFF

I am pleased to announce the 2016 - 2017 faculty and staff of St. Ann Academy along with their new email addresses.

Mrs. Patricia Griffin, Principal

pgriffin@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Diane Marsillo

dmarsillo@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Lisa Ciarnella, PK 3/4

lciarnella@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Deborah Redmond, PK 3/4

dredmond@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Tara Petrino, Kindergarten

tpetrino@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Sally Pierro, Grade 1

spierro@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Katrina Pesta, Grade 2

kpesta@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Megan Wallace, Grade 3

mwallace@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Julia Jennings, Grade 4

jjennings@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Shannon Maloney, Grade 5

smaloney@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mr. Michael Tomasko, Grade 6

mtomasko@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Mary Wooley, Grade 7

mwooley@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Angelina Cardoso, Grade 8

acardoso@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Michele Titus, Science/Math

mtitus@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Miss Carolyn Anderson, Fine Arts

canderson@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Maria Abad, Spanish

mabad@catholicacademybridgeport.org

Mrs. Zunilda Furino

Grade 1 Assistant

Mrs. Marisella Rivera

Kindergarten Assistant

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