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Dear All Saints Families,
On October 24th and 25th, as per state requirements, our Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd and 6th grade students will have their hearing and vision screenings. There is a small fee of $5 for the vision screening because we have "Specs and Winks" come in to administer the screenings for our students. These grade levels are designated because of developmental marks. We can't stress enough how important these screenings are for students and can directly impact success in the classroom. We have had an increase of students fail the eye exam in recent years. We have been told that with the increase use of technology, our eyes are working harder than ever to continually focus on screens that are changing constantly. The screening that is provided includes visual acuity, stereoscopic discrimination and color definition. This is not tested in the standard pediatric vision test. Further, the American Pediatric Association does recommend a full vision test before first grade and every two years after. Parents please consider filling out the authorization form and sending it in to get your child on the list for the screening.
We are very appreciative of your recent generous donations for the auction. We asked and you responded to the call. Our families are extremely generous and are a true role model of service for our children. However, we do need to ask parents if they intend to attend the auction to buy their tickets to the event so as to allow the committee to plan accordingly.
First season sports are winding down. I am so proud of our Junior Varsity Girls Volleyball team who won the league championship. Thank you to Coach Uible who rallied the girls in an amazing season. Today, our Varsity Girls Volleyball team play in the finals at 4:00 PM at ASCS gym. We are about to start the second season of sports that includes girls' junior varsity and varsity basketball and boys soccer. It is wonderful when we have great spectator participation at our games. All are welcome to attend any game.
As said last week, Digital Citizenship Week runs from October 16th to 20th. Digital citizenship is a program to help students think critically, behave safely and participate responsibly online. It is an important component of our computer science curriculum at All Saints and has already begun prior to the dates above. For more information and guidance check out the programs from Common Sense Education at
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/.
Have a blessed week.
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