"I have decided to stick with love.
Hate is too great a burden to bear."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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From Mrs. Rowley
Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of all that makes Catholic schools so special. We have many activities planned for that week:
Sunday 1/29: Open House
11:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Tuesday 1/31: Student Appreciation
No homework.
Dress down - spiritwear
Ice Cream at lunch.
Wednesday 2/1: Teacher Appreciation
Luncheon by 8th grade
Dress Down
Thursday 2/2: Priest Appreciation
Students will make cards before Mass to leave in a basket in the vestibule for the priest.
After Mass, there will be a panel discussion assembly for the whole school on vocations. It will include seminarian Jeff Petroski, Fr. Hinkle, Fr. Fisher, and Fr. Hayes.
Friday 2/3: Family Appreciation
A family member may come and eat lunch with the students. It could be a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle.
Blessing of the throats for the Feast of St. Blaise.
Please spread the word about our wonderful school and invite family and friends to join us! A limited amount of tuition assistance is available, thanks to the Diocese of Arlington and St. Ambrose Parish Tuition Angels.
This is a short week so there will be no Scantron testing. We will continue next week with 4
th
and 5
th
grades.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, Patron Saint of Test-Taking, pray for our students.
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School News
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Gala Auction Donations
The
Gala Committee is still looking for additional auction items. After the holidays there are always some
duplicate gifts or things that may not have been on the top of your wish list. Please consider giving these unused items to the
Gala. Any item, regardless of size or value, is helpful. Smaller items such as books or a game are helpful as we can pair them with other donations in a basket or use them for raffle items. You can send donations into school marked
Gala. If you have any questions you can contact Michele Robbins at
[email protected].
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Respect Life Infant Gift Basket Service Project January 19 - February 3, 2017
 The St. Ambrose Community in supporting the importance of "Respect Life" month will be collecting items for Infant Gift Baskets for the Tepeyac Family Center. Under the umbrella of Divine Mercy Care (DMC) a non-profit healthcare organization, the Tepeyac Family Center opens its doors to provide pregnancy healthcare to the poor and underserved. If possible, please join in helping others by donating any of the following (
new items, please):
- Newborn or Size 1 Diapers, wipes, rash ointment
- Sleepers, Onesies, outfit (male, female, gender neutral)
- Take Along Pack: baby shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, baby powder, Destine, nourishing lotion
- Hooded towel with wash cloths
- Pacifiers, toys, rattles, bibs
- Bottles (small and large) (No formula/No food items)
- Nice baby blankets and receiving blankets
- Gift Cards, Cash or Check Payable to Divine Mercy Care (memo: Infant Gift Basket Fund or General Donation)
There will be boxes placed in the school foyer for donated items and any gift cards, cash or checks can be given to the front office or through the
Wednesday folder. If you have any questions regarding this service project please contact Clare Stalnaker at
[email protected]. Thank you for your consideration!
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From the Health Clinic
Mrs. Maureen Earner
When you look in on your sleeping child, you want to hear the sounds of sweet dreams: easy breathing and perhaps an occasional sigh. But some parents hear the harsher sounds of gnashing and grinding teeth, called
bruxism, which is common in children.
About Bruxism
Bruxism is the medical term for the grinding of teeth or the clenching of jaws. Many children have it (2 to 3 out of every 10 will grind or clench, experts say), but most outgrow it. Bruxism often happens during deep sleep phases or when children are under stress.
Continue reading
here.
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Last week in STEM Club we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went outside for an engineering challenge. Our materials involved 20 pieces of spaghetti, 20 small marshmallows, three feet of tape and three feet of string. Our constraint was that each structural base must remain on the ground. Our challenge was to see which team could build the highest structure!
The marshmallow engineering challenge was fiercely competitive and showed great ingenuity and teamwork. Our 2-8
th
grade members did great work and although we had some tall, unstable towers suspended to the basketball hoops (very clever!), our winner was David Doan in 7
th
grade with a structurally sound tower.
We mixed it up a little for our K-1
st
members and introduced 1 large marshmallow per team and toothpicks, as well as the spaghetti and mini marshmallows from above. The younger STEM members did an amazing job; one group of Kindergarten boys built a tower almost 3 feet tall! There was also an incredible amount of creativity and beauty with starburst designs, modern art sculptures and one that with a little bit of instability in the base, would "walk" along the asphalt when the wind blew.
Click on the images to enlarge.
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Knights of Columbus Free Throw TONIGHT
St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus Council 8403 will host the annual basketball free throw competition for children ages 9 - 14. No experience necessary and participation in a basketball team is NOT required.
The competition is open to all who attend St. Ambrose Catholic School, Religious Education, or are home schooled and live in the Parish.
The competition is
TONIGHT,
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, from
6:00 to 9:00 PM in the school gym. There will be certificates for all competitors and awards for age-group champions.
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From the Editor
Please send in your submissions! I accept submissions from teachers, staff, and parents. If you know of something interesting going on in our community, or want to give a shout out to someone at the school, I'd love to add it to the Buzz. I especially enjoy pictures. Please contact
Mrs. Rowley to make sure that we have permission to publish pictures of every student in the picture and make sure the pictures are
less than 5MB. Submissions are due by
Mondays at 5pm. Thank you!
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Next Meeting:
February 8th 7pm
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Important Dates
(All events and important dates can be found on our website's Google Calendar!)
Thurs 1/19:
- Advanced Band Rehearsal 3:15p;15pm
- STEM for K-1st grade 3:15pm
Fri 1/20:
- NO SCHOOL: Inauguration Day
Sat 1/21:
- Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby 8:30am
Mon 1/23:
- Strings Program 3:15pm
- Kolbe Kids 3:30pm
Tues 1/24:
- Leo Club 3:15pm
- Choir 3:20pm
Wed 1/18:
- STEM Club for 2nd-8th grade 3:15pm
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