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Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come from, where we must go, what path we must take in life."
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From Mrs. Rowley
Happy Spring to all - I think! The
snow this week was a surprise, and as of the time I am writing this (Tuesday) I don't know what tomorrow will bring. Anyway we are anticipating the joys of Saint Patrick's Day on Friday. Our 1st and 7th grades will be performing a St. Patrick's Day play. At this time it is scheduled for Thursday, but that may have to be postponed. Please remember that Bishop Burbidge has given a dispensation for the Lenten restrictions this Friday
in honor of St. Patrick - and all Irish?!!!
Next Monday we will have a tag Day ($1) for wearing green or red. Proceeds will benefit TEACH, an organization that provides scholarships supplies for underprivileged students in Guatemala.
Please see below for information about the
gala and the
Saint Lucy food drive. Stay safe, everyone, and Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me. (Breastplate of Saint Patrick).
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Bak
e Sale!!!
Help the
8th Grade raise money for their Philadel
phia
T
rip! 8th graders
will be selling treats during lunch on Wednesday, March
22nd. All treats are $1.00. Thank you for your support!
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Spring Uniform Sale
 It's time for the Spring Uniform Sale! The school will be having the sale on Sunday March 26th from 11am-1pm in the school gym.
Attached are the uniform guidelines and tags that must be used for the sale if individuals want to consign the uniforms. Uniforms that are being donated do not need to be tagged only clean and in good condition. The girl plaid shorts will not be accepted for the sale as they are not a part of the current uniform dress code. Uniforms must be dropped off by 1pm Friday March 24th to be included in the sale. Volunteers are needed to help sort, set up, sell and clean up and can contact Margaret Kelty at
[email protected]. Sort and set-up will take place Saturday from 1-3pm (volunteers get first dibs but must help!) Please also see the
sign up genius for volunteering. If you are missing anything be sure to check out the Lost and Found before Friday March 24th. Anything left will be donated to the sale.
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A Knight Around the World Gala
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Middle School Dance
St Ambrose School is hosting our annual middle school dance for all of our 7th & 8th grade students on
Friday, March 24 from
7-9 PM in the parish hall. Four other Catholic schools in the area will be invited to join us. Admission is $7.00. Light snacks & drinks will be provided. Students must bring the
permission slip with them, providing contact information in the event of an emergency, to be admitted.
Here is more information about the dance.
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From the Health Clinic
Mrs. Maureen Earner
([email protected])
When a Pet Dies
For most children, pets are more than just animals their families own - they are members of the family and the best of friends.
Unfortunately, the joy of owning a pet goes hand-in-hand with the heartbreak of losing one, whether because of old age, illness, or an accident.
And that can be very difficult. After all, family pets often are the first to greet children in the morning and after school. Your pet may be the one your child looks to for comfort and companionship when ill or feeling down or upset.
While it is impossible to shelter children from the loss of a pet, you can help them cope with it. And because a pet's death might be their first time losing a loved one, the grieving process can help children learn how to cope with other losses throughout life.
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The St. Ambrose Food Collection for the St. Lucy Project is THIS Week!
The St.
 Lucy Project is a food pantry and delivery program of The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington that is striving to achieve a Diocese without hunger, one county, one neighborhood, one parish, one family at a time. You are the "bedrock" foundation of the Catholic response to hunger in our Diocese. Christ House is included in the St Lucy Project Network.
THIS WEEK,
March 13-17, we will be collecting canned meat/fish, pasta sauce (no glass please), canned vegetables, children's snacks, peanut butter & jelly, soup, cereals (hot and cold), dried and canned beans, canned fruit, juice, rice and pasta. Please consider sending any of these items in with your child to help feed those less fortunate. This is a St. Ambrose community-wide service project. If you have any questions or comments please email the PTO - At-Large Service Member Clare Stalnaker at
[email protected] . Thank you in advance for your help!
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Last week STEM Club was only held for our Wednesday 2
nd
-8
th
grade members. The Wednesday group was given an engineering challenge: to design a luggage ramp for transporting baggage from an airplane to a conveyor belt. In our design challenge, an elevated cup was our airplane, marbles were our luggage, and our baggage pickup was a lower, bottom cup.
The members had to move their marbles, without losing them, or having them fall off the "conveyor" from one cup to the other. The materials available were: 2 cups, 4 craft sticks, 1 paper towel or 3 toilet paper rolls, 6 straws, tape, 4 pieces of paper, 6 index cards and string. After some decent negotiation by some of the STEM Club members, additional amounts of materials were made available.
All the teams did excellent, and it was a wonderful opportunity to put the Engineering Design Process (EDP) to work; imagining the design, creating, improving, testing and redesigning if necessary. The exercise also had a hidden agenda: a really fun way of utilizing potential and kinetic energy to each team's advantage while designing and building!
Click on photos to enlarge.
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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:
April 12th 7pm
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Important Dates
(All events and important dates can be found on our website's Google Calendar!)
Thurs 3/16:
- Advanced Band Rehearsal 3:15pm
- STEM for K-1st grade 3:15pm
Fri 3/17:
- Stations of the Cross 2:30pm
Mon 3/20:
- String Program 3:15pm
- Kolbe Kids 3:30pm
Tues 3/21:
- Spring Portraits
- Choir 3:20pm
Wed 3/22:
- STEM Club for 2nd-8th grade 3:15pm
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-Think of ways to volunteer at the school?
- Get tickets for this year's Gala?
-Tell a friend about the Amazon Associates Program?
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Stay Connected
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