The Titan Times
January 16, 2019
St. Andrew - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School

A 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Passionately Catholic, Academically Excellent!
I will serve joyfully, lead confidently, and inspire others through my faith in Jesus.
Greetings From Mr. Grieco....
SASEAS families,
Let it Snow! It is definitely that time of year.  Please remember that we follow Milford Public’s lead on delays, closings, and early dismissals as they provide the bulk of our student transportation. As soon as we receive official word from them, we get to work on the ParentAlert texts, emails, and phone calls.

Don’t forget… Open House is Sunday, January 27 ! Please invite prospective families! We have started the social media push for Open House, but the best way to get a new family in the door is through positive referrals and personal invites.

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Campus spelling bee took place on Thursday, January 10 th . All of our participants should be proud of their efforts. It is awesome to see our students getting out of their comfort zone. It is one of the hardest things for students of any age to do and every one of our Seton campus spelling bee participants conducted themselves with great poise and did an excellent job! Congratulations to our winner, fifth grader, Charlotte Strouble. You can see pictures of all our participants on the school facebook page.

Congratulations to our Character Award Honorees for the trait of “inquisitive”: Jonah Merkle, Elliott Heffernan, Kylee MacDonald, Sarah Steffen, Alec Weeder, and Isaac Watson. 

Our Seton campus Saints of the Month were Zoey Kushner and Wyatt Thompson. Congratulations!

Our annual Titan Mardi Gras FUNdraiser will be here before we know it! This year, it is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 6:30 p.m. Please save the date, and be on the lookout for volunteer requests. Angela Foulks is leading the effort, but it takes an entire team of people working together. We will need help with decorations, entertainment, beverage and gift card pulls, auction items, artwork, baskets, food and drink, and much more! The next planning meeting will be held on February 5 th at 7:30 in the Seton campus meeting room. All interested in helping out are welcome to attend.

Be sure to wish Fr. Chris a Happy Birthday tomorrow, January 17.

Finally, some of our second graders received the Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday night. We hope your first confession was a joyful and peace-filled experience. We will be thinking about and lifting up in prayer the rest of our second graders as they continue to prepare for their first confession.

Reminder....
Tonight is our PTO restaurant fundraiser - LaRosa's (Milford or Goshen store) until 11:00 p.m. Present flyer to cashier.

This Friday mid-terms. Check your child's OptionC after 3 p.m.

No school Monday, January 21 to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

Have a great week and God Bless,
Nick Grieco
Principal
From Mrs. Aimee's Desk...

Preschool News

Preschool In-House Registration packets will be sent home to our current three-year-old students’ families this Thursday and Friday to be returned the week of January 22 nd for priority registration.

All current SASEAS school families are eligible for priority registration, so if you would like a registration packet for an incoming three-year-old, or for our five-year-old Pre-K program, please contact the Preschool office at (513) 575-9900.

Our 3’s classes are learning about the letter “M” this week, as they find “M’s” in a letter search, make handprint Mittens in art, and learn that “M is for Muffin”. Playing with “instant snow “at the science table was such a big hit last week, that the 3s get to play with some more at the science table this week! In religion they are learning that “I Can Pray”. This goes along so nicely with last week’s lesson that “I Can Talk”, learning they can use that voice to pray to God.

Our 4’s classes are exploring Animal Habitats and learning about the different animals that live in the forest, ocean, desert, and jungle. In their writing centers they are learning about the letter “L” and are writing the sight word “is”. In math they are learning about the number”8” and completing a variety AB, ABB and ABC patterns comprised of various animals. In science they are matching animals to their habitats and matching animals to their tracks. The religion lesson this week is “God Made Animals” and they are thanking God for all the beautiful and amazing animals He has given us.

The Pre-K class is learning about the letter “X” and the number “6”. Their sight word is “as”. The theme in the Pre-K class is Hibernation. They are learning about the animals that sleep during the winter and are focusing on bears. They are making bear caves in art, graphing Teddy Grahams in Math, and matching letters to their letter sounds in language arts. In science they will do a STEM bridge building challenge as they build a bridge for teddy bears, and in religion they are learning about Mary, and that “Choosing is Good”. They will even touch on free choice and choosing to serve God.

Aimee Limberg
Preschool Director
Open House - Sunday, January 27, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Invite your friends and neighbors!
Let's share our National Blue Ribbon school with others! How? Invite friends and neighbors to our Open House. Both campus open houses will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 27.
2019-2020 Tuition Assistance Information
The financial assistance application for 2019-2020 is available via your FACTS tuition parent portal. You must complete the online application in FACTS to be eligible for local school/parish support as well as the Archdiocesan tuition grants. If online access is a challenge, please contact us and we'd be happy to help. This is due by the end of January.

The Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) is again accepting applications for needs-based elementary school tuition grants for the 2019-2020 school year. Grant awards range from $250 to $1,000 per student and can be used at any Catholic elementary school within the Archdiocese. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2019.

Also, K-6 students are eligible next year for the state of Ohio's EdChoice Expansion Scholarship. This pays up to $4,650 per child and is based on family income. In past years, a family of four would qualify if their annual income was under $50,200, a family of five under $58,840, a family of six under $67,480, etc. For more information, visit the state of Ohio's website here . If you are interested in the EdChoice Scholarship and think you might qualify, contact Sandy Reed at reeds@saseas.org. She can assist with the application and paperwork requirements which are due February-April.
"Why Wednesday" Social Media Posts
"Why" Wednesday

Help us spread the good news of our school on social media by participating in our "Why Wednesday" social media postings. We are asking families interested in participating to send us a recent family picture and a 4-8 sentence paragraph describing WHY you continue to choose SASEAS Catholic School for your children. We will then post these submissions to our school Facebook page on Wednesdays leading up to our January Open House and registration period. Please send the picture and paragraph electronically to Pat Clayton at claytonp@saseas.org. Thank you!

If you don't use Facebook, you can still see our feed by visiting www.saseasschool.org and scrolling down to the bottom of our homepage.
TITAN MARDI GRAS
March 2, 2019 - Save the Date!

Please consider purchasing something that could be donated to our upcoming Titan Mardi Gras fundraiser. We are looking for anything new, exciting and useful that could bring in top dollars at our auctions and raffles that will take place on March 2. Kitchen appliances, electronics, crafting gear, home decor, jewelry, home and garden items, sporting goods, camping gear or anything else you can think of are appreciated and welcomed.

We are also asking that you consider donating gift cards, tickets, subscriptions, experiences, memberships or even becoming a sponsor of this year's event. All items will be much appreciated as they help support SASEAS Catholic School!

For more information, please contact Angela Foulks at foulksa@saseas.org or 513-575-0093, ext. 1207. Thank you for your support!
PTO News
 
Please join us in supporting our school, today, Wednesday, January 16 at LaRosa's (Goshen or Milford) from 10:30 a.m.to 11:00 p.m. See flyer for more details!

We need you! Please visit the  Sign-Up Genius Link  for Volunteers!  Link for Volunteer Sign-Ups
Athletic Boosters News

The 8th grade girls' last bball game is this Sunday, Jan. 20 at 4:00 in the Seton Campus gym! Come out and cheer them on to victory!

Send us your sports pictures and news, and we'll brag about your team! You can send to Pat Clayton at claytonp@saseas.org. Thank you!
SMILE Youth Group News

Game Night at Sem Villa  is next Thursday, January 17 from 6:30-8pm. Come play games or work on a craft with the residents. Please let Catherine know if you plan to attend.
 
Seton Cafeteria Help Needed!

Hello Parents! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break! Maybe one of your New Year’s resolutions is to see your children at school! One wonderful way to do this is to volunteer in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton campus cafeteria. 
 
The time required is  from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  (at the latest). You will be helping to serve lunch and then assist with cleanup. You could volunteer weekly, every other week, once a month or whatever works best with your schedule. No commitment of time is too little! Also, younger siblings are more than welcome to come. They can sit with their siblings while you serve lunch. Kristi Phillips, the kitchen manager, is more than welcoming to the little ones and definitely spoils them!  
 
We are blessed to be able to have a hot lunch program, as it is getting more difficult for smaller and private schools to have this program. We are only able to continue this by providing volunteers, using non-disposable trays, cups and utensils and having minimal paid kitchen staff. In fact, as part of the agreement with Milford Nutrition Services, to provide our school with a hot lunch and to keep our costs down, we need to provide three volunteers everyday at lunch time. This is why the need is great!
 
I know everyone's time is very valuable these days, but please consider giving a little of it to helping out in the Seton campus cafeteria this year. 
 
If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions, please email, text or call Jill Reineck -  jillreineck@yahoo.com  or  513-256-3692 . Again, no commitment of time is too little and is most appreciated!
 
Thank you so much to all of you for making our SASEAS Catholic School the very best! 
 
Thank you,
Jill Reineck

 


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