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The Titan Times
February 19, 2020
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St. Andrew - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
A 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Passionately Catholic, Academically Excellent!
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I will serve joyfully, lead confidently, and inspire others through my faith in Jesus.
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Greetings From Mr. Grieco...
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Dear SASEAS school families,
Lent begins in one week. During this time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Once again, we are challenging everyone to “Take 5.” - 1. Read Scripture for 5 minutes. 2. Take 5 minutes for Silence. 3. Pray for 5 people. 4. Smile at 5 people. 5. Name 5 things you are Grateful for. We will be doing this at school and this can be a great way to help your family’s Lenten journey be fruitful and forever leave an impact!
Our major Fundraiser for school
“A Titan in Monte Carlo”
is only 3 weeks away on March 7th.
Cost is $30 for a single ticket or $50 for a couple, or a table of 8 for $250.00.
Please return your
RSVP card by mail or to either school office.
Please join us for an evening of fun and fellowship as we raise money for our school! All proceeds benefit SASEAS School.
Tickets for the grand raffle – a year of free tuition or $3,000 cash – are being sold by school families They are $30 each or 3 for $75. Tickets can be turned in to the school offices anytime.
2020 – 2021 school year registration is ongoing
. If you should need assistance of any kind please don’t hesitate to call the school office
.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please schedule a time to come in and speak with me. We are asking all current families to return their registration or notice to not re-enroll as soon as possible.
The annual
Iowa Assessment
(grades 3-7) and
Cognitive Abilities Test
(grades 2 and 5) is coming up.The bulk of the testing for both campuses will take place on February 24 – March 6. This will be the second year grades 4 – 7 will be taking the test online. Please try to avoid scheduling appointments during these mornings.
Make sure your child is eating breakfast and getting a lot of rest.
As the basketball season comes to an end I would like to congratulate all our teams for all their successes. Whether you won or lost, received a trophy or medal, you represented our school well. We are proud of you! Check out the booster section of this newsletter for all the updated team information. Go Titans!
Upcoming events:
- Wednesday, February 19 - Butterbee's Restaurant Fundraiser, 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- Wednesday, February 19 - St. Andrew Parishioners First Communion meeting, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
- Friday, February 21 - Grade 5 visits St. Andrew campus
- Friday, February 21 - Spring Flower Sale begins for grades 6 & 7
- Wednesday, February 26 - Ash Wednesday, Mass Seton Campus 9:00 AM; Mass St. Andrew Campus 11:30 AM
- Wednesday, February 26 - Frisch's restaurant fundraiser
- Thursday, February 27 - Grade 5 Play
- Friday, February 28 - End of 2nd Trimester
- Friday, February 28 - Raffle tickets due
Have a great week!
God Bless,
Nick Grieco, Principal
#WEARETITANS #WEAREFAMILY
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From Mrs. Aimee's Desk...
Preschool News
The theme for our 3 and 4-year-old classes is Healthy Bodies. Mrs. Christina’s class is coloring, cutting and pasting a fruit basket. They are making brain hats in art, and in math they are sorting vegetables and fruits by color. In religion they are learning “I can laugh” and all about the joy God gives us. Mrs. Maura’s class is learning about their bodies. They are building a person in art and painting with vegetables this week. They are practicing some yoga poses as they learn about exercise. They are also learning about germs and how to not spread germs to their friends.
Our 4-year-old classes continue with the healthy body theme. They are talking about bones and making a skeleton out of Q-tips in art. Their letter this week is “Q” and the sight work is “eat”. In math they are reviewing the number “1” and introducing coins, starting with the penny. They are sorting healthy and unhealthy foods and listing healthy habits like washing hands and exercising. The religion lesson this week is “God Made Food”.
The theme in Mrs. Wendy’s 5-year-old class is “Money”. They will have an introduction to money, the dollar sign and the cent sign. In math they will count pennies and dimes, flip a coin and record heads or tails, and make patterns with various coins. In writing they are learning the letter “C” and the sight word “can”. They are making a grocery list and writing what they would buy at the store.
Preschool Open Registration is underway. Space is still available in some of our morning sessions and most of our afternoon sessions. If you would like a registration packet for an incoming three or four-year-old please contact the Preschool office at (513) 575-9900.
Aimee Limberg
Preschool Director
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Financial Assistance
The
EdChoice Expansion Scholarship
program administered by the State of Ohio. This award is based on the number of people in your household and your gross annual income for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 8.
To determine if you might qualify for this program please contact Mrs. Sandy Reed at the Seton Campus or Mr. Nick Grieco.
This application process opens February 1 and ends April 15.
If you would like to explore this option
online
you may do so at:
education.ohio.gov/edchoice.
If you have questions or concerns about the application process for any of these three programs, please contact us.
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Long Range Planning Committee Update
THANK YOU!
for spreading the word about how awesome our school is and our January Open House. We had over 20 new families attend open house! With 24 kindergartners registered for the Fall and multiple shadow days scheduled over the next few weeks, we are off to an amazing start.
We hope that you will continue to spread the word and pray for our school as we keep the momentum going by opening the Seton doors for a second look on April 2, 2020, in the evening. More information will be coming soon including a special night just for potential St. Andrew students!
If you are interested in helping to grow our school community or you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to the committee at
futuretitans@saseas.org
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Box Tops
February is BOX TOP$ collection month!
Box Tops can be turned in February 10-25.
How to turn them in:
1. Trim your
Box Top$
and tape or glue them to the
Box Top$
worksheets
found on SASEAS PTO web page.
2. All bonus
Box Top$
should be put in envelopes with family name and homeroom information marked on the outside.
3. Please do not turn in expired
Box Top$,
these cannot be sent in and will not count towards your family total.
4. Submit
Box Top$
by FAMILY, with each child and homeroom clearly labeled.
Rewards:
25 Box Top$ = 1 child out-of-uniform
50 Box Top$ = family out-of-uniform
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Summer Solutions
By spending just minutes a day with Summer Solutions, students get the practice they need to keep moving forward. It was designed to help students return to school after summer break confident in the skills they’ve already learned and ready to master new ones.
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Seton Summer Camp
Are you looking for a fun time for your kids this summer? Give Seton Summer Camp a try!
Camp is open June 8th- August 7th from 7:00AM-6:00PM, (Closed July 3). Come for a couple of days, a week, or all summer! Activities include bowling at Eastgate Lanes, swimming, a trip to the Nature Center, pizza lunch Fridays, and lots of other field trips.
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"A Titan in Monte Carlo"
Raffle Tickets
Keep those
Raffle tickets
coming in! The child that sells the winning ticket will win their choice of an IPad or Apple Watch!!! The winner will be pulled live during the event, and you do not need to be present to win! If you are in need of more tickets, please stop by either school office for more. The more you sell the higher your chances to win! Tickets can be turned in to the school offices anytime.
Final turn in date is February, 28th.
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Join your friends and family at
Freddy's,
907 Oh-28 Milford on the
First Tuesday of every month! Starting January, 2020 thru and including June, 2020 - 4-8 PM.
SASEAS will receive a percentage of the sales from this event. Be sure to tell the cashier you are part of our group.
Our next restaurant fundraiser is
Wednesday, February 19 from 11:00 - 11:00 PM at Butterbee's.
10% of sales will go to our school. All you need to do is present this
flyer
to your server or show it to your server from your phone.
Celebrate the Lenten season
with Frisch's on Wednesday, February 26 from 4:00 - 9:00 PM and help SASEAS earn 20%.
Dine in, carry-out, or drive thru. Mention SASEAS School to the cashier when you check out and our school will receive 20% of your sale.
PTO Needs Your Help!
The PTO coordinates volunteers for many events our children participate in throughout the year. You will find there are many volunteer opportunities to fit all types of schedules. Please sign up to volunteer on
Sign Up Genius
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Registration is open for Spring SMAC Track. Any PRP/PREP and SASEAS students can register! Please go to:
Congratulations to our 6th grade boys basketball team for winning their league and having an undefeated season.
Congratulations to our 4th grade boys basketball team on an 8-2 season! Although they lost in the 1st round of the tournament, these 6 players, played with all their hearts!
Boosters is in need of filling the following position:
Girls Volleyball Coordinator
Send us your
sports pictures and news
, and we'll brag about your team! You can send to Mrs. Pat Clayton at claytonp@saseas.org. Thank you!
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SMILE
SMILE Game Night at Sem Villa
Our monthly game night at at Sem Villa will be Thursday February 20 from 6:30-8pm. All current 6-12th grade teens are welcome. Come work on a puzzle or do a craft with the residents at Sem. Please email Catherine (
smile@standrew-milford.org
) if you plan to attend.
Junior High Youth Rally
Awake is a Junior High youth rally that seeks to accompany 6-8th
grade students through a FREE event that includes opportunities for fellowship, worship and encounter. Awake features a meal, entertainment, music, games, small group conversation, a keynote testimony, Eucharistic adoration and the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Awake will take place on Saturday, March 14th at Roger Bacon High School. Please let Catherine know if you would like to attend by emailing
smile@standrew-milford.org
. Adult chaperones will be needed.
SMILE Emails
Do you want to receive SMILE emails? Go to
https://tinyurl.com/smilecontact
to complete the form and you'll be all set! Your email will not be used for anything other than SMILE information.
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SMILE Family Bingo
YOU'RE INVITED TO SMILE FAMILY BINGO ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23!
Start practicing your victory dance, and plan to join us for an afternoon of indoor fun at FAMILY BINGO on Sunday, February 23 at the St. Andrew Parish Center!
Family members of all ages are welcome to attend and play. The event will feature prizes galore - including door prizes, a basket raffle and prizes for each winning bingo! Delicious food will also be available to purchase - so please plan to join us for lunch.
Doors open at 12:00pm, and Bingo will begin at 1:00pm. Cost is $5.00 per person, with all proceeds helping offset the cost of the high school SMILE Youth Group summer mission trip to Detroit.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Alumni News
Congratulations to Emily and Tori who signed to play Lacrosse at Mt. St. Joseph's University and soccer at Capital University.
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Youth Rugby
Sign up for 2020 Spring Season!
https://www.rookierugbyohio.com
Registration Fee:
Flag (Co-Ed) Division: $100 (K-2), $125 (3-6)
Tackle (Boys/Girls): $200 (5-8)
Practice for Flag (Co-Ed) division on Sunday afternoons before game
Tackle (Boys/Girls) on Wednesday 6-7:30 PM at Moeller High School starting March 4th.
Games are on Sunday afternoon 3/29-5/3 except Easter in Fairfield.
For more information, contact Mark Mangione at rookierugbycincinnati@gmail.com
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SASEAS Catholic School | Milford, Ohio 45150 | www.saseasschool.org
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Campus (Preschool-5th) | 513-575-0093 | 5900 Buckwheat Road
St. Andrew Campus (6th-8th) | 513-831-5277 | 555 Main Street
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