Crusader Connection - November 5, 2021

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From the Desk of Principal Shamas

November 5, 2021

Dear St. Anne Catholic School Families:

November has rolled in with a crisp in the air and we are all enjoying the rejuvenation it provides. We had a very busy week filled with lots of excitement. Mrs. O’Connor planned numerous fun activities for Red Ribbon Week focused on wellness, including a poster contest, cutie oranges for students and staff, a jog-a-thon and an incredibly fun minute to win it competition between students and staff to close out the week. In celebration of All Saints Day, we filled our halls with Saints’ banners. At Mass on Wednesday, third grade processed in dressed as the Saint they researched and then they presented their research after Mass. They did a wonderful job! In Spanish class, Día de los Muertos, All Souls’ Day, was celebrated with a beautiful altar created to demonstrate love and respect for deceased family members.

In the Gospel, Jesus teaches the disciples the Our Father and he tells us that we must persist in prayer. And then He gives us very good news, a very consoling piece of information: He says: "Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." We understand the importance of prayer and the power of prayer in numbers. We are excited to announce that we have two more opportunities for our community to unite in prayer. The first is the traveling crucifix - families are invited to sign up for a specific date that they would like to have the crucifix in their home for a week. The crucifix will continue to travel through our community for the remainder of the school year. The crucifix will be handed to and returned from families as mass on Wednesdays. Please use the following link to select a week for your family to take the travelling crucifix. pray the rosary. We also have an online prayer reques t form where we encourage you to submit your anonymous prayer intentions. Our student body will pray for these intentions throughout the week. We invite all families to join us in prayer.

We have several events scheduled for November. Be sure to check out the entire Crusader Connection for information about all the upcoming events. We are looking forward to our Veterans’ Day celebration on November 10, Grandparents’ Day on November 19 and Winter Fest on November 28. Don’t forget to order your wreath before they are all gone. We always look forward to partnering with St. Vincent de Paul on feeding the hungry in the area through our NJHS Thanksgiving food drive, which will kick off the week of November 15^th.

Have a blessed weekend!

Only by His Grace,

Kendall Shamas

Principal

The character trait for November is Responsibility

November Highlights

A reminder for 8th Grade parents whose children are applying to private high schools. If you are submitting hard copies of the Teacher Recommendation Forms, please turn them in to the counselor, Mrs. O’Connor. Before turning in the forms, make sure they are signed, and your child’s name is on the form. I will distribute the forms to the appropriate teachers for completion.

Guidance lessons(Empathy) with PreK – 8^th grade the weeks of November 8^th and November 15^th.

St. John XXIII is coming on Thursday, November 18th at 9:30 am to perform a puppet show on Friendship for our Prek-2nd grade students.

Crusaders with Character

October

R E S P E C T

Gian Carlo Ruiz

Hazel Sawyers

Alice Johnson

Dieken Carle

Christopher Ryan

Reza Jafari

J.J. Rogers

Kase Leonard

Nicolas Vargas

Courtlyn Blackburn

Preston Gogu

Sofia Gomez

Ryan Sepulveda

Emma Schultz

Ximena Sanchez

Regan Hellen

Gabi Geraldi

Ava Deleon

Reid Jacobs

Alessia Maurial

Luke Espinosa

Anika Minch

Thomas LeCompte

Trinity Terrasson

Thompson Tran

Ava Nguyen

From the Development Office:

Upcoming Events:

November 8 | Monday

Last call for pictures for Veterans "Wall of Honor"

November 9 | Tuesday

7:00am – Choir Practice Grades 3-8 sign up with Mrs. Jones

November 10 | Wednesday

8:30am - School Mass |Veterans Day Celebration
6:30pm - Dad's Club Meeting

November 11 | Thursday

4:30pm Girls Basketball Home Game vs CTR
Progress Reports posted to Family Portal Gr. 1-8

November 12 | Friday

6:00-7:00am - That Man is You in the Parish Hall - See Flyer for details
8:15am -PTO meeting in the library or virtual meeting Zoom option

CLICK HERE FOR FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SCHOOL WIDE NEWS YOU CAN USE:

Wondering how to record volunteer hours in FACTS Family Portal? Check out this quick tutorial that is posted on our website: Volunteer Hours Log Tutorial

Mark your calendar for FRIDAY, November 12, 2021 at 8:15am in the library.

Email PTO

CLICK HERE FOR PTO NOVEMBER INVITATION

Mark your calendar for WEDNESDAY, November 10, 2021 at 6:30 pm in the library.

Email Dave

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CONTEST WINNERS

A great display of pumpkin love was shown last week by our students. This year there were 50 decorated or carved pumpkins entered into the annual contest. Students were excited to see the huge display of wonderful and creative book character pumpkins. Winners of the various categories received a $5 Chick-fil-A gift card and a small bag of candy. The winners were:

PK – K

MOST ORIGINAL Cory Krolicki (K) – Pumpkin (#25)

BEST CARVED Zoe Clancy (K) – Puss N Boots (#50)

BEST DECORATED Derek Garcia (K) – Treecko (#46)

Honorable Mention Lauren Holub (K) – Princess (#31)

Gabriella Rios (PK4) – Little Kitten (#33)

Kimberly Garcia (PK4) - Poppy

1^ST – 2^ND GRADES

MOST ORIGINAL Briggs Littleton (2) – Tank the Turtle (#18)

BEST CARVED Tyreona Babineaux (2) – Tinkerbell (#15)

BEST DECORATED Ethan Espinosa (2) – R2D2 (#45)

Honorable Mention Carter Whitson (1) – Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine (#49)

Angela Hernandez (1) – Witchy, Witchy Spider (#21)

3^RD – 5^TH GRADES

MOST ORIGINAL Ben O’Brien (5) – Garfield (#38)

BEST CARVED Emma Barto (3) – Calvin & Hobbes (#42)

BEST DECORATED Gabby Evezic (3) – Jack-o-lantern from Nightmare Before Christmas

Honorable Mention Courtlyn Blackburn (3) – Elle from Owl Diary (#13)

Clare Laskowski (3) – Harry Potter (#43)

6^TH – 8^TH GRADES

MOST ORIGINAL John David Yarborough (6) – Velociraptor (#44). From Jurassic Park

BEST CARVED Leah Huynh (6) – Herminoe (#23). From Harry Potter

BEST DECORATED Kinley Leonard (6) – A wizard & his owl (#4) from Harry Potter

Honorable Mention Joseph Blackburn (7) – Lucas (#11). from I survived 9/11

Thanksgiving Food Drive

The National Junior Honor Society will be sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive for our St. Vincent de Paul Society the week of November 15-19. They will be asking for donations of non-perishable food items. Next week a list will be provided listing the items for each grade level to bring. Please plan to help fill the pantry so others can have a blessed Thanksgiving celebration.

Veteran’s Day Celebration

All Veterans are invited to attend our Veteran’s Day celebration on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. We will begin with Mass at 8:30 am in the church. After Mass all veterans and their guests are invited to attend a special reception in the library. Please invite your special veteran to attend our ceremony.

Veteran ‘Wall of Honor” Pictures

The Veteran Wall of Honor will be displayed outside the library. If you have a family member or friend who has served in our military services, please send a picture to the school. (It can be a headshot or action shot – all are wonderful to have.). The picture will be displayed on the wall for our students to admire and discuss. In the past, these pictures have started many conversations between our students in the hallway. Please begin sending the pictures right away with Name / Military Service / Name of student and how related (mom, dad, uncle, etc.) All pictures will be returned before Thanksgiving holidays. Please call Mrs. Ross should there be any questions.

Veteran’s Day: Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, American Heritage Girls

The students in these organizations will need to wear their scout uniforms on Wednesday, November 10^th. They will be escorting the veterans from the church to the school library and leading the Pledge of Allegiance at the reception. Please call Mrs. Ross should there be any questions.

UsBorne Bookfair for Grandparents Day

USBorne Books will be set up in the library for Grandparents Day, November 12, 2021. There will be a preview day for the students Wednesday and Thursday, November 10-11 in the library. Representatives from the company will be available to accept payment in cash, credit, zelle, and venmo. To view their catalogue, you may visit their website at: https://issuu.com/usbornebooksandmore_homeoffice/docs/fall2021_edservices_issuu/36