The Titan Times, 11/8/2023

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November 8, 2023

I will serve joyfully, lead confidently, and inspire others through my faith in Jesus.

Greetings From Mr. Estes...

Dear SASEAS Families,

I’m sensing a little “spring fever” in the building as I wander the halls these past few days. I hope you are finding time to get outside and enjoy this unusually pleasant weather we are experiencing; with luck, it will continue through our upcoming Thanksgiving break.

Last Friday we held our annual Political Convention to select a president and vice president team for our student council organization. This is an excellent way to provide a hands-on approach to educating our students about the electoral process. Prior to the convention candidates had the opportunity to present their platforms to students in brief visits to their classrooms and during lunch. During the convention candidates made final speeches and students were allowed to vote. Following vote tabulation, the electoral votes were announced to the students in attendance by our 4th through 8th grade students who represent each state. This is just one of the ways our teachers actively engage students in the education process! Congratulations to Bella Reeder and Madie Griffis; I am looking forward to working with this team throughout the rest of the year. Thank you to all the faculty and staff who made the day possible; especially Mr Grieco, Mrs. Clayton, Mrs. Powderly, and Mrs. Voto, who spearheaded the event and did a significant amount of the decorating and preparation.

Following mass today Fr Ben, our school community, and guests, celebrated our character award recipients for the month of October. The virtue being recognized was Reverence and the saint was Saint Tarcisius. Congratulations to Tiago Kassner, Malena Kassner, Avery Price, Riley Hantak, Aubrey Anderson, Penelope Robles, Elin Conley, Drew Burkhardt, Tommy Reed, and Lauren Suddendorf. Thank you to these students and their families, it almost always starts at home, for exemplifying in some recognizable way a devotion to our faith and the practices we continually teach at St Andrew St Elizabeth Ann Seton School.

Seek out your blessings and make it a great week!

God Bless,

Paul Estes

Principal

SASEAS School

Reminders

Thursday, November 9 - End of 1st trimester
Friday, November 10 - Trimester 2 begins
Friday, November 10 - Veterans Day Program, 9:00 - 11:00 am in the cafeteria
Friday, November 10 - Early Dismissal, 1:00 pm
Saturday, November 11 - Confirmation Retreat for current 7th graders, Jesuit Spiritual Center 9:00 - 3:00 pm
Wednesday, November 15 - School mass at 8:45 am, all are welcome to attend

Upcoming Events

Friday, November 17 - Passholders Out of Uniform
Friday, November 17 - Report cards distributed
Friday, November 17 - Kindergarten Stone Soup, 10:00 am
Friday, November 17 - All school rosary, 2:30 pm. All are welcome to attend
Saturday, November 18 - High School HSPT test for current 8th graders at area Catholic High Schools. You must register to attend.
Monday, November 20 - Friday, November 24, Thanksgiving break - No School
Monday, November 27 - Classes resume
Tuesday, December 5 - Advent/Christmas Program, K-8 , 7:00 pm

Preschool News

Preschool Webpage

Dear Preschool families,

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Preschool is thankful for all of you! Thank you so much for your generous contributions to our Thanksgiving food drive. The preschool office is full to bursting with canned goods and stuffing mixes. Please remember to send in your contributions by Tuesday, November 14^th. Our St. Vincent DePaul families will be receiving their Thanksgiving dinners later next week.

This week Mrs. Maura’s three-year-old classes are learning about Turkeys. They are making their placemats and headbands for their Feasts. They are reading about 10 Turkeys and counting them. In religion they are discussing what it means to be thankful. Mrs. Christina’s class is focused on Fall. They are “Falling for Jesus” in art, counting and sequencing leaves in math, and learning about the letter “F”. In religion they are talking about sharing.

Our four-year-old classes are going on a bear hunt! If they are successful bear hunters, they will make a bear hunt badge. The theme in the 4’s class is “Thankfulness”. In math they are counting turkey feathers. In science they are working on a STEM activity where they will build bear caves out of blocks. In religion they are completing the phrase, “Thankful for…”. They will discuss what they are thankful for, and give thanks to the Lord.

Our five-year-old class is learning about Giving Thanks. They are completing Thanksgiving placemats for their feast. In math they are counting turkeys from 1-20 on ten frames and are building a Turkey out of shapes. They are learning about the properties of magnets in science this week and in religion they are learning that “We Thank God for our blessings”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Aimee

St. Andrew - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Calendar for 2023-2024

Veterans Day Program

Our Veterans Day program is this Friday, November 10 beginning at 9:00am. Please enter the Main school doors and proceed to the cafeteria.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM

THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT!

WHO? The Children of SASEAS Elementary School Grades K through 8

WHAT? An Advent/Christmas Program

WHERE? SASEAS Cafeteria and Stage

WHEN? Tuesday, December 5th at 7:00 pm.

WHY? To share through word and song the true reason for the season-Jesus’ Birth!

I am pleased to announce that your child/children are preparing in music class a fabulous program to remind all of us what Advent and Christmas are really all about. Please put this date down on your calendars now as it will be an evening you will not want to miss! More information will be forthcoming as the program draws closer.

I look forward to sharing this very special evening with you!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Theresa Niehaus

Music Teacher

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?

Thursday, November 9 - Dutch Waffle and Chicken
Friday, November 10 - Early Dismissal, NO lunch served
Monday, November 13 - Pizza Dippers
Tuesday, November 14 - Turkey Dinner with Pumpkin Pie
Wednesday, November 15 - Papa John's pizza
Thursday, November 16 - Donut brunch
Friday, November 17 - Popcorn Chicken with soft pretzel

The cafeteria really needs your help in November! We need extra people to volunteer due to donut day and Thanksgiving lunch. Please consider helping us out this November. Click the HELP button to sign up. Thanks again for all you do!

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Join The Action - Coordinator Positions and Board Position Available!

Boosters is looking for the following volunteers:

Secretary, Registration Coordinator, Uniform Coordinator and Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year. If you are interested and want to know more about the three positions, please reach out to Michelle McCord at michellekwalter@yahoo.com or Jason Reeves at saseasboosterspresident@gmail.com. We offer the opportunity to do a shadow year now if interested.

Thank you for your consideration and we are humbled by the many volunteers SASEAS has. All of this would not be possible without the support from Parents and Parishioners.

SASEAS TITANS Athletics

Xbox Raffle Tickets 2 for $25

On lucky winner will be drawn 11/19/23 during half-time of the SASEAS Dave Grimsley Memorial Tournament Championship Game.

Purchase entries with this flyer, purchase entries online at www.saseasathletics.org/registration/, or purchase entries in person at the tournament concession stand.

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