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Boys’ Choir Concert 2 AZ Scholarship Fund 2 Book Fair Results 3 Boys’ Basketball Schedule 3 Dad’s Club Event 4 4th Grade Poetry 5 December Birthdays 6 Inside this issue: December 2013 Volume V, Issue 6 Annunciation Catholic School Newsletter December 8 ACS Family Mass 10:30 a.m. December 18, 6:30 Christmas Program 6:30 p.m. December 20 Visit from Santa! 12:30 Early Dismissal January 7, 4:00 Boys’ Basketball Homecoming Game January 8 Pei Wei Day! 20% Comes back to us January 20 No School January 26 ACS Family Mass, 10:30 Open House 9-1:00 Catholic Schools Week January 29 FAMILY TALENT SHOW!! Plan Ahead Plan Ahead Plan Ahead Cabinets and countertops for our staff workroom. Outdoor lunch tables for the K-3 building (Costco has some great ones). Trophy Case (The Chess Kings are winning big this year!) Annunciation Press Aention ACS Parents—Kindergarten Enrollment Info Priority enrollment for siblings of current ACS students entering Kindergarten in August of 2014 begins December 2. Visit the school website for more information about enrollment and to print the student application. A $200 application fee is required. 2014-2015 School Year Enrollment Schedule 1. December 2, 2013 – Siblings of current students entering Kindergarten. 2. January 13 – 31 2014 - Priority enrollment for all returning students and new students who are parishioners of St. Gabriel’s, Our Lady of Joy and St. Rose. 3. Open Enrollment to the public for grades K-7 begins February 3, 2014. A completed student application and fee are required to reserve a spot. Prospective Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2014 and successfully complete the Gesell Kindergarten readiness test prior to formal admission. All new students Grades 1-7 will be required to provide a complete student transcript, math and reading placement tests and interview prior to acceptance. Annunciation Christmas Concert Wednesday, December 18 6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church All are welcome to share in the spirit of the Christmas season. Students in their Holiday best, all guys in ties please! Thanksgiving Day Feast Fun! A big thank you to the Rainney family for the wonderful Thanksgiving feast celebrated by all the students and faculty . The food was delicious and the kids enjoyed sharing time together, especially the Kindergarteners and their 6th grade buddies. (6th grader Emily N. is pictured left with Braylee and Ida Maria.)
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Boys’ Choir Concert 2
AZ Scholarship Fund 2
Book Fair Results 3
Boys’ Basketball
Schedule 3
Dad’s Club Event 4
4th Grade Poetry 5
December Birthdays 6
Inside this issue:
December 2013
Volume V, Issue 6
Annunciation Catholic School
Newsletter
December 8
ACS Family Mass
10:30 a.m.
December 18, 6:30
Christmas Program
6:30 p.m.
December 20
Visit from Santa!
12:30 Early Dismissal
January 7, 4:00
Boys’ Basketball
Homecoming Game
January 8
Pei Wei Day!
20% Comes back to us
January 20
No School
January 26
ACS Family Mass, 10:30
Open House 9-1:00
Catholic Schools Week
January 29
FAMILY TALENT SHOW!!
Plan AheadPlan AheadPlan Ahead
Cabinets and countertops for our staff
workroom.
Outdoor lunch tables for the K-3 building
(Costco has some great ones).
Trophy Case (The Chess Kings are winning big
this year!)
Annunciation
Press
Attention ACS Parents—Kindergarten Enrollment Info Priority enrollment for siblings of current ACS students entering
Kindergarten in August of 2014 begins December 2. Visit the school
website for more information about enrollment and to print the student
application. A $200 application fee is required.
2014-2015 School Year Enrollment Schedule
1. December 2, 2013 – Siblings of current students entering Kindergarten.
2. January 13 – 31 2014 - Priority enrollment for all returning students and new
students who are parishioners of St. Gabriel’s, Our Lady of Joy and St. Rose.
3. Open Enrollment to the public for grades K-7 begins February 3, 2014.
A completed student application and fee are required to reserve a spot.
Prospective Kindergarten students must be 5 years old before Sept. 1, 2014 and
successfully complete the Gesell Kindergarten readiness test prior to formal
admission. All new students Grades 1-7 will be required to provide a complete
student transcript, math and reading placement tests and interview prior to
acceptance.
Annunciation Christmas Concert
Wednesday, December 18
6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church
All are welcome to share in the spirit of the Christmas season.
Students in their Holiday best, all guys in ties please!
Thanksgiving Day Feast Fun!
A big thank you to the Rainney family for the
wonderful Thanksgiving feast celebrated by all the
students and faculty . The food was delicious and
the kids enjoyed sharing time together, especially
the Kindergarteners and their 6th grade buddies.
(6th grader Emily N. is pictured left with Braylee
and Ida Maria.)
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Learn how the AZ Scholarship Fund Works for your Tuition Needs
A representative from AZ Scholarship will be on campus to explain the
Arizona State Tax Credit and how your friends and family can assist you
with your student tuition. Come learn how your family can benefit. All
parents are invited to attend this informational meeting.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
ACS K-3 building at 7 p.m.
https://www.azscholarships.org/
St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church is proud to announce that they
will be hosting a holiday concert led by Artistic Director, Georg
Stangelberger and his prestigious Phoenix Boys Choir on December 15.
Stangelberger, formerly served as Deputy Artistic Director for the
esteemed Vienna Boys Choir in Austria. He has directed The Phoenix Boys
Tour Choir across the country and worldwide including major venues in
Europe, and historical cathedrals around the world where the Choir has
earned the name of Cultural Ambassadors to the European Union. Phoenix Boys Choir has won two Grammy Awards, and was recently
chosen to record their rendition of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” for the
75th Anniversary soundtrack of The Wizard of Oz. They have performed in
Carnegie Hall, appeared on the Tutenstein float in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, and have sung for four Presidents.
Locally, the Choir has performed with the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona
Opera, Phoenix Chorale, Orpheus Chorus, and has sung the National
Anthem for the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Coyotes and the Arizona Cardinals. In
addition they toured with Columbia Artists Management of "The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The
Fellowship of the Ring" singing alongside the Pacific Chorale and the Munich Symphony Orchestra. This December Phoenix Boys Choir brings to life some of the most favorite holiday songs of all time!
Artistic Director, Georg Stangelberger creates a holiday medley with songs you love while you celebrate
the season. Part of this musical holiday celebration includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata 191, a
celebratory composition written for Christmas Day. Share the season with the whole family!
Tickets are on sale at the church office.
Annunciation 5th grade student, Asher Ralphs, is a member of the Phoenix Boys Choir.
Phoenix Boys Choir Visits St. Gabriel’s
ACS fifth grader, Asher Ralphs, is a
member of the Phoenix Boys Choir.
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Thanks to all who supported our Fall Scholastic Book Fair, especially
all the Grandparents who joined us for our annual Grandparents Day
celebration. Book sales totaled over $5,614.34 which earns
Annunciation over $2500 in spending points from Scholastic to
purchase classroom furniture and library books.
We appreciate the help of all parents and students who volunteered to run the fair and most
especially thank our Chairpersons, Mrs. Charlotte Ralphs and Mrs. Mary Anderson.
Christmas Tree Sale
Fresh Trees & Wreaths St. Gabriels Church Campus
Sale starts December 1
Dad’s Club Event—Saturday, December 7
Get out your coats and mittens and join the Dad’s Club at the festivities of The Desert
Foothills Christmas Pageant. This event was started by the local 4-H Club in Cave Creek
in 1952, as a re-enactment of the Christmas story showcasing the 4-H Club members’
animals. The tradition continues on December 7 and 8, 7:00 p.m.
at Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Cave Creek. Area
residents perform in the choir and in pantomime. There is a live,
occasionally stubborn, donkey for Mary, and the Three Kings
travel on horseback. A majestic-voiced narrator presides over the
Christmas story with beautiful musical accompaniment provided
by the Pageant choir. Locals enact the roles of Mary, Joseph,
infant Jesus, angel, townspeople, shepherds, and Kings.
Book Fair Sales at all time Record
Annunciation Boys Basketball
Game Schedule 12/11 vs. Pope John XXIII (Desert Arroyo)
12/12 vs. St. Agnes ( Away) 12/13 vs St. Timothy (Away)
12/17 vs. St. Matthew (Desert Arroyo) 12/19 vs. Pope John (Away)
1/7 vs. Pope John (Desert Arroyo) 1/8 vs. Loyola Academy (Desert Arroy0)
1/9 vs. St. Matthew (Away) 1/14 vs. St. Agnes (Desert Arroyo)
1/15 vs. St. Timothy (Desert Arroyo) 1/22 Pope John (Desert Arroyo)
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GREAT HOMEMADE GIFT IDEA BEST HOT CHOCOLATE MIX EVER!
The secret ingredient in this mix is the mini chocolate chips, which melt when combined with the boiling water and
give the cocoa an extra-rich flavor. The recipe makes enough for four gift-size portions, each of which can be
measured into a small plastic bag and tucked into a cup or mug filled with mini marshmallows, candy stick stirrers,
and a spoon. Wrap each filled gift cup in cellophane and don't forget to include a tag with the following instructions:
"Spoon 3 or 4 generous tablespoons of cocoa mix into your cup
(depending on the size), add boiling water, and stir well."
What you'll need:
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips 1/8 teaspoon salt
How to make it
Measure all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk them
until they are evenly blended.
Store the mix in a tightly covered container at room temperature until you're ready to package it.
Makes about 4 cups of mix.
Courtesy of Family Fun Magazine
The Angels Appear to the Shepherds And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near
them, and the brightness of God shone around
them, and they were struck with a great fear.
And the Angel said to them; “Do not be afraid.
For, behold, I proclaim to you a great joy,
which will be for all the people.
For today a Saviour has been born for you in
the city of David: he is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you: you will find
the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and
lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the Angel a
multitude of the celestial army, praising God
and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.”
(Luke 2:9-12, NLT)
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Volume V Issue 6
Poems in the Style of “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams
From 4th Grade Enrichment
The Red Wheelbarrow
by
William Carlos Williams, poet
So much depends
upon
A red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white chickens
The Blue Jet
by
Parker William Campbell, 4th grade
So much depends
upon
a blue
jet
covered in
snow
speeding through the air
A White, Cold Night
by
Hannah Elizabeth Wheeler, 4th grade
So much depends
upon
a white, cold
night
filled with the gentle sound of
bells
with excitement waiting
everywhere
A Warm Summer Day
by
Ian Michael Nicholson, 4th grade
So much depends
upon
a warm summer
day
soaking in blue
water
Principal - Dr. Pristash [email protected]
Assistant Principal - Mrs. Patzem [email protected]
Kindergarten - Ms. McCormack [email protected]
Grade 1 - Mrs. Nuzzi [email protected]
Grade 2 - Ms. Archer [email protected]
Grade 3 - Mrs. Goldberg [email protected]
Grade 4 - Mrs. Kaspar [email protected]
Grade 5 - Ms. Kierce [email protected]
Grade 6 - Mrs. O’Keeffe [email protected]
Spanish - Mrs. Graves [email protected]
Art - Mrs. Ross [email protected]
Music - Mrs. Trayer [email protected]
Physical Education - Mr. Cooper [email protected]
Teachers Aide - Ms. Gramlich mgramlich@acsphx,org
Teachers Aide - Mrs. Kunis [email protected]
Teachers Aide - Mrs. Skepnek [email protected]
Teachers Aide - Mrs. Sposi [email protected]
School Office - Mrs. Fabry [email protected]
Admin. Assistant - Mrs. Schwartz [email protected]
Development - Mrs. Truskolaski [email protected]
Tech Support - Mrs. Bailey [email protected]
School Nurse—Ms. Thallemer [email protected]
Our Mission Statement Within our strong Catholic community,
we develop children who excel academically, spiritually and socially.
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32648 N. Cave Creek Rd. Phone: 480-361-8234 Fax: 480-595-0886
www.acsphx.org
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term support of the school. It can
also provide tax benefits to donors.
There are several ways to make a
lasting gift to Annunciation
Catholic School:
* Wills
* Annuities and Trusts
* Insurance Policies &
Retirement Accounts
For more information, please
contact the school office at
480-361-8234
School Advisory Board
Meetings
All are welcome to attend our
School Advisory Board
meetings which are usually
held on the first Tuesday of
each month. Our next
meeting will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 6—8
p.m. in the school library.
Ashlynn Carter
Angela Edwards
Iain Erskine
Michael Gerveler
Nicolas Giunta
Avery Hall
Jordan Jolesch
Isabella Kassemos
Winter Kobey
Luis Mata
Claire Sabol
Ricky Trinkl
Ms. McCormack
Mrs. Schwartz
Mrs. Trinkl
JESUS!!!!
School Board Meeting
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