Annunciation School Newsletter Annunciationbvm.org

May 23, 2018

I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

Dear Parents,

As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, it is fitting to share news and pictures of yesterday’s “Let Freedom Sing” musical performance by our K-5th grades. Each class donned red, white, and blue and sang songs about our country celebrating our great history of democracy and freedom. Much thanks to Mrs. Mancini for all the hard work she put into producing the show. I know our guests enjoyed it!

In November, the 4th & 5th grade students wrote letters to Mrs. Nies’ brother-in-law Sgt. Timothy Uphoff, who is serving in the Army on special mission in Afghanistan. As a special thank you and tribute to our school, Sgt. Uphoff’s group (B Company, 2/238th General Support Aviation Battalion "River City Hookers" from Peoria, IL) flew an American flag in their Chinook helicopter. It has flown over Afghanistan several hundred miles on air assault missions to find the enemy, on resupply missions, and to forward operating bases bringing mail, ammunition, food, water and other supplies to support American and coalition troops. It has flown with Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen. The flag, along with a commemorative certificate, was retired on April 21, 2018, and sent to our school as a thank you gift.

This week the City of Aurora is celebrating Vets Week sponsored by the Aurora Veterans Advisory Council. Our 7th grade student Alyssa Rios will be honored tonight at the Santori Public Library for her winning art display. Alyssa was also invited to march in Aurora’s Memorial Day Parade on Monday.

Today we honored our Mother Mary with a May Crowning celebration. It was also the final all-school mass for our 8th grade. Our 8th graders presented beautiful roses at the statue of Mary and Viviana

Garcia and Jakob Saunders were chosen by their classmates to crown Mary. It was a lovely way to send off our 8th grade class. Sincerely, Mrs. Jennifer Wardynski

Because of the Memorial Day holiday, there will be no school on Monday, May 28th. Enjoy the long weekend! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Friday is last day that uniforms need to be worn for this school year. Please be sure your child follows the dress code for dress down days that can be found in the school handbook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The used uniform sale will take place next week beginning Tuesday, May 29, at

8:15 a.m. (no earlier) through Friday, June 1 in the foyer. Please bring any uniform items you wish to sell to the upper building at that time. Pants should be

folded and placed on the tables. All other items should be on hangers. Please bring only official school uniform items that will comply with the new uniform policy and are in good shape to the sale. Pin an envelope with your name and the price of the item onto every item you bring. Stating the size on the envelope is also helpful. The sale is run on the honor system. If you wish to purchase something, remove the envelope and place your money inside. Put the envelope into the box in the office and it will be forwarded to the correct person. Please bring small bills and change with you to the sale. The office

will not have any money available to make change. The sale will run until 3:00 on Friday. All unsold items must be picked up by that day. Any items left after 3:00 Friday will be given to charity. If you are coming to the sale, please remember that parking is not allowed in the circle drive in the

morning before school begins. As you know, beginning next year, students will be required to be in compliance with the new

uniform code. Button down shirts and blouses will no longer be worn. Only polo shirts will be

allowed. Boys in grades K – 8 and girls in grades 6 – 8 must have the official polo with the school

logo. Girls in K – 5 must wear a polo under the uniform jumper, but it does not have to have the

logo. The old crew neck sweatshirts will no longer be part of the uniform. The sweatshirt will be

changed to a quarter-zip with the logo. Please call if you have any questions.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Katherine Drexel Church is collecting school uniform items to donate to The Sapa Un Catholic Academy, part of the St. Francis Mission on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Mrs. Kate Mayer, one of our parents has, asked us to spread the word that if you have uniform items that are no longer part of the Annunciation uniform she would be happy to accept them and forward them to the mission. There is a box in the lobby where you may place any items you wish to donate. This could be a great way to make good use of the white blouses and blue shirts that can’t be worn next year. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you were issued a key card to the school for any purpose during the school year, please return it to the office at this time. These keys are expensive so it is important that we get all of them back. All keys will be disabled on June 6th. Thank you. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Attention 7th

and 8th

Graders and Parents: Once report cards have been published on SchoolSpeak, please make a copy for yourself. Seventh graders will need a copy next year for when

applying to high school and 8th

graders will need one when they start Driver’s Education. Please do

this right away as you will not be able to access report cards once the system changes over to the new

school year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Is your child missing a sweatshirt, shoe, gym uniform, etc.??? Please check the lost and found bins. There is a bin located in each building. You may find just what you were looking for, or something you didn’t even realize was missing!! Any usable items left in the bins after June 6 will be donated to charity, the rest will be discarded.

The school supply list for next year can be found at the end of the newsletter.

For your convenience Home and School will once again give you the opportunity to purchase a complete school kit customized to any grade level through SchoolKidz. School supply kit order forms for the 2018-2019 school year are being will be sent home with your child/children today. You can also place your order online at www.shopttkits.com and use account #23122. If you have any questions please contact Michele Sojka at 630-347-2348 or michelesojka@comcast.net. All orders are due today! Schoolkidz guarantees the kits will be available at Packet Pick-Up Night on August 20th! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

YEARBOOK Annunciation BVM 2016-2017 yearbooks are ON SALE NOW!!! Soft cover yearbooks are $17, and hard cover are $21.50 each. Orders can be sent into school using the order form at the end of the newsletter or order online at YBpay@lifetouch.com with yearbook ID number 1024518. Orders sent into school need to be to be submitted by June 1.

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Important Daycare Information

Families with 8th

Graders Only: On May 24 you will receive your final bill for charges on May 14 through Thursday morning, May 24. This bill needs to be paid the next day, Friday, May 25. If you use daycare on the afternoon of May 24 or morning of May 25 please pay by cash or check at the time of service.

Kindergarten and Preschool Only Families: On Thursday, May 31 you will receive a bill that will include all charges from May 14 through the morning of May 31. This bill will need to be paid the next

day, Friday, June 1, before kindergarten graduation. If you use daycare on the afternoon of May 31, or the morning of June 1, you will need to pay cash/check at the time of service. Please have the correct amount due with you as the daycare providers will not have change. Families with Students in Grades 1 – 8: On Friday, June 1, you will receive a bill that will include your charges from May 14 through the morning of June 1. This bill needs to be paid by Monday, June 4. If you use daycare on the afternoons of June 1 or June 4, or in the morning on June 4 or June 5, you will need to pay by cash/check at the time of service Report cards will not be accessible until all daycare bills are paid.

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Bring your family and friends to join us at Panera Bread on Kirk Road on Wednesday, June 20

th at any time of the day! Just present the flyer (either hard copy or electronic image on smart phone / tablet) to the cashier at the time of purchase so we will get credit for the sale. Can’t dine it, go ahead and take-out…those orders count too!

Manna Information: The Manna time for this summer will be Thursday from 5:30 – 6:00. If you do not volunteer during the school year because you are not available during the day, please sign up to work in the evening during the summer. Manna is a volunteer run program and if you participate, you are expected to volunteer at least two times per year. Workers: Thursday, May 24 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Kim Becker Thursday, May 31 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Amy Tuma --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At this time we would like to thank all of our junior high students who have worked as patrols this year. While all students take turns for afternoon patrol, the morning patrols are volunteers. We appreciate their help keeping our school safe and keeping traffic moving smoothly. Patrol Schedule – Week of May 28 Morning: Ceci Drudi and Celia Hibben Afternoon: Julia Gatto and Aaron Grimaldo

Server Schedule:

Thursday, May 24 8:00 a.m. Jessica Hirner Chelsea Hirner

Friday, May 25 8:00 a.m. Jessica Hirner Chelsea Hirner

Saturday, May 26 5:15 p.m. Gian Ortega Chloe Ortega

Sunday, May 27 7:30 a.m. Katie Phillippe Natalie Sanchez

8:45 a.m. Brooke Feltes Danielle Tranchita

10:00 a.m. Brooklynn Washington E. Hensley

11:30 a.m. Grant Wardynski Ceci Drudi

Tuesday, May 29 8:00 a.m. Luis Garcia Grant Wardynski

Wed., May 30 8:45 a.m. Jakob Schmidt Brooke Feltes

Thursday, May 31 8:00 a.m. Austin Baloun Will Schwartz

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*Please make checks payable to Annunciation School. Please return this form June 1, 2018.

Thank you for supporting our school!

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