God, we pray that through the intercessions of St. Nicholas you will guide and protect our children. Keep them safe from all harm and help them grow to become loving disciples of Jesus in your sight. Give them strength to always mature into deeper faith in you, and to keep alive joy in your creation.

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.

December 4, 2019

Mark Your Calendars

St. Nick’s Day December 6 Christmas Program (K-4) December 12 Early Dismissal 1:00 (No After School Care) December 19 Classroom Christmas Party December 19 Christmas Break December 20-January 1 School Resumes on January 2 NO SCHOOL – MLK DAY (Snow Make-Up Day) January 20

Classroom B-Day Parties (October-January) January 24

School Play January 24-25

Reminders

As per our Financial Policy, all accounts (tuition, lunch, & After School Care) must be current at the end of the quarter (December 19th) or your children may not be allowed to continue at St. Anthony School after Christmas Break. If you owe on any of these accounts, please make a payment immediately or contact Emily Fisher to discuss payment options.

We will dismiss early the day before Christmas Break, December 19th. Students must be picked up at 1:00 PM. There will NOT be After School Care on this day. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up on this day.

Monthly Trait – Integrity This month our trait is: Integrity. Students are asked to practice being a gracious winner or loser. If you win, don’t brag about it and if you lose, congratulate the winner. Make sure that you don’t take more than you give. Always be on the lookout on how you can help others. Save The Date Mark your calendars for our annual Reverse Raffle on Saturday, February 22nd. No time for a Siesta, it’s time for a Fiesta at our Reverse Raffle. Come join in the fun! This year’s theme is La Fiesta. Need a Gift Idea Do you need a unique idea for a Christmas gift? What about purchasing a ticket for the St. Anthony Reverse Raffle in February? Tickets for the Reverse Raffle are available for $10, $25, or $50 or a $20 Dinner Ticket. If you would like to purchase tickets for someone, send a note to the office and tell us how many you want and what the dollar amount is, along with the money and we will send them home to you.

Health Tip – National Influenza Vaccination Week Don’t forget to get vaccinated for the flu; this week is National Influenza Vaccination Week.

Christmas Celebration Students will be allowed to wear a Christmas Shirt, Ugly Christmas Sweater, or a red/green shirt on Thursday, December 19th. Students may wear jeans or sweats, and if they would like, they can wear boots. Volunteers Needed St. Anthony School’s Open House for prospective families will be here before we know it! Open House is scheduled for Sunday, February 2nd from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. We are looking for volunteers who will help in the preparation for this event and also for people who want to help the day of Open House. If you would be interested in helping out, please email Stephany Tucker at s.tucker@stanthonyschool.us or contact the school office at 812-282-2144. Christmas Program This year our Christmas Program will be for those students in grades K-4. The Christmas Program will be on December 12th at 7:00 PM and will have a dress rehearsal open to the public at 1:30 PM on that day. Celebration of St. Nick’s Day St Nicholas' Day is an observance of European origin that is celebrated in some American communities on December 6th. The legendary figure of St. Nicholas is derived from Nicholas of Myra who officiated as a bishop in 4th century Greece. During his lifetime he developed a reputation for gift-giving by putting coins into other people's shoes, which accounts for many of today's Christmas traditions that involve leaving gifts in shoes or boots. Some Europeans who immigrated to the United States brought with them beliefs, customs and practices associated with St Nicholas' Day. Children in families who celebrate St Nicholas' Day receive treats - including candy, cookies, small toys, or fruit - in stockings, socks, shoes or bags on December 6th. Some churches have special services dedicated to the feast of St Nicholas on this day. Here is a link if you would like to find out more about St. Nicholas http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/book-story-saint-nicholas/ SCRIP – A New Way to Shop Scrip is a way St. Anthony School can earn money on the purchases you already make. All you have to do is order gift cards from ShopWithScrip to places you already shop. You shop like usual, and St. Anthony School earns money. It's that easy! Not only that, there's no waiting for a physical gift card because an eGiftcard can be sent directly to your email address! However, if you still want a physical gift card that is still an option. An order form will be sent home in next week's Bear Facts. You can purchase gift cards as gifts, or you can purchase them for yourself, to places you normally spend money! All of this will help our school!

Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance We will be announcing Second Quarter Honor Roll along with Perfect Attendance at the Mass on Wednesday, January 8th. Weather Reminder

It is that time of year again, the time for inclement weather. Remember that St. Anthony School is on its own in making the decision to close. We know that many of our students come from different locations and outlying areas, and we may still be in school when roads in your area may not be safe. While safety is our utmost concern, it is your ultimate decision if your child comes to school on a day when there is inclement weather. Please remember that our school closing will only be posted on WDRB Fox TV, St. Anthony Website, SAS Parent Facebook Page, or you can call the school. Also remember you can sign up for WDRB Snow Fox Alerts.

National Geography Bee The National Geographic GeoBee is an annual competition designed to inspire and reward students' curiosity about the world. Each year our 4th – 8th graders participate in the GeoBee. We have completed the classroom competition for the Bee and we have our winners that will advance onto our School Competition. The School Competition will be held on Monday, December 16 at 8:05 in the school gym. Congratulations to our classroom winners! 4H: Jacob Dunbar 4P: Kole Boone 5L: Madeleigh Kochersperger, Carlie Reid 6D: Bryce Masters 6L: Anthony Heavrin 7N: Henry Dixon 8H: Daniel Cavanaugh, Carter Lannan Shout Out - Secret Santa I would like to send a shout out to Roxanne Reiter and her many elves for planning and organizing the Secret Santa for our students. It is such a fun event for the children. They love being able to shop for their parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event so special. Also thanks to Mr. Dino for providing breakfast and lunch to our helpers. Scrap Paper The office is always in need of scrap paper. If you have any scrap paper you would like to donate, please send into the front office. Or if your place of work has scrap paper they would be willing to donate, please send into the front office. Thanks for your help!

Drop In Drop in will be this Thursday, December 5 for 7th and 8th graders.

SIC Rep Athletics committee has an opening for SIC rep (Deanery teams: cross county, tennis, baseball, softball, wrestling, football). If you are interested, please contact Billy Hoyland at hoyboybilly@gmail.com or Stacy Gillenwater at stayouth22@gmail.com. K-4 Dance Parents of kids in grades K through 4 interested in dance; we are still needing volunteers to coach. This could go towards your service hours for the year! If you are interested, please contact Jessica Goodman at Goodmanj1263@gmail.com.

St. Anthony School

Christmas Program

What: “The Story of Christmas”

When: December 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM

Who: K-4 Grades

Where: St. Anthony Church

*** There will be Dress Rehearsal at 1:30 PM Thursday Afternoon. Anyone is welcome to

attend the Dress Rehearsal. ***

Dear Parents,

I am so excited to work with your children for this year’s Christmas Program. Each

grade will have a different role in the performance and I have a list below of what each child is

to wear. I hope that your family will come and enjoy the sounds of Christmas. We hope our

program will put you in the Christmas spirit.

Your child is expected to arrive at 6:40 PM in the social hall. Attire is suggested as

follows:

Kindergarten and 1st Grade - We have the costumes at school; so your child will need to wear

white top and black tights/leggings/pants.

Grades 2nd

– 4th

- Wear black bottoms and a Festive/Fun/Ugly Christmas Sweater of your

choice. You may wear hair ribbon/scarf/ornaments to add to your outfits. Please keep it to a

minimum so not to be distracting or noisy.

The kindergarten class will be acting out the Nativity; teachers will send home their specific

role. 1st graders will narrate the Nativity; this will be practiced at school.

If there are any questions regarding anything with the Christmas Program, please contact Ms.

Alberts via email at:

k.alberts@stanthonyschool.us