Tuesday Tidbits October 24, 2017

Important Items:

BoxTops Due

(10/25)

2nd Grade Par-

ent Sacrament

Meeting (10/26)

Trunk or Treat

(10/27)

Wee Care Duds

Day (10/31)

Important Dates:

BoxTops Due 10/25

2nd Grade Sacrament Mtg 10/26

Trunk or Treat 10/27

Forensics Tournament 10/28

Wee Care Duds Day 10/31

National Junior Honor Society

Current members of the National Junior Honor Society welcomed five new students

to the Saint Ann School Chapter during Monday's prayer service. In addition to

strong academic standing, these students serve as role models for other students in

five qualifying areas: Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Citizenship, and Character.

Congratulations to Krispin Braniff, Crystal Chon, Brody Moran, Matteo Ward, and

Tess Wiggins for their induction this year. Ben Maxwell and Sinead Mukolo-

Villegas welcome you to the chapter!

SAS Information:

School Uniform— Please remember that the navy short option in the uniform changes to navy pants only after

Fall Break. Students who choose navy bottoms MUST wear pants; shorts are NOT allowed between Fall Break

and Spring Break.

School Lunch—Click here to view the October lunch menu. Go online to order lunches. Be sure to order lunch

on 10/26 for a 50’s Diner lunch in celebration of the 50th Day of School

School Dance—Mark your calendar for the first school dance of the year. It will be on Friday, November 3, 7-

9 pm. This Halloween themed dance is open to 5-8 grade students and will have a costume contest.

Sacrament Meetings for the 2nd Grade Parents—Deacon Mulloy has scheduled two sacrament meetings for

all parents of 2nd grade students who will be making their First Reconciliation and First Communion this year.

The next meeting is Thursday, October 26, 6:30pm in the Parish Life Center.

Your child's school picture is available to see and order online. Go to mylifetouch.com. Use the Portrait ID

& Access Code on your proof sheet to view and order your school pictures. Picture retakes have been re-

scheduled for November 9.

SAS Directory—This year’s school directory is electronic. Please login to RenWeb and check the directory

listing under School Information. You can sort by student names, parent names, or grade. All email addresses

are listed under the parent name; click on the parent name to see the email address. To update or change your

information, please see parent preferences under Family Information. If you still have technical issues with

RenWeb, please see the instructions attached or contact Kelly at kelly@stannnash.com.

Saint Ann School is hosting an Open House for prospective students and parents on Tuesday, November 7,

11:00am-1:00pm and 5:30pm-7:00pm. Please be sure to invite any families to attend who are interested

in learning more about Saint Ann School.

Wee Care Duds Day

All students who bring in a donation for the Ladies Auxiliary Wee Care project

will receive a Duds Day on Tuesday, October 31.

The Ladies Auxiliary prepares bags of baby supplies for new mothers at

Meharry/General Hospital each month. They provide diapers, wipes, shampoo,

bottles, blankets, hats, etc. The largest need is small (newborn and size 1)

diapers.

Be sure to review the dress code policy for acceptable Duds Day attire.

No costumes, please.

St. Cecilia Academy hosted a middle school “Math is 4 Girls” competition last week. It was an opportunity for

middle school girls who enjoy and excel in math to participate in a day of hands-on activities and competition

in the field of mathematics. 106 6-8 grade girls from 14 area middle schools participated, including Saint Ann

School.

Congratulations to all the SAS girls who participated and their teacher, Mr. Finnegan!

We Didn’t Start the Fire

Students in Kindergarten and grade 2 didn’t start the fire, but they sure did learn how firemen put them out.

Unfortunately, there was a call to the firehouse during the visit and the students didn’t get a chance to spray

the firehose—maybe next time!

Math is 4 Girls

News from Saint Ann Catholic Church

Wreath Sale—The Boy Scouts will be outside the Church doors after Mass this weekend selling Christmas

wreaths. Please be sure to stop by and order yours after Mass. All orders are due by next Tuesday so this

weekend will be your last chance.

New Ministry Schedule—All ministers, check your email for the new Ministry Schedule sent out last week!

If you are a minister and did not receive the schedule in your email box, please contact Nancy Maroney at

615-298-1782 or nancy@stannnash.org.

Knights of Columbus Family Cookout and Camping Weekend—November 3-5, at Montgomery Bell State

Park. For more information, please contact Jeff Hooper at 615-339-8436 or jeff@bargecauthen.com.

Luminous Learning— Beginning October 12, the Adult Faith Formation program will begin a six-week

study on the Luminous Mysteries. Participants will utilize methods of Lectio Divina to deepen their under-

standing of the Luminous Mysteries, leading to a greater appreciation of their contribution to a Catholic’s

prayer life. Please attend this free program on Thursday, September 21st, at 6:30 PM in the Knights of Colum-

bus room. For questions, please contact the Director of Religious Education, Mandi Pitt-Reed.

Nursery Volunteers—The Nursery is looking for additional volunteers for the 11am Mass. Please contact

Lori Speich at lori.speich@ccst.org with questions or to volunteer.

The Church—Diocese of Nashville is offering a four week series on the Church: What is She? What is She

Not? Sessions will be held on Mondays at 9am and again at 7pm starting on October 16. Please contact Joan

Watson at joan.watson@dioceseofnashville.com or 615-783-0263 with questions.

Please join the Knights of Columbus for the 4th annual Trunk or Treat on Friday,

October 27, at 6:00 to 8:00pm, in Saint Ann Catholic Church parking lot. It will be

a great night of fun and fellowship!

Please let us know if you would like to participate with your car and give out candy.

Additional information will be coming soon. Please email Sean Johnson at

kocsean@gmail.com with any questions or to register your car. Thanks in advance

for your help!!

Trunk or Treat

Dr. Nic’s Noteworthy News

Dr. Nicholson wanted space in the Tuesday Tidbits to share with all parents

some of the interesting articles, news, and research she comes across.

Please click here to view an article titled, Why Social Media is Not Smart for

Middle School Kids, by Dr. Victoria Dunckley.

Cross Country Runners Finish Strong Please see the message below from Mrs. Johnson:

“Sunday was a wonderful day of running! I am SO proud of each and every runner here at Saint Ann School!

The runners worked so hard every practice and it really shows at the meets! Please see the attached race re-

sults for this week. We had several kiddos who were out sick this week, so we were a little lower in numbers

than other weeks (we hope you all feel better, we missed you!).

Out of the 43 runners who participated on Sunday, 36 of them achieved a personal best! WOW! That is

amazing!!! We also had 8 runners in the top 25! I am so, so proud of each and every kiddo!

I want to thank all of the parents that helped with various things for cross country. We could not have done it

without a team of parents helping us. THANK YOU ALL!!! We appreciate you so much.

We will have a small ice cream social one day after school in the upcoming weeks. I will send an email re-

garding this.

***You must return your child's uniform (jersey and shorts). Your child should return it to their homeroom

teacher and the teacher will mark their name off the list. Please do not have your child bring it directly to me.

Mr. Sandy (athletic director) does all of the uniforms. I will not be collecting them. If your child's uniform is

not returned, you will be charged a fee for it.

Again, thank you for a great season! I loved watching each child improve at practices and on meet days!”

4th Annual Fall Festival Was a Great Success

So many thanks to all the parents, faculty, staff, parishioners, and students

who made the 4th annual Fall Festival such a wonderful success! Everyone

enjoyed the cheerleading performance, Eagles in Rhythm Band, train,

petting zoo, food trucks, face painting, and more. A very special thank you

to Sharon Golden, Kellie Carson, Becky Calkins, Daina Moran, Tracey

Jackson, Ginger Lynn Abolins, Krystal Johnson, all the Room

Coordinators, and all the volunteers who helped set-up, work, and clean-up

for this school fundraiser.

We also want to congratulate the whole school for earning a duds day

(TBD) for the Junk in the Trunk contest, the Kindergarten and grade 7 for

the pumpkin decorating contest, and the following cake walk winners:

Most Decorated (Adult) - Carla Catignani

Most Creative (Adult) - Jessica Gnaster

Most Decorated (Student) - Sarah Carson

Most Creative (Student) - Jackson Funk

The Crowe’s Nest

Consumer Depot

First Community Mortgage, Todd Wiggins

Hunt Brother Pizza

Jackalope Brewery

JPII High School

Knights of Columbus

Ladies Auxiliary

Little Heroes Academy

Mental Health Cooperative

Parsons Engineering, Inc.

The Smith Family

Tee’s Jump and Slide

Westside Rental and Sales

The Abolins Family

The Best Family

The Braniff Family

The Calkins Family

The Dodd Family

The Feeney/Chon Family

The Gephart Family

The Hooper Family

Joseph and Kaviya’s Family

The Krause Family

Dan and Isabel Maxwell

The Peterson Family

The Pykosh Family

The Ward Family

The Yasay Family

A huge THANK YOU to all our sponsors who made the night possible:

News from the Community

St. Cecilia Academy Admissions—Are you interested in learning more about the opportunities of St. Cecilia

Academy for your daughter? Inquire now! Visit stcecilia.edu/visit to see all the events we have this fall for pro-

spective families and students.

St. Luke’s Trunk or Treat— St. Luke’s Community House invites the Saint Ann School community to join

them for Trunk or Treating on October 25, 6-7pm. Trunk or Treating is complimentary and there will be a

Haunted House experience for $1. Decorated trunks and candy donations needed. Contact Christie at

615.324.8375 or christie.bearden@stlch.org. For more information, please see the attached flyer.

St. Matthew—12th annual Art for Inspiration Fine Art Show and Sale on October 28, 6-9 p.m. and October 29,

9:30a.m.-1:00 p.m.. Complimentary childcare is provided for Saturday's 21 and older wine and cheese event.

On Sunday, families are welcome to come enjoy the beautiful artwork and sample coffee and pastries.

Additional information is available at www.stmatthewtn.org.

Father Ryan High School Purple Masque Players presents Char les Dickens’ A Chr istmas Carol. Novem-

ber 9-11, 2017—To reserve tickets, please contact Kelli McClendon at mcclendonk@fatherryan.org.

Camp Marymount 2018 Summer Camp Registration is now open! Go to our website and click on "apply

now" under the summer camp tab to register. Please call our office 615-799-0410 with any questions.

Father Ryan Placement Testing Dates—Placement test dates for 8th graders are Saturday, November 4 or Sat-

urday, December 2. Required pre-registration is available at fatherryan.org/placementtest. Please contact Admis-

sions Office at (615) 383-4200 with any questions.

Academic Blend at Father Ryan—Parents of 8th graders are invited to meet with Academic Dean to learn

more about the school's academic program. The events will be in the Neuhoff Library on November 2nd, 9:30-

11:15 am. Learn more at fatherryan.org/events.

Catholic Business League Breakfast—The Catholic Business League will welcome Pam Russo, the new exec-

utive director of Catholic Charities of Tennessee, as the speaker at the November Breakfast meeting of the or-

ganization. The breakfast will take place in the Fleming Center at the Cathedral on November 9 at 7:30 a.m.,

and Mass will be said at 7:00 a.m. Camp Marymount is the sponsor of the November meeting. More infor-

mation is available at catholicbusinessleague.org

ADMISSIONS PLACEMENT TEST DATE - Pope John Paul II High School: October 21st & November

11th. All JPII applicants currently in the eighth grade are required to take the JPII placement test as part of the

admissions process. Apply today at www.jp2hs.org and select one of the two scheduled placement test dates. In

need of additional information? Contact the Admissions Office directly at 615-890-6014 or

email admissions@jp2hs.org.

Father Ryan Strength and Conditioning Program - Students in grades 5-8--both boys and girls---are invited

to participate in Father Ryan's Foundational Strength Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from October 24

through November 16 and from November 24-December 16. There is a fee for the instruction. For more infor-

mation or to register, contact Tyler Newman, Strength and Conditioning Director at Father Ryan, at new-

mant@fatherryan.org

Why Arts? Program welcomes Omari Booker to Father Ryan. The next event in Father Ryan's "Why Arts?

The Arts4Life" program welcomes acclaimed Nashville artist Omari Booker. The presentation takes place No-

vember 7 at 6:30 in the Center for the Arts. This is free and open to the public. More information is available at

fatherryan.org

Theology Speaker Series at Father Ryan—the first event of the 11th Annual Theology Speaker Series at Fa-

ther Ryan takes place on Thursday, November 16 at 6 pm in the Dining Hall as we welcome Emily Trancik, a

medical ethicist at St. Thomas Health. This event is free and open to the community.