News - August 2016 RSS Feed

We are in desperate need of parents who can help us to enter the Coke caps into the Coke website. The office has directions typed up and we can send them home to you. The company will only let one person enter so many numbers each week from one email address. If you can help us out please let the office know. We can use the help of many people.

We have been notified by the state that the cafeteria must now begin charging $3.50 for adult lunches. If you plan to eat lunch with your child, please call the office before 9:00 AM and make sure that you have the correct change. Remember, there can be no fast foods brought into the school.

The Theatre Department is in need of volunteers that have a sewing machine and would like to help create costumes for SAS theatre productions. If interested please contact Sharon Doerr by emailing her at s.doerr@stanthonyschool.us, or you can call the school office at 812-282-2144

Auditions for our spring musical Shrek Jr. will be September 6th from 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM. If your child is interested in being a part of our exciting productions, see Mrs. Doerr or Ms. Futter for audition forms. There is a sign-up sheet outside Ms. Futter’s classroom for your child to pick their audition time. Audition forms must be filled out when your child comes to their audition.

On Thursday, August 25th, the Zesto's in Clarksville will host Spirit Night for St. Anthony School. All you have to do is present one of our coupons (by clicking this title) and our school will receive 20% of sales from the tickets turned in. So bring your friends and family and have a treat to help the school!

K-2nd grade co-ed volleyball will begin September/October. If your child is interested, please contact Brian Fisher at bfisher1@humana.com. Also, we will need coaches for these teams. Please let Brian know if you can help.

St. Anthony School is in need of a person who will chair this year’s Book Fair. It has tentatively been scheduled for September 26th-30th. This person will need to set up the Book Fair, be present during the hours that it is open, and then be responsible for tearing it down and making it available for Scholastic Book Company to pick it up. If you would be interested in overseeing this task, please contact Sheila Noon at (812)282-2144 in the school office.

School Pictures will be taken on Thursday, August 25th and Friday, August 26th. Preschool, kindergarten and grades 1-4 will have pictures taken on Thursday, August 24th. Grades 5-6-7-8 will be Friday, August 25th. Money is due on or before the pictures are taken. Students may be out of uniform on the day that their picture is taken.

Our Grandparent Day has been scheduled for Monday, September 12th from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM. Please let your children’s grandparents know the time and date. More details will follow.

We are in need of a person who can fill in for the After School Care workers when they are sick or need to be off. There is also a need for a part time person to help with the Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st grade students. If you are interested, please call the office and talk to Mrs. Noon.

Did you know that St. Anthony has a Facebook page for parents? It is a great place to connect, ask questions, and receive information. This is a closed group so you will need to apply. Please check us out at: facebook.com/groups/St.AnthonySchoolParents/

Several parents have still not turned in their completed forms for this school year. We are missing several Emergency Contact sheets and other valuable information. We have sent several copies, please take the time to complete these forms and return to us as soon as possible.

This weekend is the first Aluminum Can drive for the school year. Students who want to participate are asked to bring in 2 large bags of aluminum cans in exchange for being out of uniform on Monday, August 8th. Cans must be dropped off at the end of the annex in the recycle trailer over the weekend or first thing Monday morning. Remember, students must wear clothes that are appropriate for school. If students do not bring in bags of cans, they are expected to be in uniform.

This year we are going to allow all students to bring a snack in to eat during their classes. We ask that you send in a granola bar or a simple snack that will not cause a huge mess. We do not want anything that may leak or spill over the floor like fruit cups or jello. School will not provide snacks for children if they forget to bring one in.

This year we will enforce the rule that says once a school lunch account is $10 in the negative; students will not be allowed to buy a hot lunch in the cafeteria. They always have the option of bringing their lunch or else they will get peanut butter and crackers or cheese and crackers. We ask that you keep money in your child’s account.

We would like to remind you of our new Tardy Policy along with the new Absent Policy. It is important that you read these policies as we put the policies into place on Monday, August 1st. You can download the policies by clicking on the title.