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Shout out to our joyous Student Choir! You guys hit it out of park with those voices during Saturday's Mass. Let's do it again next month; the more the merrier! Also, way to go Volleyball Team Mass greeters! People noticed how friendly and inviting the spirited greeters were this week. The Mass happened to be Father Florian's 50 year jubilee celebration of Priesthood, so his family members from out of town ended up taking up the gifts, but thanks to the kiddos who were originally scheduled to be gift bearers. And finally, thanks to Mason McGuire and Rosie Kempf for proclaiming the word as Lectors.

• In the morning there is only one entrance that may be used by those bringing children to school by car. All drivers must enter at the Marshall Ave./Clyde Ave. entrance. They may use the driveway on either side of the Annex building. • Drivers using the lane on their right of the Annex, should drop their children off at the breezeway door, continue on the driveway to the right, and exit onto Sherwood Ave. • Drivers using the lane on their left of the Annex, should drop their children off at the breezeway doors or sidewalk along the building, make a U-turn, and exit where they entered. • Parents are asked to see that the children they are driving are ready to exit the car as soon as the car stops. Taking a prolonged time to gather belongings and say “good-byes” can cause long waiting lines to form. • Drivers, under no circumstance, may ever pull around the car(s) in front of them and exit • Parents who wish to accompany their children into the building in the morning are encouraged to use the parking lot on the school gym side of the building. Please do not get out of your car while in the drop off line to accompany child into building.

We are very excited to celebrate Grandparent’s Day. To celebrate Grandparent’s Day, we’d like to invite all grandparents to attend Mass with their grandchildren on Wednesday, September 19th at 8:00 a.m. Grandparents will meet students in the church hallway by the Social Hall and will sit together as a family. Grandparents may then come to school and enjoy activities in the classroom from 9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. We have included an RSVP form for Grandparent’s Day. This is to provide us with an estimate on how many people will be in church. Please fill out the form and return to school. We are very excited to see many grandparents on this day. Preschool will hold Grandparent’s Day at a different time. Mrs. Steurer will be sending this information home at a later date.

We are halfway through the first quarter. All parents need to log into their child’s Jupiter account and check grades. We encourage you to talk to your students about their grades and areas they may need to improve. If you have any questions about grades or if you are unable to access Jupiter; please contact your child’s teacher.

Grandparent’s Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 19th. Grandparents will have the opportunity to attend Mass with their grandchildren and then visit school. We are very excited to see our grandparent’s again this year! More information will be sent out next week.

This is a reminder that St. Anthony School and its property is a SMOKE FREE facility. Please, this rule must be enforced. You may not sit in your car and smoke on the school property and you may not smoke on the school grounds.

• All drivers must enter the parking lot from North Marshall Avenue. Please do not enter the parking lot from Sherwood Avenue. • All drivers coming in cars to get children at dismissal time must park their cars in one of the two parking lots located on the sides of the annex. • Drivers may not park on Sherwood Ave., have their children get in the car on Sherwood Ave., and then drive away. They may not park at the end of the Annex, get their child, and then attempt to leave by way of Marshall Ave. • Parents should never motion for their children to come toward them until the teachers have given the children the signal to move toward the cars. • Also, the drivers should not begin exiting the parking lot until directed to do so by the teachers.

The readers of the News and Tribune have spoken. In a special edition of the News and Tribune, the winners of this year’s 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards will be revealed. I am pleased to announce that Melissa Housholder was chosen as the Clark County Reader’s Choice Teacher of the Year. We are so proud of Mrs. Housholder and a big thank you to all who voted.

School Pictures will be taken on Thursday, August 23rd and Friday, August 24th. 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. Guidelines for out of uniform days are in the school handbook. Picture order forms are going home today. You may also order online at mylifetouch.com and enter our school code: HM308025Y0.

St. Anthony School will continue the program to monitor and improve our Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in our school. We want to provide a safe, comfortable, and productive environment for our faculty, staff and students. The school will utilize the guidelines provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prevent IAQ problems and respond to any IAQ issues that may arise. Our Maintenance Supervisor, Leroy Wilson, oversees the program in our school. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Leroy at 812-282-2144.

Thanks to everyone who purchased PTO SCRIP certificates last year. The SCRIP program will be continued during the 2018-2019 school year. Projected sales dates are listed below. Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When school families and parishioners buy scrip, they are purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. They can be used to purchase everyday expenditures like food, clothing, gifts, and other essentials. Every scrip purchase earns revenue for the school. The program is very easy to use. I will place an order approximately once a month. Order forms will be in the Bear Facts and on the parish website. You choose the gift certificates you want to buy and then return the form and payment to school by the due date. The following week, scrip certificates will be available for pick-up in the school office. The school earns from two to fifteen percent of the face value of the scrip. The deadline for the first scrip order will be August 17th. Checks need to be made to St. Anthony PTO. Place the order form and payment in an envelope labeled PTO Scrip and turn it in to the office. If you have questions, please contact me. Thank you, Denise Lewis 945-0501 August 17 January 11 September 21 February 8 October 19 March 8 November 9 April 5 December 7 May 10

One of the most valuable life skills a student can learn from his/her parent/guardian is the responsibility of arriving at school every day on time. This skill can easily be accomplished and will transfer as a valuable asset for the future. One of the most important times of the school day is the morning. This is a time for students to prepare for the day. Students can miss valuable instruction time by being late in the morning. The whole tone of a child’s school day is set in the first part of the day. Please help support your children in learning habits that will help them be successful at school and throughout life. Consequences for excessive tardiness per quarter 1st tardy-Warning 2nd tardy-Warning 3rd tardy-Warning letter to parent 4th tardy-Detention to be served After the initial 4 tardies, the student will serve a detention for each additional tardy. If a child serves 4 or more detentions in a quarter, then a meeting will be set up with parents and Principal to discuss further consequences.

I want to give a shout it to Mrs. Pickerrell’s 1st grade class. They had perfect attendance from July 30th – August 3rd. Every student was here on time and stayed from bell to bell each day. Way to go, 1P!

Due to scheduling, the recess of some classes will have to take place in the afternoon. We ask that for the safety of our students and your children, you not line up for dismissal on the 3-8 side until 2:00 PM.

Once again this year, the school will be sponsoring the Paragon Catalog Sales. The catalogs are coming home today and the return date is August 22nd. We would encourage you to look at the catalog and if possible to place an order. All the profits go to help the school with projects.

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.

All students who ordered a school yearbook will receive it on Wednesday, August 8th. If you did not order a yearbook, the office will have some extra ones if you are interested in purchasing one. The cost of the yearbook will be $20.00.