School
Playground RaffleAll proceeds go
toward
construction of a New Playground!1st Prize -
Cardinal Luxury Suite2nd Prize - $1,000Tickets: $25
each, or 5 for $100
Winner
will be announced on May 20th at the School Picnic, but
need not be present.
To reward early
participation, two additional drawings will be made for $100 in gas or food cards. All
raffle tickets sold through March 14 are eligible for the first drawing
on March 17. A second drawing on April 14 will include all tickets sold
through April 11. We hope that each family can sell at least one book
of five tickets.
Recycle!
Our school recycled 10 tons of paper in the last two months, thanks to
all of you. We are very close to our goal of 35 tons and winning a prize in the
Paper Recycling contest! Please remember to recycle your newspapers, magazines,
catalogs, and school papers everyday. After we win $1,000, we will contribute
our prize to the playground fund. So please recycle and bring the paper to our school
bins on Hereford, across from the Soccer Lot. We need nine tons by March 31. With
everybody’s help we can reach our goal. Thank you. Registration for 2008-2009 School Year
Registration
of new students is currently under way. Please help to promote St.
Ambrose School among relatives, friends, and neighbors. The focus in
the month of March is on Kindergarten registration, with readiness
screening taking place on Wednesday, March 12.
The Archdiocesan Tuition Grant Applications for 2008 - 2009 are available at the rectory OR go online at www.factstuitionaid.com.
A Couple of Changes to Note
- Mrs.
Kar is expecting a baby, due the first week in April. We wish her a
healthy delivery and recovery. Mrs. Mandy Longland will be substituting
until Mrs. Kar returns in August. Mrs. Gambaro is taking a temporary
leave of absence to shift into "grandma mode" through the end of the
school year. She will be returning in the summer and will continue to
be available from home for questions, particularly on Parent
Participation and Protecting God's Children compliance. Feel free to
contact her via Fast Direct or by phone. We all know she'll look
forward to talking with adults once in a while!
- Two
snow days were built into the schedule, but having taken three this
year, we need to arrange a make-up day. Consequently, April
28--originally scheduled as a day off--will be a regular school day, as
now noted in the Calendar.
Yearbook Order
Forms are coming home for those who wish to
purchase.
Box Tops Contest
The
winning class was Mrs. Elmore’s Third Grade Homeroom.
Congratulations to them. They will be receiving a Pizza Lunch for their
efforts. As a school, we collected 13,228 box tops and 11,035 labels.
Thank you to Mrs. Angie Kaestner and her staff for all of their hard
work in preparing, cutting, and counting the box tops and labels. Thank
you everyone for supporting this effort. We will be collecting both of
these items again in the Fall, so continue to save those box tops and
labels!
Other Easy
Ways to Show Your Support
St. Ambrose eMall: Purchase
products and
services from the more than 400 participating online merchants. In return, participating
merchants will
contribute a predetermined percentage of each purchase to 4OurCause for
St. Ambrose. Click the Shop Online and Help the School link on Fast Direct.
Recycle
Your
Ink Jet Cartridges, Paper, and Aluminum Cans: This
free program generates money
for St. Ambrose and helps protect the environment. Simply drop the
cartridges off in the cafeteria and the paper and cans in the bins on
Hereford.
Target's Take
Charge of
Education Program: Apply for a Target
REDcard or Visa
and 1% of your
purchases are returned to your designated school.Foot
Locker School Rewards and Flowers into Dollars: Present
the key tags recently sent home at Foot Locker stores or shop
online at footlocker.com and 1-800-flowers.com, using our School Code
WL3B when checking out. Whatever your method of payment, 5% of what you
spend will be donated to St. Ambrose.Macy's Shop for
Education Program: Sign
up to support St. Ambrose and every time you use your Macy's card, the
school earns money. Complete the flyer sent home this week and return
to the office to start earning from 1 to 3 percent of your monthly
charged purchases at Macy's.Internet Search
Website: Search
the web
with www.goodsearch.com
and money from their advertisers
will go to your favorite
charity.Common
Sense Parenting
The first session of this skill-based parenting program that
teaches parents practical and effective ways to increase
children’s positive behavior, decrease negative behavior, and
teach appropriate behavior is full. Trainers will be offering the program again
during the Summer and in the Fall. Dates and times to be
announced.
School
Improvement News
One
of the parts of our School Improvement “Validating the
Vision” process is our Catholic Identity. We want to share what
the students are doing currently. Each grade of St. Ambrose attends
Mass twice weekly, including the All School Mass on Fridays at 8:00 am.
During Lent, all students and teachers attend Stations of the Cross
each Friday at 2:30 pm in church. Grades 2-8 had the opportunity
to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for Lent on February 25th
and 26th. The second graders will be making their First Holy Communion
on April 12, 2008, and the seventh and eighth graders will receive the
Sacrament of Confirmation on April 7, 2008. Both the Communicants and
Confirmandi have scheduled days of retreat to assist them in preparing
for their sacraments. Thank you to the teachers and parents who have
also been busy preparing the children for these sacraments.
The Bells of St. Ambrose
Auction
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Calendar
Events
and Activities
In
the Classroom and the Community
Volunteer
Opportunities
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