Community Friends Day is Thursday, April 10: 9:00 Mass,
followed by refreshments and time to visit in school. Be sure to see
the flyer and respond to the office.
Ice
Skating Field Trip on Friday April 11th. This field trip was
originally scheduled for Catholic Schools Week, but because of a snow-day,
it had to be rescheduled. New permission forms have gone home.
Please return them as soon as possible.
School Improvement Plan
Participants in the School Improvement Process were commissioned during Mass on March 30. We
are reviewing questionnaire results in the context of our School
Improvement Plan, among other things. We have received survey
returns from about 40% of our parents, but the committee set a minimum
goal of 50% return. Every questionnaire received is read and placed in
a binder. The Committee selected by the Archdiocese will have access to
those surveys.
Thank you to those who have completed and returned the survey to school. The deadline for completing and submitting the questionnaire is Friday, April 11, 2008.
The questionnaire can be found on the Fastdirect screen: Click, Print,
Answer, and Return to the office on or before April 11.
School
Playground Raffle
All proceeds go
toward
construction of a New Playground!
1st Prize -
Cardinal Luxury Suite
2nd Prize - $1,000
Tickets: $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, we're holding two additional drawings for $100 in gas or food cards. The
winner of the first drawing, held on March 17, is the Passafiume
family. A second drawing on April 14 will include all tickets sold
through April 11. We are at 40% of our ticket-sale goal and hope that each family can sell at least four tickets.
The Bells of St. Ambrose
Auction
Save
the Date:
November
15, 2008
Committees are now
forming and all meet on the first Wednesday of the month.
Watch for a link on Fast Direct with Volunteer Opportunities and other information.
Please also begin
collecting gifts and bring to school with your name marked clearly.
Auction Preview Item
Sr. Felicetta Cole, ASCJ, taught music to generations of children on this
upright piano, offered as a preview to The Bells of St. Ambrose
auction. Now you can
bring this beautiful instrument, and all the tradition it represents, into your
own home. The memories and melodies it offers are priceless.
Any bidders are welcome to see the piano; please call Linda Gambaro at 314-776-4808 to make these arrangements.
Please submit bids in writing by April 7, 2008, by mail
to
Sr. Carol Sansone
St. Ambrose
School
5110 Wilson
Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Or via e-mail to srcsansone@aol.com
Winning
bidder will be notified by April 8, 2008, and is responsible for picking up and
moving the piano.
School Service
Money
raised during dress-down days at St. Ambrose from September through March
has been in support of St. Patrick Center's Key Player Initiative. We
submiited a check in the amount of $1646.26 for inclusion in the
"corporate gift," representing all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese
of St. Louis. A press conference will be held on April 22 at St.
Patrick Center announcing the final total! Thanks to all of you, it
will be BIG!!!
"May God richly bless you for your leadership in this effort, and the children for their generosity and care!"
Sue Brown
Director of Marketing and Community Relations
Catholic Education Office
Safe Environment Program Compliance
The
archdiocese recently completed a review and determined that St.
Ambrose is in compliance with the Safe Environment Program (SEP), as
required by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. The efforts of Linda
Gambaro were commended in achieving this goal. Please remember that all
volunteers need to be in compliance to be considered active and work
directly with the children. This requires attending the Protecting
God's Children workshop and completing the associated paperwork.
Video Streaming
Update
Have you viewed
the Video Clips on the St. Ambrose web site yet? The new link to Catholic
Schools Week includes many pictures of the kids! More videos are in production,
so check back often. Click the St.
Ambrose link here or atop the upper-left column on the Fast Direct home
page. Or enter www.stambroseonthehill.com/school in your web browser.
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 every day. 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. With
everybody’s help we can reach our goal. Thank you.
Safe Touch Curriculum
The Archdiocesan Child Safety Committee has developed a school
based-curriculum for grades K-8 that contains practical, helpful information to
help children protect themselves from dangers that exist today. The goal is to
equip our students with the skills necessary for them to participate in their
own personal physical safety. The objective of this curriculum, entitled "Safe Touch," is to teach our
children self-protection skills. Children will learn body safety rules in an
age-appropriate and non-threatening manner. This curriculum will be taught by
Lisa Horner, learning consultant, who is a trained lead teacher. It will consist
of one class period.
The
"Safe Touch" curriculum approaches safety issues in a respectful
manner, connecting our Catholic values with information to keep our
children safe. Please do not hesitate to contact Sr. Carol or Mrs.
Horner if you have any questions or concerns regarding this important
piece of your child's education. Feel free to look over the curriculum
plan presented to your child at any time during the school day. It will
be available in the penthouse, or you can call Mrs. Horner to arrange a
time. If for whatever reason you would prefer your child not to hear
this presentation at school, you have the option of opting him or her
from the program. Simply contact Sr. Carol or Mrs. Horner.
Children's Safety in Using the Internet
These tips were provided by US Attorney, Catharine
Hanaway at a lecture she gave recently.
- No computers in bedrooms. Keep you
computer in a family room or public area of your house so you can monitor the
sites your child is going to or the pictures they are viewing.
- Take your web
cam off or cover the lens with tape or a sticker. Hackers have figured out how
to turn these on remotely.
- Teach your child not to talk to strangers whether
it be on-line or in person. Most kids understand the dangers of talking to
strangers in person, be sure they also know not to talk to strangers on-line.
- By screen shot software at a local office store that will show you page views
updated every 15 seconds. This will allow you to know a predator is not
contacting your child and will help you get their myspace or facebook log on
info.
- Either don't let your child have a presence on myspace or facebook or
require that you be one of their friends so you can view their page's activity.
- Go to the website http://inobtr.org/Intro.aspx to learn more on how to
protect the children you care about.
Archdiocesan Tuition Grant Applications for 2008 - 2009 are available at the rectory OR go online at www.factstuitionaid.com.
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.
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