Annunciation School Newsletter Annunciationbvm.org October 3, 2018 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained unscathed? Job 9:3 Dear Parents, Tonight is a busy night for our Viking Nation! Our 8 th Grade girls volleyball team plays TONIGHT at 6:00 p.m. at West Aurora High School in the City of Lights CHAMPIONSHIP game versus our Catholic League rivals Holy Angels. Come cheer our Lady Vikings on to victory! After the game, head back to school for our annual LUMINARY MASS starting at 7:30 p.m. in the cemetery. If you have never attended this beautiful Annunciation tradition, tonight s mild weather seems like the perfect time to start. The students enjoy searching for the luminary bags they decorated and the whole mass is very moving. Join fellow parishioners for refreshments in the gym following mass. As I mentioned at Curriculum Night, I am pleased to have Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author of Please Stop Laughing at Me, presenting to both our students and parents this month. This is a collaborative effort by the principals of Holy Angels, St. Rita, Holy Cross, and St. Peter to bring us one of the nation s experts on bullying. Jodee Blanco has presented her celebrated anti-bullying program It s NOT Just Joking Around to a combined audience of over a half million people. Jodee will be speaking to our staff at Friday s In-service Day to help arm teachers with tools to squelch bullying and provide support for both sides of the issue. On Tuesday, October 23, Jodee will be here to present to our Kindergarten through 4 th grade students (4 th grade parents, please refer to the email I sent to you on Monday night asking you to disregard the permission slip that went home on Monday). On Wednesday, October 24, our 5 th through 8 th grade students will travel to Holy Angels for their presentation. Finally, we are hosting a parent presentation on Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Aurora Central Catholic High School. Ladies Night Out BUNCO is back!! Last year, Home & School introduced a fun Ladies Only bunco event and it was so well-received, that we re bringing it back THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 at 7:00pm in the school gym. Appetizers, soda, and waters will be provided BYOB if you d like something else We ll have 50/50 and raffles, too! Invite your friends and neighbors for a fun night out!! Consult the flyer in this newsletter to sign up online. Sincerely, Have a great rest of your week! Enjoy the LONG weekend! Mrs. Jennifer Wardynski
Have you noticed the awesome school logo painted in the lobby? the beautiful new birdhouse outside of church? the cool new designs on some of the teachers desks? Each one of these things was designed and painted by our creative, talented, and generous MRS. JACQUIE JUNGELS!! Thank you, Mrs. Jungels, for all you do for our school! Also thanks to Tim Jungels and Pete Runge for building/welding/installing the birdhouse and to Mia Jungels for helping Mrs. Jungels paint the beautiful design.
Reminder: There is no school this Friday, October 5 as the faculty will be attending an inservice or on Monday, October 8 for Columbus Day. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All students who ordered a gym uniform received their uniform on Tuesday. Therefore, all students should be wearing a gym uniform to P.E. class. If your child does not have a gym uniform, please contact the office. Please be sure to write your child s name on his/her gym uniform. Uniforms are frequently misplaced and mixed-up and if there is not a name on the uniform it is difficult to return it to the right owner. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Only 5 weeks until the Tradition of Excellence Dinner Dance and Silent Auction! Please send in your RSVP cards and sold raffle tickets to the office. The Tradition of Excellence Dinner Dance is not limited to school families. Invite your family and friends to join you for a night of fun! Class baskets are starting to receive donations. We are still looking for items for all baskets! Please see the flyer below for your class(es) theme. If you have any questions about how the Tradition of Excellence works, please feel free to call the office. Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fall is here and so is the Taffy Apple Sale! These items make great gifts for the fall season. All orders and money must be turned in by Wednesday, October 10th to the office. Pickup will be on Friday, October 19th in the upper building. The top ten families that sell the most will receive a FREE dress down day to be announced at a later date. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Becker at 630-338-9044 or kimbecker08@gmail.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Family dine out night..monday, October 22 nd 11 am 11 pm at Buffalo Wild Wings on Orchard Road. Present this ticket and 10% of proceeds get donated back to Annunciation School.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manna Workers: Thursday, October 4 2:45 3:15 Lisa Hamsmith -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrol Schedule Week of October 8 Morning: Brooklynn Washington and Matthew Gay Afternoon: Julian Garcia and Avrie Parsons --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Server Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 4 8:00 a.m. Brooklynn Washington Katie Phillippe Saturday, Oct. 6 5:15 p.m. Avrie Parsons Ryah Parsons Sunday, Oct. 7 7:30 a.m. Jacob Gay Matthew Gay 8:45 a.m. Katie Phillippe Jess Seaton 10:00 a.m. Will Schwartz Patrick Fitzgerald 11:30 a.m. Austin Baloun Addison McCarty Tuesday, Oct. 9 8:00 a.m. Avrie Parsons Ryah Parsons Wednesday, Oct. 10 8:45 a.m. Grant Wardynski Austin Baloun
Pumpkinpalooza! Student Council is sponsoring a school-wide competition to promote school and Halloween Spirit! Decorate a pumpkin! Use paint and other accessories to decorate a pumpkin based on an idea from a book or a character from a book or movie. Pumpkins can be brought to the upper building on October 29 and 30. Vote for your favorites! All of the pumpkins will be displayed in the gym on October 30. You can vote for your favorites by putting a quarter in each pumpkin s bag. Bring a few quarters and vote as many times as you want. If you can t find enough quarters at home, bring in some dollars and we will trade you for some quarters. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in both the primary and upper buildings. These are just a few of the awesome entries from last year!
CLASS BASKETS The class baskets have always been very popular at our Tradition of Excellence dinner/dance on November 9 th. Dinner attendees are able to purchase raffle tickets for chances to win the baskets. Please consider donating towards your class s basket, no donation too small. Due to the success of last year s baskets, we are partnering classes with their buddy class again this year. Please find your grade(s) below, the class basket committee has included more high-end ideas to encourage families to join together on larger purchases. We are also encouraging cash donations as an easier option! Let us do the shopping for you! Here are this year s themes: PRE-K & 8 TH GRADE GIFT CARD & SCRATCH OFF LOTTERY TICKET TREE Target, Kohl s, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Visa/MasterCard, Gas Cards, Restaurant Gift Cards, etc. KINDERGARTEN & 7 TH GRADE FAMILY OUTING Hotel Gift Card or Certificate, Brookfield Zoo Passes, Santa s Village, Funway Certificate, Movie Theatre Gift Card, Sky High/Bounce Town/Airtastic Certificates, Restaurant Gift Cards, Chuck E Cheese/Luigi s/dave & Buster s Gift Cards, etc. 1 ST GRADE & 4 TH GRADE GREAT OUTDOORS YETI Cooler, Large Tent (5 person or larger), Bags Set, YETI Koozies/Tumblers, Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Camping Chairs, and Bug Zapper 2 ND GRADE & 5 TH GRADE MANCAVE Liquor, Wine, Beer (especially IPA s), Margarita Machine, Dart Board, and Binny s Gift Card 3 rd GRADE & 6 th GRADE KID FRENZY Xbox One, Xbox One Controller, Gaming Headset with Mic (compatible with Xbox One), Gift Cards (Best Buy, Game Stop, Xbox, itunes), Legos and Lego Sets. All donations (monetary and items) can be sent to school labeled TOE CLASS BASKETS. A final due date will be announced in a future newsletter. Please contact Julie Jungels with any questions at juliejungels@yahoo.com Pease make checks payable to Michele Sojka if you want us to do the shopping!
It s A Ladies Night Out! SO..let the good times ROLL! Annunciation s Home & School Presents an evening of fun, 50/50 and raffles. $10 per person Thursday, October 18 th Doors open at 6:30 and rolling begins at 7:00 pm Annunciation Gym Appetizers and desserts will be provided, along with Pop and Water. If you prefer something else, it's BYOB! Invite your friend(s) and RSVP by October 11 th so, we have just the right count! Questions please contact: Brenda Quinn at bfidler00@yahoo.com 630-248-9360 Please return the bottom with payment to the school office marked Bunco Night Or register at https://goo.gl/tfa4tb. Make checks payable to Annunciation. Name(s)
CUB SCOUTS PRESENTS A DAY OUT AT ABBEY FARMS! OCTOBER 8TH 2018 3:30PM - 6:00PM $6.99 PER SCOUT AND FAMILY RSVP by October 7th to scouts@tranchita.com Cub Scout families only. Uniform Required
C U B S C O U T S P R E S E N T S OCTOBER PACK MEETING SUNDAY OCT 14TH 2018 ANNUNCIATION GYM 5:00-6:15PM Duty To God Reminders This month we will focus on the adventure Duty to God. From helping with Luminary Mass bags, attending Church, and learning about being a good neighbor in all settings, our scouts will be able to earn their badge at our November pack meeting. Uniforms Required. This includes: Scout Shirt Neckerchief Belt Comfortable Pants/Shorts Comfortable Shoes Our Pack adventure this month will be attending Abbey Farms on Oct 8th at 3:30. See Facebook or flyer for more details. www.facebook.com/annunciationpack316