HORNETS BUZZ March 27, 2017 www.stathanasiuslouisville.com St. Athanasius School Co-Workers in Faith, Partners in Education Fostering Community Celebrating Tradition Discovering Giftedness Embracing Accountability Growing in the Spirit Reece s Piece! A Note from the Principal It s almost April Fool s Day. Have fun with it. Tell your child stories of silly mistakes or dumb things you did when you were a kid. Mutual laughter can take the pressure off. www.susanvogt.net Odds and Ends Flower Sale to Benefit St. A. School Library Mrs. Bainbridge will be selling various potted flowers to benefit the school library. Orders are due by April 11th. We have attached an order form at the end of the Buzz. There are samples of geraniums in the hall outside the school office this week to preview. NO HOMEWORK HALL ON THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH EASTER WEEK There will be no sports, sports practices, or meetings during Easter week, (Wednesday April 12- April 16 th.) There will be an Easter Egg hunt on Easter Saturday from 10am - 2pm. St. Athanasius Alumni Award/2017 Nominations We need your help to find the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Candidate. The Nomination form is attached to the Buzz. Please return the form to the school office, collection at Mass, or email to: stahornetsschoolboard@gmail.com. Deadline for nominations are Friday, April 29 th. Mark your Calendar March 29 Youth Group mtg., St. Rita, 3-5 pm, Casper Center March 29 Book Buddies CANCELLED March 30 7/8 th gr. Field Trip to the Palace March 30 NO HOMEWORK HALL March 31 NO SCHOOL SPRNG BREAK, 3/31 4/11 March 31 Last day to drop off shoes for Water Step/church March 31 Fish Fry, parent workers/cakes - 2 nd & 5 th grades April 7 Fish Fry, Girl Scouts/makeups - cakes/workers April 11 School Resumes April 11 6 th gr. Field trip to Squire Boone Caverns April 11 Grandparents lunch for 8B, 12:10, Cafe April 11 4 th gr. Field trip to Kentucky Derby Museum April 12 Box Tops Due today April 13 Last day of Penny Wars April 14 Free Dress Day- Twin Day, $1/donation April 18 Talent Show, 1 pm, gym - $1/donation to attend April 21 Mother/Son Night at the Bats April 26 2 nd gr. Field trip to see Slim Goodbody - Clifton Ctr. April 28 5 th gr. Field trip to JA Chase Finance Park April 28 Deadline for 2017 Alumni Nomination form Buzz deadline is 3:00 pm on Mondays. Information for the buzz can be sent to albrittonj@athanasiusschool.org PENNY WARS Don t forget that the Penny Wars are going on until April 13 th. All money collected will go towards Catholic Relief Services/Rice Bowl incentive. YEARBOOKS - Orders are now being taken for the 2016-17 Yearbook. Order forms were sent home yesterday with the students. Extra order forms are available in the school Office. Books are $15/ea. Deadline to order is Friday, April 14 th.
Mother-Son Night Bats Baseball game, April 21 st, 7:05 pm. Tickets are $8/ea. Money and regist. forms are due by April 11 th. Check the end of the Buzz for a registration form. Extra forms are also available in the school office. Ms. Blevins is available in the Spanish room on Weds. mornings. The Computer lab will be open on Tues/Weds. mornings from 7:10 7:40 a.m. and Weds/Thurs.after school until 3:30. Students staying after school for computer must have a permission note from a parent. BOX TOPS TURN IN DAY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 TH This is the last turn in for this school year. Each student turning in at least 50 Box Tops labels will receive a Free Dress Pass. The room with the most labels collected for the year will win a pizza party. FREE DRESS DAY Student Council made $235 on our free dress day for the Scholarship fund on March 23 rd. April 17 April 19 April 20 April 24 GROWING IN THE SPIRIT SAFE Workshops for 2017 All Workshops begin at 6:30 pm St. Athanasius, Cafeteria Holy Trinity School, Multipurpose Bldg. St. Joseph s in Bardstown, Cafeteria Our Lady of Lourdes, Cafeteria Cafeteria News - The Cafeteria no longer sends notices home when a student s lunch acct. is low. It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to keep track of their student s balance. Checks and cash may still be sent to the Cafeteria through the students. Please try to keep your child s lunch acct. up-to-date. Students are not allowed to call home to ask for lunch money. Per Archdiocesan policy, any student owing more than $13.25 on their lunch acct. must bring a lunch from home until their acct. is up-to-date. The cafeteria is not obligated to provide students with a lunch. The USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider. GRANDPARENT LUNCHES All Lunches start at 12:10 pm 12:40 pm. 8 th - Brown April 11 8 th - McCarty April 25 7 th - Rechtenwald May 2 7 th - Todd May 16 EMBRACING ACCOUNTABILITY Homework Hall Students who will be staying for Homework Hall must have a permission form on file. Help is available each Mon. Thurs. afternoons until 3:30 pm. Homework Hall will be in the Library on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Wednesdays it will be in the Spanish Room. All students must be picked up by 3:30 pm from Homework Hall unless they are going to SAFE. SAFE TRAINING On April 17 th, we will be having SAFE Training in the cafeteria, from 6:30-8:30 pm. This is a mandatory class for all those who volunteer, coach, work with, or plan on working around school children. Please call the parish office for questions 969-3332. SAFE Training is for those who are 16 and older. There is no child care available. Altar Servers Students in grades 4 8 th who have had altar server training are strongly encouraged to sign up to serve masses. Serving can be counted towards service hours. Sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a4caeaa2c A7FB6-altar1 If you need further information you may contact the school office, 969-2345. Circle of Life Youth Group Youth Group will meet ea. Wednesday during March at St. Rita. In April the group will meet ea. Wednesday at St. A. The group will alternate months at each school. Youth Group Is open to all middle school students in grades 6 8 th. For further information, contact John Sohl at 502-509-1405 or @ circleoflifeyouth@gmail.com. SUMMER CAMPS What are you doing this summer? Join us at Mercy Academy for our summer camps. Mercy offers a wide variety of academic and athletic camps for girls and boys, there is something for everyone! Check it out and register online at www.mercyacademy.com/summercamps Assumption High School Summer Camps Now is the time to start planning for summer, and Assumption High School is excited to announce that registration for the 2017 camp schedule is now open! AHS is offering a variety of exciting enrichment and athletic
summer camps such as archery, volleyball, introduction to robotics, and culinary, just to name a few! We hope your family will be able to take advantage of some of these opportunities, and we ask that you please help spread the word with prospective families that you know! Space is limited, so visit ahsrockets.org to learn more and register today! Contact lauren.lega@ahsrockets.org for questions.