St. Agnes School
Family Newsletter
February 2, 2011

Mission Statement of Saint Agnes School
Saint Agnes Elementary School strives for excellence in providing a Catholic education that inspires and empowers our students to embrace the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ as compassionate and faithful Christians, who continue to pursue their spiritual journey, their highest academic potential, and stewardship to others.

Catholic School Week: Wow….what a roll we are on…

     The opening prayer service was a nice beginning to our Catholic School Week. We invited some alumni to tell us some great stories from their days at St. Agnes School after the prayer service. What fun to hear stories from the olden days!!!

     Despite the fact that the bowling had to be rescheduled, our foyer is filled with soup for the poor. We will reschedule bowling on a day when there is no chance of bad weather!! The junior high science fair was impressive Tuesday evening. Check out the projects in the gym tonight!

     Today eight of our students attended the Catholic School Week mass at the Cathedral. The bishop usually gives students no homework for the rest of the week as a Catholic School week treat. This year the bishop said he is tired of getting in trouble with teachers and parents about no homework, or letting children off of school, so the principal can give all the students a Catholic School Week treat. Our eighth grade student council is going to present five suggestions for a treat for all the students to me and I will try to pick one of them for our special Catholic School Week treat. Stay tuned to the newsletter and you will see what was chosen.

     The ice cream social was fun for all! We hope to see all of you tonight for our Mass and Academic Showcase. Check out the classroom activities, the science fair and don’t miss the wax museum. See you at 6:00 in church! The school will not be opened for visitors until after mass. Teachers will unlock the classrooms and turn on the lights after mass. Thanks.

     Tomorrow is “Get Up and Move Day.” Wait until you hear about that from your children! Tomorrow students may wear any sport team shirts…with uniform bottoms or gym uniforms. Friday is all school liturgy; students may wear any catholic school spiritwear….and if you dare, join us for the eighth grade vs teacher volleyball game at 1:00.

     At coffee and donuts after mass on Sunday, various projects and a few wax museum characters will attend. Come to coffee and donuts after mass on Sunday.

Thanks to all the parents, teachers and friends who have helped us so much this week!!!! We appreciate all of us working together to make this a special week!!!

Registrations: We are now accepting open registrations for next school year in most grade levels.

Delay Schedules: Remember parents, for your convenience, if we are ever on a delay because of snow or ice, I am always in the school office at the normal time… often earlier on those days. Don’t hesitate to bring your children at normal time. Thank you.

Save the Date for LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! March 24th at 6:30 ~ ALL 4th, 5th & 6th graders, families and friends! For the next six weeks, your son or daughter will be rehearsing this music revue during music class. Lights!Camera!Action! features six songs from popular movies and guest appearances from some of today's top movie stars. It is sure to be a hit with ALL generations as you will spot characters as popular as SpongeBob, to ladies as glamorous as Katherine Hepburn and Mae West. All 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will be expected to be at this performance. THANK YOU! Mrs. Miller

Congratulations: The following seventh and eighth graders received free Reds tickets for
having an “A” average on the second quarter report card! They are:

Coire Ayres              Annabel Biernat            Catherine Ehlman
Andy Flood              Adam Flynn                 Austin Flynn
Sam Hacker             Emma Kramer              Noah Lenhof
Sam Romes             Ben Schoberg               Nathan Sucher
Kirk Tabeling           Hannah Talkers             Lily Thaman
David Wood            Hannah Colvin               Connor Duell
Parker Duell            Jake Fischer                 Abby Gruner
Adam Ruwe            Natalie Kleier                 Kelsey Sucher
Emily Kreutzjans      Ali Maier                      Meleia Michels
Rachel Peavler         Claire Suetholz              Cooper Theobald
Hannah Good           Josie Hammon              Isabella Ramicone
Bo Schuh                Alex Smith                    Hannah Ziegelmeyer
             Congratulations to all! Great Job!!

Congratulations to our Newest Published Poets! Mrs. Dwyer entered the tributes written in her literature classes in the “Creative Communication” poetry contest, and thirty-six were accepted for publication. This is quite an honor because students from all over the United States compete. Students have the opportunity to purchase the poetry book containing their tribute poems (all information has been sent home), and St. Agnes will receive a complimentary copy. Here are our winners:

Libby Anneken, Taylor Berling, Jake Brueggeman, Cassie Collins, Caroline Cooney, Claire Cooney, Alexandra Deaton, Andrew Di Puccio, Anthony Di Puccio, Jake Erpenbeck, Stuart Green, Josie Hammon, Noah Helbling, Ben Kindt, Skyler Koch, Annie Kramer, Emily Kreutzjans, Meleia Michels, Noah Middendorf, Adrian, Kylie Nienaber, Rachel Peavler, Isabella Ramicone, Mitchell Rensing, Adam Ruwe, Bo Schuh, Nick Shea, Alex Smith, Micaela Stephenson, Claire Suetholz, Hope Thelen, Cooper Theobald, Savanna Woods, Hannah Ziegelmeyer

Congratulations to our junior high Social Studies winners:

First place: Connor Hodge, Andy Flood
Second place: Adam Wessels
Fourth place: Hannah Colvin

Congratulations to our junior high Science Fair winners:

Seventh Grade:

1st place: Andy Flood – Will You Be Dining In?
2nd place: Nathan Sucher – Optical Illusion
3rd place: Frank Auberger – Stop Talking
4th place: Andrew Hellmueller – Radiant Radishes
5th place: Coire Ayres – DNA
6th place: Hannah Colvin – Is Your Tooth Brush Killing You?
6th place: Sam Romes – Brush, Brush, Brush your Teeth
7th place: Paige Deglow – Tendon Troubles
8th place: Parker Duell – Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
Most Artistic Board: Connor Duell – To Catch a Thief

 Eighth Grade:

1st place: Cooper Theobald – Don’t Drink the Water
3rd place: Hannah Ziegelmeyer – Where is the CO2 Hiding?
4th place: Cassie Collins – Does it Burn?
4th place: Claire Suetholz – Desalination Investigation
5th place: Steven Faris – Retrofitting with Braces
5th place: Kylie Nienaber – Water Retention Rocks
6th place: Skyler Koch – Oil Spill Sucking Up the Mulch
7th place: Meleia Michels – Going Thru Hoops
7th place: Emily Kreutzjans – Ice Ice Baby
Most Artistic Board: Abigail Kennedy – To Flush or Not To Flush

Great job, Everyone!!!

PTO News:

HAPPY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!!! We are so blessed here at St. Agnes with A+ faculty, parish, students and parents! This is one of the favorite weeks for the kids, full of fun, celebration and prayer! They love everything from the donuts, the outings, the services, the ice cream, the volleyball and everything in between!!! It takes many parents and school staff to make it all possible!! Thank you to each of you! Heather Teller

BIG BLUE BASH 2011 - Did you know that this is the 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Big Blue Bash? We are excited about sharing our celebration with you! Invites went in the mail today - please contact us if you do not receive one by Monday. We also invite you to join us after each mass this Sunday for Donut Sunday! We will have tickets for the FREE Tuition/Cash Raffle available for sale and you can also RSVP for the event. Click here for some details about the event. If you have any questions, please contact Jacquie Bauereis at bauereisj@yahoo.com  or Aimee Dickhaus at ddickhaus@yahoo.com.  Thanks!

Market Day: It’s not too late to get your cookie orders in! Tomorrow is the Market Day cut off. Orders can be kidmailed through Aidan Mast – 2W. Order online at www.marketday.com and get access to special Web Clearance only items. Pick Up will be on 2/8 at 5:30 in the school cafeteria.

February Eat Out Nights: Please keep the following in mind if you are eating out this month:
Skyline - Monday, Feb. 7 from 5:00p to 9:00p. Please use the attached coupons.
Sub Station II - Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 5:00p to 8:00p. Please use the attached coupons.

Spiritwear: We will be selling Spiritwear in the cafeteria during Open House on Wed. evening. Please stop by.

365 Lotto: Congratulations to all the 365 Lotto winners for February, 2011. The winners were drawn in the school office this month due to family commitments on doughnut Sunday. Here is a link for the winners. We are still looking for volunteers to help with the set up and drawing of the winners each month at doughnut Sunday. Please email Tish at tish.bright@insightbb.com if you would like to volunteer.

Boosters News:

Spring 2011 Soccer Registration: Registrations will be accepted through February 7, 2011. There will be no in-person registration. Unfortunately, NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FEBRUARY 7, 2011 and there will be NO EXCEPTIONS! Click here for a registration form and for more information.

Baseball Registration: Registrations for knothole, t-ball, and coach pitch are being accepted until February 12th. Registrations received after February 12th are not guaranteed a roster spot and will only be accepted as needed to fill rosters. Please note that there will be no in person registration and sign up forms are available via the website and click on the School link. Instructional teams (t-ball and coach pitch) will begin practice in early April and games begin around the first week of May. Games are played on Wed. or Thurs. evening and the season lasts about 8 weeks. Knothole teams generally start practice in mid March (weather permitting) with league games starting in late April and going through June. Knothole teams will generally practice one night per week and play 1-2 games per week (16 league games). Practice schedules/nights are not known until teams are formed and coaches are determined. Any other questions, please contact Joe Michels via email at Joem@Michelsconstruction.com or by phone at 859 344-8045.

Around Our School

Did you know….the 7th and 8th Grade Regional Governor’s Cup competition starts Tuesday and will finish Saturday at St. Henry School? Good luck!

Did you know…sixth grade students are making planetary models of the solar system and researching facts about each planet, the sun, earth’s moon, asteroids, comets, and meteors? We will be visiting the Drake Planetarium on February 8th where we will construct our own mars rovers and see programs on the winter sky and constellations.

Did you know…the third graders went to the Cincinnati Museum Center last Thursday to become “Rock Stars”? They attended a learning lab there where they did fun experiments. After that they saw the movie “Forces of Nature.” A few of the students commented that they were so glad that they do not live near a volcano.
     The third graders also have been bringing in old blankets and towels to give to the Clermont County Animal Shelter. The people at the shelter were so very happy to receive them on Saturday. Now the animals have something warm to lay on while they are waiting for their forever home.

Did you know…the third grade just finished the Steps to Respect Program. They learned how to keep the classroom and the school a bully-free zone! They even signed a pledge to keep bullying behavior out! Good job, Third Grade!