St. Agnes School
Family Newsletter
February 23, 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.

Congratulations to our MathCounts Team: The team competed at NKY on Saturday. We do not have the group score yet, but Kelsey Sucher, a seventh grader, is eligible to attend the state MathCount Meet as a result of her individual scores. Great job, everyone!

Spiritwear Day Tomorrow: Students may wear a St. Agnes spiritwear shirt/sweatshirt with gym uniform pants/shorts or regular uniform pants/shorts tomorrow.

Next Week’s Newsletter: Next week’s newsletter will be sent on Thursday instead of Wednesday. Please have any information for the newsletter to Mrs. Wainscott by Monday at 2:00. Thank you!

After School Traffic: About ten years ago, our parking lot after school was an accident waiting to happen. We rang the bell and students ran out of the school and ran to their cars in the church lot, and parents drove off. We hoped no one would get in front of a moving car, or get hurt. It is beginning to get dangerous at dismissal again at St. Agnes.
     Parents, if you pick up your children in a car after school, please follow the car rider rules. Students who are car riders, wait in the gym area and cars line up in the church lot and come down Molloy Drive in single file. On a good day the whole dismissal could take ten minutes; if students aren’t alert or watching for their cars, maybe twenty. We are always finished in the car line at 3:00. Please do not tell your children to go out as walkers and meet you on the other side of church, in front of church, on another street, down the road, or across the street at the motel. These are not safe places; there is no supervision at these places. All car riders should leave the school from the gym area.
     Walkers are students who leave the school and walk all the way home.
     Parents who pick up children in the car line should pull up all the way to the last set of steps by the convent. If your child is not there and ready, please pull over by the garages so that cars can pass you, or go around the line again. Do not pass cars unless they are on the side by the garages. We will do our best to keep the children more alert and watching for their cars, so the process can move swiftly. Thank you for your cooperation in this endeavor. Safety is first!

March Lunch Calendar: The March lunch and volunteer calendar is available online. We are in need of volunteers on many days. If you are available and would like to volunteer, please contact Mary Fischer at cafeteria@saintagnes.com.  Thank you!

Save the Date: St Agnes Jr. High will be performing in the play "Mirror Image" on April 1 and 2 at 7:30 pm. Performances will be held at NDA Theatre. Tickets will go on sale in mid March. Save the date...thank you!

Capital Campaign:  Last Sunday, in the bulletin and at all of the Masses, it was announced that we had received permission from Bishop Foys to conduct the capital campaign that we did the feasability study for last Fall, and that we have been working toward for over three years. We have set May 22 as the date for the campaign finale.
     Our Campaign Coordinators Committee has been working hard to get the leadership and committees of our campaign organized. Many of you may be called upon to help in some way with the campaign itself. Please be open to giving this your every consideration. Many have already given a great deal of time and effort to this campaign. The preparations to this point could hardly have been done better. We all will have to pull together to make this campaign a success. I think it is helpful to always remember that in the end, it is not about the money. It is about our parish and its ministries, which of course includes our school and the families our school serves. –Fr. Mark Keene

Capital Campaign: Thanks so far
As mentioned above, we owe a lot to those who have helped to prepare the way for this campaign. Some from as far back as the fall of 2007. Thanks to the following:

SCHOOL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE: Kevin Bright, Dave Collins, Linda Groh, Fr. Mark Keene, Mike Lange, Bob Lynch, Mary Jo McFadden, Paul Scheper, Ellen Zembrodt.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FEASABILITY COMMITTEE: Kevin Bright, David Collins, Chris Carlee, Julia Hurst, Fr. Mark Keene, Susan Kinsella, Joe Michels, Paul Scheper, Fr. Brian Wigger

CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR COMMITTEE: Julia Hurst, Fr. Mark Keene, Paul Scheper, Alison Vieth, Fr. Brian Wigger

CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE:
The Steering Committee (Composed of the campaign coordinators and the heads of all the committees):

Julia Hurst ~ Campaign Coordinator
Paul Scheper ~ Campaign Coordinator
Alison Vieth ~ Campaign Coordinator
Diane Ramey ~ Communications Committee Chair
Paul Kleier ~ Campaign Co-chair committee
Chris Carle ~ Advance Commitment Committee chair
Mike and Margie Witt ~ Informational Fellowship Meeting Committee chairs
Dave and Lynn Abeln ~ Invitation and Greeting Committee chairs
Jay Whittle ~ Commitment Sunday Committee chair
Joe Michels ~ Children’s Involvement Committee chair
Jackie Bauereis ~ Alumni Committee chair

–Fr. Mark Keene
 

PTO News:

BIG BLUE BASH: We are 10 days out!! Have you sent in your RSVP for the event? Don't forget that the deadline is this Sunday, February 27. If you need to call in your RSVP, please call Deborah Cody at 341-7509. Click on the link here to read many of the FAQs we've been asked! Also, our Rapid Raffle items are listed here as are our raffles offered that night. Also, brief party information can be found by clicking on this link. Look for complete details on all of our parties and silent auction items in next week's newsletter! We will also be selling class gift tickets through kidmail next week - look for the flyer in next week's newsletter... Put on your dancing shoes - you will have so much fun at this year's event!!!

Class Gift Raffle: We want everyone to have an opportunity to purchase a chance to win their child's classroom gift this year. We will be posting pictures of the gifts and descriptions on Monday, February 28. There will also be a pre-sale ticket form that can be downloaded and returned to school via kidmail any day next week. Chances for the class gifts will also be available for purchase during the Big Blue Bash. Winners for each gift will be drawn at the Big Blue Bash. Don't forget, you are only eligible to win the gift if your child/grandchild or relative is in that class.

St. Patrick’s Day Party: "May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door." With this Irish blessing comes an invitation to the St. Agnes parish family for an evening of fun and fellowship. Join us in Murphy Hall and wear your green for our annual St. Patrick's Day party on Saturday, March 18th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Enjoy Irish music, dancing, and good food. Please bring your favorite appetizer or dessert to share. There will be children's activities, door prizes, and split the pot. Admission is $4.00 for adults, children and teenagers are free. Make your reservations by contacting Mary Jo McFadden at 344-2718, mjmcfadden599@yahoo.com  or Janna Collins at 341-7766,  janna.collins@insightbb.com.  Volunteers are also needed for the party. This is a great way to get those last few family service hours done for the year.

Around Our School

From Mrs. Turner: I overheard two kindergarten boys talking about church. The one boy said he didn’t like church because his mom and dad get a treat and he doesn’t. The other boy said, “Yeah, they get a snack that is no fair.” I asked what treat/snack their parents got that they didn’t and they responded, “I don’t know what it is but they get in line and get something to eat and drink.” Too funny!

Thank you from P.J. Berling: Thank you to all of the St. Agnes staff, teachers and school families for your thoughtful notes of congratulations on my Citizenship. It was a wonderful ceremony. I am proud to be part of this great country and the St. Agnes community. God bless America. PJ Berling