Author: Janis DeVore

Are you looking ahead to the future and the next steps in your child’s education? Are you concerned about the rising costs of higher education and wondering how best to prepare? If so, you won’t want to miss the PTO General Assembly Meeting on Tuesday, October 6th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Activities Center.

Mr. Shak Hill, a certified financial planner and recognized speaker, will provide an overview of the College America 529 plan and address any questions that parents might have related to this topic. Highly regarded for his engaging and informative presentation style, this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Plan now to join us as we continue our commitment to offering a series of high quality speakers and relevant topics for our community!

Mr. Redman is introducing a new theme in Physical Education (PE) classes this year centered around the idea of Eagle Pride. The new theme will serve several functions. It will be a behavioral signal when students need to stop talking, stop moving, etc. “I am instructing students to be ready for my signal of ‘Eagle,’ explains Mr. Redman, “and they will respond with ‘Pride.’ ”

Eagle Pride will also support lessons in attitude and effort. Instead of being a “chicken that can’t get off the ground,” Mr. Redman encourages students to “have the right attitude which determines your altitude and allows you to soar!”

Mr. Redman’s hand-painted Eagle is currently featured on the PE bulletin board in the gym. He will also be tying in the concept of Eagle Pride with achievements in the new Eagle Pride quarterly PE newsletter.

Go All Saints Eagles!!

Is your son in first through fifth grade? Are you looking to build a foundation within your son that involves their faith, an understanding of their potential, and skills they may not learn in school through a dynamic program that gets them outside, emphasizes teamwork, builds friendships, rewards achievement, and is fun beyond compare?

Pack 1188 is inviting all first through fifth grade boys to come to their Pack Meetings in September and October! (They are a family-friendly pack; siblings and parents are welcome too.)

Upcoming Pack Meetings:

• Tuesday, September 15 from 7-8 PM or
• Tuesday, October 20 from 7-8 PM

Knights of Columbus Hall at All Saints
9290 Stonewall Road
Manassas, VA 20110

Website: www.pack1188.org

Cubmaster: John Rotter – cubmaster@pack1188.org
Assistant Cubmasters: Eric Wolpert & Mitch Champney

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The All Saints Chess Club is gearing up for the 2015-16 school year. Open to all students in grades 2-8, this enriching after school activity will meet in the Art Room (second floor) on the first and third Thursday of each month beginning October 1st.

See the Chess Club page for additional information and a link to our 2015-16 Chess Club Participation Form.

[Please note that the Thursday, September 24th training update has been canceled.]

A component of the safe environment program established by the Diocese of Arlington is mandatory training for volunteers on the topic of child abuse prevention. For a list of upcoming training dates for the initial 4-hour full Virtus training, please see the Virtus Online website. All volunteers who have not previously attended Virtus training are asked to register on-line at www.virtus.org to receive credit for attending this upcoming session.

Annual Virtus Update Training
The diocese also requires volunteers who have completed the 4-hour training to attend an annual update entitled Keeping the Promise Alive.  This 30 minute video training is a prerequisite for volunteering in the school.

Please click the link below for dates/locations for the 30 minute Annual Virtus Training:

Virtus Training Updates

 

The All Saints Drama Club, led by Mrs. Lewis and Ms. Zwisler, was a delight to watch this morning in back-to-back performances of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Taming of the Shrew. Audience members from 4-5 for The Tempest and grades 6-8 for Taming of the Shrew were rapt with attention as they followed the movement and storyline of each play.

The Tempest
The Tempest is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place. He conjures up a storm to lure his corrupt brother Antonio and King Alonso of Naples to the island. Led by Vanessa Morgan as the sorceress Prospera, the cast included 18 students with characters as diverse as the spirit Arial (Eirian Crocker) and the lurid monster Caliban (Jack Tessier).

Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew  is the story of true love that starts out with the insults of a shrew (Kate) and the brash retorts of her suitor (Petruchio). Kate must be married before her sister, Bianca can even think of being a bride. Will Kate be married soon enough, and will she survive the taming campaign of her husband? This large cast of 23 students worked well together, featuring Kate (Natalie Collier) as the difficult sister and confident Petruchio (Gabriel Cabello) as her would be suitor.

Annaliese Tamke served as Mistress of Revels for both plays, and the “Can’t Do Without Stage Crew” led by Joey Gould and Elizabeth Orsi, included Zoe Callen on sound, Drew Rice and Jack Tessier on lights, and props master Josh Dawson.

The Drama Club is made up of All Saints students from seventh and eighth grade. The club was particularly ambitious this year, bringing not one but two classic plays to the stage. Throughout both performances this morning, the actors delivered their lines with clarity and enthusiasm, and impressed all with the way they brought Shakespeare to life for those in attendance.

The Drama Club will be back with an evening performance of both plays on Wednesday, May 6th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center.

Drama Club Program

Scene Guide