NJHS Thanksgiving Prayer Service & Fresh Food Drive

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El annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service will be held on Tuesday, November 20th at 9:30 a.m. in the church. Through a partnership with the Bethany Food Pantry, members of the National Junior Honor Society will once again be collecting fresh food to provide families in need with a Thanksgiving meal.

In an effort to evenly distribute our collection, we are asking for grade-level donations as follows.  Families who wish to donate a turkey, turkey breast, or whole chicken, are invited to drop them off at the front office at the start of theschool day on Tuesday. 

Pre-Kindergarten          2 packages of rolls or 2 boxes of bread mix
Kindergarten                1-pound bag of fresh carrots
Grade 1                        1 canned ham
Grade 2                        1 5-pound bag of fresh white potatoes
Grade 3                        1 large bag of apples or 1 large bag of oranges
Grade 4                        2 cans of pie filling and 2 pie crusts (ready-made or mix)
Grade 5                        1 3-pound bag of onions
Grade 6                        2 large fresh squash
Grade 7                        3 boxes of Stove-top stuffing mix & 2 large jars of gravy
Grade 8                        3 large cans of sweet potatoes

All Saints Passport to Reading Book Fair!

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Mark your calendars to catch a flight and travel with books November 12tothrough November 19to as All Saints Catholic School Library gets ready to bring you the year’s best reading selections at the Bookworm Central Book Fair. Happy travelers can search for good reads that leads to an outstanding week of book discussions and surprises.  This year the Book Fair will be open during Parent/ Teacher Conferences.

Students also will visit the Book Fair during their regular library class to make purchases and Wish Lists. Parents are welcome to accompany their child during their library class to guide them with their selections.  Students can purchase merchandise independently and pay with cash or checks made out to All Saints.  Adults are allowed to make purchases with a credit card. The system does not accept gift cards.    All sales are final.

Book Fair Dates:     November 12to-19to
Shopping Hours:    School Hours 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
School Events:  

Nov. 13to-FAMILY NIGHT/Passport to Reading! 4:00-7:00 pm
Nov. 19th – Thanksgiving Luncheon/ – 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Don’t forget to look for your Teacher’s Wish List and add a book or two to your order for their classroom library.  Look for the special display in the library that will provide you with great ideas.

25th Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon

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On Monday, November 19th we will host our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon. All parents are cordially invited to attend this special event with their child(ren).

For the fourth year in a row, we are linking this celebration to an outreach effort to benefit the St. Lucy Project, a large warehouse in Manassas where staff and volunteers process and distribute donations to numerous food pantries in our region. This initiative is in
support of Catholic Schools Care about Catholic Charities Week which is scheduled for the week of December 2nd. Again this year, donations may be included with your Thanksgiving Luncheon payment. Please see the order form from the cafeteria for more details.

Additionally, the NJHS will set up a collection station at the entrance to the cafeteria. We invite your participation again as we work together to support the mission of Catholic Charities and to make a positive difference in our community of Manassas.

House of Blessed Chiara

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Today is the Feast Day of Blessed Chiara Luce Badano. Our middle school “House of Blessed Chiara” is honoring their house saint by writing and placing stickers with kind messages onto lollipops and distributing them to each of our students in middle school. The lollipop theme ties into a leadership video the House of Chiara watched earlier this year and supports Blessed Chiara’s focus on love and kindness.

Facts about Blessed Chiara:

  • She was born in Sassello, Italy. Her parents had prayed and hoped for a child for more than 10 years.
  • Blessed Chiara is known for her big heart. From the age of four, she began giving away her favorite toys, inviting those less fortunate into her home, and visiting the elderly and sick.
  • She died of bone cancer at the age of 18. Before she died, she said, “I have nothing left, but I still have my heart and with that I can always love.
  • Pope Benedict XVI declared her “Blessed” in 2010.

Join us at Ticonderoga – Friday, Oct. 26

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Don’t miss our upcoming PTO Spirit Event at the Ticonderoga Fall Festival on Friday, October 26 at Ticonderoga Farms (26469 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly).

Visit any time between the hours of 10:00AM – 5:00PM for a day of fall fun, including pumpkins, hayrides, jumping pillows, slides, a bamboo maze, and much more. When purchasing your tickets at the blue Farm Market, tell them that you are visiting from All Saints and Ticonderoga will donate a portion of the ticket fee back to our school.

Friday, October 26 is a professional development day, so school will not be in session. Come out and enjoy this family-friendly, special fall event!

Ticonderoga Farm Website

Ticonderoga Farm Fall Festival Flyer

Middle School: House of Blessed Frederic

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Today we highlight the Middle School House of Blessed Frederic (1813-1853) who was beatified on August 22, 1997. His feast day is September 9.

Quick Facts: 
Blessed Frederic was born into a family of 14 children, He devoted his life to the poor, establishing a newspaper called “The New Era” dedicated to securing justice for impoverished people. In 1833, he founded the St. Vincent de Paul Society which provides support to people in need in over 131 countries.

Members of the All Saints “House of Blessed Frederic” are planning a service project in October to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

VIRTUS Requirements

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As part of the diocesan initiative to maintain a safe environment for all of our children, all volunteers with children are required to complete a background check prior to working in the school and to complete VIRTUS training within 45 days of commencing service.  To register for an upcoming training, please visit www.virtus.org.

As we begin a new year, in accordance with diocesan policy, only those parents who have completed the criminal background check are eligible to volunteer in the school.  Those who have not yet completed the background check process may request a packet of forms from the front office.

Middle School Announces House System

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La misión de el sistema de Casas se la escuela Católica de Todos los Santos es crear una comunidad de escuela intermedia donde los estudiantes trabajan juntos y se apoyan entre sias they grow in their Catholic faith.  The purpose of each house will be to guide and support the spiritual, academic, social and personal development of each student during their time in middle school.

Our middle school will be comprised of ten houses, each named after a saint.  Each house will be facilitated by a faculty advisor and include students from grades six, seven and eight.  Students will be assigned to a house at the beginning of the year and will remain a member throughout their middle school years at All Saints.

Each of the houses will focus on four specific areas: Advising of Students; Faith & Service; Leadership; and Community Involvement.  Students will be provided opportunities to grow in these areas through weekly meetings during which they will complete team-building exercises and service projects.  Additionally, through a Points System, student efforts will be recognized and a good-natured rivalry among the houses will be fostered.

Cafeteria Updates

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Thank you to those who participated in the cafeteria survey that we conducted last year. The feedback that you provided has been very helpful and inspired the following changes:

  • In addition to providing the option of a garden salad as a main entree, a small salad will also be available as a side option instead of potato chips, potato salad, etc.
  • Ham or turkey sandwiches will now be available as an alternative entrée on days when a hot lunch is served.
  • Fresh fruit will be a more frequent menu item.
  • Some of our side items, i.e. potato salad, chips, etc. will now be available for separate purchase as a la carte items at a price of $.50 each.
  • Due to the increase in food costs and in consideration of the fact that we have not adjusted the price of lunch for a number of years, the cost this year will be increased to $3.50. There will be no change, however, in the price of milk or juice at this time.
  • Additionally, this year pretzels will only be available for purchase on special occasions and for redemption of prize cards following the Race for Education in the spring.

We look forward to rolling out these changes and to providing our students with a greater variety of nutritional options in the year ahead!

Café Orgullo de Aguila (Eagle Pride)

Como siempre estamos trabajando para mejorar nuestro proceso de cafetería, continuamos con un programa que se puso a prueba con nuestros alumnos de 3-5 grado la primavera pasada. Estamos implementando completamente el programa desde kínder hasta quinto grado este año escolar. El Café Eagle PRIDE será un refuerzo positivo de los "modales de restaurante" en la cafetería.

PRIDE significa: P-Practicing, R-Responsibility, I-in, D-Daily, E-Example (Practicar ka responsabilidad en el ejemplo diario) Los maestros y el personal de la cafetería trabajarán en estrecha colaboración con los estudiantes para fomentar el comportamiento positivo en la cafetería y ganar "Dólares Águila" como clase . Por favor vea el enlace a las Expectativas de la cafetería. Se incluye una explicación del programa y las expectativas de comportamiento de los estudiantes en la cafetería. Las clases ganarán Dólares Águila juntas y cada semana, la clase con mayores ganancias recibirá una recompensa, como un recreo adicional o sorteo/tiempo de conversación gratis. No hay ninguna consecuencia punitiva cuando una clase gana cero dólares. Es simplemente una oportunidad para que el personal de la cafetería y los maestros redirijan los comportamientos esperados. Nuevamente, este sistema se basa en el refuerzo positivo.

Estamos muy emocionados por la dirección positiva que la cafetería continúa tomando este año. Los maestros del salón de clases, el personal de la cafetería y la administración han trabajado juntos para revisar nuestros procedimientos actuales de la cafetería e hicieron cambios juntos para crear el ambiente de aprendizaje más saludable y positivo para nuestros estudiantes. No dude en comunicarse conmigo si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud.

Café Orgullo de Aguila: expectativas de la cafetería