9294 Stonewall Road Manassas, VA 20110
(703) 368-4400
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Congratulations to All Saints student Lizzie Mangilit, winner of our 2015 “Running with the Saints 5K” T-shirt design contest. Check out her creative design!!
Feeling inspired to join us on Saturday, March 21st for our 5K race? There is still time: http://www.runningwiththesaints.org/
All Saints School Spirit Wear Line – Now On Sale
All Saints is participating in a spirit gear drive and we need your help! Showing your school spirit is a great way to encourage teamwork and camaraderie. We’re proud of our school and we want to show off our gear!
Please shop using the spirit wear flyer (see link above) or go to www.SpiritGearDirect.com.
Our Spirit Wear items will be on display near the front office during the sale. The last day to place an order is Tuesday, March 10th.
We are so excited to offer a variety of quality pieces which display our All Saints logo for children and adults! Please contact Kerry if you have any questions at Kerryb17@verizon.net.
All Saints PTO is pleased to welcome author and IT executive Gregory S. Smith to its upcoming General Assembly Meeting to discuss the topic: “Protecting Your Children on the Internet.” With over 26 years of experience managing complex IT systems. Mr. Smith will be sharing his insight into specific ways you can protect your child against the threats associated with going online.
Date: Tuesday, February 24th
Time: 7:00PM
Location: All Saints Parish Activity Center – 9300 Stonewall Road, Manassas, VA
All are welcome and encouraged to attend what is certain to be an informative and insightful presentation. Please note that books will be available for purchase at $20 per copy (check or cash only).
What an interesting and fact-filled morning for our fourth grade students who had the privilege of meeting Villanova University professor Dr. Steven Goldsmith and learning about his upcoming trip to Antarctica. Dr. Goldsmith will be traveling near the South Pole to an area called the McMurdo Dry Valleys. This row of snow-free valleys in Antarctica represent an extreme desert environment, making them the perfect backdrop to Dr. Goldsmith’s scientific work involving rocks, water and minerals.
Currently summer in Antarctica (with average temperatures approximately 26.8 degrees), melting snow and ice cause running streams of water to form in the region. Dr. Goldsmith and other scientists on the expedition will collect water samples and mud samples to test the chemistry of the stream and mud. He will also bring back dirt samples that Villanova students will test to determine the origin of the dirt that sweeps into that area of Antarctica. The McMurdo Dry Valleys are believed to be the closest environment on earth to Mars. Experiments related to this expedition will be used to help scientists working on experiments with the Mars Rover.
Thank you, Dr. Goldsmith for enlightening our students on your fascinating scientific research in Antarctica!
In celebration of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, All Saints students re-enacted “The Miracle of the Pink Roses” accompanied by the glorious sounds of the professional Mariachi band, Mariachi Son De America. Prior to Mass, students honored our Blessed Mother with a decade of the Rosary in Spanish.
The Story of the Miracle of the Pink Roses
At dawn on December 9, 531, on Tepeyac Hill near what is now Mexico City, Our Blessed Mother appeared to Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian. Juan Diego lived a simple life as a weaver, farmer, and laborer. That morning, as Juan passed Tepeyac Hill, he heard music and saw a glowing cloud encircled by a rainbow. A woman’s voice called him to the top of the hill. There he saw a beautiful young woman dressed like an Aztec princess. She said she was the Virgin Mary and asked Juan to tell the bishop to build a church on that site. She said, “I vividly desire that a church be built on this site, so that in it I can be present and give my love, compassion, help, and defense, for I am your most devoted mother . . . to hear your laments and to remedy all your miseries, pains, and sufferings.”
The bishop was kind but skeptical. He asked Juan to bring proof of the Lady’s identity. Before Juan could go back, he found out his uncle was dying. Hurrying to get a priest, Juan missed his meeting. The Lady, however, met him on his path and told him that his uncle had been cured. She then told Juan to climb to the top of the hill where they first met. Juan was shocked to find flowers growing in the frozen soil. He gathered them in his cloak and took them at once to the bishop.
Juan Diego told the bishop what had happened and opened his cloak. The flowers that fell to the ground were Castilian roses (which were not grown in Mexico). But the bishop’s eyes were on the glowing image of the Lady imprinted inside Juan’s cloak. Soon after, a church was built on the site where our Lady appeared, and thousands converted to Christianity. Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared the patroness of the Americas.
Juan Diego’s preserved cloak can still be seen behind the main altar in the new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, near the original Basilica site. Millions from all over Mexico and the world make their way to venerate Our Blessed Mother and to implore her intercession. Juan Diego was canonized on July 31, 2002 as Saint Juan Diego by Pope John Paul II. The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas, is December 12th.
Did you know that December 8-14, 2014 has been deemed Computer Science Education Week? Mrs. Carroll will be expanding our students problem-solving, creativity and logic skills by participating in the “Hour of Code” Event with grades 3-8. The event is designed to demystify coding and introduce students to 21st century career paths.
Check out the Computer Science Education Week “Hour of Code” website and try your hand at coding.
This year, the Office of Catholic Schools revisted the policy by which parents may request that their child not be included in any marketing materials created by the school, such as our website, photographs and recordings. While the Waiver Information/Right to Object continues to be the form used for this purpose, it now includes the following statement: If the form is not returned, we will assume that you prohibit such use.
To have your child included in our marketing materials, please complete the Waiver Information/Right to Object Consent Form as soon as possible and return it to your child’s teacher.
September 2, 2014
Dear Parents & Guardians,
All parents are reminded to confirm their subscription to the weekly school newsletter and to provide contact information to be included in the 2014-2015 Family Directory. The deadline for submitting information for the Directory is Friday, September 5th.
To complete this process, please select one of the links below by which new families can submit their information and returning families may either confirm or update their contact information.
NEW FAMILIES
1) Visit http://www.allsaintsvaschool.org/parents/newsletter-directory-listing/
2) Enter the primary email to be used for the directory listing.
3) Select “School Directory Listing” from the dropdown box.
4) Enter contact and student information.
4) Select the “Subscribe Now” button to confirm entry.
5) When you receive a confirmation email to confirm the listing, follow the steps in the email. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please check your spam folders. You can also add newsletter@allsaintsvaschool.org to your contacts or white list to insure the emails are not redirected to your spam folders.
6) If you make an error, you can visit http://www.allsaintsvaschool.org/parents/newsletter-directory-listing/manage-subscriptions/ and enter the primary email to edit your listing.
RETURNING FAMILIES
1) Visit http://www.allsaintsvaschool.org/parents/newsletter-directory-listing/manage-subscriptions/
2) Enter the primary email used last year for the directory listing and submit. This will generate a confirmation email which will provide information for confirming or updating your directory listing.
3) Review the “Additional Data” section. Select “No Changes for 2014/2015” if all contact information is correct (student information will be edited when directory data is verified by office staff) or “Returning Family w/ 2014/2015 Changes” if you make changes to the listing.
4) Select “Save Profile” to confirm the listing.
Should you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate contact the front office at 703-368-4400.
Kind regards,
David E. Conroy, Jr.
Director
All new parents are invited to enjoy “coffee with the principal” on Tuesday, September 9to beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the atrium of the Parish Activity Center (PAC). Following a brief presentation, there will be time for questions and discussion about our school community and its many programs. childcare services will be offered in the adjacent meeting room.
Plan to attend and meet other new families who have recently joined our community!
Review by Katie Scott, The Catholic Herald
The orchestral music will swell; intricate costumes will paint poverty, riches and revolutionaries; and the heart-wrenching solos will soar.
One would expect no less from “Les Misérables,” the sweeping, sung-through musical set in 19th-century France and based on the novel by French poet, novelist and dramatist Victor Hugo. But this eight-time Tony Award-winning musical will not be on a Paris or London stage or under Broadway lights. For only the second time ever, “Les Mis” will be performed by an amateur theater company in Virginia. The upcoming production will include a 20-person orchestra; 40 cast members and more than 400 costumes; 35 wireless mics; and a beloved priest, Father Robert C. Cilinski, playing the bishop. …. READ MORE
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