All Saints Spreads Kindness to the Community

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Last year, our Student Ambassadors introduced the theme of “Spreading Kindness like Confetti.” In December, we will put the focus on “kindness to community.”  As this is the season of giving, we would like our students to learn about giving to people in need in the community.  Let us show our children how to help others through kind words, kind acts and generosity.

We have sent a flyer home with each child with ideas of how to spread kindness in the community.  Please consider doing a kind act in our community as a family.  For every kind act, please fill out a piece of confetti (back of the flyer) and put it in our “kindness jar of confetti” in the front office.  Did you donate shoes to House of Mercy or donate food to Bethany Food pantry?  Don’t forget to write those acts of kindness down and bring them to the front office too. Let’s see how our small acts of kindness add up to make a big impact in our community!

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.

Race for Education Results

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Yesterday we celebrated the success of the 13to Annual Race for Education, our largest fundraiser of the year.  I am pleased to share with you that, to date, we have received $49,396.29 in contributions.  In the week ahead, the PTO will process the paperwork to generate a check for 10% of the proceeds which will be donated to St. Jude’s.  Once again, thank you students, parents, relatives and friends for your wonderful support of All Saints!

The following is a list of winners from the 2018 Race for Education. 

Lap Winners:
K – 2: Eli Sorbet (20 laps)
  Keira Reynolds (15 laps)
3 – 5: Sedemm Agbolosu-Amison (17 laps)
  Aoife Haggerty, Carmenita Bright, Cecilia Vazquez (18 laps)
6 -8: Joey Munsell, Will Foster, Chris Mills (19 laps)
  Amara Collins (19 laps)
Class Winners – $100 in Educational Materials
PK-2: Mrs. Pryor – 2B (Total Contributions – $2,964.33)
3 – 5: Mrs. Honkus – 5A (Total Contributions – $3,906.33
6 – 8: Mrs. Cottingham – 6B (Total Contributions – $2,748.00)
Raffle Ticket Drawings – $50 Checks
PK – 2: Jack Volkert (2A)
3 – 5: Ahtziri Ramirez-Ramos (3A)
6 – 8: Joey Munsell (6A)

Field Day Moved to All Saints

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Given the forecast of rain for sábado y Sunday and what we anticipate will be poor field conditions at Linton Hall, as well as the possibility for additional showers on Monday morning, we will be hosting Field Day at All Saints on Monday, June 4th. 

The time of the event will remain the same, i.e. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. with no Extended Day services available.

Morning Arrival Procedures (8:30-9:00 a.m.)  

  • Volunteers who will be assisting with the event are asked to park in the church lot, to enter the school via the front door, sign-in at the office and then escort their son/daughter to their classroom.
  • All other students may be dropped off using our regular morning procedures, beginning at 8:40 a.m.

Dismissal Procedures (1:00 p.m.)

Field Day will conclude at 1:00 p.m.  Parents are asked to notify the homeroom teacher when departing with their child.  All other students will exit the building using our regular procedures and gather in the front courtyard and behind the school for dismissal.

We look forward to a wonderful day of activities – rain or shine – that we hope will be very enjoyable for the children.

Kindness Week: May 14-18

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Kindness Week is coming to All Saints next week.  The theme is “Spread Kindness Like Confetti.”  A kick off assembly, presented by the Ambassadors, will be held this Friday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Activity Center.  Kindness Week will emphasize kindness towards others and random acts of kindness.  Be sure to check out our “kindness tree” and the kindness bulletin boards to see how the children are putting this virtue into action.

Kindness Week is just the beginning for a yearlong focus on kindness during the 2018-2019 school year.  Let’s spread kindness like confetti!

Spread Kindness Like Confetti Video

Medical Missionaries Food Collection – Southern VA

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All Saints has been invited to provide emergency relief through contributions of the following items: peanut butter, cans of chicken, tuna, spam and any other meats or fish, powdered milk, cereal, macaroni and cheese, soup, pasta and baby food.  Collection bins will be available in the new breezeway through Friday of this week.  In advance, thank you for any support you can provide.

All Saints Wins FBI Cyber Safety Award

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Representatives from the FBI Washington Field Office visited All Saints on Friday to present a special Cyber Safety Award to our school. Congratulations to our students and Computer Teacher Mrs. Jane Carroll on winning the Stingray category of the FBI Safe Online Surfing Program (SOS) for the month of February 2018. Our students achieved the highest score in the nation for the Stingray category during February!! All Saints began participating in the SOS Program this past year in an effort to continue educating our students on the importance of cyber safety.

Advanced Band – Superior Ratings at Festival!

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Congratulations to the members of the All Saints Advanced Band for their stellar performance at the Arlington Diocese Band Festival on Saturday.  The band was awarded two Superior ratings from the judges and was assessed as an outstanding band in the diocese.  These ratings mark the 40to time that our band has been awarded the highest rating at the festival.  Both the beginner and the advanced bands are now getting ready for another exciting performance at a competition to be held at Busch Gardens in May.

Congratulations, All Saints Band, and thank you, Mr. Ward, for inspiring our students to excellence!