St. Ann School Mission Statement We at St. Ann School are guided by the Holy Spirit to provide an exceptional Catholic education for students spiritually, academically, physically, and socially. Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am, and 5:30pm October Events

10 - B Spirits vs. Heritage, 5:30pm

10 - A Spirits vs. Heritage, 6:30pm

12 - Muffins With Moms, 7:15am

13 - B Spirits @ Heritage, 5:30pm

13 - A Spirits @ Heritage, 6:30pm

14 - Fire Safety, 9:15am

17 - CAPS Late Start, no AM bussing for

St. Ann Students

19 - Sacramental Prep. mtg., 6:00pm

20 - St. Joseph Retreat Center,

6th & 7th grades

20 - B Spirits vs. Trinity, 5:30pm

20 - A Spirits vs. Trinity, 6:30pm

21 - Early dismissal, 11:30am

21 - Parent’s Night Out, 6:30-9:30pm

24-28 - Book Fair

25 - Advisory Council mtg., 6:30pm

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October Altar Servers

Oct. 8 : 4:30 - Jacob LaMonde

Jacques LaMonde

Oct. 9: 8:30 - Jaylyn Hamilton

Luke Kennard

Oct. 9: 10:30 - Ben Drabik

Drew Drabik

Grace Drabik

Madi Drabik

Oct. 9: 5:30 - Donna Huynh

Tommy Huynh

Mr. Robert Kellogg, Principal 800 W 13th Street Cadillac, MI 49601 231.775.1301 www.stanncadillac.org

From the Principal

I would like to commend our students in grades 2-7 for their great attitudes and effort on completing the Fall MAP Testing in Reading and Math! The information we will receive, as a result of this testing, will enable our teachers to determine how to meet the academic needs of all their students. (Reading: fluency, comprehension, etc. and/or Math: long division, fractions, etc.). Thank you to Miss Pearson and Mrs. Kamaloski for all they did, in

testing sessions or behind the scenes, to allow our students to focus on being successful!

Thank you to our 4th grade students for being awesome leaders at Wednesday’s School Liturgy, especially as they were challenged with a difficult reading. My thanks to all of our students and families for their generosity for this month’s Loaves and Fishes donations (our parishioners using the Food Pantry are also very thankful!). We have enjoyed praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week at Morning Prayer and have learned the

names of the first five books of the Old Testament (and added three more today)!

Our Girls Volleyball teams continued their seasons on the court last night at St Mary’s in Big Rapids. They continue to represent our school in a positive way! Please plan on joining our students, staff, and parents at an upcoming match. One of our favorite events of the school year will take place next Wednesday: Muffins with Moms! Please plan on joining our students and staff at 7:15 for muffins, coffee, milk, and fellowship. We also welcome grandmas, aunts, neighbors, or special women who make a difference in our children’s lives. You are also invited to join us for our School Liturgy at 9:00, with our 3rd

graders as leaders.

We will welcome the Cadillac Fire Department next Friday for a Fire Safety Assembly. The assembly will reinforce what students and staff should do at school if a fire were to occur, as well as, what we should do if a fire were to happen in our home. Please remind your child(ren) what they need to do in your home if you have a house fire, tornado warning,

etc.

Please remember how important it is that you follow our safety procedures for drop-off in the morning. We have recently had several parents who have passed the car in front of them while waiting in line, have driven too fast as they left the parking lot, have walked across the parking lot directly towards the fron entrance, etc. Please demonstrate your support of ensuring the safety of every child and adult at drop-off (and pick-up) by following our expectations every day! Your impatience should never put anyone else, especially a

child, at risk!

We still have nearly 40 boxes of church envelopes left in the Parish Hall for your weekly/monthly offering. I hope there isn’t a correlation between the number of church envelopes that haven’t been picked up and the number of families that are not honoring their Sacrificial Intent or attending Mass with their children. I will send out an update on Sacrificial Intent balances in November. Thank you to all of our families who are honoring

their Sacrificial Intent and/or Tuition payments.

Thank you to students, staff, and families who sent in money for Go4TheGoal. Our school

was able to raise $322.58 that will help with pediatric cancer awareness and research.

Mark Your Calendar St. Ann School will not be in session on Tuesday, November 1. We will follow CAPS schedule of no school and our entire staff will be participating in Professional Development.

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Parent Lunch Duty Please check in the school office promptly at 11:10. Mon. 10/3 - Duffy

Kapuscinski

Tue. 10/4 - Peltier

Notarian

Wed. 10/5 - Ureta

Zuback

Thur. 10/6 – Rojas

Schwarz

Fri. 10/7 - Hess

Mickelson

Benjamin Grant, 1st (x2) Avery Hill, 1st Eden Rische, 1st Nathan Frensley, 1st (x2)

Phoebe Krannitz, 1st Owen Whitaker, 1st George Chaffer, 1st (x2) Taj Frye, 1st

Allison Parkes, 1st Grace Munch, 3rd Violet Wreford, 3rd Ellie Johnson, 3rd (x2)

Simone Taylor, 7th 5th Grade Class

I Spy

Addison Ladd, JrK

Sam Tembreull, JrK

Lliam Dahl, K

Andrew Dickerson, K

Avery Hill, 1st

Phoebe Krannitz, 1st

Isaac Richter, 2nd

Veronica Van Enk, 2nd

Elizabeth Korson, 3rd

Erin Meyer, 3rd

Geoff Enyeart, 4th

Sophia Feister, 4th

Haylee Groen, 5th

Tommy Huynh, 5th

Donna Huynh, 6th

Mackenna Johnson, 6th

Julia Jezak, 7th

James Kiomento, 7th

Playground Superstars

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27 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, 12:30-

4:30pm and 5:30-7:00pm

Dismissal at 11:30am, NO Lunch for

Students, NO PM Bussing

27 - B Spirits vs. Renaissance, 5:30pm

27 - A Spirits vs. Renaissance, 6:30pm

29 - Volleyball Tournament, TBA

30 - K of C Parish Breakfast after 8:30am

and 10:30am Masses

31 - Halloween parade (12:30pm) and

parties

Lunch with Mr. Kellogg The following Playground Superstar students enjoyed lunch with Mr. Kellogg at Culver’s: Ava Jensen, 2nd Andrew Kornacki, 3rd Grace Drabik, 4th Haylee Groen, 5th Madalie Dickerson, 6th (AR) Mackenna Johnson, 6th Grace Cogswell, 7th

Dignity & Respect - September

Here at St. Ann School, we are very fortunate to have

students who are kind, helpful, and hardworking. Most

come to school every morning ready and eager to learn as

well as to treat their classmates, teachers, and other staff

the way Jesus teaches us. They treat others as they would

like to be treated - with dignity and respect. Someone who

lives this way is this month's Dignity and Respect winner,

Zoey Feister. Not only does Zoey do her best on every

assignment or task, she is always ready to help her

classmates with an assignment or anything else they

need. Her attitude raises the level of joy in our classroom

and it's hard to catch her not smiling. Any team or club or

group would be lucky to have Zoey and that's exactly how

we feel in 7th grade at St. Ann.

~Mr. Gebhard~

Handbook Highlights (page 13) Communications with teachers or students during the school day are made through the school office so that classroom activities are not disturbed. The school office will deliver important messages as soon as possible. Phone calls for students are only allowed in emergency cases. Amended portion: Playdates, missing homework, instruments and/or practice clothing, etc. do not constitute an emergency. Please call school before 2:00PM if there is a change in transportation. Classroom newsletters will be sent home. School newsletter, menus, and calendars are sent via email when an address is provided. Parish bulletin announcements, telephone calls, emails, and conferences will also be used to enhance communications between families and school. St. Ann School uses a parent notification system called BrightArrow.

Parents are invited to enroll with BrightArrow to receive text, email, and/

or phone calls for school notification, such as, weather delays,

cancellations, schedule changes and important reminders.

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September 2016 Employee of the Month Employee of the Month encompasses many qualities such as being friendly, helpful, and motivated to do things above and beyond what is normally asked of them. This staff member has only been with us a few years but has proven himself from the very start. We appreciate this staff member’s approachability and willingness to work hard no matter the task at hand. Attention to details is a quality that not everyone possesses like this person does. We are grateful to, and happy to select Mr. Brian Happel, our September 2016 Employee of the Month.

~St. Ann Staff~

September Character Award - Caring The following students were nominated by their teachers to receive the “Caring” Character Award for September. Back row, L-R: Logan Collins, 7th, Madalie Dickerson, 6th, Grace Munch, 3rd, and Spencer Kapuscinski, 5th. Front row, L-R: Grace Drabik, 4th, McKaylin Wangler, 1st, Aydin Ali, K and Travis Dickerson, 2nd.

Keep clipping and turning in your Box Tops for Education labels. We will be collecting through Friday, October 21st.

Lunch Duty We are looking for people to do extra lunch duties. Each extra duty you work you will get paid $10. Please let the office know if you are available.

Headliner: Dr. Ray Guarendi is a father of ten, cl inical psychologist, author, professional speaker, and national radio and television host. His radio show, “The Dr. Is In” can be heard on over 440 stations including Baraga Radio in Northern Michigan. His TV show, “Living Right With Dr. Ray” is aired on EWTN in our local area.

Saturday, November 5th 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL 123 E. Eleventh St., Traverse City

Registration opens at 8:00 am Concludes with Mass at 4:00 pm with Bishop Raica presiding AN AMAZING RESOURCE FOR ALL FAMILIES, ALL AGES! Registration includes a catered lunch, an organized day care with

activities for all ages, and a special middle-school teen program Early Bird registration (until 11/23): Single/$25, couple/$40, family/

$50 Registration (10/24-11/4): single/$30, couple/$50, families/$60 At Door Registration (11/5): single/$35, couple/$60, family/$70 Register today online at www.respectlifegaylord.com or call Jackie Fate @ 231-633-2146 Confession and Adoration available during the conference Family Health Fair Book and Gift Sale

*Since this will be a community-wide event, we are in need of candy donations. If you are able

to help us out, please drop donations off either in the church vestibule hallway or the school

lobby. Thank you for your support!

When: Friday, October 28th

Where: St. Ann School Parking Lot

Time: 6:00 - 8:30pm

Please come out and join us for this fun

Halloween event sponsored by our

Edge/Life Teen Youth.

St. Ann School 800 W 13th St

Cadillac, MI

5:30PM - 9:30PM

AUTUMN AUCTION

Featuring the Pub Runners! The Pub Runners have charmed audiences with their fun combination of Irish music, folk music, and sing-a-longs for years! All who attend will walk away with a smile! No one has to get on stage this year...we promise!

$25 Ticket includes: Hors d’oeuvres & Desserts all evening, 1 Beverage (pop/beer/wine), Entry in $1000 Grand Prize Raffle, Silent Auction, and The Pub Runners Cash Bar available (must be 21 yrs. or older)

https://www.facebook.com/stanncadillac/

www.stanncadillac.org All proceeds will be used to purchase state certified playground equipment for 3-12 yr. olds.

PARKING - MORNING DROP OFF Please go around the horseshoe in a single lane and stop at the sidewalk in front of the school doors. Have your child exit the car on the sidewalk side. If the weather is bad they may go right into

school. If not, they are to follow the sidewalk out to the playground. Do not pass a car in front of you, but wait until they pull away and follow them out.

— IMPORTANT —

PLEASE SHARE THESE PROCEDURES WITH ANYONE WHO WILL BE DROPPING YOUR CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL.