Annunciation School Newsletter

Annunciationbvm.org

September 25, 2019

The Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the Gospel. Mark 1:15

Dear Parents,

My letter today contains information on the business side of school management. Please

note the following important topics:

• On the following page, you will find a letter from the Diocese of Rockford about our

asbestos management plan. This annual letter is shared with school families to let

them know that the Diocese and Annunciation School follow all federal and state

regulations regarding asbestos abatement and management.

• TADS Tuition Management - We are in the second year using TADS and I hope families

are finding the various payment options provide flexibility and ease of payment. I greatly

appreciate the fact that about 1/3 of our families have already made at least 25% of their

total tuition payments. This cash flow is very helpful to the school. By this point, all

families should have accepted their tuition agreement and made their first payment. If you

have NOT made your first payment, please check your TADS account to do so promptly.

Financial assistance awards have been made for 2019-2020, but if you need to discuss

concerns or issues you have with your tuition account, please contact me so we can devise a

plan for payment. I appreciate families who are proactive with me about issues with their

account.

• Fundraising Fee - As I mentioned last week, the $175 fundraising fee has been applied to

the TADS accounts of families with a child in K-8th grade. This fee goes toward our

Tradition of Excellence event on 11/15 and includes your two tickets to the evening. This fee

is to be paid by October 31. If you are one of the 16 families who paid their TADS account in

full, please be sure to make this payment before 10/31.

• Pizza Friday is off to a good start this year and I know that families appreciate this service

for the students. Just a reminder that the pizza prices are $2.00 for 1 slice/1 chip, $3.50 for

2 slices/1 chip, $5.00 for 3 slices/1 chip. Children in grades 4-8 can also purchase a soda

for $0.50. If you order online using SchoolSpeak, you MUST pay online too. Please be sure

that the payment is confirmed.

• Parking Lot at dismissal – Please have your child enter your vehicle immediately and

stay in the vehicle while you are parked in the lot. For the safety of all, children should not

be allowed to stand outside the cars or to wander around with friends. Also, cars are not to

use the parking lane for thru traffic. All cars should enter back onto Church Road when

leaving the lot.

We are looking for 10 more BAKERS to make 3 DOZEN COOKIES for the

reception after the Luminary Mass. Please sign up at this link if you can donate homemade

or bakery cookies to share with our fellow parishioners.

https://signup.com/login/entry/337034404143360073

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jennifer Wardynski

DioceseDioceseDioceseDiocese of Rockfordof Rockfordof Rockfordof Rockford

555 Colman Center Drive (815) 399-4300

P.O. Box 7044 (815) 399-5591 fax

Rockford, IL 61125

Property Management

July 1, 2019

Attention: Parents, Guardians and Faculty of Diocesan Schools:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated, in October of 1987, the Asbestos Hazard

Emergency Response Act (AHERA), 40 C.F.R. Part 763, the law regulates asbestos containing building

materials in schools.

In compliance with this law, the Rockford Diocese hired Cape Environmental Management to inspect and

write management plans for our parish schools. This 1988 plan gives us guidelines for our Operations and

Maintenance.

All work performed will be accomplished by the guidelines and regulations set forth by:

I.D.P.H. - Illinois Department of Public Health

U.S.E.P.A. - United States Environmental Protection Agency

I.E.P.A. - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

N.E.S.H.A.P. - National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

A.H.E.R.A. - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

N.I.O.S.H. - National Institute for Occupational Health

O.S.H.A. - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

A Management plan is on file at the school office for your inspection.

If you have any questions pertaining to our program, please contact your school official.

Diocese of Rockford

Office of Property Management

Although the temperatures may not feel like fall, it is time for our Taffy Apple Fundraiser. Today, the order forms will go home with the oldest & only children. There is also a copy attached in the newsletter if you need to print additional copies. All orders and money must be turned in by NO LATER THAN Tuesday,

October 8th to the office. Pickup will be on Thursday, October 17th in the upper building from 2:30-3:30pm. The top ten families that sell the most will receive a FREE dress down day on Monday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Becker at 630-338-9044 or kimbecker08@gmail.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hot Lunch Day in October is on Tuesday, October 15th and is from Buona. If you would like to order hot lunch for your child, you may order and pay online through SchoolSpeak. Orders are due no later than Wednesday, October 9th. Hot Lunch Day is a program run by Home and School and other school volunteers. Once a month orders may be placed for a lunch from a local restaurant. This month

students can order specific foods from Buona Beef. The food is delivered to school and distributed in the gym. Grades P – 3 will eat in the gym on that day. Ordering a hot lunch is totally optional, but unlike “Pizza Day”, orders must be placed online and in advance. If you would like your child to receive hot lunch, please go to SchoolSpeak and complete an order for each of your children and pay online. You may order through Wednesday, October 9th. No

late orders can be accepted.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The 8th grade class is once again collecting Box Tops for Education to raise money for their class trip to Chicago. Please send in any Box Tops that you have been saving at home ASAP and no later than October 15th. Your help in collecting these Box Tops is greatly appreciated. Box Tops will only be accepting the traditional paper Box Top squares for a short time more. They are modernizing the program to use mobile technology. There is a new app you can download on your phone. When you purchase a product with the Box Top logo you can scan your receipt and our school will automatically get the credit for the Box Top. For now we can actually get double the points for clipping the box top AND scanning receipts with Box Top items. This needs to be completed within 14 days of purchase. See the school website for more information at https://www.annunciationbvm.org/box-tops-for-education Here is a link to find out more: Box Tops for Education The Mobile App is Box Tops for Education Thank you for your continued support of this program! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Luminary Mass is scheduled for Wednesday, October 9th at 7:30 p.m. If you have not attended the Luminary Mass in the past, please consider joining us this year. The Luminary Mass is an opportunity to

celebrate the lights in our lives - both living and deceased. Luminary Mass envelopes are being sent home to each family. If you would like to purchase any luminaries, the cost is $1 per bag. Simply place the money in the envelope and neatly write the names of the persons you would like to honor on the outside of the envelope. Completed envelopes can be turned into the school office or placed in the collection basket at Mass. We are also looking for parents who

are willing to volunteer the morning of October 9th to set up the luminary bags. All

volunteers must have completed Protecting God's Children. If you are interested in

volunteering, please contact Julie Cibulskis at 630-363-7073 or jcibulskis@hotmail.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manna Workers: Thursday, September 26 2:45 – 3:15 Volunteer Needed Thursday, October 3 2:45 – 3:15 Kim Becker Thursday, October 10 2:45 – 3:15 Volunteer Needed All parents who use the manna program are expected to volunteer to work several times a year. Please sign up to work on the sheet on the manna table. Without volunteers we will not be able to continue this program. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrol Schedule – Week of September 30 Morning: Rebecca Gallenbach and Jess Seaton Afternoon: Will Schwartz, Addison McCarty, Chelsea Hirner, and Riley Cwinski -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thur. Sept. 26 8:00 a.m. Luis Garcia Jess Seaton

Friday, Sept. 27 8:00 a.m. Luis Garcia Jess Seaton

Saturday, Sept. 28 5:15 p.m. Chloe Ortega Ian Ortega

Sunday, Sept. 29 7:30 a.m. Katherine Davis Volunteer

8:45 a.m. Danielle Tranchita Ian Roskuszka

10:00 a.m. Jessica Hirner Chelsea Hirner

11:30 a.m. Brooke Feltes Robby Hren

Monday, Sept. 30 8:00 a.m. Katie Phillippe Danielle Tranchita

Tuesday, Oct. 1 8:00 a.m. Katie Phillippe Danielle Tranchita

Wed., Oct. 2 8:45 a.m. Ryah Parsons Addison McCarty

Tradition of Excellence 2019 News

Keep selling those Raffle tickets!!! If your family sells $100 worth of tickets by October 10,

your child(ren) will have a fun Dress Down/Donut Day on October 25th!! Cash or checks –

check please make out to Annunciation BVM School.

Please see the Class Basket flyer in this newsletter – no donation is too small!! Cash or checks –

check please make out to Amy Tuma.

Send in your RSVPs!!!

Our banquet is not limited to just school families. Invite your friends and family to join you for

a great night out! Contact Kendra Helfer at khelfer9972@comcast.net or 630.334.9946 if you

need to purchase additional tickets – tickets are just $60 per person.

Denim & Diamonds: Is it a theme? Is there a dress code?? The answers are NO and NO! This is

just a fun way to let everyone know to come to the banquet as you feel most comfortable –

whether it be in jeans, cowboy boots or full-on Glam!!!

Class baskets have always been very popular raffle item at the dinner/dance event. This year’s

event will take place NOVEMBER 15th

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Please consider donating to your class’s basket, NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL.

Let us do the shopping for you with a cash donation!

Below are your grade(s) themes & some “big item” suggestions:

PRE-K & 8TH

GRADE-GIFT CARD & LOTTERY SCRATCH OFF TREE Any gift card or lottery card is great. Don’t forget “Manna” gift card (let your donation give back to you)

KINDERGARTEN & 7TH

GRADE-STOCK THE BAR/TACO BAR

Booze, Wine Refrigerator, Mexican Restaurant Gift Cards, Yeti Cooler

1st

GRADE & 4TH

GRADE-GAME NIGHT

Bears/Bulls/Cubs/Sox/Chicago Fire/Kane County Cougar tickets or passes. Xbox One/Nintendo Switch

Game stop/Best Buy Gift cards

2nd

GRADE & 5TH

GRADE-MOVIE NIGHT

Movie Projector/Screen, Sound bar, Redbox/AMC/Cinemark gift cards

3RD

GRADE & 6TH

GRADE-KID FRENZY Bike, Scooter, Legos, Art supplies, Board games, Funway or Santa’s Village Certificate,

Luigi’s/Chuck E Cheese gift cards, Bounce town/Sky high passes, Water Park passes

****ANY CHECKS FOR “CLASS BASKETS” please make out to: AMY TUMA*****

All donations can be sent to school labeled TOE CLASS BASKETS.

A final due date will be sometime end of Oct

Please contact Amy Tuma with any questions at amy2ma07@gmail.com

If you need more info on manna (a program to help give you a percentage back off your tuition

based on places you already shop)….let me know.

Back by popular demand! We are selling Taffy Apples supporting

Annunciation Home and School. Collect orders using the attached order form. Make multiple copies

as needed for orders. Collect payment when taking orders, payment due when order submitted.

All order forms and money are due by Tuesday, October 8th.

Pick up 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Thursday, October 17th.

Gym in the Upper School Building

Prize for the TOP 10 Selling Families: A FREE Dress Down Day Monday, October 21, 2019

Any questions, please contact Kim Becker @ kimbecker08@gmail.com or 1.630.338.9044

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Order Forms and Money Due NO LATER than Tuesday, October 8Send Forms and Money in an envelope to Home and School Taffy Apple Sales

Dear Families,

The Box Tops for Education program is changing the way we can earn cash for our school!

Over the summer, participating brands have begun to change their packaging from the traditional Box Tops clip to the new Box Tops label.

Going forward, instead of clipping from packages and checking expiration dates, all Box Tops will be earned digitally by scanning your receipt. The Box Tops for Education team has worked hard to build a NEW-and-improved, user-friendly Box Tops mobile app, available now.

The new app features state-of-the-art technology that allows you to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings online.

If you still have traditional Box Tops clips at home, make sure to send them to school. We will still earn cash for all clipped Box Tops until they expire. Better yet, you can “double dip” during the packaging transition by clipping traditional Box Tops AND scanning your store receipt containing participating products.

Thanks for helping our school get what it needs!

BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD THE NEW APP OR UPDATE YOUR EXISTING APP:

LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE CHANGES AT

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EARN CASH FOR OUR SCHOOL NO MORE CLIPPING. ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR SMARTPHONE.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

You can find Box Tops on hundreds of products throughout the store.

Use the app to snap a photo of your receipt within 14 days of purchase.

You do not need to clip or send Box Tops labels to school.

Box Tops earnings are identified and automatically updated at BTFE.com.

The NEW and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings online.

LOOK FOR THE NEW LABEL:

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SEE PRODUCTS & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOX TOPS APP AT BTFE.COM

RECEIPT

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Traditional Box Tops clips are being phased out of production but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store as packages transition to the new Box Tops labels. You can still

clip these and send them to school. Please make sure each clip has a valid expiration date.

BOX TOPS CLIPS ON PACKAGES

EARNCASH FOR OUR SCHOOL

BUY BOX TOPS PRODUCTS

CUT OUT THE BOX TOP FROM EACH PACKAGE

SEND YOUR BOX TOPS TO SCHOOL

THE ALL-NEW BOX TOPS IS HERE!DOWNLOAD THE APP: