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 May Events

22 - First Communion/Confirmation,

1:30pm

23 - Preschool, JrK, K/Hudson Farm

24 - Preschool/Hudson Farm

24 - Advisory Council mtg., 6:00pm

25 - Spring Collage Concert, 6:30pm

26 - DIBELS Testing

26 - 3rd gr. White Pine Village

27 - 4th & 5th gr. Van Andel Museum &

John Ball Zoo

29 - Sr. Grads Baccalaureate Liturgy, 8:30am, Breakfast at Evergreen,

10:00

30 - NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day

30 - Rotary 5K Run

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From the Principal

I would like to thank the parents who worked at the St. Ann School Gym Sale, as well as those who did the set-up or clean-up last Saturday. Our school received $450 as a result of the donations we received - thank you parents and parishioners! We put a great emphasis on our three major fundraisers (Autumn Auction, KidFest, Golf Outing) but all of our fundraisers are important, not only for the money that is raised, but for the cooperation, support, goodwill, etc. that comes from each event.

Our 3rd graders did a great job as our leaders for our School Liturgy, including as altar servers (which they just trained to do two weeks ago). All of our students, staff, and parishioners enjoyed a beautiful day and ceremony for the May Crowning. Thank you Mr. Carlson, Mrs. Kellogg, and Fr. Bryan, for your leadership in prayer, song, planning of program, etc. I appreciate the leadership of our 7th graders in sharing the readings and leading the Rosary and to Erin Meyer who represented our entire school in crowning Mary. A big thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Martin for preparing the statues, spreading black dirt, planting flowers, etc.— the best the Grotto has looked in years!

Our second graders, along with a few students from St. Stephen’s, are looking forward to this Sunday, May 22, when they will participate in their First Communion and/or Confirmation Liturgy. This is a very special day for all of these students, and their families, so I would ask that all of our families keep them in your thoughts and prayers on their special day. My thanks to all who have helped them on this journey (parents, family, school and church staff, etc.). We look forward to our second graders being our leaders at our School Liturgy next Wednesday and receiving Communion for the first time with their school family!

I am looking forward to our Spring Sing Collage Concert on Wednesday, May 25, at 6:30, at the CAPS Auditorium. I know that Mrs. Taylor and Miss Kellogg expect all students to give their best effort and cooperation. They also expect all of the students to be on time and to be dressed appropriately. Please remember that we ask each family to bring a dozen cookies to share after the concert.

We have several field trips next week, including two trips for our youngest students (May 23-M/W/F Preschool, JrK, and Kindergarten to the Hudson Farm and May 24-T/Th Preschool to the Hudson Farm). Please make sure that you are aware of what your students should wear, what they should bring (lunch?), if you are expected to volunteer, etc. Our expectation is that our students will always be well behaved representatives of our school on all field trips. All permission slips and fees must be turned in on the due date!

All JrK-7th grade students have received their Center Lake forms and many of our students returned their form and $10 fee today. I would like to remind all of our families to make sure a parent signs the form and that all forms must be turned in by May 27 (no extensions). Those families whose child(ren) are not registered for next school year, and you are planning on doing so, may contact the office for help with the online registration process.

Counting our Blessings... May 20, 2016

May Altar Servers

May 21, 4:00pm - Dylan Cooper

Colin Hess

Emma Whitaker

Sophie Whitaker

May 21, 8:30am - Elizabeth Stack

Keegan Stack

May 21, 10:30am - Grace Cogswell

Bernardo Rojas

Roberto Rojas

May 21 5:30pm - Life Teen

Mr. Robert Kellogg, Principal 800 W 13th Street

Cadillac, MI 49601 231.775.1301

www.stanncadillac.org

Please make note that our last day of school is the same as CAPS, Wednesday, June 15. However, we will have a full day of school.

Field Day P.E. teacher, Mrs. Koetje, is looking for parent volunteers for Field Day, Monday, June 6. Each parent will work at a station with a 7th grader. Field Day starts at 8:30 and ends at 2:15. Please contact Mrs. Koetje i f y o u a r e a b l e t o h e l p : koetjee@stanncadillac.org

Hailey Kuhn, JrK Dillon Lizotte, JrK Billy Mahan, K Tessa Ouwinga, K Cooper Buisch, 1st Travis Dickerson, 1st

Brendan Slack, 2nd Ayden Southwick, 2nd Maeve Rojas, 3rd Owen Williams, 3rd Avery Mickelson, 4th Taylor Owens, 4th

Frannie Kiomento, 5th Grace Krannitz, 5th Zoey Feister, 6th Julia Jezak, 6th Bryce Bengelink, 7th Chesni Birgy, 7th

Playground Superstars

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Cooper Buisch, 1st Travis Dickerson, 1st Ava Jensen, 1st Scarlett Jensen, 3rd Tessa Ouwinga, K Sara Peltier, 1st

I Spy

June Events

1 - Loaves & Fishes

3 - CAPS High School Graduation

4 - Golf Outing, 9:00am

5 - Msgr. Murphy’s 50th Anniversary Mass,

10:30am

5 - Msgr. Murphy’s 50th Anniversary

Celebration, 1:30pm with Reception to follow

6 - Field Day

8-9 - 7th grade Mackinaw Island field trip

9 & 10 - Last days of Preschool

10 - Center Lake field trip

13 - Yearbook Signing Day

15 - 7th grade Graduation

15 - Talent Show, 12:30pm

Cookie Donation We ask that each JrK-7th grade family brings a dozen cookies to share at the Spring Collage Concert next Wednesday, at 6:30pm. The concert is at the Cadillac High School Auditorium so bring your cookies when you arrive to the concert.

May Crowning

Lunch with Mr. Kellogg

The following I Spy Award winners enjoyed lunch with Mr. Kellogg at Ponderosa: Sara Peltier, 1st, Kaylee Tweedale, 2nd, Jenna Woodworth, 5th, and Liam Wreford, 3th.

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What comes to mind when your youngster thinks of sum-mer? Whether it’s the beach, baseball, or the Fourth of July, these active games will keep her reading skills sizzling on hot days.

Seashell relayLet your child cut out 20

paper seashells and label them with beach-related words (sand, waves, surfing). Fill two pails with sand. Bury 10 shells in each, and place them at one end of the yard. Divide into two teams at the other end, and give each team a shovel. Players race to dig up a shell, shout out the word, and run back with the shell to pass the shovel to the next teammate. The first team to read all 10 words wins.

Baseball tossSecretly think of a baseball-related sen-

tence. (“The crowd roared after the home run.”) Write each word on a separate sheet of paper, and crumple them into balls. Then, throw them to your young-ster. Once she has every word, she unfolds the balls and unscrambles the sentence.

Backyard summer games ■ 12 Ways to Get to 11 (Eve Merriam)

Three turtles + 2 frogs + 1 lily pad + 5 dragonflies = 11! Combine 6 peanut shells and 5 pieces of popcorn, and get the same total. Your youngster will practice counting and adding with the fun objects in this book as she learns there’s more than one way to add up to 11.

■ Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? (Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson) With its cute refrain, this book is just right for parents and early readers to enjoy together. It’s time to get out of bed, but Kitty Cat is standing on her head, practicing her purr, and finding other ways to delay getting off to school.

■ And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (Dr. Seuss) A little boy named Marco has a big

imagination. While walking to school, he looks for inter-esting things to

describe to his dad. And when he finds nothing, he prepares a tall tale in his head. From a gold and blue char-iot to the confetti that rains from an airplane, Marco’s tale may grow too big to tell! (Also available in Spanish.)

■ Jamaica’s Find (Juanita Havill) Who left a red hat and a well-loved stuffed dog at the playground? Jamaica puts the hat into the lost and found—but takes the dog home with her. Then, she learns an important lesson about honesty and discovers how good it feels to make another child happy.

Reading—without words

Next, have her make up a sentence and toss to you. Variation: Write one sentence of a paragraph on each ball, and players arrange them in order.

Red-white-blue crosswordTogether, create big letter tiles by

printing each letter of the alphabet on a separate sheet of red, white, or blue con-struction paper. Make extra vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and common letters like l, n, r, s, and t. Deal all tiles evenly to players. Then, play a cooperative game: Take turns laying down letters into words until you’ve arranged all the tiles into a giant crossword on the lawn.♥

Wordless books tell stories entirely through pictures. Ask a librarian to help you find some, and show your child the important role that pictures play in a story with these ideas:

● No two readers will “read” a wordless book the same way. Let your youngster slowly turn the book’s pages while family members tell the story in their heads. Then, take turns holding the book and “reading” your story aloud. It will be interesting to see what the stories have in common—and how they’re different!

● Your child may notice something new every time he rereads a wordless book. Help him record himself reading one—he could ring a bell when he turns a page. Have him listen to his recording and follow along in the book. What details would he add or change?♥

Read-aloud favorites

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flow and distracts him from comprehending a book. Introduce new words regularly by reading aloud to him—especially books that are a little too hard for him to read on his own. Also, help him practice any lists of sight words (common words like went or said) that his teacher sends home.

2. Be prepared to read. Before your child starts a book, “preview” it so he knows what to expect. You could read the title, look at the cover, and talk about the topic. For example, if the cover shows a cha-meleon and the title is Reptiles, he’ll be ready to read about cold-blooded animals like chameleons and snakes.♥

Building blocks of fluency

Fluent reading is more than just read-ing that is smooth and full of expression. A fluent reader recognizes words automat-ically and understands what he’s reading. Help your child become a fluent reader with these tips.

1. Learn a lot of words. The more words your young-ster recognizes effortlessly, the more fluent his reading will be. That’s because tripping over unfamiliar words interrupts his

Add a dash of fun to summer reading with these activities that your whole family will enjoy.

● Throw a party. Dress up like book characters, and serve “literary” snacks. For instance, set out a tray with foods from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle) like strawberries, Swiss cheese, and pickles. Read aloud while you enjoy the snacks. You could also make and play a party game, such as “Pin the Caterpillar on the Leaf.”

Make a map Maps are full of sym-

bols. Making one is a great way for your child to practice connecting words and symbols—and develop map skills.

First, let her choose something to map, perhaps your neighborhood play-ground. Help her list what to include, such as swings, slide, jungle gym, and bas-ketball court. Beside each, she should draw a symbol that will represent it on her map (a triangle for swings, a horizon-tal ladder for the jungle gym).

Now she can draw her map. She could title it (“Elm Street Playground”) and place the symbols where they go. Ask her to draw a key at the bottom—a box with each symbol and what it rep-resents. Finally, have her use her map to give you a “tour.”♥

Writing about our family My daughter Brianna said she didn’t

like writing, but I noticed that she did like talking to people and asking questions. So I sug-gested that she help me add captions to our family photo album by interviewing her grandparents.

Together, we brainstormed questions: “What did you like best about school?” “Where did you get married?” “How many years did you play on the basketball team?”

The next time her grandparents visited, they answered the questions while Brianna took notes. Then, we worked on our captions. At first, Brianna dictated them to me. But after a few, she wanted to write them herself. My daughter loved doing the interviews and hearing the stories—and she enjoyed working on the photo album. Now she wants to make another one.♥

● Be secret book pals. Put family mem-bers’ names on slips of paper in a hat, and take turns pulling one out. Go to

the library, where each per-son secretly chooses a book his pal would enjoy. At

home, he wraps the book and adds the person’s

name. Get together to unwrap your books. Guess who picked yours, and then read the books together!♥

Join us, for a

Golf Scramble on

Saturday,June 4th,2016, at the

Caberfae Peaks Ski & Golf Resort.

$65/per person Entry Fee includes

18 Holes w/Cart and Lunch.

Team Sign-in at 8AM Shotgun Start at 9AM

Prizes

Games of Chance

Competition Holes

Loads of Fun!

20th Annual

St. Ann School

Golf Tournament

Sponsorship Opportunities

$500 Benefactor Sponsorship — Includes 4 person team, top advertising honors at St. Ann

Parish and School, hole and cart sponsorship, recognition at event and afterwards.

Company:

$250 Hole Sponsorship — Includes recognition at 1 of 18 holes

Company: ________________________________________________

$100 Cart Sponsor — Signage on cart for the day

Company: ________________________________________________

Prize Sponsor — Recognition at event

Company: ________________________________________________

Please call Pete Meyer at 884-0381, or Bob Kellogg at 775-1301.

1) ___________________________________________________

2) ___________________________________________________

3) ___________________________________________________

4) ___________________________________________________

~ All proceeds will be used for Technology ~

Players/Teams will be put on waiting list