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I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 Catholic Schools Week begins the last Sunday of January. The 2008 theme is "Catholic Schools Light the Way." The theme focuses on the leadership that Catholic Schools provide to our nation, producing graduates who light the way to a brighter future for all humankind. The theme also highlights the spiritual foundation of Catholic schools, for we are on "The Way," a biblical term used to describe those who follow Jesus as disciples. The slogan, "Catholic Schools Light the Way," reminds us that we are called to "light the way" to the kingdom for others even as we walk "the way" of discipleship and grow in faith ourselves. January 27 � students speak at their parishes January 28 Opening Day Assembly 8:15 am January 29 Student/Teacher Appreciation Day Dinner and Bingo 5:30 pm January 30 Talent Show 1 pm February 1 Grandparents Day 1 pm Mass 1:45 pm February 3 Open House noon 2 pm

Welcome

We welcome Eakin Howard to our school. Eakin joined the third grade class on Wednesday.

Registration for 2008/2009

Re-registration forms for all returning students and for any new siblings to the school were sent home on Monday. Thirteen students have re-registered already! It is our hope that all of our students in Pre k through seventh grade will be returning. A nonrefundable fee of $240 per child must accompany these forms. Registration for new families will begin on January 24th.

Report Card Conferences

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Friday, January 18th for students in grades Kindergarten 8. These conferences will provide the opportunity to discuss student growth over the first half of the year. Conference times were sent home on Tuesday with the youngest student in each family. Please call your homeroom teacher if you did not receive a letter or must change your appointment time. PreKindergarten conferences are not scheduled at this time, unless requested by the parents or by Mrs. Palmer. PreKindergarten conferences will be scheduled at the end of the year.

Basketball Clinic

UNCA Women's Basketball team is hosting a girls basketball clinic for grades K-8 on Saturday, January 12 from 1 - 2:30 at the UNCA Justice Gym. The cost is $10.00 and donations are accepted. Please email Katie Baldwin at user@example.com to register or call Linda Marshall at 254-9311. You can register at the door.

Super Saturday

UNCA is gearing up for the spring session of Super Saturday. Now in its 22nd year, Super Saturday is an enrichment program targeting creative and highly motivated students in grades 3-8. The classes are held on the UNCA campus from 9 am to 12 noon on six consecutive Saturdays from March 1st April 5th. Topics include drama, French, physics math, pottery, computer, model rocketry, quilting, wildlife, bookmaking, and much more. Brochures are available in our school office, or you can call 251-6558 for more information.

Annual Giving Campaign

Thank you to the parents (22%) and faculty (39%) who have contributed so far to the ACS Annual Giving Campaign! We are off to a wonderful start, with just over $28,000 collected and pledged to date! In order to reach our goal of $35,000, we are counting on full participation, at any level, from all of our ACS family, so please send in your contributions! Questions - call Mary Head at 255-3380.

Library News

Birthday Books: Thank you to Davie Boone (8th grade) for her recent birthday book donation The Daring Book for Girls and to Carter Boone (5th grade) for his recent birthday book donation The Dangerous Book for Boys. The library appreciates your support! Library Open House: The library will have an open house on Friday, January 18, during parent-teacher conferences, to showcase the new books that have been purchased with money from the rummage sale. I hope to see you there!

Scrip News

Happy New Year everyone! The next Scrip order will be placed Monday, January14, 2008. Orders need to be in the office by 10:00 AM.. The next order after that will be January 28. We have Ingles scrip back in stock which may be ordered at anytime. Thank You to everyone who ordered Scrip before the holidays. Here�s hoping we have a happy and successful 2008. Karen Kinzer user@example.com 296-9374

Shamrock Run

Shamrock 5k training has begun! This training takes you from the couch to the finish line in 8 weeks�.no running experience necessary. Come join the fun - it's not too late! We meet at the UNCA track Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Kids welcome. You can also pick up a training schedule from the school office and train on your own. Call Becky at 279-4640 for more information.

PFA News

PFA Volunteer Needed. Volunteer PFA Vice President seeking someone for co-vice president position. This wonderful person would assist me for the remainder of the 2007-2008 school year with VP duties and would then also become PFA co-president for 2008-2009 (next year). Good organizational skills and an ability to come to ACS during school hours would be a plus! Please contact Deborah Hart at 299-3097 or click on this link user@example.com to email me for more information. Thanks in advance :)

After School Music Lessons

Pre-K to Grade 2: Come and join our fun-loving group of boys and girls! We�re having a great time with music trying many instruments like the saxophone, trumpet, flute, violin and trombone and also with singing and dancing games. Classes are Mondays and Thursdays until 3:45. Group lessons on guitar are on-going and take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 3:45. Applications can be picked up in the office. Kevin Innes is a former music teacher at ACS and has over 20 years of music teaching experience with students of all ages and levels. Please contact him directly at 582-7637 for more information