February 14-21 was an extremely busy week at Ascension! Starting off with Valentine's Day, we had a wonderful Mission Day prayer service, followed by a very exciting Mission Day itself. Green Club met and as usual our classrooms were active with curriculum subjects, specials and STEM projects!
Feb 15
Enjoy! Thanks to Mrs. Bernard, we have two links to share; Mission Day Morning and Mission Day Afternoon
Feb 15
Feb 15
Mission Day formally began at the 9:00 Prayer Service today, February 15. We were happy to welcome Mr. Mark Jacobs, who explained his connection to Rwanda. and the His Chase Foundation, which will benefit from today's Mission Day. Mrs. Vaninisi also spoke about her visits to Rwanda and that special connection she has made with the children of Noel Orphanage.
Feb 14
Everyone at Ascension was in the Valentine spirit! Ms. Earner coordinated the donations for the American Heart Association and staff and students alike wore red, pink, and purple.
Feb 13
An exciting day for the class of 2019 -- graduation pictures! 8th graders dressed their best for what will become a treasured memento, as you'll see on Mr. Sengstock's page.
Feb 13
Ascension green club re-purposed glasses and Tupperware and gave them a facelift using paper maché. Projects on The Green Club's page.
Feb 12
Along with our regular educational activities, students are celebrating African American History Month. Through Dr. Martin Luther King we are learning ways of peace and love. We also are discovering noteworthy African Americans of the past and present. After Chinese New Year it's almost Valentine's Day!
Feb 9
"How are we all alike?" was the essential question in Mrs. Blatner's class when thinking about peace in our world. They created a Unity Wreath to show that we "All promise to stand together to create peace in our world." The children added doves to represent peace around the world. Find out more on Mrs. Blatner's Page!
Feb 6
Fr. Hurlbert, Faculty and students celebrated mass a week late due to the freezing cold last Wednesday. The introduction to mass and the readings and petitions were read with clarity and fluency by students from Grade 3. Ms. Rodde gave an inspired homily on last week Tuesday's theme of Heroes and Superheroes, relating them to Jesus and His powers.
