Reserve your Seat for the 10th Annual SAS Auction & Dinner today!

Saturday, April 28th at 5:30

$40.00 per person ($10.00 per person goes towards your parent commitment)

We have many great items for all budgets! This week’s Sneak Peek:
$200.00 gift certificate towards two weeks at Boulder Ridge Day Camp 

Dear Parents / Guardians,
We are about to begin a study of inventions and the process of in-

venting. During the next several weeks, your child will be looking for a problem to solve whose solution will be an invention. We will be holding a SAS Invention Convention on March 23, 2012. Ten per- cent of the students will be selected to advance to the Connecticut Invention Convention in Storrs on April 28, 2012.

Throughout this study, we will be learning how things work, what problems they solve, and how they could be improved. Students will be asking for information on what aspects of your daily life, jobs, or activities could be improved upon and what bugs you about certain things. Please help your child reflect on things that could be im- proved in his or her life. Ask questions about what could help him or her do a chore, play a sport, or make things easier. Allow your child to formulate his or her own ideas. When your child decides on a problem to solve, he or she will be filling out an Inventor’s Log with materials and directions for building an invention. At that time, you can help your child collect materials and assist in some tasks that may require special tools.

Without parental care and attention, many children would not suc- cessfully complete the invention process. We ask that you, as a par- ent, treat the invention activity as you would treat a sport in which your child is engaged. In sports, you make sure that they have their equipment ready, you bring them where they have to go, you cheer them on and give them an occasional hug, but you do not go on the field by their side. In invention, the problem must be the student’s own, the solution must be of their own design, and the inventor’s log should reflect these steps. However, a student might need to go to Home Depot or to a relative’s home to borrow equipment and that’s where you come in. They might need to be encouraged, seek advice, or require supervision with hand or power tools.

This should be an exciting and fun-filled program and we at SAS look forward to all the great inventions that the children will create. Please remember that this activity is intended to create problem solvers. Its purpose is not to create stress, but to stress creativity! 

2012 – 2013 Every parent’s dream!

Free tuition & parent commitment for 2012-13 school year!
The Auction committee is excited to sponsor the annual tuition raffle.
Buy your tickets to win a chance at free tuition and parent commitment
for one student for the 2012-13 school year.
Everyone in the St. Joseph Church and St. Anthony School community is invited to participate. Parents, alumni, grandparents and friends! The winning tuition may be given to the family of your choice. Sales are limited to 150 tickets, and buying a chance is not only gives you an exciting opportunity to win a year’s tuition, it is also a great way to support St. Anthony School.
Tickets are limited, so act right away! Tickets will be available throughout the school year at SAS events and in the school office.
Tickets are $40 each or 2 for $60.

The drawing will take place at this year’s annual Auction on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Cornucopia.

If you have any questions please contact the advancement office at 379-5410. We look forward to your participation!!

Tuition Raffle Guidelines

• Only 150 tickets will be sold at a face value of $40.
• The committee must sell a minimum of 125 tickets in order to award tuition

  and parent commitment, valued up to and not to exceed $3500.00.

• If 125 or less tickets are sold, the cash prize awarded will be equivalent to a

  50/50 payout.

• If someone other than a parent is the winner, the tuition will be awarded to

  the student of their choice.

• The auction committee reserves the right to make changes to the structure of

  this event.

• Winner need not be present to win, but we really hope that you are! 

A few weekends ago, several of our school
families spent part of their Saturday raking and blowing leaves to help ready our school grounds for the upcoming winter months. A big thank you to Steve, Shaliene, Noah, Owen, AvaMarie & Holly Roy, Donna & Justin Bourgoin, Sue & Conor Bailey, Mike, Ian & Devon Scherer, Mike, Colin, Brenna, Ryan, Jimmy & Tommy Fitzgerald, Christine Keesler & Mitchell Dillon, Mary, Jackie & Kenny Johnson, Steve, Diana & April Ru- opp, and Cathie & Liam Norton.

Breakfast with Santa
Thank you to all who supported and helped at the Breakfast with Santa this past Sunday at Applebees. A special thank you to SAS students: Matt Germond, Pat Cavanaugh and Cody Martin-Koplar for giving of their time to help! Many thanks from PTO!

We are excited to celebrate Catholic Schools Week. This year’s theme, “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.” focuses on three Catholic schools priorities that make us stand out from other educational institutions.

• Children are taught faith—not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God.
• Academics, which in Catholic schools are held to very high standards, help each child reach his or her potential.
• Service, the giving of one’s time and effort to help others, is taught both as an expression of faith and
  good citizenship.

Join us on Sunday, January 29, as we begin the week with a 10:30 Mass followed by an open house from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. The Open House is a perfect opportunity to stop in for some refreshments, visit with teachers, tour the building and view student artwork.