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Fourth Grade students made posters for Back to School night. They wrote breaking news about their favorite places to visit, books to read and hobbies. They hang in the hallway for parents and classmates to see.

The Annual Back to School BBQ was amazing this year. The wonderful teachers of ACS served up about 160 meals to students and their parents. You guys are great! Thanks to our teachers, field trips will cost a little less.

To kick off the school year, the second grade class wrote about what they did over the summer “buckets of fun” and what they want to learn about this year “dig into learning”. They got to express their creativity by designing their very own bucket and shovel to display their writing. Many of them had fun summer adventures and can’t wait to learn new exciting things in second grade!

To help the students get to know one another they created an “All About Me” mini poster. Some of the topics included their birthday, favorite thing about school, what they want to be when they grow up and some favorites such as color, number, TV show, book, and animal just to name a few. Lastly they got to put a picture of themselves as a “Super Second Grader!” They were very eager to get to know one another and had fun sharing.

The students got to express themselves through writing about how their first day of school was. They were given a writing prompt “My First Day of School was…” and had to complete the thought. The finished product resembled an apple and they were very excited to be author’s for a day to share their work.

Our Assumption Catholic School Family continued the tradition of Friday Liturgy on a very significant day this year. Our beginning of the school year Liturgy was celebrated by Father Ivan on September 11, 2015. Father Ivan spoke to the children about September 11, 2001 and the impact that day had, and still holds on our country. He spoke of the response of prayer and unity that resulted. Earlier in the week the Class of 2016 discussed how li…fe has changed since then. As a result, they came up with a prayer of remembrance of that day which included the hope that God will protect all of those suffering from terrorism. This prayer was recited at the end of our liturgy.
Dear God,
As we mark this tragic day in the history of our country, please help us to remember the innocent souls that you called home to their heavenly reward. Comfort those that have been left behind to grieve. Holy Spirit, please give them the grace to accept this loss.
We ask that you protect those that continue fight against terrorism every day. We ask your protection for those that cannot protect themselves, especially in those countries where terrorism continues to rage.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.

As a way for students to get to know each other, ACS middle school children were given a series of questions to answer about their fellow classmates. Each student had to find two other students that fit the answer they were seeking. For instance, they had to find two students that wore rings, two that owned dogs, etc. At the end each student knew a little bit more than they knew at the start of the day. Hopefully, this was a great start to a great new year!

Middle school is already back into the swing of working hard!  The seventh and eighth graders came together and started presenting their summer reading projects.  The assignment required each student to select a nonfiction book of their choice and create a PowerPoint or video presentation for their class.  Students presented on scientist, athletes and historical events.  The presentations have been outstanding! The middle school teachers are looking forward to a productive and amazing school year!

It’s always a pleasure to welcome our alums back to ACS! Six recent graduates visited today, before going off to start their year in high school.