Wednesday: CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2022

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Wow! Wow! Wow! What a Wednesday!
As part of Catholic Schools’ week, fourth graders are recognizing how far they’ve come.  Each student brought in pictures of themselves before kindergarten.  In their journals a list was developed of what they can do now that they could not do then.  We were surprised at all we accomplished. 4th grade had a look at us now day, to see how much we have learned since kindergarten, then enjoyed a movie in the afternoon.  
Our 3rd grade class participated in Superheroes Day! They were tasked with choosing a influential person that have shaped our world. With there selection, they were diligently to create presentations and dress up to honor their memory. We had the following: Selena Quintanilla, Roberto Clemente, Lebron James, Audrey Hepburn, Serena Williams, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Betty White, Kamala Harris, Adrienne Bailon, Ruth Bater Ginsberg, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, to Hedy Lamarr, Lionel Messi, and Queen Elizabeth. As they look up to these trailblazers, we know that one day they will be the leaders that are driving change to make our world a better place through Christ. What else happened today…
*Middles School had their board game day
*3rd – 5th grade participated in a scavenger hunt hosted by the 8th grade
*2nd grade ended the day with a movie
*1st grade made thank you cards for Mrs. Shumny
*Kindergarten made rosary’s with beads and pipe cleaners, with the correct number of beads for each Hail Mary and Our Father.  
*Pre- K made necklaces that said We Love Our Catholic School and the 8th graders taught them about the groundhog.  
And we had a teacher Pasta To-Go night for our families! All proceeds going towards a spring field trip!
And just wait until tomorrow!!
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Catholic Schools Week 2022 TUESDAY!

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If you drove by ACS today you would have been witness to students dressed in crazy socks and crazy hats entering the building. As they did on Monday, 2 members of the Class of 2022 shared what they love about our ACS community. Mrs Lawrence also shared some more ACS trivia. The day started with prayer, the pledge of allegiance and patriotic song. “Post-it” messages continued to be added onto the doors for teachers and McDonald’s lunch was enjoyed by the third, fourth, and fifth graders.
At individual grade levels, Kindergarten decorated their door as a Classroom of Faith while third grade celebrated a friendship day, and grade four had a picture party. The second grade spent the afternoon in Ukraine and finished their thank you cards for the senior citizens while listening to Valentine music of Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and others. The fifth grade made lanyards with Mrs. Cooper and Middle school had a movie afternoon! The Class of 2022 celebrated Chinese New Year with Mrs Shumny and Mrs. Pickering with a treat of Chinese food. ACS Student Council rounded out the day by hosting a mini read a thon for Pre K through second grade. So far Catholic Schools Week at ACS is shaping up to be an amazing and fun filled week!
And it’s only Tuesday!!!!!
#CSW2022 #acsstrong

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Monday: Catholic Schools Week 2022

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Catholic Schools Week was off to a great start with some ACS trivia shared by Mrs. Lawrence. Did you know that ACS opened in 1963?  Did you also know that our dear  Sister Yosaphata was one of the first teachers in the school? She actually opened the school and then was here for 55 years! India Lillie and Gabbie D of Grade 8 shared their ideas of what ACS meant to them. Then two 8th graders shared what they love about their school – thank you Gabby and India-Lillie for your beautiful words!
During the day the middle school was treated to a midmorning snack of bagels and muffins, with milk or juice, and hot chocolate. This gave them the energy they needed to  participate in the first round of their annual Jeopardy game.  But that’s not all…..Grade 5 made pretzel treats and grade 4 had muffins to go along with their Magazine Monday.
Students in Pre k, K and 1 had a McDonald’s lunch provided by our FSA.
Students also started our “CSW Post it!. on their classroom door that contained their reason about why they love their teacher.
All in all, it has been a busy start to a great week. Check back in tomorrow to find out about the next bit of excitement taking place tomorrow at ACS.
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OPEN HOUSE – Catholic Schools Week

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Assumption Catholic School will join nearly 8,000 Catholic Schools across the nation in celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Parents and prospective preschool through grade eight students are invited to visit our school on Sunday, February 6th, from 12:30 p.m  to 3:30 p.m. for the Open House. You will have the opportunity to tour the school and enjoy conversation with Principal and current students, who will be assisting with each tour. Registrations for the 2022-2023 school year, will be accepted at these sessions. It’s never too early to start thinking about giving your children the great gift of a Catholic education – one which is effective and affordable! If you can’t make it to the OPEN HOUSE, feel free to call the School office and set up a tour with us.

Our principal Mrs. Shumny is always more than happy to do a walk-through with you and answer all your questions! To receive more information about the school, call 732-826-8721 or visit www.assumptioncatholicschool.net

ACS Culinary Club

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Hungry anyone?! ACS Culinary Club is at it again – so far in the new year they have learned how to make French toast and delicious brownies.  Students are getting great recipes, working together, and learning everything from prep to clean up! Way to go and let’s add Mrs. Shumny loves being your taste tester!
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Young engineers in the making!

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 2nd grade studied the engineering process during science class, and thanks to our brand-new STEM Lab, they were able to spread out to design and build “lunchboxes” that would  keep water bottles cold.  Our 2nd Graders had as much fun creating their lunchboxes, as they did checking the temperatures throughout the day, and overnight!
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Value in Art

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This past week the first and second graders learned about value in art.  Not how much money a piece of art is worth, but how you can vary the darkness or lightness of your colors for a more interesting picture.  They also talked about how using shading and shadows can make their favorite cartoons look more realistic.  To practice value, they created a magical forest of trees and arranged the different parts of the trees in order from the lowest value (darkest) to the highest value (lightest).  The students had fun experimenting with color, cutting and gluing their trees together.

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100 Books in (Less Than) 100 Days

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Congratulations to our Second Graders, who completed their Reading Challenge to read 100 books in 100 days in 58 days!  All the books were read during “brain” breaks in our school day, and in order for the book to “count”, students had to fill out a ticket listing the title, author, their full name and date, written with proper spelling and punctuation.  Mrs. Kukuruza even joined in the challenge, filling out a ticket each time she read a book to the class!  The 2nd grader who read the most books was Gia V. !! Way to go!