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Today at ACS we had Ms. Heather who came from Tender Smiles 4 Kids Dental Services to meet with our Pre-K to grade 4 students.  Ms. Heather showed students how to brush properly and how important it is to keep your pearly whites healthy!  Students were engaged when she used her giant toothbrush to explain how important it is to reach those hard to reach teeth and floss.  She also spoke about eating healthy and how good habits start now!  Thank you to Dr. Sulla, DDS for sending such a wonderful visitor and thank you to Ms. Heather for the great information!  Visit them at www.Tendersmiles.com.

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On Saturday, January 13th a team of four ACS middle school students competed in St. Joseph High School’s Annual Mathematics Competition.  Over 25 middle schools participated and over 150 students competed. We are so proud that our ACS team was a part of this event.  The math problems were all word problems and included topics on probability, algebra, geometry and statistics.  Think it sounds easy? Give it a try: 
Mr. Herman, a stamp collector, sold two stamps for $5000 each. Based on his cost, he made a 25% profit on one stamp and lost 20% on the other stamp. Did Mr. Herman’s  transactions result in a loss or a gain and how much?

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January 28to to February 3rd

Monday: 
PK – 8 -Student Scavenger Hunt sponsored by Class of 2018
PK – 8th grade – Pro-Life Poster completion
PK – 8th grade – STEM Ice Cream Science Day
PK – Marshmallow Monday
K – 2nd – School spirit day (make hats and pom pom shakers)
3rd and 4th- Measuring in Math

Tuesday: 
PK – 8 – Class of 2018 vs Parents/Teachers Basketball Game (1:30 pm), AND whole school Spirit Day, wear your blue and yellow!
PK – Tooty Ta Tuesday-prek will be coming to classrooms to do Tooty Ta with the classes. 
K – 2nd grade  – Game day (students will mix & mingle to play board games with neighboring grades)
3rd and 4th – Our Planet Earth

Wednesday:  
PK – 8 -Students Council will share/read their favorite childhood story to Pre K – 4 grades
PK – Winter Olympic Wednesday
PK – 4 -Special Person Lunch Day
K – 2nd grade – Activity to a book they were read 
3rd-4th -Prosfora Baking with Sister Yosephata
6 – 8 grades -Father Ivan: Review liturgical meaning of priest’s vestments and a special service of Proskomedia (Every time the Divine Liturgy is served, priest  stand before the small Table and prepare the bread and the wine for the coming Eucharist.)  

Thursday:    
PK-8 Grades -8th grade students are the teachers for a class period
PK-8 Grades -Thankful Thursday-make cards for parents and special teachers.
K-2nd grade -Make a craft and thank you for all you do cards for the town’s fire and police people
3rd & 4th Grades -Community Helper Appreciation

Friday: 
Faith – Family – Fun Day – Bishop Andriy Rabiy from Philadelphia will be visiting ACS.
All ACS families and friends are invited to join us!

***Our Pre-K parents are invited to visit Kindergarten and see what it is all about.***

You are invited to the celebration of Catholic Schools Week at ACS (January 28th through February 3rd).  Come experience our beautiful learning community, witness our academic excellence, and feel the presence of God that permeates all areas of our school.  Join us at the 8:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy  on Friday, February 2, celebrated by newly-ordained auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, the Most Reverend Andriy Rabiy, followed by His Excellency visiting  ACS students at the school.  There will also be an open house on Sunday January 28 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments and school tours will be available for prospective students and their parents. Founded in 1963, Assumption Catholic School brings the tradition of high-quality Catholic Education to the city of Perth Amboy, NJ. AdvancEd accredited.  STREAM curriculum integrates Religion into the STREAM content areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.  The school provides a Christ-centered, Catholic environment to a diverse population of prekindergarten (age 4) through 8th-grade students. Before Care and After Care are available. Our Open House is a wonderful opportunity to meet the Pastor, the Principal and have a tour of the school by one of our current students. To receive more information about the school, call 732-826-8721 or visit www.assumptioncatholicschool.net

On Friday January 12, the staff and students of ACS in Perth Amboy, NJ  celebrated the feast of Theophany (Baptism of the Lord ) with a special ceremony. After morning Liturgy, Fr. Ivan walked around the school and blessed every room in the school with a sprinkle of holy water. He was accompanied by a small choral group lead by 8 grade students.

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Students in Pre-K through Grade 8 sang Christmas Carols and told the story of the birth of Jesus Christ at ACS Annual Christmas concert. The terrific show was directed by music teacher, Miss Anna Lawrence and Mrs. Melanie Lawrence. All in attendance agreed the performance was a great way to kick off the holiday season and the children truly enjoyed entertaining the packed auditorium. The school staff did an amazing job, and the Christmas songs, the costumes and the true message of Christmas all came through. The show concluded with Rev. Ivan Turyk, Pastor and School Administrator of Assumption School in Perth Amboy, NJ thanking all of the teachers involved and wishing all a blessed and Merry Christmas.

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Just about this time of the year for the at least the last 15 years, students of ACS in grades 6 through 8 gather together for a very special Christmas luncheon. The luncheon is a culmination of research and hard work.

Students researched Christmas season traditions that take place around the world. This year they researched their own ethnic traditions, learning where some of their own family traditions possibly started. As a team groups prepared a poster that included special events of the Christmas season that take place in the particular countries they studied. Students then played the part of travel agents, sharing the reasons to visit their country for the Christmas season. Some shared actual music that they used to entertain their visitors.

After being evaluated by teachers and guest judges everyone sat down for a smorgasbord of food that would be found on a Christmas table. They enjoyed each other’s company, as well as maybe finding a new food to add to their own menu at home. Desserts ended the afternoon with all students taking away memories that will remain with them in the years to come.

Mrs. Billy’s fifth grade and Mr. Wythe’s sixth grade homerooms have collaborated on a Church calendar project for religion class. Fifth and sixth graders were placed in groups and asked to research a season of the Church calendar. These seasons included Great Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, and Theophany.

Each group has presented their findings on the season on a small 8 x 11” flyer. Each flyer contains the dates the season r…uns from and until, the reason for each Liturgical season, the obligations of Ukrainian Catholic Christians, and the Liturgical color in the Ukrainian Catholic tradition. These flyers will be collected and placed on a poster board with a Church clock to remind the students which season we are in. The student’s own research will serve to explain each slice of the Church clock.

The children at ACS have plenty of choices when it comes to after school activities. Our 7th grade teacher Mrs. Vattelana brought the new sport activity to the school and is the coach of the cup stacking team. Cup stacking, or speed stacking, involves stacking and unstacking 12 plastic cups in a certain sequence as quickly as possible. Students race against the clock for faster times and race against each other in relays.

What do ACS students do during lunch on the cold winter days? Keep busy and have fun!  Some of our students have taken advantage of the new board games and enjoy a good chess match.  Other students  decide they want to draw and make Christmas cards. And a group of first graders think they can beat Mrs. Shumny at Connect Four!  All at ACS eat a healthy lunch and take a well deserved break and play with some classmates.  Hopefully it won’t be a long winter but for now ACS is enjoying some friendly competition.