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The First Grade has been learning about American heroes during Social Studies. In observance of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we have learned about our modern day American hero and the dream he had for all mankind.

We learned that in order to live as children of God, as Dr.King did, we are called to be peace makers. "You do not need fists to win a battle, only powerful words," Dr.King said. He also said, "Love is the key to the problems of the world." In First Grade, we held hands to acknowledge this.

After listening to his speech about his dream of peace, we too shared our own dreams including dreams of having and making peace in the world.

This month we had our Bingo workers appreciation dinner. It was another fine dining experience, well worth the price of helping out with Bingo. The weekly Bingo fundraiser is a HUGE benefit to Assumption Catholic School. This collaborative effort between the church and the school funds a big portion of our school budget. Parents, please be mindful of your commitment to work at bingo. When the floor is fully staffed, Bingo is most successful and profitable. Bingo is held twice a week on Wednesday and Friday. Doors open at 6 P.M. Food and refreshments are available for purchasing. Bingo games start at 7:30 P.M.

Annie and Oliver are coming to a stage near you!  Join us on Saturday, February 7 at 6PM in our school auditorium as students from our Junior Drama, Glee Club, Senior Drama, Show Choir and Chimetteers perform selections from these two memorable Broadway productions.  Admission is free but freewill donations are being accepted as we are fundraising for recorders and sheet music (more information will be available at the show).  Refreshments will be available for sale after the show.  Parishoners, alumni and all families from the ACS church and school community are invited to join us as we celebrate the talents of our children!  Alumni of these groups are encouraged to contact Miss Lawrence to find out how they can get involved in the show – missannalawrence@gmail.com

The Feast of the Holy Theophany (Epiphany) of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated each year on January 6. The Feast commemorates the Baptism of Christ and the divine revelation of the Holy Trinity. At the Baptism of Christ, all three Persons of the Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—were made manifest. Thus, the name of the Feast is Epiphany, meaning manifestation, or Theophany, meaning manifestation of God. During Theophany, people traditionally attend a prayer service where the priest blesses regular water into holy water at the “Blessing of the Water” ceremony. This year, after the blessing of the water ceremony in the church, Fr. Ivan walked around the school with a small group of students and blessed each room with holy water and offered a blessing to students and staff. He also asked students various questions about Feasts of Christmas and Theophany and was very pleased by their answers.

Prayer of Blessing the Water
“…Therefore, O King, Lover of mankind, be present now too through the visitation of your Holy Spirit, and sanctify this water. And give to it the grace of redemption and the blessing of Jordan. Make it a source of incorruption, a gift of sanctification, a deliverance from sins, an averting of diseases, unapproachable by hostile powers, filled with angelic strength. That all who draw from it and partake of it may have it for cleansing of souls and bodies, for healing of passions, for sanctification of homes, for every suitable purpose. … And now, Master, do You yourself sanctify this water by your Holy Spirit”

Assumption Catholic School is the recipient of twenty-five iPads through an educational-technology grant. With assistance from Perth Amboy High School and the Perth Amboy Board of Education, the iPads are ready for classroom use!

Coinciding with lessons on Expository Writing, a Scholastic News Article, “Are You Afraid of Spiders?”, and two reading stories, Spiders at Work and Web Wonders, the third grade students were given the opportunity to use iPads to “surf” the web and create a report on spiders. The Brown Recluse, Tarantula, Wolf, and Daddy Long Legs are just some of the spiders students chose to write about.

On December 12th, 2014  the Assumption Catholic School Auditorium in Perth Amboy, NJ was packed to the rafters with parents and grandparents that had come to see and hear the 2014 PreK-8 Christmas Program. Every student was standing tall, singing loudly and smiling at the crowd. There were lots of Christmas songs that covered all interests and the clapping from the audience demonstrated their appreciation. All students in the school were very excited about being up on the stage singing for their families. This year, the Bethlehem Peace Light was brought to our school before the concert. In December, a candle was lit in the Grotto of Christ’s Birth in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem. This flame has been transported across the world by scouts. This chain of lights is a symbol peace, warmth, love and family. The flame brought a lot of happiness  and joy to all participants at the concert. Thank you to all who attended, our students, our teachers, the program planner Mrs. Melanie Lawrence and of course the music teacher Miss Anna Lawrence.

This year’s recipient of the +Sr. John Paskevich, SSMI Memorial School Endowment Award is Peter Zulin, an 8th grade student at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School in Perth Amboy, NJ.

Fostering education at all levels has been a basic tenant of the League of Ukrainian Catholics of America (LUC) since its inception in 1933.   This year the National Board of the LUC continues a tradition established in 1997. The Endowment Fund was named after the late +Sr. John Paskevich, SSMI who served as the Religious Director of the National Board of the League from 1987 until 1996 when +Sr. John fell asleep in the Lord.  +Sr. John was an educator with a life-long commitment to the Catholic education of youth. Eager to learn and excel, she encouraged her staff and students to do their best and to be the best.  This Endowment Fund awards an annual monetary gift to a selected Metropolia parochial school in the name of an exceptional student nominated by the school principal.  

Receiving the award was a very pleasant surprise for Peter, who initially couldn’t understand why the principal, Mr. Michael Szyphulsky, insisted he wear his school union on a school dress-down day.  Fr. Ivan Turyk, pastor of Assumption parish, describes Peter as an outstanding all around student who attends Divine Liturgy regularly and is a senior altar server.

Ms. Marion C. Hrubec, President, National Board of the LUC, presented the award to the worthy student as his 8th grade colleagues looked on.  Also witnessing the presentation were Peter’s proud parents, Jessica and Peter Zulin,

His younger brother, Andrew, also a student at Assumption School, his grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Houghton, Sr. Yosephata, MSMG, assistant principal, Mr. Szyphulysky, principal, and Fr. Ivan Turyk.