A million thanks to all the families, students, and UMSL volunteers who helped during the 3rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. At one point during the day there were at least 60 people busy painting the main hall, cleaning every classroom and stairwell, and washing walls in the restrooms. There was even a group at work outside removing the last of the bushes under the large pine tree by church. That area is going to become a Memorial Garden in memory of Mr. Wiedmann. The weather was so beautiful that we enjoyed our pizza lunch outside under the pavilion. God gave us many blessings on Monday!
On Wed. Jan 18th the First Grade visited the sisters at the Good Shepherd Convent next door to the library. Each month they walk to the convent and spend time with the sisters. This month, each child picked out a favorite book to read to them. The sisters were very patient listeners!
Wednesday Jan 11th was “First Grade Night” at the Natural Bridge branch of the library. Each first grader came to the library wearing their pajamas and carrying their favorite stuffed animal. While Mrs. Jeanie (the children’s librarian) read them stories, the parents went with Mr. Conrad to the computer lab. He showed them how to access Tumblebooks and other on-line resources the library has to offer. The evening ended with quiet parent/student reading time and snacks! Thanks Mrs. Jeanie and Mr. Conrad for hosting this special night!
Every year the Scouts sell popcorn as a fundraiser. This year to help encourage more sales, the Cub Scout leaders of our very own Pack 516 challenge the boys by telling them if they raised a certain level of money they would get to throw a pie in their pack leader’s face at a future meeting.
Well, I’m sure you can guess what happened. That’s right, 3 of the packs met the challenge and were rewarded with the opportunity to put a pie in their leader’s face. What follows is a teaser from the sure to be smash hit “Pie Face” featuring our very own scouts from Pack 516. (Anyone know where I can sign up to be a scout? This looks like fun!)
This past Saturday night the St. Ann Parish Center experienced a full house for the 2011 St. Ann Catholic School Talent Show. It was a night full of amazing performances that included everything from comedy and acting to magic and musical performances. It was great to see so many friends and families there to cheer on the amazing performers. Thanks to everyone that helped put on the show and to everyone that performed. Here’s a video montage of photos taken during the event.
Preschool and grade school kids are invited to attend. Tour the terrifying haunted house. Win prizes at our ghostly games. Sit back for a horrifying hay ride. Dare to get a freaky face painting or horrible hair spraying. Dress up and enter the costume contest. Tasty treats and drinks will be available for all our ghoulish guests. Tickets can be purchased that night. All games, tours, rides, foods and drinks require tickets.
A wonderful compliment! I received a forwarded e-mail from Mr. Rich Heisse. He refereed for a 6th grade boys’ soccer game on Thursday, Oct. 6.
Here is his message.
“This is a fine group of boys, coaches and parents. I’ve refereed them several times in the past and have nothing but great things to say about all of them. And what’s even better is that they are a very good team and still act in the best example of CYC sports. With 5 minutes left in a close 6th grade boys’ soccer game, the team from St. Ann scored an apparent goal on what looked to be a head ball after the cross. Several of the players on the field from both teams stopped play thinking that the goal was scored off of a hand ball. The near referee was screened on the play and after consulting with the trail referee who also did not see the alleged hand ball, the referees were going to let the goal stand. However, the player that scored the goal, #5 John Dieckmann, came over to the near ref and told him that while he didn’t mean to do it, the ball went into the goal after hitting off his arm. The referees conferred again and decided to disallow the goal. There was 5 minutes left in the game and this goal could’ve been very important to the St. Ann team. As it was, St. Ann ended up winning the game, but the real winner was this young man and his team including the coaches (John’s dad Steve is the head coach for the St. Ann team) for promoting good sportsmanship.
It is quite refreshing for me to see these types of things during CYC athletic events because it means that these children are being taught the correct way to not only play the game but also the correct way to go through life.
I’ve always enjoyed refereeing this team in both league games and in our tournament. Mr. Dieckmann and his coaching staff do a great job with these boys and the boys themselves are quite pleasant to be around. The parents cheer and support their kids and have always conducted themselves in the most sportsmanlike manner. It is always a pleasure to do their games.
My congratulations go out to the community of St. Ann’s Parish for having such a nice group of people over there.
Rich Heisse
St. Sabina CYC Representative and Sports Official”
Mary Jo Reichenbach
Principal
St. Ann Catholic School
After spending the year learning all about Missouri history, the 4th grade took a year-end trip to Jefferson City to experience first-hand the workings of our state government. The students met with our local state representative and senator and even a Supreme Court Judge. They also got to see our state legislature in session. The students wowed everyone with their knowledge of Missouri facts and learned even more fun things about Missouri during their trip. It was a great time, and was an experience that they will surely not soon forget!
This year’s spring musical “Don’t Say NO to the USO” at St. Ann Catholic School was another huge success. The musical was performed by the 8th grade class along with some 7th graders to help round out the cast. The students began rehearsals the week after Thanksgiving and performed the play the first weekend in March. This is also the 70th anniversry of the USO, so the students donated a portion of the play proceeds to the USO organization.
The play was directed and choreographed by Mrs. Chris Hudson, our school secretary, and Mrs. Jane Kayser, a former St. Ann teacher.
Mr. Al Fischer, our music teacher, was a huge help in teaching the students all the music.
Below is a video remix of photos taken during the March 5th performance.
I love to share good news with the St. Ann School community. On Monday Fr. Bill received a voicemail from a parent at Mary Queen of Peace School. Our 5th grade boys basketball team had played there over the weekend. This father called to tell Fr. Bill how very impressed he was with the good sportsmanship and positive effort shown by our boys, their coaches, and their parents in the stands. That same day I got an email from a woman who attended a basketball game at St. Clare of Assisi. Our 7th grade girls played there and won the City County Division Championship. This woman emailed to congratulate our girls, not just on their win, but also on their good sportsmanship as well as their coaches and parents. This is the kind of news that really makes a principal proud! (Below is a copy of the email I received. Reprinted with permission.)
