September 26, 2013 Dear Parents/Guardians, The ... - St. Ann Church

435 S. 6 th Street ~ Emmaus, PA 18049610-965-9220 School ~ 610-967-4521 Faxwww.stann-emmaus.orgSeptember 26, 2013Dear Parents/Guardians,The additional documents included in this e-folder today are:October CalendarOctober Lunch MenuWalkathon RemindersShopWithScrip FlyerStudent Insurance SummaryBrownie Troop LetterYankee Candle Sale FlyerSt. Michael PrayerCongratulations to the following 8 th Grade students who were elected as StudentCouncil officers for the 2013-2014 school year: Trevor Tormann - President,Danalyn Roncolato - Vice President, Jake Horoshko – Treasurer, and ChristopherWainwright - Secretary.WalkathonTomorrow is our annual school Walkathon and family picnic. The flyer includedin today’s e-folder will provide you with final reminders and details for the day. Please have your child/children wear their walkathon t-shirt and gymbottoms for the event.Please refer to the flyer as to where you should park for the day.Friday is a full day of school for all the students. Many people haveworked very hard to plan a full day of fun activities for the students. Ifyour child leaves early on Friday they will be considered absent for theafternoon.If you are planning to take your child home at the end of the day and theyare not normally a walker, please make sure they have a change oftransportation slip for their teacher in the morning.Once again we will need to change our morning drop off procedure onFriday, September 27 th due to the Walkathon set up. All cars should enterFairview Street from 5 th Street and drop all students at the bus door. Do notuse the parking lot for drop-off.

Bring Someone Special to LunchOn Wednesday, October 16 th our Kindergarten students will have the opportunityto “Bring Someone Special to Lunch”. The invitations for this special day arebeing sent home with the children today. In order to help us plan for this event,please be sure to respond by the due date. Over the course of the school year eachgrade will be given the opportunity to “Bring Someone Special to Lunch”.Fundraising RequirementAll school families of students in Pre-School through 8 th grade are required toparticipate in the school fundraising program, the SHOPPING CART. If yourfamily has decided not to purchase gift cards through this program, your $300.00fundraising buy-out is due by October 1 st . After October 1 st , the buy-out amountwill be $350.00. Thank you for your additional support for our school through thisfundraiser.Student InsuranceIncluded with today’s additional documents is an information sheet from BollingerInsurance, the Diocese of Allentown’s Student Accident Insurance Company. Youreceived a brochure in your Family Folder on the first day of school withinformation about this insurance.Yankee Candle SaleThe Home & School Association Yankee Candle Sale will begin on October 3 rd .Order packets will be sent home with the children prior to the beginning of the sale.See the flyer in this e-folder for more details.Prayer Partner NetworkThis Sunday is the feast day of St. Michael. In today’s e-folder the Prayer PartnerNetwork has included a prayer to St. Michael to help us all celebrate this feast day.PrayersPlease continue to pray for all our school families, especially the families ofMichaela Bitting, Carly Blake, Sarah & Audrey Boardman, Julian Borkowski,Andersen Borst, and Aesun Bowers for whom we are praying for this week. Pleasecontinue to keep Sister Josepha in your prayers.Mrs. Kile

~ October 2013 ~Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 23 45Homework Helpers9:00 AM Mass Gr. 7Mission ChildhoodInduction Mass6Grade 8 ConfirmationBlessing of Bibles9:00 AM Mass7Grade 3 E-EnergyAssembly 10:45 AMRosary 1:15 PM8Drama Club98 th Grade Visit to CCHS9:00-12:00Early Dismissal 1:00 PMNO Homework Helpers10School Photos GradesPre-S,KA,KB1A,1B.3A,5A,5B,6119:00 AM Chapel Mass 4AKdg. Trip Grim FarmsSchool Photos GradesPre-K AM/PM, 2A,2B,3B,4A,4B,7,81213 14School ClosedDiocesan EducationConference15Fire Department VisitKA & KBDrama Club16Kdg.” Bring SomeoneSpecial To Lunch” Day11:15-12:00Homework Helpers17Art Club189:00 Mass Gr. 6Pre-K AM/PM TripLehigh Valley Zoo19Grade 8 ConfirmationRetreat 12:30-5:00Emmaus HalloweenParade20CCHS Open House21Rosary 1:15 PM22Grade 6,7,84H Chick Presentation1:15 PMDrama Club23Homework Helpers24Pre-S Trip Poole Wildlife259:00 AM Chapel Mass 3BInternet Safety/BullyingAssemblyGrades 5-82627 28Rosary 1:15 PMProspective FamiliesFall Open House4:00-7:00 PM29Drama Club3031Pre-K AM Halloween PartyHomework HelpersPre-S/Pre-K PM&K-8 Halloween PartiesNotes:Created with WinCalendar Calendar MakerDownload: 2013 Calendar Template, 2014 Calendar Template

St. Ann School – Lunch MenuOCTOBER 2013MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY30Chicken SoupGrilled CheeseCarrotsFruit Mix7Hot DogNachos & SalsaBaked BeansApplesauce14NO SCHOOL21Chicken NuggetsButtered NoodlesBroccoliPeaches1FajitaCornApplesauce8Roast PorkMashed PotatoesGravyGreen BeansPears15Chicken SandwichParmesan or PlainFrench FriesFruit Mix22TacoRefried BeansCornPineapple2Salad BarDinner RollPears9Hot Ham & Cheeseon Pretzel RollBroccoliPeaches16Ham & Salami HoagieYogurtPears23RotiniMeat saucePeasJello/Fruit Mix3Turkey SandwichFrench FriesPeaches10SpaghettiMeat saucePeasJelloPineapple17Meatball SandwichButtered BeansPineapple24Sloppy JoesGreen BeansApplesauce4Cheesy FrenchBreadSaladApple11PieroghiesVeggies & DipFruit Mix18French Bread PizzaSaladApplesauce25Macaroni &CheeseStewed TomatoesPears28HamburgerSeasoned RicePicklesPineapple29Hot Ham & Cheese onPretzel RollGreen BeansPeaches30Scrambled EggsFrench Toast SticksHash Brown PattyJuice31Turkey SandwichCarrotsPears1Cheese QuesadillaRefried BeansCornFruit MixLunch Price: $2.25 includes choice of 1% White, Fat Free Chocolate, or Skim MilkMilk Only: .30Please return bottom portion with paymentCODES: L – Lunch M – Milk X – NothingPlease pay by check or exact amount Menu subject to change due to availability--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NAME________________________________________________GRADE__________Week Of: Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Total $30 th – 4 th $7 th – 11 th $14 th – 18 th XXXXXXXX $21 st – 25 th $28 th – 1 st (Less credit from last month)Monthly Grand Total due on the 1st day of the above menu( )$

St. Ann School 9 th Annual WalkathonFriday September 27, 2013Rain* or SHINEFor the students: We will continue to acceptdonations until and after theWalkathon day. If you have not yet returnedyour child’s permission slips,please do so. On walkathon day, all studentsshould wear their WalkathonT-shirts and gym bottoms alongwith comfortable sneakers.Students may need a jacket tostart the morning.Walkathon day schedule*:9:00 MASS; Coffee in the cafeteria for parents10:00 School photo10:15 Return to classrooms to organize10:30 Pre-School and Pre-K WalkK-8 Students assemble and begin walk to Rodale TrackCentral Catholic High School Mascots, the Viking andVikette join us to kick off the walk10:30-12:30 Activities on Site: Lehigh Valley MartialArts, Face Painting and Arts and Crafts11:20-1:00 Lunch and Activities continue11:30-1:30 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary RaptorPresentation, Parkette’s Gymnastics Team Exhibition,Visits from Mascots including Red from Red Robin andthe Menchie’s Mascot1:00-1:30 Rita’s Italian Ice served and t-shirt signing1:30-2:00 Student dance party and t-shirt signing2:00 Students assemble in gym for raffles andannouncement of prize winners*A modified indoor rain schedule is also planned.Final RemindersFor the parents who are volunteering or sharing in the family picnic:A portion of the upper parking lot will be blocked off. Please park only in the lowerchurch parking lot , on the street, or in designated upper lot section. The Rectory lotwill also be blocked off for Walkathon activities.We invite you to start the day with the school Mass at 9am.If you are unable to attend Mass, you can come to the cafeteria from 9:00 am on.Coffee will be available with time to socialize with other parents. A limited numberof Walkathon t-shirts will be available along with Kids Stuff books and info on theGiant Rewards Program.If you are walking with a class, please arrive no later than 9:45 to receiveinstructions. If you are attending Mass, come immediately after Mass.You may drop off any food items between 8:15 am and 9:00 am. Please bring youritems in disposable containers as time does not permit us to be responsible forreturning personal items.For safety reasons, strollers are NOT allowed on the walk to Rodale Park. Strollersare permitted at the pre-school and pre-K walk near the school and at the schoolactivities and family picnic.Remember to bring a blanket or chairs to enjoy the outside areas (weatherpermitting.)Don’t forget your camera! There will be many great photo ops during the day..See the flyer included today. Cash and checks will be accepted.

Welcome to ShopWithScrip.com, the ONLINE scrip ordering systemfrom Great Lakes Scrip Center.St. Ann School is now enrolled at ShopWithScrip.com, where you can placeorders for gift cards online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will have easyaccess to all the GLSC retailers nationwide, in addition to our local retailers (GiantFood Stores, Weis Markets, Redner’s Warehouse Markets, Valley Farm Markets,Kohl’s, Perkins Restaurant and Trio Country Butcher). ShopWithScrip also offersspecial features such as PrestoPay, ScripNow! and Card Reload.Registering to use ShopWithScrip is easy. All you need is an email address, and acomputer with internet access and a current web browser (Internet Explorer 7.0,Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher, or Apple Safari 2.0 recommended). Go to www.shopwithscrip.com Click “Create Account” in the green Family Sign Up box Complete steps 1-5 and click “I accept” For security purposes, please complete two challenge questions Finally, enter St. Ann School’s SWS Enrollment Code: E8E31A115955,click “Join” and you’re ready to place your first order.There are two options for paying for your ShopWithScrip order:1. Your personal check payable to St. Ann School, sent in to the school officewith your SWS Order Confirmation2. PrestoPay – a convenient secure way to pay for your online order at thetime you place your order. With PrestoPay, GLSC will debit your checkingor savings account for the face value of your order, plus a smallconvenience fee of $.15 per payment.If you have any questions or need assistance in registering for SWS, please callJoAnn (SWS Coordinator) at 610-965-9220. Of course, you can still purchase“On Hand” gift cards or place an order for “Scrip Center” gift cards using theorange SHOPPING CART paper order form.

DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWNSTUDENT AND ATHLETIC ACCIDENT PROGRAM - 2013-2014ELIGIBILITYAny student who attends day care, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school is eligible. Eligibility shallalso extend to CCD students for student activities and CYO participants for scheduled events.COVERAGE UNDER STUDENT ACCIDENT PLANThis plan provides coverage for all eligible students for Injury during the hours and days when school is in session and whileattending or participating in school sponsored and supervised activities on or off the school premises. This includes participationin interscholastic sports including interscholastic football, religious services, summer recreation activities, travel to and fromschool and other necessary travel.DEFINITIONSUSUAL AND CUSTOMARY - means in no event shall the Company’s payment for medical or surgical procedures exceed theUsual and Customary charges which in the Company’s experience are normally made by the majority of physicians in that area.INJURY- bodily injury resulting directly and independently of all other causes from a specific accident.HOSPITAL - an institution legally operated and approved as a hospital by the responsible state agency. It must: (a) be primarilyengaged in providing medical care and treatment to sick and injured persons on an inpatient basis for which a charge ismade; and (b) provide 24 hour nursing service by or under the supervision of a registered graduate professional nurse (RNs).It does not include convalescent, rest or nursing facilities or facilities for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, custodial or educationalcare.OTHER INSURANCE PLAN - shall mean any plan providing dental or medical expense benefits for or by reason of dental,physician, nurse, hospital care, treatment, or confinement, or the performance of surgery and/or anesthesia, which benefits areprovided by; 1) any type of Blue Cross or Blue Shield plan, Health Maintenance organization or similar organization, any individual,group, blanket, or franchise insurance, employee benefit plan or any plan arranged through an employer, trustee, union,Health Maintenance organization or employee benefit association; or 2) any plan or program created or administered by nationalor state government, or agencies thereof.BASIS OF BENEFITSUnder this plan, the first $100 of covered charges are paid without applying any deductible or collectible benefits under OtherInsurance Plans.$5,000,000 STUDENT ACCIDENT MEDICAL EXPENSE BENEFITSBenefits will cover the Usual and Customary expenses for the medical services listed below. Benefits are payable for tenyears, provided services commence within 90 days of the date of the accident subject to a Maximum Benefit of$5,000,000.Hospital Services - room and board, miscellaneous expenses and outpatient services are covered up to the Usual and Customarycharges for necessary medical services.Surgery - covered up to the Usual and Customary charge.X-Rays - covered up to the Usual and Customary charges.Physicians Visits - non-surgical doctor’s visits will be paid up to the Usual and Customary charge.Physiotherapy - diathermy, heat treatment in any form, adjustment, manipulation or massage is covered up to the Usual andCustomary charge in the hospital. Coverage is also provided for necessary treatment in the doctor’s office or by a SportsMedicine Center or similar facility provided the treatment is rendered by a licensed physician or registered physical therapist.Prescription Drugs and Appliances - prescription drug, orthopedic braces and appliances are covered in full up to the Usualand Customary charge when prescribed by a physician.Dental Services - covered up to the Usual and Customary charge. Treatment must commence within 26 weeks of the date ofthe accident and benefits are payable for up to 260 weeks from the date of the accident.EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONSThis policy does not cover: (a) service or treatment rendered as part of the school services by a physician or any other personemployed or retained by the policyholder; (b) any active participation in a riot, terrorist act, insurrection or war; either declaredor undeclared; (c) hernia; (d) self inflicted Injuries, suicide or attempt thereat; (e) vegetation or ptomaine poisoning if resultingfrom an accident or external wound; (f) bacterial infections ( except pyogenic infections due to accidental open cuts); (g) congenitaldefect; (h) Injuries sustained as a result of skiing or snowboarding, unless sponsored, scheduled and supervised by thepolicyholder; (i) Injury or Sickness for which Workers’ compensation or similar occupational benefits are available; (j) any losssustained or contracted in consequence of the insured’s being intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic unless administeredon the advice of a physician; (k) Injuries sustained as a result of operating, riding in or on, entering into, alighting fromor being struck by a motorized engine driven 2, 3 , or 4 wheel vehicle, go-cart, dune buggy, all terrain vehicle, snowmobile orsimilar vehicle; (l) Injuries sustained as a result of practice or participation in tackle football in any form, except for Injuries whichoccur during practice or participation in interscholastic tackle football which is sponsored and scheduled by, and under thesupervision and control of the master policyholder; (m) Dental Implants.CLAIMS PROCEDURESIn the event of an Injury: 1. Notify the school/parish immediately; 2. Secure a claim form from the school/parish;3. Complete the claim form, sign the claim form in all necessary places and remit with itemized bills to the ClaimsAdministrator, Bollinger Inc., P.O. Box 706, Short Hills, NJ 07078OPTIONAL 24 HOUR WRAP AROUND COVERAGEEach student has the option to extend the School time coverage purchased by the Diocese of Allentown to 24 Hour Coverage.Coverage is then not limited to school connected accidents but also covers accidental Injury at home or away, anytime,anywhere except for those activities specifically excluded by the Policy or any endorsement. The additional annual premium forthis 24 hour coverage is $88.UNDERWRITING INSURANCE COMPANIESThis program is underwritten by Monumental Life Insurance Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (a Transamerica company).PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORThis program is administered by Bollinger Inc., 101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078. Their toll free claims telephonenumber is 1-866-267-0092.PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORKDiscounts on fees for services rendered are available by using a First Health Provider. First Health is a nationwide network ofhealth care providers who have agreed to accept discounted fees for their services. To find a First Health Provider, please goto www.myfirsthealth.com. Use of a First Health Provider is strictly voluntary.Policy Form MLG-STMP.PA(THIS IS A SUMMARY ONLY. FOR EXACT POLICY TERMS ANDEXCLUSIONS, SEE THE MASTER POLICY HELD BY THE DIOCESEOF ALLENTOWN)

For all girls in grades 2 and 3: Brownie Troop#6827 is ready togo for a fun yearof Girl Scouts Meetings will begin October 3, 2013St. Ann's Art Room from 6-7:30 pm(normal time 6-7 pm every other Thursday)Veteran and New Scouts can register at www.gsep.org underour troop number.We have a fantastic group of girlsand terrific moms who help with thetroop…Come see what Girl Scouts has to offer!Christen Martino and Eve Smithchristenmartino@yahoo.com

Yankee Candle SaleOctober 3 – 17, 2013Just in time for the holidays! Candles make perfect gifts for relatives,co-workers, teachers, neighbors & more! Orders will be received byThanksgiving. Take a look at the Fall Catalog atwww.yankeecandlefundraising/catalog. Help support St. Ann School!Packets will be sent home with students. Any questions, please contactLin Ernst @ lindaernst@ptd.net.Sponsored bySt. Ann Home & School Association

Prayer to St. MichaelSt. Michael, defend us in battle, be our protection againstthe wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebukehim we humbly pray and do thou O Prince of the heavenlyhost, by the power of God cast into hell all the evil spiritswho prowl around the world seeking the ruin anddestruction of souls.Feast Day- Sunday September 29 thGod had made heaven and the earth and all the angels. TheArchangels were God’s very special friends and were shiningstrong and powerful, one Archangel was called Michael.Michael the Archangel was “the angel of the Lord” who wassent to Moses, Jacob and Abraham and to other peoplethroughout the history of the world.