The Christ Child Society of South Bend helps clothe over 5,000 needy children every year.

Please help with this worthwhile project by bringing in clean, gently-used fall/winter clothing items: LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS, PANTS, SHOES, HATS, MITTENS, BOOTS AND COATS (no shorts or sleeveless tees please) size newborn to 20

Collected clothing will be distributed through the Christ Child Clothing Center to families referred by schools and social service agencies.

THANK YOU!!

We would like to recognize 6 students who represented our School at the National History Day state competition in Indianapolis this past weekend.
Jr. Division participants:

• Individual Exhibit – Angelina Sobczak (Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike)
• Individual Exhibit – Jake Gaul (FDR and the New Deal)
• Individual Exhibit – Brian Gring (Marbury v. Madison)
• Individual Website – Sean McDonald (US Steelworkers Union)

Elementary Division participants:

• Individual Exhibit - Kaleb Johnson (Battle of Bear Paw)
• Individual Exhibit - Devyn  Rafinski (Watergate Scandal)

Congratulations to Kaleb Johnson for winning 2nd place in his division!  We are proud of all our competitors!

On April 22nd, Fr. Terry Ehrman, C.S.C. will be speaking about Science and Religion. Fr. Terry is the Assistant Director for Life Science Research and Outreach at the University of Notre Dame and also teaches in the Theology department as well. We will meet in the church meeting room from 3-5pm. There will be root beer floats!

Sneak peak on May 20th our very own Fr. Bob will be presenting with an opportunity for a Q&A session.

We are in need of volunteers for Art Night setup on April 25 starting at 3:15.  Please email Allison Taylor at  ataylor@stasb.org if you are available to help.  Any amount of time would be appreciated.

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In honor of National Star Wars day, Barnes & Noble will have intergalactic Jedi activities, LEGO building challenges, costumes, creatures, Wookie-Cookies, and special guests! 

Purchases made with the school's voucher will help directly support our school library. 

Visit the event on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/events/623100411360640/ for additional details or see the attached flyer.

In conjuction with the Book Fair, you may also enjoy a family meal at one of our Give Back events at nearby Five Guys and Granite City.  Both vendors will also accept SCRIP - Granite City 20% and Five Guys 10%.

Congratulations to Lauren Pace and Brianna Gillespie for winning the yearbook cover design contest for this year.

The yearbooks sale has been moved to the spring this year to help families. Orders are due by Friday, April 20. No late orders will be accepted, due to the short turnaround time for printing.

1:00-3:00pm - Confessions
2:30pm - Chaplet
3:00pm - Mass

Saint Joseph High School is proud to announce freshman Max Niebur won a National Silver Medal for his poetry entitled "Four Fundamental Forces" by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

As we plan for our 70 ^th anniversary in 2020, we would like to teach current St. Anthony students about the legacy of St. Anthony. We would love for you to share your anecdotes, favorite traditions, stories, pictures (of you, your class, or even pictures of mementos you have kept over the years), and more. Please email alumni@stasb.org or mail to:

We would like to create a formal alumni committee. If you are local and would be interested in helping with planning projects and events for our 70th anniversary and future alumni activities, please email alumni@stasb.org.

The Indiana Department of Education released its second round of Four Star Schools for the 2015-16 school year on May 26. We are pleased to announce to our community that St. Anthony de Padua School is among the recipients of this honor!

“Indiana is full of great schools providing exceptional education throughout all four corners of our state,” said Adam Baker, Indiana Department of Education Press Secretary.  To receive Four Star designation, a school must receive an “A” on the state’s A-F accountability system, have excellent ISTEP pass rates, carry overall high graduation rate (if applicable), and show success in closing achievement gaps.

A total of 248 schools throughout the state of Indiana received the award.  To see the list of schools, including those in our area, visit http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/accountability/2015-16-school-list-may-26-list.pdf.

Please review the uniform letter for 2017-18 and the uniform code, prior to the beginning of school.

Uniform items that were ordered with Sports Image Apparel (SIA) prior to July 12 will be available for pick-up in the St. Anthony gym on  August 16 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. If you are not able to pick up uniform orders on this date, orders will be sent home with students during the first week of school.

If your child will be absent from school, please call  the school office to report the absence NO LATER THAN 9:30am at 574-233-7169. Parents may also email attendance to attendance@stasb.org from a parent email address that is registered with the school.

Before School Care:
Students who arrive to the school grounds between 7:00am and  7:40am will be required to go to the library door (south east side of the school) for supervision. 

This service is provided at a daily rate of $3 per day, if prepayment has not been arranged.   

Please read the attached Before School Care letter carefully, as it contains important sign-up and pre-payment  information for families who will utilize Before School Care for the 2017-18 school year. 

Please be sure your children realize this will be a “sit-down” quiet time. They should bring a book to read or some other quiet activity.  They may visit with friends as long as they remain seated.  Students may not be left unsupervised on school grounds before 7:00am.

After School Care:
St. Anthony’s After School Care (ASC) Program will begin  August 23 at 3:15pm.  If your child will be attending ASC, be sure to read the informational letter and complete the  attached registration form carefully. Please return registration forms prior to the first day of attendance.

To help us get our year off to a great start and to provide for the safety of all students, we ask that all parents (and anyone else who drops off children in the morning or picks up at the end of the day) review and observe our walking and driving procedures.
Under this plan students and cars never cross each other’s paths. Please study the diagram and the written procedures and follow these procedures beginning the first day of school. 

Staff will be outside in the morning and afternoon to help with the transition back to school.  Please follow their instructions and model safe behavior for our students. 

Dashboard name sheets will be available at the back-to-school open house  Names not picked up at the open house will be sent home during the first week of school.  Please place a handwritten name sheet on your dashboard until
received.

Milk service for students will begin on  Monday August 28.  The annual cost will be $8 per child.  Please fill out a milk order form for each student and place in an envelope labeled “milk money”. Parents may write one check per family for milk, payable to “St. Anthony School”. PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE MILK CHECKS WITH HOT LUNCH PAYMENT, AS MILK MONIES MUST BE KEPT SEPARATE (PER THE STATE) AND ARE DEPOSITED INTO SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS.  

Free  milk applications are due by October 1. Those families who qualified for free milk last year remain eligible until October 1.

The lunch program for 2017-18 will begin Tuesday, September 5.   Students must bring a sack lunch before that date.

Lunches will continue to be provided by Allie’s Catering, but we have some exciting changes to our lunch program for the school year.  Please read the attached informational letter, prior to placing your September Hot Lunch Order.   Lunch orders may be submitted to the school office and are due by   Friday, August 25.   Due to the quick turnaround of counts needed by our supplier, we will absolutely not be able to accept any orders after 3PM on August 25th.

St. Anthony does not participate in the Federal Free/Reduced Lunch Program.  Email  Julie Camparone with any lunch related questions.

The weekly Good News newsletter and all supplemental items during the school year will be broadcasted to families via our SchoolMessenger email system on Thursday of each week.
Important administrative forms that need to be completed and returned to school will also be sent home with students in hard copy via student homework folders.

Please watch your email  for these communications each Thursday to stay up-to-date on school news.   If you find that you are not receiving these emails, please contact the school office.

To keep emails to a minimum we ask that any items to be included in the weekly Good News newsletter be submitted to Pam White at pwhite@stasb.org by 10:00am Monday morning  of each week.  As always, school newsletters and supplemental flyers and forms are posted on the Good News webpage of our school website