Well, here we are at the end of April and ready to begin May. May is a very special month since it is the month of Mary, our Mother, so our focus and prayers are to our beloved Mother Mary.
Our lucky winner for today’s drawing of the Calendar Raffle is Chris F., Ticket Number 667, winning $100. Congrats to Chris!
Tonight, we continue our Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat activities with our Dance Party beginning at 6:00PM in the back lot or in the gym, depending on the weather. Hopefully, everyone will be there to dance to the music of DJ Elms and add to your Fit Minutes! The winner of the Dance Moves Competition will be announced! It will become our signature move for our Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat Fundraiser. We will dance from 6:00PM until 7:30PM. Don’t forget to wear your Rise Up and Run Tee Shirt.
On Saturday, many of our second graders will be making their First Holy Communion at Sacred Heart Church. We pray for all our second graders as they receive Jesus for the first time.
The Designer Bag Bingo will take place on Saturday evening at 6:15PM at Our Lady of Fatima Recreation Center. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door. Come join us for bingo fun and possibly win a designer bag.
On Tuesday, our middle school students will be having a special presentation by St. Thomas Aquinas Leadership Club. Our hope is that our middle level students will be inspired by the Leaders from St. Thomas to become “Ambassadors” for Holy Savior Academy and represent our school in a variety of different ways and on different occasions. We plan to provide training for these “HSA Ambassadors.” Tuesday’s presentation would be the beginning of that training.
Tuesday is also “Chick-Fil-A Day!” Purchase foods at Chick-Fil-A, mention that it is for Holy Savior Academy, and Chick¬-Fil-A will match the dollar amount and donate it back to HSA!Also, on Tuesday evening, Ms. M. Tambone, one of our parents, will have a Jazz Class at 6:00PM in the gym.
On Thursday, we will have a special May Prayer Service at 9:00AM to celebrate Mary, our Mother, and to pray for all those that we dedicated our Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat fit minutes to when we began our journey several weeks ago. We will be led in prayer and the Rosary by our third graders. Parents are invited to attend.
Our Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat Field Day will take place on Friday, May 6, from 9:00AM until 11:30AM. All of the children will be involved in activities all morning long under the guidance of parent volunteers and our seventh and eighth grade students. This is one of the final activities for our Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat Fundraiser. The Raindate for Field Day is Monday, May 9.
Friday is a half day session with dismissal at noon. Aftercare will be provided. Remember to bring a lunch if going to Aftercare.
REMINDERS:
• May 19 Art Show for Parents and General Public-6:00PM until 8:00PM
o Student Art will be showcased; there will be a Silent Auction on several items; Minecraft Club will also display their projects.
o Students who have musical talent, piano, violin, guitar, flute, are invited to play during the Art Show. Students who are interested will audition for the performance. More information will follow.
o Student “Ambassdors” will be asked to be present as guides.
• May 20 Alumni Night-7:00PM until 9:00PM
o Alumni from the past ten years have been invited to attend
o Student “Ambassadors” will be asked to attend and act as guides.
• May 21 Open House-10:00AM until 2:00PM
o School will be open to new families interested in registering for the Fall.
o Student “Ambassadors” will be asked to give tours
• May 26 South Plainfield Day of Giving
o HSA has been invited by the South Plainfield Board of Education to join them in their “Day of Giving.” All of the schools throughout South Plainfield will be doing activities and fundraisers to give back to the community. We will join them. Students will wear their Rise Up and Run Movin’ to the Beat shirts and are asked to donate $1.00 to $5.00. On that day, Holy Savior Academy will attend the 9:00AM Mass since it is Ascension Thursday. Immediately after, our students in grades 4 through 8 will go to Spring Lake Park and have a Walk-A-Thon around the Lake. Students in grades PreK through grade 3 will remain here and walk around the school. This Walk-A-Thon will be done to raise additional funds for our Rise Up and Run Movin’to the Beat. The $1.00 to $5.00 donation to Dress Down will go to that fundraiser. In the afternoon after lunch and recess, the children from all grades will go onto the grounds around the school and Church and do a general light cleanup. Prior to this day, students will be painting large sized rocks with special messages on them and creating Art work out of cans to display in front of the school and Church. (Please send in any tin cans from your recycle bin)
May 25-Kick-off Softball Game at 6:00PM
As a Kick-off to the “Day of Giving” there will be a Softball Game at Jost Athletic Field; four of our personnel will be playing in the School District vs. First Responders Softball game. Ms. Rebecca Lloyd, Ms. Cherrie Golembiewski, Ms. Brianna Rennie, and Mr. Mike Mazzarese will be playing on the SP School District team. Tickets for that game will be going on sale soon. It will be $3.00 for students and seniors and $5.00 for Adults. All proceeds will go to our fundraising cause.
We all look forward to all of these great activities!
I pray that God will continue to bless each of you and keep you in His loving care.
Mrs. Carol Woodburn
A Message from the PTO
Go Storm! We are almost to $22,000 and 150,590 fit minutes. Let’s get to $30,000 and 200,000 fit minutes! There’s little over a week left (Field Day – May 6th) for our fundraising to count for incentives! We are so close to getting the Faculty to do a Carpool Karaoke at $25,000, a Movie Night at $30,000 and our Super Soaker Party! Keep sharing your Get Movin’ Webpages and if you haven’t yet now is the time!
We have 19 out of 50 States! Do you know anyone in these states to share your student’s webpage?
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Army Post Office, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Upcoming events to help us to 200,000 fit minutes!
THIS Friday, April 29th: HSA Dance Party – 6-7:30pm @ HSA Gym. DJ Elms and MC Steph host a night of Dancing. Dance Move Competition Winner will be announced.
Saturday, April 30th: Designer Bag Bingo – 6:15 (doors open); 7pm (1st game)-10pm @ Our Lady of Fatima in Piscataway. Tickets can still be purchased on www.holysavioracademy.com
!NEWLY ADDED! Tuesday, May 3rd @ 6pm JAZZ CLASS – HSA Gym. Instructor- Melissa from Joann’s Dance Studio
Tuesday, May 3rd: Chick-Fil-A Day! Come to Chick-Fil-A, South Plainfield all day and they will MATCH our profits towards Rise Up and Run 2022! 4801 Stelton Rd. South Plainfield, NJ 07080
LEADERBOARDS:
?FUNDRAISING: It’s soooo close!
$3,425 – Team Tripodi (2nd Grade)
$2,990 – Team Gildea (1st Grade)
$2,170 – Team Rakossy (4th Grade)
$2,170 – Team Golembiewski (Pre-K 4)
$2,030 – Team Lloyd (7th grade)
$1,817.50 – Team Sammons (5th Grade)
$1,807.50 – Team Head (Kindergarten)
$1,735 – Team Hohner (3rd Grade)
$1,185 – Team Staff
$1,085 – Team Pigna
FIT MINUTES: Let’s get to 200,000 Fit minutes
27,447 – Team Tripodi (2nd Grade)
22,812 – Team Lloyd (7th Grade)
18,530 – Team Rakossy (4th Grade)
17,694 – Team Head (Kindergarten)
15,951 – Team Gildea (1st Grade)
15,935 – Team Pigna (6th Grade)
13,921 – Team Sammons (5th Grade)
11,499 – Team Hohner (3rd Grade)
3,675 – Team Bressler (8th Grade)
3,454 – Team Golembiewski (Pre-K)
485 – Team Staff
**Thank you to all our Business Sponsors who are supporting us through Storm Rise Up and Run 2022:
(It’s not too late to sponsor. Deadline April 30th!)
Platinum – J & K Catering, McCriskin-Gustafson Family of Funeral Homes, TAP Into – South Plainfield
Gold – Boss Hog Barbecue, Coltwell Industries, Inc., Jacqueline Stadler, LCSW, LLC, Sona Connect
Silver – Ani Ramen, B & G group Realty, M & MJ Party Rental, Singh and Smile Pediatric Dentistry
Bronze – Advanced Family Dentistry, Beverly Hills Hair Studio, Ciccio’s Pizza – South Plainfield, Cornerstone Architectural Group, Golden Bread, Junction Deli – Middlesex, Luigi’s Masonry – South Plainfield, Murello Associates, Nischwitz Supply Store, Niupi Soccer Academy, P&L Family Catering – Woodbridge, Sky’s The Limit Ballerz, West8@Nassau Beach Shack, Wish. Dream. Travel!
