Tuesday Feb. 1 (Community Day) – We will host a food drive to provide items to the needy here in the Riverbend. All items will be delivered to the Crisis Food Pantry in Alton. Please consider any donations to help those in our local community. We will also be making art projects for sick children who are in the hospital. These projects will contain artwork and positive messages for the sick children. No names or identifying information will be used on these projects.

 

Wednesday Feb. 2 (Student & Parent Day) – We will have our weekly school Mass for students. All the students are encouraged to wear red for school solidarity. Donuts will be provided for the students. Students will be making a special art project for their parents and guardians. In the afternoon, we will have our annual students versus staff and parents volleyball game. The 8th grade boys will play the 7th/8th grade girls. The students will also have the opportunity to play against a team of parents and a team of staff. The games will begin at 1:00 p.m.

 

Thursday Feb. 3 (Faculty & Staff Day) – Our St. Ambrose faculty and staff will be provided lunch.

 

Friday Feb. 4 (School Spirit Day) – The students are encouraged to wear St. Ambrose themed shirts/spirit wear and non uniform bottoms. The bottoms should be school appropriate.

 

Before lunch the classes will compete in a class vs. class trivia contest. In the afternoon, we will watch an all school (K-8) movie in the gym. We will be able to use the entire gym floor and the bleachers, all will be socially distanced.

 

Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2022 is January 30 – February 5. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2022 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation.