What’s Happening?
- Now through Wednesday, December 18: The ACS Student Council Pajama Drive is in full swing! We are working with Pajamas4azkids.org and hope to reach our goal of 300 pajamas! Drop them off at the school office or in the boxes located in the school building. Check out the sales at Target and Wal-Mart and help a child in need have a warm and cozy bedtime!
- December 17, Wednesday: Catholic Identity Meeting open to all parents. Starts at 9:15am in the parish admin 2nd floor.
December 18, Thursday: Annual All School Christmas Concert “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” at 6:30pm in the church. Students must arrive by 6:10pm. Please view required student attire for this event. Please call the office with any questions.
Please note: There will be no aftercare on Thursday, December 18. That is the evening of our Christmas Concert. All students must be picked up at normal dismissal time.
- December 19, Friday:
- Pajama day if we reach our donation goal of 300 PJ’s!
- Santa visits grades K-3
- Christmas Sing-a-long!
- Early dismissal at 12pm. No lunch, no aftercare. Christmas break begins!
Coming Up!
- January 5, Monday: Classes resume.
- January 19, Monday: No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 25, Sunday: Catholic Schools week begins with Family Mass at 10:30am. Schedule of events to come!
- January 30, Friday: ACS Family Night with the Phoenix Suns: Make plans to join us for ACS Night at the Phoenix Suns game on Friday, January 30, @ 7pm. Celebrate the conclusion of Catholic Schools Week with exciting Phoenix Suns basketball! Limited, discounted tickets will be available for purchase in the coming weeks, watch for further email updates. The experience includes exclusive access to pregame warm-ups courtside ahead of the Suns vs. Cleveland Cavaliers. Send questions to Mike Scagnoli, ACS Dads Club, mscagnoli@gmail.com.
After School Clubs: Check out all of our current after school extra-curricular clubs being offered starting in January, including Garden Club, Art Angels, Chess Club, Sticky Fingers cooking club, STEM club, Soccer Shots, and Tippie Toes dance!
New club beginning in January! Crazy Cool Science Club is coming to ACS for K-5 students and will meet on Mondays from 3:15-4:15pm. Runs from Jan. 12 – May 11, 2026. $250 per student .Register today!
Sign up today for Art Angels Spring Session Mrs. Cullen on Wednesdays starting February 11!
Sign up for the winter session of Play Well TEKnologies offering Minecraft Engineering using Lego’s on Thursdays from 3:15-4:15pm, starting January 15- March 5, 2026.
Sticky Fingers Cooking will be returning in with 2 sessions of fun.
- Sticky Fingers Cooking Club – Enrolling now for Spring Session1 which runs 7 weeks. 01/20/2026, – 03/03/2026.
- Enrolling now for Spring Session 2 which runs for 8 weeks: 03/17/2026 – 05/12/2026.
Helpful Links:
Extended Care (after school care)
Visit the St. Gabriel website for all parish events https://www.stgacc.org/
