Bear Essentials - January 4, 2019
Looking Ahead
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Monday, January 7: Classes resume for all students
Tuesday, January 8: Rosary Group, 7 p.m. in the Library
Wednesday, January 9: Junior Parent Guidance Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (see details below).
Tuesday, January 15: Admissions Application Deadline
Wednesday, January 16: UA/XB Choral Concert, 7 p.m. at Xaverian Brothers H.S.
Friday-Saturday Jan. 17-18: Ursuline Basketball Tournament
Monday, January 21: No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Friday, January 25: No School, Professional Development Day for Teachers
Saturday, January 26: Winter Dance
Thursday, January 31: Feast of St. Angela Liturgy and Junior Ring Ceremony; full uniform required
Thursday, February 7: 2nd Annual Trivia Night - Parents vs. Alumnae. Start planning your teams now!
Stay Connected!
New iPad? No Problem.
Students who got new iPads over the holidays are asked to send an email to support@ursulineacademy.net to begin the process of getting their devices set up. In addition, please check in with Mrs. Penella in the library at 7:30 a.m. and/or during activity period on Monday. Anyone with a new iPad should be able to download their e-texts again as long as they know their credentials! In other news.... check out the new charging station in the library!
Stay Connected to Ursuline!
Did you know? You can follow Ursuline Academy in lots of ways!
Facebook (Ursuline Academy-Dedham)
Twitter (@UrsulineAcademy)
Instagram (ursulinebears)
YouTube (Ursuline Academy)
Connect with us on all of our social media channels! Did you know that Twitter is the first place where snow closings are announced?
Life on Lowder Street
Winter Dance Tickets
The winter semi-formal dance will be held on the UA campus on Saturday, January 26 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. The dance is open to students in grades 9-12 and each may student bring one guest if they wish. Tickets will be available for purchase through a link emailed to parents this week. Tickets are $15 per person. Stay tuned for more info! We look forward to a fantastic evening!
UA Basketball Wins Tournament
The Varsity Basketball team traveled to Bellingham High School during the Christmas break to play in the 13th Annual Barry Hutchinson Memorial Tournament. They had victories over Bellingham High on December 27 and Douglas High on December 28 to win the Tournament. Ursuline Seniors Natalie McGrail and Alison Meade were selected for the Tournament All Star team. In addition, Alison Meade was selected the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
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This Weeks' Fitness Center Schedule
Monday 1/7
3 p.m. - open
3:30 p.m. - open
4 p.m. -open
4:30 p.m. - JH Basketball
Tuesday 1/8
3 p.m. - varsity basketball
3:30 p.m. - Indoor Track
4 p.m. - Indoor Track
4:30 p.m. - Indoor Track
Wednesday 1/9
3 p.m. - open
3:30 p.m. - open
4 p.m. - open
4:30 p.m. - JV Basketball
Thursday 1/10
3 p.m. - open
3:30 p.m. - open
4 p.m. - open
4:30 p.m. - open
Fitness Center closed on Friday.
School and College Counseling
Junior Parent Meeting on January 9
Our Junior Parent College Planning Meeting will be held on Wed. Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. (snow date is Jan. 10). Deb Zatkowski, admission application reader for Boston College and Northeastern University, will talk about the college side of the process and Mrs. Ferrucci will give an overview of the UA process. Please RSVP to mferrucci@ursulineacademy.net.
Spring SAT and ACT Prep Classes
Summit will be offering ACT and SAT prep classes at Ursuline in the spring for the April 13, 2019 ACT Exam and the May 4, 2019 SAT Exam. Classes will run from 3-6 p.m. on the following dates:
ACT class: Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26; April 2 and 9.
SAT class: Tuesdays, March 12, 19 and 26; April 2, 9 and 30.
Learn more about the ACT class here and the SAT class here.
Just for Fun
Seventh Grade Wins Ice Cream Party
Seventh grade students were treated to an ice cream party on the Friday prior to Christmas break as their reward for selling the most raffle tickets for the Brescia Ball in November. Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets to support Ursuline Academy!
On the Calendar
Mme. Houda Roberts' French classes made messages of support to send to the city of Strasbourg where there was a shooting in the days before Christmas.
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