Apples in Preschool 3 !

 🍎 Apples, Apples Everywhere! 🍎

Our preschool 3 class has been busy diving into our very first theme of the school year—apples! September is the perfect time to explore this favorite fruit, and the children loved discovering all the different ways we could learn, taste, create, and explore with apples.

One of the highlights was our apple taste test. The children sampled red, yellow, and green apples, and then we worked together to graph our favorites. Not only did this activity spark great conversation about taste and color, but it also gave us a fun introduction to math and data collection.

We also got creative with apple stamping using real apple slices. The kids loved seeing the star shape hidden inside each apple, and they made colorful patterns and prints on their papers. This activity connected with our art focus while letting the children experiment with shapes, colors, and textures.

Throughout the week, we read several apple-themed stories that inspired curiosity and imagination. The children especially enjoyed looking closely at apple seeds and talking about how apples grow. We even made some special apple art projects to display in the classroom.

This first unit was such a sweet way to start our school year. The apple theme allowed us to bring together literacy, math, science, and art—all while having fun and making discoveries together.

We’re off to a wonderful start, and we can’t wait to see what we’ll learn next!

Why Do We Pack the Pews?

 As an interparish school, All Saints Academy strives to gather in community and support the spiritual and moral development of our students in both their school and our parishes.  While our ASA community comes together through the year for Mass during the school day, we know on the weekends our community gathers together across four different parishes. 

In September 2012, ASA hosted its first Pack the Pews event!  The goal of Pack the Pews is to bring together the ASA community at one of our four founding parishes for a specified Mass.  This allows all of our families, regardless of parish or ASA campus,  the opportunity to pray, worship, and celebrate the Mass as one.  As is tradition, all students (toddler through 8th grade) are encouraged to wear their ASA uniform or spirit wear to Pack the Pews Masses and any K-8 student who attends a Pack the Pews Mass receives a Color Day (non-uniform) coupon allowing the student to have a non-uniform day on Monday.  Starting in 2025, Pack the Pews Sundays conclude with donuts as a thank you to our parishes bringing together our ASA families and parishioners at our four founding parishes for a delicious morning treat!   

While Pack the Pews Masses in recent years have begun in January and concluded in April, this school year we are trying something new.  Our first ASA Pack the Pews Mass will be at St. Jude at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 19 and we will conclude our Pack the Pews series in April.  The 2025-2026 ASA Pack the Pews dates are listed below!  We look forward to you and your family joining us as we celebrate our shared belief that we are one!

Sunday, October 19, 2025 at St. Jude 10:30 a.m. Mass

Sunday, January 25, 2026 at St. Isidore 10:30 a.m. Mass 

Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Blessed Sacrament 10:30 Mass

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at St. Alphonsus 4:00 p.m. Mass