SMS Weekly News

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St. Marys School

January 19, 2012

WELCOME!

We have a new student and family joining us this week. A great big St.Mary's welcome to Christian Mercardo and his family. Christian started kindergarten this week. If you see him or his family be sure to say hello.

HOW ARE YOU BUILDING BETHLEHEM ?

How did you spend Martin Luther King Day?

Well, two of our students went to the Soup Kitchen to serve food to the less fortunate. Melanie Levari and and Cara Owsley took some time out of their day to serve meals at the Soup Kitchen in Vineland. Mrs. Suzanne Levari contacted us and let us know what an eye opener this experience was to the girls. They were able to see first hand just how many people who go hungry. It made them also realize how fortunate we are at St. Mary School.

Together, we can spread our message to the community through our actions and deeds and soon everyone will want to do a good deed for their neighbor.

You can submit your Building Bethlehem Everywhere information to:

Mrs. Carol Kirchman at ckirchman@smrschool.org or Mr. Steven P. Hogan at principal@smrschool.org.

THANK YOU

Thank you to the Keen Family for becoming a Paper Parent. If you would like to be a paper parent - contact the Main Office for details.

FIRST IN MATH® ONLINE PROGRAM

Please be sure to read the insert for the First In Math® web based program. Students received training in school and their passwords and user ID's were sent home in the Weekly Communication Envelope.

The First In Math® Online program employ Deep Practice techniques to rapidly increase computation, problem solving, critical thinking, and essential math basics.

ATTENTION!!!! CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!

We are changing-things up a bit this year. There are some great new additions to our week and some traditional favorites that have been moved to different days. For those of you who have shared Catholic Schools Week with us before, be sure to note the changes!

The highlights are listed below. A detailed schedule is available on-line for you to review and a hard copy sent home next week.

Sunday, Jan. 29: 10:30 Mass at St. Padre Pio Parish followed by a PTA Social and Scholastic Book Fair at St.Mary School

Monday, Jan. 30: Ethnic Lunch

Tuesday, Jan. 31: Grandparents Appreciation Day with Bingo and fun for all. Pre-K 3 & 4 in the morning and K-8 in Afternoon.

Wednesday, Feb. 1: Parent Appreciation Day. Parents can visit classrooms and have lunch with your child.

Thursday, Feb. 2: Student Appreciation Day with Laser Light Show and Pajama Day (PreK-Grade 4) and Clash Day (Grade 5-Grade 8)

Friday, Feb. 3: School Mass at 9:00 am in school gym - 7th grade hosts.Teacher Appreciation Day with lunch provided to faculty and staff by the PTA Social Committee.

Saturday, Feb. 4: Faith, Family, Night Spaghetti Dinner & talent show in the School Gym.

FREE THROW WINNERS

Congratulations to all those who participated in this year's Free Throw Competition. It was a fun night for all who came out and played or cheered the children on. The winners are:

Age Group 10
Boy Brendan Wescott
Girl Lilly Fisher

Age Group 11
Boy Jack Barretta
Girl Gianna Capriotti

Age Group 12
Boy Jack Gardner
Girl Tess Fisher

Age Group 13
Boy Max Szamreta

Age Group 14
Boy Matthew Sutter

BASKETBALL NEWS

Congratulations to the 5th & 6th grade basketball team. On Sunday they played St. Joe's of Hammonton and won 32-16. They also played Monday night against St. Mary's of Williamstown and won 37-32.

PTA COOKBOOK

PTA Cookbook - LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR RECIPES
Make sure to submit your recipes for the St. Mary School Cookbook. The deadline is Wednesday, January 25th. To date we have 85 recipes submitted and 100 cookbooks ordered.

IOWA TESTING

IOWA testing is scheduled for March 5th through March 16th. Parents should make every attempt to have their child(ren) not miss school during this testing period with the exception of illness. There will be no makeup tests for personal vacations.

PTA CALENDAR RAFFLE

You should have received your Annual PTA Calendar Raffle. Please note the lower ticket price. This is a major fundraiser for the PTA. Please make every effort to sell your family's five tickets.
Thank you!

TALENT SHOW

Attention all students. Do you have a talent you want to showcase? Now's your chance. The Faith Family Fun Committee is holding a talent show on Saturday, February 4th during the PTA Spaghetti Dinner Social at 6pm.
Sign-ups and practices

Friday, January 20 & 27 from 3:15-4:30pm.

Friday, Feb 4 from 1:15-2:30

CLICK HERE for more details.

RE-REGISTRATIONS

Re-registration forms were sent home last week to the youngest/only child. The deadline for re-registration is January 31st.

If you know of someone who is interested in a premiere Catholic education for their child please have them contact Mrs. Carol Kirchman in the Advancement Office at 856-692-8537x320.

TUITION PAYMENTS

It is important that parents make every effort to become current with their SMART Tuition accounts. In the near future, Mr. Tom Harkins, will be contacting parents who are delinquent with their tuition accounts.

Mr. Tom Harkins, School Business Manager, can be contacted at tgh@tghassociates.com or at St. Padre Pio Parish office at 856-691-7526.

SUBMITTING INFORMATION

If your organization would like to utilize our Weekly Communication emails or envelopes please adhere to the following guidelines:

1. All flyers and information must be approved by the Principal.
2. Submittals must be received no later than noon on Monday in a PDF format to be accepted. It will then be transmitted electronically.
3. Email all entries to mainoffice@smrschool.org.
4. Paper copies will not be sent home unless warranted