Oct 14, 2015
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NEW Attendance Hot Line: 424-327-9650
Please call when your child is going to be absent.
 Up-Coming Dates
This Week (and Next) at AMS 
Oct 14, 15 & 16 - Upper School Parent/Teacher Conferences 
12:35 Dismissal for Grades 5-8 on all 3 days 
Oct 17 - 18 - Parish Fair   
Mon, Oct 19 - No School! (Pastor's Holiday) 
Oct 20-23 - 6th Grade Outdoor School  
Reminder: NO HOT LUNCH THIS FRIDAY DUE TO FAIR SET UP  
Look for your Pre-Sale Fair Tickets In  
Today's Wednesday Envelope! 
Calendar These Dates
Make up Picture Day - Oct 29
Halloween Parade - Oct 30 (See School Speak for more info)
Spirit Days  - Thurs, Nov 5 AND Fri, Nov 20 
Veterans Day - Wed, Nov 11 (No School)
End of First Trimester - Fri, Nov 20
Thanksgiving Break- Nov 23 - 27
Upper-School Parent/ Teacher Conferences Begin Today 
Conferences are Wednesday 4:00 to 9:00, Thursday, 1:30 -5:30, and Friday, 1:30-5:00. Appointment times came home last week.
 
Grades 6-7-and 8th Homeroom Teacher conferences will be in their classrooms.
 - Ms. Skorupa (6th / 7th grade Math) will be in the 5C classroom.
 - Mrs. Levy (6th / 7th grade Science) will be in the 5A classroom,
 - Ms. McKennon (6th / 8th grade Science) will be in the 5B classroom
 - Mr. McAusland (7th / 8th grade Math) will be in the Media Room.
 
All 5th grade teachers will be downstairs in the St. John Paul Building
 - Ms. Castillo (5A) will be in Mr. McAusland's math room
 - Mrs. Seth (5B) will be in Ms. McKennon's science room
 - Mr. Dansart (5C) will be in Ms.Sokupa's math room.

Parent/Teacher Conferences Problem-solving
If you misplace your appointment time or somehow it didn't get home, please call Dawn Cooper and she will be able to help you. We strove to honor everyone's requests as much as possible but if you have a problem with the timing of your appointments, please contact the teachers involved.
Thank You  
Dawn Cooper
Our Yearbook Needs Your Photos! 
Did you have some pictures of the first months of school? Use this link to upload them for the Yearbook! And keep them coming all year long! 
Thank you.
Sharon Suarez 
  The @AMParishFair Goes Social! 
For Fair updates follow us @AMParishFair   

                               
Parish Fair Auctions (3)  
New Online Auction 
Attention American Martyrs Community! The Parish Fair ONLINE auction is open for bidding until Thurs, Oct 15 at 10PM. Don't miss out on many great items. Over 200 silent auction items are online!  
Silent Auction (in the Gym)
We have pre-assigned bid #s to all the AMS families again this year. 
You should have received your bid # in last week's Wednesday envelope.  If you did not receive it, auction volunteers at the fair will be able to look it up or you can email Kim Stillwell. 
Please do NOT register for a new bid #.  
The various sections will close on Sunday from 1pm to 3:45pm.  See this flyer for the specific closing times.  Happy Bidding!!

Live Auction at the Saturday Night Dinner! 
Get set for the all the action and excitement!
 
Parish Fair Information  
Parish Fair Pre-sale Tickets 
Still available in the Parish Welcome Center at the discounted price through Friday! The school office can no longer process orders - so go up there and get your tickets on the spot!
Pre-sale price is 3 for $1.00
Tickets are good for food, drinks and games.
Fair weekend - tickets will be sold at the fair at 2 for $1.00 
B-I-N-G-0
We are excited to announce BINGO at the Fair.  Come and play for free! Join us at the following time and dates:
Sat. 12-12:30, Sun. 10:30-11 then 2:30-3:30 pm
 
Granny's Kitchen
Granny's Kitchen is looking for volunteers to donate items (please include a recipe or a simple listing of all ingredients) or work inside Granny's in addition to runners- signup online!

Parish Fair Staffing 
We still need volunteers and it's less than a week away.
Please sign-up today!
Reminder: School families are required to work 2 shifts!  
Click the green Sign Up button to get started.  
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Steinbeck  (650-804-1529) or Lisa Thompson (310-968-9032). 
Feeling Lucky? 
Lucky 21
Purchase your Lucky 21 tickets now!  
You can also buy tickets at the Parish Center or pick up
this form in the school office. Tickets will also be sold during the fair too! Make checks out to American Martyrs Church.  
 Sports
General Reminder
All students participating on a team must have paperwork on file. You can download the paperwork or pick up a hard copy in the gym. The $60 sports fee is for each sport.

Cross Country
A great performance in record heat on Sun, Oct. 4th at the CYO invitational! Preparing for the CYO meet Nov. 11th.
 
Girls Volleyball
Varsity: Tues. Oct. 20th (3:45) Home vs St. Margaret Mary 2, 
JV: Tues. Oct. 20th (3:45) Home vs. St Margaret Mary Varsity
6th: Thurs. Oct. 15th (6:20) White team vs. Corpus 6th, New Dates @St. Jerome White team ( 4pm) vs St. Jerome, Blue team ( 4:50) vs St. Anastasia, White team (5:40) vs St. Martin, Blue team (6:30) vs Corpus (games were changed because of outdoor school conflict) 
5th: Wed. Oct. 14th (6:20) White team vs. St. Paul 6th @ St. Anthony, Wed. Oct. 21st (6:20) Blue team vs Holy Trinity @ St. Anthony
4th: Fri. Oct. 16th (1:30) Blue team vs. St. Jerome @ St. Jerome White team (2:20) vs St. Mark @ St. Jerome
 
Flag Football
Varsity: Wed. Oct.14th (4pm) Home vs Culver, Fri. Oct. 16th (5pm) vs Crozier @ Frank Parent Inglewood, Wed. Oct. 21st (4pm) Home vs. Westchester
JV: no games due to fair
6th: no games due to fair
5th: no games due to fair
4th: no games due to fair
 
Go Mustangs
Lou Ann Selsky
Parish & Community
STEM Saturday at the Library 
Once a month the Manhattan Beach Public Library hosts a STEM Saturday.  It's free and geared towards students in grades 2 - 8.   The sessions are on the 2nd Saturday each month.  See facebook for more information   The remaining two sessions this calendar year are on 11/14: Mad Science - fire & ice and 12/12: Building Blocks with Richard Woloski.  2016 sessions have not yet been posted.

Students need to pre-register and space is limited. 
36th Annual Public Library Bookmark Contest! 
Calling all reading artists!
This year's theme is Ticket to Adventure!
Create your bookmark design about books or reading in COLOR.
Categories are:
       Kindergarten - Grade 2
       Grades 3 - 5
       Grades 6 - 8
Please follow this link to review contest guidelines and print the entry form (We also have some printed out in the school office).
All submissions must be turned into your County Library by October 31, 2015.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Permanent Impressions 
Permanent Impressions offer a fingerprint safety program to all AMS students and their siblings. In the event of an emergency, time is the single, and most crucial, element. Gathering essential information for law enforcement personnel is time consuming and can be difficult to accomplish during a stressful situation.
This private organization is comprised of off-duty police officers, fingerprint experts, and former law enforcement personnel. For more information see this form in your Wednesday envelope for specifics.
St. James' Harvest Festival Oct 30, 31 & Nov 1
St James is sending out a special invitation to AMS to attend their Harvest Festival at the end of the month. They have many special events planned for families especially on Halloween night. For ticket sales and more information see this flyer.   
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