April 06, 2016
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Attendance Hot Line: 424-327-9650
or email: ams@americanmartyrs.org
 Up-Coming Dates
This Week (and Next) at AMS 
Fri, April 8 - Spirit Day!
On Spirit Days students may wear their AMS spirit wear t-shirts or sweat shirts. Join us and show your school spirit this Friday! (Please note Spirit Days are NOT just free dress days.) 

Wed, April 13, 8:15 - 8:30 Last AMPA General Meeting

Mon, April 18 - 2016 AMS Golf Classic 

The AMS re-registration form and fee for next school year (2016-17) was due this past Mon, April 4th. The form is still available on the SchoolSpeak and printed copies are in the front office for your convenience.
Please complete this ASAP or if you are not returning, email Dr. Friel. 
 
BBQ Friday is BACK !    
$5 Lunch at the gym hamburgers, cheese burgers and hot dogs.     
Calendar These Dates
Sun May 1 - Fri, May 6  AMS Library Book Fair
Fri, May 6th - Grandparents' Day!
May 13, 14 & 15 - Sophisticated Snoop Tour
Thurs, June 2 - 8th Grade Graduation
Summer Vacation starts on June 11th with dismissal after our 8am School Mass
School starts (Summer ends) on Wed, Aug 24th for grades 1-8. Pony(pre-K) and Kindergarten start on Thurs, Aug 25.
Have You Donated to the 2015 AMS Annual Giving Campaign??
Our goal this year is 100% participation from all AMS families. We will be publishing the participation levels each week in the Bulletin. As of today, the participation levels are as follows:
Updates:  
2nd grade remains in the lead with 49% but Kinder is closing in at 46% 
 

Please remember, your gift, at whatever level is comfortable for you and your family, will provide immediate, unrestricted support to AMS and help us to contain tuition costs as well as fund strategic initiatives.
Golf Registration is Open!
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Online Registration is Open for the 17th Annual American Martyrs School Golf Classic to be held on Monday April 18, 2016   
Enjoy golf and lunch and a cocktail reception held at the historic and beautiful Palos Verdes Golf Club.
The perfect setting for a great day of golf!
Additional fun, food and beverage will be on the course. Amazing one-of-a-kind Raffle and Awards at the Cocktail Reception 

Co-Charipersons Carrie Hayes & Catherine Cobb 
 
  
See this link for online registration and information! 
Volunteers also needed
Call Carrie Hayes 614-915-9633 or  Catherine Cobb for details, 310-418-1051   
AMPA Meeting - Wed, Apr 13 at 8:15AM 
Join us for the last general AMPA meeting of the year in Blessed Kateri.  Dr. Friel will discuss the 2016-2017 school calendar and Colleen McCarthy will give an update on new immunizations requirements.    Hope to see you there!!
2nd Annual AMS Grandparents' Day 
American Martyrs School is celebrating it's 2nd Annual Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day on Friday May 6th from 8am to 11am. If your Grandparent attended last year, they have most likely already received an invitation in the mail. If not Click Here to RSVP.  Any questions?  Please contact Kerrie Thompson at kerriethompson22@hotmail.com.
Sophisticated Snoop XXXXIII - May 13th-15th
Important Home Tour Information
This year's Home Tour is going to be UNBELIEVABLE.  All the homes are truly remarkable.  I'm so excited about all of them.  If you elect to sell tickets instead of staffing, it will be a cake-walk for you to fulfill your Home Tour obligation this way.
 
Staffing
Each family must volunteer for a shift or sell 10 additional tickets to the home tour. Please submit your volunteer preference through the online form below.  
 
Coordinators
We still need 8 more coordinators... especially for Saturday or Sunday.
We can't have the Tour unless eight special parents "Step up to the Plate"and say "I'll do it".   All the ladies who have been coordinators in the past have really enjoyed the experience.  Call me and I'll tell you all that's involved and how much fun you can have being a coordinator for one day. 
 
Click here to pull up the flyer to refresh your memory on your Home Tour parent obligation.
 
Please text, call or email with any questions you might have.  
Thanks
Debbie Walmer     (310) 292-1959    debwalmer@yahoo.com 
Lenten Collection for the Holy Childhood Association  
If you have money to donate to the Holy Childhood Association please bring it to school this week. The money collected will go to children who are in desperate need of our help. If you have misplaced your Lenten box - no problem. Just send a check (made out to AMS), cash, or currency in an envelope and it will be added to our school collection.
 
Thanks so much for the generosity of all who participated.
Our Yearbook Needs Your Photos! 
Do you have pictures we can use for the yearbook?
Use this link to upload them for the Yearbook! And keep them coming all year long! 
Thank you.
Sharon Suarez
 
 Sports
Girls Soccer:
Fri. April 8th (2pm) Home vs St. John Fisher, Sat. and Sun April 9th and 10th girls will advance to play offs. Girls Soccer Playoffs Sunday April 10th, (12 noon) at SS Pius Matthias Academy

Boys Soccer:
Fri. April 8th (4pm) Home vs St. Margaret Mary, Sun. April 10th (12 noon) Home vs. OLG

Softball:
Thurs. April 7th (3:45) Home vs St. Lawrence Martyr

Boys Volleyball:  Sat. April 9th Boys Varsity Tournament at Martyrs 8am-4pm
Varsity: Wed. April 6th (3:45) Home vs St. Margaret Mary, Mon. April 11th (3:45) Home vs St. Lawrence Martyr

JV: Wed. April 6th (3:45) Home vs St. Peter and Paul, Tues. April 12th (4pm) @ St. John Fisher

6th: Tues. April 5th (6:20) Martyrs White vs Martyrs Blue @ St. Jerome, Thurs. April 7th (4:40) White vs Martyrs 5th, (5:30) Blue vs Corpus Christi @ St. Jerome, Tues. April 12th (3:50) Blue vs Martyrs 5th, (4:40) White vs Martyrs 5th @ St. Jerome

5th: Tues. April 5th (3:50) Blue vs St. Raphael, (4:40) White vs St Paul @ St. Jerome, Thurs. April 7th (3:50) White vs St. Raphael, (4:40) Blue vs Martyrs 6th @ St. Jerome, Tues. April 12th (3:50) Blue vs Martyrs 6th, (4:40) White vs Martyrs 6th @ St. Jerome.
 
Go Mustangs
Lou Ann Selsky
Parish & Community
Registration is OPEN!
 The Fun starts June 13 and lasts until August 12. Returning for its ninth year, this year's camp Fun Directors will be Andrew Zahn and Scott McGarry. Early sign-up discount will start Thursday March 10th (click here!).  For more information call Lou Ann Selsky @ 424 327-9578.
Summer at American Martyrs 2016
American Martyrs School is pleased to announce a partnership with Galileo Innovations Camps for Kids. Beginning this summer, American Martyrs will be home to Galileo summer programming. Galileo delivers a broad array of exceptional educational offerings for grades by offering programming for K-5th grades (Camp Galileo) and 5th - 8th grades (Galileo Summer Quest). Wrapped in four fresh themes for 2016, every week is an imagination-sparking adventure. Open to the Manhattan Beach community, AMS is happy to welcome Galileo to the South Bay. Registration is available at www.galileo-camps.com or call 1-800-854-3684.
Attention Parents of 2nd-5th Graders!!
Girl Scout Troop 4665 is hosting a Movie Night for AMS 2nd-5th graders on Friday, April 15th from 6-8pm in the St. Kateri Room
Tickets are $10 per child and dinner is included (a great deal!)
There is LIMITED space so please sign up in advance (there will be no ticket sales at door).
 
***Please return attached form to Parent Pick Up ("Lang") by Monday, April 11th***
 
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