April 13, 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 15 - 3rd Grade Pioneer Day
Mon, April 18 - 2016 AMS Golf Classic 
AMS EARTH WEEK-APRIL 18-22 Click here for a flyer of activities!  
Thurs, April 28 - Student Council Speeches & Election
                      - Curriculum Night 7PM (St Kateri)
 Sun, May 1 - Fri, May 6  AMS Library Book Fair 

The AMS re-registration form and fee for next school year (2016-17) was due Mon, April 4th. The form is still available on  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. 
  
$5 Lunch at the gym hamburgers, cheese burgers and hot dogs.     
Calendar These Dates
Fri, May 6th - Grandparents' Day
Sat, May 7 - First Communion 
May 13, 14 & 15 - Sophisticated Snoop Tour  
 Mon, May 30 - Memorial Day (no school) 
Thurs, June 2 - 8th Grade Graduation
Summer Vacation starts on June 10th 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:  
Congratulations to 2nd grade for being the 1st class to reach over 50% in participation!
 
 
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 still 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 

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   
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 Home Tour - May 13th-15th - Important Home Tour Tidbits 
I'm so excited about the homes we have this year.  Our Home Tour is going to be over the top. See this flyer listing the addresses of the homes.  Drive by them and you'll be as enthusiastic about them as I am.  Use this flyer to send to your friends, relatives, neighbors, etc.  . . .especially out of town potential "Snoopers".  We had hoped to get tickets printed to send home in next week's envelope, but that was wishful thinking on my part.  More than likely you won't get them until the following Wed, which is just 2 weeks before the Tour so start peddling tickets and taking orders now.
 
Important reminder:  Each family is required to work a 3 � hour shift or sell 10 additional tickets to fulfill their Parent Service Obligation.  Please use School Speak or this Volunteer Preference Link to sign up today as we need to give your request to the coordinators when we meet next week.  Please save Deb Charlton the unnecessary time-consuming job of sending individual emails to get your preference.  A coordinator will confirm your assignment a few days following the meeting.
 
Email, text or call me if you have any questions on the Home Tour.

Debbie Walmer     (310) 292-1959    debwalmer@yahoo.com 
 Sports
Girls Soccer
Playoffs Sat. @ St. Paul HS (9am) vs Beatitudes and Sunday @ St. Paul HS (1pm) if the team wins on Sat. 
 
Boys Soccer
Fri. April 15th Home (3pm) vs St. Anastasia, Sun. April 17th Home (4pm) vs Holy Trinity 
 
Boys Volleyball
Varsity: Mon. April 18th Home (3:45) vs St. James, Wed April 20th Home (3:45) vs St. Peter and Paul 
JV: Wed. April 20th Home (3:45)vs Nativity 
6th: Thurs. April 14th (5:30) Blue vs St. Paul Apostle @ St. Jerome, Tues. April 19th (3:50) Blue vs 5th AMS, (5:30) White vs St. Catherine @ St. Jerome
5th: Thurs. April 14th (6:20) Blue vs AMS White, Tues. April 19th (3:50) White vs AMS 6th @ St. Jerome 
 
Softball
Thurs. April 14th Home (3:45) vs St. Margaret Mary, Mon. April 18th (3:45) vs Holy Trinity @ Girls Softball Complex in San Pedro 
 
Track
Sat. April 24th Qualifying 
 
Golf
Sunday April 17th CYO Golf Tournament at Alondra Golf Course
 
Go Mustangs
Lou Ann Selsky
Parish & Community
Baby Goods Drive                 
Mother's Outreach Ministry (M.O.M.) will be collecting clean, gently used items to be donated to St. Lawrence of Brindisi and a local Women's Shelter.
Collections after ALL MASSES April 23rd & 24th outside of the B&B Room.
CONTACTS: Renee Nuthall, 310-245-9772
                      Linda Cronkite, 310.291.2451  
ITEM SUGGESTIONS:
Strollers, cribs, car seats, books, unused and sealed baby food and formula, baby/toddler and maternity clothes, etc.
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***
Open Mic Night (Kid's Poetry Reading Invitation)   
WHAT: In honor of National Poetry Month and as part of the Manhattan Beach Public Library's first annual "Haiku Hullabaloo" poetry contest, local kids are invited to join the library's "Open Mic" event this Saturday. Children can read their own poems (Haiku or otherwise) and/or the work of a favorite poet.
WHEN:Saturday, April 16th  from 2-4pm
WHERE:MB Public Library
             1320 Highland Avenue in downtown Manhattan Beach  
WHO:All kids, and their parents.
WHY:To celebrate the gift of shared poetry!
AND to continue the fun, you can individually participate in the national "poem-in-your-pocket" day on Thursday, April 21st. Check out this link for more information on how to leave a path of poetry!
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.
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! (click here!).  For more information call Lou Ann Selsky @ 424 327-9578.
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