AMS Wednesday Bulletin

May 11, 2016

Parish Sports Calendar

Attendance Hot Line: 424-327-9650

or email: ams@americanmartyrs.org

Up-Coming Dates

This Week (and Next) at AMS

Today! May 11 - CPK Dine-Out Night (all day, really!) see flyer
Fri, May 13 - 8 AM School Mass

May 13, 14 & 15 - Sophisticated Snoop Tour

-----------Home Tour payments are due (5/18/16) ---------------

Fri, May 20 - Spirit Day
May 25 - New Family Welcome Night (St Kateri) 6PM

$5 Lunch at the gym hamburgers, cheese burgers and hot dogs.

Calendar These Dates

May 23 - June 3 Star Testing (more info next week)

Fri, May 27 - Gratitude Mass (Honoring graduating families)
Mon, May 30 - Memorial Day (no school)

Thurs, June 2 - 8th Grade Graduation
Sun, June 5 - Used Uniform Sale (after Masses)

Thurs, June 9 - Field Day (12:35 dismissal!)
Fri, June 10 - End of Year Mass, 8AM (Uniform dress)

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.

General Announcements

2016 Home Tour Happenings

Sophisticated Snoop Home Tour - May 13th-15th

Staffing - If you're staffing a home, please get plenty of rest and take lots of Vitamin C as you are not allowed to get sick between now and the weekend. Please wait until after Sunday to catch any germs going around and ask your kids to postpone any broken bones until Monday. If you're unable to staff at the last minute, email charltondeb@gmail.com or text Deb Charlton

(310) 808-3856.

Incidentally, if you're unable to staff, you might want to find your own replacement; otherwise, you would be responsible for the 10 additional tickets.

Hospitality - If you didn't send in your slip (only 75 parents did indicating whether you're baking gourmet cookies or donating $25, please see my "love note" in today's family envelope or click here to get it now.

Before bidding you adieu, I want to thank all of you for your support in making the Home Tour successful. I really enjoy working with all of you ... you make my job so much fun

Happy Home Touring!

Debbie Walmer (310) 292-1959 debwalmer@yahoo.com

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 Kindergarten and 6th Grade
who joined 2nd Grade in over 50% participation!

We are currently at 48% participation rate as a school! School-wide participation in the Annual Giving Campaign is a testament to the community's strong commitment to the mission of the school and to the goals of a Catholic education. Achieving 100% participation builds community, identifies solidarity, and often inspires significant additional gifts. All Annual Giving Campaign gifts, large or small, make a collective impact which benefits each and every student. Please contribute today to get us to 100%.

DONATE NOW

ECC 2016-17 Registration Now Open

Forms for registration will be available ONLY in the Extended Care Center located in the Sacred Heart House. Spots are limited.

Questions? Call or email Sylvia Tieman (424) 327-9700

Upper School Summer Required Reading

Pages has graciously given us another week to benefit from online orders of these required reading titles and our library will continue to receive 20% on any orders placed by May 15th. Thank you, Pages! All online orders will be delivered directly to your children. Please see this list of titles by grade with a customized link to an AMS page on Pages' website.

We realize you have other purchasing options but we hope you will consider supporting both the AMS library and our local community bookstore.

Room Parents Needed for 2016-17

We are looking for amazing people for the role of room parent next year. Please use this link to volunteer or nominate someone who would be great at the role.

AMPA Board Elections 2016-2017 Form

The American Martyrs Parents Association (AMPA) is seeking candidates for the Members at Large (MAL) positions for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year. MAL's represent their respective grades at the AMPA Board and General meetings. Being an MAL is a great way to help the school and to get to know other parents. Please complete this application form if you are interested - newcomers are welcome!

Sports

Boys Soccer

The team advances to the CYO Playoffs on Sat. May 14th and Sunday May 15th. The schedule is not available at this time.

Boys Varsity Volleyball

The team advances to the CYO Playoffs on Friday May 20th and Sunday May 22nd. The schedule will not be available until May 18th.

Go Mustangs

Lou Ann Selsky

AMS Pre Season Sports Camps

These camps are Optional and meant to help students feel comfortable and prepared for tryouts the first day of school.

No signs ups required. Come the first day and be ready to have fun.

Girls Varsity Volleyball Camp (7th and 8th grade)

Monday - Friday Aug. 15-19th 9am-12pm Cost $130

Girls Volleyball Camp for 5th and 6th grade

Monday - Friday Aug 15 -19th 1-3pm Cost $80

Girls Volleyball Camp for 4th grade

Monday and Tuesday Aug. 22 and 23rd 9-11am Cost $35

Boys Varsity Football Camp (7th and 8th grade)

Monday and Tuesday Aug. 22 and 23rd 9-11am Cost $35

Calling all future cheerleaders!

Do you have a child that likes to dance, perform or just entertain a crowd? Then the American Martyrs Cheer Squad may be just the right fit for them! The cheerleaders practice once a week after school during the fall and winter months. We cheer at both weekday and weekend football and basketball games, as well as perform at the Parish Fair and a few other events.

To register your daughter, please contact Mary Beth Brown at bufandcb@aol.com and provide your daughter's name and current grade

Any questions? Please ask!

Mary Beth Brown, 310-908-6481

Parish & Community

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.

SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

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.

Volunteers welcomed for the 2016 Exceptional Kids Prom! This is an amazing event for special needs teens. Friday, June 3 at 7pm at the MB Marriott. For more info or to volunteer, please email info@ekpto.org or call Beth at 310.283.3650.

Book Drive on Sat, May 21 and Sun, May 22 After All Masses
Please consider creating hopes, dreams and possibilities, by supporting the book drive benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). Mollie Simms (6th Grade) will be organizing her 3rd annual book drive. Last year you helped her purchase 600 books. A donation of $5 will provide a new children's book to the patients at CHLA through the Literally Healing Program. Special thanks to Pages Book Store for helping purchase these books at a discounted price.

For more information please contact Mollie Simms at boobook531@gmail.com.

"Books aren't just made of pages and words. They're made of hopes, dreams and possibilities." - Unknown

Circle of Friends invites you to join us on Friday, May 13th at 7pm in the Holy Family House. We are a small community made up of persons with intellectual disability, their family and friends, particularly young friends, who meet regularly in a Christian spirit to share friendship, pray together, sing, play, share a meal, and celebrate life. We look forward to seeing you there.

Questions? Contact Regina Dell'Oro at goldcroms@gmail.com

Faith * Service * Integrity * Excellence