June 8, 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 
Thurs, June 9 - Field Day/Kinderthon (12:35 dismissal!) 
Fri, June 10 - End of Year Mass, 8AM (Uniform dress)
Please Note: Students are to report directly to Church on Friday morning. Carpool will be open and any students that are dropped off in the school yard will be chaperoned up to church, but students are not to report to the classroom. 
ECC will be open regular hours for those registered.  

Summer Reading Lists for grades 3-8 and school supply lists for all grades  
will be posted later this month on the AMS School Website
Calendar These Dates
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.
Fall Used Uniform Sale:
Sunday, Sept. 11th after the 7, 8 and 9:30 Masses in O'Donnell Hall.

Planning ahead for next school year?
You will find some important dates to calendar here: 
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 - 72%
Kindergarten - 69%
6th - 66%
3rd - 62%
1st - 59%
4th - 57%
Pony - 56%
8th - 55%
5th - 53%
7th - 52%
As a school we have reached 60%!
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%.
Congratulations to the Class of 2016!                                
The Class of 2016 has much to celebrate as many of the students had multiple acceptances to the top high schools. The class of 2016 will represent American Martyrs at the following high schools next year:
Bishop Montgomery (3)
Cate School (1)
El Segundo HS (2)
Harvard-Westlake (1)
Loyola HS (20)
Marin Catholic (1)
Mary Star of the Sea (1)
Marymount (8)
Mira Costa HS (19)
Notre Dame Academy (4)
Notre Dame High School (9)
Palos Verdes (1)
St. John Bosco (2)
Vistamar (1)
 
More Congratulations:
At graduation many of our students were recognized by the various high schools for scholarships and/or advanced placements (Click here to view list).
 
2016-2017 AMPA Board Members                                  (Click here)
Extended Care Center Registrations                                
THE 2016-17 Extended Care Center Roster is now posted in the ECC facility. You may drop by or call ECC to confirm your registration. 424-327-9700.
Thank you,
Final Report Cards
The final report card for the 2015-2016 school year will be available on SchoolSpeak  after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2016.  The report cards will be in digital form which you can print if you wish.  
To access your student(s) report card select on the left hand side your student's homeroom and scroll all the way down to click on the report card.  You will be asked to click on the "I accept" button. 
AMS will not be printing out the report cards. 
AMS Yearbooks are here!
The Yearbooks have arrived and they are beautiful!
We still have a number of them for purchase ($50) in the school office. Don't wait any longer! 
2016-17 Parent Service Sign-ups
Parent Service Sign Ups for the 2016-2017 Academic Year due Friday, June 10th.
Yes, that's the last day of school. As part of your commitment to AMS, each family is required to commit to a Parent Service Position for the 2016-2017 academic year. Please use this online form to submit your top three choices for your Parent Service Position. Your family will then be assigned to one Parent Service Position for the coming school year. Please refer to this Parent Service Descriptions document for more details about the Parent Service Positions available to your family. Even if you know what your Parent Service Position will be next year, all families must complete the attached form to avoid being pestered with follow up emails! Please review this document for logistical details about signing up.

Thank you for your service to AMS!
George oj Fansmith
AMS Parent Service
parentservice@americanmartyrs.org 
Scrip Summer Hours
Scrip is open in "The Trailer" all summer long, hours are 9am-3pm (Friday til 1pm) beginning Monday June 13. Sunday hours are still 8:30-11:30am

Murad is closing their Spa & Salon at the end of July - use your gift cards NOW. There will no longer be a Murad location to redeem them. The scrip office will not take any in return.

Great new North MB locations - Fishbar $50 cards at 10% and OBs Pub & Grill $5 chips at 10%.

AM Gift Scrip (4%) is a wonderful Thank You gift for teachers, staff and volunteers. You purchase the cards from us and the receiver can come into the scrip office and redeem them for ANYTHING we have in stock!

Don't forget Travel Scrip this summer - Delta Airlines and Southwest Airlines and Hyatt Hotels are the most popular. But there are also cruise lines, other hotels and car rentals and even some online travel sites.

Email us with ANY questions or special orders, scrip@americanmartyrs.org
Outdoor Mass & Concert (click image for band info)
 Sports
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 
Parish & Community
Summertime and Reading - The Perfect Match!
While the AMS library will be closed over the summer, the public library will be open and has fun activities planned.  MB Public Library's Summer Reading Program will kick-off on June 22nd.  Please see attached flyer for details.  Happy reading!
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.
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.  
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