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Principal's Newsletter August 27, 2010
Dear Parents, We have had a wonderful start to the 2010-2011 school year. Everyone is doing well and things are settling down into the school year routine. Our new Cougar Pride program is producing a great spirit among our students. They are proud of their school and are showing their respect, responsibility and safety in numerous ways. Thank you to everyone for the cooperation and support to help get the year off to a flying start. As usual we have a lot of items to talk about this week so I will get right to them. Lunch Program The new lunch program is a great success. Everyone loves the new food items and the easy ordering process. The September lunch menu is attached to this newsletter. Please post it for reference. Lunch ticket booklets can be purchased at the school office for $18.75 for a book of 5 tickets. You can also send it in with your child. Please make checks payable to SLA Management. Used Uniform Sale Now that school has begun you may need more uniforms. There will be a Used Uniform Sale on Friday, Sept. 3rd, from 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. in the Used Uniform Shop off Barton Ave. Good, clean used uniforms are available for all grades. Monthly Calendars Each month you will receive a monthly calendar that lists all the school events. The September calendar is attached with this newsletter. Please print it out and post it to help you stay on top of all the events happening in St. Mary’s Fall Festival T-Shirts Pre-orders are now being taken for Fall Festival t-shirts. The t-shirts are $10 each and the deadline to order yours is Monday, Sept. 17th. Your child/children received an order form today and there is one attached to this newsletter. One of the bonuses of buying a Fall Festival T-Shirt is that you get four extra NUT days. Students may have a NUT day and wear their Fall Festival T-Shirts on all Thursdays in October. Don’t delay order yours now Home and School Meeting Our first general Home and School meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7th beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. All St. Mary’s School parents are members of the Home and School Association by virtue of their enrollment at St. Mary’s School. We invite all parents to attend and become an active member of our school community. We need your help. Bake Goods Needed The Hospitality Committee is in need of baked goods for the Home and School Meeting. You can drop any baked goods off at the school office on Tuesday, Sept. 7th. Contributing baked goods counts as one hour towards your volunteer commitment. Merritt Square Mall Earning for Learning St. Mary’s School is again participating in the Merritt Square Mall Cash for Schools Program. Earn money for our school by presenting receipts to Guest Services through Sept. 11th. You might win a drawing to win a weekly cash prize of $1000 for St. Mary’s. Math Superstars Chairperson Wanted Each year St. Mary’s participates in the Math Superstars program. Students in grades K-6 are challenged to complete math worksheets at home without assistance. They then bring them back to school where they are scored and students earn points for completing them successfully. We are in need of a parent to be in charge of this program. It involves taking the forms which are scored by volunteer parents and calculating the points each child has earned. We had many people volunteer to be scorers but we need someone to be the chairperson. This is a volunteer opportunity that can be done at home, if you can help please contact the school office. Robotics Team Volunteers St. Mary's School is very interested in forming a Robotics Team to compete in local tournaments. We have many students who are very interested in participating and this would be a wonderful opportunity to advance their science, engineering and technology skills. We are in need of parent volunteers to work with the students. This is a great opportunity for anyone who has technical skills or even if you just want to help out. Please contact the school office if you are interested. Chess Club The St. Mary’s Chess Club will begin meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 8th immediately after school until 3:50 p.m. Meetings will be held in Room 101. Boys and girls in grades 3 -8 that already know the basics of chess are welcome to join. The club will meet the second and fourth Wednesday of every month. Club members will develop their skills in play and competition among themselves and receive instruction on the more challenging aspects of the game. Parents must pick up their children after chess club no later than 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Jim Barrall at 632-5594. Dance Aerobics Club Do you want to get a workout, have fun, and benefit St. Mary’s School? Starting Monday, Sept. 13th, a dance aerobics class will be offered in the Parish Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. The class is 45 minutes and the cost is $5.00 for one class or 10 classes for $20. You can use the ten classes whenever you wish. All proceeds benefit St. Mary’s School. Please call Patti Lettau at 631-0502 for more information. Volunteer FormEach year St. Mary’s families are required to accumulate 20 hours of volunteer service for the school. When you come to the school and volunteer many of you sign in at the school office while others do their work at home. The volunteer committee has developed a form to use for recording your service hours if you do not use the office computer. Please fill out the form and turn it into the school office when you have volunteered and the Volunteer Committee will count up your points. The form is also available on the school web site. Restaurant of the Month Each year St. Mary’s sponsors a restaurant of the month. Participating restaurants donate 10% of your receipt back to St. Mary’s School. Our September restaurant of the month is Chili’s on Merritt Island. If you purchase food at Chili’s on Merritt Island and turn in your receipts to the school office St. Mary’s School will benefit. Please remember that this only applies to the Merritt Island Chili’s this month. What a delicious way to support our school. This program begins Sept. 1st and ends on Sept. 31st. Gift Wrap Sale Tuesday, Sept. 7th, we will kick-off our annual gift wrap sale. We will be using QSP as our Gift wrap provider. You can order many items other than gift wrap, including candy, and small household items. As you know fundraisers are one way we have to provide programs and equipment that are not covered by tuition alone. Your child will be bringing home a packet of information on Tuesday, Sept. 7th. Be on the lookout for that package. Please help us by supporting this fundraiser. Cougar Sports News The St. Mary’s Soccer team will begin Coastal Catholic League play this coming Monday, August 30th with a game against Our Saviours at Divine Mercy field in Merritt Island. The flag football and volleyball teams will begin their seasons within the next month. Tryouts for the flag football team will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s. Tryouts are open to students in grades 6-8. Volleyball tryouts will be held on Monday, Sept. 13th from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the SportsZone Gym in Rockledge. Tryouts are open to girls in grades 6-8. Eligibility Just a reminder to middle school parents, students must maintain an overall average of C and a conduct grade of Outstanding or Satisfactory to participate in the St. Mary's Sports program. Band and Choir Our choir has gotten off to a wonderful start and sang for the first time at our mass this morning. They sang beautifully! This year we have a grand total of 28 students between beginning and advanced band classes. Our music program has some needs so please check out Mr. McMullan’s wish list at www.stmarys-school.org Before you sell an unwanted trumpet, flute, french horn, trombone, baritone, clarinet, saxophone (any type), snare drum, drum set, etc., please contact our band director, Mr. Michael McMullan via email (mmcmullan@stmarys-school.org) to discuss donating an instrument to the school. Or, you can simply drop it off at the front office. Engineering Day The Society of Women Engineers invites girls in grades 7th – 10th to attend WOW! That's Engineering! a full day hands on workshop at Bayside HS in Palm Bay on Saturday, October 9th. The girls will have an opportunity to participate in 5 different hands on activities throughout the day and meet a number of women engineers who will share their experiences as an engineer and engineering students from FIT and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. In addition to having a fun time with the hands on activities, the girls will receive lunch, a t-shirt and a tote bag full of goodies. The program ends with door prizes. They can request being registered with a "buddy" and be in the same workshops all day, so should ask a friend to join them. For more information about this program and to register, go to our website at www.swe-sc.org/WOW Registration ends on September 28th.
Have a great week!
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