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St. Mary’s Catholic
School – A Nationally Recognized -
No Child Left Behind
Blue Ribbon School 2004
Kimberly Hartlage,
Principal
September 5, 2008 Edition
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Monday, Sept. 8 – 3 to 4
p.m. Student Council Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 9 – 6 to
8 p.m. Book Fair Family Fun Night in cafeteria, Doors open at 6 p.m., Silly
Safari’s Animal Tour at 6:30 – Make plans to attend. You don’t want to
miss the fun!
Weds., September 10 –
Spirit Day - students may wear jeans
(long pants only) and spirit t-shirt
Thurs., September 11 –
8:15 a.m. School Mass, Gr. 1 to participate in liturgy
Friday, September 12 –
8:10 a.m. FAMILY FRIDAY, Gr. 4 to present peace word, “Honesty,” Gr. 5 to
present flag, Installation of Student Council Officers; Progress Reports to
be sent home to students in Grs. 1 - 8; Gr. 8 Teams Day at Mt. St. Francis,
leave school at 8:30 a.m., parents to pick up from Mt. St. Francis at 3:15
p.m.
September 15 through 19
– ISTEP Testing in Grs. 3 through 8, CTBS Testing in Gr. 2
Weds., Sept. 17 –
Student Council Sports Tag Day – Pay $1 to wear your favorite team shirt
Thurs., Sept. 18 – 3 to
4 p.m. Project Peace Meeting
Monday, Sept. 22 – 3 to
4 p.m. Student Council Meeting
Weds., September 24 –
JR. HIGH JEANS DAY
September 19 through
September 29 – C’Motion in PE
Weds., Oct. 1 – School
Picture Day
Saturday, October 4-
Family Fall Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Weds., Oct. 8 – End of
First Quarter
FAMILY FUN NIGHT –
Come join
the fun at the Family Fun Night, Tuesday, September 9, 6 to 8 p.m. in the
Cafeteria. Silly Safari’s Animal Tour will be here
to
present “Animals with TALES/Celebration God’s Creation!”
Our theme is “Go
on a Safari for Fun Books!” The book fair will also be open during this
time to purchase books.
ISTEP and CTBS
testing
will take place the week of September 15 through 19. Student
attendance is very important. Please make every effort to avoid scheduling
medical appointments, etc. during the testing window. It is difficult to
make up any missed sections of the test. We appreciate your cooperation in
this matter, as children tend to score better when they participate with
their regular classroom teacher and peers.
Sunday Mass:
A gift you can give your family every week.
In the hectic pace of
a busy family, getting to Mass on Sunday can be a struggle. Between soccer
games and scout meetings, dance lessons and play dates, going to Mass is one
more activity competing for precious time. Yet it is the most important
thing you can do for your family all week. Why? Consider some of the ways
your children benefit from weekly Mass. Tradition and security. How
many things do you still do today that you’ve done since you were a small
child? No matter what other changes take place in their lives, the Mass is
a constant to which your children can cling. Children learn by
repetition, through consistency and from example. When Sunday Mass is
part of their regular routine, children learn how to maintain the habit of
weekly attendance. Seeing the importance you place on the habit teaches
them obedience and discipline. Visiting the rest of the family.
When in church, our children are surrounded by the Body of Christ – people
who care about and pray for them. Mass becomes an oasis in an increasingly
hostile world. The week starts with a God-centered focus.
Attending Mass at the beginning of the week helps children learn that God
comes first on Sunday and every day.
Fall Family Festival News – The event
is Saturday, October 4, in the school parking lot from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00
p.m. The Fall
Festival Committee is in need of party tents/canopies for use in the parking
lot. If you have a tent that could be used that day, please contact Jodi
Wood at 944-1914. Thanks!
HOMEWORK TIME:
First Things First – Before he/she starts, help your youngster put his/her
assignments in order. Have you noticed he/she gets more done when he/she
does written work first? If so, he/she can complete his/her math worksheet,
then practice spelling words and, finally, study science. Idea:
Suggest that he/she rank homework from hardest to easiest and tackle the
more complicated work first.
ATTENTION MEIJER
SHOPPERS!-
St. Mary’s School participates in Meijer Community Rewards program, which
can be very beneficial to our school, and there’s no cost to you. It’s easy
to register in one of three ways:
www.meijer.com, at a Meijer store, or obtain an application from the
school office. Our school code is 964408. If you shop with a Meijer
credit card, the school receives 1% of your purchases, if you obtain a
Meijer 1 Card (similar to a Kroger Plus card), the school receives 0.5%.
The more participants we have enrolled, the more rewards our school will
receive! DOUBLE
REWARDS IN OCTOBER!
ATTENTION JAYC
SHOPPERS:
St.
Mary’s School participates in the JayC Plus Card for Education Program.
There is no cost to participate, and it’s easy to get started. This program
provides much needed educational equipment for our school. Tell the
cashier you would like to support St. Mary’s New Albany. They will scan our
code and will register your card for our school for the period of September
1, 2008 through March 27, 2009. Every time you shop at JayC Foods and use
your JayC Plus Card, our school will electronically earn credit toward free
educational equipment. Please pass this information along to family,
friends, neighbors, or co-workers so they can also help us earn educational
equipment. The JayC Plus Card is available at any JayC Food Store. Thank
you for your support.
“Little Red Riding Hood” presented by the Rainbow Show Puppets -
On
Saturday, September 6 at 11 a.m., the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
will host “Little Red Riding Hood” presented by the Rainbow Show Puppets in
the Strassweg Auditorium. Your family is invited to this free program.
Parents, we ask that you accompany your child to all programs unless
otherwise specified. The library is located at 180 West Spring St., New
Albany. For more information please call 949-3528.
Click
here to see a list of 3rd quarter awards.
“BE A
GOOD SPORT!”
Serve
God to
Promote
Outstanding
Education
Religion
and
Teamwork
AIM TO BE AN ALL-STAR READER!
“All the talent in the world won’t take
you anywhere without your
teammates.” - unknown
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