From the Principal. Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25:13. November 8, 2017

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1 From the Principal S t. Mar y Ca tholic School nd Ave G r e eley, CO w ww. stmar ycs. net Mission Statement: Under the protection of Jesus and the Blessed Mother, and guided by the Holy Spirit, St. Mary Catholic School is a faith centered academic community that encourages service to God and others and strives to form the hearts, minds and souls of our students in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Faith. Thank you to everyone that attended the All Saints Festival last Friday! It was a lot of fun. Thank you to Sarah and Jeff Adams for all of your hard work planning and organizing the event. Thank you also to all of our volunteers that helped provide a booth, supplies and run the booths. This coming together of community is what makes our school more like a family. Veterans Day Celebration I m looking forward to celebrating Veterans Day with our school family. We will begin the celebration with Mass this Friday at 8:30am. If you are a Veteran, you are invited to attend and receive a special blessing. It is an honor to recognize and thank you for your service to our country. Please come in uniform or not. That is your choice. After Mass the Cub Scouts and the Boy Scouts will lead us in a flag raising ceremony. The Knights of Columbus Assembly 89; 4th Degree will then present a Flags of our Country program in our school gym. We will then hear from some of our parents active duty Army, Staff Sergeant Timothy Andress, 409th Engineer Company 244th Engineer Battalion, and female veterans Amy Flores, Hospital Corpsman, Petty Officer 3rd Class US Navy and Deb Calhoun, PFC Optical Specialist. ing the food on Friday, November 17th after Mass. Please have your bag of food to school by then. Thank you! Vision/Hearing Testing Each year our students receive vision and hearing screenings through District 6 Health Services. This year the visions and hearing screening will take place on Tuesday, November 14th. If your child is found to have a need for further evaluation, you will be notified. UNC Fundraiser for St. Mary St. Mary athletics is proud to partner with UNC for a fundraising opportunity. For every ticket purchased for the UNC October 18th home game using the code: FBSTMARY17, UNC will donate $5 back to St. Mary athletics. On game day the Sanchez Family will host a St. Mary tailgate at UNC in the Nottingham parking lot. The tailgate will begin at 9am. Bring a dish to share. Please reach out to Dezire Sanchez through FastDirect with any questions. Thank you, Sanchez family! Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Matthew 25:13 Thanksgiving There will be no school on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, November 22nd, 23rd, 24th. This is our Thanksgiving break. In the past we have had a noon release on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This year we are taking the full day off. Enjoy! A Note From Mrs. Smith Regarding the Second Grade Service Project We want to start by thanking all of you who have participated in our second grade service project. Our goal is to prepare 50 boxes. Friday, November 10th is the last day we will take items for our Food Drive Mrs. Watson and the 4th graders are sponsoring a food drive to help fill the shelves at the St. Peter Food Pantry. You received a paper bag decorated by one of the 4th graders last Friday. Please feel free to bring in more bags if you d like. Fill the bag with non-perishable food items. Some ideas include canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, cereal, pasta, canned meats, baby food, diapers, formula, toothpaste, etc. The bags will be placed in the hallway next to your child s classroom. We want to line the halls with food for those in need! Will you help? The 4th graders will be deliverproject. Please refer to the FastDirect that was sent on Monday with regards to what we are asking each class to bring. If you are able to help, please do! Thank you all! Merry Early Christmas! November 8, 2017 principal@stmarycs.net Visit our Spirit Shop at: com/sale Upcoming Events: November 10 Veterans Mass 8:30am November 14 Vision and Hearing Screenings November 14 PTO Meeting 6:30pm November 16 Spirit Day November 17th Food Bags for the Food Drive are due by 8:30am November 17 4th Grade Field Trip to St. Peter to Deliver Food November 17 Middle School Dance 7pm-10pm Parish Hall November 21 2nd Grade Free Dress Day November No School Thanksgiving Break

2 Page 2 From the Principal Advent Prayer Services It s hard to believe that we are already thinking about Advent! The first Sunday of Advent is Sunday, December 3rd. We will continue with our traditional Advent Prayer Services each Monday morning during Advent. We will have our Jesse tree set up in the school foyer and each student will be assigned a character from the line of Jesse to learn about. They will be given an ornament to decorate with symbols of their character. During their assigned week, the children will be asked to hang their ornament from the Jesse tree as we learn about their character together. We will sing O Come O Come Emmanuel together as the children walk back to their classrooms. The weekly Advent Prayer Services will take place each Monday during Advent at 8:20am. All are welcome! No Tuesday Rosary During the Advent season we will not have all school Rosary. We will instead have the Advent Prayer Services each Monday. The all school Rosary will return after the Christmas break. St. Mary Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, employment practices, scholarships and loan programs or athletic or other school administered programs.

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4 SCRIP ORDER FORM Please make your selection and return Thursday in the Wednesday envelope. Your oldest student will receive your order on Thursday, unless they did not return their envelope in a timely manner, then it may be the following day. Please make a separate check payable to St. Mary Catholic School for your scrip payment. DO NOT STAPLE YOUR CHECK TO THE SCRIP ORDER FORM Scrip may also be purchased at the Parish Office Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Increments Quantity Amount Groceries King Soopers (reloadable) *** $10.00 Safeway NOT reloadable $50.00 Sprouts Restaurants Bonefish Chili's/Macaroni Grill/Maggianos/On the Border Egg & I $10.00 Human Bean $10.00 Old Chicago/Rock Bottom Old Chicago - Pizza Palz *limited time *$11.00 Panera Bread Qdoba Red Lobster/Olive Garden Red Robin Texas Roadhouse Uniform Dennis Uniform $20.00 Department Stores Kohl's Lowe's Total Amount Due Check Number Name of Oldest Student Teacher/Grade *** Credit on this purchase begins once the card is reloaded. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS FORM

5 SCRIP What is it? Scrip fundraising is a no-selling program that enables families to raise money for their nonprofit organization. Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks and credit cards. How does it work? You purchase your scrip ahead of time. When you go shopping, you pay with the scrip card. If you do not spend your card all at one time, you will have a remaining balance to use the next time you shop. You can purchase Kohl s scrip cards through the school to pay your Kohl s credit card! Purchase your cards and then take it to the store and let them know you are paying your credit card bill either at customer service or at the checkout (you cannot pay online with your scrip cards). Make sure your card says Kohl s Cares on it, as this is the only card accepted through Kohl s to pay your bill. It s definitely a win-win for this business! Does it cost any extra to me? No. When you purchase your scrip, you get dollar for dollar of what you purchase with a rebate going back to the school. For example, if you buy $100 worth of King Soopers you receive $100 to spend there. You have also donated $5 back to St. Mary s by this purchase without doing anything else! The rebate of $5 came from the store, not you. How much do I have to purchase at one time? Increments of the cards are between $10 and $50. Safeway and King Soopers are reloadable at the store. This means you can put money on your card before making your purchase. A good way to do this is to ask the checker to put money on your card before scanning your groceries. After paying to reload your card, have the checker scan your groceries and pay for your items with the card you just reloaded. Who can purchase scrip? Anyone you know can help our school and purchase our scrip. Grandparents, relatives, neighbors, and friends all need groceries and can get the cards through you and going to the Parish Office. You will receive credit through their purchases as long as they give them your family name. How much do I need to purchase? To keep our tuition cost low and to receive the in parish rate, each family must purchase at least $5,000 per year (June-May). If you purchase over $5,000, 5% of that will go towards your fundraising. This amount is easy to reach when you get in the habit of always having scrip in your wallet before you run to the store. It also is easy to achieve when you get your family and friends involved. Remember that it is not an extra cost to you. The only one who pays is the stores. Questions? Please call Thank you for supporting St. Mary Catholic School. If you do not receive your ordered scrip by the following day at the latest, please notify the office immediately! NOTE: You cannot buy gift cards from King Soopers or Safeway with your scrip card.