From the Principal S t. Mar y Ca tholic School 2351 22nd Ave G r e eley, CO 80631 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. Welcome to the first week of Advent! We held our first Advent prayer service last Monday. The students learned about the characters of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph. Come see the ornaments that are hanging on our Jesse tree! Las Posadas, are you INN? The St. Mary School Advisory Council and Parent Teacher Organization is sponsoring an event open to the school and parish called Las Posadas. This is a wonderful Christmas/Advent tradition that translates in English to the inn. Las Posadas symbolizes the biblical journey of Mary and Joseph as they searched for shelter in Bethlehem before the birth of Jesus. During the celebration, we will process around the St. Mary campus until we reach the designated Inn (the parish hall) imitating this advent journey. We will then celebrate in the hall with food (tamales dinner) fellowship and a piñata. Las Posadas will occur on December 9th following the 5:00pm Mass at 6:30pm. There is no cost to attend, however we request that you bring non-perishable food to donate to the Our Lady of Peace pantry. Thank you to those of you that have already volunteered to help. If you would like to volunteer your time, please contact Ashley Kerrigan through FastDirect. I hope to see you there! Scrip Contest Have you wondered if there is an easy way to help support St. Mary Catholic School and fulfill your part of the financial obligation? The answer: Scrip!!! Scrip sales need a boost and we are holding a contest to see which grade can sell the most scrip. Scrip sales for this contest will include only Scrip that is purchased through the Wednesday envelope. The prize: popcorn and a movie for the winning grade in January. What is Scrip? It s a gift card you purchase through the school. The full value of the card is yours, but the merchant donates a percentage of the amount to our school. It is very easy to use Scrip for your every day purchases including groceries and gas!! Ask your friends and family if they would purchase Scrip for their every day and gift giving needs. Consider buying gifts from merchants like Kohl s using Scrip gift cards. Consider buying Lowe's scrip for home improvement needs (Yes even big ticket items like appliances!!!) Please see the Scrip contest flyer in the Wednesday envelope. Contact Amy Flores or Ashley Kerrigan with any questions. Birthday Spirit Day The December Birthday Spirit Day will be Thursday, December 7th. If your child has a birthday in December, he/she may wear a spirit shirt with their uniform bottom. December 6, 2017 970-353-8100 principal@stmarycs.net Visit our Spirit Shop at: https:// stmaryspiritwear17.itemorder.com/sale Upcoming Events: December 7 Birthday Spirit Day December 7 Middle School Field Trip to UCCC to watch It s a Wonderful Life December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation Mass at 8:30am and 7:00pm December 9 Las Posadas after the 5pm Mass December 10 2nd grade performs Our Lady of Guadalupe Play during the 12pm Mass December 11 Advent Prayer Service 8:20am December 11 January Lunch Orders Due December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2nd Graders perform their play for the school at 8:20am And this is what he proclaimed: One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit. Mark 1:7,8 January Lunch Orders You will find the January lunch orders in the Wednesday envelope. Lunch orders are out a week early due to Christmas break. If you plan to order lunch for your child, please have the lunch order and the money to the school office no later than, Monday, December 11th. There are no exceptions! Immaculate Conception The feast of the Immaculate Conception is Friday, December 8th. This is a holy day of obligation. Our students will celebrate this day with Mass beginning at 8:30am. All are welcome to join us! St. Mary will also offer Mass at 7:00pm. PTO MEETING Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, December 12th beginning at 6:30pm in the first floor conference room. Everyone is welcome!
Page 2 From the Principal Our Lady of Guadalupe Play The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on Tuesday, December 12th. It is a tradition at St. Mary that our 2nd graders reenact the events of St. Juan Diego and his vision of Mary on Tepayec Hill on the outskirts of Mexico City. The 2nd graders will perform the play on Sunday, December 10th, during the 12pm Mass at St. Mary Church. They will perform the play again for the school on Tuesday, December 12th after morning announcements (about 8:20am) in the school gym. Everyone is welcome! Playground Update We were hoping to have the swing set installed last Saturday. Unfortunately, the area that was prepared for the set is not large enough. The company that did this work will need to come back out to enlarge the area and then we can install the swings and get the wood chips in place. Thank you for your patience with this. 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.
St. Mary Catholic School 2017 Christmas Concert Thursday, Dec. 14 th at 6:30pm School Gym There will also be a Preview Concert at 2:30pm 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th Grade Choirs with Band and Strings Preschool Christmas Concert Performance At 6:00pm -on the same night - before the Concert- Concert Dress for 3 rd - 5 th Students: Nice Sunday Dress, preferably with any Christmas colors of red, green, or white. Any style of Shepherd or Angel costume may also be worn. No jeans or T-shirts please. 3 rd - 5 th Grade Music Students Go to Your Class Bleacher Spots right after the Preschool Concert has completely finished. This will be around 6:20pm. (Please don t enter the gym before the Preschool Concert has finished) There will be NO Cherub Band after school on the day of the Concert Thursday, Dec. 14 th BAND & STRING STUDENTS Arrive 6:20pm - be in bleachers with instruments by 6:25pm (Please don t enter the gym before the Preschool Concert has finished) - around 6:20pm (Band 1 st Floor Conference Rm. Strings Teachers Lounge) Concert Dress for Band/Strings is Mass Uniform with Tie After they perform, students will sit in the bleachers
SCRIP CONTEST What is Scrip? It s a gift card you purchase through the school. The full value of the card is yours, but the merchant donates a percentage of the amount to our school. It is very easy to use Scrip for your everyday purchases including groceries and gas!! Scrip also makes an excellent gift to family and friends while helping raise money for St. Mary Catholic School. It s very easy to purchase Scrip. A form is sent home with your child through the Wednesday folder and through FastDirect every Wednesday if you receive your inserts electronically. By purchasing Scrip you help support St. Mary fundraising efforts without costing you anything extra. We are holding a contest for Scrip sales the month of December. The grade with the most scrip sales through the Wednesday envelope will win Popcorn and a Movie!! Contest Rules: Purchase Scrip through the Wednesday Folder December 7 th, 13 th and 20 th. Every $10 in scrip = 1 point For families with children in more than one grade, equal points will be given to all children in that same family. Earn EXTRA points!! Purchase Scrip cards for Chili s, Lowe s or Egg & I and earn 5 points for each card! We will tally all of the scrip sales at the end of the contest on December 21 st and average the scrip sales points for each class based on the number of students in the class. The class with the highest scrip sales points per student wins popcorn and a movie in January 2018. Ask your family! Ask your friends! Use to purchase gifts! Give as a gift! Questions? Send a fast direct to Ashley Kerrigan or Amy Flores.
CONCURSO DE SCRIP Que es Scrip? Scrip es un tarjeta de regalo que compras a través de la escuela. El valor total de la tarjeta es tuyo, pero el vendedor o la tienda participante dona un porcentaje de esa cantidad a nuestra escuela. Es muy facil de usar el Scrip para nuestras compras diarias incluidas las compras en el super y la gasolina. Scrip es tambien un excelente regalo para familiares y amigos, y asi se ayuda a recaudar fondos para la escuela St Mary. Es muy fácil comprar Scrip, Una forma es enviada cada Miércoles los folders de los estudiantes y a través de FastDirect si recibe sus formas electrónicamente. Al comprar Scrip usted está ayudando en los esfuerzos de la recaudación de fondos de nuestra escuela St. Mary, sin que nos cueste nada ya extra. Estamos llevando a cabo un concurso de recaudacion de fondos a travez de Scrip en el mes de Diciembre. El grado que venda mas Scrip a travez del sobre semanal de los Miercoles ganara una fiesta de palomitas y una pelicula. Reglas del concurso: Compra Scrip a travez de los sobres de los Miercoles de Diciembre 7, 13 y el 20. Cada $10 dolares de Scrip = 1 punto. *Para familias con multiples ninos en multiples grados, se les dara la misma cantidad de puntos a todos los ninos de la misma familia. Gana puntos EXTRA! Compra tarjetas de Scrip para Chillis, Lowe s o Egg & I y recibe 5 puntos por cada tarjeta. Se contaran todos los puntos al final de del mes de Diciembre en el dia 21, y se sacara un promedio con la clase con mayor numero de ventas de Scrip por estudiante y los ganadores tendran una fiesta de palomitas y una pelicula en Enero 2018. Pregunta a tus familiares y amigos! Usa Scrip para comprar regalos! O da Scrip como un regalo! Si tiene alguna pregunta contacta por FastDirect a Ashley Kerrigan o Amy Flores!
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 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
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 353-8100. 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.