St. Mary's School

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Highlights of the Week: May 9 - 15

Melissa Godbout

A very happy Mother's Day to all moms and all mother-figures! May we all follow the example of our Blessed Mother and lead each other closer to Jesus.


THANK YOU

  • to those who are washing and ironing the gowns for First Holy Communion

INFORMATION:

  • We have an international (Korean) student coming to St. Mary's next year, and EduPro, the organization sponsoring him, is looking for a homestay family. Please contact the office for more information. If multiple families are interested in being homestay families, EduPro might be able to bring more students to St. Mary's.

  • Starting this week, there will be a weekly Wednesday draw for prizes for all those who have collected Walkathon pledges that week. Students should bring their pledge sheets to school, where a running total of pledges will be kept. Sheets will be returned to the student once the pledges are recorded, so they may continue to get pledges. For families, we will enter all of your children's names in the draw. Please be sure your pledge sheet is handed in on Wednesday morning.

  • We need volunteers to help out with our upcoming Golf Tournament, (if you have already completed your hours, but would like to help it would be appreciated!) We are looking for 2 volunteers per mass to sell tickets for the Prize Board and to sign up golf teams. To sign up, please go to https://signup.com/go/aKMPVAR.

  • Also, we need volunteers for the day of the tournament, May 28th. To sign up for the morning or the afternoon shift on this day, please go to https://signup.com/go/HXydeYr.

  • We will be having one of the parish choirs singing for First Holy Communion, but they would welcome having students sing with them. If your child is interested in singing, please contact Mrs. Sallos (jsallos@saintmarysschool.ca). Practice would be at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15th, for the 2:00 p.m. Mass.

REMINDERS:

  • If you have not signed up for a Student-Led Conference time, please contact Mrs. Netzlaw (cnetzlaw@saintmarysschool.ca) to do so

  • Please return brown envelopes if you haven't already done so

  • Our prize boards for the golf tournament are still active - please contact the office if you wish to purchase squares.

  • We welcome monetary donations toward the First Communion reception, and are in need of some volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up.

MONDAY:

  • St. John Brebeuf Track Meet at Rotary Stadium - returning to school by dismissal time

    • Bus is leaving at 8:40 p.m. sharp - we cannot wait for late arrivals!

    • Wear running shoes and St. Mary's gym strip (blue shirt and shorts can be substituted if you don't have gym strip)

    • Dress for the weather: sunscreen or rain gear!

    • Bring enough food and water for the day

    • Students are also allowed to bring money for the concession stand.

  • PEC Meeting, 6:30 p.m. (please advise me or pecchair@saintmarysschool.ca if you plan to attend as an observer, so we can choose an appropriate location to accommodate any visitors)

TUESDAY:

  • Hot Lunch: Pizza Hut

  • Track and Field Practice to 4:00 p.m. Sorry - no unsupervised younger siblings permitted at practice; also, playground is reserved for After School Care

  • Rehearsal for First Holy Communion (students and parents), 6:30 p.m. in the church

WEDNESDAY:

  • Mass,Grades 2- 7. Please wear white shirts and sweaters.

  • Reconciliation for some Grade 2 students

  • Practice for Long Distance Runners, to 4:00 p.m.

THURSDAY:

  • Grades 5- 7 to Matsqui Centennial Auditorium to see the SJB production of The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

    • please wear neat and tidy FULL uniform (white shirts and sweaters, as for Mass)

    • bring a bagged lunch suitable for eating picnic-style, and water

    • students will return by usual dismissal time

  • Reconciliation for some Grade 2 students

  • Track and Field Practice to 4:00 p.m. Sorry - no unsupervised younger siblings permitted at practice; also, playground is reserved for After School Care

  • Student-Led Conferences, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

    • Schedule will be sent out on Wednesday. If you don't see your name on it, but were expecting to, please contact Mrs. Netzlaw (cnetzlaw@saintmarysschool.ca)

    • Please arrive promptly for your scheduled time. Remember, other families will be in the room with you; if you require a private conference with a teacher, please make an arrangement for another time.

FRIDAY:

  • NO SCHOOL

  • Student-Led Conference, 8:00 a.m. - noon (see above for more information)

SATURDAY:

SUNDAY:

  • First Holy Communion Mass at 2:00 p.m. (students who are going to sing with the choir, please arrive at 1:00 p.m. to practise with the adults)

Have a great week!