ST. MARY S NEWSLETTER February 1, 2017 Upcoming EVENTS Wednesday, February 1 - Dress Up Day Prayer Partner Bingo 8:00am - All School Mass (6th) Thursday, February 2- Team Top & Jeans NO HOT lunches will be served!! 7:45am - Jump Rope for Heart - Kickoff 11:30-12:30 - Family Picnic in Gym Friday, February 3 -School Uniform-Jeans 9:30 K-12All Schools Mass:St.Pats/Merna 11:15am - Early Dismissal 12:00 - Teacher Luncheon Corpus Christi 6:00pm - Girls VB vs St. Thomas (H) Pack the Place at CCHS - 4:00 Spaghetti - 6:00 JV and 7:00 Varsity Saturday, February 4 - SMS Spirit Day St. Mary's Spirit Day at 4:00 Mass 5:00-7:00 - PreK - 8th Grade Art Show Tuesday, February 7 8:00am - CCHS - 8th Grade Explorer Test 6:00pm - 8th Girls VB vs St. John's (H) Wednesday, February 8 8:00am - All School Mass (5th) Thursday, February 9 5:00pm Family Fundraiser Night: Chick-fil-A 6:30pm - Confirmation Meeting #2 Friday, February 10 TBD - 8th Girls VB Tourney @ Kickapoo 9:00am - Camp Ondessonk 3rd - 8th grade Saturday, February 11 TBD - 8th Girls VB Tourney @ Kickapoo Keeping Kids Healthy Every mom and dad knows as the days get shorter, and the wind gets colder, out comes the cold medicine and the thermometers. In the northern hemisphere, fall and winter mean cold and flu season, and all those germs are hard on little bodies. Keep your kids healthier this sickness season with these tips. Wash hands often: It's such a simple thing, but hand washing really does matter. Teach your kids to sing the happy birthday song twice while washing, and always use soap. Get a good night's sleep: The body's immune system quits working well when the body is sleep deprived. Now is not the time to slack off enforcing bedtime. Most school-aged children need at least 10-11 hours each night, and babies and toddlers need even more. Teach proper sneezing etiquette: Most kids sneeze all over everything, spreading potentially harmful germs to siblings and friends. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends teaching kids to sneeze into a handkerchief or into their elbows to prevent germ spreading. Eat well: A well-balanced diet is the best path to overall health. Some foods do slightly increase immunity, but there are no magic foods. Stick to eating plenty of plant-based foods and lean protein, and drink lots and lots of water. Quarantine sick kids: If your kids do fall prey to a cold or flu, keep them away from others, including their siblings. It's a good idea to keep sick kids home from school and extracurricular activities; they'll heal faster, and you won't infect the entire neighborhood. If your child gets sick, your best bet is lots of rest, plenty of fluids and giving your child time to heal. Stay healthy this cold and flu season. The same measures used to keep your family healthy in general, such as eating right, exercising regularly, and getting plenty of rest, are the same guidelines for preventing illness. Never underestimate the power of eating your fruits and veggies and using good hygiene. Remember that kids are never too young to start learning these good habits. Brought together by faith, St. Mary s School is a Franciscan family welcoming and inspiring all to love, live, learn and serve as Christ taught us! Issue 26 2/1/2017 Kulia I Ka Nu u ~ Strive to the highest summit 1
Family Fundraiser February Event Each month St. Mary s School organizes an opportunity for families to get together and enjoy a meal and conversation -- while benefiting St. Mary s School and the Home & School Association. Avanti s Fundraiser Night was not a huge success, but we still had $86.16 raised for the school! Thank you very much! February s Family Fundraiser Night is at: Thursday, February 9th 5:00-7:00 101 Veterans Parkway Gala 2017 Invitations have been sent and table reservations are coming in! If we missed you and you would like an invitation, please contact the office! Thank you! The First Gathering of the Mary Men! Mary Men The Dads of St. Mary's School are starting a new men's group to increase fellowship and find new ways to serve our school and parish. Please join us for our first gathering in the school library at 7:00 pm on Thursday, Feb 2. If you are unable to attend but interested in joining the group, contact Andy Bordewick at abordewick@hotmail.com. Make-A-Wish Thank you to all who helped kick off our fundraiser for Make-A-Wish. We collected $54.00 in our first event and we are well on our way to our $1,000 goal. Our next event that will help support our Make-A-Wish efforts is our Valentine Friendship Grams. If you would like to send a Friendship Gram to a student, please fill out the form on the last page. All proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish! Each Friendship Gram is $1.00. All Grams need to be in the office by Friday, February 10th! Thank you! Issue 26 2/1/2017 Kulia I Ka Nu u ~ Strive to the highest summit 2
Catholic Schools Week - Pack the Place at CCHS Friday at Central Catholic High School is Pack the Place - Senior Night - and playing rival Olympia FREE admission to Friday's Boys' Basketball game to all Partner School students with a paying adult. We'll have the students sign in with our Ambassadors and they'll receive a special wristband to wear that evening and beyond. The Saints play Olympia and the Varsity game starts at 7:30 while JV tips off at 6:00. Spaghetti dinner served from 4-7 p.m. in our cafeteria. The cost is $7 per meal and proceeds benefit our Senior Charity, Special Olympics. Cheerleaders are welcome to cheer with the CCHS Cheerleaders - Please contact Coach Kostogiannes Band members are welcome to play with CCHS Band - Please contact Mrs. Sage Coach Welch is inviting any 7th & 8th Grade boys or girls who would like to sit in on this pregame speech - to please join him! Please meet at gym entrance at 6:45. Scott Vogel will be there to take you to the locker room! CCHS would like to introduce 5th and 6th graders with the team during pre-game intros - they are looking for 6 to 8 St. Mary's students to participate in this event - please contact Mrs. Hartrich if you are interested in participating. At halftime, there will be a game of Knockout for all 5th - 8th graders Amazon Smile Issue 26 2/1/2017 Kulia I Ka Nu u ~ Strive to the highest summit 3
St. Mary s Catholic Schools Week Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service! January 29 th to February 4 th, 2017 Saturday Wear your School Uniform to Church - Catholic Schools Week begins at 4:00 Mass Sunday Monday Tuesday Wear your School Uniform to Church - Student speakers from CCHS/SMS will speak at each Mass Spirit Wear & Blue Jeans - Movie Day Pajama Day - 8 th Graders visit CCHS for It s Great to be a Saint 7:45-1:15 - Make-A-Wish Fundraiser Kick-off - Kids can bring in $1 to start the fundraising efforts - Hot Chocolate & Reading with Prayer Partners throughout the day Wednesday Dress Up Day - All School Mass at 8:00 am in the Church. - Prayer Partner Bingo throughout the afternoon in the Gym - K-8th Grade: Permissions Slips to Mass at St. Patrick s Church of Merna are DUE TODAY!! Please get in ASAP Thursday Team Top and Jeans Day - No Hot Lunch Bring a Sack/Picnic Lunch - Jump Rope for Heart Kick-off at Morning Assembly - Parents and students enjoy Picnic Lunch in the Gym from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. - Please bring blankets, picnic basket, board games and cards to play and share. Friday Four Schools..One Family Day School Uniform Shirt & Jeans Day - K-12 Mass at St. Patrick Church of Merna 9:30 am. - 11:15 Early Dismissal Staff Luncheon at Corpus Christi Elementary Saturday St. Mary s Spirit Day Wear your SMS Spiritwear to Mass - St. Mary s All School Art Show in the Gym from 5:00-7:00 Issue 26 2/1/2017 Kulia I Ka Nu u ~ Strive to the highest summit 4
Valentine Friendship Gram St Mary s Home & School and Student Council will be selling carnations with a friendship gram message attached, from January 17 th to February 10 th. Each carnation will cost $1.00 and will be delivered to the classrooms on Tuesday, February 14 th. Attached are two order forms and if you need more, they will be available in the front office or you may print one from the Wednesday Word. Please send your money in with the Friendship Gram. If you are sending it in with your child please label the envelope for the office. Thank you! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Friendship Gram~ To: Homeroom Teacher: From: Message: ~Friendship Gram~ To: Homeroom Teacher: From: Message: Issue 26 2/1/2017 Kulia I Ka Nu u ~ Strive to the highest summit 5