St. Mary School A Place of Spirited Learning May 15, 2015 Monday, May 18, 2015 Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Student Council Elections Thursday, May 21, 2015 Friday, May 22, 2015 Liturgy 10:00 AM Dress Uniform Early Dismissal 11:45 AM Faculty Meeting 2015-2016 School Year: We are beginning to plan for next school year already and are in need of a parent to fill the PTG treasurer position. If you are interested in this position, please send an email to Ms. Pilarski. We absolutely need someone! SCRIP Corner: There are still quite a few families that still owe a balance on last year s assessment. Second notices were sent home last week. If you did not get one and want to know your balance please call the office or send a note to the scrip office. Please pay your balance ASAP!! Going to buy your spring flowers this weekend? Pick up some gift cards to pay for them! We have Home Depot, Lowe s, Wal-mart, and Kmart!! Giant Eagle is offering 20 cent fuelperks right now on gift cards. Come buy your Giant Eagle gift cards here and use them to purchase gift cards there. It s a win-win situation!! Max & Erma s Restaurant FUNdraiser: St. Mary's School PTG is hosting an easy FUNdraiser with Max & Erma's Restaurant on Monday, May 18, 2015. The flyer included in this newsletter is good for lunch, dinner, or takeout and will give the school 20% of your sale! In order for the school to receive credit, please present the flyer to you server. Please support our school. Thank you! Congratulations: The following students attended the Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Festival on Thursday, March 14, 2015: Laura Barie, Becca Lefler, Joshua Maltese, Anna Hamill, Delaney McHugh, Kylie Karam, Calvin Morris, Ryan Augustine, Dylan Gannon, and Luke Reiser. Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science: The following students will be attending the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Competition on May 18 th and 19 th. Olivia Schoppen, Delaney McHugh, Emily Mullen, Julia Matschener, Gillian Mulcahy, Sarah Watson, Emma Holtz, Josh Maltese, Vincenzo Battaglia, Matthew Rygelski, Hannah Bilenski, Madeline Stevens.
Ingomar Garden Club Poetry and Poster Contest: The following students are winners in the contests sponsored by Ingomar Garden Club: Smokey Bear Poster Sienna Rex- 3rd grade-1st place local level Poetry: Peyton McHugh 4 th grade 1 st place local level and 1 st place state level Riley Culleiton 5 th grade 1 st place local level and 3 rd place state level Joseph Puccio 5 th grade 2 nd place local level Mario Noro 5 th grade 2 nd place local level Nicole Fleming 5 th grade 3 rd place local level Sam Little 6 th grade 1 st place local level and 2 nd place state level Emma LaRocca 6 th grade 3 rd place local level Thomas Szymanski 7 th grade 1 st place local level and 1 st place state level Emily Mullen 7 th grade 2 nd place local level and 2 nd place state level Payton Roblaski 7 th grade 3 rd place local level and 3 rd place state level Luke Reiser 7 th grade 3rd place local level and 4 th place state level Congratulations to all of the winners. Congratulations: St. Mary School alumna Caroline Maltese was recognized with the Indiana University of Pennsylvania's College of Natural Science and Mathematics Scholarship and the Stockholm Junior Water Prize/Water Environment Federation Award at the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF) March 27-28, 2015 at Heinz Field. Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Tickets: The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Guild has purchased season tickets to be given to students and their chaperones or to give to senior citizens. The CLO wishes to give the tickets to children and young adults ages 8 and up. The CLO would like to broaden the student s life experiences and foster a lifelong appreciation for the performing arts. The CLO also wishes to give senior citizens an opportunity to enjoy outstanding professional theater in Pittsburgh. The programs are on Sundays at 2:00 for the following dates: June 21 Mary Poppins July 19 Gypsy August 2 The Wedding Singer All performances will take place at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Tickets will arrive two weeks before the performance and must be picked up at the school office. Requests for tickets must be made in writing to the school office by May 22 nd. Please include the performance you wish to attend and the number of students, adults and senior citizens that will be attending. Box Tops For Education: It's time for our last Box Tops Contest for the school year! Attached are 2 examples of a Box Top Collection Sheet. Feel free to use another collection sheet if you have your own or find one online. Only Box Tops glued or taped to a collection sheet will count towards the contest. Bonus Box Tops can be submitted but should be stapled or paper clipped to the collection sheet. The homeroom that turns in the most Box Tops wins donuts and juice in their classroom. The last turn in date for the May Contest is Friday, May 22. Please check your Box Tops because expired ones will not count. Thank you!
Summer Tutoring: Math and Reading assistance is being offered by 2 teachers at St. Mary s School this summer beginning the week of June 8 through July 31. If you are interested having your child tutored, please contact Mrs. Mroz at lpmroz@comcast.net or (412) 826-8450 for Math tutoring and Mrs. Poznik (412) 401-5114 for Reading services. Schedules will be confirmed by May 31. Target Thanks a Billion Campaign: A parent passed this on to us. Before you say farewell at the end of the school year, say thank you. That s the message Target s sending to students and parents everywhere with its Thanks a Billion campaign, which invites guests to honor rock star teachers for all their hard work. As part of the social campaign, guests are encouraged to share a message of appreciation through Target s Facebook page or the Thanks a Billion website, honoring a teacher who has made an impact on their life. When a guest submits a note of gratitude (certain terms & conditions apply), Target will donate $25 to the teacher s school with the opportunity for each school to receive up to $25,000. But here s the best part: Target won t stop until it s given away a grand total of $5 million. Please see the flyer included in this newsletter for more information Newsletter Submissions: If you would like to put something in the newsletter, please send it to the office by Wednesday at 8:30 AM. The information needs to be sent in a WORD document to both: pilarskia@stmaryglenshaw.org and bishope@stmaryglenshaw.org.
Say thanks to a teacher and Target will give $25 to their school! Your message will help reach our goal of giving $1 billion to education. Select your school Where does your teacher work? Thank a teacher Who is the teacher and why are they so awesome? We ll donate $25 for your first thanks. Share your thanks Tag your message with #ThanksaBillion, and make sure to share it with your teacher.