Saint Mary Magdalene Newsletter

November 11, 2011

(Happy Birthday, Miss Brock!)

 

From The Principal

As you may have seen, there has again been inappropriate conduct taking place at the Hilltop Library. Many of our families have students go there after school for a later pick up. If you have done this, please talk to your child about "stranger danger" or find an alternate spot. Hopefully, the library will address this and take appropriate safety measures.

 

SMM Food Drive

The 8th Grade class is sponsoring a canned good, nonperishable Food Drive November 14 – 18 to assist needy parish and Westside families.  Thank you for your support.

 

SMM Students experience 2011 election

14 Candidates spoke to the SMM Social Studies Middles School classes the past 2 weeks.  The students also registered and voted on Election Day.  During this valuable life-learning experience, the students were very engaged and asked great questions representing out school very well.

 

Book Fair

SMM’s fall Book Fair will be next week, November 16th and 17th.  Fliers will be sent home on Monday with some of the items that will be on sale at the fair.  Last spring we initiated the Book Fair online.  This will again be available to parents, grandparents, etc. who would like to shop the Book Fair from November 16th until November 23rd.  This is also a great way for aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. ;) to shop for Christmas gifts. The online Book Fair is available at www.scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs.

 

Student Council News

Parents and Students:  Our Student Council Bake Sale raised $125.18 for the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research!  Thank you for your cooperation.  This money was given in honor of Mrs. Vivian Dweh, Jamal Sommers’ mother, who recently passed away.

For Advent, we have decided to take two ornaments from the Giving Tree, one boy and one girl (a toddler and a middle-school aged child). 

Student Council gave all faculty members hand sanitizer bottles from Bath and Body Works for Halloween. 

 

Christmas Bazaar

Don’t forget tomorrow is St. Mary Magdalene’s Christmas Bazaar from 9:00am to 6:00pm in the Church Hall featuring Toyland, sports items and gift items for all ages.  Handmade crafts, seasonal decorations including Christmas ornaments will also be sold along with a raffle for a handmade quilt.   Come early and stay for lunch! 

 

Parent/Grandparent Breakfast

The Parent/Grandparent Breakfast originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 16 has been cancelled.  We will schedule another breakfast in the near future.

 

Protecting God's Children Workshop Full

The Protecting God’s Children Workshop scheduled for Wednesday, November 16th is now full.  St. Mary Magdalene will host another Protecting God's Children workshop and fingerprinting on Thursday, December 1st in the Church hall.  Electronic fingerprinting will be done from 4:30-6:15 and the workshop will begin at 6:30.  The workshop is free, but the fee for fingerprinting is $40.00.  In order to volunteer at St. Mary Magdalene you must be fingerprinted, taken Protecting God's Children and completed a volunteer information form with code of conduct. To register go to www.virtus.org and click on registration on the left side of the page. For questions please call the school or rectory office.

 

SMM PIZZA NIGHT AT MINELLI’S

Mark your calendars for SMM Pizza Night at Minelli’s Pizza and Restaurant Sunday, December 4th from 3:00 – 9:00.  Dine-in, Carry Out and Delivery available.  Look for more information in upcoming newsletters.

 

Safety Patrol

The following students are scheduled for patrol the week of November 14: Matthew Winston, Mary Beth Mogan, Cassie Brown, Joe Capehart, Emily Cline, Robert Cramer, Dana Gomez, Brenna Cross, Noah Cunningham (AM), Maggie Mogan (PM), Angel Henderson and Brigid Cross.

 

Server Schedule

The following students are scheduled to serve mass the week of November 14:  Harrison VanTilburg and Dominic Tokar.

 

Lunch Menu

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Hot Dog

Taco Boat

Thanksgiving Dinner

Mozzarella Sticks

Chicken Patty Sandwich

Mac-N-Cheese

Corn

 w/marinara sauce

Onion Rings

Fruit

Fruit

Salad, Fruit

Fruit

Milk

Milk

 

Milk

Milk

 

Important Dates

November 12

SMM Christmas Bazaar

November 16

Protecting God’s Children Workshop

November 16 & 17

Book Fair

November 17 & 18

6th Grade LMC Camp

November 23

1:30 Dismissal

November 24

Happy Thanksgiving

November 24 & 25

NO School

November 30

1:30 Dismissal