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December 14 2017
Volume 17 Issue 14
Steps for Students 2
PTO News 2
Ice Cream Friday 2
Tuition Assistance 3
VIRTUS 3
Wreaths Across America 3
As A Reminder… 3
Lions in the News 4
NJHS Candy Grams 4
Sports News 4
Counselor's Corner 5
Book Fair Results 5
UST Essay Contest 5
Talent Show 5
Lion Fund Message from Mr. Raab
6
Inside this issue:
Important Dates: 12/14-Christmas Program
12/16-Wreaths Across America
12/19-PJ Day
12/20-School Mass/Christmas Parties/Noon Release
12/25-Christmas
1/1-Happy 2018!
1/3-Back to School
1/5-Schoolwide Spelling Bee
1/9-Trash for Cash Free Dress Day
1/11-PTO Meeting
1/15-Martin Luther King-No School
1/16-PTO Free Dress Day
1/18-Class GEO Bees
COMMUNITY BASED-FAMILY ORIENTED CHILD CENTERED
Tomorrow is the last day to place your gift under the Giving Tree. The outpour has been amazing
(as usual), and we want to thank you all for your giving nature and
true Christmas spirit.
The students of SMMCS, led by Mr. Whitworth, will present this year’s
Christmas Program tonight, December 14th at 6:30pm in the Family Life Center.
This year’s production is being performed by our 1st through 8th grade classes!
Students are asked to arrive at 6:00pm and report to the courtyard school entrance.
The Pre-K3 through 5th grade students will have their classroom Christmas Parties on
Wednesday, December 20th at 11:00am.
All adults in attendance MUST be
VIRTUS certified.
Also, there are to be NO SIBLINGS in attendance during classroom parties.
Tomorrow is Jeans Day! Students are invited to wear their favorite pair of blue jeans, along
with their uniform polo, spirit shirt, or organizational shirt.
The cost is one dollar! This week’s collection is going to
Toys for Tots!
As a reminder… Wednesday, December
20th is a NOON RELEASE DAY. There will be NO After
School Program.
All students need to be picked up by 12:20.
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Nurse Donna and her team will be selling ice
cream tomorrow!
Funds raised will go toward
Steps for Students 2018!
All items are one dollar and will be bought and served during lunch.
The SMMCS PTO would like to wish you and your fam-ily a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
We Wish You A Merry Christmas And A Happy
New Year!
Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 3rd.
Please have a safe and happy holiday, and we’ll
see you in 2018!
3rd Week of Advent
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Tuition Assistance information has been released for the 2018/2019 school year.
Please pay special attention to due dates: December 1, 2017 - FACTS online application available at www.choosecatholicschools.org February 9, 2018 - 1st FACTS deadline (90% of available funds will be distributed)
Week of March 16, 2018 - Email notifications go out to parents/families regarding awards July 20, 2018 - 2nd FACTS deadline (remaining 10% will be distributed) Week of August 10, 2018 - Email notifications go out to parents/families regarding awards Please note the following:
Beginning in the 2018/2019 school year, there will be only two rounds to apply for tuition assistance.
In order for the application to be considered for either round, it must be submitted and verified by FACTS by the deadlines above.
The next Protecting God’s Children (VIRTUS) classes at St. Mary Magdalene will be held on Friday, January 12 and Friday, January 26. Both classes will be from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in St. Joseph’s Hall.
The Archdiocesan Office of Safe Environment requires that all volunteers of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School and Community attend VIRTUS.
Anyone who does not complete VIRTUS training or the refresher course CANNOT participate in anything involving minors. Once these classes are completed, it can take between four to six weeks for your status to be updated into the VIRTUS system. There are NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE.
Please make every effort to maintain your VIRTUS status.
Visit www.virtus.org for registration. You can also contact Ms. Sam in the front office for any questions that you might have.
Wreaths Across America– Please join us this Saturday, December 16th! All students and parents are encouraged to join us on Saturday, December 16, 2017 as we place wreaths on our fallen soldiers' graves. The event will take place at Houston National Cemetery (10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. Houston) beginning at 11:00am. Parking is limited, so shuttles will run from Greenspoint Mall.
As A Reminder… Next Tuesday, December 19th, students are welcome to wear their coziest PJs!
Wednesday, December 20th is a Mass Day. Students MUST wear their Dress Uniform.
We would like to invite all our SMMCS families and friends to join us a 8:30am for our last School Mass of the 2017 year.
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The 8th grade class would like to thank all those who have supported their efforts in their quest to raise
money to get to DC! They would like to especially thank Mrs. Fayard,
Mrs. Docog and Ms. Gioiosi for their hard work and dedication!
Mrs. Chavez’s 5th grade class traveled all the way to Washington County for a day of lessons and learning (and a bit of fun) with a visit to Washington on the
Brazos!
Why do our students love the After School Program?
Because the lessons and fun don’t end at 3:20!
Students learned a little magic during the ASP, but they’ll never tell their secrets.
Congratulations to both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams on their wins over Assumption last week! The girls also defeated Sacred Heart Conroe to go 2 and 0 for the week,
while the boys game against Sacred Heart Conroe was a hard fought nail biter, ending in a 2 point loss. FYI…The home and away dates with Our Lady of Guadalupe were switched, and so we will travel to OLG on January 23rd. The schedule has been updated.
The last day to order your NJHS Candy Grams is tomorrow.
Each Candy Gram costs one dollar.
Candy Grams will be delivered Wednesday, December 20th.
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Thursday’s class winners: Another tie between 5th grade (Mrs. Chavez) and 6A Homeroom (Mrs. Bridger) Friday’s class winner: 6A Homeroom (Mrs. Bridger) Weekly winner for the lunch party: 6A Homeroom (Mrs. Bridger) with an average of $89.45 per student!!!! The Santa Paws wreath candy jar had 128 pieces of candy and Claire Smith (3rd grade) was closest with her guess of 127. Lauren (6th grade) and Emily (PreK4) Salinas guessed that there were 110 pieces of candy in the Grumpy Cat peppermint candy jar and there were actually 113. Mrs. Buchanan would like to thank everyone who helped make this year's Winter Book Fair such a terrific success.
The SMMCS Talent Show is scheduled for
February 2, 2018! The permission form is attached to today’s newsletter and needs
to be returned tomorrow, Decem-ber 20th.
Tryouts will begin January 10th, with rehearsal dates of: January
11th, January 24th, January 31st, February 1st and February 2nd.
Rehearsals will be held from 3:45pm to 4:30pm.
Anyone interested in helping out is asked to contact Mr. Whitworth
The following students’ essays were sent to the University of St. Thomas Essay Contest as finalists:
3rd Grade Finalists: C.J. Gillman, Jonah Merritt and Chloe Beth Sumner 4th Grade Finalists: Madison Koch, Nadia Rios and Janessa Ro-driguez 5th Grade Finalists: Mackenzie Dorsey, Max Lanz and Hayden McCready 6th Grade Finalists: Christian Chavez, Katia Rios and Makenzie Taylor 7th Grade Finalists: Thomas Docog, Jesus Puente and Xiomara Salinas 8th Grade Finalists: Noah Brelinsky, Ashley Chavez and Andrew Cromwell Those who either place or receive honorable mention will be announced in January and should plan to attend the Mass at
the Co-Cathedral with Cardinal DiNardo at 10AM on Wednesday January 24th, 2018. Stay tuned to see
how many of our fabulous students place in the finals!
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School exists to develop
students who have academic strength, strong moral values and a deeper understanding of
their Catholic faith, so that they succeed as individuals who make wise choices, serve others and attain a deeper relationship
with Christ.
How you begin your education will influence your learning for the rest of your life.
Msgr. Paul Procella
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School 530 Ferguson Street, Humble, Texas 77338 Phone: (281) 446-8535 Fax: (281) 446-8527
Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
Principal Joshua Raab [email protected] extension 145
Director of Communications Trish Duhon [email protected] extension 218
Bookkeeper Kelli Pitt [email protected] extension 143
School Nurse Donna Mohrman [email protected] extension 120
School Secretary Sam McKinney [email protected] extension 142
Development Volunteer Eddie Greene [email protected] extension 144
Academic Coach Christy Keeling [email protected] extension 159
Counselor Laura Valladares [email protected] extension 160
Director of Admissions Laura Rocha [email protected] extension 146
Dear St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School Families, I am writing this to thank you for your continued support to the SMMCS Lion Fund. I ask that you contin-ue your prayers and support for this cause in the New Year. Our school goal for the 2017/2018 year is $80,000. In order for us to live our mission, “St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School exists to develop students who have academic strength, strong moral values and a deeper un-derstanding of their Catholic faith, so that they may succeed as individuals who make wise choices, serve oth-ers and attain a deep relationship with Christ,” we need your help and invite you to partner with us. As our partner, you know that we strive to see the potential in each student who enters our school. Each student is given the opportunity to discover that an education built on faith, morals, values and a solid academic pro-gram, leads to a self-confidence that enables students to dream big and succeed in life. It is exciting to see our children discover their God-given gifts and use them in their young lives and beyond to strengthen the king-dom of God, and become productive young adults and citizens. We ask you to see what we see. See the gifts that are in the heart of each student. See the pride on the faces of our children as they succeed and grow in so many ways. Be the heart that lifts up, challenges and enables eve-ry student to reach his or her potential. I ask you to please consider a monetary donation to our school. Gifts given prior to January 1, 2018, are eligible for tax deductions for the 2017 year. You have the option to give in two ways: one-time gift giving or pledged gift giving. Your one-time gift can be paid for in cash, by check, by credit card or added to your FACTS account. Your pledged gift can be paid over time using any of the previously mentioned methods. Please contact the front office at 281-446-8535, and we will be more than happy to set up your gift giving. As we come together with our friends and families to celebrate the Christmas season, and we look to the New Year with great hope, I ask that our loving God give you light and joy. Josh Raab, Principal, St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School
