Upcoming Events

5/13 Hope Ribbon Mass 9:30 (Grades 6-8) No Mass for Grades K-5

5/20 May Crowning & Christian Witness Mass

5/27 NO SCHOOL

5/30 NO SCHOOL—Memorial Day

6/3 Mega Raffle Drawing

6/6 1:00 Dismissal

6/9 Pre-K 3 Last Day

6/10 Pre-K 4 Graduation

6/13 Kindergarten Grad.

6/17 School Picnic & 1:00 Dismissal

NewsNotes St. Mary’s Elementary School 5/11/2016

Happy Wednesday!

I want to thank all of the parents who joined us for the State of the School Ad-dress. If you were unable to attend, please know that my door is always open if you have any concerns, comments or suggestions.

This Friday is our Hope Ribbon Mass. I am looking forward to celebrating this special day with our 8th graders and their families.

Next week Friday, May 20th, SME is going to be a stop on a bicycle run in support of the National Center for Missing Children. The bicyclists will be stop-ping at our school at about 1:00pm and will be here for about 15 minutes. The students will be outside cheering the riders on to complete their ride. Parents, you are welcome to join us as well. I want to make everyone aware that there will be a police escort and ambulance with the riders so do not be concerned if you see or hear them here at the school.

Have a great week!!

God's Peace and Love, Mrs. Kwitowski

Mega Raffle

Don’t Forget!! If you have not yet sent in your payment for your Bison’s tickets the due date is Friday 5/13! Looking forward to a great night at the ball park!

The finish line is sooo close!! Thank you to everyone who has supported this new venture for our school and parish! As a reminder, the Mega Raffle fund raiser is critical to keeping the tuition costs down for our SME families. Thank you to all families that have not only sold or purchased the required ticket; but also to those who have assisted in selling additional tickets. We have seen people getting creative with Social Media (posting this great opportunity to Facebook feeds, etc) as well as working to get multiple people to chip in on one ticket! Every ticket sold gets us closer to our goal and makes sure we have a successful drive! Congratulations to the 13 families who have sold 5 or more tickets so far!

Thank you again for all of your continued support on this important fund raiser.

16/17 Re-Registration Info.

Re-registration Packets were sent home to each family. Additional copies of the re-registration forms are available on our website, www.smeschool.com for the 2016-2017 school year. Commitment fees are due with the re-registration packets and can be turned into the school office. If you have any ques-tions regarding re-registration, please contact Mrs. Kwitowski.

Any family who opted for participation in service hours and did not meet their required 35 hour commitment per the tuition contract, will receive a prorated charge for unfulfilled hours on their tuition statement. All service hour forms were to be submitted by the March 15th deadline. As projected Service Hours are completed, they will be verified against the sign in sheets at each event worked. Always remember to sign in/out with the Chairper-son at each event. This record will be used to verify the hours claimed on your Service Hours Form. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kwi-towski, Interim Principal at 683-2112 x124

Tuition Policy Reminder Service Hours

For clarification purposes: All families who chose to participate in the Fundraising Option on their tuition contract MUST comply with all required fundraising components as outlined on the Fundraising Partici-pation information sheet given to all families upon registration. Should you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Jezuit.

National Junior Honor Society is hosting the last dance of the school year for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students on Friday, May 20th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm. See attached flyer for more information!

NJHS Dance Show Choir St. Mary's Show Choir will be having it's annual Variety Show on May 16th at 6:00 PM in the school gym. We are so proud of these children, and every-one is welcome to come and share in their talent!

Candy Bar Sale

I know some of you may think this is early....but we would like to form a Candy Bar Sale committee for the next school year. We have a chair person and she does a terrific job, but she needs some help throughout the first few months of school. This is a great way to earn service hours towards your 10 hours of a MAJOR fundraiser. Many hands make light work. This is a great way to get involved and make some pretty terrific friends!! So think about it and if you are interested please call or email Mrs. Kierejewski at 683-2112 ext. 125 or email Kierewskis@smeschool.com!!

STREAM ACADEMY SESSION 2 has begun! For the next 8 weeks, during the STREAM Academy courses, our students will be focused on inquiry, creativity, complex thinking and FUN! Donations of supplies are much appreciated! Please see the list below. Please send in any STREAM donations to the attention of Mrs. Hoag. Thank you & Happy STREAM-ing! Napkins Rubber bands Paper plates/bowls - small Clothes pins Cups (paper/plastic) multiple sizes String and rope pieces Pipe cleaners Craft sticks - various sizes Clear plastic wrap Rubber balls/bouncy balls Mini hot glue gun sticks Liquid glue/rubber cement Cotton balls Clorox/lysol wipes Tape (masking, duct, scotch, clear, blue, packing)

STREAM Wish List

Book Fair Congratulations to everyone for making the book fair a suc-cess! We were able to bring 224 NEW BOOKS into our li-brary!! Our All for Books cam-paign raised $1150.60! Another HUGE thank you to everyone who helped out in any way! Well Done!!

Summer Tutoring

Looking for an ELA or Math tutor for your child this summer? Miss Gaiser, AIS Teacher at SME, is available to help! She has a Master’s Degree in Special Education and is certified in both Elemen-tary and Special Education. She has a flexible schedule and would love to help your child con-tinue to grow academically during the summer months. Please feel free to contact her at gais-erk@smeschool.com.

When: Friday, June 3, 2016 What: Mega Raffle 2016 Who: Set up (10+), Clean up (10+), 50/50 raffle (2), Food stations (3-4), Big ticket raffle (2), Ticket reservations for next year (2), Bartenders (3-4) Thank you to those families that have reached out – we will be in touch soon with more details. Contact Mary Kate DeMarzio at fundraiser@smeschool.com or 510-1409 for more informa-tion and to sign up.

Service Opportunity JDRF Dress Down We will be hosting a dress down to benefit the Buf-falo JDRF One Walk on Tuesday, May 31st.

Please send your $1.00 donation in an envelope to the attention of Mrs. Jayne O’Grady, JDRF. Please note that dress down coupons cannot be used on this day.

You will find additional information about the JDRF One Walk in todays blue folder.

Did you know that our library is always accepting donations

of books & magazines?

Go ahead and make space for all those brand new Book Fair purchases by donating today!

HSA Fundraiser The Greener Tomorrow Fundraising products have ar-rived!! If your order was too bulky to send with your child you would have received an email from me indicating so to arrange alternate distribution. If you have any ques-tions/concerns regarding your order please contact me at kuhna@smeschool.com. Thank you again for your sup-port! ~Amanda Kuhn

Phone: 716-683-2112 Fax: 716-683-2134

www.smeschool.com

St. Mary’s 2 St. Mary’s Hill

Lancaster, NY 14086

“...visible examples of gospel living.”

6th Graders Support Ronald McDonald House

Our 6th Grade students will be collecting pop/soup tabs through the end of the year to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo. Donations can be sent in at any time! There will be a collection bin located in the school office as well as both 6th grade homerooms. We thank you in advance for your sup-port!!

Pre-K Registration Spread the word...Pre-K registration is now open to all interested families! If you know someone who is looking for a wonderful Pre-K program for their 3 or 4 year old, tell them we would love to have them join our family. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis. If you would like more information, please contact Sheila Kierejewski at 683-2112 x125 or kiere-jewskis@smeschool.com.

Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the Penny Fair with us last

Friday! Fun was had by All!!

Special thanks to Mrs. Richardson and her crew for all of your hard

work, it was another success!!

© 2015 Great Lakes Scrip Center LLC

Congratulate Graduates

with

Gift Cards

Send your graduates out into the wide world with love, support, and a thoughtful gift to show them how proud you are! You can use scrip to pick up dorm essentials, some of their favorite comfort foods, or even

just a handful of gift cards to get them started.

Amazon.com

Barnes & Noble

Bed Bath & Beyond

Best Buy

Buffalo Wild Wings

Chipotle

The Container Store

Dunkin’ Donuts

GameStop

iTunes

Kohl’s

Nike

OfficeMax

Panera Bread

Qdoba

Shell

Staples

Starbucks

SUBWAY® Restaurants

Target

Under Armour

Walmart

© 2013 Great Lakes Scrip Center LLC

How Much Can I Raise Per Year?SpendingPer Month

$600

Dining Out

ContributionPer Year

$345

$100

Average Contribution

4 %

3 %

8 %

Gas

Grocery

Fast Food

Clothing & Accessories

Home Improvement

Online Shopping

Movies/Books/Gadgets

TOTAL

8 %

8 %

4 %

10 %

5 %

$120

$160

$130

$85

$60

$288

$124

$96

$115

$153

$62

$102

$36

$1,600 $976

$19,520

$48,800

$97,600

20 Families

50 Families

100 Families

St. Mary's Elementary School SCRIP Program

Peaceful Schools presents

A theatrical adaptation based on the concepts of

Carol McCloud’s award winning books Have You Filled A Bucket Today? & Growing Up With a Bucket Full of Happiness

Performances at

10 AM & 1 PM Tickets are $8 for Children (12 and under)

& $12 for Adults

Tickets available online: www.peacefulschools.com

Stay after the show for more Bucket Filling Fun including a meet & greet with the characters

and get a signed copy of the award winning book “Bucket Filling Fairy” by author Ann Marie Gardiner Halstead

MARIE MADAY THEATRE AT LYONS HALL CANISIUS COLLEGE 2064 MAIN STREET

BUFFALO, NY

A portion of the proceeds will go

to benefit

Please Join Us Friday

6th, 7th, 8th Grade May 20th

7pm-9pm

Under The Sea

@ SME

NJHS Hosting

$5.00 per student

Proceeds go to

WATER IS LIFE

Charity

Pop, water, pizza

and popsicles for

$1.00

Dress Is Casual

Flip-Flops Permitted