SMM PARENT NEWSLETTER
August 31, 2018
DON’T FOGET ... PTO FUND RAISER RAFFLE TICKETS & MONEY DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH ... FINAL DAY!
Please Join Us in Prayer
Please keep the following people in your prayers:
The Pope and Church leaders; our government leaders
All service men & women; all police, fire fighters, and first responders
Vada Powell, Elizabeth Dillon, John Doyle, Robert Miller
KUDOS TO OUR NEW STUDENT COUNCIL
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CANDIDATES
2018-2019 SC REPS
READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY OFFICERS
SPOTLIGHT on MRS. JEANNE KONIDITSIOTIS
IMAGINE IT & CREATE IT
“What a kid creates from his mind is just amazing” is the belief that motivated St. Margaret Mary School’s new teacher, Mrs. Jeanne Koniditsiotis, to accept the position of MakerSpace Enrichment teacher for Kindergarten through 4th grade. Miss K, as her students affectionately call her, said that this job is custom made for her. She strongly believes that children learn through doing.
In her previous teaching positions, Miss K developed similar programs which promoted this concept. At St. Catherine Sienna, where she taught for 7 years, she initiated a Project Based Learning Program in which students learned material by working through activities and projects. At St. Dominic School, she was the STEM Coordinator.
Miss K uses themes to motivate her students. She doesn’t instruct them; she tells them to imagine and to build what they imagine. Today in her first grade class, the theme was space. Just a sample of their creations included: a rocket ship, a space doggy, a glitter planet, and a blue mermaid sun. Miss K says she gets a variety of creations, but that “it is all about teaching them to think.” Watching the students create is her favorite part of teaching. She says children need to develop confidence and when they leave her classroom, she wants them to feel special.
Mrs. Koniditsiotis is married with three children. Her oldest child is Sophie who is in fifth grade at SMM. She has two younger sons.
Welcome to SMM, Miss K.
OUR PTO ROCKS!
USED UNIFORM SALES ROCKETED
The PTO has sold a total of 353 pieces of clothing and traded 1079 pieces of clothing for a total savings to our parents of $34,035. Way to go, PTO!! Thank you Used Uniform Chair, Jennifer Yates, and her pals.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
If you are already Safe Environment trained and must renew, you may do so online. The link for the instructions is listed below. Also listed below is the link for Austin Computing registration.
St. Margaret Mary Administration highly recommends that all parents take the training. You may want to chaperone a field trip or work on a class craft in the future. You will have to be Safe Environment trained to do so. Also, if you ever wish to coach a sport or assist with moderating an activity, you must also have a background check.
If you have any questions about Safe Environment training, please contact Lisa Suttles, SMM Business Manager, by email at lsuttles@saintmm.org.
ISAIAH 43 FOR PARENTS
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR THE CORNERSTONE JR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP CALENDAR
SOMETHING OF INTEREST FOR PARENTS
HELP STOCK OUR MAKER SPACES
toothpicks ----- duct tape
toilet paper/pare towel rolls ----- tape
straws ----- google eyes
glue ----- rubber bands
empty water bottles ----- balloons
pipe cleaners ----- tin foil
packing tape
anything else that you think kids could use to make awesome creations
Thank you for your help.
St. Margaret Mary Family Owned or Managed Businesses
Monday, September 3
- NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Tuesday, September 4
- PTO FUND RAISER FINAL DEADLINE FOR TICKET SALES
- JV Flag Football Practice 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- NJHS Mtg 3:00 - 3:30 pm
- JV & SV Volleyball at Fritchie Park 4:00 & 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 5
- Band Practice 3:00 - 4:00 pm
- Swim Team Practice 5:00 - 6:00 pm Pinewood CC
Thursday, September 6
- JV & SV Flag Football Practice 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Volleyball Practice 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Friday, September 7
- School Mass 8:20 am Parents Are Invited
Monday, September 10
- School Pictures for MDO & Grades PreK - 7
- Volleyball Game at SMM 4:00 pm
- Flag Football vs St. Peter Away
- Swim Team Practice 5:00 - 6:00 pm Pinewood CC
- Men's Club Mg 6:30 pm Gym
Tuesday, September 11
- Interims Issued
- Flag Football @ Calvary Baptist 4:00 pm
- PTO General Mtg 7:00 pm E- Bldg
Wednesday, September 12
- Band Practice 3:00 - 4:00 pm
- Swim Team Practice 5:00 - 6:00 pm Pinewood CC
Thursday, September 13
- SPIRIT & LABEL COLLECTION DAY
FOR MORE EVENTS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE SMM SCHOOL CALENDAR LINK BELOW
GEOGRAPHY HUMOR
TEACHER: SUSIE, WHERE ARE THE GREAT PLAINS LOCATED?
SUSIE: AT THE GREAT AIRPORTS
Contact SMM
Email: smmschool@saintmm.org
Website: www.saintmm.org
Location: 1050 Robert Boulevard, Slidell, LA, United States
Phone: 985-643-4612
Facebook: http://facebook.com/SMMSlidell/