St. Mary's School
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
In This Issue
Back to School Night
** Student/Parent Handbook Signature Form **
October Lunch Orders
October Before School/After School Calendars
SMS Cross Country
Saint Mary Church Youth Choir
SMS Band
Daily Symptom Check Reminder
Volunteer Background Screening Process
Back to School Night
Back to School Night for grades 1-8 will be held on Thursday, September 16. This will be a virtual event and teachers will be sharing their presentations and answering your questions via Zoom. There will be two sessions (6:30 - 7:00 pm & 7:00 - 7:30 pm) to accommodate families with children in multiple grade levels. Zoom links have been sent by teachers to all parents of students in grades 1-8. If you are not able to locate your Zoom link, please contact your child's teacher or Ms. Mobilia in the main office.
Student/Parent Handbook Signature Form
Please click here to view the 2021-2022 Student/Parent Handbook. The Parent/Student Handbook can also be found on the FACTS Family Portal (left navigation panel "Resource Documents").
We ask each family to review the handbook and complete the handbook signature form no later than Monday, September 20.
October Lunch Orders
Lunch orders for the month of October can now be placed online at orsgonline.com. The deadline for submitting the October order is Wednesday, September 29 at 11:59 pm.
If you already have an account with OrgsOnline, click here.
To create a new account, click here and use school code 442SMOTASMA when registering.
All students in PreK - grade 8 may place orders for lunch or milk.
October Before School/After School Calendars
Sign-up forms for the Before School and After School programs for the month of October are now available. Completed forms are due on Wednesday, September 29. If you do not have access to a printer, printed copies are available in the main office.
Before School Program Prepay Calendar (due Wednesday, September 29)
After School Program Prepay Calendar (due Wednesday, September 29)
** Please remember to send an extra snack for your child on days he/she is attending the After School Program.
SMS Cross Country (Grades 5-8)
Mr. Rob Iapicca, friend of the SMS faculty, will be serving as head coach for the team. Mr. Iapicca is a former MA high school state champion and ran track for the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is looking forward to working with our cross country runners again this year.
Please fill out the registration form (click here) and return to school no later than Monday, September 20th along with a check for $60.00 made payable to St. Mary’s School.
Saint Mary Church Youth Choir
If you enjoy singing, come join our parish youth choir for students in grades 2-8. The parish youth choir sings at Sunday 9:30 am Masses.
REHEARSALS: Friday afternoons from 4:30 - 5:30 pm
FIRST REHEARSAL: Friday, September 17
To sign up, please contact Paula Lowell, Director of Music by phone at (978)658-0161 or by email at plowell88@gmail.com.
SMS Band
We are pleased to be partnering with Paul Effman Music to offer instrumental band lessons once again this year. The program will be held in person on Thursdays after school in the cafeteria. Students in grades 3-8 have the opportunity to learn how to play instruments like the clarinet, drums. flute, trumpet, trombone, and more. Students in grades 1 & 2 are eligible to join the band and learn how to play either the violin or the ukulele. If you're interested in learning more about the program, including how to register, please visit https://pemusic.com/register.
Daily Symptom Check Reminder
We would like to remind everyone that all students who are attending in-person instruction must have a completed symptom check form on file prior to entering the school building each morning. The form must be completed no later than 7:30 am each day. The form is managed through the FACTS student information system.
To access the daily symptom check webform, please log into the FACTS Family Portal (https://logins2.renweb.com/Logins/ParentsWeb-Login.aspx?, school code SMA-MA). Once you have logged in, under "School", please select "Web Forms." Please select the "COVID Response Form - Family" web form.
Volunteer Background Screening Process
1) Complete a CORI background check annually
2) Participate in child safety training (to be completed only once - see below for more info)
The child safety training program approved by the archdiocese is Protecting God's Children (Virtus Online). In the past, this training has only been offered in person. However, due to the pandemic volunteers may opt to complete the training online. Please go to www.virtusonline.org and click on "First Time Registrant" Select" Boston Archdiocese." After you complete the initial class, you will be directed to a link to register for a second class in mandated reporting in MA. Both classes must be completed in order to be in compliance with our child protection requirements. The mandated reporting class can be found at http://51a.middlesexcac.org. When completed, please send a copy of the certificate to mrs.mobilia@stmaryschoolmelrose.org and keep a copy for your records.
Contact Us
Email: mr.beza@stmaryschoolmelrose.org
Website: stmaryschoolmelrose.org
Location: 4 Myrtle Street, Melrose, MA, USA
Phone: (781)665-5037
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stmaryschoolmelrose/