SMCS Elementary Family Newsletter
August 1st, 2022
- Help your child get a good night sleep before testing
- Provide a nutritious breakfast
- Try not to schedule appointments on testing days
- Encourage your child to do their best on this test and reassure them it is not a reason to be anxious
We look forward to collaborating with parents to ensure each child's success!
Student~Parent~Teacher Conferences will be on September 29 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. and September 30 from 8:00-11:30 a.m. Please see the SignUp Genius for your school below. Please sign up for a 15-minute time slot to meet with your child's teacher. Art, music, PE, technology, library, counseling, and learning/reading specialists will be available in an "open house" format and it is not necessary to sign up to meet these teachers in advance. If this time frame does not work for your family, please contact your child's teacher to schedule a time that works. Thank you!
There is no school for students on September 30 due to parent-teacher conferences.
Si Usted necesite intérprete durante las conferencias por favor, llame a su escuela.
Students in grades K-12 from all five SMCS campuses will have the opportunity to celebrate mass together on Friday, October 7 at the high school. Elementary students in grades K-4 will take a bus to the high school, celebrate mass at 9:30 a.m. and return to school by lunch time. Students in 5th grade will take the bus to the high school in the morning along with the rest of the students, attend the all-school mass, and then walk to the middle school for "5th Grade Visit Day." They will attend an assembly, have lunch, and then be bussed back to school around 1:15 p.m. This is a great opportunity to get a feel for middle school.
Please watch for a permission slip to come home soon!
H.A.L.O stands for Helping and Loving Others. When a child displays behavior above and beyond what is expected by showing faith, responsibility, teamwork, kindness, or leadership, they may receive a H.A.L.O. award from a teacher. H.A.L.O awards are shared with the school at our morning prayer time in the gym. Awards are then added to our bulletin board. This is our amazing bulletin board for the month of September!
Imagine you could see the life of Jesus through the eyes of the people that walked on earth with him – the disciples, Mary his mother, the Pharisees, the children, those he healed. What would that look like? Now you can experience it! … The Chosen allows us to see Him through the eyes of those who knew him. The Chosen stays faithful to the Gospels and at the same time tells us a story that is in between the lines of scripture. This T.V. series brings to life those people that are mentioned in the Bible, using the historical context of life at the time of Jesus. The series does not contradict scripture, but instead puts life around it so that we as viewers can imagine, “What life was like with Jesus.” It really could have been this way. The Chosen is a fresh look at the Gospels for those who have been reading the stories for years or for those who are just curious about who Jesus is and was.
Come join us if you are curious and interested in learning more about Jesus and the people He interacted with. We will watch and discuss Season 2 of The Chosen, generally twice a month at St. Mary’s during Faith Formation classes, on the following dates…9/21, 10/12, 10/19, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30, 12/14.
We also conclude each Wednesday night with Mass at 7pm - to end each night with our Lord, what could be better?!