Hello St. Mary's school parents,
As a courtesy reminder, tomorrow (FRIDAY) 11/4 is a half-day for end of the marking period / grading work in the afternoon. Pickup will be at 11am. Have a blessed weekend!
We are excited to announce we will be participating in our nation’s Catholic day of giving in conjunction with #GivingTuesday on November 29, 2022.
(Advanced Giving starts at 12:00 AM on November 14, 2022 and runs through 11:59 PM on November 28, 2022.)
Your support makes a meaningful difference to our Catholic ministry. This year your donations will go primarily towards a large and unexpected expense we had at the beginning of the school year. In September we had to hire an environmental cleanup company to remove several tons of asbestos from our building, which was potentially harmful to everyone in the building. The cost of this was roughly $30,000, and was not in our budget for this year at all. Any donation of any size will help offset this.
At St. Mary's, we are changing the lives of people everyday by sharing the love of Jesus Christ and forming disciples of the Lord.
https://marquette.igivecatholic.org/organizations/st-mary-catholic-school-2f81e20d-a7e6-4764-9506-93c6dd786f3e
Recess person needed TODAY!!! 11:20 to 12:40
Lunch aid needed 10/25 11 to 12:10 pm
Please respond to Tina.
Blessings,
Mrs. Tina Johnston
St. Mary's School Secretary
Recess: We need a volunteer on Monday. Copy and paste this into your browser to sign up:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y9JcunASomvxf8M1H3Yf7bJkoRvZHXdC/edit?rtpof=true&sd=true#gid=979725767
Photos: Your child should be sent home with their photo proof and instructions on how to place an order.
Lunch: Sault Sainte Marie Schools indicates they are getting closer to setting up the MiStar accounts.
Our Cross Country Team ran this afternoon in the JKL Meet. We ran against other local middle schools and running clubs! Thanks to all the parents and families that showed up to support our team!
Mass will be celebrated in the gym on Thursday, October 6, at 2 pm.
Due to construction work at St. Mary's taking place during our regularly scheduled Mass time tomorrow, we will be having Mass in the school gym instead. Parents are welcome to attend, but please notify your teacher if you are intending to pick up your student after Mass.
Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools needs to hire someone for 2.5 hours per day to serve lunch at our school. They don't have many prospects so if anyone is interested or if you know of someone, please pass it along. https://jobs.compassgroupcareers.com/job-invite/1084637/
We will be using MiStar to pay for lunches and Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools doesn't have the program set up yet. They are working on it and you will get an email directly from them to set up your account. Here is the link to what will be served at our school: St. Mary's School Lunch menu
Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, September 28. PLEASE be sure to get your photo taken!!! This will also be a FREE Color Day. For those of you that are new, Color Day is a day that uniforms are not required and you pay to participate. In lieu of wearing uniforms your child would wear something that is comparable to uniform attire which is appropriate and tasteful. (No ripped jeans or anything distracting.)
***All orders will be taken after picture day. Students will receive a proof order form and be able to order online***
For the yearbook, any photos that you have taken may be shared with JackieKillips@hotmail.com OR LDewildt@baymills.org.
Did you forget???
Log Volunteer hours: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRDr9YFHUVo38jEU7gzdCaSrl3bdtgVlR3xu8EB2DvUIhkuQ/viewform
We need more items to make BINGO next week a success. Please fill out this google form if you are able to donate paper products, bake, or cook. Thank you!!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PxTtc1IBnhomIsMh5u-eZw__lrVEpYjhoFb52-7rPNw/edit#gid=0
Make sure to record your hours in the portal.
HASA Meeting: Thursday @ 5:30 in the clubroom!
We will have another day of hot lunch as a sack lunch on Wednesday as the gym is still unavailable. The children enjoyed the sack lunches Sault Sainte Marie Public Schools served.
Once we are back to regular hot lunch in the gym you can follow the link to our menu:
https://saultschools.nutrislice.com/menu/st-marys-parochial-school/lunch/2022-09-12
This link is for volunteer opportunities our website: https://www.stmarysup.org/o/smcs/page/parent-volunteer-opportunities.
Start the year off early so you aren't left with 30 hours to fill in May. 😁
Recess volunteers are needed for Monday and Tuesday next week. Please sign up if you can help. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y9JcunASomvxf8M1H3Yf7bJkoRvZHXdC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104194027251240848082&rtpof=true&sd=true
Calendars are posted. Feel free to use which version you like best!
https://www.stmarysup.org/documents/calendars/368544
New to SMS? Let us know if you have questions or concerns about the Drop off & Pick up procedures. Please remember not to park or exit your vehicles in the drop off lane.
Thank you and see you in 1 week!
Check out the bathroom renovation! Thank you to Mr. Gardner and a host of volunteers that gutted, cleaned, and painted. See you in a few days!
Our First Floor Boys Bathroom reno is underway!
First Floor Girls Bathroom Tiling is finished. A big shout out to Pace Flooring who did a terrific job! Thank you David Pace and Kyle Sangster.
