It's all smiles at Bookfair this week! And we are hoping to see many of your smiling faces at our Bookfair's special Family Night on Thursday, 10/10. Starting at 5:30pm, you are invited to meet an author and an illustrator who has a special SMS connection. See all the details under HSA News below.
Parent/Student Directory Updates - Please join us in welcoming Wendy Thompson to Kindergarten. Please keep in mind that Parent/Student Directory information is always updated and available to you via the Educonnect Parent Portal.
School will be closed Monday, October 14th, for Columbus Day.
School will also be closed on Wednesday, 10/23/13, for a Faculty In-Service.
Walk-in Wednesdays continue on October 16th & October 30th (School is closed Wednesday, October 23rd) - If you know someone who is wondering if SMS is the place for their child(ren), please encourage them to stop by any Wednesday in October between 9:30 and 11am. We will also be hosting an Open House for Prospective Families on Tuesday, November 5th beginning at 6:30pm in the Parish Center.
Open House Lawn Signs – Please help promote our upcoming November open house. If you live in a location that can help promote our November 5th Open House, stop by the front office. There are lawn signs available for parents to pick-up this week. Thank you for your support of our school.
Grade 8 Fundraising News -
Class of 2014 American Express Gift Card Raffle
The Class of 2014 is excited to announce its American Express Gift Card Raffle. There are only 300 hundred tickets being sold. They will be giving away three prizes of $1,000.00 American Express Gift Cards. The tickets are $20.00 each. The drawing will be on Friday, October 25th (Pumpkin Bingo) at 7:00pm. Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, October 2nd. Please see any 8th Grade parent if you would like to purchase a ticket. Tickets will also be available at the school office as well as at Family Night at the Book Fair. Buy a ticket and have a chance to win a $1,000.00 gift card! What a great way to kick off your holiday shopping season!
SMS "School Spirit" wear & gear is also still available. Please note, however, that the insulated bag that was originally offered has been replaced with a zipper top tote. Click here for an updated order form.
Volunteers are needed to help with Art Truck & Library - Please click here to access the Sign-up Genius. We still need volunteers on many days and your help is appreciated.
Hot Lunch Volunteers are also needed - Please click here to access the Sign-up Genius to volunteer for Hot Lunch. Even if you can only help once in a great while, your help is needed!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be here soon! Conferences are scheduled for Monday, 11/11 - Thursday, 11/14. All of these days will be 12:45pm early dismissals and there will be no Aftercare. There will be PreKindergarten Enrichment since PreKindergarten does not have conferences in November. If you have not already done so, please click here to access the Sign-up Geniuses for conference appointments. Beginning on 10/15/13, the Sign-up Geniuses will be closed and those families that have not signed up for appointments will have a day/time assigned for them. Once all appointments are assigned, the Sign-up Geniuses will be reopened so that you can trade appointments with another family if you need to make a change.
Athletic News
It's Time to Think about Ski & Snowboard Club! There will be a Parents' Informational Meeting about this year's Ski & Snowboard Club on October 10th at 7:00pm in the Grade 4 classroom. Parents and students are encouraged to attend, especially those who are new to the program or who might need a little reminder on key safety points.
Lyman Pie Fundraiser is underway! Click here for all the details and for a downloadable order form. All orders and payments are due NLT 10/22/13. Pies will be available for pick up on Monday, November 18th.
SMS "School Spirit" wear & gear is also still available. Please note, however, that the insulated bag that was originally offered has been replaced with a zipper top tote. Click here for an updated order form.
Hot Lunch Volunteers are also needed - Please click here to access the Sign-up Genius to volunteer for Hot Lunch. Even if you can only help once in a great while, your help is needed!
Athletic News
A representative from Ski Sundown will be coming to present on ski and snowboard safety. This is your opportunity to get information about the club activities, ask questions and sign up. All forms will be available to sign up for the program. Attendance is not mandatory and participants can sign up as they have in the past. Click here for registration forms and more information. If you are interested in chaperoning or providing snacks for the club, please click here to access the Sign-Up Genius for Chaperones & Snack Masters.
Home & School Association News
Fall Bookfair is underway! Please join us on Thursday evening to enjoy the company of SMS alumna, Miss Christine Kornacki. We are so excited that she will be with us and hope many of you will be able to join us for her presentation. Miss Kornacki will talk about her lifelong desire to be an artist and her experiences as an illustrator. Her presentation includes many samples of her beautiful work and also traces the process she follows when illustrating a book. Her talk should be both illuminating and inspirational for any SMS students who are aspiring artists!
Miss Kornacki is an artist who has illustrated for the American Girl series. Her most recently illustrated publication, The First Christmas Night, will be for sale and available for her signature. What a great Christmas gift idea!
Home & School Association News
Fall Bookfair is underway! Please join us on Thursday evening to enjoy the company of SMS alumna, Miss Christine Kornacki. We are so excited that she will be with us and hope many of you will be able to join us for her presentation. Miss Kornacki will talk about her lifelong desire to be an artist and her experiences as an illustrator. Her presentation includes many samples of her beautiful work and also traces the process she follows when illustrating a book. Her talk should be both illuminating and inspirational for any SMS students who are aspiring artists!
Miss Kornacki is an artist who has illustrated for the American Girl series. Her most recently illustrated publication, The First Christmas Night, will be for sale and available for her signature. What a great Christmas gift idea!
Please remember to save your Boxtops! The first collection deadline is Friday, October 18th. Click here for more information.
The new and Improved Pumpkin Bingo is quickly approaching! Mark your calendars for October 25th at 6:00PM to join the October fun! The event will be held in the Parish Center. Volunteers are still needed. Click here to learn more & volunteer.
"Leaving" no creative opportunity unexplored, Grade 8 students assist with creation of a beautiful, Autumnal bulletin board.
"Leaving" no creative opportunity unexplored, Grade 8 students assist with creation of a beautiful, Autumnal bulletin board.
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