News for the Week of 9/16/20

Lunch Program - Tomorrow - Thursday, 9/17/20 - is the last day to order lunches for the week of 9/21/20. All orders must be placed via the Educonnect Parent Portal. Lunch orders for the week of 9/28, may be placed from Monday, 9/21 - Thursday, 9/24. Please note that NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED. If you miss the order period, you will need to wait for the following week. Payment should be sent in promptly after completing your order.

Health Office Reminder - When considering whether your child is well enough to attend school, we encourage you to use the below screening tool from the Farmington Valley Health Department.  Click here to download and print a copy for handy reference.  Additionally, please remember that student health concerns and reports of absence should be reported to our school nurse, Kim Tyrrell via the health office email - hoffice@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net or by calling the school and requesting the absentee/health extension.

 

Thanks to All Who Purchased Mums to Help Our Gr. 8 with Their Fundraising - Mums will be available for pickup beginning Friday, 9/18, after 2pm through afternoon dismissal in the Parish Center.   When picking up mums on Friday afternoon, please plan to park in the parking lot that is in front of the Magowan Center between the church and the school.  Please enter the Parish Center through the large brown double doors.  If picking up mums at dismissal time, please plan to pick up your child(ren) and drive around to the Parish Center parking lot to pick up your mums.  Please note that no mums will be sent home with students that ride the bus unless the school office is contacted and requested to do this. Mums may also be picked up after the 5pm Mass on Saturday and after all Sunday Masses.

A Clean Car is a Happy Car!  Our 8th grade is hosting a car wash this Saturday, 9/19, from 9am - noon in the north (playground) parking lot.  Tickets are available from any 8th grade student or just bring $5 on Saturday to have a shiny car!  Thanks in advance for your support.

CHOICE Program News - ThankScriping Day 2020 is tomorrow, Thursday, September 17^th! 

Earn up to 20% towards your Choice obligation with 85+ bonuses on eGift cards and reloaded gift cards on ShopWithScrip.com or by using the app, RaiseRight.  Here’s a sneak peak at some of the tomorrow’s great opportunities:

Bath & Body Works: 19%

Old Navy: 18%

Starbucks: 8.75%

Home Depot: 8%

HomeGoods: 10%

And more!  Check the app for the full list of tomorrow’s bonuses.

Contact the office with any questions.  Happy Shopping!

We have also updated our order form for CHOICE cards kept in stock in the school office.  Click here to download and print an order form.

Annual Asbestos Notification - 

Click here to download and print a copy of this letter. 

School Uniform News - Students in grades K-7 will transition to the formal uniform on Monday, November 2nd.  Eighth grade students are given the privilege of wearing the relaxed uniform for an additional month and will transition to the formal uniform on Tuesday, December 1.   When shopping for uniforms at Lands' End, please remember to enter our school's uniform code - 900132150 to be sure the items selected are those that match our uniform guidelines.  Additionally, remember that CHOICE cards can be purchased for Lands' End to help earn toward your family's required CHOICE participation.

Grade 8 Scholarship Opportunity - Again this year, Lands' End is sponsoring a scholarship program that is open to students in grades 8-12.  Please see below for more information.

Alumni News - Congratulations to Adrian Hatch, SMS Class of '09 and his startup company, Imajion, on winning the Bosch Digital Breakthrough Challenge 2020 in the PRO Construction site category.  Imajion will now have benefit of a $15,000 pilot with Bosch Power Tools!  Learn more about Imajion.