St. Mary Catholic School

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DATES To Remember:

Wed/Thur Nov. 4 & 5:Early Dismissal 11am,

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fri Nov. 6:Fun Run Assembly

10:15Wear Fun Run T-Shirts

& Jeans or uniform bottoms

Early Dismissal 11am

Mon Nov. 9:Technology Mtg.

6-8pm

Tues Nov. 10:Mass, 8:15am

Christmas Program Practice 3-4pm

Parent’s Club Mtg. 6pm

Wed Nov. 11:Veterans DayNo School,

Educare Closed

Thur Nov. 12:Christmas Program

Practice 3-4pm

Fri Nov. 13:Donation Non-Uniform

Free Dress day for Tom’s Turkey Drive!

NAUDITT’S

NOTES:

Nov. 5, 2015

Prayer of the Week: Forgive and Move Forward“Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them.” Romans 12:14

Mission Statement: St. Mary’s Catholic School is a parish ministry that actively assists families by fostering community while providing Catholic formation within a strong academic program.

14601 E. 4th Ave. Spokane, WA 99216 • (509)924-4300 • cweiler@stmarysspokane.org• http://school.stmarysspokane.com“St. Mary’s Catholic School is an equal opportunity provider.”

• School Basics (p. 2) • Advancement Updates (p. 3-4)• Honor Roll (p. 5)• Weather Reminder (p. 6)

• Events/Fundraising/ Clubs/Reminders (p. 6-9)• Religion (p.10)• Tech News (Sycamore FAQ’s) (p. 11)Th

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Dear families, My head is still spinning from all of the activities last week!

McTeacher night was a huge success. We made almost $500 from our percentage of the profits, and we also sold a lot of Scrip. We get 10% back on McDonald’s Scrip, so for every $10 card you buy, the school gets $1.00. It really does add up. As I mentioned before, we usually allocate the funds from McTeacher night to defray the cost of the Christmas program.

Speaking of the Christmas program. We had most of the 7th and 8th-grade classes try out for roles in the program last Thursday. The cast list is set and we have begun after school rehearsals this week. We will continue to rehearse 2-3 days a week until the big day, December 17th.

The Halloween Carnival, last Saturday, was also a great gathering. I am grateful for the Parents’ Club and the 8th-grade class and their families for their work in setting up, running, and taking down the carnival materials. We had a record number of cars for Trunk or Treat. Many thanks, especially, to Mr. Schultz who coordinated the whole event. The profits from the Carnival are divided between the 8th graders (for the Nature Bridge trip) and Parents’ Club (who will use it to fund other great school events).

As you know, this is conference week. Teachers spend hours preparing for conferences. It is an important time to check in with the teacher regarding academic and social growth. The teachers keep a Conference Card that is passed from grade to grade with the child. This is a good way to track progress from year to year, and if there are issues, to seek ways to address them. If you have a child in grades 2-8 the teachers will also be discussing the results of the MAP testing that your child took in September. If your child was in 3-7th grade at St. Mary’s last year, you will also see the results from the MAP testing last spring. I have looked over the results and am quite pleased with the levels of achievement of the students.

Wednesday, November 11th will be a day that the school & Educare are closed. It commemorates the day that the armistice was signed the ended World War I. It is not a movable holiday. It is always celebrated on that exact day, wherever that day falls in the week.

As a reminder, as we enter cold and flu season, please check in with the office if your child will not be at school. If your child has had a fever, they need to be non-febrile for 24 hours before coming back to class. The same rule applies to vomit. We, of course, want to have students at school, but not if they are unwell.

Blessings,Lauri Nauditt

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ABSENCES DUE TO ILLNESS:If your child misses 3 or more school days due to illness please provide a dr. note to the office that they are cleared to return to school.

RECYCLE: Recycle your ink cartridges, toner cartridges and cell phones through St. Mary’s. The school earns money on each cartridge & cell phone!

CODE OF CONDUCT• Volunteering is required at 20 hours per school year, per family or the opt-out with a $200 donation to the school.• Every volunteer must complete an initial Code of Conduct training class (only once!), sign a consent for back ground check and a Disclosure form• The Diocese is changing the Code of Conduct renewal process. The previous yearly online renewal test will no longer be used. A new one will take it’s place in the future but it is not ready yet, stay tuned for more information to come out• You CAN volunteer in around the children during this time if you’ve completed a Code of Conduct and turned in your background check and disclosure forms. Keep in mind the Background Consent/Disclosure forms must be renewed every 5 years• Contact the office for Background Check & Disclosure forms or a schedule of monthly Code of Conduct trainings offered at the Spokane Diocese if you missed the trainings offered at the school at the beginning of the year

• Every year this form must be renewed by the parent and doctor (if Rx), and kept in the school office.• All medications must be kept in the school office in the original container and administered by the school secretary. • Please do not give any medications to your student or his/her teacher. • The office staff cannot administer ointments like Neosporin on cuts, Sunblock, Tylenol, Cold Medication or any other over the counter drugs without a signed Medication Request Form on file. • Come to the office and pick up a form, fill it out, have your doctor sign it, and return it with the medication to the office when your child needs meds administered during the school day. • The meds and form will be kept in the office at all times. If you had any medications in the office from last year, they have been destroyed. If you have any questions, please call the office. Thank you for your cooperation. Your child’s well-being is our greatest concern, this policy enables us to best achieve that goal.

MEDICATION POLICY (OTC/Rx)• If your child will be taking medicine at

school at any time during the school year, by law, you MUST submit a completed Medication Request Form

VOICEMAIL FOR TEACHERS/STAFF:Call the school at (509) 924-4300 and then dial the desired extension.

Teachers:Pre-K3, Mrs. Shaurette Ext 207Pre-K4 Mrs. Smith Ext 210K, Mrs. Urbaniak Ext 2171st, Mrs. Clift Ext 2182nd, Mrs. Hattamer Ext 2193rd, Ms. Sullivan Ext 2204th, Ms. Murphy Ext 2165th, Mrs. Skelton Ext 2216th, Mr. Kennar Ext 2227th, Mrs. Schmidlkofer Ext 2238th, Mr. Schultz Ext 224Jr. High Science, Mr. Hull Ext 225PE/Sports, Ms. Lafferty Ext 301Music/Technology, Ms. Rosenberg Ext 226

Staff Members:Principal, Mrs. Nauditt Ext 202Vice Pr. & Mr. Schultz Ext 203Admin. Asst:, Mrs. Weiler Ext 200Adv. Director Mrs. Matsch Ext 206Office Mgr/Book Keeping, Mrs. Greany Ext 204Library, Mrs. Myhre Ext 212Educare Ext 211$crip Office Ext 205Maintenance Ext 213

Attendance Line:924-4300 Ext 200Leave a msg. if no answer, I check these messages frequently during school hours. -Chelsea-

$CRIP!• Don’t forget to pick up your standing orders for $crip giftcards! • This is a major fundraiser for the school it is important for everyone to do their part! • Every family is required to purchase at least $500 in $crip giftcards over the course of each school year• All Scrip profit earned over $100 is split between the school and the family and applied to next year’s tuition. We have several families that save over hun- dreds of dollars each year on tuition from Scrip purchases!

TARDIES and HOT LUNCH:Parents, if you know yourstudent(s) are going to be tardy, PLEASE contact the office and let us know. We have to place the hot lunch and milk order by 9am and need to know if your student(s) will need either for the day. If we don’t hear from you and your student shows up after 9am, we will NOT be able to order a hot lunch for them!

VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENTS:

• Every family is required to volunteer 20 hours total over the school year• A fee of $10 per uncompleted hour will be charged if the volunteer hours minimum is not met• Just log in to Sycamore using your unique username and password (School ID# 2403). Then click on “My School” then “Service Logs” then “New Log” (blue button on top right- hand side) choose your “Opportunity” and enter all info. (date, time, hours). • You may choose to opt-out of volunteering with a $200 donation to the school.

FINGER NAIL POLISH, HAIR ACCESSORIES AND TATTOO’S:• It is against school dress code for (PK3-6th) students to wear finger nail polish, make-up, unapproved hair accessories or tattoo’s to school. • Please be sure to have them remove these items before coming to school. • 7th & 8th students may wear principal-approved minimal, sheer make-up and pastel nail polish.

The Basics

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Advancement Updates

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We need your help in these areas

Grandparents Day—Nov 25th

Various Food Item Sign-ups

Servers/Helpers, Wednesday, 11/25 from 7:40am-10am

Clean-up Crew, Wednesday, 11/25 @ 10am (after performances in church)

To SIGN-UP...sign-ups on the inside of the front door of the main office, the Advancement Offices doors OR you can email Terri at tmatsch@stmarysspokane.org OR call 924-4300, ext 206. We will also be using Google Docs for online sign-ups.

CONTEST—CAMPBELLS SOUP LABELS: Our Labels for Education CON-TEST is well on it’s way. The deadline to get your label sheets

in is Friday, 11/13. Clip and save UPCs from participating Labels for Education brands. GLUE them on the re-quired form (1-pt, 5-pt, 10-pt, availa-ble in Adv. Office and on the web-site), and send them in to the Ad-vancement Office. We are also accepting “Pepperidge Farm” labels...if you have those, just put them in an envelope with your child’s grade on them and turn them in with your sheets. We will package them and turn them in for points to purchase items for the school. The class with the most completed sheets will win a “FREE DRESS DAY”. Get clipping!!!

McTeacher Night was a huge success. We earned $491.00 plus all our gift card pur-chases. Thank you to everyone who attended. Pictures of this great night are on our facebook page.

GRANDPARENT’S/SPECIAL PERSON’S DAY: Mark your calendars, Grandparent’s/Special Person’s Day is Wed, 11/25, from 8am-11am. Invites stated Wed, 11/24 but it really is Wed, 11/25. Hope to see lots of grand-parent’s and special people there!.

CALLING ALL ALUMNI: Parents/Families...if you know of any ALUMNI of St. Mary’s Cath-olic School who are getting married, starting a family, graduating from college, starting a new career, receiving a promotion, starting a busi-ness, etc, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE contact Terri in the Advancement Office with the infor-mation. We would like to celebrate them in our bulletin each week! Thank you!

2014-15 ANNUAL REPORT: The Annual Report will be going out this weekend. Lots of great information in it. Keep your eyes open for it.

Gift Card/Scrip Notes

♦ We sell nearly $10,000 of FRED MEY-ER scrip EVERY MONTH! Everyone needs groceries; everyone needs fuel; Fred Meyer gift cards work for both! $500/month of Fred Meyer Scrip @ 5% profit will really add up, and it’s money you already spend anyway!

♦ We now stock $25 and $100 Ama-zon.com scrip. Simply purchase a cer-tificate, enter the redemption code into your Amazon.com account, and shop whenever you want!

♦ PANERA BREAD just opened in the Valley, and we now stock $25 Panera scrip @ 9% profit. Pick up a gift card and try Panera today!

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Advancement Updates

FUN RUN * FUN RUN * FUN RUN * FUN RUN * FUN RUN

2015 FUN RUN is Wednesday, October 14th

FUN RUN make-up day is Wednesday, October 21st @ 8:05am

FUN RUN assembly is Friday, November 6th @ 10:15am

$36,111.00+

THANK YOU to all who came and supported the students running in the FUN RUN. We all had a great time and the students did so WELL!!!

THANK YOU to all the volunteers who help me keep this fundraiser running smoothly. Your time, talent and treasures mean so much to the school.

THANK YOU to all the donors who made this possible. We

truly appreciate your donation and commitment to our school.

THANK YOU to our t-shirt sponsors: Ana Laura Photography, Alliant Securities, Berg,

Damon Orthodontics, Garco Construction, Mongolian BBQ, Nicholls Kovich Engineering, PayneWest Financial Group,

Premier Clinical Research, RPC, Rock Placing Co, State Farm, and Valley OBGYN

As of 11/4/15!!!

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St. Mary Catholic School Honor RollStudents exceeding 93% in the six core subjects

4th Quarter 2014-15

Congratulations to you all! Keep up the great work!

Katelyn B.Virgil B.Jordan B.Pluem C.Jack F.Sofia F.

Owen B.Sylvia D.Abby F.Shannon K.Vanessa M.Darren N.

Noemia C.Sarah D.Matthew H.Genevieve H.Nathan H.Mitchell K.

Audrey J.Carson J.Xi L.Paige S.Maria-Jose T.

Emma P.Natalie P.Audrey P.Anna S.Andrew T.

Larkin M.Anthony N.Sidney R.Elena S.Joseph S.Noah W.

7th Grade (2014-15)

6th Grade (2014-15)

8th Grade (2014-15)

Honor Roll

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ReminderWe go OUTSIDE for every recess unless it’s raining or the temperature drops BELOW 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Please send your children

prepared for outside weather with appropriate jackets, hats, gloves or mittens! Once there is snow on the ground, children will ALSO need

snow boots and snow pants to be allowed to leave the blacktop at recess time.

Waterproof boots (Pk-8th) and snow pants (Pk-4th) are required to leave the blacktop.

Regular shoes must also be brought to wear inside as snow boots are only for outside.

Please bring a separate bag for snow gear so books and papers don’t get soaking wet in backback and to help keep

snow gear organized in the classrooms.The green school jackets and sweatshirts are great for keeping warm in the classrooms, however

they are

Temperatures are Dropping Rapidly!!

Fun Chess Night!

When: Friday November 13th 6:00pm-8:00pmWho: 3rd-8th graders who like chess or want to learn the gameWhere: The Doud House 13408 E. Copper River Ln., Spokane ValleyRSVP: dawn_marie07@Hotmail.com (email) or 605-430-1443(text)Come join us for some fun games of chess and learning! Snacks and chess boards provided. Just bring yourself.

The Doud family will be hosting a fun chess night for players interested in the game of chess. It is our hope that St. Mary’s will eventually have enough players that we can start an official chess club and compete in the local scholastic chess competitions. For now, let’s just have some fun!

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Events/FundraisingChristian Youth Theater is proud to present:

The Wizard of Oz Starring a cast of children ages 8-18 from the

Spokane area including our very own Emelia T.!

The 8th grade students are selling butter braids until Nov 12th. The cost is $12 each. Please contact an 8th grader if you’d like to place an order. These are wonderful pastries, frozen treats you thaw and bake at home, and make a great accompaniment for breakfasts during the

holiday season. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Schultz or Kristina Bahr.

Performances will be at the Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA 99201.

8th Graders are selling:

ButterBraids!

Attention

Families

Join us for a special  Advent Event! 

Sunday, November 15th  2:00‐3:30 pm  in the Gym 

Families will have an opportunity to make their own Advent Wreath, followed by a presentations on the meaning of  Advent and blessing of the wreaths. Materials provided, please consider bringing gloves, pruning shears, and any additional greenery  or decorations you might want to add 

to your wreath. 

Are You Craving Orange Chicken?

Events/Fundraising

Don’t miss the 2nd Orange Chicken Sale!$3 per serving, each serving comes with your choice of

Original (Crispy) Chicken or Grilled Chicken and white or fried rice.

Pre-order in the office by: Tuesday, November 10th

Pick-up Date: Thursday, November 12th (After school in the breezeway or the front)

If you didn’t get Orange Chicken the last time DON’TMISS IT THIS TIME!

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ClubsATTENTION ALL PARENTS-COME JOIN IN THE FUN:

Everyone is invited to be a part of the Parents’ Club Leadership Committee which meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted). They plan and organize the activities for the year. We would love to have you be a member even if you cannot attend all the meetings. All parents are needed to help run the programs.

So if you cannot be a member of the executive committee, notice upcoming events in the Bell and volunteer to work that event. Working at Parents Club events will help you get your volunteer hours and help our school.

Please join us. If you want more information, please contact the Vice Principal, Kevin Schultz at: kschultz@stmarysspokane.org

Next Meeting is on a TUES. since Wed. is a holiday: NOV. 10TH @ 6:00PM!!

Fundraising

G-Prep Band & Orchestra Flea Market!The Gonzaga Prep Band and Orchestra will be hosting

a flea market, November 14th from 10 am to 3 pm.

Vendor spaces are $15 – vendors must provide their own table for a 6x6 foot vendor space. Arts and crafts,

home business vendors welcome!

Baked goods and face painting will be available, family fun for a great cause!

For information or to sign up, please contact Marey Schwietert at 509-850-7026

or email marey2@gmail.com

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Religion

For more information, please contact Margie Booth at the Parish Office (928-3210 x103) or mbooth@dioceseofspokane.org.

Adult Faith FormationPlease join us for our third and final topic about how to pass on the Catholic faith within our family life. Fr. Pat will present this session on Thursday evening, October 29, at 7:00 p.m. in the Adult Center. Child care will be provided in the Pre-K 4 room of the school. We hope to see you there!

Family Advent EventSave the date! We will make Advent wreaths in the gym on Sunday, November 15, starting at 2:00 p.m. Stay tuned for more details!

Dates for Confirmation/First Communion prep:**Saturday, November 14 Retreat 9:00-11:30 AM (meet in Church)

**Saturday, November 21 Rehearsal –10:00-11:00 AM (in the Church)

**Sunday, November 22 Confirmation/First Eucharist with Bishop Daly at 11:15 Mass (Arrive by 11:00 AM) Reception following in the gym

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Tech Newswww.sycamoreeducation.comSt. Mary’s School Code: 2403

FAQ’s:Where is the parent directory?Front Desk - Family Directory - Chose Letter of the Last Name you are looking for(If a family chose to not be included in directory during registration time they will not be visible to other parents)

Where is the a class directory?Front Desk - Class Directory - Chose the class you are looking for

How do I check my childs lunch account?My Accounting - Cafeteria - Account

How do I make an online payment to my childs lunch or childcare (Educare) account?On the Sycamore homepage - scroll down to almost bottom of page - right-hand side find: Payments - click on Cafeteria link or Childcare link and make a payment

How do I make an online payment for my childs tuition?My Accounting - Summary - Invoices - (All the way over to the right of the screen) Click on the “P” (Paypal Icon) and make a payment. To just view/print an invoice pdf, click on the invoice # (all the way to the left on the screen)

How do I log my volunteer hours?My School - Service Logs - New Log (blue button top right-hand side of screen)Choose Your Opportunity and enter date, time, hours served, and please add detailed notes of the volunteering you did and click Submit

How do I find Volunteering Opportunities?Left side of the homepage screen, look for the Volunteering Oppotunities section or contact Terri Matsch in the Advancement Office: tmatsch@stmarysspokane.org

How do I find my child’s Profile, Grades, Documents, Schedule, Attendance?Hover your curser arrow over your child’s picture located on the top right side of the hompage and choose from the menu that appears.

Why am I seeing a blank page when trying to set up conferences or register?Your computer’s settings are not configured to accept pop-ups from Sycamore. Please click on System Help - Welcome Aboard and follow the instructions for the internet browser you use to configure your settings.

If you think of anything I can add to this section please let me know!

Having touble logging in or forgot your username or password?Contact Chelsea Weiler: cweiler@stmarysspokane.org or (509) 924-4300 x200