February 23, 2017

News from the PTO 2

Mardi Gras 2

Lions Den 2

Ice Cream 2

Ash Wednesday 2

Jeans Day 2

Annual Fund 3

Gala 3

Subs Needed 3

Steps for Students 4

Mrs. Hughes Goes to Austin 4

Read Across America 4

Jump Rope for Heart 5

El Pollo 5

SHO Time 2

Family Mass 2

Mr. Raab’s Bible Verse 5

Go Texan Day 5

Heart Gift 6

Spring Pictures 6

Our Amazing Students 6

Inside this issue:

2/24-Jeans Day for 8th Grade

2/24-Elementary Archdioce-san Spelling Bee

2/26-School Mass at 11:00am

2/28-Mardi Gras

3/1-Ash Wednesday

3/1-Open Enrollment Begins

3/3-Spring Pictures

3/4-Sweetheart Dance

3/7-El Pollo Loco Dinner Night

3/9-Trash for Cash Free Dress Day

3/9-PTO Meeting

3/10-2:00 Release

3/13-17-Spring Break

“FORMING THE COMPLETE CHILD THROUGH FAITH, REASON AND VIRTUE”

Volume 16 Issue 25

Re-Enrollment Has Begun! ItisveryimportantthateverythingiscompletedbyFebruary28th,alongwith$300oftheStu-dentFeeperstudentenrolling.Onceaclassisfull,itwillbeclosed,andawaitinglistwillbeimplemented.Therearenoguaranteesoftwoclassesofanyparticulargrade.

Applications for 1st time Students of an already registered family Will be Available at 8:00am on Monday, February 27th!

An email will be sent to all families.

Ifyouhaveanotherchild siblingofapresentstudent ,his/heronlineapplication,$100ApplicationFeeand$300oftheStudentFeeneedstobecompletedandturnedinbefore

midnightTuesday,February28th.

AllRe-EnrollmentandNewEnrollmentApplicationsmustbesubmittedonline.AnemailwiththeRe-EnrollmentApplicationwassentoutyesterday.Ifyoudidnotreceivethisemailprimaryemailaddresseswereused ,pleaseletmeknowASAP.Noapplicationwillbeconsideredcompleteuntilalldocumentshavebeencompletedandfeeshavebeenpaid.

OnMarch1st,allopenseatswillbemadeavailabletothepublic.Don’tforget,ifyourecommendafamilyfornextyear,andtheyenrollanduseyouasareference,yourfamilywillreceive$100offonemonthoftuition

duringthe2017-2018schoolyear!

As A Reminder… March 30th and 31st are Noon Releases Days!

The After School Program will available but will have limited space.

Please contact Mrs. Brown at cbrown@smmcs.org to hold your spot.

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That’s right! Mardi Gras is February 28th, and the Krewe of SMMCS is looking for

beads, which will be thrown during our annual Mardi Gras Parade.

Please drop beads off in the front office!

Please join us on

Thursday, March 9 @ 6:30pm for our March

PTO Meeting!

Please join us Sunday, February 26th at 11:00am for our SMMCS

Family Mass.

We encourage our students to show their SMMCS pride by

wearing their school uniform.

Don’t forget your dollar for tomor-row’s Ice Cream Sale!

This week’s proceeds will go to our Steps for Students! This will be

the last day that we can raise money for this year’s Run!

The School Store will be open on Tuesday, March

28th! Items range in price from $.25

to $10. The PTO is looking for VOLUNTEERS!

Please go to http://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/

43072DC03A3CAECCE8-smmcsopportunties to see all of the

opportunities!

Students are welcome to wear their favorite pair of jeans for one dollar! This week’s money will go to our 8th grade class! Students will be able to wear their uniform polo, spirit shirt, or any SMMCS

organizational shirt!

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and all SMMCS students will be attending

Mass at 8:30am.

We invite all of our SMMCS friends and families to join us

for Mass.

All Parish Ash Wednesday Services

6:30am (CHURCH) Mass in English Morning Prayer (chapel) 8:30am (CH) School Mass in English 12:00pm (CH) Liturgy of the Word in English 6:00pm (CH) Lit. of Word in English 6:15pm (FLC) Lit. of Word in English 7:30pm (CH) in Spanish 7:45pm (FLC) Lit. of Word in Spanish

It’s Almost SHO Time!

The signup sheets for this year’s Shell Houston Open will be at next

month’s PTO meeting!

Our concession stand will be open Wednesday, March 29th through

Sunday, April 2nd. There will be two shifts a day, and we invite all of our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends (adults only please) to volunteer. The morning shifts for

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Afternoon

shifts are 2:00pm to 7:00pm. The morning shifts for Saturday and Sun-day are from 8:30am to 1:00pm, and the afternoon shifts are 12:00pm to

4:30pm.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Ms.

Trish.

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Goal =$80,000 Donations Received= $52,000

Thank you for your support both through your donations and volunteer time. The Lion Fund helps fill the difference of tuition and the true cost of a St. Mary Magdalene’s education. Every dollar counts, no matter the size. Pledge or make your donation today at http://smmcs.org/lionfund. Remember this is one of the few ways to support SMMCS that is 100% tax deductible (and applies to your FIC).

Pledge or make your donation today. http://smmcs.org/lionfund.

Remember- Your gift, no matter the size, COUNTS! Pledge or make your donation today. http://smmcs.org/lionfund. This is one of the few ways to support SMMCS that is 100% tax deductible and applies to your FIC.

Thank You to the Following Families for their donations to the Lion Fund

Cyril & Christina Gillman ✝ Carl & Gracie Smith Whitney Trahan Sebastian & Deann Lanz ✝ James Turk & Gretchen Jensen Micha & Robert Rucka Tom Walsh Victor & Maribel Monterrey✝ Eduardo & Laura Valladares Mary Therese Malone Jason & Lisa Purdum Amanda Stow Shell Oil Company Diana Guevara Serenity Seniors Leo & Barbara Heywood ✝ Antonio & Crystal Bermudez Justin & Miranda Tolar✝ Todd & Kim Harrison ✝ Michael & Michelle Garcia Nate & Amanda Peterson✝ Ha Duong & Kim Than Mittag Auto Salvage Timothy & Marisa Taylor✝ David & Rosa Herrera✝ Benjamin Nuar Dr. and Mrs. Angel Perez Paul & Raquel Harker Veda A Cavitt Juan Eduardo Mena Metso ✝ Rodrigo Fuentes & Nicole Pardo Janet Orth Patrick & Jade Purcell✝ Keith & Sarah Trzecki✝ IBM British Petroleum ✝ Noble Energy ✝ Peter Marquez Joel & Katherine Smith Chevron ✝ Katherine Hammock ✝ Statoil Gulf Services, LLC Insperity David Lulloff & Cody Grizzoffi EDF Trading ✝ Joel & Gena Docog ✝ Mike & Mary Anne Brelinsky ✝ Robert & Audrey Flowers Nick & Lauralee Futter ✝ David & Carol Poston Jorge & Janet Billafuerte Osvaldo & Jocelyn Del Valle Chris and Angie Bible Callie Everett Brandon & Jenee Homer ✝ Michael & Mary Ann Cromwell ✝ Shell ✝ Frank Ceravolo Mercury & Percival Cacanindin Jackeline Guerra *Friends of SMMCS Joshua & Laura Raab In Memory of Rick Cromwell Dean & Sandy Gronostaj IBM

✝Monsignor Paul Circle

$52,000

How can you help? Donate to our silent auction … Our wish list includes tickets to sporting events, theater, wine for wine pull, vacation houses, restaurant, hotel stays, etc. What-

ever you choose to donate, you can submit through our auction website. smmcs.org/gala-2017.

Volunteers are needed! Please contact Angele Kukla at akukla@smmcs.org.

Calling All Substitutes! We are looking to add to our Substitute Teacher/Staff/Nurse’s call list.

If you are interested in the substitute teacher position, please click on the link below for more information and apply online at http://www.choosecatholicschools.org/employment-opportunities/.

Please send resume to Laura Rocha, lrocha@smmcs.org.

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Thank You Steps for Students Participants and Supporters! You helped to make the 12th Annual Steps for Students a record-breaking race!

This year’s event had over 12,500 people participate in the race, and together all school communities and sponsors raised over $840,000 for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. So far SMMCS has raised over $4,000, plus the registration fees! We should know our total amount raised sometime in March. Steps for Students donations can still be made through the Steps for Students website until tomorrow, Friday, February 24th! So continue to invite everyone to support your school team!

Thank you again for your support of St. Mary Magdalene and of Catholic Education as a whole!

We look forward to seeing you at the 13th Annual Steps for Students event in 2018!

We would like to recognize Mrs. Cathi Hughes for her visit and participation to the TASB Legislative

Conference and Capital Visits held in Austin, TX on February 21, 2017!

It is time for NEA's Read Across America Day! Our school will be participating in this event

on March 2nd. Students will be allowed to bring pillows (blankets for younger ones) and will read ALL Day while they are in their core classes!

Please contact your child’s teacher with any ques-tions that you may have.

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The Blue & Gold Banquet is scheduled for 1:30-3:30 P.M. on Sunday, March 5 in

St. Mary's Hall. Please RSVP at

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a4aa8ae2ba57-2017

if you are attending.

Jump Rope for Heart is a national education and fundraising event sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). This year’s event will continue through March 10th!

This Year’s Goal… $5,000!!!

Because of Spring Pictures on Friday,

March 3rd, Go Texans Day will be

celebrated on Friday, March 10th Students will be able to

wear their Cowboy/Cowgirl Best to help with our Go Texan Day Celebration!

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School exists to develop students who have academic strength, strong moral values and a deeper understanding of their Catholic faith, so that they may succeed as individuals who

make wise choices, serve others and attain a deeper relationship with Christ.

How you begin your education will influence your learning for the rest of your life. -Msgr. Paul Procella

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School 530 Ferguson Street, Humble, Texas 77338 Phone: (281) 446-8535 Fax: (281) 446-8527

Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department

 

 

 

5TH GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT ENDS TUESDAY

February is the 5th Grade Class Service Project Month. We have chosen to work with a non-profit organization called

HeartGift Foundation. HeartGift Foundation brings children from around the world for free to correct life-threatening congenital

heart defects. Since its founding, HeartGift has treated more than 200 children from over 30 countries.

We will be focusing on helping with the arrival of a baby from Malawi that is scheduled to arrive at the end of this month.

Here are the three ways that our students will be able to help and have some hands-on activities.

Part 1: We are collecting items to assemble welcome bags for the baby and mother that are coming at the end of February. Part 2: Students are making welcome signs to be used at the airport to greet the baby and mother arriving from Malawi. Part 3: Students are making Get Well cards on their own and work with students in the younger grades to create over 300 cards total from our entire school.

SPRING PICTURES will be taken next Friday!

Packets have been sent home. All ordering infor-mation should be in the packet, but if you have

questions, please contact Ms. Sam.

Students are welcome to wear their Spring “Sunday Best.”

Our Middle School students portrayed the ten plagues using an edible representation symbolizing

each day of the ten plagues during Religion.

5th grade takes time to work with our

Kindergarten classes to make cards for

children facing heart surgery.