ST. MARY S SCHOOL Our Mission: Brought together by faith, St. Mary s School is a Franciscan family welcoming and inspiring all to love, live, learn and serve as Christ taught us. Inside this issue: Gala News Give a Gift Card 2 2 Blm. Thunder Hockey 3 Reminders Spalding Notes Lunch Correction Recycle Markers Athletics Gala Chuck E Cheese Intent to Enroll Catholic Schools Week Calendar Spalding Checklist 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 Spalding Procedures 9 Wednesday Word Volume VIII, Issue 20 From the Principal Dear Students, Parents, Teachers and Friends: Catholic Schools Week is on the horizon! Please help us celebrate St. Mary's and our rich heritage of Catholic Education. This weekend we begin a special week to spotlight all we do in Catholic Schools nationally and especially right here at home in Bloomington/Normal. One of our themes is to celebrate our Four Schools...One Family focus. We have a new banner that will be hanging in the gym and all students and staff will receive a special t-shirt to wear to the All City Mass on Friday, February 5th. Please be sure to have your children wear their uniforms to Mass this weekend. I will be at each Liturgy, so if they find me afterward I will have a "jeans pass" to say thanks! Several of our students are serving as lectors and altar servers. We are asking any of our parents and staff who are Eucharistic Ministers to please call the office and volunteer to administer Holy Communion at whichever Mass they attend. If you would like your family to be greeters and welcome parishioners to church, please call the office. Also, if your family would like to bring up the bread and wine during the January 27, 2016 Presentation of Gifts we have that opportunity available, too. Please call to volunteer! We also invite you to support the RCIA breakfast in the Parish Hall this weekend after the 7:00 and 9:00 Masses. There are many other exciting events planned for the week. See the page in this edition of Wednesday Word for all the details. Mark you calendars for these special events: CSW Family Picnic on Thursday, February 4th from 11:30-12:30. and "See You at Church" Saturday 2/6 at the 4:00 SMS Spiritwear Mass! Followed by the All School Art Show in the Gym from 5:00-7:00 be true BLUE! Thanks for all your support this week! God bless you, Mr. C ><> Calendar Sat Feb 6 See You at Church 4:00 Art Show in the Gym at 5:00 Wed Jan 27 All School Mass, 8th Grade Wed Feb 10 Ash Wednesday Thu Jan 28 First Reconciliation Thu Feb 11 Confirmation Meeting II Fri Jan 29 FULL DAY OF SCHOOL Fri Feb 12 Fish Fry #1 (Correction to Lunch calendar) Mon Feb 15 No School Presidents Day Jan 31-Feb 6 Catholic Schools Week See Daily Schedule Inside! Tue Feb 16 Unit 5 Shadow Day Thu Feb 4 NO HOT LUNCH Fri Feb 19 - Bloomington Thunder Hockey Family Picnic Lunch in the Gym 11:30-12:30 Sun Feb 21 Athletics Potluck H&S Meeting & Parent Ambassador See inside for Details Kick Off 6:30 Fri Feb 5 11:15 Dismissal Staff Luncheon at Corpus Christi Thu Feb 25 1st Communion Meeting II Fri Feb 26 End of Trimester 2
Page 2 Our Parish and School Family The Heart of the Crusader Gala is February 27. We Need: Gift Cards Wine and CRAFT beers Silent Auction Items LIVE Auction Items Blue and Silver Decorations and wrapped Candy Please send these items to the School office as soon as possible. We are very excited to honor Mr. Csanda and all he has done for our school. Gala invitations were on the back of the Catholic Schools week Calendars sent home Monday. You can also find one on the web site or in the church bulletin. Next Gala Meeting Monday, February 8, 2016 in the Library, 5:00 6pm Bring in Donations, ask questions, get a new assignment, find out what else needs to be done. Our next See You At Church Mass is Saturday, February 6 at 4:00. Please plan to be there and bring family and friends! We need gift cards for the Gala Auction! Tell your friends and family! It s time to collect gift cards for the Gala on February 27. Envelopes are available at the church doors and in the school office. Send them to school or put them in the offering basket. (Honoring Mr. Mark Csanda and dedicated to the advancement of St. Mary s School.!) Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am Sunday: 1:00 pm Spanish Mass Monday-Friday: 7:00 am Wednesday: 7:00, 8:00 am Confessions: Saturday 3-3:45 pm
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Page 4 Looking Reminders for Golfers St. Mary s School is planning on its first ever October 24 GOLF Dress OUTING Warm: next Please check that your children have HATS available. and GLOVES and a summer. COAT. They WILL go out for recess when the temperature is 20 degrees or above (including wind chill). Please contact Lynda Rettick if you can help us tee off this fun new event. If you would like to help with the 2nd Annual Gala, please contact Lynda Rettick. Both of these committees will be meeting very soon. We need YOU to make these events fun and successful. the 24th! More tickets are 5K Crusade is the 25th! There is no longer a full page Diocesan form Complete The the Heart NEW of the form Crusader at the bottom of the Checklist so your family Looking for Helpful Hearts Gala is February 27, 2016, can be added to Fr. Ric/Mr. Csanda s letter. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY and it s time to start planning, KNOW organizing, YOU and ARE getting APPLYING Get ready FOR for some SPALDING. fun! Please turn that WE WILL form auction in by items March together. 11 so we Posters have are time in the to office prepare the letter. for pick up. Please turn If you need assistance or know someone who does, please contact the ticket sale money in to office as Mrs. soon Eagleton as possible. BEFORE You MUST apply for Spalding in order to receive Parish assistance. Another Chance for Safe Environment Wednesday Word Chili Cook Off is Spalding Applications are due March 15 Epiphany is offering from St. Mary s. It is coded so and that AfterCare we get the accounts form from Mrs. Eagle- sign up. Pick up the Please check Safe Environment OptionC Lunch Mrs. Eagleton will Training be following on September up with families background who have balances. check results. office. Please send in payments as ton in our school soon as possible. 24 at 6:00. You will need to take with you the fingerprint form Call 309-452-3268 to Lunch Calendar WE RE BAAAAAAAAACK! Correction: Thursday, February 4 is a NO HOT LUNCH DAY. It s Family Picnic day in the gym! Please help support our efforts by sending your kids in with any used markers, highlighters, and dry-erase markers you may have around the house even non- Crayola brands. Drop-off boxes will be located outside the Kindergarten room for your child to deposit the markers.
Page 5 CRUSADER CORNER Volleyball is in full swing. There are almost no people signed up for our home games. SIGN UP NOW! You don t have to have a student playing volleyball to help at the games! Girls Volleyball: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d45adaf2da7f58- girls1 Fall/Winter Sports Recognition potluck Sunday, February 28th following 11:00 mass. Baseball, Softball, Cross Country, Girls & Boys Basketball and Cheer will all be part of this. Volleyball and Track will be recognized in the Spring. Watch for more information. Coaches Needed We are looking for some coaches in training to work with our experienced event coaches for Track & Field. Many of our current coaches are parents of 8 th graders so will not be here next year. It would be great if we could pair people up to learn the ins and outs of junior high coaching this year so that the transition next year will go smoothly. No experience necessary! Contact Cathy Beck, Mark Csanda or Jason Stephens for additional information. Mark your Calendars! Thursday, February 4, 2016 Find out about the Parent Ambassador Program. Learn interesting facts about St. Mary s School and Catholic Education. Home and School Meeting Parent Ambassador Presentation 6:30 pm See you there!
Page 6 Wednesday Word Chuck E Cheese Family FUNdraiser February 15 3-9 pm Get your flyer by clicking here! There s no school that day, so we ll see you there! Intent to Enroll forms are coming home today. Please complete and return as soon as possible with $150 per child deposit. Remember, the deposit is part of tuition and will be deducted from your tuition balance. This helps with planning ordering supplies. Please turn in your Intent, even if you need to bring the deposit at a later time. Registration packets are being prepared now!
Page 7 St. Mary s Catholic Schools Week Wednesday Word Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service! January 30 th to February 6 th, 2016 Saturday Wear your School Uniform to Church. Catholic Schools Week begins at 4:00 Mass. Visit the RCIA Bake Sale downstairs in the Parish Hall. Sunday Wear your School Uniform to Church. Student speakers from CCHS and SMS will speak at each Mass. Please support the RCIA Breakfast and Bake Sale from 7:30-12:30 in the Parish Hall. Monday School Uniform Day Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service at Morning Assembly Stop, Drop, Pop and Read at 10:00 am Tuesday Inside Out Day Wear your school uniform inside out! 8 th Graders visit CCHS for It s Great to be a Saint Day 7:45-1:15 Inside Out Movie Day at 9:00 am in the Gym with classroom discussions. 6:00 Girls Volleyball at Home vs. Robertson Wednesday Dress Up Day! 8 th grade High School Placement Test 8:00 11:30 at CCHS All School Mass at 8:00 am in the Church. Prayer Partner Bingo throughout the afternoon in the Gym Thursday Team Top and Jeans Day No Hot Lunch Bring Sack/Picnic Lunch. Parents and Students enjoy Picnic Lunch in the Gym 11:30am to 12:30pm. Please bring board games and cards to play and share. 6:30 Home & School Parent Ambassador Kick Off Meeting in the Gym Friday Four Schools..One Family Day Wear Jeans and your new CSW t-shirt! K-12 Mass at St. Patrick Church of Merna 9:30 am. 11:15 Early Dismissal Staff Luncheon and Workshop at Corpus Christi Elementary Saturday True Blue Spirit Day Wear your SMS Spiritwear to Mass See You at Church Saturday at 4:00 pm Mass St. Mary s All School Art Show in the Gym from 5:00-7:00
John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship Fund Assistance Application & Awa Protocols and Procedures 2016 2017 Deadline Date: March 15, 2016 PROTOCOLS: A family applying for Spalding Scholarship assistance must be an active member in good standing of a parish in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. The student[s] for whom the aid is being sought must be enrolled in good standing [or seeking to be enrolled] in grades K through 12 in a Catholic school located in the Diocese of Peoria. All scholarship assistance will be based on a family s financial need objectively assessed: The diocese will use FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Services to determine financial need. All scholarship assistance will also be dependent upon the recommendation of the pastor that the family is an active member of the parish in good standing If a student changes schools during a school year, tuition assistance grants will follow the student as long as the student is enrolled in and in good standing in a Catholic school in the Diocese of Peoria and the family is a member in good standing of a parish in the Diocese of Peoria. All awards are for one school year only. A family must apply for Spalding Scholarship assistance each school year. The number of grants and the amount of each grant for the school year will be dependent upon the funds available and the size and need of the applicant pool. Payment of Spalding Scholarship Grants will be made twice a year directly to the Catholic school a student attends. These grants will be applied to the family s tuition obligation. Tuition assistance grants will be announced by mid-april of 2016. PROCEDURES: Families interested in applying for tuition assistance from the Spalding Scholarship Fund must complete a FACTS Grant & Aid Application. This form may be completed online at online.factsmgt.com/aid. Filing online is the fastest and most direct method of submitting the FACTS Grant & Aid Application. A family may also obtain a printed copy of the FACTS Grant & Aid Application from the school that their child attends or will attend, and complete it according to directions. Supporting tax documents must also be remitted to FACTS by March 15, 2016. The completed FACTS application, the fee ($30), and any required supporting documents are to be filed with FACTS according to their directions. Families must also request the pastor submit a recommendation to the Office of Catholic Schools verifying good standing in the parish and the school respectively. The application process is complete only when the pastor s recommendation has been submitted to the Office of Catholic Schools and when a completed parent financial aid application, including all required supporting documents and the fee, have been submitted to FACTS. It is important to submit applications and documents as soon as possible. Only completed applications which include supporting documents submitted on or before March 15, 2016 will be considered when Spalding assistance awards are determined. A Checklist of all steps to complete when submitting an application for a Spalding Scholarship application is available at www.cdop.org, under Catholic Education and then under Financial Assistance. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the link to the forms. 12/04/15