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FromthePrincipal’sDesk... Beth A. Cunningham December 1, 2016

“Preparing students for the future through spiritual and academic excellence”

There will be Protecting God’s Children Workshops

held at St. Mary Parish

on the following dates:

Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 Library

Sunday, December 11th

at 10:45 Library

You may register for these workshops by clicking the

“Promise to Protect-Pledge to Heal” picture and then

clicking “Virtus” in the left hand column.

All those who want to volunteer at St. Mary

School must complete this program.

Iowa Test Results

The Iowa Test results will be coming home tomorrow, December 2nd, in the Friday Folder of your youngest child. Some information gained by the Iowa Test: measures mastery of core standards; monitors student growth over time; and drives curriculum decisions. We are pleased that St. Mary students continue to perform above the national average at all grade levels.

Manna Fundraiser

The Class of 2017 and PTC are again sponsoring a Manna Fundraiser. The special order forms were sent home in the Friday Folder of your youngest child. Completed Master Order Forms and a single check per family are due on Monday, December 5th. The top selling family will receive a $50 gift card of their choice.

Advent Prayer Service

All are invited to our next Advent Prayer Service of the season will be held on Wednesday, December 7th at 8:30 a.m. in the gym. Thank you to Miss Jolly, Mrs. Hedrick, and Mrs. Pell for preparing this prayer service.

Choir for Christmas Eve St. Mary School students age 7-12 are invited to join the Children’s Choir for one special Mass. Students are invited to sing at the 4:15 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass in the Gym. The only requirement is that the student attend one rehearsal that will be held on Monday, December 19th from 4:00-5:30 in the church. The dress code for this Mass includes a Christmas dress for girls and dress pants and shirt for boys. 3-year-old Preschool Comes to SMS I am excited to announce that St. Mary School will offer a 3-year-old preschool program for the 2017-2018 school year (based on enrollment). We are still in the early planning stages of this program. Some renovation will be necessary to make this a reality. We look forward to sharing more details and architectural drawings with you in the coming months. Please help spread the word to families with young children to help this become a reality. Current parents and students are the best marketing ambassadors for our school. St. Mary School is truly is a wonderful place.

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Kindergarten Celebrates the 50th Day of School

D.A.R.E. Thank you to the Mokena Police Department and Officer Czarnicki for spending time with our students and teaching the 5th grade D.A.R.E and our 1st grade about safety.

Faculty/Staff Christmas Gift PTC has arranged a convenient way for parents to give the teachers a monetary Christmas gift. If you wish to participate, please complete the form on SchoolSpeak and return to school by Friday, December 9th. The faculty and staff are always so appreciative and amazed by the generosity through this gift-giving program.

Honor Roll Congratulations to the following students that achieved Honor Roll for the 1st Trimester: 8th Grade High Honors: Molly Babcock, Mary Block, Maggie Caul, Delaney Doorhy, Grace Kmak, Kate Koszulinski, Corey Maloney, Nell McCabe, Michelle Mikos, Ashley Staszak, Nicholas Chesla, Brooke Geary, Miranda Kosek, Chloe LaBine, Erin Marnell, Emma McCarthy, Clare McGuire, Michael Melei, Jack Noone, Mary Ruane, Amora Valera 8th Grade Honors: Michael Dobrich, Austin Jones, Alyssa Kulinski, Kathryn Ponton, Dakota Straight, Madelyn DelCotto, Hayley Hitterman, Kyle Hussey, Thomas Jansky, Sam Knight, Rachel Kolodziej, Sydney Kybartas, Sarah McCarthy, Emerson O’Malley, Vincent Sexton, Colin Springer 7th Grade High Honors:Nicholas Avdich, Julia Bagley, Greta Baumgartner, Daniel Carroll, Grace Christopher, Mary Katherine Freyne, Courtney Godbout, Lyndsey Grein, Kailey Hadley, Michael Hurley, Kelly Knight, Paige Straight, Erin Vallone, Logan Andrews, Megan Duzansky, Abigail Hawksworth, Gillian Jones, Kiera Kalinowski, William McDermott, Bree Nawrot, Zander Propadalo, Will Ravetto, Grace Wasicki 7th Grade Honors: Aidan McGovern, Robert Rafferty, Jack Tavares, Jack Wajda, Erica Casey, Mary Kate Caul, Lucas Comerford, Antonia Kubas, Ethan Martus, Isabelle Murphy, Ethan Swanson, Carli Udovich, Nick Wandersee 6th Grade High Honors: James Block, Logan Holbrook, Olivia Lullo, Keara Maloney, Ava Pilon, Alexander Ripp, Teagan Ryan, Ethan Vrabec, Nolan Vrabec, Shaye Canniff, Elizabeth Chesla, Jacob Esquivel, Nathan Ferin, Charles Knight, Jack Novak, Zachary Nyman, Kiera Trainor 6th Grade Honors: Giavanna Bucci, Mary-Katherine Harper, Cooper Koch, Brooke Michalak, Kameryn Springer, Lauren Staszak, Mason Straight, Ty Jackson, Julia Kucala, Alana Narcissi, Hank Ravetto, Lucas Winters