February 4, 2016

Volume 15 Issue 21

Annual Fund 2

Havana Nights 2016 3

Mardi Gras 3

Ash Wednesday 3

GEO Bee Winners 3

Steps for Students T-Shirt Sponsors Needed

3

Who’s Your Superhero? 4

Re-Enrollment 4

Facebook 4

KC Rib Sale 4

News You Need to Know from the PTO

5

Girl Scout Cookie Time 5

Desperately Seeking Sweets 5

Talent Show 5

Steps for Students 6

Family Fun Night 6

2nd Learns to Grow Love 2

Inside this issue:

Important Dates: 2/5-2:00 Release

2/6-Family Fun Night

2/9-Mardi Gras

2/10-Ash Wednesday

2/11-Talent Show Auditions

2/12-Valentine’s Day Par-ties

2/12-Middle School Retreat

2/15-Teacher In-Service-No School For Students

2/18-Free Dress Day for Annual Fund

2/18-Middle School Re-gional Spelling Bee

2/19-2:00 Release

2/19-Middle School Social

2/20-Steps for Students

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

Our PreK through 5th grade students will host

their Valentine’s Day class parties on Friday, February

12th at 2:00pm!

As a reminder, in order for an adult to attend a classroom Valentine’s Day Party, he/she

must be VIRTUS trained. There will be no exceptions made.

Also, siblings may not attend class parties.

If you plan on attending, please RSVP to your teacher no later then Tuesday, February 9th.

2:00 Release Tomorrow! Students will be released at 2:00pm

tomorrow. Our After School Program will be

available.

Students are asked to wear their favorite pair of

jeans along with their spirit shirt, or-ganizational shirt or red shirt (see be-

low for details)! There is no cost on Spirit Days!

In support of awareness of heart disease, we invite and encourage all of our SMMCS stu-dents and faculty to wear red tomorrow for National Wear Red Day! This could mean wearing a red shirt, red pants/jeans, red socks, red sweater and/or red shoes!

Ready, Set...Goal! Are you ready for another fun and exciting Soccer Season?

Registration forms are being sent home today via the newsletter email. Registration Forms are due by February 12th, along with

the $50 participation fee. The league is open to ALL PREK3 thru 5th GRADE STUDENTS.

We are looking for volunteers to act as coaches and referees. Experience is not necessary, but you must be VIRTUS certified.

Please contact Marco Garza at soccer@smmcs.org if you are interested in helping out or have questions.

There will be no ice cream tomorrow.

It will be back NEXT WEEK!

Basketball uniforms MUST be returned by tomorrow, Friday, February 5th to avoid the replacement fee of $75.

Please contact Coach Walsh for more information.

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“Share the spirit, today and for their future”

2015-2016 Annual Fund News

Can We Count on You? Your Gift Does Make a Difference!

HOWCANIDONATE?Youcanmakeaone‐timedonationormonthlypayments.Weacceptchecks,MC,VISA,andDiscover.Pledgeformsareavailableinthefrontofficeoratwww.smmcs.org/annual‐fund. WHATHAPPENSWHENWEREACHEACHBENCHMARK?Well,wehadCrazyHairDaywhenwereachedour$20,000Benchmark.Todayweworeourfavoriteteamjerseysforreachingour$40,000benchmark!NEXT...AstaffmembergetsaPieintheFacewhenwereach$60,000!!!Wecandothis,butweneedyoursupport!

Thank you to the following families for their donations to the Annual Fund: Todd & Kim Harrison LaBome Family C. Carry & Sandy Everett Nate & Amanda Peterson

David & Rosa Herrera Benjamin Nuar Veda Cavitt Billybob & Keri Hornback

Jason & Lisa Purdum Keith & Sarah Trzecki Regionald & Brisa Charlton Deborah Marxsen

David & Carol Poston Denice Gaston Carl & Gracie Smith Antonio & Crystal Bermudez

Janet Orth Tim & Marisa Taylor Liz & Daryl Berkompas Kaleb Delphin (Class of 2015)

Osvaldo Del Valle Justin & Miranda Tolar Insperity Catholic Daughters

Cyril & Christina Gillman Sean Dandridge Dean & Sandra Gronostaj Allison Merrick

Jim Turk & Gretchen Jensen Diana Guevara Amanda Stow Friends of SMMCS (Anonymous)

Christy Keeling Tom Walsh Jose & Laura Rocha Micha Rucka

Michael & Mary Ann Cromwell Joel & Katherine Smith Nicholas & Laura Futter Cathi Whitworth

Monica Scott-Schultz Metso Noble Energy Joshua & Laura Raab

Carmen Rodriguez Chevron ExxonMobil David Lulloff & Cody Grizzoffi

Patrick & Andree Bourgoyne Mittag Auto Salvage Ha Duong & Kim Than Chris Marshall & Lan Nguyen

SMMCS Leadership Circle

The 2nd grade students are learning all about plant life!

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Do you enjoy throwing parties/entertaining? Are you looking for FIC hours?

If the answer is “YES” to either of these questions… The Gala Committee WANTS YOU!

This is a great opportunity to meet other SMMCS families and give back to your school.

We are specifically looking for individuals to help us with: *Sponsorship *Procurement of donations *Wine Pull

*Sign Up Parties If you would like to help, please contact Carol Poston,

cposton@smmcs.org.

It’s Mardi Gras Season and The Krewe of SMMCS is still looking

for Beads for Tues-day’s Annual Mardi

Gras Parade! Please drop off do-

nated beads in the front office.

Congratulations to Laura Cromwell, our SMMCS National Geographic winner for 2016! Laura will have the opportunity to advance to state, pending her up-coming qualifying test. Good luck Laura! We also want to congratulate all of our finalists, Noah Brelinsky - 2nd place, Esha Patel - 3rd place, Abigail Harrison - 3rd place, and Mikaela Fayard - 3rd place!

There's still time to be a Sponsor for this year’s Step for Students SMMCS Team Shirt!

The minimum donation is $100, and your family’s name or business’s name will appear on the back of the shirt.

For more information contact: Nurse Donna at dmohr-man@smmcs.org.

Become A

Sponsor Today!

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednes-day 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.

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The following teachers "won" the vote! Now it is down to whomever raises the most money has to dress up like their favorite super hero for Steps for Students!

Will It Be… Ms. Ruth McLin, Mrs. G, Mrs. Merrick, Mr. Nuar, Coach Walsh or Mr. Raab? The money jars are in the front office,

so let the giving begin! Collection jars are in the front office, and no donation is too small!

Re-Enrollment Begins February 15th! ItisveryimportantthateverythingiscompletedbyFebruary29th,alongwithatleast$275oftheStudentFeeperstudent

enrolling.Onceaclassisfull,itwillbeclosed,andawaitinglistwillbeimplemented.Therearenoguaranteesoftwoclassesofanyparticulargrade.

Applications for 1st time Students of an already registered family will be available February 18th!

Ifyouhaveanotherchild siblingofapresentstudent ,his/heronlineapplication availableFebruary18th ,$100ApplicationFeeand$275oftheStudentFeeneedstobecompletedandturnedinbeforeFebruary29th.

AllRe‐EnrollmentandNewEnrollmentApplicationsmustbesubmittedonline.MoreinformationwillbegivenpriortoFebruary15th.Paymentsoffeesmustbepaidonlineattheendoftheapplicationprocess.Noapplicationwillbeconsideredcompleteuntil

alldocumentshavebeencompletedandfeeshavebeenpaid.TheTuitionFeeandSchedulefor2016/2017isbeingattachedtotoday’snewsletter.

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

offonemonthoftuitionduringthe2016‐2017schoolyear!

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The St. Mary Magdalene Knights of Columbus will be selling their “Almost Famous” Ribs after all Masses this week-

end...JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUPER BOWL! Ribs will be sold for $18/slab.

Monday, February 15th is

and an In-Service Day for our faculty.

There will be no school for our students.

NJHS Valentine’s Day Friendship Flowers Sale

Ends Tomorrow!

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Anyone interested in being a part of our PTO Executive Board is asked to contact Mrs. Kukla at a_totina@yahoo.com.

Please contact Mrs. Kukla at a_totina@yahoo.com to place

your order!

Boxes are $4 each.

The Next PTO Meeting will be on February

25th!

Volunteers...Always Needed/Always Wanted! As you all know, we are always looking for ways for our parents/families to be involved in our SMMCS community. We now have one gateway (through SignUpGenius) for all our volunteer needs. Please check it out at: http://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/13570DD06A0CCE95-smmcsopportunities.

Please signup for as many time slots/events as you would like!

Tomorrow, February 5th, The PTO will host a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.

How can you help? We are looking for desserts for the luncheon. And we are looking for parent

volunteers to remain in the classroom while the teacher is having lunch. If you are able to donate a dessert/sweet treat, please drop it off in the front office the morning of the 5ttomorrow morning. If you can hang out with our incredible kid-dos, please signup through the above SignUpGenius link.

Auditions are open to all SMMCS students in 1st through 8th grade.

Auditions will be held next Thursday, February 11th, immedi-ately after school. Auditions will continue until 5:00pm;

however, students are free to go once they have auditioned.

Practices will be held every Thursday afternoon leading up to April 8th.

Permission slips and directions will be sent home by Monday, February 8th. Please contact Mr. Whitworth at

bwhitworth@smmcs.org with questions or if you are interested in volunteering.

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

Hey Steps for Students 5k Race Fans,

We are approaching our final online registration deadline for Steps for Students.

If you have already registered, thank you so much, and we look forward to seeing you on Race Day -

Saturday, February 20!

If you have not yet registered, or would like to invite others to join you at the race, here is what

you need to know:

Online Registration is still open, but the cost is now $25!

You can still join our SMMCS team, but you will have to pick up your race packet in person at Indi-

vidual packet pick-up on Feb. 13 at Luke’s Locker, 1953 West Gray St or LAST CHANCE PACKET PICK-UP on

Feb. 18-19 is also at Luke’s Locker.

If you have any questions about the race, email Nurse Donna at dmohrman@smmcs.org.

Nurse Donna would like to thank everyone who was able to make it to the Spaghetti Dinner last Satur-

day. Your support for the school is amazing! A special thank you to all the wonderful volunteers that