WEEKLY NEWSLETTERApril 27, 2017

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S . MatthewCATHOLIC SCHOOL

2nd annual FLOAT PARADE

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First CommunionOur second grade students celebrated their First Holy Communion this past Saturday. Fr. Dennis presided over a beautiful Mass, Mrs. Stach led the students in song, and the children were precious angels as they received Christ's Body and Blood for the first time.

Monday, May 1 Star testing for Math

Tuesday, May 2 Star testing for Math AIAL Softball & Baseball Playoffs - quarter finals

Wednesday, May 3 Star testing for Math AIAL Softball & Baseball Playoffs - semi finalsThursday, May 4 Star testing for Math Fourth Grade Field Trip BIG GIVE 2017: SPIRIT DRESS for ALL students!!!Friday, May 5 May Crowning Mass at 8:15 am. Dress uniforms please. 8th Grade pictures Kinder: Mother’s Day tea Early release at NOON. Annual bowling bash at Bowlero AIAL Softball & Baseball Championship @ 5:00 pmSunday, May 7 Parish Festival SMCS Theater Arts Production: Woodlawn Theater, 7:00 pm “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!”

May 8 Mandatory technology orientation for incoming 4th grade families: 2:00 pm or 6:30 pmMay 11 8th Grade trip to Dixie Dude RanchMay 12 Sports BanquetMay 18 School CouncilMay 19 NJHS induction ceremonyMay 22 & 23 8th Grade FinalsMay 27 8th Grade Graduation & DanceMay 30 & 31 6th & 7th Grade Finals

Upcoming Events

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Next Week

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Sam Greco & Alvaro Gonzalez

DISTRICT CHAMPS!!!Congratulations to both our

Baseball & Softball teams on their wins at district!

Playoffs will be next week...

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2016-2017 BASEBALL TEAM

JASON BENAVIDEZAIDEN CONTRERASBRENDEN COOKKADEN FAKTORCIAN GARZA GUILLERMO GONZALEZADRIAN LOSOYAFRANK MEDINAMATTHEW MORITAAIDAN OCONNELLRYAN PEREZZACHARY SCHWALENJOSEPH SPICERNATHAN ZAVALACOLE ZEH

2016-2017 SOFTBALL TEAM

MAYA CANTUDALLIS CASTILLEJAMARY COLLIEREMILY DAVISJULIANA DELUNAMARY DYLLAVICTORIA GARZA MELISSA HORNEDOANDREA MARTINEZAUDREY MICHELMIA OCAMPOISABELLA PEREZKYLIE SMITHASHLEY SONKAHAILEY SONKA

Joey Van Delden won 3rd place at the St. Luke’s Shootout #3 Golf Tournament this past Monday.Great job, Joey!

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On Sale now, just in time for Graduation!Give your grad the perfect keepsake-

A Beautiful Sterling Silver Charm of our St. Matthew School crest,

cast from a hand-chased design by the master craftsmen at:

Only $29.95 each

Please stop by the front office or contact Laura Guicciardi at 478-5084 to order yours today!

Congratulations to Adrian Losoya, for winning the

St. Joseph's Society2017-18 Catholic High School

Scholarship Program

Adrian will attend Antonian in the Fall. Good Luck, Adrian! We are so proud of you!

Thank you so much to ALL of our amazing room moms for a delicious Teacher Appreciation

Fiesta Luncheon.

Pictured here are SMCS head room moms: Aimee Wauters (with baby Joseph) & Kimberlee Brysch

Our friends at Little Flower came to pick up their book donation from Mrs. Dylla’s class project on Tuesday.

Thank you all for your generosity!

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BIKE RODEO 2017

GIRLS BOYSKinder

1. Coralie Garza2. Emma Rodriguez3. Addie Salvatore

1st Grade1. Sophia Aleman2. Ava Cavazos3. Arianna Pacheco

2nd Grade1. Sienna Ayala2. Annabella Knight3. Maya Haws

3rd Grade1. Analicia Guerrero2. Colleen Dolan3. Ashlynn Clauss

4th Grade1. Sydney Vargas2. Faith Overby3. Madison Morita

5th Grade1. Julia Little2. Morgan Wright3. Sophia Flores

Kinder1. Reed Meek2. Zac Constante3. Andrew Fernandez

1st Grade1. Jack Webb2. Marciano Huerta3. Andres Narvaez

2nd Grade1. Samuel Cullum2. Cai Garza3. Gavino Garcia

3rd Grade1. Benjamin Fernandez2. Alex Rodriguez3. Joseph Gonzalez

4th Grade1. Luke Martinez2. Ricardo Acosta3. Liam Miller

5th Grade1. Eddie O’Leary2. Alejandro Torres3. Emmanuel Oraekwe

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Kindergarten enjoyed a Spring Field trip to Devine Acres on Wednesday

Pre-K enjoyed a trip to the

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Mrs. Fallon’s Class Mrs. Garcia’s Class

Mrs. Bykowski’s Class

Mrs. Martinez’s Class

Mrs. Delgado’s Class

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may 4, 2017

Raffle drawing prizes for school families who give:

1. Day passes for four to Six Flags Fiesta Texas

2. Tickets for a family of four to the Magik Theater

3. A gift from the Cardinal School Store

If we work together as a community for the success of this year’s Big Give, we can match or even surpass the outcome of last year’s event by winning extra prizes for highest number of unique donors!

• If you plan to give as a family, please consider registering your donations separately so that your gift will be divided evenly among family members. GiveGab has informed me that they identify unique donors through email accounts. (For example, if the Smith family wanted to give a total of $50, Mrs. Smith could create an account with her email address in order to give $25 and Mr. Smith could create a separate account linked to his email and give another $25. Thus, we will have two unique donors instead of just one!)

• As you all know, there is strength in numbers and we are the largest elementary and middle school in the Archdiocese! If every family shares the link: https://www.thebiggivesa.org/organizations/st-matthew-catholic-school with at least 3 acquaintances or relatives who will give even a small amount to SMCS on May 4th (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins or dear friends), then our number of unique donors will grow exponentially. Please be sure to share this link with all of your friends in our Parish, too!

• We can plan to give as a community during a specific time slot. Last year, we won “most unique donors” during the 9:00 am slot. Let’s attempt to recreate our success! If you plan to give, please consider doing so during the 9:00 am hour time slot.

All proceeds from the Big Give 2017 will go toward the Capital Campaign for St. Matthew. Our plan for Building the Future includes a new road that will provide a second entry to the campus from Vance Jackson, and a gym complex for CYO and AIAL sports. Each one of us here at St. Matthew will benefit from these much needed developments. Please help us to continue improving our campus and facilities so that our kids can enjoy a wonderful new venue for fellowship, faith and community. As always, thank you all for your participation, your donations, and your support on May 4th!

spirit dress for all students!