Officer James Griffin was one of our amazing SRO's last school year. He was involved in a motorcycle accident on Monday, October 21, 2024. He was taken to UMC in New Orleans and has undergone several surgeries and tests. He is still currently in the hospital and will be for a while. There is a lot of unknown right now but we do know that he will have a very long and difficult recovery. He will not be able to work, therefore handle any bills. We want him and his family to not worry about anything financially for the next few months. If you know James, he will and has done anything for anyone he loves. Now it’s time for us to do for him. Please continue to pray for his recovery and healing, for his one year old son, Myles, his mother, sister, and his child’s mother.

Click the link below to help in any way you can

Click the link to register: https://birdease.com/29252/register

Monday 10/28: Sports Team HAT! Team up to fight peer pressure! Wear your favorite sports team hat.

Tuesday 10/29: Crazy Sock Day! Don’t Get Mixed up in Drugs! Wear your craziest mixed up socks.

Wednesday 10/30: Shade out drugs! Wear your coolest shades and shade out drugs.

Thursday 10/31: Book character dress up day! Come dressed as your favorite book character. (Must be appropriate and compliant to free dress rules in the handbook.) Face painting or washable hair color that is specific for the character will be allowed. Face mask are also allowed but must be removed when inside. All attire must be age and school appropriate.

Friday 11/1: Be a Saint. Fly above the influence. Dress as your favorite Saint. Students may remain in Saints costume for the day however any large outerwear or accessories must be removed after mass. (hats, stafs etc.) so please send a bag for these items to be carried home.

Dear Parents,

We would like to invite all of our students in Pre-Kindergarten through 7th grade to dress as a favorite saint for our All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation, Celebration of the Eucharist on Friday, November 1, 2024. The students will attend Mass at 8:15am.

If you choose for your child to participate, which is completely optional, we ask that costumes be very simple. An example is a tunic which can easily be placed over the regular uniform, with perhaps a veil or cowl. We want to be a source of reverence and not distraction. A card identifying the saint should be pinned to the costume or worn as a small placard around the neck.

Costumes should be worn to school that morning. Students in costume will be asked to stand in place and be recognized during Mass. All costume accessories (hats, stafs etc.) or large outerwear are removed in the classroom after Mass, so please send a bag for these items to be carried home. Thank you for considering this option on a wonderful holy day. It adds great joy to our celebration and reminds us all that the purpose of Halloween (All Hallows’ Eve), is that it is the night before we celebrate the saints! It is a reminder that we are not home yet! We are all aiming for eternal life in heaven.

If you have any questions, please contact me at aenright@saintmmschool.org.

We ask that you please pray for: Stacy Sprunk, Angela Talluto, Delta Baroni, All the hurricane victims, The Pope and Church Leaders; for police, firefighters, first responders and health care workers.

We will publish the names of friends and family members who have asked for our prayers. If you wish for us to include someone, please email Coach Gay at gknock@saintmmschool.org.

The mission club will be collecting items in November for their Thanksgiving food drive. Please see items by grade requested below and bring those items to your homeroom teach from Nov 4-20th.

Our SMM 7th grade Broadcasting enrichment class -Oct 23rd

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VOLLEYBALL AND FOOTBALL TEAMS FOR MAKING IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

WHAT A GREAT SEASON FOR BOTH SPORTS.

CROSS COUNTRY

Oct 26th @Kenner Lakefront Trail 7:30am

The school cafeteria is asking that all parents of students in Kindergarten - Seventh grade sign up for the MY SCHOOL BUCKS app in order to make payments to your child's lunch account.

- Please go to the link below:

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain.action?clientKey=&requestAction=home

STUDENTS MAY NOT CHARGE MEALS.

The MYSCHOOLBUCKS account can be set to notify you when the balance is low. Please set this up to ensure that your child has funds in his/her account.

CHANGES WILL BE LISTED HERE

PLEASE NOTE: OCTOBER 31ST: Hot is Chicken and Sausage GUMBO

October 2024

28th-31st- Red Ribbon Week

November 2024

2nd-Mother/Son Social

5th-No AM/ PM Bus Service

11th- Veterans Day Program

12th-PTO Meeting

25th-29th-No School- Thanksgiving

7th,14th,21st-SPIRIT DAYS

NEW EVENT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31ST

Mothers and sons, come have some Tailgate fun!

Register here: MOTHER / SON REGISTRATION LINK

NEW EVENT DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31ST

IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VISITS DAYS

“Student Visits Days” (formerly known as “Shadow Days”) present a valuable experience for your children, affording them the opportunity to participate in actual ‘on campus’ classes and activities and to get ‘a feel’ for their school(s) of choice. In order for our students to be best prepared for their high school career, it is essential that their current classwork and responsibilities must be their top priority, even during these student visit days.

The following policy must be strictly adhered to in order for our students to continue to be successful at St. Margaret Mary, while looking ahead to their future.

“ST. MARGARET MARY ‘STUDENT VISITS DAYS’ POLICY”

1. Parents must give SMM a one-week notice of the date/times that their child will attend a Student Visit Day. This notice can be in writing, or via email and submitted to Mrs. Sanchez, our Counselor.

2. Mrs. Sanchez will confirm the absence with our School Receptionist, Mrs. Miller, as well as with all of the student’s classroom teachers.

3. It is the parent/child’s responsibility to confirm that either NO tests/quizzes will be missed in each class OR confirm a time for the test/quizzes to be made up.

4. Teachers will allow any homework/assignments due on the scheduled date to be submitted either ahead of time or upon the day of return. This determination will be made by the teacher based on the specific work assigned.

5. Any “Student Visits Day” absences will be excused provided that the above criteria are met. If any of the above specified criteria is not met, the absence will be recorded as “unexcused”.

Thank you for encouraging your child to prioritize his/her immediate responsibilities while also making these “Student Visits Days” learning experiences the best that they can be.

Please do not hesitate to contact our School Counselor, Mrs. Sanchez (985-643-4612 or dsanchez@saintmmschool.org) with any questions or concerns.

1050 Robert Boulevard

Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 643-4612

https://www.saintmm.org