The Trojan Times

St. Maria Goretti is a living testament to our Lord's work in His youngest disciples, exemplified by academic excellence, spiritual formation, and compassionate service to others.

St. Maria Goretti Catholic School aims to form what is True, Good, and Beautiful in the souls of our young disciples of Christ.

Dear St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Families,

Our new carline starts on Monday. Please be sure to make TWO lines when entering the parking lot. The only child and two or more children places have switched. See the email I sent Friday or the information below.

The playground is DONE!! We are waiting for the final inspection then the kids will be able to play. We are planning a playground blessing this week, likely Wednesday after Mass. I will share more details once the final inspection is complete.

Don't forget that students may wear their GorettiFest T-shirts every day this week (except Wednesday) with uniform bottoms. GorettiFest is 5 days away! Please check gorettifest.com for updates and ways you can help make this event a success!

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week, we will have indoor pickup due to GorettiFest set up.

Remember Friday is a noon dismissal day and there is NO SMEED. ALL students must be picked up by 12:15 PM.

Beginning Wednesday all students are required to wear their cardigan sweater to Mass with the circular crest patch on the left side. The pull over sweater or sweater vest is not correct Mass uniform, nor are the old patches. Thank you for your partnership.

The pet blessing will take place on Thursday October 3, 2024 in the back parking lot at 3:00 PM. Please bring any pets that you would like to have blessed.

We will NOT have a Trojan Times next week since we will be having a blast at GorettiFest.

The next edition of the Trojan Times will be sent on October 13, 2024.

St. Maria Goretti, Pray for Us!

Blessings,

Amy Utendorf, M.Ed.

Principal

Dear SMG Families,

It has been brought to my attention that during the afternoon carline the line has been backing up onto Davis.

To prevent this from happening, we need to adjust a few things.

1. When entering the SMG parking lot, please make TWO lines. If you go to lane 5 you can start a line near the fence.
2. My PreK and Kinder parents can enter their line using the small parking lot near the gym. This will allow them easy access to the line and remove them from the main line altogether.
3. Once you are in your lane, please be sure to pull up all the way. DO NOT stop when you see your child; go to the front of the loading area to ensure we can load as many cars as possible.

Having done outdoor carline a few times, we see the need to make a change. Starting MONDAY we will be switching the locations of the ONLY CHILDREN and the 2 OR MORE CHILDREN. This means:

• 2 or more children will be picked up in Lanes 2 and 3
• Only Children will be picked up in Lanes 4 and 5

Thank you for always having your orange cards out and ready for us to see. Thank you for your patience and grace while we work out the details of the carline system. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out.

September 30 Updated Carline Map

Please take a look at the signup below to see if you'd like to help with donation needs. Donations help keep our costs down so that GorettiFest can be as successful as possible! Donations may be turned in to the School Front Office by NOON on Wednesday, October 2nd.

1 SPIRIT Hour / $10 spent with receipt

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0448ADA622A5FE3-51311169-gorettifest

September Lunch Menu

October Lunch Menu

Use gift cards or shop online through RaiseRight for your everyday purchases and earn money for your organization. It's easy to enroll today!

Our goal is to have 100% of the families enrolled. Be sure to enroll by September 30th so that your child’s class has a chance to win an ice cream party! To enroll email Olivia Bradley at scrip@smgschool.org for the enrollment code.

Please enjoy this audio/visual experience of the goings on of Saint Maria Goretti. Consider that a "Subscription" to the YouTube channel and/or a "Like" on any video will help us grow our exposure and impact. Please do share anything you enjoy with other family members and friends that would similarly delight in the successes and accomplishments of the students.

https://www.youtube.com/@smgbroadcast2001

SMG students receive a Terrific Trojan sticker when they are "caught" being safe, responsible and respectful. After wearing the sticker during the day, the Terrific Trojan places it on the hallway bulletin board. We love seeing how full the bulletin board becomes by the end of the school year.

Please consider volunteering to help during lunch and recess. Service hours will be earned. Click on the signup genius link for a description of duties. All volunteers must be current with their Virtus training.

Sign-Up Genius

Purchase tickets using this link. (The link in the flyer is not working)

https://www.mlb.com/rangers/tickets/specials/school-events?partnerId=redirect-tex-schools

Thank you to our new Beautification Chair, Mrs. Austin-Nobles. She has been doing a wonderful job making sure the entrances to SMG are looking nice.

Our students are creating some remarkable scarecrows for the SMG garden.

Thank you to Sister Thuan, Mrs. Saladino, and Mrs. Utendorf for organizing a spiritual and leadership retreat. Students prayed together, studied scriptures, received confession, celebrated Mass, sang together, enjoyed lunch together, and played leadership games. It was a good opportunity to grow closer to God and to each other.

We had a great turnout for Portillo's Dine Out. Thanks for participating!

We met for our first Faith Family of the year and discussed upcoming Saints of the Month, Manner of the Month and awarded the September Virture Award to some very deserving students. Big buddies and little buddies then met to select their Faith Family Saint and to preparre letters for Priesthood Sunday.

Watch this short clip of Mrs. Hill teaching our PreK 3 and 4 year olds about the Rosary.

Firtst grade completed activities comparing gummy worms to earthworms to learn about living versus non-living things.

Watch students as they use patterns of motion to perdict where the cup falls in the "Park in the Garage Challenge".

Hello Catholic School Families,

Please view attached flyers if your child is interested in any of the following diocesan sports opportunities. These are programs offered through the Diocesan Athletic Office and hosted at Nolan Catholic High School. Please direct any questions to me via email at sirwin@fwdioc.org

• Flag Football – Kindergarten – 6th Grade
• Diocesan Swim Team – 6th-8th Grade (try out team)
• Diocesan Basketball – 6th-8th Grade (try out team)

Use the QR codes to sign up and help us plan how many teams we will have. Once teams are set, you will be contacted via email with the coach, practice times and payment information. You may contact the SMG Athletic Director, Ms. Bara, with any questions at cbara@smgschool.org

Enjoy a few clips from last week's games.

IMG_1314.MOV

IMG_1316.MOV

IMG_1318.MOV

Use the QR code or the Catholic Diocese Sports Calendar link in the SMG Clubs/Athletics/Tutoring section below.

One SMG parent must complete this training so that their child can participate in athletics. This training is for new families, parents who have NOT completed the training, or parents with students who are in 5th grade and want to participate in any sports this year.

• Link to Register: https://playlikeachampion.wufoo.com/forms/mhwglp5036xjyp/
• Cost is free, use code: FortWorthParent
• It’s only necessary for one parent to registered. Parents can enter the code above into the coupon code box and that will take their cost down to $0.

Virtual Workshop Dates

• Tuesday, October 22nd at 7:30 pm EDT
• Tuesday, November 19th at 7:30 pm EST

Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Sports Calendar

Monday

• 7:00-7:40 Cheer (Saladino/Risinger) Gym
• 12:16-1:01 Open Library Checkout (4th-8th)
• 12:16-1:01 STUCO (Daly) Computer Lab Begins TBD
• 3:30-4:45 Folklorico Current Members (Zavala) Hope Rm - New Members Begin Sept. 16
• 3:30-4:15 PSIA Spelling (Daly) Computer Lab Begins 10/7
• 3:30-4:15 PSIA Maps/Graphs/Charts (Utendorf) Rm. 110 Begins 10/14 (2nd & 4th Mondays)
• 3:30-4:15 Math Tutoring 6th-8th (Tran) Rm. 121
• 3:30-4:15 PSIA Ready Write 4th-8th (Vasquez) Begins 10/7 (1st/3rd Mondays)
• 6:00-8:00 Robotics (Morales) 4/5 Sci Lab

• 7:00-7:40 Cheer (Saladino/Risinger) Gym
• 12:16-12:36 Library Leaders (Richards)
• 12:16-1:00 NJHS (Jones) Begins TBD
• 3:30-4:15 Cantoring (Breed) Church

Wednesday

• 7:10 AM Rosary Group (Utendorf) - Cafetorium
• 7:15-7:45 AM Saint Maria Singers (Richards) Library Begins 10/9
• 12:16-1:01 Open Library Checkout (4th-8th)
• 12:16-12:36 SMG Broadcast (Jones) Rm. 120
• 3:30-4:15 4th-8th Detention Rooms Vary
• 3:45-4:30 Run Club (Gutierrez)
• Begins Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 11, Feb. 12, 26, March 12, 26, April 9, 30, May 7

• 3:30-4:15 PSIA Drawing (Jamison) Art Room
• Begins Oct. 16, 30 Nov. 13 Dec. 4, 18 Jan. 15, 29 Feb. 12, 26

• 3:30-4:30 Chess Club (Tran) Rm 121
• 3:45-4:15 Science Tutoring (Saladino) Rm. 109

• 7:15-7:45 AM PSIA Math 2nd/3rd (Sr. Mary Monica) Rm 116 Begins 10/3
• 1st/3rd Thursday of the month

• 7:15-7:45 AM PSIA Math 4th/5th (Sr. Mary Monica) Rm 116 Begins 10/10
• 2nd/4th Thursday of the month

• 7:00-7:45 AM PSIA Math 6th-8th (Tran) Rm 121 Begins 10/3
• 1st/3rd Thursday of the month

• 3:30-4:45 The Trojan Troupe (Richards) Library/Stage
• End time extended to 6PM beginning in March
• 3:45-4:45 Card Club (Saladino) Rm 109 Begins 10/26

Friday

• 12:16-1:01 Open Library Checkout (4th-8th)

Oct. 3, Thursday: 3:00 Pet Blessing

Oct. 4, Friday: 12:00 Early Dismissal, NO SMEED

Oct. 5-6, Sat/Sun: GorettiFest Weekend

Oct. 9, Wednesday: 10:30 Jr. High Field Trip, Run Club Begins

Oct. 10, Thursday: 3:30 Trojan Troupe Auditions

Oct. 11, Friday: No School, Diocesan Inservice Day, End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 15, Tuesday: 4th Grade Field Trip

Oct. 16, Wednesday: Vik-a-thon at Nolan

Oct. 21-24: Fall Book Fair

Oct. 25, Friday: 12:00 Early Dismissal, Parent Conferences

We all do!! The St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Community would love to pray for you and your intentions. Please send all prayer requests to: smgprays4u@smgschool.org.

St. Maria Goretti Parish Website: https://www.smgparish.org/

Serving the North Texas Catholic community by providing the faithful opportunities to grow in Christian discipleship and strengthen their relationship with Jesus Christ.

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