ST. MARY PHOENIX NEWS

It's been a busy week back after break. MAP testing has started and we will finish up testing next week. The students are working hard to do their best.

The Pancake Breakfast and Open House on Sunday, January 26th will kick off our "Catholic Schools Week" festivities. Please join us in the gym for food, fellowship and displays by each of our classrooms. Invite your friends so we can show off our school. There is a sign-up genius for volunteers. Please donate some time to help us kick off Catholic Schools Week. All proceeds benefit the Activity Center upgrades.

Join us for the Family Winter Formal on Friday, January 31st at 6PM for family fun, food and activities. Break out those old formal dress clothes and bring your kids to a fun-filled event.

Also, the Saints Parade will be held on Wednesday, January 29th. Each student is encouraged to dress as their favorite saint and we will attend the Wednesday morning mass.

Our Boys' Basketball had an exciting game over Crestline. Thank you to all of our supporters who have been attending our games.

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From the Desk of the SSO (PTO of St Mary) President:

Greetings! Below pasted into this email and attached is a copy of our SSO calendar for the remainder of this year. Please print out a copy and super glue it onto your fridge so it does not get lost, as there are some wonder NEW EVENTS planned for this year and some great ones from last year we do not want you to forget about or overlook!

Also, please keep in mind the SSO policy that any ideas for the agenda for meetings should be emailed to either myself (mseifried@gmail.com) or to Ms. Barnes to be forwarded to SSO. Our next meeting is this upcoming Tuesday and we will be talking about one of our new events, so you might want to join as we finalize the plan! Thank you for reading! President, Michael Seifried

SSO CALENDAR for Preschool through 8th Grade Parents Spring 2020 [Please print from the attached pdf copy for a 1 page version]

1. SSO MEETING – Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 7pm, in the teacher’s lounge accessed through the main office.

2. Catholic Schools Week: Jan 26th-Feb 2 … including the following:

Pancake Breakfast to Kick-off Catholic Schools Week: Sunday, Jan 26th: Open House and Pancake Breakfast in the School Activity Center. If you know anyone who would like to see the school inside, but can only make it on a weekend day (ex: grandma, neighbor, friends from other schools), please bring them along!

In school activities including but not limited to: Monday: Grade vs. Grade and Teachers Volleyball Tournament Wednesday: Students dress-up in costume of a saint for Mass and “process” into Mass. Thursday: St. Thomas Aquinas Medieval Feast Day … medieval fun and food, with new surprises for this year. Includes student “disputation” in which they answer theological questions on stage to receive a dress down pass.

Winter “Formal” - Friday, Jan 31st. 6pm Dress up or dress down, wear a crazy prom dress, something casual, or something elevant … the choice is yours! This is a fun “dance” for St. Mary Families … can be, Daddy-Daughter/Mother-Son/Whole Family … you decide! Preschool and up are invited! SSO will provide DJ, “prom” style decorations, finger foods (including a school lunch favorite!), desserts, as well as fun activities and prizes … there will also be some special guests (including someone from a ‘frozen’ land …)

3. SSO MEETING – Tuesday, Feb 4, 7pm, in the teacher’s lounge accessed through the main office.

4. Night in New York Extravaganza! Saturday, February 22nd, 2020: Watch St. Mary School be transformed into the Big Apple for an extravaganza,auction, and major SSO fundraiser! Fine food and a curated selection of beverages make it an evening not to miss. Last year there was a surprise visitor during the dance party that followed. If you cannot make it to SSO meetings or help out at school, attending this event is a great way to show your support. Last year was a hit and tickets sold out, so please buy your tickets early!

5. SSO MEETING – Tuesday, March 17, 7pm, in the teacher’s lounge accessed through the main office.

6. Lenten Activities: Fish Fry (details to follow) and Parish Mission Speaker. For details, follow Mrs. Marvin's newsletter.

7. SSO MEETING – Tuesday, April 14, 7pm, in the teacher’s lounge accessed through the main office.

8. SSO MEETING – Tuesday, May 12, 7pm, in the teacher’s lounge accessed through the main office.

9. Spring SSO socials in the works!

MAP Testing January 6-24th

Tuesday, January 14th Boys' Basketball at Gospel Haven 5:30PM

Tuesday, January 14th SSO Meeting 7PM in the Activity Center

Thursday, January 16th, Boys' Basketball vs Foundations Academy 5:30PM

Monday, January 20th, No School MLK Day

Tuesday, January 21st, Boys' Basketball vs Edgewood School 5:00PM

Saturday, January 25th 9:30Am-11:00Am in the Parish Hall

Sunday, January 26th Open House and Pancake Breakfast

Monday, January 27th All-School Volleyball Tournament

Monday, January 27th, Boys' Basketball @ Crestline 6PM

Wednesday, January 29th Saint Parade at the 9:30AM Mass

Thursday, January 30th St. Thomas Aquinas Festival

Thursday, January 30th, Boys' Basketball vs. Gospel Haven 5:30PM

Friday, January 31st Family Winter Formal at 6PM All ages welcome! Dress in your finest prom-like attire or holiday wear.

Saturday, February 1st Catholic Schools Week Mass 5:00PM

Thursday, February 20th, Spring Pictures

Saturday, February 22nd, Night In New York School Fundraiser

Tuesday, February 25th, Tacky Tuesday

Wednesday, February 26, Ash Wednesday

Saturday, February 29th, Copley Academic Challenge

Watch for Our Upcoming Fish Fry Dates

St. Mary School’s

Make-a-Difference Social Justice Club

is collecting new or gently-used

winter coats, hats, scarves,

mittens/gloves, snow-pants and boots

of all sizes

to share with area families in need.

Please drop off your donations

in the big yellow box by the Mary statue

in the school lobby

anytime between January 13th-31st.

Thank you!

Sunday, January 26th Open House and Pancake Breakfast 9:00AM-12:30PM

Monday, January 27th All-School Volleyball Tournament

Wednesday, January 29th Saint Parade at the 9:30AM Mass followed by light refreshments in the School Activity Center

Thursday, January 30th St. Thomas Aquinas Festival

Friday, January 31st Family Winter Formal at 6PM All ages welcome! Dress in your finest prom-like attire

Saturday, February 1st Catholic Schools Week Mass 5:00PM

Congratulations to last month’s Scrip promotion winners, the Seifried Family and the 3rd Grade class.

New Scrip Vendor: Bowman Beverage- Physical Cards available in $20 increments. Also Subway now has e-cards.

Current Promotion (January 13- February 10): Any family that spends $200 on Scrip during this time will win dress down day passes for their child or children.

Next Order Date: Monday, Jan. 13. I will be selling Scrip in the lobby that morning. If you need physical cards at any other time, stop by the church office during business hours, order online, or contact Sandy.

How do you use Scrip? “I started off being a regular ‘gas and groceries’ Scrip user. Now I use my Scrip wallet all of the time…Chipotle, CVS, Lowe’s etc. I even pay my Kohl’s credit card bill using Kohl’s Scrip cards.” Jamie Durstine, Parent and Librarian

New to Scrip? Contact Sandy to get enrollment code.

Questions: Sandy Howard, (330) 620-6290, howiedobie@yahoo.com

Since 1865, people have known St. Mary School students by their actions. This is because throughout our history, we have focused on building student’s character, based on the values instilled by the Catholic Faith, and a foundation of academic excellence.

St. Mary School provides a welcoming environment where families have the freedom to celebrate the faith. In a world of need, responsibility matters and strength is needed to serve our communities. It is our mission to develop students who have the ability to be mentors and leaders in the world. We recognize that each student is a unique gift from God and we individualize instruction to help them reach their full potential. We strive to promote an atmosphere that encourages a love of learning and provides children with a foundation of faith to balance and guide them for the rest of their lives.

Email: stm_lmarvin@tccsa.net
Website: stmwoo.org
Location: 515 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, USA
Phone: (330)262-8671
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