St. Mary's School
                  Following Christ's command to TEACH, rule and sanctify.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Victoria Schons of Tracy, this week’s $100 weekly calendar raffle winner. Thank you for supporting our school!

 Reminder

This is a reminder about our Easter Break and the teachers attending the NCEA-National Catholic Education Association Convention in Minneapolis .  There will be NO SCHOOL from Thursday, April 1^st to Sunday, April 4^th.  We will come back to school on Monday, April 5^th to make up one of our snow days.  Then on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6^th and 7^th there will be NO SCHOOL so the teachers are able to attend the NCEA convention.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school office.  Thank you!

 Stations of the Cross

Our last Stations of the Cross is tomorrow, Friday March 26^th at 2:00 p.m.  Please consider joining us in prayer and reflection.

 Congratulations!

Our sincere congratulations go to Travis and Amy Koenig on the birth of their newest son, Benjamin Alexander.  He was born on March 18^th.  Mom is home recovering and Benjamin remains in the hospital in ICU.  Benjamin is having some breathing and eating issues and they are uncertain at this time when he might be home.  We are asking for all our families to say some prayers for Benjamin and the Koenig’s.        

 Alleluia Party

Our Alleluia Party is scheduled for Friday, April 9^th at 1:30 p.m.  We need many volunteers to help with games and donations of prizes, especially, Little Debbie Treats for our cake walk and Pop for our Basketball Throw.  Please consider helping out, the students always have such a wonderful time.  Please let the school office know if you are willing to help out at any games or are willing to donate pop, prizes, or treats.  Thank you!

 Wilder Pageant

Cast try-outs for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant will be held on Friday, April 9 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 10 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.  All try-outs will be held at the Walnut Grove Elementary Gym.  If you have any questions or need more information, call Bill Richards at 859-2713 or contact him via e-mail at richards@mntm.org.

 Report Cards

The end of 3^rd Quarter is this Friday.  Report cards will be coming home next Wednesday, March 31^st.  Please watch for them to come home that day.

 Textbook and Health Pupil Aid Forms

Coming home with tonight’s newsletter are our yearly textbook and health forms that we, as St. Mary’s families, have to fill out each year.  Please make sure to fill one out for each child in your family.  We receive money from the school district per child based on these forms.  Thank you!

 Accreditation Visit

Within a month, the Accreditation team will be coming to visit St. Mary’s School.  This team visits with teachers, students, and sometimes parents regarding their thoughts and feelings about St. Mary’s School.  They also check many different aspects of our school to make sure that we can maintain our accreditation status with MNSAA.  If you receive a call, please answer any questions they have about our school.  The team will be visiting St. Mary’s School on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 20^th and 21^st.

 Labels for Education – Campbell ’s Soup Labels

This week we received information from Labels for Education about a contest they are having.  Every person who signs up for the Labels for Education e-newsletter between January 15 and March 31, 2010 gives your school a chance to win.  The Grand Prize: 2 schools will win an appearance from either Miranda Lambert or Zac Brown of The Zac Brown Band.  First Prize: 3 schools will win an assortment of musical instruments.  Second Prize: 10 schools will win 10,000 Bonus Points.  All you need to do is go to www.labelsforeducation.com and click on the icon for Win an Appearance.

 SCRIP ORDERS

Please send in your SCRIP orders next week as usual.  We will be placing a national order on Thursday to hopefully arrive the following week.  The week after Easter we will only order local SCRIP as the national SCRIP office will be closed.  Any questions please contact Linnea or the school office.  Thanks!

 March

          25^th – Education Committee Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

          26^th – Mass at 8:30 a.m. by Grades 1 & 2

          26^th – SCRIP Pick Up

          26^th – Stations at 2:00 p.m.

          26^th – End of 3^rd Quarter

          28^th – St. Mary’s Church Dinner

          29^th – Beginning of 4^th Quarter

          30^th – Mission Tuesday

          31^st – All School Mass at 8:30 a.m.

          31^st – SCRIP Orders Due

April

          1^st – 4^th – EASTER BREAK NO SCHOOL

          5^th – School Resumes

          6^th & 7^th – NCEA Convention for Teachers – NO School for Students

          8^th – Back to School

          8^th – 1^st & 2^nd Grade to visit Nursing Home

          9^th – Mass at 8:30 a.m. by Grade 5

          9^th – Alleluia Party at 1:30 p.m. in the gym