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Home and School Mission Statement:
Through fundraising and family activities, we will promote positive school/community relationships that enhance our children’s educational environment.

We will do this by;

Providing $12,000 annually for tuition assistance.

Providing support for our students’ educational, social and emotional needs.

Providing open communication among faculty and parents.

Dear St. Mary Parents,

Welcome Back! We are all excited about our upcoming school year. We hope that our new families will soon discover what an outstanding school they have chosen for their children. As parents, we can better our children’s educational experience by supporting fundraising efforts, volunteering in classrooms or on campus, participating in family events, and being willing to lend a helping hand. We encourage all of you to get involved.

This year’s fundraisers are: The Mumkins, Aunt Annie Pretzel/Otis Spunkmyer Cookie Dough/Yankee Candles and a Relay for Education.   Some of our larger families have expressed an interest in paying a set fee to opt out of fundraisers. This will be available again this year.

In addition to our big fundraisers, St. Mary participates in some national programs such as Box Tops 4 Education, Campbell’s Labels for Education, Market Day, etc. We have included information on all of these programs in this package. We appreciate your support!

Home and School will be holding monthly meetings. We will meet on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread starting in October. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday September 1st at 7:30pm. This is a great opportunity to meet new friends. A complete listing of meeting dates can be found on the Home and School Calendar.

All our correspondence will be on yellow paper.

We are going to do the Parent Directory again this year. We are asking families who do not wish to have their information included in the directory to send back the opt out form found on the last page of this package. If we do not receive an opt out form by September 4th, we will include your information in the directory.

We are looking forward to another great year at St. Mary Elementary.

With Irish Pride,
Your Home and School Board

2009-2010 Home and School Calendar

Aug. 26th       7:00 PM Meet the Teacher Night
Aug. 26th       The Mumkins sale begins
Sept. 1st         7:30 p.m. Home and School meeting at Panera Bread
Sept. 9th        The Mumkins sale ends
Sept. 10th      Popcorn Parade (Meeting time and place is TBD)
Sept. 18th      Teacher Appreciation
Sept. 19th      8am – 12pm Mumkins Fundraiser Delivery
Oct. 1st        Aunt Annie Pretzel/Otis Spunkmyer Cookie
                   Dough/Yankee Candles sale begins
Oct. 7th       7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Oct. 19th      Aunt Annie Pretzel/Otis Spunkmyer Cookie Dough /Yankee Candles sale ends
Oct. 23rd       6:30 – 8:00 Fall Festival at St. Mary
Nov. 4th       7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Nov. 18th      Aunt Annie Pretzel/Otis Spunkmyer Cookie Dough Delivery
Dec. 2nd       7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Dec. 3rd        Yankee Candle Delivery
Dec. TBD      Christmas Craft Sale
Jan. 6th        7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Jan. 8th         Teacher Appreciation
Jan 31st-Feb 5th Catholic Schools Week
Feb. 3rd        7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Feb. 5th       11:15am Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Feb. 5th       6:30 – 8:00 Family Fun Night
Mar. 3rd      7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
Apr. 14th     7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
May 5th       7:30 p.m. H&S meeting at St. Mary’s-all welcome
May 14th      Teacher Appreciation
May 15th      5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Pot Luck in the Park at Garfield Park

Relay for Education date and times TBD. It will be held in April or May.

~ Home and School Officers ~
President, Susie Daily, 740.341.7344 or 216.973.3922
Daily1979@roadrunner.com

Vice President, Carrie Russel, 740.726.2232
carrie@gingersnapstandardschnauzer.com

Treasurer, Kathi Brennan,740.383.9049
vabrennan@hotmail.com

Secretary, Ann Concepcion Morris, 740.262.0222                            afconcepc@aol.com

Download this month's newsletter for complete details on upcoming events and how you can help our school.

St. Mary Welcome Letter/Form for Parents.

Home and School monthly meeting minutes.

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