NewsNotes - SME school · 2015. 10. 7. · Autumn Gold Autumn Gold is right around the corner! Please remember to send in All SME ticket requirements by November 6th to avoid a full

Upcoming Events:

10/12 No School

10/15 School Pictures “ Dress Up” Day

10/21-10/23 Book Fair

10/30 Candy Bar Sale ends

11/6 1:00 p.m. Dis-missal– Autumn Gold

10/11 No School– Vet-eran’s Day

My name is Colleen Stringer. I am the music teacher at St Mary's Elementary this year. I have been teaching music for over twelve years. I have an Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Nazareth College in Rochester and a Master's degree from D'Youville College. During my undergraduate degree I studied general and instrumental music. My main instrument is the saxophone although I am famil-iar with most band instruments as well as piano and guitar. In my free time, in addition to music, I like to read, sew, cross stitch, and travel. I have had the opportunity to travel to many countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe, for both recreational and educational purposes. I enjoy bringing my love of travel into the music classroom by sharing music and instruments from the places I have visited. This past year I even had the opportunity to teach Music and English in Germany. I am happy to be back in the United States teaching music to such a wonderful group of students. I look forward to a great year here at St. Mary's Elementary.

Riding the Bus with a Friend

NewsNotes St. Mary’s Elementary School October 7, 2015

In the event that you need your child to ride the bus with a friend, please take note… Each Town/Village has strict rules about crossing districts. For example, if you live in Lancaster, your child CANNOT go home with a student who lives outside Lancaster. If your child lives in Elma they CANNOT go home with a student who lives in Lancaster. If your child is regularly a walker they may NOT ride a bus of any district to a friend’s house. These rules come directly from each districts bus garages, not from St. Mary’s. Should you have any ques-tions, please contact the school office. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Teacher Spot Light

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

~ Albert Camus

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Virtus Volunteering, Field Trip Chaperones, and Virtus

Please remember that in order to help in the classroom, chaperone a field trip, lunch monitor or participate in any other event that involves contact with the our students, you MUST attend a Virtus training session, submit a Code of Conduct form and a Uniform Volunteer Questionnaire. A background check will also be run on all volunteers. If you have any questions regarding the Virtus program,

Cafeteria News A calendar is now posted on the school office bulletin board if you are interested in volunteering in the lunch room. New monitors are welcome anytime! Please remember that you must be Virtus Certified to volunteer. Please continue to refrain from parking in the section of the lot closest to the grass/hill, as this is our play area. If at any time you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to con-tact me at [email protected] or 228-2832.

Home School Association Thank you to all of the Room Parents who were able to assist with our Catholic Schools Marathon! Your help is always greatly appreciated! Save the Date! Our Family Fun Night Halloween Party will be Saturday October 24th. It’s sure to be a frightfully good time!

SME's Fall Book Fair October 21st-23rd Family Night will be October 21st 5:00 - 8:00 pm in the School Gym

Extra hands are needed to help set up the book fair on Tuesday, October 20th. We will begin at 8:30 a.m. Please check out the flyer in this weeks Blue Folder for more information on Dress Down Days & More!! If you are interested in help-ing please contact Darcie Fudoli at [email protected]

Teachers and Parents, if you are interested in including information in the weekly NewsNote all submissions must be sent to Mrs. Frank by the Friday before publication. Submissions must be emailed to secretary@smeschool,com. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

A Mandatory play meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:30 p. m .

School Play—The Lion King, Jr.

Autumn Gold Autumn Gold is right around the corner!

Please remember to send in All SME ticket requirements by November 6th to avoid a full fundraising charge of $600 to your tuition account. Don’t miss the opportunity to win cash prizes. Extra tickets are available in the school office. You will receive one free ticket for every ten you sell. Invite your family/friends and make a night of it! If you are interested in joining the crew please email [email protected]. Help us make this event spectacular!

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The students were walking, talking and having a lot of fun together for our Catholic Schools Marathon this past Monday, Oct. 5th. It was a beautiful , warm and sunny day! We would like to thank all our parent volunteers who came out and helped with this day; we could not have done this without you! If you already turned in your pledge money, THANK YOU so much for your contributions we truly appreciate all your efforts. If you have not had a chance to collect your pledge money, all monies are due by October 27th. Included in today's blue folder will be your pledge sheet. All monies raised will be going to our STREAM program.

GREAT JOB SME STUDENTS!

Reminder Picture day is Thursday, October 15th. This is a "Dress Up" day no jeans allowed. Please mark your calen-dars, Make up picture day is Wednesday, November 18th which is also Miss Haskill's Pre-K 4 photo day.

There are some tasty new selections on the Lunch Menu this month! From Popcorn chicken to Mexican Pizza we encourage you to check it out! The breakfast burritos were a hit – you won’t want to miss out on those! Please support our Cafeteria Program!

From the Kitchen

Chocolate Sale Wow wow WOW!! What an awesome job we are doing with our Chocolate Sale! Boxes continue to fly out the door. The support you are showing is immeasurable! Good old Willy Wonka’s got nothing on us! Keep up the good work! Our sale will be concluding on October 30th. Please remember that as per your tuition contract (1) box of chocolate is required. Failure to pay for your outstanding chocolate will result in an automatic charge of $600 to your tuition account.

Christian Witness Award

CONGRATULATIONS To all our students who

received the Christian Witness Award for the month of September.

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2 St. Mary’s Hill Lancaster, NY 14086

Phone: 716-683-2112 Fax: 716-683-2134

“...visible examples of gospel living.”

www.smeschool.com

St. Mary’s Elementary School

Are you ready to Ski? Do you want a great way to stay active during the winter months? Consider joining the St. Mary’s Ski Club. The ski club is open to all families and friends in our school and parish. The Sunday Program starts on January 3, 2016. Registration information is available on our website: www.smeschool.com. The deadline to register for the Sunday program is November 1, 2015. Kissing Bridge also of-fers Discounted packages for season passes, 10 packs, rentals and more. The Deadline for these additional promotions is October 15. Go to SMESCHOOL..COM, “Athletics, for all the information Kissing Bridge is a participating vendor of Independent Health Family Flex Fit and Personal Best! Program. Through this program you may be eligible for up to $250 for the Kissing Bridge youth/children’s program. Kissing Bridge is also a par-ticipating vendor of Blue Cross Blue Shield Wellness card, with the dollar amount being determined by your employer group. Ski Club Applications/Forms are available in the school office. Call 683-2112 for more information. Think Snow!

Watch your child learn, grow, and save! Opening a savings account with your child is one of the most effective ways to teach them about money. The goal of our School Savings Program through St. Mary’s Elementary is for students to develop money management skills and personal responsibility and to discover the benefits of saving. Students are able to make deposits into their very own savings account and are rewarded for every dollar they save!

Here’s how the School Savings Program works:

Visit us at 30 Brunswick Rd, Depew, NY 14043 to open an account with your child OR send in the attached sign-up form to school to receive the necessary paperwork and further instructions.

Once your child’s account is opened, we will provide a cash envelope with a label attached for you to include your child’s name, teacher, and room number. They can place their deposit inside the envelope on “banking day”.

Every Thursday morning is “banking day” (when school is in session). To make a deposit in school, your child can bring their cash envelope to the main office to place in our School Banking lock box.

A credit union employee will visit St. Mary’s Elementary to collect any deposits. They will then be brought back to the credit union to be processed.

Each time your child makes a deposit through school, their deposit receipt and cash envelope will be returned to them at school in a sealed envelope. If you do not wish to receive a paper receipt, we can email you a receipt instead (upon request).

Once their account is open, your child will also be given a Star Sticker Book. They will receive 1 star sticker for every $1 saved to place in the sticker book (up to a maximum of 5 stickers per week). Once their book is filled, they can bring it to the Credit Union and choose a prize from our prize bin! Earned stickers will be sent back to school with your child’s cash envelope after every school deposit.

Deposits can also be made at any time at the credit union.

More information about our credit union can be found on the back. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (716) 681-1460, or by email to [email protected].

What is a Credit Union?

A credit union is a not-for-profit financial institution owned by the members and operated for their mutual benefit. It is run by a volunteer board of directors voted in by members of the credit union. It is a different way to “bank” that places you in charge. Rather than paying profits to stockholders, credit unions return earnings to members in the form of higher savings dividends, lower loan rates, and improved products and services.

How We Began

The Lancaster-Depew FCU was chartered in 1957 to provide financial services to the employees of the Lancaster Central School District. Since that time, we have expanded our services to several other groups and associations. Within the St Mary’s family, students, teachers, staff, and their families—parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, stepchildren, grandparents, etc, are eligible to join. An entire list of eligible groups can be found on our website at www.lancasterdepewfcu.org.

How Safe is My Money?

Deposits are insured up to $250,000 through the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The NCUA is a federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions.

What We Offer

Savings Accounts Auto/Boat/RV Loans Home Banking

Money Market Accounts Personal Loans e-Statements

CD’s Visa Credit Cards Free Notary Service

Free Checking Accounts Visa Debit Cards Discount Movie Tickets

And Much More!

Contact Us

30 Brunswick Rd, Depew NY 14043

(716) 681-1460

[email protected]

www.lancasterdepewfcu.org

Hours of Operation

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri – 9:00am – 4:30pm

Thursday 9:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday 9:00am – 12:00pm

!!!!!!!!Ski!Club!! 2016!

Ski/Ride!8!consecutive!Sundays!with!6!consecutive!group!lesson!starting!on!Sunday,!January!3rd,!2016!

!The$program$includes:$

1hr.!Group!lessons!for!ages!9!and!above(11am)Central!!

WEEKLY&CLUB&BENEFITS&! 1&Free&lift&ticket&during&the&month&of&December&

! December&24C&January&1&(Holiday&Break)&$10&Lift&ticket&for&club&member&$25&Lift&ticket&for&family&member&

! Monday,&January&18th&(MLK&Day)&$10&Lift&ticket&for&club&member&$25&Lift&ticket&for&family&member&

! February&15C&February&19&(President’s&Week)&$10&Lift&ticket&for&club&member&$25&Lift&ticket&for&family&member&

! February&24&thru&end&of&season&$10&Lift&ticket&for&club&member&on&any&day&of&the&week&

Any!questions,!please!contact:[email protected]!Send!all!weekly!group!registration!and!payment!made!out!to!“Kissing!Bridge”!no!later!than!November!1st.!Mail!to:!

Kissing!Bridge!Attn:!Moira!Condon!10296!State!Rd.!

Glenwood,!NY!!14069!716W5924963!

Kissing Bridge is a participating vendor of Independent Health Family Flex Fit and PersonalBest! Program. You may be eligible for up to $250 for KB youth/children’s programs. Kissing Bridge is now a participating vendor of Blue Cross Blue Shield Wellness card, dollar amount is determined by employer group.

Kissing Bridge is pleased to offer the following discounted ski/snowboard packages to the associates of ST MARYS SKI CLUB their families and friends.

Your prices for 2015-2016 Ski Season

PRODUCT

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15th

RETAIL AFTER

OCT 15th

CORP DISCOUNT

AFTER OCT 15th

Season Pass (Adult Age 22-61) 490 420 715 645 Season Pass (Young Adult Age 14-21) 430 370 635 575 Season Pass (Junior Age 7-13) 390 335 585 530 Season Pass (Senior 62+) 390 335 585 530 Monday-Friday only Season Pass 310 265 410 370 Night Pass (One size fits all) (4 - CLOSE) 310 265 410 370 Tot Season Pass (Age 6 & under) 205 175 370 335 Tot is FREE with a Paid Adult Pass

Family Season Pass(purchase by phone) 2200 2200 2500 2500 Colden Tubing Season Pass 50 50 50 50

10 Pack (14 years & Older) 330 285 515 465 10 Pack Junior (7-13 Years of age) 255 220 365 330 10 Pack Senior 62+ 255 220 365 330

Transpack (20 Pack) TRANSFERABLE 725 620 825 745 Colden Tubing Transpack (20 ) 180 180 180 180

E-Card 200 170 300 270

These are just a few of the products we offer.. To obtain your discounted products go to www.kbski.com and click on “Shop”. Then click

on “Group Login”. Your group name is ST MARYS this is case sensitive. Your password is MAR6 this is case sensitive. You are now on the item page and you may start shopping.

All packages require guest information. If you are an existing guest you need to verify with your birthday. Please follow steps under existing guest.

Payment information: We accept Visa, MC. Disc and Amex. We are participants of Independent Health, Flex Fit Family, Personal Best. Our store can now take multiple credit

card payments.

For questions contact : Moira”Mo”Condon, [email protected], 716-592-4963, ext 2219

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Ages 14-21

$440

Ages 22 & Up $280

Ages 14-21 $635

Ages 4-12 JUNIOR

$250

Ages 22 & Up

$600

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Ages 22 & Up $785

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$150

Ages 4-21 NO LESSON $180

Ages 22 & Up NO LESSON

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Ages 22 & Up NO LESSON $280

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I understand that my badge is NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE. If the badge is altered or used by anyone else, it will be immediately and permanently revoked. This is a criminal offense in New York State. Violation of this law will be dealt with severely. MY pass must be visible to lift operators and management whenever I ski/snowboard. Once my pass is issued, it is my responsibility to use it as stipulated. I further understand that I will be expected to ski/snowboard within safety requirements and obey the rules and regulations of New York State and Kissing Bridge.

!RESPONSIBILITY OF SKIERS* AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK

In consideration of permission to use the Kissing Bridge Ski Area in Glenwood, NY, I expressly acknowledge:

1. The Ski Area shall not be liable for any personal injury to me and/or damage to my personal property

2. I have read and understand the duties of passengers and skiers (sec. 18-104 & 105 of the NYS General Obligations Law), have retained a copy (pg2) and agree to abide by it

3. Lift tickets, lessons and programs are not transferable. They may not be sold, traded or given away on penalty of forfeiture without refund.

4. All lift tickets, lessons, rentals and skiing program sales are final. There are no refunds under any circumstances.

5. I grant permission to Kissing bridge to use any photographs, video, picture, recording or any other record of my use of its facilities for any legitimate purpose.

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Downhill skiing, like many other sports, contains inherent risks including, but not limited to the risk of personal injury, including catastrophic injury, or death, or property damage, which may be caused by:

VARIATIONS IN TERRAIN OR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE SNOW

, ICE, BARE SPOTS OR AREAS OF THIN COVER, MOGULS, INCLUDING TERRAIN PARK FEATURES, RUTS, BUMPS OR OTHER PERSONS USING THE FACILITIES, AND OR ROCKS, FOREST GROW

TH, DEBRIS, BRANCHES, TREES, ROOTS, STUMPS OR OTHER NATURAL OBJECTS OR MAN-MADE OBJECTS THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE OF A SKI FACILITY IN NEW

YORK STATE.

NEW YORK LAW

IMPOSES A DUTY ON YOU TO BECOME APPRISED OF, AND UNDERSTAND, THE RISKS INHERENT IN THE SPORT OF SKIING, WHICH ARE SET FORTH ABOVE,

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HICH YOU MUST ADHERE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING INJURY CAUSED BY ANY OF THE RISKS INHERENT IN SKIING.

IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSUME ALL OF THESE RISKS AND ABIDE BY ALL OF THESE DUTIES, YOU MUST NOT PARTICIPATE IN SKIING AT THIS SKI AREA. I HAVE READ

AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE WARNING TO SKIERS. BY SIGNING I SIGNIFY THAT I AM AW

ARE OF, AND ACCEPT THE RISKS INHERENT TO THE SPORT OF SKIING AND INDICATED IN THE W

ARNING TO SKIERS. IN ADDITION, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROGRAMS SOLD BY KISSING BRIDGE ARE NOT REFUNDABLE.

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ILL HAVE TO PAY $15 FOR A REPLACEMENT PASS.

SIGNATURE OF BADGE HOLDER___________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Families, Our class is collecting funds for our All for Books program. By donating dollar bills or loose change you help us to:

• purchase books for our two school libraries for all the children to enjoy • give more children greater access to books and help get more kids reading

The All for Books money we collect also helps readers beyond our school and community. Scholastic Book Fairs matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books to the Kids In Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. We are promoting this as follows:

2 Dress Down Days: Tuesday, October 13th & Thursday, October 22nd

The coupons below will be your ticket to dress down (along with a $1 donation) AND

enter you into a raffle for the chance to win a basket of books! Extra raffle tickets are available at the fair!

We will pick one winner from grades K-3, 4-6, and 7-8.

Money and coupons are due on the day(s) of the dress down in order for your child to participate.

Please enter your name & grade on each ticket below for every $1 donated.

On behalf of the students and teachers of our school, THANK YOU!

Please send in an ENVELOPE marked to the attention of Darcie Fudoli/All for Books on Tuesday, October 13th and Thursday, October 22nd.