St. Mary’s School of Piscataway Discover the Difference! Looking Ahead † Friday, December 6 Progress Reports Available on Plus Portals Open House 9:00-11:00 Early Dismissal 12:00 2020-21 SY TUITION ASSISTANCE APPLICATION DEADLINE!!! † Saturday, December 7 HSA Breakfast with Santa 9:00-11:00 † Sunday, December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Concepon Holy Day of Obligaon † Monday, December 9 All School Mass † Wednesday, December 11 First Craſt Club Meeng 3:15 † Thursday, December 12 All School Assembly † Wednesday, December 18 Christmas Program 6:00 pm (children must arrive no later than 5:45) † Friday, December 20 Early Dismissal 12:00 No Aſtercare Available † Saturday, December 1 - Sunday, January 5 Christmas Break School Closed † Monday, January 6 Classes Resume † Monday, January 20 Marn Luther King Jr. Day School Closed † Friday, January 24 March for Life in Washington, DC End of the 2nd Quarter † Sunday, January 26 at 11:59 pm Deadline to Enroll for the 2020-21 School Year and Lock In Your 2019-20 Tuion Rate! † Sunday, January 26 - Saturday, February 1 Catholic Schools Week † Monday, January 27 Tuition for 2020-21 School Year Increases † Friday, January 24 March for Life in Washington, DC End of the 2nd Quarter † Thursday, February 6 100th Day of School Centenarian Day (students can dress Weekly Newsletter December 6, 2019 TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE!!! Financial aid is very important to our school. A majority of our student populaon receives some amount of tuion assistance. This year, seventy-two of our students received financial aid. As of today, fiſty students have applied for the 2020-21 school year. That number includes new families that are not currently aending. That indicates that we have several families that have not completed the applicaon. The tuion assistance applicaon window will be closed by the Archdiocese tonight at 11:59 p.m. IF YOU DO NOT GET YOUR APPLICATION IN, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER YOU ANY FINANCIAL AID NEXT YEAR INCLUDING SAINT MARY’S AID. No excepons will be made for families that do not complete the applicaon by tonight ’s deadline. Tuion assistance applicaons must be submied each year. It does not automacally renew or rollover from previous years. To start the applicaon process, click on the green TADS buon below. Also, on January 27, 2020, tuion rates go up slightly for Kindergarten-8th Grade. Tuion for Pre-K rises significantly. Be sure to register before January 26 to lock in you current tuion rate. We have aached a copy of next year’s tuion summary. Take the me to review it thoroughly. If you have any quesons, please call the school office at (301) 292-2522. Breakfast with Santa Tomorrow, December 7 St. Mary’s families get $2 off ckets to Breakfast with Santa. Children 2 and under are free. Simply use the promo code BWS2019 when purchasing your ckets. Join us on Saturday, December 7 at 9:00 am. The HSA has planned an amazing event for you. Enjoy a breakfast buffet, music, a visit with Santa, and acvies for the kids. What a wonderful me for family memories! Visit our website www.StMarysPiscataway.org to purchase ckets or click on the buon below. Lifetouch photo will be on hand to take professional photos. They have packages available from $25-$35. A flyer is aached to this newsleer. Summer Camp Survey It is cold outside and we’re already thinking of summer. St. Mary’s plans to provide a summer camp next year. Give us your feedback to help us design an amazing day camp for the summer of 2020! The survey has just 10 quesons and shouldn’t take very long to complete. A St. Jude’s Christmas! Please help make someone’s Christmas bright! Donate toys and books to the A St. Jude’s Christmas fundraiser! Please ensure that all of the toys and/or books are new, and please do not donate any stuffed animals due to health reasons. For baery operated toys, please only donate these if baeries are included or include baeries. Please send your child to school with toys or books that are appropriate to their age for donaon. Please give your donaon during Nov. 25 - Dec. 20! This iniave is sponsored by the Naonal Junior Honor Society. Click Here to Purchase Tickets for Breakfast with Santa Click Here to Take the Summer Camp Survey