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1 ST. MARY S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWSNOTE VOLUME 1, ISSUE 15 JANUARY 24, 2018 FROM THE PRINCIPAL S DESK... Happy Wednesday! This past Wednesday night at or HSA Meeting, we had a conselor from Kids Escaping Drgs come in to speak. It was a very informative and eye opening presentation. Thank yo to the parents who attended the meeting. Next week we will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week has been celebrated in the United States. We are planning several fn activities for SME SWAG the week. Did yo know that we carry the following SME Swag all year long in the school office: Note from Home Pads - $1 Is there something more/else yo d like to see added to the pads before we order more?? Logo Patches - $1.25 Car Magnets - $2.00 SME Parent T-Shirts - $10 Contact Amanda Khn at secretary@smeschool.com to place yor order! We will wrap p Catholic Schools Week with a basketball game and ice cream social on Satrday, Febrary 3 rd. God's Peace and Love, Mrs. Kwitowski UPCOMING EVENTS: 1/28-2/3 - Catholic Schools Week 1/28 - Pancake Breakfast 8:30am -12:00pm 2/2 - Distingished Gradate Mass, 8:30 2/3 - Ice Cream Social following 4:30 mass 2/3 - Spirit Games 2/5-1:00 Dismissal 2/6 - New Family Open Hose 6-7:30pm FUNDRAISERS BY THE NUMBERS SCRIP: From Jan 15 Jan 21, 2018, the Scrip rebate profit earned for the school was $ Monthly Scrip Monthly Scrip Sales Goal Profit Goal $ $1, Janary Janary Sales-to-Date Profit-to-Date $7, $ CANDY BAR SALE: We have 15 lonely boxes of chocolate left - we need yor help to get these sold! We have traditional mixes of Gertrde, Fowler and Niagara along with 2 boxes of all Orange. Order forms are on the school website nder fndraiser as well as in the office. ALL MONEY IS NOW DUE! Prizes cannot be awarded ntil or sale ends. Thank yo for yor spport. ~The Chocolate Team Mega Raffle: Tickets Sold to date: 132 Tickets Remaining: 518 Did yo get yors?! Last year, we sold ot before the event, so be sre to get yor tickets soon! Orders will be picked p each Monday and will be sent home or mailed ot by the corresponding Friday. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK PERMISSION SLIPS & PAYMENT ARE DUE TOMORROW! Pre-K - Grade 3: Bffalo Msem of Science, $15 Grade 4 - Grade 8: Bowling, $11 Parents: We need yor Whys! Last week a letter was sent home reqesting a letter/poster showing why yo chose SME. A copy of the letter is available with the electronic version of todays News- Note. Please retrn yor sbmission ASAP. Thank yo! Spirit Game: Or Annal Spirit Game is schedled for Satrday, Feb. 3rd! A basketball game will be played in the gym with the 7th grade basketball teams vs. the 8th grade basketball teams. (Boys and girls combined) The game will start AFTER the Catholic School Week Mass. Mass is at 4:30 and we invite and encorage families to pray with s together and then we will proceed to the school for the basketball game! Feel free to bring pom poms/signs to show yor school spirit! ALL school families are invited to this school wide event! Ice Cream Social: The HSA will be hosting an Ice Cream Social in the Cafeteria following the 4:30 Mass. All are welcome! Schedle of Events: Snday 1/28: Pancake Breakfast 8:30-12:00, $5 each or $20/family Monday 1/29: Pajama Day (No tank tops or slippers) Tesday 1/30: Tye Dye Shirt & Crazy Hat Day (Please wear shirts made in GYM class), Grade 4-8 Bowling Field Trip Wednesday 1/31: Class Color Day (head to toe!) Pk: Neon, K: Red, 1st: Orange, 2nd: Yellow, 3rd: Green, 4th: Lt. Ble, 5th: Prple, 6th: Black, 7th: White, 8th: Grey class shirts Thrsday 2/1: Twinning Day or Sports Day, The Bffalo Bandits will be here for a visit! Grade PK-3 Science Msem Field Trip Friday 2/2: Dress p Professionally (No Jeans or Costmes), Distingished Gradate Mass Satrday 2/3: School Mass 4:30, Spirit Games & Ice Cream Social following Mass INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PRINCIPAL S DESK 1 BY THE NUMBERS 1 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 1 NURSE NOTES 2 SCRIP 2 BISON FUND 2 HSA 2 SNOWBALL DANCE 2 MEGA RAFFLE 2 SPORTS REPORT 2 2 STAY IN THE KNOW

2 ST. MARY S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2 St. Mary s Hill Lancaster, NY Phone: Fax: F O LLOW US ON F ACE BOO K! V I SI BLE EXAMPLES OF GOSPE L LIV ING MEGA RAFFLE NURSE NOTES Fl season is pon s! Fl shots are still recommended; please contact yor Pediatrician if yor child has not received theirs yet. If yor child has symptoms of the fl, which may inclde fever, cogh, sore throat, rnny or stffy nose, body aches, chills, or feeling tired, please keep them home from school and call the school to inform s of their absence. They may retrn to school 24 hors after the fever is gone. Good hand washing is always important, bt especially this time of year-please encorage this at home. We are almost done with vision/hearing/scoliosis screenings. Deficiency letters will be sent home in the next cople weeks. Please call me with any qestions or concerns. Stay healthy! Mrs. Parker RN, BSN As a reminder, the Mega Raffle fndraiser is critical to keeping the tition costs down for or SME families. So far, 35 of the tickets have been sold or prchased by school families thank yo for yor spport!! Please feel free to get creative with Social Media (posting this great opportnity to Facebook feeds, etc) as well as encorage mltiple people to chip in on one ticket! Every ticket sold gets s closer to or goal and makes sre we have a sccessfl drive! Thank yo again for all of yor contined spport on this important fndraiser. Prize winners will be annonced at the live drawing on Friday, Jne 1st at 6:30 in the Parish Center. Flyers are available in the front office if yo wold like to bring them to yor place of bsiness to sell - people love a raffle! If yo are interested in joining or committee, or helping ot the night of the event, please contact Mary Kate DeMarizo at megaraffle@smeschool.com or Here is an example of how easy it is to help s reach or SCRIP goal with yor monthly shopping: Vendor Card Vale Profit % Prchased Prchased Earned Tops $100 5% 4 $400 $20 Kohl s or JC Penney $100 5% 1 $100 $5 Tim Horton s $10 5% 2 $20 $1 Monthly total $520 $26 Annal total $6,240 $312 BISON FUND Giving Parents a Choice. Giving Children a Chance. As we welcome 2018 we are accepting Pre- Applications for fnding for the school year. Families shold apply on-line throgh or web-site at bisonfnd.com/or-scholarships The Pre- Application will only be available electronically again this year. The Pre-Application is only for families new to BISON. Or deadline is Febrary 28, Crrent families will be ed a link to complete the reqalification process starting on Febrary 15, The families will log into the scholarship database and pload their financial information. As a reminder the deadline for that paperwork is April 13, SPORTS REPORT Exciting news for the Athletic Department: Track will be added to the Athletic Department as a Spring sport if we have enogh interest from school families! Please see the track interest flyer in today's ble folder and retrn to school by Friday, Janary 26th. Track incldes 3rd-8th grades and the fee to join the track team is only $20.00! (Do NOT send in any money at this point.) Congrats to the 3-4 Boys basketball team they beat Nativity Orchard Park on Satrday! Save the Date: The Winter sports banqet is will be held Thrsday, March 22nd from 6:00-9:00p.m. HSA Or next Pancake Breakfast on Snday Janary 28th to kick off Catholic Schools Week. The breakfast will rn from 8:30 - Noon. As always we are looking for help from or NJHS &/or Stdent Concil Members to act as servers. A sign p sheet is available in the cafeteria. Help from yonger stdents is also welcome with a parent. Parents interested in helping shold contact Annelis Szder at smsszder@gmail.com. Come on ot and help spport SME's Fndraiser Night with the Bffalo Bandits! STREAM Hello SME Families, I am looking for a few motivated adlts to lead a STREAM fndraising team. I wold like to organize a color rn fndraiser for late spring & a flower sale fndraiser to take place before Mother s Day. I need yor help in order to do so. If yo are willing and able to help lead this endeavor please contact Mrs. Hoag ASAP. Planning needs to get nderway immediately. Or SME stdents & teachers enjoy the STREAM integration that takes place within or school. To be able to contine offering these experiences to or stdents, ongoing fndraising dedicated to STREAM needs to take place. Additionally, we are looking to establish commnity partnerships. I have attached a sample letter that I will send to places of bsiness in order to establish commnity partnerships with s. If yo have a recommendation of a bsiness that wold be appropriate to send a letter to, let me know the details and I will send the letter. Please me at hoagb@smeschool.com to let me know if yo wold like to help me with STREAM Fndraising and/or to send me yor bsiness connections contact information. Thank yo all for yor help! I look forward to hearing from yo. God Bless yo all, Mrs. Hoag SNOWBALL DANCE STAY IN THE KNOW Satrday, Febrary 10, 2018 Game time 7:30pm Tickets are jst $15 each & $5 from each sale is Donated back to SME! To prchase tickets, go to: Fn Night For The Whole Family! The 7th Annal Snowball Dance will be held on Friday, Febrary 2nd at St. Greg s Ministry Center. This dance is sponsored by the Catholic Elementary School HSAs in the Northtowns. Grade s 5 & 6 will dance from 6-8pm Grades 7 & 8 will dance from 9-11pm If yo have any qestions or are interested in helping with chaperoning please contact Amanda Wentland at tawentland@aol.com. Save the Date: 1/28 Pancake Breakfast 8:30am - 12:00pm Save the Date: 2/3 Spirit Games & Ice Cream Social Save the Date: 2/14 Parish Sponsored Clam Chowder Dinner Save the Date: Febrary Freeze Basketball Tornament 2/15-2/18/18

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8 Stress on STEM edcation will prepare yong people for the coming wave of jobs Bffalo News October 2015 Mr. or Mrs. Bsiness Person Name of Bsiness Address City, State, Zip Dear ; As a valed bsiness in or St. Mary s Elementary School neighborhood, thank yo for considering a partnership with s as we prepare or yong people for a ftre here in a revitalized WNY. For the past 3 years, stdents at St. Mary s Elementary School have engaged in the Diocese of Bffalo s STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, the Arts and Mathematics) Edcation Initiative. This dynamic ndertaking incldes both classroom and after school programming. Some of the many in-school crriclm enhancements inclde: ESP, Elementary Science Programming, which rotinely transforms the classroom into mini-science labs Coding: teaching grades 5-8 the langage of Compter Science Jnior Achievement applied math program, which is taght by mentors from the bsiness commnity Experiential science work in partnership with Bffalo Msem of Science and Tifft Natre Preserve Darwin D. Martin Hose, Architectre programming And the most recent lanch of GEAR UP! which infses the engineering design process across K-8 In school STREAM Academy corses may inclde: PEAP: Primary Engineering Adventre Programs (grades pre-k-grade 2) Invention Convention (grades 3-6) Ftre Cities (grades 5-8) Next Gen Science Scrimmage (grades 5-8) Robotics (grades 6-8) Science Olympiad (grades 6-8) We have been working to establish partnerships with bsinesses and organizations in the greater Bffalo area to bring opportnities to bring redced, enhanced, or nderwritten programming to or stdents. We are also seeking to provide stdents with real life, hands-on opportnities to tor yor site, learn abot career options and engage with local professionals and indstries. We wold be gratefl if Name of Organization cold financially spport or collaborate with s as we prepare for the school year. I wold be happy to meet with yo in person to answer any qestions or share more abot or STREAM program. With yor spport we can move fll STREAM ahead. Most sincerely, Rebecca Hoag STREAM Coordinator/Religion Teacher St. Mary s Elementary School 2 St. Mary s Hill Lancaster, NY hoagb@smeschool.com

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10 SME s 2018 Febrary Freeze SME will be hosting the 2018 Febrary Freeze Basketball Tornament from Thrsday, Febrary 15- Snday, Febrary 18. The tornament is for diocesan boys and girls basketball teams in grades 5-8. We had twenty teams take part last year and are hoping for even more this year. This event raised $3,500 for or school s athletics fnd. Here are the ways yo can help make this year s Febrary Freeze sccessfl: Volnteer yor time: Please click on this link to sign p to volnteer at the tornament: Donate a Basket: We are asking each of the SME Basketball teams to donate a basket valed at $25 for the basket raffle that will be held at the tornament. If yo are willing to pt this basket together for yor child s team, let yor child s coach know. Yo can ask families from yor child s team to donate a few dollars each to help prchase items for the basket. We are also asking SME families to please consider donating a basket for the basket raffle. If yo are able to donate a basket please Jlie Wolford at jmwolford7473@yahoo.com. Baskets can be dropped off a the athletic office beginning Monday, Febrary 13. Sell Program Ads: New this year, we wold like to ask local bsinesses to sponsor or event by prchasing ads for or tornament program. We wold like yo to please share the attached letter with yor bsiness or other bsiness contacts. Order T-Shirts: This one s the easiest! See the attached order form to order yor 2018 Febrary Freeze t-shirts to wear when yo cheer on or school! Orders mst be received by Friday, Janary 26.

11 Order Yor 2018 Febrary Freeze T-shirt! Please complete the order form below. Orders mst be received by Friday, Janary Family Name Family Size: Yoth Extra Small (size 2-4) Yoth Small (size 6-8) Yoth Medim (size 10-12) Yoth Large (size 14-16) Yoth Extra Large (size 18-20) Adlt Small Adlt Medim Adlt Large Adlt XL Adlt 2 XL Total Qantity: x $12.00 each = $ Please retrn this form along with cash or check payable to St. Mary s Elementary in an envelope labelled Febrary Freeze T-shirts attn: Jlie Wolford. Orders mst be received by Friday, Janary 26.

12 Dear Friends of St. Mary s Elementary, Or 2nd annal Febrary Freeze Basketball Tornament is qickly approaching. The dates of the tornament are Thrsday, Febrary 15th Snday, Febrary 18th. The tornament is for boys and girls basketball teams from 5th throgh 8th grade. Last year we had 20 teams participate and hndreds of visitors came to the games. In addition to adding teams to this year s tornament, we are looking to enhance the Tornament Program to inclde advertising and local commnity spport. We are asking yor spport in sponsoring this poplar athletic event. As a local bsiness, we encorage yo to promote yor bsiness with a bsiness ad or a bsiness card. If interested, we wold encorage yo to come catch some of the games dring the following dates and times: Thrsday 2/ pm Friday 2/ pm Satrday 2/17 9 am 9 pm Snday 2/18 9 am 2pm (championship games) We trly appreciate the opportnity to have yo consider spporting or 2nd Annal Febrary Freeze Basketball Tornament. Sincerely, All of the volnteer Coaches & Parents Please ct here and retrn below portion with yor payment to St. Mary s Elementary School by Monday Febrary 5th, 2018 to the attention of Mike Wolford Payable with cash or check to St. Mary s of the Assmption 1/4 page size ad $25 _ 1/2 page size ad $50 Fll page size ad $100 SME Please attach a bsiness card, printed sheet or file to mwolford@ppg.com

13 Faith Focs This week s family connection activity is based on the Gospel reading for Snday Janary 28th. Peace, Mrs. Hoag Gospel Reading Mark 1:21-28 Jess heals a man with an nclean spirit and his fame spreads throghot Galilee. Family Connection *From Loyola Press The people who heard Jess teach and saw him heal in today s Gospel were said to have been astonished and amazed by the athority of his teaching. So compelling were Jess words and actions that the news abot him cold not be contained; it spread qickly throghot all of Galilee. Two thosand years later, the news abot Jess contines to spread. We are called to participate in sharing the Good News of Jess with others in or words and in or deeds. Gather as a family and try to name some amazing things, events, or people. In today s Gospel we hear that the people were astonished and amazed by their experience of Jess. Read today s Gospel, Mark 1: What did the people who saw and heard Jess find so amazing? (In Jess, the people heard and saw the power and athority of God at work.) People shold see in or lives the power and athority of God at work. Can yo name any modern examples of people in whom yo have seen the power and athority of God at work? Conclde in prayer together that we will experience wonder at the work of God in or world today. Pray together the Prayer to the Holy Spirit. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of yor faithfl. And kindle in them the fire of yor love. Send forth yor Spirit and they shall be created. And yo will renew the face of the earth. Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit yo have taght the hearts of yor faithfl. In the same Spirit help s to relish what is right and always rejoice in yor consolation. We ask this throgh Christ or Lord. Amen.

14 Fl Symptom Checklist for Families Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Does yor child have a sore throat, bad cogh, or rnny nose? Does yor child have body aches or chills? Does yor child have vomiting or diarrhea? Does yor child have a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more? How to check yor child s temperatre sing an oral thermometer: Wash the thermometer with soap and warm water before sing. Do not let yor child drink anything for 15 mintes, then take his/her temperatre. Pt the thermometer nder yor child s tonge. Have yor child close his/her lips arond the thermometer and stay with yor child while the thermometer is in yor child s moth. Yo can hold it in place. It takes abot one minte to check a temperatre by moth. A digital thermometer beeps when it is ready to read. Yor child s temperatre will show on the thermometer like this: ºF The temperatre is abot 100 degrees (one hndred point two degrees). 102 ºF The temperatre is 100 degrees pls 2 degrees (one hndred and two degrees). If yo are nable to take yor child s temperatre, yo can look for these signs of fever: Yor child s face may be red. His/her skin may be hot to yor toch or moist. Yor child may be fssy and have a headache. If yor child has a fever AND yo answered yes to one of the qestions above, yor child might have the fl. Children with the fl shold be isolated from other people in the home. They shold also stay home ntil they are symptom-free for 24 hors. That means ntil they have no fever withot the se of fever-control medicines and they feel well for 24 hors. When shold my child see a doctor? If yo have a healthy child who now has a mild illness, he/she sally will not need to be seen by a doctor. CALL yor health care provider if yo think yor child is very ill. Be alert for signs that yor child is having troble breathing or that he/she is not drinking enogh flid. If yor child is not drinking enogh, he/she may have a dry moth and tonge; dark circles or snken eyes; no tears and/or less rine otpt (this means fewer than two wet diapers or rinations per day) Smmer 2012

15 Children with these conditions and children who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy can have severe illness from the fl. How does the fl spread? Most experts believe that fl virses spread mainly by droplets made when people with the fl cogh, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the moths or noses of people who are nearby. Less often, a person might get the fl by toching something that has fl virs on it and then toching their own moth, eyes or nose. The Fl: A Gide For Parents FLU INFORMATION What is the fl? Inflenza (the fl) is an infection of the nose, throat, and lngs cased by inflenza virses. There are many different inflenza virses that are constantly changing. Fl virses case illness, hospital stays and deaths in the United States each year. The fl can be very dangeros for children. Each year abot 20,000 children yonger than 5 years old are hospitalized from fl complications, like pnemonia. How serios is the fl? Fl illness can vary from mild to severe. While the fl can be serios even in people who are otherwise healthy, it can be especially dangeros for yong children and children of any age who have certain long-term health conditions, inclding asthma (even mild or controlled), nerological and nerodevelopmental conditions, chronic lng disease, heart disease, blood disorders, endocrine disorders (sch as diabetes), kidney, liver, and metabolic disorders, and weakened immne systems de to disease or medication. What are the symptoms of the fl? Symptoms of the fl can inclde fever, cogh, sore throat, rnny or stffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatige and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adlts). Some people with the fl will not have a fever. How long can a sick person spread the fl to others? People with the fl may be able to infect others by shedding virs from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after. However, children and people with weakened immne systems can shed virs for longer, and may be still contagios past 5 to 7 days of fl illness, especially if they still have symptoms. PROTECT YOUR CHILD How can I protect my child against the fl? To protect against the fl, the first and most important thing yo can do is to get a fl vaccine for yorself and yor child. Vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months and older. It s especially important that yong children and children with long term health conditions get vaccinated. (See list of conditions in How serios is the fl? ) Caregivers of children with health conditions or of children yonger than 6 months old shold get vaccinated. (Babies yonger than 6 months are too yong to be vaccinated themselves.) Another way to protect babies is to vaccinate pregnant women. Research shows that fl vaccination gives some protection to the baby both while the woman is pregnant and for p to 6 months after the baby is born. Fl vaccine is pdated annally to protect against the fl virses that research indicates are most likely to case illness dring the pcoming fl season. Fl vaccines are made sing strict safety and prodction measres. Over the years, millions of fl vaccines have been given in the United States with a very good safety record.

16 Is there a medicine to treat the fl? Antiviral drgs are prescription medicines that can be sed to treat and prevent inflenza illness. They can make people feel better and get better sooner. Antivirals can mean the difference between having milder illness instead of very serios illness that cold reslt in a hospital stay. Antiviral drgs are different from antibiotics, which fight against bacterial infections. They work best when started dring the first 2 days of illness. It s very important that antiviral drgs are sed early to treat the fl in people who are very sick (for example, people who are in the hospital) or who are at high risk of having serios fl complications. Other people with fl illness may also benefit from taking antiviral drgs. These drgs can be given to children and pregnant women. What are some of the other ways I can protect my child against the fl? In addition to getting vaccinated, yo and yor children can take everyday steps to help prevent the spread of germs. These inclde: Stay away from people who are sick. If yor child is sick with fl-like illness, try to keep him or her in a separate room from others in the hosehold, if possible. CDC recommends that yor sick child stay home for at least 24 hors after his or her fever is gone except to get medical care or for other necessities. The fever shold be gone withot the se of a feverredcing medicine. Cover yor moth and nose with a tisse when yo cogh or sneeze. Throw the tisse in the trash after it has been sed. Wash hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, se an alcohol-based hand rb. Avoid toching yor eyes, nose and moth. Germs spread this way. Clean and disinfect hard srfaces and objects that may be contaminated with germs, inclding bathroom srfaces, kitchen conters and toys for children. Clean by wiping them down with a hosehold disinfectant according to directions on the prodct label. These everyday steps are a good way to redce yor chances of getting sick. However, a yearly fl vaccine is the best protection against fl illness. IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK What can I do if my child gets sick? Talk to yor doctor early if yo are worried abot yor child s illness. Make sre yor child gets plenty of rest and drinks enogh flids. If yor child is 5 years and older and does not have other health problems and gets fl-like symptoms, inclding a fever and/or cogh, conslt yor doctor as needed. Children yonger than 5 years of age especially those yonger than 2 years old and children with certain chronic conditions, inclding asthma, diabetes and disorders of the brain or nervos system, at high risk of serios fl-related complications. If yor child is at high risk for fl complications, call yor doctor or take them to the doctor right away if they develop fl-like symptoms. What if my child seems very sick? Even previosly healthy children can get very sick from the fl. Make sre yor child gets plenty of rest and drinks enogh flids. If yor child is 5 years or older and does not have other health problems and gets fl-like symptoms, inclding a fever and/or cogh, conslt yor doctor as needed: Fast breathing or troble breathing Blish or gray skin color Not drinking enogh flids (not going to the bathroom or not making as mch rine as they normally do) Severe or persistent vomiting Not waking p or not interacting Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held Fl-like symptoms improve bt then retrn with fever and worse cogh Has other conditions (like heart or lng disease, diabetes,or asthma) and develops fl symptoms, inclding a fever and/or cogh. Can my child go to school, day care or camp if he or she is sick? No. Yor child shold stay home to rest and to avoid giving the fl to other children or caregivers. When can my child go back to school after having the fl? Keep yor child home from school, day care or camp for at least 24 hors after their fever is gone. (The fever shold be gone withot the se of a fever-redcing medicine.) A fever is defined as 100 F (37.8 C) or higher. For more information, visit or or call 800-CDC-INFO AUGUST 2015 CS A