Wed., 3/22 8:15am Celebrant: Fr. Francis Privé

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1 Bishop John A. Marshall School Friday Notes MARCH 17, 2017 Monday, March 20 MRS. CARRIE WILSON, HEAD OF SCHOOL Mass at BJAMS Wed., 3/22 8:15am Celebrant: Fr. Francis Privé Lunch Menu: March Mon. 3/20: Baked potato with toppings, veggie sticks, whole grain apple cake Tues. 3/21: Whole grain spaghetti w/meat sauce, salad, whole grain roll Wed., 3/22: Roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, whole grain roll Thurs., 3/23: Ham & cheese on whole wheat wrap, whole grain pretzels, veggie sticks Fri., 3/24: Cheese quesadilla, black beans, salsa, corn Fish Fry - A BIG thank you to Michelle Hines-Tomlinson and her Master Chef husband, Brian Tomlinson, for spearheading our first annual Fish Fry event! Thank you also to the other volunteers -- and those who attended or purchased take-out dinners -- who helped make our Fish Fry a huge success. We sold out and were able to donate money for our last day of school- Fun Day! Thank You from BJAMS Seventh Graders - Many thanks to everyone who purchased fruit in the Fast Citrus Sale and helped us to raise money for our class! Important: Report Cards Grades Please be advised that report cards are now available only through the ParentsPortal on Renweb for grades 3-8. Should you wish to retain a printed copy, you will be able to print it through Renweb. They will be available for your review by Friday, March 17. If you have not previously used Renweb before, please refer to "Accessing the Parent Portal" attachment to this week's Friday Notes. Yankee Candle Fundraiser - Be sure to check your child's backpack this week for the Yankee Candle Fundraising packet. BJAMS will receive 40% of all profits that will go towards Fun Day funds! You can have friends and family place orders through you or have them shop right online! Items will ship directly to the shopper--just in time for Mother's Day! The sale will run from 3/20 to 4/7. Just text or friends and family the link with our group number to shop online. The website is Our group number which is required is # Shoppers will just need your child's name. The Seller ID can be left blank. Please return all sale envelopes to Mrs. Curran. (Note: You do not need to submit any paperwork to Mrs. Curran if the sale was completed on-line.) Please Kate Curran with any questions. kcurran@bjams.org Reenrollment Contract and Early-Bird Discount - There are only two weeks left to return your signed reenrollment contract and $100 seat deposit in order to qualify for the $250 early-bird discount. Deadline is Friday, March 31! Help Needed! We need your help with the ceramics residency continuing on Thursday, March 23. Please sign up to help with your child's class; sign-up sheets are hanging outside classroom doors. St. Jude's Math-A-Thon - Our annual St. Jude's Math-A-Thon is beginning! Funbooks went home last week along with an envelope for donations. If you would like to go online for donations, the directions are attached here to Friday notes.

2 Lost - Sentimental pen shaped like a baseball bat. Printed on one side: Matthew; printed on other side: Boston. Please return it to Mrs. Kohl in the school office if you find it! Pre-orders for Yearbooks - Don't miss out on getting your yearbook! Mrs. Curran is taking pre-orders so families can reserve, prepay for the yearbook and be certain of getting one! The order deadline is Thursday, April 13 to reserve your yearbook(s); there is no limit per family. Please write a check payable to BJAMS with a note in the memo: yearbook. All checks must go to Mrs. Curran in an envelope; cash will not be accepted. The cost of this year's yearbook is $20. PTO News - Our next PTO meeting will be on Thursday, March 23 at 8am. YOU can make a difference by attending and sharing ideas! All are welcome! Save the Dates: Internet Safety Presentation for Students Gr Wed., March 22 at 10:30. Note new date! Report Cards - Fri., March 17 Kindergarten Half Day - Tues., March 21. Pickup is promptly at noon for current Kindergarten students only. Bag lunch to go will be available. Kindergarten Screenings - Tues., March 21 from 1:30-2:30. (Existing Pre-K students will be screened separately.) PTO Meeting - Thurs., March 23 at 8 a.m. All are invited! Bridge Building Competition (7th-8th graders) - Sat., March 25 at 8 a.m. at Alumni Auditorium at Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center, Vermont Half Day - Good Friday - Friday, April 14. Dismissal is promptly -- and silently -- at noon. No School - Spring Recess - Mon., April 17 through Fri, April 21. Business Office Reminder: Zero Balance Fridays! All Hot Lunch/ASP charges must be paid in full to ensure charging privileges the following week. Labels for Education, Boxtops for Education, Tyson Foods Labels and Capri Sun Pouches When discarding a box, bag, or container, please don t forget to check them for: Labels for Education, Boxtops for Education, and Tyson Foods Project A+ labels. Please cut them out and bring them in! We are also collecting Capri Sun Pouches and all of the abovenamed items can be placed in the stacked bins at the school s front entrance. How BJAMS benefits: money and school supplies! Thanks for your help! Dear God: Spring Prayer Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we eagerly await, and some we abhor. Some changes we plan and others arrive uninvited. To all these changes we ask the gift of Your perspective beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth. May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You are at work renewing the earth. As a God of renewal, You are ever at work in our lives, too. Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes in our lives this Spring. Awaken us to new life and perspective, for we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

3 ST. JUDE MATH-A-THON ONLINE FUNDRAISING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS Take your St. Jude Math-A-Thon fundraising online! With the St. Jude Math-A-Thon fundraising website, mathathon.stjude.org, participants can take their fundraising efforts to the next level. With this online tool, you can manage your fundraising online, and you can register and create your own personal fundraising pages. Step 1- Go to mathathon.org to register Find your school by typing Bishop John A Marshall School on the Find your School box Register as an individual Go through the remaining registration steps. At this time you will have the ability to make a donation. If you choose to make a donation, the Billing Information step will be included in the registration process. Once all registration steps are successfully completed, click on Proceed to your Participant Center at the bottom of the screen Step 2- Go to your Participant Center Once registered, you can do the following: Add contacts from your personal address book Send s to family and friends Fundraise on social media Set your fundraising goal Customize your personal URL Address Book The address book makes it easy to ask for donations from friends, family and coworkers. Participants can add contacts from Gmail/Yahoo! address books or upload via a spreadsheet in CSV file format. Create and Send s Customize templates to request donations, thank donors, and more. templates contain special St. Jude messaging so students can communicate to donors how their donations are helping save the lives of the children at St. Jude. Share with Social Networks You can spread the word about your event and request donations using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The Resources section contains St. Jude messaging for inclusion in social media posts. Online Funbook The online Funbook provides the students with an interactive alternative to the paper version of the Funbook. Students can solve the math problems online at their own pace and print a certificate with their score. For additional information regarding the online Funbook, including instructions, please visit mathathon.org/onlinefunbook.

4 SOCCER INFORMATION Reminder for those who have signed up for the 2017 Winter Train-and-Play program through the Vermont United Soccer Academy the remaining session dates are as follows: Winter Tune up for Soccer: Tuesdays: March 21, 28, April 4, April 11. Grades 3/4 3:15-4:15 5/6 4:15-5:15 Thursdays: March 23, 30, April 6, April 13. Grades 7/8 3:30-4:30

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