February 23, 2012
Reminder—I’ve been asked to remind students to bring in baby pictures for the yearbook.
Please have students to school on-time tomorrow. They should be in uniform and have money for lunch. They are not permitted to take photos in the Museum so they should not bring cameras. They also should not bring any type of electronics. At the Museum and the Department of Agriculture, we will need to go through security. Adults need to have an I.D. with them.
High school acceptances are in the process of being sent out. If your student receives a scholarship or award, please let me know. We like to have a copy of these awards on file, and we announce then at graduation. Please send in a copy of the award letter.
February 21, 2012
Interims came home today. Please sign and return.
Tomorrow is the Lord’s Table. The following students have volunteered: Adam, Patrick, Angelina, Quinn, Colleen, Romina, and Mikaela. Parent volunteers: are Mrs. Salameh and Mrs. Guevara.
Friday is our trip to the Holocaust Museum. Please make sure that students arrive at school on time. We will be returning to St. Martin's around 4:15.
Thanks to Mr. Connaughton, Mrs. Day, Mr. McClure, and Mr. Zuniga for volunteering to chaperone. Thanks also to Mr. Napolitano for arranging an architecture presentation.
Thanks to the following families for driving to and from the Metro: Connaughton (5), Guillen (6), Lopez (7), McClure (3), and Salameh (5).
Last call for yearbook ads and messages is this Friday. Yearbooks usually sell out, so if you would like a yearbook, please send in your order.
January 24, 2012
Lord’s Table is tomorrow. The following students have signed up: Adam, Angelena, Alex C., Quinn, Colleen, Sean, and Mikaela.Parent Volunteers:
Mrs. Salameh
Confirmation Parent/Student meeting Thursday at 7:00.
January 6, 2012
Students were given a form today regarding how names should appear on diplomas. Please sign and return by January 13.
For the March for Life, the eighth grade students wear scarves to help identify them in the large group. I have the fabric for the scarves. If anyone could help cut the fabric for the scarves, please let me know. Thanks!
January 5, 2012
Second Quarter—The quarter ends Friday, January 13. Please encourage students to check that they are up-to-date with their work.
Students were given a Religion extra-credit opportunity in early December. It is an essay contest through the St. Martin’s Youth Minister. Erin Johnson has extended the deadline until January 12. This will serve as extra credit for the second quarter.
Exams—Exams are next week.
The schedule for exams is as follows:
Wednesday—Science and Language Arts
Thursday—Social Studies and Math
All exams will be in the morning. Students will have a break between exams so they may bring a healthy snack. Wednesday after lunch will be a study hall for students to continue to prepare for Thursday’s exams.
March for Life—In keeping with tradition at St. Martin's School, the eighth grade class will be participating in the Rally for Life and Youth Mass at the Verizon Center and the March for Life on January 23.
We will meet at St. Martin’s around 5:00 a.m. and return around 6:30 p.m. As always, chaperones are necessary to make this trip possible. Tickets are required, and they are limited. If you are interested in attending, let me know by Tuesday, January 10. This has always been a wonderful experience of faith and social justice for the students.
That day, each student will be given two scarves to wear—one color identifies them as part of the parish group and the other as part of the eighth grade group. Students are encouraged to have a cell phone, and they will be given my phone number and the number of the other adults attending. They are only allowed to use the phones in case of an emergency and to call parents once we board buses to return home. They should also dress warmly and in layers.
Permission slip and more details will be available by Monday.
Graduation Attire Reminder—Remember photos will be at thebeginningof May. Please have all clothes in order by then.
Girls
White dress of appropriate length and style for Church—NO mini-skirts, strapless dresses, halters, low-cut necklines, spaghetti straps (strapsmustbe at least 1 inch wide). Most girls wear long dresses, but this is not required. Girls should wear dress shoes.Please NO tiaras.
Boys
Suit or dress trousers and jacket, dress shirt, tie, and dress shoes.
Graduation Fee—The graduation fee is $80. This covers the cost of the class photo, graduation receptions and flowers, diplomas, DVD, etc. Please have this in by April 1.
Important Dates—
January 23—March for Life
January 26—Confirmation Parent/Student Meeting
February 2—Faculty/Eighth Grade Volleyball Game—Parents are welcome to cheer on their students
April 3—Living Stations—Parents are strongly encouraged to come and experience this moving production by the eighth grade students.
April 27 Drama Club production
April 30—Confirmation practice
May 9—Lady Maryland field trip
May 17—Spring Music Program
May 3—Confirmation (half day for 8thgrade students)
May 25—Parent/Student Communion Breakfast 10:00 a.m.—Leavers Assembly in the afternoon
May 29—Hershey Park
May 30—Graduation rehearsal
May 31—Graduation
November 27, 2011
For the day of HSPT, students may wear appropriate tag clothes. They need to bring in 3 sharpened pencils, a book to read, a snack, and a bottle of water. (Pencils should be sharpened at home; otherwise, we spend a lot of time lined up at the sharpener!) Students must arrive at school on time.
Thanks to the Lopez, D’Anna, and Salameh families for offering to drive/chaperone for bowling. We still need additional drivers. Please let me know by tomorrow afternoon if you can help. If there aren’t enough seats, students will follow the usual afternoon class schedule for Wednesday.
November 17, 2011
High School Choice forms are due no later than Tuesday, November 22. Copies of this form were given to parents at Back-to-School. This form indicates where parents want HSPT scores sent and where transcripts should be sent. For those sending scores to St. John’s Catholic Prep in Frederick, two ADW schools must be entered in order for the scanner to read SJCP’s code. If you have not selected two ADW schools, your student will be instructed to enter the code for another ADW school. This does not mean that you must apply to those schools. If your child is taking the test bun not applying to a Catholic high school, please indicate that on the form.
On November 30, the HSPT test will be administered in the morning. Students not taking the test will follow their regular class schedule. In the afternoon, the class will have a stress-reducing field trip to Bowl America on Clopper Road. Permission slips were passed out today and are due Monday. We will need parents who are in compliance with the Child Protection Policy to chaperone and to drive students to Bowl America. Please let me know if you are available and the number of students that will fit in your car. Students must be current with their class assignments to participate in this eighth-grade privilege. Any late assignments must be turned in by November 28.
I really appreciate having all these forms in on time!
Lord’s Table is Wednesday, November 23. We will meet at the school entrance at 3:15. Our volunteers are Cosette, Adam, Patrick, Angelina, Alex C., Quinn, Alex R., Colleen, Mr. Ralowicz, and Mrs. Salameh.
I will not give homework for my classes over Thanksgiving. This is a great time to finish up school and scholarship applications and prepare for the HSPT. For extra practice, students can review Section 3: Skill Review in their HSPT book.
October 30, 2011
Last week students were given information about a scholarship opportunity from the Catholic Business Network. This award can be applied to ADW high schools. If interested, students will need to write an essay and submit it by early December. St. Martin's has had multiple winners for this scholarship in the past.
I haven’t had any response for a volunteer to sign in students for the St. Elizabeth or Holy Cross dance. Please let me know by Monday if you can help.
