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February 21, 2020 Newsletter

SAT 2/22 SUN 2/23 MON 2/24 TUE 2/25 WED 2/26 THUR 2/27 FRI 2/28

Don’t forget to send in new hats,

scarves and gloves for this

month’s Ministry of Caring Collection

Confirmation classes for 8

th graders

start today

Carpool Duty Ricciardi 1C

Rivero

Waste Free Lunch Day

Last day to register for

March/April homework club

K of C Grotto Fundraiser

Carpool Duty Root 1C

Zoccolillo

10:00 AM Mass

Box Tops due today

Carpool Duty Bell 2A

Delmonico

Carpool Duty Dougherty 2A

Flint

Carpool Duty Healy 2A

McGovern

Registration is now open for Homework Club for March/April for all students in grades 3-6! Work on homework with help from an SMM teacher from 3-4 PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Registration for Homework Club will close on Tuesday, February 25. The cost is $5/day for any student who is not registered for Extended Care that day. Students who attend Extended Care after Homework Club do not need to send in any additional money. Click below to register:

https://smmschoolde.com/homework-club

March/April Pretzel Ordering is now

open through Sunday, March 1st.

Orders may be placed for every

Wednesday, starting March 4th

through April 29th. Click below to:

Place your Pretzel Order

LAST CALL TO REGISTER BY

THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD

Fri March 13th 6:00 PM. Gr. 7 & 8 Sat March 14th 8:00 AM PK4-2nd (Leprechaun games) Sat March 14th 10:00 AM Gr. 3&4 and Gr. 5&6

All proceeds will benefit Autism Delaware

Click below to:

Register for Leprechaun Games (Pre-K4 – 2nd)

Register for 3v3 (3rd – 8th grades)

T-Shirt and/or Bulldog $ Purchase ONLY

You will also have the opportunity to purchase t-shirts

for $10 and Bulldog Bucks to be used for the snack bar

in lieu of cash (although cash will still be accepted).

Registrations MUST be received by Sunday, February 23rd. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED due to the fact that we must have time to organize the player brackets.

Collecting Baskets – Please Donate! We are in need of medium and large baskets for the 3v3 Basket Raffle. If you have any extra unwanted baskets, please send them in to the main office. Thank you!

During this second trimester, the Environmental Ambassadors have been focused on the idea of REUSING to help the environment. The Environmental Ambassadors have been trying to encourage their friends to use reusable items. On Tuesday, February 25th, our school will be participating in another Waste Free Lunch Day. We ask families that would like to participate to see the information below, and prepare a "waste free" lunch for your child that day. Thank you for your participation.

A Waste-Free Lunch (REUSABLE) sandwiches and other main dishes, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and

treats in a reusable lunch container cloth napkins

stainless-steel forks and spoons reusable drink

containers reusable lunchboxes With this type of lunch, lunch food items can be bought in larger quantities. The packaging can be left at home for reuse or recycling. Waste-free lunches are not only a wise environmental choice, but they are less expensive as well. wastefreelunches.org

Rocky’s Reading Challenge

hopes to increase literacy

across the area by showing

students that reading can be

both fun and rewarding.

Complete the challenge and

students can be eligible for two (2) Blue Rocks tickets for

a game TBD this spring. Look for bookmarks in this

week’s Friday Folder. Bookmarks must be returned by

March 16th.

The Ministry of Caring

For February we will be collecting

hats, scarves and gloves. Please

send in new items only. There will

be a bin in the gym lobby through the month of

February. Thank you once again for your

continued support of this wonderful

organization.

It is time to turn in your Box Tops! A collection box is located across the hall from the Nurse's office. All Box Tops should be in a Ziploc bag or envelope with the number of Box Tops clearly marked on the front. Please be sure all Box Tops have been turned in by Wednesday, February 26 to be counted towards the winter submission. Thank you for supporting SMM's Box Tops for Education Program! Any questions, please contact Nikki Hudak at msnikkilight@gmail.com.

Parenting with Love and Logic and Dealing with Anger Last fall I held a free parenting class based on the work of Jim Fay and the Love and Logic Institute. I encourage parents to consider taking the online parenting course through the Love and Logic website link https://www.loveandlogic.com/collections/classes-

and-conferences/products/love-and-logic-parenting-online. This class will teach you how to use natural consequences as a means for teaching your children the difficult life lessons NOW, while the stakes are still low, well before they are behind the wheel of a car or in college. In addition, Love and Logic is concentrated around decreasing the power struggle between parents and children. Also, please see the attached article from Prevent Child Abuse Delaware that encourages parents to model calm behavior when angry. http://pcadelaware.org/news/2020/2/4/how-to-

stop-yelling-at-your-kids-and-what-to-do-instead I apologize if "Cluck like a Chicken" seems like a stretch to you, but read the whole article! As I say to our students: Feeling angry is okay (a normal, and natural feeling), but what you do with your anger may not be okay. In the meantime, I encourage you to promote self-care and take some time for yourself this weekend!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MARDI GRAS FUNDRAISER

Tuesday, Feb. 25th

from 4-9pm

Have a last fling before the fasting season of Lent

at Grotto’s Pizza on Concord Pike and help the K of C.

you must present the Grotto’s paper voucher when

paying your check & Grotto Pizza will donate 20% of

your total bill to the Bishop Curtis Council Knights of

Columbus. Click here for: VOUCHER

Hershey Park Discounted Tickets

HSA is selling discounted Hershey Park tickets that

will be good for the 2020 Summer season (May 1st-

September 27th) Tickets will be sold at a discounted

price of $40. Please click here for more information.

Hershey Park Ticket Order Form

Our Lost & Found (in the SMM

gym) is overflowing with items!

Please come take a look soon. We

will be cleaning out and donating

all unclaimed items on March 2nd

.

Calling 7th & 8th grade Boys

Baseball Registration is now open!

Go to smmbulldogs.com to register.

Financial Aid

If you would like to apply for tuition assistance for the 2020-

2021 school year you may do so with just a onetime

application that will go to both the Diocese and to the SMM

Parish. The deadline for applications is March 4, 2020. Paper

applications are no longer permitted so you must apply online

at: https://online.factsmgt.com/aid

FACTS representatives are available to guide you through the

process and answer questions by calling 1-866-441-4637.

Mark your calendars…

St. Mary Magdalen’s 7th

Annual Celebration of

Married Life

“Lucky in Love Dinner”

Saturday, March 7th

from 6-8pm

Come for 5PM Mass & then enjoy a night out with

free dinner & wine in the Church Hall. We request

that each couple brings a dessert to share.

Babysitting will be provided by the Girl Scouts and dinner for the kids will include pizza and goldfish. A

good will donation is welcomed for babysitting. Children can be dropped off in the Pre-K building prior to dinner. Please sign up through our signup genius

or on our homepage, click HERE

RSVP By Feb. 28th

REMINDER 8TH

GRADERS:

CONFIRMATION CLASSES BEGIN

NEXT SUNDAY 2/23/20

More information about Confirmation classes

can be found on our website at

www.smmchurch.org/confirmation

Are you a young person interested in serving the parish

as an altar server? Altar serving is a great way to enrich

your faith & provide a service to the parish. Start by

completing the altar server application.

www.smmchurch.org/altar-servers