March

1 Ash Wednesday 2 Power Hour 3:15-4:15 p.m. 2 SMCMS practice forensics

competition 3:30-5:00 6 3QP judging for 8th grade 7 8th grade attend Career

Expo in the morning 9 Power Hour 3:15-4:15 p.m. 9 SMCMS/SMCHS attend the

PAC performance 9 8th grade Stations of the

Cross moved to 3/10/17 10 Stations of the Cross in

FAEC @ 9:40 a.m. 10 3rd and 4th grade Teacher vs.

Student event at SMCMS 10 SPIRITUS Drop In

15 SMCMS elementary & middle school forensics

16 Liturgy in FAEC @ 9:40 16 Power Hour 3:15-4:15 p.m. 17 End of 3rd Quarter/ No

School/ Staff Development 18 SMCS STEM Saturday @

SMCMS 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 23 SMCMS Reconciliation 23 Power Hour Canceled 23 Forensics competition @

SMCHS & SMCMS 24 SPIRITUS Drop In

27-31 Spring Break April

3 Classes resume

Come Pray with us

We often look to Lent as a time of year to deepen our relationship with God. With that in mind, we will offer a place for morning prayer each day from 7:15-7:30 a.m. Please consider joining us a day or two (or every weekday) to pray as a faith community. All parents, grandparents, guardians and students are invited to gather each weekday morning to begin our day in the presence of God and pray together during our Lenten journey. Mrs. Kalaus, our campus minister, will lead the prayer each day with time for personal intentions as well. Please feel free to drop in as you are able.

Ash Wednesday and Lent

We gathered with the High School today for our Ash Wednesday Mass. This is an important time in our church year as we are called to prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Every student will also participate in weekly chapel visits as part of their religion class and have the opportunity to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation on April 23.

Eighth Graders to Fox Valley Career Expo

As part of our eighth grade Career Unit, our students will participate in the Annual Career Expo sponsored by the Fox Cities Chamber on Tuesday, March 7. Over 2,200 eighth graders from the Fox Cities will gather at this event where they will be able to talk with a wide variety of business partners while

doing hands on activities and learning about a variety of career options. Please fill out the attached permission slip and send it back to school by

TOMORROW, March 2. PAC Performance on March 9th

SMCMS & SMCHS will attend the Shaolin Warriors performance at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on March 9 at 12:30 p.m. permission slips were signed with the beginning of the year forms.

Teacher vs. Student event on March 10th

On March 10th, SMCMS will welcome the 3rd and 4th grade students from SMCS for a Teacher vs. Student event. The students will compete in a trivia contest against their elementary teachers about SMCMS, take a tour, and participate in an activity in the gym with Ms. Brown. Classes will go on as normal for the SMCMS students that day.

Knights of Columbus Knowledge contest winners

Congratulations to the following students for winning the Knights of Columbus Knowledge contest. They competed at the Diocesan level this past weekend:

Shruti Chakrapani 6th grade math Ava Staehler 8th grade math Veronica Colford 6th grade spelling Emma Jares 8th grade spelling

Billy Walsh 7th grade math and spelling

March 1, 2017

SMCS news

Congratulations to our elementary school and middle school VEX Robotics teams, who competed in the state tournament over the weekend in the groups’ very first year! Read about two schools’ Advent collection that benefited a diocesan project, as highlighted in last week’s edition of The

Compass. For an evening of fun, attend Dueling Pianos, St. Mary Elementary’s fundraiser, this Saturday evening! SMCS Sports Summer Camps

Registration for SMCS Summer Sports Camps is now open! Click here for links to the schedule, a registration form that can be printed and to the registration website. Or visit the website and click on SUMMER ATHLETICS under the SUMMER PROGRAMS link. Fruit Pick-Up

All orders will be processed and ready for pick up at the SMCS Garage (at the high school campus) this Friday from

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Orders must be picked up by 5:00 p.m. to ensure the quality of the fruit; it will freeze in the garage if left overnight. Thank you for supporting SMCS Fine Arts! Scrip Schedule

Click here to see the spring Scrip schedule. SMCS Directory

The SMCS Family Directory was sent home last week with the youngest or only SMCS child in each family. If you did not receive yours, please check with your son or daughter first, and then email the director of communications or your school office. If you find that the information about your family is not accurate, please use the same link to let us know. We will be sharing any corrections with the community in a few weeks. Thanks to the sponsors who helped to defray the cost of printing so every family could have a copy at no charge! If you wish, you may purchase an additional copy for $3.00 by contacting your school office. SMCS STEM Saturday

Join us from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at St. Mary Catholic Middle School for our first SMCS STEM Saturday! We will have demonstrations and hands-on activities for guests of all ages ranging from robotics, aeronautics, electronics and ham radios to Project Lead The Way, VEX IQ and First Lego League demonstrations, flight simulators and more! SMCS Links: Click on the newsletter link above to read the system news for details about the following, or click on the links for related attachments or webpages only:

No changes and additions this week to the SMCS calendar * Little Shop of Horrors * WPCP online application * SMCS STEM Saturday (March 18) * Facebook Highlights (February 17-23) * * SMCS Job Openings * Dueling Pianos (March 4) * Traffic Impacts * Eucharistic Adoration and Mass on March 3 (sign up) * In the Community: (Janssen Forum) * Boys & Girls Club Activity Fair * Tech Savvy STEM Day for Girls (April 8) * YMCA Classes: Spring Flag Football (4K-6), Football League (Gr 7-12); Menasha Soccer Club; Camp Tekawitha; St. Gabriel Fish Fry & Bingo; Our Lady of Victory Football Camp

St. Mary Catholic Middle School

8th Grade Field Trip Permission

Field trip: Lake Parkzone in Menasha on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

8th grade students will be gone from 8:45 to 11:15.

To Enhance 8th grade Career Unit, we will attend the annual Career Expo sponsored by Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce.

Student Name:

I hereby request and give permission for my son/daughter to participate on the field trips listed above as pertains to his/her

grade level. He/she is adequately covered by insurance for any injury that he/she might sustain. I have discussed this with

my spouse (if appropriate) and we both hereby release St. Mary Catholic Middle School and the persons in charge of these

outings from any liability in connection with the same.

*We will accept only this form as permission to participate.

Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:

Authorization for Medical Treatment

I hereby authorize the treatment, administration of anesthesia or surgical treatment for my minor son/daughter

_______________________________________in the event of a medical situation occurring during my absence or when the

hospital or physician(s) are unable to contact me. This authorization extends to any hospital, physician(s), and nursing

personnel within the physician’s staff. I release from medical responsibility and liability the hospital, physician(s), and

nursing personnel for performing medical procedures acting on the authority of this medical treatment consent form which

such medical providers deem necessary for my minor child.

Parent/Guardian Signature: Date:

**This permission slip & $7.00 are due in the office by Thursday, March 2, 2017.

Please return the top portion of this page.

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8th grade to Career day Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Cost: $7.00

Transportation: Bus

Dress: SMCMS Dress Code-NO out of dress code passes may be used

Optional Materials needed: None

Chaperones: Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Kalaus, Mr. Kropidlowski, Ms. Weggel

Come pray…

Every Weekday during

Lent

7:15 AM

Meet in

Our Lady of Hope Chapel

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

6:30 pm

St. Gabriel Parish

900 Geiger St., Neenah, WI

SMCS S.T.E.M. SATURDAY

Join us for demonstrations and hands-on activities

for guests of all ages!

Aeronautics

Electronics

Ham Radio

Flight Simulators

Robotics

With displays and demonstrations by:

First Lego League

Project Lead The Way

VEX IQ

Saturday, March 18, 2017

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

St. Mary Catholic Middle School

WINTER ESCAPE 2017

Dueling Pianosrock the keys 2017

3. 4. 17Doors open at 7p

Show starts at 7:30

Trolley Square619 S. Olde Oneida St.

Appleton, WI

PROUDLY PRESENTED BY ST. MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MENASHA

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT www.smcatholicschools.org/support-us/winter-escape

Tickets

$40($50 at the door)

Zephyrfest 2017 Key Club Raffle

Zephyrfest will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year! One of the most exciting features

of Zephyrfest is the opportunity to walk away from the event with a new car. This year’s Key Club has a new twist! The winner will get to choose between a super cool 2017 Jeep Rubicon

OR a $40,000 credit towards any new vehicle at any Bergstrom Automotive store within a week

of Zephyrfest. The goal is to have all 600 key club memberships purchased before the event on

April 8, 2017.

Keep in mind, there will only be 600 total Key Club memberships sold, so your chances are

great, but the memberships will sell quickly. Once you have your Key Club membership

purchased, all you will have to think about is which fabulous vehicle you will choose!

Without question, having the chance to be a winner in the Zephyrfest car raffle is exciting!

However, the true excitement is in knowing that your contribution helps support the

outstanding Catholic education and quest for academic excellence for so many students within

the St. Mary Catholic schools.

Key Club raffle flyers are available in your school office or simply go to

www.smcatholicschools.org , click Support Us (button on top right corner), then Zephyrfest and

print an opportunity from your home. For more information, please contact Robin Gallucci at

SMC at 920-722-7796 ext. 852 or email at rgallucci@smcatholicschools.org. Thank you so much

for believing in Catholic education!

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Your contribution provides needed funding to support St. Mary Catholic High School. Key Club numbers are randomly assigned upon receipt of order. Drawing of ten finalists will take place at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2017 during Zephyrfest. You need not be present to win. Value of $40,000 • If a finalist is not present, a representative of SMCHS will try the key. For more information, visit smcatholicschools.org, call SMCHS at (920) 722-7796, ext. 852 or contact rgallucci@smcatholicschools.org.

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