Wednesday, Jan 30th Student

Career Day

Students are invited to dress as

their future career. Teachers

will plan their own activities

throughout the day in their

classrooms.

Thursday, Jan. 31 Vocation

Day and Staff Appreciation

Day

Students will create a spiritual

bouquet for our local priests that

support our school. Teachers

will be provided lunch and du-

ties covered. If you are willing

to cover lunch recess duty so

that the teachers may enjoy

lunch together, please let me

know ASAP. The Staff vs. 7th

Grade volleyball game will

begin at 2:30pm in the gym.

Come watch the fun! All are

welcome!

Friday, Feb. 1– No School

Mission Statement: Under the protection of Jesus and the Blessed Mother, and guided by the Holy Spirit , St. Mary Catholic School is a faith centered academic community that encourages service to God and others and strives to form the hearts, minds and souls of our students in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Faith.

Congratulations to all of our Confirmandi! We are very proud of you!

From the Principal

Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week is next

week. This year’s celebration

will begin on Sunday, January

27th and end on Friday, February

1st. We will enjoy several differ-

ent celebrations during the week

as a school and we invite you to

help us celebrate. A complete

list of the celebrations can be

found in the Wednesday enve-

lope.

Sunday, January 27th

We will have an open house from

9am-2pm. Please invite family

and friends to attend. Thank you

to those of you that have volun-

teered to help greet, altar serve,

read and speak at each of the

Masses this upcoming weekend.

Monday, Jan 28th Celebrate

our Nation Day

We will pray the rosary as a

school for each of the 50 states.

Students are encouraged to wear

red, white and blue shirts with

their uniform bottom. Please join

us!

Tuesday, Jan. 29th Community

Day

We have invited community

leaders to come to our school for

a community breakfast. This

includes our mayor, city council,

fire chief, chief of police and

local firefighters and police offic-

ers. Our Superintendent will

attend as well. We will invite

them to come speak to the stu-

dents about their work.

First Confession

Our 2nd graders will be receiving

their first Confession on Satur-

day, February 9th at 1pm. Please

lift these children up in your

prayers as they receive the grace

of our Lord for the very first time

in confession.

Friday, February 8th , Grand-

parents Mass and Reception

We will honor our grandparents

with Mass at 8:30am and a recep-

tion to follow in the parish hall.

Please invite your grandparents

(or a proxy) to attend. The band

and strings will provide entertain-

ment.

Altar Server Training

Fr. Goggins is holding an altar

server training on Saturday, Feb-

ruary 9th from 11am-12pm in the

church. If your child has re-

ceived his/her first Holy Com-

munion, he/she is encouraged to

be at the training.

Upcoming Events:

January 25– No Mass (Fr. Goggins

is out of town)

January 27-February 1– Catholic

Schools Week

January 27– Open House 9am-

2pm

January 28– Rosary for our Nation

– Wear Red, White and Blue

January 29– Community Breakfast

9am

January 30– Student Career Day

January 31– 7th grade vs. Staff

Volleyball Game

February 1– No School

February 8– Grandparents Mass

8:30

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Carpool Reminders

Safety First!

Please adhere to the 5mph

speed limit.

Please use the crosswalks.

Never cross between cars.

Please use your name card.

Pull all the way up to the stop

sign.

Never leave your car.

Avoid using your cell phone.

Virtue of Generosity

As you know, we were focusing on the virtue

of generosity as a school during the month of

December. Congratulations to the following

students that were recognized as showing a

good virtue of generosity in December: K– Miles Sebastian & Matthew Valdez

1st– Vivienne Beckwith

2nd– Kimberly Rodriguez-Benavente

3rd– Aaraleigh Bruce

4th– D. J. Arechiga & Sofia Moncada Mendoza

5th– Charlie Beaber & Bridget Garcia

6th– Alex Salas & Lauryn Uyemura

7th– Emmanuel Rojas

8th– Jazmin Jimenez

During the month of January, we are focusing

on the virtue of gratitude. Thank you for sup-

porting our efforts!

Read-A-Thon

Our annual Read-A-Thon will begin on Mon-

day, February 4th and will end on Thursday,

February 21st. This is a large fundraiser for

our school AND it is educational to boot!

Please plan to participate and encourage your

child to read. More information on this will

be coming soon! If you are interested in help-

ing, please contact Emilie Montemayor

through FastDirect. Thank you in advance for

your help and support.

Scholastic Book Fair

As a way to support the Read-A-Thon, we will

hold a 2nd Scholastic Book Fair. The Book

Fair will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 5th-

Friday, Feb. 8th in the school conference

room. There will be a book swap during the

week of Feb. 11th. Please contact Danielle

Backer through FastDirect if you would like to

help.

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The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese, under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop, and at the direction of the Superintendent, attest that none of

the Catholic schools discriminates on the basis of sex in its admission policies, its treatment of students or its employment practices

Notice of Student Non-Discrimination Policy The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel

J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or

ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. Furthermore,

Archdiocesan schools admit disabled students in accord with the policy on Admissions in the Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools Admin-

istrator’s Manual. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, disability, color, and national or ethnic origin in the administra-

tion of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs.

Catholic Schools: Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Sunday, January 27th Open House St. Mary Catholic School 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Please join us if you can! Invite friends and family that do not attend St. Mary that would

benefit from a Catholic education.

Saturday & Sunday January 26th & 27th CELEBRATING YOUR PARISH Students will participate at all weekend Masses at St. Mary. Students are encouraged to wear Mass uniforms to weekend Masses. Parents and students will be speaking at all Masses at St. Mary.

Monday, January 28th CELEBRATING YOUR NATION We will be praying the rosary as a school for each of the 50 states. Students are encouraged to wear red, white or blue shirts with their uniform bottoms.

Tuesday, January 29th CELEBRATING YOUR COMMUNITY Breakfast will be provided for some of our community leaders, St. Mary parish & finance council and local priests.

Wednesday, January 30th CELEBRATING YOUR STUDENTS Students are invited to dress as their future career.

Thursday, January 31st CELEBRATING YOUR VOCATIONS & STAFF Students will be creating spiritual bouquets for local priests that support our school. Teacher and staff will be honored with a luncheon provided by school parents. Students (7th grade) vs. Staff Volleyball Game 2:30 PM St. Mary Gym

Friday, February 9th CELEBRATING YOUR FAMILY Grandparent Mass 8:30 AM School Mass Reception 9:30 AM (parish hall)

Do you have any bookworms?

Our 7th Annual Read-A-Thon is coming up!

Are you in?

Our 2019 St. Mary Read-A-Thon Fundraiser is packed with activity!

Wednesday, January 30th: You will receive a Read-A-Thon packet in the Wednesday folder. This packet will have all the information you need: Explaining how the Read-A-Thon works, a reading log, and a pledge sheet. Monday, February 4th: The Read-A-Thon officially begins! A Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the first floor conference room throughout the week (Feb. 5–8)! Monday, February 11th: Book Swap! Bring in any books that are no longer receiving love at home and pick out a new (used) book!! Don’t have a book to give? No problem, no student will be turned away from picking out books for their home library. Monday, February 18th: This is the last week of the Read-A-Thon. Great time to secure any pledges for minutes read and wrap up the week on the 21st (Thursday). Friday, February 22nd: All book logs and pledge sheets must be turned in. Let the tallying begin! Monday, February 25th: All donations must be paid in full. Tuesday, March 5th: Drawings done and Prizes awarded after the Rosary.

Come read with us and support your school. We can all do this together!

For questions, please contact Emilie Montemayor or Danielle Backer

Tienes un estudiante que le guste leer?

Nuestra 7th Anual Read-A-Thon se acerca!

Vas a participar?

Nuestro evento “Lee Un Monton”/ St. Mary Read-A-Thon 2019 esta lleno de actividades!

Enero 30: Van a recibir unos papeles de Read-A-Thon en el sobre de los miercoles.

En estos papeles se les va a explicar como funciona el Read-A-Thon, un papel donde van a documentar cuantos libros leen sus hijos y una hoja de peticiones.

Febrero 4: Empieza el Read-A-Thon oficialmente! Una Feria de Libros Scholastic se llevara a cabo en la sala de conferencias del primer piso

durante toda la semana (Feb. 4–8)!

Febrero 11: Book Swap!/ Intercambrio de Libros! Trae libros que no estas

usando en tu casa (nuevos o usados), si no tienes libros que dar, no hay problema, ningun estudiante sera rechazado para escoger libros para su biblioteca personal.

Febrero 18: Es la ultima semana del Read-A-Thon. Gran momento para solicitar

las peticiones por minutos leidos y terminar la semana en el dia 21 de Febrero 2019.

Febrero 22: Todos los registros de la lectura, y las peticiones deben de estar

terminadas y entregadas a la escuela y se empezaran a contar los minutos leidos. El recuento comienza!!

Febrero 25: Todas las donaciones deben de estar pagadas a la escuela.

Marzo 5: El sorteo se llevara a cabo y se entregaran los premios a los participantes.

Ven y lee con nosotros, y apoya a la escuela St. Mary Catholic School.

Podemos hacer esto juntos!

Preguntas: Danielle Backer o Emilie Montemayor

2019 Read-A-Thon Book Swap

Do you have books at your house no one is reading? Need a new (used) book for the Read-A-Thon?

We have a solution!

Come to the Book Swap!

WHAT: A variety of children and young adult books. Families are encouraged to

bring old books to swap for new (used) ones. No student will be turned away if they don’t have a book to swap. The most important thing is to get the books into their hands! THESE BOOKS ARE FREE!

WHEN: Monday, February 11 – Wednesday, February 20, 2019

TIMES: During your student’s recess and each day after school until 4:00 pm in the

first floor hallway.

WHO: All students of St. Mary Catholic School.

WHERE: You can drop off any used books by the main office starting Monday,

February 4th. (You may include the books you want to donate in your child’s backpack.)

Any books left over will be donated to A Kid’s Place, Catholic Charities, or another nonprofit here in Greeley!

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day is Friday, February 8, 2019. We need

volunteers and muffins to make this happen for our

grandparents! We will be putting muffin trays together on

Thursday afternoon, February 7th at 3:30pm if anyone is able to

stay after pickup that day. We will meet in the Parish Hall. We

also need volunteers to set up during mass on Friday, helping

during event and of course clean up! Please bring a dozen

muffins and place on the back counter in the 1st floor

conference room on Thursday, February 7th between 8:00am –

3:30pm or Friday morning before 8:30am.

Contact Mary Smith through FASTDIRECT.

Increments Quantity Amount

Groceries

King Soopers (reloadable) $10.00

Restaurants

Bonefish $25.00

Chili's/Macaroni Grill/Maggianos/On the Border $25.00Human Bean $10.00

Old Chicago/Rock Bottom $25.00

$25.00

Panera Bread

$25.00Qdoba

$25.00Red Lobster

$25.00Red Robin

$25.00Texas Roadhouse

Uniform

Dennis Uniform $20.00

Department Stores

Kohl's $25.00

Lowe's $25.00

Check Number

Name of

Oldest Student __________________________________ Teacher/Grade ____________________________

Total Amount Due

SCRIP ORDER FORM

Please make your selection and return Thursday in the Wednesday envelope. Your oldest student will receive

your order on Thursday, unless they did not return their envelope in a timely manner, then it may be the

following day.

Please make a separate check payable to St. Mary Catholic School for your scrip payment.

DO NOT STAPLE YOUR CHECK TO THE SCRIP ORDER FORM

Scrip may also be purchased at the Parish Office Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

***PLEASE RECYCLE THIS FORM***

Sprouts

$50.00***

*** Credit on this purchase begins once the card is reloaded.

Safeway$25.00

Olive Garden$25.00

Old Chicago - Pizza Palz (Good for $25 large pizza.) *limited time $11.00

(If you have a large order please contact Susan Benkefor larger increments. A weeks notice is required.)

SCRIP

What is it? Scrip fundraising is a no-selling program that enables families to raise money for their nonprofit organization. Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks and credit cards.

How does it work? You purchase your scrip ahead of time. When you go shopping, you pay with the scrip card. If you do not spend your card all at one time, you will have a remaining balance to use the next time you shop.

You can purchase Kohl’s scrip cards through the school to pay your Kohl’s credit card! Purchase your cards and then take it to the store and let them know you are paying your credit card bill either at customer service or at the checkout (you cannot pay online with your scrip cards). Make sure your card says Kohl’s Cares on it, as this is the only card accepted through Kohl’s to pay your bill. It’s definitely a win-win for this business!

Does it cost any extra to me? No. When you purchase your scrip, you get dollar for dollar of what you purchase with a rebate going back to the school. For example, if you buy $100 worth of King Soopers you receive $100 to spend there. You have also donated $5 back to St. Mary’s by this purchase without doing anything else! The rebate of $5 came from the store, not you.

How much do I have to purchase at one time? Increments of the cards are between $10 and $50. Safeway and King Soopers are reloadable at the store. This means you can put money on your card before making your purchase. A good way to do this is to ask the checker to put money on your card before scanning your groceries. After paying to reload your card, have the checker scan your groceries and pay for your items with the card you just reloaded.

Who can purchase scrip? Anyone you know can help our school and purchase our scrip. Grandparents, relatives, neighbors, and friends all need groceries and can get the cards through you and going to the Parish Office. You will receive credit through their purchases as long as they give them your family name.

How much do I need to purchase? To keep our tuition cost low and to receive the “in parish rate,” each family must purchase at least $5,000 per year (June-May). If you purchase over $5,000, 5% of that will go towards your fundraising. This amount is easy to reach when you get in the habit of always having scrip in your wallet before you run to the store. It also is easy to achieve when you get your family and friends involved. Remember that it is not an extra cost to you. The only one who pays is the stores.

Questions? Please call 353-8100. Thank you for supporting St. Mary Catholic School. If you do not receive your ordered scrip by the following day at the latest, please notify the office immediately!

NOTE: You cannot buy gift cards from King Soopers or Safeway with your scrip card.