October 2nd, 2015
Parents, please be aware that when your child’s teacher is out and he/she has a substitute dismissing the class, the substitute will be asking to see identification if he/she does not know you or the person you have authorized to pick up your child. This requires a little extra time, but your child’s safety is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your patience.
Chick-Fil-A Day – Is Friday, October 9th. Attached is the form for pre-ordering. This is now an option for preschoolers as well. Please have your form turned in by Tuesday, October 6th.
The Spirit Shop will be closed Friday, October 9th. Matthew’s Money can still be purchased in the office.
Basketball Registration was extended to October 8th! Information and Registration may be found in last week’s Friday Flash.
New to St. Matthew’s – Coca Cola Drink Machine! Located in the small cafeteria, available 7:30am to 8:00am and again from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. Water, Vitamin Water, and Power Ade will be sold for $1.50.
Working Crew Needed – No chain saws needed this time. Please bring pruning shears and lopping shears. We are gathering on Saturday, October 10th at 8:00am to trim trees. Come out and have a great time earning your volunteer hours!
Equine Competition – Congratulations to Kenzie R. ! – Kenzie competed in the Mounted Games Across America (MGAA) Pennsylvania State finals this past weekend and finished 1st in the B finals. Kenzie competed against teams from both the United States and Canada. Later this month, Kenzie will compete in the Maryland State finals. Way to go Kenzie!
From the Music Corner (Mrs. Alberto) – Our Middle School Choir will have a Bake Sale Tuesday, October 6th through Thursday, October 8th during all lunches. Lumpia, cookies, and baked goods are on sale for $.50 to $1. Help support our Middle School Choir!
Room Parent Ambassadors – Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 7th at 8:30am in the New Cafeteria. Please let Jennifer Biggs know if you will be unable to attend.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Days – For the 2015 – 16 school year, our plans for Teacher & Staff Appreciation have changed. In lieu of a whole week of Teacher & Staff Appreciation in the Spring, we will be trying something new and having three individual Appreciation Days throughout the year. It is our hope that spreading out such Appreciation will be fun for the teachers and staff, as well as a bit easier on all of the SMS families! Teacher & Staff Appreciation Days are currently scheduled for:
- Wed, October 14, 2015
- Wed, February 17, 2016
- Thurs, April 21, 2016
For October 14th’s Day of Appreciation, we are asking that each child send in a note or card for his/her Homeroom Teacher and Assistant, if there is one. Room parents will help coordinate the cards for the Specials Teachers and Staff that each grade level is appreciating. In addition, there will be a few items for the teachers and staff that will be raffled off during the day. If you have an item or gift card that you would like to donate for this raffle, please contact Jennifer Biggs at jennbiggs1031@gmail.com by Friday, October 9th.
Thank you to our Auction & Gala Photo Booth Sponsors, Dillon Law Group & Alex Fernandez – EZ-Vest Realty! Both the Dillons and the Fernandez families have children here at SMS.
Please see the attached Auction & Gala Newsletter for up-to-date information!
October 8th is “Bring Your Bible to School Day” – On this day, we will celebrate our freedom to worship and practice our faith. Students are invited to bring their Bibles to school.
Eagle Open – Our golf tournament might have been a little wet, but it was still a “hole” lot of fun! Thank you to everyone who came out to golf, all of our fabulous volunteers and, of course, to all of our sponsors! We had 32 hole sponsors from alumni signs, graduation, in memory of family members, businesses and congratulations messages. A big thank you to our “Eagle Sponsor” M5 Consulting, who provided us with Eagle Open visors. Robert Yeh – a long-time supporter of our Eagle Open, sponsored a sack lunch provided by Traditions Catering. Our golf carts were sponsored by Homewood Suites & Hilton Garden Inn in Greenbrier and SOF Spoken. Our beverage carts were sponsored by Christian Psychotherapy Services and by our School Advisory Board. We had enough golfers to host two flights and here are the results:
2nd Place second flight was a team from South Norfolk Golf Association – Mr. Coke, Mr. Moser, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Underwood
1st Place second flight was our very own Mrs. Price (teacher 5B), Mr. Price, Mr. Alberto (Mrs. Alberto’s husband) and Mr. Almazon
2nd place first flight was Mr. Keith Tuttle, Riley T. (student 8B), Chris Tuttle and Ms. Hannah Amburn
1st Place first flight was Fred Myers (afternoon crossing guard), Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Anderson and J. Clymer
*Riley T. won longest drive
*Sughun Kim won closest to the pin (guest of Mike Smith)
Congratulations to all of our winners!
GOD’S HELPERS SAYS THANK YOU!!! A very big thank you to SMS for “Going Gold 4 Kids with Cancer”!!! Thank you for all your prayers, love and support of Maddie’s Lemonade & Cupcakes-4-a-Cure! A very generous $365.00 was given from your hearts – those funds were donated to a 10 year old little girl named Maddie-Grace who lives in Maryland. She has been fighting leukemia since she was 3 years old and has relapsed 6 times! Right now, her own t-cells are being re-engineered through a trial study at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the hopes of getting her into remission. Maddie’s mom, Robyn, sent me a personal thank you to share with the school!
Our next mission coming up is “Operation Christmas Child”!! We are so excited about kicking this program off this year! We will be sending out more information through the Friday Flash, but wanted to spread the word to start saving up those little items that could make a difference in a child’s life & fit into a shoebox that will travel around the world, helping to spread the Gospel message of God’s great love for us! Our Shoebox Packing Party is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17th, after school – hope to see you there!
Parents – The before and after school statements were emailed today. Please contact the office if you did not receive yours.
Attachments:
Auction Flyer
Auction Acquisition Form
Holly Craft Show Flyer
Chick-Fil-A Order Form
October Menu
Matthew’s Money Flyer
Matthew’s Money Order Form