ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ROCKET REVIEW / MAY 21, 2014 / VOLUME 1, NO. 32

New website address: StMaryRockwood.com

School Advisory Council News!!

The School Advisory Council would like to thank all parents who nominated themselves for Advisory Council positions and all parents who voted. Our

new members are Jeff Gilliland, Jenny Marcon, and Tim Stokes. They will begin their 2 year term in the 2014-2015 school year.

We would also like to thank those current members who will be stepping down from their positions as their 2 year terms are ending. President Julie Piesz, V.P. Ron Beggs, and Lani Jakovac have given generously of their

time and talent in helping stabilize and strengthen our school in challenging times. We appreciate all they have done to support St. Mary School! Julie and Ron will remain active in other capacities here at school. We wish Lani and her family the best as her youngest son, Liam, is heading to G.R. for

high school. Mrs. Furtah will be stepping down as staff liaison and another teacher will be taking her place.

The original advisory members with 1 year remaining in their terms are Michelle Foster, Laura Grima, Cindy Majlinger, and Sequoya

Sczcechowski. Karen Tracy will remain as parish representative and we anticipate the addition of 2 more parish representatives on the council for the

coming school year. The council welcomes input from all parents and parishioners as we continue to work toward the common goal of

strengthening St. Mary School. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 18, at 6:45pm in the latchkey room. If there are items you would like

discussed, please let us know. There is time set aside for an open forum at each meeting. The meeting schedule for the upcoming school year will be

posted when available.

Congratulations!

Dear St. Mary, Our Lady of the Annunciation, Parishioners;

As members of the St. Mary School Advisory Council, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all parishioners for your unwavering support of our wonderful school. Our little school, with its rich history of providing a tremendous Catholic education to multiple generations, has had a couple of challenging years. Economic influences and staff changes had negatively impacted school enrollment and there was concern for the future of our school. Under the leadership of our pastor, Fr. Jim, and our principal, Mrs. Theresa Stager; along with the significant efforts of many school and parish families; our school has emerged as an exemplary Catholic elementary school in the Archdiocese of Detroit. We are confident that our school - authentically Catholic, academically excellent and technologically forward - is now in a position to grow. This would not be possible without the support of our parish family. We sincerely appreciate your prayers, your advice, your time, and effort in supporting our school. In particular, we would like to thank those anonymous parishioners who so generously donated substantial funds to our school this spring. These parishioners do not have any children attending our school, yet they felt strongly about supporting our school financially. This sizable donation has provided us the opportunity to maintain our current staff and the standards of excellence which will help us grow as we look to the future. We are so thankful for the confidence these donors have placed in us and in our school. This tremendous act of charity will certainly promote Catholic education which we believe to be essential to the future of our Catholic Church. On behalf of the staff and all of the students and families of St. Mary School, please accept our sincere thanks for your very generous donation. Please be assured that we hold all of you in our prayers.

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Sincerely,

St. Mary School Advisory Council

Staff and Students of St. Mary Catholic School

Kindergarten Super StarsVincenzo Puente is this week’s Kindergarten Super Star! Vincenzo is six years old. He lives in Rockwood, MI and has one brother, Julius. Vincenzo’s favorite color is blue. Vincenzo really enjoys drawing. His favorite sport is soccer. Vincenzo’s favorite subject in school is Math. His favorite book is “Peanut Butter Rhino.” When Vincenzo grows up he would like to be a snowboarder in the Olympics.!!Vincenzo’s family thinks he is a Super Star because he worked hard and accomplished so much during Kindergarten this year! Ms. Kremer thinks Vincenzo is a Super Star because Vincenzo has done his very best to learn as much as he can. He never gives up trying, and he is friendly and kind to everyone he meets.

IMPORTANT DATES !

**Please sign up on the website for lunch volunteers. There are many days we do not have any. Thank you** !

May 21: K-3 Field Trip to Toledo Zoo, Auction Committee Meeting at 6:15PM May 22: 8th Grade BBQ, 7th and 8th Grade fun night at 6:30PM, Last Learn2Earn, Final Pre-K Day

May 23-26: No school, Memorial Day Recess !May 27: Confirmation at 7PM, Students arrive at 6:30PM

8th Grade last day, Pre-K Picnic at 12:30PM May 29: Graduation Mass 7PM !

June 2: Field Day June 5: Awards Night 3-8 Grades, 7:00PM in the church

June 6: Noon dismissal Awards K-2, Last Day of School June 9: ROME trip Informational Meeting 6:30PM

We have been offered an amazing opportunity - to sing a Mass on New Year’s Day 2016 celebrated

by Pope Francis - IN ROME!!!!

An INFORMATIONAL meeting HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED for Monday, June 9 at 6:30PM in

the cafeteria and will last approximately 30 minutes. Please plan to be in attendance if you

are interested in hearing about this amazing opportunity!

P.T.O. – Teacher & Staff Appreciation Lunch “Thank You”: !

On behalf of the St. Mary PTO, we would like to thank the volunteers who came to school this past Friday to help with lunch & recess duty. We really appreciate your assistance, so that the teachers & staff members could sit down and

have lunch together. !

Remember, all volunteer time served will go towards your accumulated hours needed for this school year. Please

remember to sign a sheet in the school office. !

The PTO relies on volunteers to make our events successful, so please do not think your help went unnoticed. Finally, we hope that all of the Teachers & Staff members had an

enjoyable lunch as we appreciate you more than you know!

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!The St. Mary PTO bottle drive has been such a success this past school year, and we thank you for your assistance with it. However, Monday, June 2 will be the last day to bring your cans & bottles to school as the program will come to an end for this school year.

Once the green recycle bin is gone from the back of the building, please do not leave any cans, bottles or bags there any longer as we will not have anyone to pick them up. We will start the program back up in the fall.

On behalf of the St. Mary PTO we would like to thank you for all of your continued support with this program, it was a huge success!

Finally, we would like to thank Bill Brinker. We appreciate all of your help over the past months with returning the cans & bottles brought to school. We sincerely appreciate it!

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MONDAY, JUNE 2 The students have been waiting for this day all year long! Field Day is a St. Mary tradition, and once it is upon us it means the end of the school year is finally here.

The PTO is in need of parent volunteers to assist us with distribution of water to the students during activities on field day.

If you are interested in helping out, please email Cindy Majlinger at ctmx67@yahoo.com. Volunteer time will go towards your required service hours ☺

As always, we appreciate your support and wish you and your family a peaceful, enjoyable & relaxing summer vacation!

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We would like to thank you for all of your assistance this past school year with various activities. We hope you and your child enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed hosting them.

Kathy Rasmussen ● President kjnsjab6@yahoo.com

Aimee Murray ● Vice-President amurrays6@comcast.net

Maureen Brinker ● Secretary pomo157@comcast.net

Cindy Majlinger ● Treasurer ctmx67@yahoo.com

!Sponsored by St. Mary PTO

Sponsored by your St. Mary P.T.O.

Zap Zone Laser Tag Fun Center 9751 Telegraph Road � Taylor, MI

313.299.9690

PTO will pay for: (2) games of Laser Tag for the 7th & 8th grade students, Pizza & Pop

Contact Cindy Majlinger ctmx67@yahoo.com if you are interested in chaperoning students

to and from Zap Zone!!!

� Please return form to the office by Friday, May 16th as we need an accurate count on who will attend

Attendees Name(s) and Grade:

Don’t Forget to Clip & Save Box Tops over the Summer! St. Mary School PTO would like to thank the students, staff, grandparents & parishioners for clipping, saving & bringing in your box tops this past school year. Together we raised just over $1,900.00, which was the most we have earned to date on this program. We would like to say thank you to Mary Malaniak for being our Box Top coordinator over the years. Your work did not go unnoticed. Additionally, we would like to welcome our new coordinator, Tonya Robinson. We appreciate the both of you, for the work you have done in the past and will continue to do for the students of St. Mary School. Over the summer please continue to clip & save your box tops, as our first collection month will take place in October. Each box top is worth $0.10 when the school redeems them, and with these funds the PTO can continue to provide many fun-filled activities for the students of St. Mary School. There is no time like the present. Start clipping & saving your box tops now and all summer long! Let’s surpass the money we earned this year. It’s easy and the rewards are endless. We wish you and your family an enjoyable & restful summer. Cindy Majlinger St. Mary PTO, Treasurer

7TH & 8TH GRADE BAND!

GABRIEL RICHARD CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IS NOW OFFERING 7TH & 8TH GRADE BAND!!!

Helping to further our school’s mission of service and commitment to fostering leaders in society.

Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is offering a Saturday morning band class for the downriver Catholic grade schools!

This class will meet Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Student will receive individual attention and get the large-scale band experience that they would get in the local public schools.

The program, under the instruction of GR Band Director Mr. David Yule, will teach your students the importance of music not only as an art form, but also as way to develop important life skills such as; collaborative work, discipline, and focus.

PARENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION If you or your students has further questions or concerns about this program please do not hesitate to contact Mr. David Yule Phone: 734.284.1875 ex. 39

Email: yuled@gabrielrichard.org

Gabriel Richard Catholic High School |Phone: 734.284.1875 ex. 39 | Email: yuled@gabrielrichard.org

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WHEN:! June&23<27,&2014!Monday!(!Friday!from!9am!–!noon!LOCATION:& Monroe!Multisports!Complex!333!N!Dixie!Hwy,!Monroe,!MI!48162!!COST:!! $65!all!players!will!receive!reversible!camp!pinnie!BRING:!! Helmet,!stick,!gloves,!elbow!pads,!shoulder!pads,!shorts!and!cleats!Coaches:!! JJ!Masuda!smcclacrosse@gmail.com!248(497(1742!! ! SMCC!Varsity!players!To&Enroll:! Send!form!with!check!payable!to!St.!Mary!Catholic!Central!with!!! ! “Falcon!Lacrosse”!in!the!note!by!June!6,!2013!to!108!West!Elm!Ave,!!! ! Monroe,!MI!48162 !!

REGISTRATION!FORM!

Child’s!Name!___________________________________________!!Age!_____!Completed!Grade!____!at!____________________________!School!!Address!__________________________________________________________!!City!___________________!Zip!_________!Shirt!Size:!YL!!/!!AS!!/!!AM!!!Phone!_______________________!Cell/Emergency!_______________________!!Email!____________________________________________________________!!!Parents!are!required!to!sign!this!form!below!that!releases!the!Falcon!Lacrosse!Camp,!its!coaches,!and!SMCC!from!any!property!damage,!stolen!property,!or!injury!that!may!be!sustained!by!players.!Signing!below!also!verifies!that!the!player!is!physically!fit!to!participate!according!to!the!family!physician,!and!should!injury!occur,!grants!permission!to!have!the!player!treated!by!a!physician.!!!Parent!Signature!______________________________________!Date!_____________!!

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS

FOR THE SUMMER?

[ ] Basketball Camps

[ ] Soccer Camps

[ ] Science Camps

[ ] Football Camps

[ ] Tennis Camps

[ ] Art Camps

[ ] Volleyball Camps

[ ] Free T-Shirt

[ ] Multiple Camp Discount