January. What is Scrip? It’s a gift

card you purchase through the

school. The full value of the card

is yours, but the merchant donates

a percentage of the amount to our

school. It is very easy to use Scrip

for your every day purchases in-

cluding groceries and gas!! Ask

your friends and family if they

would purchase Scrip for their

every day and gift giving needs.

Consider buying gifts from mer-

chants like Kohl’s using Scrip gift

cards. Consider buying Lowe's

scrip for home improvement

needs (Yes even big ticket items

like appliances!!!) Please see the

Scrip contest flyer in the Wednes-

day envelope. Contact Amy Flo-

res or Ashley Kerrigan with any

questions.

Birthday Spirit Day

The December Birthday Spirit

Day will be Thursday, December

7th. If your child has a birthday

in December, he/she may wear a

spirit shirt with their uniform

bottom.

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.

“And this is what he proclaimed: One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the holy Spiri t.” Mark 1:7,8

From the Principal

Welcome to the first week of

Advent! We held our first Ad-

vent prayer service last Monday.

The students learned about the

characters of Adam and Eve,

Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,

Joseph. Come see the ornaments

that are hanging on our Jesse

tree!

Las Posadas, are you “INN”?

The St. Mary School Advisory

Council and Parent Teacher Or-

ganization is sponsoring an event

open to the school and parish

called Las Posadas. This is a

wonderful Christmas/Advent

tradition that translates in English

to “the inn”. Las Posadas sym-

bolizes the biblical journey of

Mary and Joseph as they

searched for shelter in Bethlehem

before the birth of Jesus. During

the celebration, we will process

around the St. Mary campus until

we reach the designated

“Inn” (the parish hall) imitating

this advent journey. We will

then celebrate in the hall with

food (tamales dinner) fellowship

and a piñata. Las Posadas will

occur on December 9th following

the 5:00pm Mass at 6:30pm.

There is no cost to attend, how-

ever we request that you bring

non-perishable food to donate to

the Our Lady of Peace pantry.

Thank you to those of you that

have already volunteered to help.

If you would like to volunteer

your time, please contact Ashley

Kerrigan through FastDirect. I

hope to see you there!

Scrip Contest

Have you wondered if there is an

easy way to help support St.

Mary Catholic School and fulfill

your part of the financial obliga-

tion? The answer: Scrip!!! Scrip

sales need a boost and we are

holding a contest to see which

grade can sell the most scrip.

Scrip sales for this contest will

include only Scrip that is pur-

chased through the Wednesday

envelope. The prize: popcorn and

a movie for the winning grade in

us! St. Mary will also offer Mass

at 7:00pm.

PTO MEETING

Our next PTO meeting will be

Tuesday, December 12th begin-

ning at 6:30pm in the first floor

conference room. Everyone is

welcome!

January Lunch Orders

You will find the January lunch

orders in the Wednesday enve-

lope. Lunch orders are out a

week early due to Christmas

break. If you plan to order lunch

for your child, please have the

lunch order and the money to the

school office no later than,

Monday, December 11th.

There are no exceptions!

Immaculate Conception

The feast of the Immaculate Con-

ception is Friday, December 8th.

This is a holy day of obligation.

Our students will celebrate this

day with Mass beginning at

8:30am. All are welcome to join

Upcoming Events:

December 7– Birthday Spirit Day

December 7– Middle School Field

Trip to UCCC to watch “It’s a Won-

derful Life”

December 8– Feast of the Immaculate

Conception –Holy Day of Obligation

– Mass at 8:30am and 7:00pm

December 9– Las Posadas after the

5pm Mass

December 10– 2nd grade performs

Our Lady of Guadalupe Play during

the 12pm Mass

December 11– Advent Prayer Service

8:20am

December 11– January Lunch Orders

Due

December 12– Feast of Our Lady of

Guadalupe– 2nd Graders perform

their play for the school at 8:20am

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December 6, 2017 970-353-8100 principal@stmarycs.net Visit our Spirit Shop at: https://

stmaryspiritwear17.itemorder.com/sale

Our Lady of Guadalupe Play

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on

Tuesday, December 12th. It is a tradition at

St. Mary that our 2nd graders reenact the

events of St. Juan Diego and his vision of

Mary on Tepayec Hill on the outskirts of Mex-

ico City. The 2nd graders will perform the

play on Sunday, December 10th, during the

12pm Mass at St. Mary Church. They will

perform the play again for the school on Tues-

day, December 12th after morning announce-

ments (about 8:20am) in the school gym.

Everyone is welcome!

Playground Update

We were hoping to have the swing set in-

stalled last Saturday. Unfortunately, the area

that was prepared for the set is not large

enough. The company that did this work will

need to come back out to enlarge the area and

then we can install the swings and get the

wood chips in place. Thank you for your pa-

tience with this.

Page 2 From the Principal

St. Mary Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in

the administration of educational policies, employment practices, scholarships and loan programs or athletic or other

school administered programs.

Name ________________________________________ Teacher ________________________ Grade __________

St. Mary Lunch Order Form JANUARY 2018 ALL LUNCHES HAVE DAILY SIDE OPTIONS: Full Salad Bar including Leafy Greens, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Fruits, and/or Canned Fruit; 1% or Skim Milk served daily

--------------------------------------Christmas Vacation 12/25/17 – 01/05/2018-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------01/08/18 – 01/12/18------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 01/08 _____ (Hot) Chicken Tortilla Soup w/Tortilla or _____ (Cold) Pesto Chicken Salad Wrap Tues. 01/09 _____ (Hot) Cheese Enchiladas w/Fiesta Rice or _____ (Cold) Chicken Fajita Wrap Wed. 01/10 _____ (Hot) Pot Roast w/Dinner Roll or _____ (Cold) Ham & Cheese Wrap Thurs. 01/11 _____ (Hot) Pasta la Rasta w/Breadstick or _____ (Cold) Turkey & Cheese Hoagie Fri. 01/12 _____ (Hot) Pepperoni Pizza or _____ (Cold) PBJ Sandwich ----------------------------------------------------------------------01/15/18 – 01/19/18-------------------------------------------------------------------

Mon. 01/15 No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) Tues. 01/16 _____ (Hot) Teriyaki Chicken w/Brown Rice or _____ (Cold) Turkey & Cheese Hoagie Wed. 01/17 _____ (Cold) Italian Sandwich on a Bun (No Hot Entrée offered this day) Thurs. 01/18 _____ (Hot) Bean & Cheese Burrito w/Green Chili _____ (Cold) Ham & Cheese Wrap Fri. 01/19 _____ (Hot) Cheese Pizza or _____ (Cold) PBJ Sandwich ----------------------------------------------------------------------01/22/18 – 01/26/18----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 01/22 _____ (Hot) Pancakes w/Sausage Links or _____ (Cold PBJ Sandwich Tues. 01/23 _____ (Hot) Salisbury Steak w/Rice Pilaf or _____ (Cold) American Beef Hoagie Wed. 01/24 _____ (Hot) Chicken Queso Gordita Crunch or _____ (Cold PBJ Sandwich

Thurs. 01/25 _____ (Hot) Pork Carnitas w/Tortilla or _____ (Cold) Italian Sandwich on a Bun

Fri. 01/26 No School (Staff Development)

----------------------------------------------------------------------01/29/18 – 01/31/18------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon. 01/29 _____ (Hot) Macaroni & Cheese w/Dinner Roll or _____ (Cold) American Beef Hoagie Tues. 01/30 _____ (Hot) Soft Shell Taco or _____ (Cold) Chicken Salad on a Bun Wed. 01/31 _____ (Hot) Chicken Gumbo w/Green Chili Cornbread or _____ (Cold PBJ Sandwich

PLEASE TOTAL ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Only ONE entrée choice per day! Please indicate lunch request with “X”

on choice of the day.

*** This order form is due in the school office no later than Monday, December 11, 2017. NO ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER DUE DATE!

LUNCH TOTALS

_____ Total Hot Lunches @ $3.00 = ____________________

_____ Total Cold Lunches @ $3.00 = ____________ _____ Total Meals ____________________ Lunch Amount Total

TOTAL OF ALL 16 MEALS PURCHASED: $48.00***Payment must accompany lunch order menu. If you pay online, please provide a copy of your transaction. Thank you.

(Please make separate checks for Care and Tuition payments. One check is fine for sibling lunch orders.)

WE DO HAVE AN ONLINE SYSTEM THROUGH ST. MARY CHURCH (stmarygreeley.org). CLICK ON Donate/Pay School OPTION AND YOU CAN SET UP TO PAY DIRECTLY.

Please provide the school office with a copy of your transaction.

St. Mary Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational policies, employment practices, scholarships and loan program or athletic or other school administered programs.

PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE CHECKS TO MENU.

Menus are subject to change.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Payment Date ______________ Amount $____________ CK# __________

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4

5

6

7

8

Chicken Tortilla Soup w/Tortilla

Or Pesto Chicken Salad

Wrap

9

Cheese Enchiladas

w/Fiesta Rice Or

Chicken Fajita Wrap

10

Pot Roast w/Dinner Roll

Or Ham & Cheese

Wrap

11

Pasta la Rasta w/Breadstick

Or Turkey & Cheese Hoagie

12

Pepperoni Pizza Or

PBJ Sandwich

13

14 15

NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

16 Teriyaki Chicken

w/Brown Rice Or

Turkey & Cheese Hoagie

17

Italian Sandwich on a Bun

18 Bean & Cheese

Burrito w/Green Chili

Or Ham & Cheese

Wrap

19

Cheese Pizza

Or PBJ Sandwich

20

21 22

Pancakes w/ Sausage Links

Or PBJ Sandwich

23 Salisbury Steak w/

Rice Pilaf Or

American Beef Hoagie

24

Chicken Queso Gordita Crunch

Or PBJ Sandwich

25

Pork Carnitas w/Tortilla

Or Italian Sandwich

on a Bun

26

NO SCHOOL

(Staff Development)

27

28

29 Macaroni & Cheese

w/Dinner Roll Or

American Beef Hoagie

30

Soft Shell Taco Or

Chicken Salad on a Bun

31 Chicken Gumbo w/

Green Chili Cornbread

Or PBJ Sandwich

Menus are subject to change.

ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

SALAD BAR Daily Side Options Full Salad Bar Including Leafy Greens, Fresh Fruits, Fresh Vegetables and/or Canned Fruit. 1% or Skim Milk served daily

Phone: 970-353-8100

Fax: 970-353-8700

E-mail: bsmalley@stmarycs.net

St. Mary Catholic School

2351 22 Ave.

Greeley, CO 80634

Provided by Weld County School District 6

St. Mary Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of educational

policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs or athletic or other school administered programs.

JANUARY 2018 LUNCH CALENDAR

Christmas Break 12/25/17 through 01/05/18

St. Mary Catholic School

2017 Christmas Concert

Thursday, Dec. 14th

at 6:30pm

School Gym There will also be a Preview Concert at 2:30pm

3rd

, 4th

, 5th

Grade Choirs with Band and Strings

Preschool Christmas Concert Performance

At 6:00pm -on the same night - before the Concert-

Concert Dress for 3rd

- 5th

Students:

Nice Sunday Dress, preferably with any Christmas colors of red, green, or white.

Any style of Shepherd or Angel costume may also be worn.

No jeans or T-shirts please.

3rd

- 5th

Grade Music Students Go to Your Class’ Bleacher Spots right after the Preschool

Concert has completely finished. This will be around 6:20pm.

(Please don’t enter the gym before the Preschool Concert has finished)

There will be NO Cherub Band after school on the day of the Concert Thursday, Dec. 14th

BAND & STRING STUDENTS

Arrive 6:20pm - be in bleachers with instruments by 6:25pm (Please don’t enter the gym before the Preschool Concert has finished) - around 6:20pm

(Band – 1st Floor Conference Rm. Strings – Teachers’ Lounge)

Concert Dress for Band/Strings is Mass Uniform with Tie

After they perform, students will sit in the bleachers

SCRIP CONTEST What is Scrip? It’s a gift card you purchase through the school. The full value of the card is yours, but the merchant donates a percentage of the amount to our school. It is very easy to use Scrip for your everyday purchases including groceries and gas!! Scrip also makes an excellent gift to family and friends while help-ing raise money for St. Mary Catholic School. It’s very easy to purchase Scrip. A form is sent home with your child through the Wednesday folder and through FastDirect every Wednesday if you receive your inserts electronically. By purchasing Scrip you help support St. Mary fundraising efforts without costing you anything extra. We are holding a contest for Scrip sales the month of December. The grade with the most scrip sales through the Wednesday envelope will win Popcorn and a Movie!! Contest Rules: • Purchase Scrip through the Wednesday Folder December 7th, 13th and 20th. • Every $10 in scrip = 1 point

For families with children in more than one grade, equal points will be given to all children in that same family.

Earn EXTRA points!! Purchase Scrip cards for Chili’s, Lowe’s or Egg & I and earn 5 points for each card! We will tally all of the scrip sales at the end of the contest on December 21st and average the scrip sales points for each class based on the number of students in the class. The class with the highest scrip sales points per student wins popcorn and a movie in January 2018.

Ask your family! Ask your friends! Use to purchase gifts! Give as a gift! Questions? Send a fast direct to Ashley Kerrigan or Amy Flores.

CONCURSO DE SCRIP

Que es Scrip? Scrip es un tarjeta de regalo que compras a través de la escuela. El valor total de la tarjeta

es tuyo, pero el vendedor o la tienda participante dona un porcentaje de esa cantidad a nuestra escuela.

Es muy facil de usar el Scrip para nuestras compras diarias incluidas las compras en el super y la gasoli-

na.

Scrip es tambien un excelente regalo para familiares y amigos, y asi se ayuda a recaudar fondos para la

escuela St Mary.

Es muy fácil comprar Scrip, Una forma es enviada cada Miércoles los folders de los estudiantes y a través

de FastDirect si recibe sus formas electrónicamente. Al comprar Scrip usted está ayudando en los esfuer-

zos de la recaudación de fondos de nuestra escuela St. Mary, sin que nos cueste nada ya extra.

Estamos llevando a cabo un concurso de recaudacion de fondos a travez de Scrip en el mes de Diciem-

bre. El grado que venda mas Scrip a travez del sobre semanal de los Miercoles ganara una fiesta de pa-

lomitas y una pelicula.

Reglas del concurso:

• Compra Scrip a travez de los sobres de los Miercoles de Diciembre 7, 13 y el 20. • Cada $10 dolares de Scrip = 1 punto.

*Para familias con multiples ninos en multiples grados, se les dara la misma cantidad de puntos a todos los ninos de la misma familia.

Gana puntos EXTRA! Compra tarjetas de Scrip para Chillis, Lowe’s o Egg & I y recibe 5 puntos por cada tarjeta. Se contaran todos los puntos al final de del mes de Diciembre en el dia 21, y se sacara un promedio con la clase con mayor numero de ventas de Scrip por estudiante y los ganadores tendran una fiesta de pa-lomitas y una pelicula en Enero 2018.

Pregunta a tus familiares y amigos ! Usa Scrip para comprar regalos! O da Scrip como un regalo!

Si tiene alguna pregunta contacta por FastDirect a Ashley Kerrigan o Amy Flores!

Increments Quantity Amount

Groceries

King Soopers (reloadable) $10.00

Restaurants

Bonefish $25.00

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

Egg & I $10.00

Human Bean $10.00

Old Chicago/Rock Bottom $25.00

Old Chicago - Pizza Palz *limited time *$11.00

$25.00Panera Bread

$25.00Qdoba

$25.00Red Lobster/Olive Garden

$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 $25.00***

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

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.