School News – September 5, 2009

Dear Parents:

FLU Information:  H1N1 – Just a few reminders.

* Remind your children to wash their hands with soap and water regulary throughout the day

*  Cough into your elbow or into a tissue

*  Keep your child home if they are sick

*  Do not administer aspirin or aspirin containing products to any suspected ill case of novel H1N1

under the age of 18 due to the risk of Reye syndrome

*  The school will isolate promply any person on campus who appears to have influenza-like illness

All classrooms have hand sanitizer and are working to ensure children use it when possible.

Doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine are expected to be ready in October.  School children may be amoung the first to receive the vaccinations.

Dr. Matt Reid is again willing to offer flu vaccines for our students and families.

This is not the H1N1 vaccine. This is regular Flu Vaccine.

The cost is $30.00.

Date:  Wednesday – September 16th

Time:  2:50 to 5:30

Where:  Front Office

All shots must be prepaid to allow Dr. Reid to order the correct number of vaccines.

Forms that need to be filled out are available in the front office beginning Wednesday, September 9th.

PIZZA ORDERS – Cheese Pizza – $1.00. Orders due by Wednesday morning.

Mass: Join us every Friday for Mass. 8:10

Green  Team: Wednesday – September 9th -  3:00 to 4:00

Tag Day: The 8th Grade is sponsoring a Tag Day this Friday. Students may come out of uniform for $.50.  The theme is “wear the color of your favorite football team.”  Please dress in acceptable school attire.  No short shorts, spaghetti straps, etc.

Early Dismissal:  September 23rd – 1:00 – After-School Care Available

Morning Drop Off: Please drop off your child at the front circle and keep moving. Do not park around the front circle.  If you want to park in the morning – please do so in the back.  The classrooms open at 7:45.  Parents are invited and welcome to come to the front with your child and await the morning arrival bell at7:45.  Teachers arrive at 7:30 and use those precious minutes to prepare for the day. Side gates open at 7:45.

A very special thank you to all of you for your help and cooperation in getting the new school year up and running so smoothly.

Check the Teacherweb.com websites daily for information from your child’s teacher/s.  Check this website each week for general updates.

PTSA Meeting and Open House date will be posted next week.

Reminder that September tuition is now due.

Grace,

Beth Harris

Raffle Ticket and Home and School News

February 9,

Dear Parents,

I received the most amazing donation today.  A check in the amount of $300.00! Attached to the check was a letter which I would like to share with you.

“It would be such a great loss to everyone if the school is forced to close.  I attended CMI from 2nd to 12th grade.  What a wonderful education I had!  And in addition to the “3 R’s”  I learned so much more.  The most important thing was Faith and flowing from that,  came morals, manners, respect, empathy, and perseverance.

What I learned at CMI has guided my life and therefore I have a wonderful life. As everyone does I’ve had ups and downs but I always had that strong foundation to fall back on.  I don’t want future generations to lose their opportunity to have that.”

I think that letter sums up why we all work so hard for our children.  What we do does make a difference.

We’ve sent home TWO Raffle Tickets for the Car Raffle.  We need each family to sell or buy two raffle tickets.  Please do not turn the tickets back in.  If you can not sell them personally, we have sent home a copy of the mass schedule from now until the winning ticket is drawn.

THEY CAN EASILY BE SOLD IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH FOLLOWING MASS. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR A MASS IF NEEDED.

Thank you in advance for your dedication and support.  Please don’t lose the tickets as there were only 500 printed.

Grace,

Beth Harris

Church Dates to Sign Up to Sell Raffle Tickets in front of church are:

Saturday and Sunday – Please stop by the office and sign up to sell at Mass

6:00pm Sat. Mass 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 (Spanish)

Feb. 14 and Feb. 15
Feb. 21 and Feb. 22
Feb. 28 and March 1
March 7and March 8
March 14 and March 15
March 21 and March 22
March 28 and March 29
April 4 and April 5
April 11 and April 12
April 18 and April 19
April 25 and April 26
May 2 and May 3
May 9 and May 10
May 16 and May 17
May 23 and May 24
May 30 and May 31

 Raffle – Winning Ticket will be drawn on Sunday – May 31, 2009!

Stop by the office and pay Cindy to place the order.

Home and School Connection

Dear Parents,

On behalf of the faculty and staff at Mary Immaculate, I would like to thank you all for attending the important meeting last week.  The response to your desire to have “Catholic education” has been overwhelming.  I can’t begin to convey the gratitude to each of you for the incredible outpouring of ideas, financial contributions, and donations of time and talent! As we move forward to meet the challenges, may we keep in mind that it is the love of the children and our desire to provide the best for the them, in a Christian environment,  that is our driving force.

 Gracefully,

Beth Harris

This is the last paper notice!  Check www.maryimmaculatestarofthesea.com for the Home and School Connection Weekly.

Teacherweb.com – all teachers will be using teacherweb.com to communicate with parents and convey important information daily.

Rock and Roast – Saturday – January 31st – 3:00 to 9:00.

Silent Auction
The Rock and Roast Pig Dinner is coming up on January 31st.  Robin Beede is in charge of the  Silent Auction. Pelican Poop, Peppers, Sign of Sanford, Stone Soup Gallery, Historic Tours of America, Goodnews River Lodge of Alaska, Heat Wave, Alan Maltz Gallery, Sharon Wells Tile Art, Keys Chiropractic Health Center, and many other have already donated. 

Call Robin at 304-7451 if you have an item to donate.

After School Program Fee Increase:  In order to meet the cost of operational expenses, the After School Program costs will increase to $3.00 per hour beginning Monday, January 19th.

Don’t forget to go on-line to www.CityTicketCenter.com/miss  to purchase tickets to local tours and attractions as well as dozens of other cities.  10% of every sale comes to Mary Immaculate!  We received our first check for   $30.00. 

We are going paperless with our Home and School Connection!

Check the website: www.maryimmaculatestarofthesea.com every Tuesday.

Every teacher now has a website to post schedules, events, DAILY updates. Go to Teacherweb.com. Find Florida, our school, your child’s teacher.

Homework will be posted also!  Check it daily!