St. Martin’s wishes all of our school families a very Happy Thanksgiving! Students will dismiss at 11:30 (EC) and 11:45 (ES & MS) from classrooms on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Explorers will not be open in the afternoon.

St. Martin’s welcomes Early Childhood Grandparents and Grand-friends to school on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Check-in begins at 9:15 am. Guests will enjoy a breakfast buffet and the program will start at 10 am and end at approximately 11 a.m. Students will be dismissed back to their classrooms, where they can be picked up by grandparents or parents.

CONGRATULATIONS! We celebrate 2 students this week! The student of the week for last week – the week of November 9 -- is Olivia Leviton! The Student of the week for this week is William Boor! Congratulations Students!

Financial Aid information is now available for the 2010-2011 school year. Click here for a link to this information. You may also pick up a form from Blythe Marsau, Director of Financial Aid, in the administration offices. Please email her at bmarsau@stmartinschool.org.

Reminder to all parents—parking is NOT permitted in the fire lane at any time. Even if a parent is coming in for just a moment or to pick up from Explorers, you MUST use a parking space. Emergencies can happen at any time and the fire lanes must always be clear for emergency vehicles. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

In accordance with school policy, as listed on page 2 of the St. Martin’s Handbook, the school directory is NOT to be used for ANY promotional, sales, advertising or other business purpose. In addition, parents are NOT to use class email lists or other parent group email lists for ANY type of solicitation. ALL parents are expected to comply with these policies and safeguard the privacy of school families.

 

St. Martin’s Pre-K students will celebrate fall and families with a Family Harvest of songs Friday, Nov. 20 at 11:00 in Gable Hall.  Students will perform several songs about the farm, their families and Thanksgiving. They will also show off their skills with instruments, puppets and movement skills.  Mark your calendars and don’t miss it!  For more information, you can contact your child’s teacher or music teacher, Mimi Deupree at mdeupree@stmartinschool.org

 

The annual Thanksgiving Food Drive begins this month: the First Grade will be collecting food to stock the Oglethorpe Food Pantry. Flyers will be going home in your child’s bag, which will list items needed for the pantry, however all non-perishable foods are welcome. We are once again going green; we ask each family to provide their own bag, either paper or plastic. The food drive will be ongoing through November 20. Look for collectors in carpool line!

 

Please join us for the 4th Annual World Storytelling Celebration on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at SMES from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Carmen Deedy, renowned storyteller and award-winning author, will headline the event again this year www.carmendeedy.com! We need volunteers for set-up on Friday, Dec. 4 and during the event on Saturday, Dec. 5. Please contact either of the PTO Drama Co-Chairs if you can help: Susan Cáceres at secaceres@comcast.net or Karen Kelly at karen@kelly.cbeyond.com. 

 

T-SHIRTS: On Monday, Nov. 23, student storytellers may wear their red World Storytelling T-shirts with regular uniform bottoms.

 

The events of September 11, 2001, inspired the SMES community to collect money for the firefighter’s fund. SMES held a Red, White and Blue Day at school. On this day, we proudly wore our nation’s colors and raised more than $12,000 to give to the firefighters 9-11 Fund for families of the lost firefighters.

There is still time to submit paperwork for the Georgia Education Tax Credit. The Nov. 1 deadline has been extended to Dec. 1. Please click here for more information. If you have any questions about this opportunity or would like to participate, please call Shelly Manuel at 404-228-0727.

 

In honor of the 61st Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights presents an evening with internationally renowned Author, Presenter, Researcher, Educator Dr. Joy DeGruy. She will sharing a special presentation on “Understanding Who We Are Culturally to Begin to Understand How We Connect Globally.” Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 7:00p.m. at Spelman College – Camille Olivia Cosby Auditorium.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP to icanady@cchrpartnership.org by Tuesday, Dec. 8.

EXPLORERS SCORES 100!!

St. Martin’s is delighted to announce that the Explorers Extended-Day Program has again received a score of 100% from the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR). In a surprise inspection from DHR on Nov. 5, the site coordinator spoke very highly about the Explorers Program and was pleased with the effectiveness of the staff. With all items in order, Explorers received a perfect score from the state. Congratulations to Director Morries Walker, Assistant Director Maria Canty and all of the Explorers staff!  

 

Enrichment Updates:

The following classes are over:  Ballet and Golf

 Mark your calendars for the last days of class and exhibition dates for the following:

 Moving to the Beat – November 23

Boot Camp – November 23

Gymnastics – December 2 with exhibition at 2:15 pm in the Alumni Room

Art Barn – December 2

Imagine That – December 2

Yoga – December 3

Model Construction – December 3

Cheerleading – December 3 with exhibition at 3:40 pm in the Alumni Room

Introduction to Acting (PK & K) – December 10

Musical Theater – December 10 with exhibition at 3:40 pm in the Music Room across from Commons (lunchroom)

Karate – December 11 with exhibition at 1:20 pm (PK) in the Alumni Room, 2:10 pm (K) in the Alumni Room and 3:40 pm (PF – 8th) in the Music Movement Room (Mrs. Deupree’s room)

 

Commemorating our 50th Year, Tervis Tumblers now selling in the Warrior Store.

16 oz    $12.00              $14.00 with red travel lid

24 oz    $15.00              $17.00  with clear lid and straw

Email warriorstore@stmartinschool.org for more information

Warrior Store hours: Monday thru Thursday – 7:50 to 8:15, Wednesday – 8:35 – 9:00

 

Lost and Found CRISIS!  The Lost and Found bins are overflowing! Please check these for items of clothing, PE Bags, shoes, books for your children. Many are labeled.

 

The Fall Book Fair is right around the corner! Come stock up on Christmas gifts for family, friends and teachers. Teacher wish lists and gift certificates will be available.There will be a special opening for grandparents on Grandparents' Day.  Come out and support St. Martin's at this fun event!

Nov. 24 - Grandparents' Day - 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Nov. 30 - Dec. 4 - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Extended hours Dec. 1 - 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Contact PTO Co-Chairs Pat Ballard (patballard1@bellsouth.net) or Diane Wynn (wynnfamily@bellsouth.net) with any questions.

 

Want to donate to the Fling, but don't know what to donate? Here are some ideas:

FREE TUITION RAFFLE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Back by popular demand, The Fling 2010 will hold a Raffle for Free Tuition the night of The Fling. Tickets are $200 each. A minimum of 100 must be sold in order to hold the raffle.  To increase the chances of winning, a maximum of 200 tickets will be sold.  If you would like to purchase a raffle ticket, please email FLING2010@comcast.net. For the complete rules and regulations regarding the Free Tuition Raffle, please see The Fling 2010 webpage! Good luck everyone!  

 

Nov. 29 is the beginning of Advent, a season where we are called as Christians to slow down and prepare our hearts and minds. The party begins at 4 p.m.

For more information contact Mother Erickson at 404-228-0790 or Melinda Mischik at 404-228-0754.

 

COMMUNITY NEWS
The Epstein School is proud to welcome renowned author, Dr. Jane Nelsen on Dec. 2 and 3, 2009 for Positive Discipline Workshops for Parents. For details and to register click here.

 

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