Click this website to order Scrip online at www.shopwithscrip.com. Our school code is: 762L7E5D1L336. Once you set up your individual account, Shopwithscrip.com will track your Scrip purchases and your fundraising percentages.
The Entertainment Book Sale begins with the first day of school. Watch for books and order forms in your child's backpack. Parishioners and community members can purchase Entertainment Books in the school office. Entertainment Books are $40.00 each and the Gold C Books are $12.00 each.
Book Fair in October!!
The book fair is moving to October this year and will be held the week of October 12-17th. For information and volunteering to help at the book fair use the following link: bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/smsmustangs
Parent to Parent 09/01/07
Parent Club Board 2007-2008 School Year
Parent Club Board 2007-2008 School Year Paul Vasquez, President OPEN, Vice-President / President-elect Jaime Delgado, Treasurer Gena Owen, Secretary Eric Cameron, Past President, New Parent Coordinator Laura Allen, Principal
A letter from our Parent Club President Welcome to the 2007-2008 School Year! As we enter another exciting year of religious and educational growth for our children, the Parent Club Board is equally excited for another opportunity for parents to significantly impact St. Mary School. The year is chock full of things we can do to help make both our children's time as well as our own time at St. Mary's meaningful, beneficial, and ENJOYABLE! I have mentioned to many friends that we have at least nine years here together, so we need to do all we can to make this a great time for our kids, and the grownups may as well have fun and enjoy our time here, too! And that is just what I plan to do this year.
I have met many of you during my five years at St. Mary School and I look forward to meeting many more this year. It is the bond between parents that is one of the many strengths of our school community. Through our time together we work, raise our children, socialize with each other, put on activities and fundraisers, go to church, and many other things. And because I have seen many great things occur during my time at St. Mary School, I am eager and excited about working with ALL of the parents this year.
Even though a few of us sit on the Parent Club Board, all parents are members of the Parent Club. Throughout the year I encourage you to get involved and make your child's stay here the best it can be! It is through you and your efforts that our community, our school and our children grow and thrive.... I raise my glass and thank ALL of you in the Parent Club, in advance, for what I know is going to be a GREAT 2007-2008 school year!
Paul Vasquez Parent Club President St. Mary School
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Parent Club is to bring about a closer relationship between the school, the home and the Parish, and to give each of us the spiritual and material support without which we could not function efficiently and effectively. All parents or guardians, and the staff of St. Mary School are automatically members of the Parent Club. Parents or guardians are eligible to hold office on the Parent Club Board.
The Parent Club Board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm in the Sr. Cabrini Center. The next Parent Club Meeting is on: September 11, 2007 All parents are welcome to attend! It's a great way to keep informed, and show your children that you are vitally interested in their school!
Parent Club Information
As the President of the Parent Club, I am pleased to be joined by a great group of parents who comprise this year's Board. Please thank them for their upcoming efforts and feel free to ask us about any upcoming events or how you can become involved.
As the President of the Parent Club, I am pleased to be joined by a great group of parents who comprise this year's Board. Please thank them for their upcoming efforts and feel free to ask us about any upcoming events or how you can become involved.
Some new additions to the Parent Club this year is the Classroom Liaisons!! Please thank them as well, for increasing the effectiveness of the Parent Club by serving as a bridge between the classroom and our Board. Rick Ramirez: Kindergarten Liaison Josh Mathieson: 1st Grade Liaison Fay Bursch: 2nd Grade Liaison Imelda Mercado: 3rd Grade Liaison Teresa Froehlich: 4th Grade Liaison Mary Rhea Breen: 5th Grade Liaison Donna Udahl: 6th Grade Liaison OPEN: 7th Grade Liaison OPEN: 8th Grade Liaison
As you will note, we have TWO OPEN SPOTS available for Classroom Liaisons and ONE BOARD POSITION, Vice President/President Elect. Anyone interested should contact Paul Vasquez at 916-600-6192.
Parent Club Duties and Responsibilities
We thought parents may like to know what the Parent Club Board does. Here are some descriptions of our duties:
President: Recruits and appoints Chairpersons for Parent Club events, fundraisers and subcommittees; calls Parent Club Meetings and prepares Agenda Items; identifies "Action Items" and sets timelines; serves as a member of the SAC.
Vice President: OPEN POSITION - Serves as President Elect; works closely with the President on tasks and goals; chairs the Nominating Committee (which recruits and nominates new Board members); coordinates communications with the Editor of the Parent to Parent.
Past President: Serves as a resource to the current President; serves on the Nominating Committee; collects and distributes Event Binders.
Treasurer: Approves all budgets and expenditures; works with Scrip Committee on procedures and accounting; reports monthly Parent Club Fundraising and finances.
Secretary: Records minutes for each meeting; submits meeting minutes for approval; maintains a binder of Parent Club Agendas, meeting minutes and notes.
Faculty/Staff Representative: Facilitates communications between Parent Club and Staff; connects event chairs and board members to school resources (i.e. computer support, office supplies, reimbursements, etc.)
Chairs and Subcommittees:
New Parent Outreach: Plans "New Parent" Social and Orientation gatherings; coordinates Buddy Family Program.
Room Parents - Chaired by Room Parent Coordinator: Assists classroom teachers and coordinates parents to meet classroom needs; facilitates communication; manages auction projects.
Volunteer Outreach: Chaired by Volunteer Coordinator: Prepares volunteer interest forms for registration; collects and tabulates parent sign-ups and distributes interest forms to event chairs; assists with event chair orientation; works with event chairs to help them recruit needed volunteers.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The School year begins very QUICKLY and seems to PICK-UP STEAM!!! Don't miss out on the FUN!
If you have any questions or would like to help, contact the Parent Club
Event Starts Entertainment Book Sales: Monday, August 27th
New Family Picnic Sunday, September 9th 11-2:00PM East Portal Park
Parent Club Meeting/ Event Chair Orientation Tuesday, September 11th 6:00 PM Sr. Cabrini Center
Father/Son Bowling Sunday, September 23rd
Skate Night Wednesday, September 26th
Innisbrook Assembly Friday, September 28th
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ON SALE NOW!! Jump start your Parent Club Fundraising with our ever-popular Entertainment Book Sale. Books are going home with your children today (8/27/07). This early sale date will probably make you the first in your office or workplace to have "the book" available for sale.
Entertainment Books sell for $40.00 each, and offer hundreds of dollars in savings. The smaller "Gold C" books are $12.00 each. Be sure to call the office if you have any questions.
ART SHOW PLANNING UNDERWAY The Fine Arts and Craft Show is November 17th. This event is on its way to becoming a "signature" fundraising opportunity for our school. If you'd like to help with thinks like contacting artists, caterers, or arranging publicity, contact Linda Carroll.
About Parent to Parent Parent to Parent is the newsletter of the St. Mary School Parent Club and comes home in the first PRIDE of every month. If you have an idea to improve the newsletter or would like to submit an article (content will be reviewed before publication) please contact the newsletter editor, Shelley Ronan-Perez, at 916.284.7827 or via e-mail at:
