Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, November 15

  • Safe Environment Training, 6 pm, Community Center, Childcare is available 

Wednesday, November 16

  • Mass hosted by 6th grade, 8:45 am

Thursday, November 17

  • 8th grade field trip to Museum of Flight

Friday, November 18

  • 7th grade field trip to Christ Our Hope Church
 November 21 & 22
  • No school during Parent Teacher conferences, ESS is open
November  23-24 
  • No school for Thanksgiving break, NO ESS 
Auction Procurement In Progress!
It is time to bring in items for our Auction
Donate items or services to the auction (new items only).
Ask your favorite local business for a donation.

Procurement information was sent home in kidmail last week.  More forms available in ESS and office.

Our first procurement contest deadline is November 18.

The class with the highest percentage participation will win Parents Night Out (grades K-4) or pizza party lunch (Grades 5-8).
Register for Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be November 21-22, from  12-7 PM .
ESS is open 7:00 AM - 6:00 AM .

Conference signup information was sent by email to you on Tuesday. Nancy Edwards via Bloomz was the sender.

To sign up for conferences, you must follow several steps for each child.
You already have an account if you signed up for conferences online last year.

To schedule your conferences:
Accept the invitation to join.
Add your child to their class.
Join the class.
You must wait for verification email from Bloomz that you are verified before you can schedule.
Once verified, go to the class, click the Calendar tab and select the date (Nov. 21 or Nov. 22) and select time.

Need help?  Ask Mrs. Edwards in the library or email her at nedwards@stmattschool.org.
Thank you for your patience.
Penny Harvest
Penny collection goes through November 17. Every Thursday, change will be collected and weighed.  Class competition for free dress day. Bring in change to make a change!
Veteran's Day Assembly
The students honored and thanked those men and women in our community who serve or have served in the United States Armed Services.  Several classes made tributes and guest speaker CPO Duffek shared his experience currently serving in the Coast Guard.

Thank you to Mrs. Edwards, Ms. Herber and Mrs. Hews for making this special ceremony possible.

Check out the 2nd grade song to the Veterans on our Facebook page.
Holiday SCRIP Extended Hours
Extended SCRIP hours
Nov. 14 - 18:
Stock up for Thanksgiving groceries and Black Friday/Cyber Monday  shopping.

Monday, 1:45 - 2:30
Tuesday - Friday, 2:45 - 3:30
Friday, 8 - 8:30

Buy SCRIP gift cards for your favorite stores - no extra cost to you and proceeds support St. Matthew School technology.
 
Clothing Drive
St. Matthew alumna Madisen Barre-Hemingway (class of 2013) is sponsoring a clothing drive to help YouthCare and Treehouse, two organizations that care for homeless youth. Collections start Monday November 7. More information will be given out next week with kidmail. 
Math Excellence
Congratulations to St. Matthew School for an outstanding showing at the Bishop Blanchet Middle School Math Tournament ! 

St. Matthew School 8th graders took three of the top five spots!  Keeley won 4th place, Thea won 3rd place, and Colin won 1st place for 8th grade students overall.  And, St. Matthew School team placed SECOND of all the schools competing.  Way to go, Mr. Burke and our mathletes!

Safe Environment Training

Safe Environment Training is Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 PM at St. Matthew School. Childcare is available. 


Fund Drive Reminder
"Together we can do great things."
- St. Teresa of Calcutta
We would love to have 100% support from school families! If you have not donated, please online or return your pledge card today.