This Week (and Next
) at AMS
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Christmas Concerts (7PM in the Gym)
- Tuesday, December 20 - Grades 5 - 8
- Wednesday, December 21 - Grades 1 - 4
No Hot Lunch on Thursday, December 22nd.
Add-on Red/Green Day -
Thursday, December 22
Classroom parties - Thursday, December 22 at 11:30
Early dismissal at 12:35.
Christmas Break - Friday, December 23 - Sunday, January 8
School resumes Monday, January 9
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American Martyrs/Kindergarten Information Meeting -
Wednesday, January 18 at 7PM in O'Donnell Hall |
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Have You Donated to the 2016 AMS Annual Giving Campaign??
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Every family should have received a letter in the mail recently outlining the key funding initiatives for this year's Annual Giving Campaign and requesting a contribution of $920 per student (the difference between last year's annual tuition and what it actually cost to educate a student at AMS). Once again, our goal this year is 100% participation from AMS families and gifts of any amount are encouraged. Members of the AMS Advancement Committee have been assigned roles as liaisons at the grade level to further assist families in making the decision to contribute. Please contact them if you have any questions regarding the Campaign as detailed in the letter.
Candice Witek - Pony
Christine Mancini - Kindergarten
Jake Capps - 1st Grade
Pat McCloskey - 2nd Grade
Molly Ursini - 3rd Grade
Chris Simms - 4th Grade
Audra Steller - 5th Grade
Scott Rackett - 6th Grade
Mark Jacobs - 7th Grade
Camryn Friel - 8th Grade
Thank you in advance for your continued dedication and generosity to our children's school.
The quickest and easiest way to make a donation is online by using a credit card and
clicking here.
More detailed information on this year's Annual Giving Campaign can be found
here or on the
AMS website.
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Safety
With the Christmas Concert approaching, please remember safety first on the night of the event. On the night of your performance, please park in the parking structure and walk your students to their homeroom. Given that it is dark out and there are multiple classes dropping off, please do not drop your students off in the street or in front of school.
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Volunteers Needed!
Help is needed for "tear-down" following the Lower School Christmas Concert on
December 21st! Any parent who is available to help stack chairs, etc following the Christmas Concert
Wednesday night would be very much appreciated.
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BOOK DRIVE DONATIONS NEEDED
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 ACCESS BOOKS BOOK DRIVE
Please donate your gently used children's books to Access Books.
AMS donations will be used to create K - 8 classroom libraries for Nativity School in Los Angeles. Collection bins will be located in the front office and your used children's books may be dropped off from
12/12/16 - 12/22/16.
Thank you!
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Start the new year out with morning exercise...
Join the AMS Run Club
for K-8 students
on Tuesday and Thursday mornings;
7:35am - 7:55 am
beginning
January 10, 2017
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Students must turn in the completed
Martyrs waiver
prior to participating and should bring their AMS ID with them to each run in order for the laps to be counted for prizes. This is a great healthy start to the new year and the day.
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Are you shopping on Amazon? Here is a great opportunity for you to help AMS while you shop away. Just go to Amazon through the Amazon Smile site click here
and designate American Martyrs School as the recipient of the donation Amazon will make based on your shopping.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Replace your Amazon bookmark with the Amazon Smile site and support AMS with every purchase.
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Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year... for Scrip!
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Holiday Scrip Office Hours
Mon-Thurs, 12/19-12/22, 7:45am-3:45pm
Friday, 12/23, 7:45am-12noon
Closed Dec 24-25-26
Tues-Thurs, 12/27-12/29, 9am-3pm | Friday, 12/30, 9am-12noon
Closed Dec 31 & Jan 1-2
Tues-Thurs, 1/3-1/5, 9am-3pm | Fri, 1/6, 9am-12noon
AM Gift Scrip - a great way to say Merry Christmas and Thank You to teachers, staff, friends, etc. Available in $5, $10, $20, $25, $50 & $100 denominations.
See all the Gift Cards we have available in stock at the office, or find many other retailers that are across the country or online - many that you can get online or e-Gift!
Have a big list? Email it to us at ScripDesk@AmericanMartyrs.org and we will get it ready for you to pick up! Questions? Call Anne at 310-245-4717.
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Now that the colder weather has arrived, please make sure your children are checking the lost and found for their missing items. Also, please be advised that lunch boxes/bags left behind will be disposed of at the end of each week to avoid any critters they may attract. So make sure you are keeping track of your stuff!
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Our Yearbook Needs Your Photos!
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Do you have pictures we can use for the yearbook? Use
this link to upload them for the Yearbook! And keep them coming all year long!
Thank you.
Sharon Suarez
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We will have Hot Lunch this Friday at the Gym
No Games Scheduled until Jan.
Go Mustangs,
Lou Ann Selsky
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Christmas Sing-A-Long in the Church
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| Parish Christmas Caroling - Sunday December 18 |
Parish Christmas Caroling
Meet on the Steps after
5 pm
Mass on
Sunday, December 18
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We will head to downtown Manhattan Beach as we sing Christmas songs
for all to enjoy!
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Holiday Fun - Manhattan Beach Library
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 On
Wednesday, December 14 from
3:30-4:30pm at the
Manhattan Beach Library create fun holiday cards and
decorative ornaments.
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American Martyrs Preschool Open House
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Where: The Preschool yard and classrooms
When: Saturday, January 28th - 10AM to 12PM,
come by anytime during these hours.
Who: Parents of children who will be turning 3 by Dec 2, 2017
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