AMS Wednesday Bulletin

February 8, 2017

Parish Sports Calendar

Attendance

Please email

healthroom@americanmartyrs.org

call ( 424) 327-9650

when your child is going to be absent.

Up-Coming Dates

This Week (and Next ) at AMS

- Tuesday, February 14 - "Add-On Red or Pink Day!" Class parties at 2:00.

Add-On Days: Students may add-on non-uniform articles of clothing (hair ribbons, shirt, socks, sweater, sweatshirt, etc.) of designated color. (Parent Handbook, pg. 69)

Friday lunch at the gym (If it is not raining)!

Calendar These Dates

- Monday, February 20 - Presidents' Day (No School!)

- Thursday, February 23 - SLE presentations at assembly.
- Saturday, February 25 - AMS 5K Race Day click here to register!

- Monday, February 27 - In-n-Out Lunch FORMS DUE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

- Sunday, March 5 - Used Uniform Sale

- Tuesday, March 7 - "Screenagers" in O'Donnell Hall at 7pm

- Monday, April 3- AMS Golf Classic 2017

- May 19, 20 & 21 - Sophisticated Snoop

General Announcements

2016-2017 AMS Annual Giving Campaign

Support AMS Faculty by Donating to the Annual Giving Campaign

Every school's most precious resource is it's faculty. To attract and retain the best educators for our students, we need to reduce the salary difference between AMS faculty and their public school counterparts. Last year, money raised from the Annual Giving Campaign was used to closer align our salaries with Manhattan Beach Unified School District. We hope to continue this effort based on the dollar amounts received from the Annual Giving Campaign this year. You can support this important initiative by making a contribution to this year's Campaign.

The easiest and fastest way to make a donation is online by using a credit card and clicking this link: Donate Now

Information on additional initiatives for this year's campaign can be found at this link on the AMS website.

AMPA - THANK YOU

Thanks to all of the parent volunteers for making Catholic Schools Week so awesome-we filled over 350 volunteer spots!

Your help is much appreciated!

-The AMPA Board

SAVE THE DATE - SCREENAGERS - March 7

American Martyrs School Board will be hosting a screening of the documentary "SCREENAGERS" on March 7th at 7pm .

Parents are encouraged to bring their Upper School Students!

To learn more about this documentary click here

5K Registration & Call For Volunteers

Join the fun... 37th Annual 5K is Saturday, February 25 at 8:00am

NEW THIS YEAR: Any students who register (online or via flyer) by Friday, February 10, will receive their 5K t-shirt early on Wednesday, February 15 and they can wear them to school on Friday, February 17 and are encouraged to wear to Mass on Sunday, February 19.

Click Here to Register for the 5K!

Click Here to Volunteer for the 5K!

Soles4Souls

click logo for video

SAVE THE DATE...February 15th-25th Shoe collection

Together with Grades of Green, American Martyrs will be collecting shoes for "Soles4Souls" for ONE WEEK ONLY! Bring your old (gently used) shoes and help us put shoes on the feet of over 300 million children around the world who are shoeless.

Look for collection bins in the school office, at registration, at the

AMS 5K and after all Masses February 25-26.

Please tie laces together or rubber band to keep shoes in pairs.

Thank you!

IN-N-OUT LUNCH

AMPA is pleased to announce that IN-N-OUT Lunch Day

is coming up on Monday, February 27th .

Hot lunch will not be served that day.

Reminder that In-N-Out order forms are due Friday, February 17 by 12:30.

NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!

ORDER FORM IS ATTACHED AND IN THE WEDNESDAY ENVELOPE

Make sure that you have your order in on time!

BIKE SAFETY CLASS

Calling all bike riders!!!

The bike safety class had been rescheduled for Friday, February 24th from 12:30 to 3:30 .

This safety class will prepare your child to be smarter and safer bicyclists and pedestrians. Any child who rides a bike or wants to learn come join us.

Participants should bring a bike and helmet (scooters are welcomed but bicycles preferred).

Please complete the waiver and return to the office by Friday , February 17.

Click here and please complete both waivers.

Parent volunteers are needed to assist during this fun-filled event.

Contact John Wilcox if you can help or have questions

Student Art & Photography Contest

The Neptunian Woman's Club of Manhattan Beach is sponsoring its 39th Student Art and Photography Contest for grades K-5 (art) and 6-12 (art and photography).

Deadline for submission to the school office is this

Friday, February 10, 2017 before 3pm.

An awards ceremony will be held on Sunday February 26th, 2016 at 1pm in the Neptunian clubhouse. camera

Please print put these forms to be attached to

your submitted artwork:
Grades K-5 (Art only)
Grades 6-8 (Art or Photography)

Our Yearbook Needs Your Photos!

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

PURCHASE YOUR YEARBOOK NOW Order here!

Mustang Players (Session 2)

WE HAVE JUST OPENED THIS SESSION TO FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS.

This session of Mustang Players is offered to children in grades 1-8. The first and second graders will join our class on February 14th at O'Donnell Hall. We will meet at the flagpole immediately following 3:15 dismissal and walk together to O'Donnell Hall. Classes will go until 4:30 and it is important that your child is picked up from O'Donnell Hall promptly at that time. Our performances are scheduled for April 4th and 5th.

If you are interested in joining, please return the form

and payment to the office by this Friday, February 10.

Registration will close that day. Click here

Scrip Sense

Scrip statements were emailed out last week

if you did not receive your statement contact us.

The Scrip Year-end is March 15 so plan now for additional scrip purchases to meet your $200 commitment ($400 if you are both a School and Preschool family).

Looking forward to Valentine's Day?

Click here and see our flyer to help you celebrate creatively (and with scrip!)

Sports

Girls Basketball

Varsity: Second in league and advancing to CYO playoffs this weekend. Times and Dates to be announced

6th: Sat. Feb. 11th (1:10) @ St. Jerome vs Holy Trinity

5th: Sat. Feb. 11th (2pm) @ St. Jerome vs St. Anastasia

Boys Basketball

Varsity: Wed. Feb. 8th (4pm) Home vs St. Philomena

JV: Finished their season

6th: Sat. Feb. 11th (12:30) Blue vs St. Pauls @ St. Pauls

5th: Sat. Feb. 11th ( 9:50 ) White vs St. Marks @ St. Jerome,

Sat. Feb. 11th ( 11:30am ) Blue vs St. Monica @ St. Jerome

Girls Varsity Softball Tryouts: (grades 6-8) Mon. Feb. 13th and Wed. Feb. 15th 3:30-4:45 on the field

Girls Varsity Soccer Tryouts:(grades 6-8) Thurs. Feb. 16th 3:30-5 on the field

Boys Varsity Soccer Tryouts: (grades 6-8) Mon. Feb. 27th and Wed. March 1st 3:30-5 on the field

Go, Mustangs!

LouAnn Selsky

Parish & Community

Celebrating the Life of Gayle Wood

Please join with the American Martyrs Community

as we celebrate the life of

Gayle Wood, mother of Chris and Josh, AMS Class of 2016

Memorial Mass on Saturday, February 18 at 10 am

at American Martyrs Church

Reception at the Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach Courtyard from 12 - 3.
For additional information

LinC Small Faith Groups

LinC in Communities

Small Faith Groups that will meet once a week

for 6 weeks in parishioners homes during Lent!

When you join a small group, you will feel connected while praying and learning about God and supporting one another in times of trouble. Small groups provide a way for Christians to live out their faith in real life...together.

To learn more click here

Faith * Service * Integrity * Excellence