This Week (and Next
) at AMS
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- May 7 - May 12: Book Fair in the Library
- Thursday, May 11 -
Student Council Speeches
- Friday, May 12 - AMS Grandparents' Day
- Saturday, May 13 - First Communion
- May 19, 20 & 21 -
Sophisticated Snoop Tour
$5 Lunch at the gym hamburgers, cheese burgers and hot dogs.
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Thursday, May 25 - New Parent Oreintation
Friday, May 26 - Gratitude Mass
Monday, May 29
- Memorial Day
(no school)
8th Grade Graduation is
June 1
Summer Vacation starts on
June 9 with dismissal after our
8am School Mass
School starts (Summer ends) on
Wednesday, August 23 for grades 1-8.
Pony(pre-K) and Kindergarten start on
Thursday, August 24.
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2017 Home Tour Tantalizing Tidbits
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Sophisticated Snoop Home Tour -
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - May 19, 20 & 21
STAFFING - If you haven't sent in your volunteer form indicating which day and time you'd prefer,
click here to pull up the volunteer form to sign up. Please indicate your first choice for the morning or afternoon shift
on Saturday
or
Sunday
. (Note:
Friday
is filled. ). Please also indicate an alternate time. It's a daunting and almost impossible task for Deb Charlton to fill all the slots and she's only able to do it if parents give her a second choice. Be assured, though, that she will try to give you your first choice if at all possible.
It's important that you fill out this form NOW. We need to have your preference before the coordinators meeting, which is
on Thursday night,
May 4. Following this meeting a coordinator will contact you by the end of the weekend to let you know which incredible home you'll be assigned.
SELLING TICKETS IN LIEU OF STAFFING - If you are unable to staff a home, you are responsible for selling 10 additional tickets. If you want to exercise this option to fulfill your parental obligation,
click here to pull up the volunteer form and indicate that is your choice. You can pick up the 10 additional tickets in the school office or send an email to me and they will be sent home in next week's family envelope.
BLUE FLYER WITH ONE LINE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE HOMES- This flyer which is in your family envelope today is a great way to promote the tour. You can take it to work with you and put on the bulletin board. Or, you can
click here and pull it up to forward to all your friends, neighbors, relatives, etc, (especially those who are living out of the area.)
HOSPITALITY - As you are probably already aware each family is responsible for baking 3 dozen gourmet cookies or donating $25 to cover the cost of hospitality supplies. If you haven't already done so, please pull up the volunteer form in the E-Bulletin and indicate your choice. A flyer will be sent home next week giving you more details if you're baking those wonderful scrumptious homemade gourmet cookies.
If you need clarification on any of the above or have any questions regarding any aspect of the Home Tour, please contact me.
Enjoy the Moment
Hugs & Kisses
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Have You Donated to the 2016-17 AMS Annual Giving Campaign??
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Our goal this year is 100% participation from all AMS families. We will be publishing the participation levels each week in the Bulletin. As of today, the participation levels are as follows:
Updates:
Pony continues to lead with 57%, followed by 3rd - 50%, 4th - 50%, 8th - 44%,
1st - 43%, 6th - 42%, Kindergarten - 41%, 2nd - 38% and 5th - 34%
Please remember, your gift, at whatever level is comfortable for you and your family, will provide immediate, unrestricted support to AMS and help us to contain tuition costs as well as fund strategic initiatives.
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CURRICULUM NIGHT - THURSDAY, MAY 4 - 7:00PM
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All parents are invited to Mr. Cote's STEM room for this week's Curriculum Night.
Experience first hand the innovative, challenging aspects of our STEM program.
This is a night for parents only and all our parents are invited.
Mr. Cote's classroom is in the Cabrini Building, off the Lower School courtyard.
We hope you can join us.
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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at AMS on Thursday
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We will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo at AMS tomorrow, Thursday, May 4. The 8th graders will run the stations as part of their culture grade in Spanish class. We do not need any parent volunteers. The stations will be face painting, games, making tortillas, Mexican food and bean estimation jar. At the end of the day, we will break piñatas.
DRESS CODE - Optional for Cinco de Mayo
IT'S NOT A FREE DRESS DAY
Girls
can simply wear braids with colorful ribbons and/or wear traditional Mexican attire: embroidered shirts, skirts or dresses.
Boys
can wear ponchos and/or sombreros (Add on the uniform)
No mustaches por favor
Sra. Lizcano and Sra. Usandizaga
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American Martyrs School is celebrating it's 3rd Annual
Grandparents'/ Special Friends' Day - a great opportunity for loved ones to learn more about AMS and spend time with their grandchildren in the classroom.
On Friday, May 12th registration
begins at 9:30
, with our program
starting at 10 am
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The program will start off with different presentations from various grades. Then the grandparents will get an opportunity to head to their grandchildren's classrooms and spend some time with them.
They will also be able to go on tours to different areas of campus, i.e. Stem Lab and computer lab.
We will conclude
at 12:15
, just in time to take your grandchildren to lunch.
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ECC 2017 - 18 Registration
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Forms for registration will be available ONLY in the Extended Care Center located in the Sacred Heart House. Spots are limited.
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Come support our library's biggest fundraiser of the year.
From
May 7th - 12th, we will be hosting a book fair in partnership with Pages, our local MB book store.
We'll have a wonderful selection of books to meet all your reading needs, including ALL of the upper school summer required reading books.
We look forward to seeing you in the library!
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Progress Reports are Online
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Progress Reports for the mid-point of the third trimester are now available on SchoolSpeak. Look for them under your student(s)' homeroom.
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Room Parents Needed for 2017-2018
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We are looking for amazing people for the role of room parent next year. Please use this link to volunteer or nominate someone who would be great at the role.
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| Parent Service Sign Ups for the 2017-2018 |
There are some exciting changes to your Parent Service options for the 2017-2018 school year. Please check out this Parent Service Descriptions document for more details about the Parent Service Positions available to your family.
As part of your commitment to AMS, each family is required to commit to a Parent Service Position for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Please use
this online form to submit your top three choices for your Parent Service Position. Your family will then be assigned to one Parent Service Position for the coming school year.
Even if you are a chairperson and know what your Parent Service Position will be next year, all families must complete the attached form by this Friday.
Please
review this document for logistical details about signing up.
Thank you for your service to AMS!
George oj Fansmith
AMS Parent Service
parentservice@americanmartyrs.org
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Girls' Uniform Changes 2017-2018 School Year
Norman's Uniforms is in the process of manufacturing a new skort for AMS. 
The new skort will be 2 inches longer, with a Norman's label on the bottom.
Next year, girls may only wear the new skort with the visible label.
Next year we we also be introducing "dress uniform" for Masses, field trips,
and other special occasions.
On dress uniform days, girls in grades P-4 will need to wear the plaid jumper,
and girls in grades 5-8 the plaid skirt.
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AMS Used Uniform Sale - Sunday, June 4th
We will be having our next Used Uniform Sale on
Sunday, June 4th after the 7:00, 8:00 and 9:30 Masses in O'Donnell Hall (It's pancake breakfast too so
bring the family to eat while you shop!!)
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Many of our new parents will come
to this sale for their Pony and Kinder students
so We need your small size uniform donations!!
Many of our items will likely be BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!! Details closer to the date.
Doors open at 7:00am sharp so come early to get the sizes you need!!
All profits go to our Library!! Thanks in advance for supporting this worthy cause!
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BBQ at the Gym Friday May 5th
Girls Soccer
CYO Playoffs: Saturday, May 6th (12) vs St. Bamabus @ St. Paul HS,
If successful next game Sunday, May 7th (1) @ St. Paul
Boys Soccer
Saturday, May 6th (
1pm) vs St. Vincent @ Verbum Dei HS,
if successful
Sunday, May 7th (
1pm) @ St. Francis HS
Boys Volleyball
Varsity: Wednesday, May 3rd Home (4) vs Nativity, Monday, May 8th Home (4) vs Holy Trinity (rescheduled)
JV: Wednesday, May 3rd (4) @ Holy Trinity game played @ Bogdanovich
6th: Thursday, May 4th (6:20) vs St. Paul and (7:10) vs St. Catherine @ St. Jerome
5th: Thursday, May 4th (3:50) vs St. Raphael and (4:40) vs St. Monica @ St. Jerome
Go Mustangs,
Lou Ann Selsky
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Summer at American Martyrs 2017
American Martyrs School is pleased to announce a partnership with Galileo Innovations Camps for Kids. Beginning this summer, American Martyrs will be home to Galileo summer programming. Galileo delivers a broad array of exceptional educational offerings for grades by offering programming for K-5th grades (Camp Galileo) and 5th - 8th grades (Galileo Summer Quest). Wrapped in four fresh themes for 2017, every week is an imagination-sparking adventure. Open to the Manhattan Beach community, AMS is happy to welcome Galileo to the South Bay.
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Registration is OPEN!
Summer Fun Camp @ American Martyrs
June 12th - Aug. 18th9am-3pm (Ages 5-12)
Everyone is invited to join in the FUN!
We play games that every kid loves to play .
Whiffle ball, Kickball, Capture the Flag, Knock Out,
Dodge Ball, and Water games.
Early Bird Discount for a full week (5 consecutive days) ends April 30th
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| Ushers/Hospitality Ministers |
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, MEN, TEENS (AND YOUNGER, TOO):
Can you offer a few minutes of your time and kindness to your parish family? AMCC needs women, men, younger people, and more people of every kind to assist as ushers/hospitality ministers-
- to greet people as they arrive at Mass,
- to be a resource for anyone who may need some assistance while at Mass ,
- and to assist in the Offertory collection
We especially want to create a larger and more diverse group of ministers, a pool of people willing to serve sometime during the month so no one feels committed every week. And, the best part: THIS IS EASY! Help at the Mass you attend. It's about sharing your enthusiasm, your presence, and your grace with others. This is a perfect way for families to serve the community
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"RECYCLE FOR SIGHT" IN MAY - DONATE YOUR OLD GLASSES
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DONATE YOUR OLD GLASSES - HELP CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE! 
Imagine if you couldn't see to read or play sports?
American Martyrs has an eyeglass donation
program in partnership with
The Lions Club.
Here's how it works:
1. A special collection box can be found in our school office during May.
2. All glasses are accepted - including kids or adults, prescription glasses or sunglasses, or even
just a single lens.
3. Glasses are cleaned, sorted by prescription and distributed by The Lions Club as part of their
national program.
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| Curious about Girl Scouts? |
 For all parents of girls! Curious about Girl Scouts?
What is being a Girl Scout really about?
Come find out at our American Martyrs
Spring Invitational!
During this interactive parent discussion you'll find out:
- If this leadership program is right for your daughter (all grades welcome)
- What it means to be in a troop
- How Girl Scouts supports Catholic values and complements our AMS SLEs
- Answers to your questions and more!
Wednesday, May 17th -
8:15 a.m. at
Holy Family House
Hosted by AMS School Mentor, Julie Justus McGinity & 1st
Grade Girl Scout Leader, Kelly Ankwicz
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S.T.E.A.M. Wednesdays - Manhattan Beach Library
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 During the month of May from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, children may join together at the Manhattan Beach Library for hands on science, technology, engineering, art and math activities. For information . |
| CROSSING GUARD AT 17TH AND PACIFIC AVENUE |
Progress is being made on getting a crossing guard for the intersection at 17th and Pacific Ave. The heavy traffic is especially dangerous for our children walking to both American Martyrs and Pacific School. A pedestrian survey was completed by the city of MB and showed that of the 19 places were crossing guards are currently stationed, the intersection of 17th and Pacific Avenue ranked the 6th busiest. While this data supports our efforts,funding still needs to be approved by the city.
Support is encouraged at the city budget meeting on Thursday, May 4 at 6:00 PM and the Final Budget Approval Meeting currently set for June 20th at 6:00 PM. |
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