Mission Statement:
Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic School is a community that proclaims the gospel by our dedication to quality instruction while fostering our commitment to the needs of others.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, February 25th - School Mass, 9:00am (Smith and Dunnavant homerooms attend)
Monday, March 1st - Monarch Monday, AHA Kids Heart Challenge Begins
Thursday, March 4th - School Mass, 9:00am
Friday, March 5th - Virtual Learning Materials Pick Up, KofC Take-Out Fish Fry
Monday, March 8th - Monarch Monday
Thursday, March 11th - School Mass, 9:00am
Friday, March 12th - End of 3rd Quarter, Kindergarten Assessment Day

LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK ORDERS!

This Sunday, February 28th is the LAST DAY to order your 2020-21 yearbook to GUARANTEE you get a copy. After this date, quantities are limited. Order your copy online by clicking HERE.
CHURCH CAMPUS EVENT MARCH 6TH & 13TH
 
Come help beautify the StMM campus in preparation for Easter on Saturdays, March 6th and March 13th. Participants will gather at the covered driveway entrance to the church at 10:00am. We will be spreading hardwood mulch and pine straw in several areas so there will be plenty of space for social distancing. Gloves are recommended. If you have gloves, shovels, pickforks, and wheelbarrows, we encourage you to bring them. 
FACTS TUITION ASSISTANCE

Tuition Assistance is available to registered parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew the Apostle parishes. Need-based tuition assistance is available to K-8 families who are active, registered parishioners and who can be identified as contributors of time, talent and treasure. All requests for tuition assistance for parishioners from these two parishes must be submitted through FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Parents must apply each year to be considered for aid. Families from other local parishes should make their request directly to their parish. Please apply by Friday, March 26th.
KIDS HEART CHALLENGE NEWS

The purpose of the Kids Heart Challenge is to raise funds to help the American Heart Association help kids with special hearts. It will take place in PE classes from March 1st - 12th. Everything is online this year. Visit www.heart.org/KHC to register your Monarch today!
LUNCH MENU

Friday, February 26th - Cheese Quesadilla
Monday, March 1st - Noodles & Meatballs
Tuesday, March 2nd - Pigs-in-Blankets
Wednesday, March 3rd - Pizza
Thursday, March 4th - Chicken Sandwiches & Wraps
Friday, March 5th - Mac-n-Cheese & Fish Sticks
Our cafeteria staff has you covered for Friday Lenten lunches! They've just added fish sticks to the menu for next Friday. Order with your favorite dipper: ketchup, tartar sauce or cocktail sauce.
How about this fun treat? Lucky Charms frosted brownies! Available next Friday, March 5th.

Virtual Monarchs, don't forget to order your lunch to go! Please email your order to Mrs. Blake by 1:00pm on Thursday, March 4th. She'll have it ready to go at materials pick-up.
PSO NEWS
Monarch Mondays
Our next Monarch Monday is March 1st, when students may wear their Monarch Mondays gear with the bottoms of their choice, following the school's guidelines. 

Our featured sponsor of the week is Best Nest Corporate Housing Solutions, owned by our Monarch boys' head basketball Coach Don McKee. In addition to their amazing work supplying temporary housing solutions for Duke Hospital's cancer and transplant teams, Best Nest can find your family a temporary, furnished Nest if you're relocating, moving, building or remodeling. Thank you McKee family!
KofC FISH FRY NEXT FRIDAY

Hope you enjoyed the first Knights of Columbus first Fish Fry last week. Come back for seconds! Pre-order your dinner for next Friday, March 5th now at www.lentfishfry.com. Dinners are take-out only. The KofC will also host a final fish fry on March 19th.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Mr. John Mihalyo, Principal
Ms. Christa Iozzo, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Kate Lawson, Dean of Students
Mrs. Nikki Curliss, Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Lydia Binanay, Marketing & Recruitment
Mrs. Laura Tomczak, Communications & Admissions
Mrs. Carmen Boyd, Business Services
Mrs. Barb Senn, Preschool
Mrs. Wendy Walsh, School Nurse
Mrs. Megan Mastrogiovanni, Special Programs Manager
Ms. Mary Stein, Receptionist
Mrs. Kathy Loeschorn, Technology
Mr. Tom Milmoe, Athletics Director