Hello St. Margaret Mary Families,

Just a quick note to let you know that the students had a wonderful week of school. Our days began with a prayer and a pledge lead by our awesome SMMS Student Council. Although our students were busy adjusting to their new routines and schedules, they were quite happy to be back into a learning environment where they could re-connect with old friends while making new ones! Star Testing also began last week and will end in two weeks. Thisis the first of four standardized tests that will be given throughout the year. It serves as a ‘baseline for comparison’ when charting academic growth and improvement. In October, teachers will be given the opportunity to share the results of the first test as well as the first semester report card grades with parents through parent conferences. Our sports offerings are also underway. The boys’ football teams and the girls’ volleyball teams are busy practicing for the season that is just around the corner. Good luck athletes! The Moms Club gathered last week for their “kick off” meeting. It was fantastic to listen and learn about all the exciting events they are planning. If you would like to become involved in this fun-filled club, please contact Sandra Traversa. The week ended with all our students attending Mass on Friday. We also had several of our faculty members take the ‘day off’to travel to their children’s college for ‘college move-in’ day. Yes, it has been two weeks of teary good-byes for our faculty moms and dad, as they bid a bitter sweet farewell to their college bound kids:

  1. Mr. Hull, our junior high math teacher dropped off his daughter, Kristen(SMMS Class of 2013) at U.C BERKELEY – Berkeley, California
  2. Mrs. Schwab,our bookkeeper dropped off her son, Nico(SMMS Class of 2013) at NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY Flagstaff, Arizona
  3. Mrs. Vicelja, our kindergarten teacher dropped off her sons Joe(SMMS Class of 2011) at BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green Ohio and Anthony(SMMS Class of 2012) at the UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA, Indiana
  4. Mrs. Flores,our kindergarten instructional aide dropped off her son, Jacob(SMMS Class of 2013)at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO Sacramento, California
  5. Mrs. Hines, our 3rd grade teacher dropped off her daughter Jayla(SMMS Class of 2013)at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco,CA
  6. Mrs. Denney, our transitional kindergarten instructional aide, dropped off her son Luke (SMMS Class of 2013) at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN DIEGO – San Diego.
  7. Mrs. Zimmerman, our principal dropped off her two sons,Stephen and Nicholas (SMMS Class of 2011) at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. She also trekked to Birmingham, Alabama to drop off her daughter, Kathrin at the UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
  8. Mrs. Garbe, our school secretary dropped off her sons, Austin (SMMS Class of 2011)at the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES and Andrew (Class of 2007) at the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS

GOOD LUCK KIDS!

This Thursday night, August 31st, The Moms Club will be hosting our ANNUAL “Saint Margaret Mary School Back to School Night.” Please join us this evening for an opportunity to learn more about your child’s school experience. The general ‘ALL SCHOOL MEETING’ will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Hegarty Hall. At 7:00 p.m, you will be invited to your child’s classroom to ‘meet the teacher’ and learn about classroom activities, policies, and curriculum. Below is the schedule for the evening:

  • 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. GENERAL MEETING - Hegarty Hall
  • 7:00p.m. – 7:20 p.m.CLASSROOM MEETINGS - T.K – 8TH grade - Cycle one
  • 7:25 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.CLASSROOM MEETINGS - T.K – 8TH grade - Cycle two
  • 7:50 p.m.- 8:15 p.m. JUNIOR HIGH GRADE LEVEL SUBJECT MEETING

For all our Junior High parents, please know that GRADE REVIEWbegins this Tuesday and will continue on every consecutive Tuesday until the end of our academic year in June. Grade Review is when all tests, projects and homework assignments from the previous week, are corrected, scored and published onto School speak. In parallel, all junior high students are given back their corrected assignments so that they may put them into their Tuesday homework folders to take home for parent viewing. Tuesday folders must be signed by the parent and returned Wednesday morning. ‘Parent signature’ indicates that the parent has viewed the corrected assignments as well as the grade report on School speak. An evaluation of grade point averages for all our junior high students in regards to ACADEMIC PROBATION is also done every TUESDAY. All parents whose children are placed into ACADEMIC PROBATION status due to their grade point averages, will be notified immediately.

REMINDERS

  • Massdays are on Friday. Formal Mass uniform required. Vest or a sweater. No sweatshirts please.
  • Hair must be neatly groomed.
  • Socks and shoes must be white, navy blue or black. No other colors are allowed.
  • School begins promptly at 7:45. Any student who arrives after 7:49 will be considered late.
  • HOT LUNCH ORDERS ARE NOW DUE
  • No school Monday September 4th (labor day)
  • No school Tuesday September 5th through September 11th – Lomita Fair
  • All 8th graders are welcome to join the FAIR CLEAN UP crew on September 11th from 9:00 – 1:00 for 5 service hours.
  • Parents who would like service hours may volunteer for ‘clean up duty’ on September 10th at 11:00 p.m.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Zimmerman Principal