April 12, 2018

The Butter Braids/Coffee orders will be ready for pick up today, April 12^th, in the small cafeteria.  All orders must be picked up by 4pm as there will be no holds. Any parent looking for a service hours should stop by to help with the distribution of the butter braids and coffee.

Sports Banquet – A reservation form is attached.

Missing Friday…an all black North Face raincoat youth size.  If found, please let Mrs. Liebold know kliebold@smsvb.net.

April is Military Child Month – SMS will Purple Up on Wednesday, April 17^th, in honor of all of our military students! No donation is required. Just wear purple and you may dress down that day to show your support for the many moves, new schools, and separations our military students experience.  We admire your strength, courage, and ability to adapt!  

Teacher of the Month for March and April  – Congratulations to Mrs. O’Neil who was selected as our March Texas Roadhouse Teacher of the Month!  Congratulations also to Mrs. Avis who was selected as our April Teacher of the Month! Each of them received a certificate for a dinner for two at the Sam’s Circle Texas Roadhouse! Enjoy!!

Two (2) Mermaid Sponsorships – $500 for Friday Night, May 10th and $500 for Saturday Night, May 11th  – to cover the cost of having a Mermaid each night! Marketing recognition includes a sign by the Mermaid with your company/name, a banner on the Marketing Tower, a thank you in the weekly Carnival newsletter, and social media thank you. Bonus – VIP experience for your child with the Mermaid at Carnival!

Volunteers needed for the Ford Drive 4 UR School fundraiser on Tuesday, May 7th from 2:30pm-6:30pm. Great way to get last minute volunteer hours in! Please email Liz Allen at Lallen@smsvb.net or call her at 420-2455 x522 to sign up. It’s only twice a year we have a chance to get FREE money. Thank you! 

Don’t forget! Do you really want to cook the day after taxes are due! Come to SMS Night Tuesday, April 16th from 4-9pm at The Simple Greek on Greenbrier Parkway just down from Total Wine. All Eat In or To Go orders will have 25% donated back to SMS! Let’s show our support and thanks for their generosity and pack the restaurant!  

The National Junior Honor Society will be selling Jellygrams to be delivered to classrooms on April 18th. You can order a bag for yourself, or have one delivered to a friend! Order forms were sent home today, or you can order through the form attached. NJHS members will also be taking orders in the Cafeteria on Monday, April 15th and Tuesday, April 16th. All proceeds benefit the Hero Kids Foundation’s Juvenile Service Canine Program. Thank you for your support.

SMS Library thanks all the parents who supported the “Reading Makes Cents” program this spring. Super-duper job by Kindergarten parents! Let us hope that an SMS student will win one of the 14 prizes of a $529 College Savings Plan account! Results available late spring. Each year, since 2016, we have participated and received three varied hardcover library books on money-relevant topics. Save for college: use library books instead of buying them! Thanks from Mrs. Ziegenfuss.

The SCA is selling “Tiny Saints” charms for $5.00 per charm! These make great Easter gifts, First Communion, or birthday gifts. Please use the attached order form to select the saints you would like to purchase. Thank you for supporting the SCA!

We are closing in on the end of the school year and still trying to qualifying for one of the monetary prizes offered by Papa Johns! Please continue to use our SMSEAGLES Papa John code when ordering your pizza.  This code can be used in addition to coupon codes and can be shared with all of your friends and family.

The PTG/St. Matt’s Sale at Boon Supply is ongoing and extended through the remainder of the school year.  50% of the purchase prices comes directly back to our school.  The link is on the St. Matt’s PTG Facebook page!

From the Music Corner:

1. All 3rd through 8th grade students will be performing in “SMS Flashback”, our Spring Musicale this year, at Regent University’s Chapel on Wednesday, May 22nd at 7pm. Doors will open at 6pm.
Attire will be Class shirts, jean or uniform shorts/skorts and sneakers. Free parking and admission.
More information about parking and location to the chapel will be posted in RenWeb and in the Friday Flash next month.

All students from 3rd through 8th Grade are expected to perform.
If you have a conflict, please email Mr. Goldberg.

2. The Elementary and MS Choirs and Bands will have a Spring concert on Tuesday,  May 14^th, at 7pm in the gym. Attire will be Choir or uniform shirts, jean or uniform shorts/skorts and sneakers. Doors open at 6pm.

Congratulations to the SMS Forensics Team on their success this past weekend at the Tidewater Middle School Catholic Forensics Tournament! Team members competed with over 50 students from five area schools in five speaking categories.

Individual Category Results:

Mason Marino 1st Place Humorous Interpretation

Rylan Williams 2nd Place Prose

Sebastian Rodriguez 2nd Place Poetry

Ethan Legaspi 2nd Place Declamation

Christian Guillen 3rd Place Declamation

Group Results:

Rylan Williams and Sebastian Rodriguez: 1st Place Multiple Reading;

Elijah Roman, Mason Marino, Christian Guillen, and Ethan Legaspi: 2nd Place Multiple Reading.

Congratulations to Logan Bromley, who was notified by the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater that he won the Chairs’ Choice Award in the junior division of the Elie Wiesel Visual Arts competition.  All winners will be honored at at 6:45pm Wednesday, May 1^st, at Temple Israel in Norfolk.  

St. Matthew Youth Ministry is the response of our parish community to the needs of our pre-teens, and teens, and the sharing of their unique gifts with the larger community.  The Youth Ministry of St. Matthew’s is trying to raise the money to assist them in their annual trip to the Steubenville Youth Conference in Steubenville, Ohio.  (Must show advertisement, attached.)