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Dear Parents and Guardians,
This past Saturday our students competed in the State competition for PSIA, at TCU in Fort Worth. Our students competed with students from 65 schools from the state of Texas and represented St. Mary’s with integrity and honor. We are so proud of them. Congratulations!!!!
Creative Writing
Lilly Martinez: 4th place
Spelling
Larsen Svajda: 7th place
Devansh Katragadda: State participation award
Jack Knaus: State participation award
Mathematics
Devansh Katragadda: 3rd place
Jack Knaus: 5th place
Thomas Adams: State participation award
Storytelling
Devansh Katragadda: 7th place
Music Memory
Ricky Sagredo: 9th place
Medha Atluri: 10th place
Informational Skills
Landon Ortiz: State participation award
William Baker: State participation award
Cody McCracken: State participation award
Victoria Calixte: State participation award
Number Sense
Jack Knaus: 6th place
Wesley Kuriger: 6th place
Listening Skills
Anuki Pelawatta: 4th place
Science
Nathan Cayce: 8th place
Wesley Kuriger: 2nd place
Vocabulary
Anuki Pelawatta: State participation award
This week our 8th graders will be taking their final finals at St. Mary’s and preparing for their graduation on Saturday. Next step, high school and a new beginning. We will miss them all and wish them the best! Congratulations to our 8th graders.
Sarah Marie Barkis - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Jacob Brock Boone - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Adam Gerardo Compean - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Jaxen Ryan Cottle - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Lilly Solange Ebers - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Josie Noelle Hare - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Michael Andrew Hubbard - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
James Monroe Humphreys - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Wesley Louis Kuriger - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Charley Bell LeFave - Undecided
Jean Paul Leurs - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Grace Kathryn McKenna - St. Joseph's Catholic Academy
Victoria Rose Mosmeyer -Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Kgosigadi Motswenyane - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Robert Anwar Salvidar - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
David Anthony Whorton - Holy Trinity Catholic High School
Mya Jade Williams - Undecided
Have a great week.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wyles
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Spirit Week May 16th-20th 
To celebrate the completion of our amazing year, the week of May 16th will be spirit week. Students may wear spirit clothes all week (not free dress) :) (Our 8th graders will celebrate their amazing year by getting out of school a week early.)
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 Lost and Found Cart
The lost and found cart is overflowing with uniform items and winter coats. Please take time to stop by and claim what you might be missing :) All left over items will be given to St. Vincent DePaul and/or be sold at the used uniform sale in July.
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Volunteers for Color Games
On Thursday, May 19, we are asking for volunteers to help with games and to help BBQ hotdogs and hamburgers. If you are EIM certified and would like to help please email Mrs. Cayce dcayce@stmarys-temple.org or Mrs. Wyles at twyles@stmarys-temple.org. Color games will be going on from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Yearbooks are HERE! 
Yearbooks are here! Yearbooks will be distributed to 8th grade on Thursday, May 12th during their breakfast. Kinder through 7th will receive their yearbooks on the 19th.
If you would like to purchase a yearbook, if you did not preorder, I only have 18 copies left so it will be a first come, first serve to reserve a copy. Yearbooks are $40.00 a piece.
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Volleyball Skills Coaching Available
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Tuition Assistance
Tuition assistance notifications have been sent to families whose application was submitted on time, and is verified, and who are current on all financial obligations.
If you have not heard, and believe that you should have, please call Ms. Giannotti.
Tuition Assistance applications for the 22-23 school year were due on April 14th for current families. If you missed this deadline, late applications will still be considered only after the first tuition payment has been made for the 22-23 school year.
If fundraising obligations are not met by May 20th, the remaining balance will be added to your FACTS account.
Please reach out to Ms. Giannotti with any questions at mgiannotti@stmarys-temple.org.
Our goal is to help all our families who are in need, but that is only possible when families do their part to help the process.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wyles
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 2022-2023 Enrollment
New student applications for the 22-23 school year are available. Sibling spots were held through April 13th. We will now begin accepting new families from waitlists.
For questions regarding admissions or the application, please contact Ms. Giannotti at mgiannotti@stmarys-temple.org.
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C lassroom Spotlight: This week is 6th and 7th ELA
Students created "Character Cards" as book projects in their ELA class to demonstrate their knowledge and interpretation of characters. Similar to baseball cards, students used characters from "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" (7th) and "Detectives in Togas" (6th) to create cards including hand drawn pictures of characters along with quotes and descriptions. This was a fun and creative activity for students to complete in lieu of a book report!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnHpz_rq7RA
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 VBS Information
St. Mary's Catholic Church - June 20th - 24th - 9am - 12 noon - information and sign up forms will be going home with your student before the end of the school year
St. Luke - July 25th - 29th - 9am - 12 noon
Christ the King - July 18th - 22nd - 6pm - 8pm (K-5th) - Parents, if you have a student in middle school or going into middle school and would like to volunteer, please email Mrs. Cayce dcayce@stmarys-temple.org and she will add them to the list.
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Summer Camp Information -2022
Below is a list of available summer camps that we know of. If you know of a camp not listed please email Mrs. Cayce and she will add it to the list.
Ralph Wilson Rec Center - Temple
BCYC - Belton Christian Youth Center
That Art Place - Belton
Slice of Heaven Educational Farm - Holland Texas
Belton ISD - if you go to their website there is a ton of camps listed
https://www.hoorayforfamily.com/killeen-temple-belton-tx/directory/camps - also has a ton of camps listed.
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 New/Used Uniform Sale - July 24th
Risse Brothers will be onsite in the SMCS Gym on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 10 am - 1pm. They will have all uniform pieces for the upcoming year.
There will also be a used uniform sale on the same day. Please read carefully over the guidelines and if you have any questions please contact Mrs. Cayce dcayce@stmarys-temple.org.
SMCS Used Uniform Sale Information and Guidelines
If you are interested in selling your students gently used uniforms at our upcoming sale, please adhere to the following guidelines.
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Uniforms must be clean and in good conditions, no stains or holes. Only Risse uniform pieces will be accepted.
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Uniforms must be labeled with prices and your name on the items. Prices are set by the seller. SMCS will be happy to assist with information on what past sellers have sold items for.
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Items are to be dropped off in the school office on Thursday July 21st from 10 am to 12 noon, unless you have made other arrangements with the office. NO items will be accepted the day of the sale.
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Items left over from the sale MUST be picked up by 1:30pm on Sunday, July 24th. Any items not picked up will be considered a donation to the school, unless prior arrangements have been made before the day of the sale.
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Mrs. Cayce will email sellers of their total sale of items on Tuesday, July 26th.
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Payments from the sale will be in the form of a check from the school and will be sent on the Thursday after the sale to the home of record address.
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EIM Information
All parents and guardians who want to volunteer at St. Mary's Catholic School must be EIM compliant. All information regarding EIM can be found on our website ( https://stmarys-temple.org/ethics-and-integrity-ministry-eim ). If you have a specific question about EIM or your your EIM status please contact Mrs. Cayce at dcayce@stmarys-temple.org
**EIM workshops are in seat only**
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Important Dates to Remember
Mon May 9th - Wed May 11
8th Grade Exams
Tues. May 10th
Sports Awards - 12:30 pm
Thurs. May 12
School Mass - Baccalaureate Mass and 8th Grade Breakfast
Fri. May 13th
8th Grade Fun Day
Sat. May 14th
8th Grade Graduation - 8:15 am
Mon. May 16th- Weds. May 18th
4th - 7th Grade Exams
Wed. May 18th
School Board Meeting 7:15 a.m.
Thurs. May 19th
Annual Color Games
Fri. May 20th
Last Day of School - Noon Dismissal
Future Dates:
Fri. June 17 - School Office Closes for Summer
Mon. July 18 - School Office Reopens
Sun. July 24th - Uniform Sale in SMCS Gym 10 am - 1 pm - Information in newsletter
Wed. Aug. 10th - First Day of School
2022-2023 School Calendar with all dates is on the SMCS website on the homepage. www.stmarys-temple.org
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