Mother Seton School

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    CALENDAR REMINDERS                                        Tuesday Newsletter
                                                                                            Seton Soundings - Summer 2008 Edition
            August
            20    New Parents Reception Pre-K-8 (5:30 p.m.); New Parents Orientation (6:00 p.m.)
                     Middle School Parents Orientation (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
            22    Pre-k - 5th Grade Back To School Open House (9:00 a.m. - noon)
            24    Anniversary of the birth of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Mass at 1:30 p.m. in Basilica followed by celebration in Provincial House courtyard.
            25    First day of school; 12:30 dismissal
            26    12:30 dismissal
            28    Band practice (2:45-3:45 p.m.)
            30    MSS Spirit Night at the Ballpark

        September
             1    No school (Labor Day)
             3    Band practice (2:45-3:45 p.m.)
             8    Band practice (2:45-3:45 p.m.)
             9    Opening Mass (10:00 a.m.); Back To School Night (7:00-8:30 p.m.)
            10   MSS Band demo (9:30-10:00 a.m.)
      15-18   MSS Book Fair
            19   Grandparents Day Program (11:00 a.m.); 12:30 dismissal
            22   World Peace Day (9:15 a.m.); ACRE testing (grades 5-8)
            23   Individual picture day
            26   Feast of St. Vincent De Paul prayer service (11:00 a.m.)
            27   HSA Vera Bradley Bingo

MSS Spirit Night at the Ballpark

Where: Harry Grove Stadium, Frederick, Maryland

When: Saturday, August 30, 2008
Arrive by 5:30 p.m. to see MSS Students perform The National Anthem and throw out the first pitch!!! If we sell enough tickets – students will also participate in “between innings” games. (On Friday, August 29th, MSS students will be picked via a drawing to participate in first pitch and games)

Price: Families & Friends ages 13+ can purchase DISCOUNTED TICKETS - $6; Youth ages 3-12 - $4; Children under 2 are FREE!
Please remember to wear MSS attire!

Tickets will be sold at Orientation / Open Houses and through the Development Office

Place your order with payment NO LATER than August 28th to receive the free or discounted price. Send in this completed form and payment to Mother Seton School. Tickets can be picked up at school or sent home with students by Friday, August 29th!

Positions Available at MSS for 2008-2009
Janitorial - This position can be filled by one person working 7 hours afternoon and evening during the school year, or by two persons working 3-4 hours either afternoon or evening. Begins August 11, 2008. If interested contact Sr. JoAnne at 301-447-3161.
 

Summer Grocery Card Order Schedule:

Order Date Pick Up Date
August 11 & 12 August 14
August 25 & 26 August 28

2008-2009 Classroom Supply Lists
Download/print classroom supply lists (Adobe Reader required):

Pre-K Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Grades 5 - 8

School Supply Fees
 Send the classroom supply fee on or before the first day of school. Make one payment for all children in the family.
Pre-K - $20.00
K - $20.00
1 - $21.00
2 - $24.00
3 - $28 book only and/or recorder only
      $32 recorder and book
4 - $23.00
5 - $28.00
6-8 - $31.00 includes one paperback

Uniforms
Dennis Uniform Company will be at MSS on Tuesday, August 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may also order on line at www.dennisuniform.com (Code BT00MS) or by phone at 800-854-6951. Retail store located at 1110C North Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.

The PE T shirt with MSS logo may be ordered from MSS. Orders are due August 12.

 Note changes in the uniform code on the information sheet sent home recently, especially socks, hot weather adaptations. Please help your children follow rules regarding shoes, socks and outer wear.

Before/After Care
We are resending the registration forms distributed originally in May in case you missed them during the end of school rush. Just a reminder that all documentation must be provided before the first day of Before/After Care. This includes updated emergency forms and up to date immunization and health forms. The only changes in the program are a few adaptations due to the increased Pre-K enrollment.

Family Survey
Be sure to complete and return the Family Survey by the first day of school. For the 08-09 school year we were allocated the following grants based upon your 07-08 surveys: $2,134 staff development, $11, 500 textbooks, $843 Safe and Drug Free Schools.

Funding for all three programs was reduced despite the fact we had a record number of returns and qualifying families. Your representatives at the state and federal level hold the key to reductions or increases in funding for non-public schools. Send in your forms, AND let your voice be heard in Washington and Annapolis. Thanks for doing your part

Medication and Emergency Information
Last year parents were once again highly cooperative in supplying the required documentation and only asking medication to be dispensed by school personnel to their child if absolutely necessary. You get A+! If your child does have a medical condition requiring medication to be distributed or kept in school for an emergency, ask your health care provider to complete and sign medication form. Medications are brought to the school office by a parent, kept in the school office, and returned only to a parent. Be sure to complete front and back of the emergency information form and return it to school by or before August 22.

Reminders From School Nurse:
All new students must submit:
    - Completed Health Inventory
    - Maryland Immunization Certificate completed and signed by health care provider
    - Health Inventory Addendum (Lead screening) for children under age 6 living in specified zip code areas
Returning students entering grade 6 are strongly encouraged to submit an updated physical
 

MSS Students Reach Out 
Students attending Mother Seton School’s Vacation Bible School donated $132.72 for children attending Bethlehem Kindergarten in MayChew, Ethiopia, run by Daughters of Charity. Students daily brought in loose change to fill up the “money tree.” Rosemary Laudani, VBS Director and MSS parent, was very pleased with student enthusiasm. “This amount of money may not seem like a lot in our culture, but will make a big difference to these children. Last year it cost $970 for food to feed 120 kindergarteners and $350 to provide them with electricity, gas, water and firewood.”

This past school year, MSS students were involved with fundraisers from which tithing was sent to Daughters of Charity missions: $6,150 from the Walkathon for children affected by leprosy and HIV/AIDS in Kohn Kaen, Thailand; “Have a Heart Basketball Game” donated $1,640 along with “Clothed in Compassion” clothing recycling raised another $150 to assist AIDS orphans in Kalaisin, Thailand; and Pre-Kindergarten and First Grade classes donated $370 to provide books, games, puzzles and student chairs for the Catherine Laboure School in Tanzania. 

MSS Alumni News - Please send alumni information to the Development Office for the next issue of Seton Soundings.

Click here for information on the Grocery Certificate & National Scrip programs.

Click here to view the 2007 Raffle Calendar winners list.

Click here for inclement weather school closing and delay information. Mother Seton School follows Frederick County Public Schools. Click here to sign up for MSS/SchoolsOut school closing and other notifications.