ST. MARY SCHOOL. Please return re-registration forms as soon as possible. Apply now for Financial Aid the deadline is February 14 th.

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1 ST. MARY SCHOOL DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 2018 TO: PARENTS/GUARDIANS FROM: MS. LEPORE RE: WEEKLY MEMO Thank you to all who came and celebrated our Opening Mass for Catholic Schools Week! The students did a wonderful job and I am very proud of them! Progress Report went home yesterday as did the Star Reading/Math results for Grades 2-8. The Early Literacy Star Results for K 1 also went home. Cassidy Connetta & Noah Tampinco represented St Mary s School at the Diocesan Regional Spelling Bee yesterday and both did a great job! We are so very proud of them! Thank you to all the students and families who came out to support them! NOTE: There is a time change for the Bowling for Drama (Sunday, Feb 11) it is 5:00 7:00. Attached to this memo: February Calendar Accessing ParentsWeb February Grow in Faith Phoenix Cranston Lacrosse Club flyer CLCF Baseball flyer St Mary s Providence Bruins Night March Lunch Menu & Payment form Save the Date for Father/Daughter Dance The Way of the Cross (Father Ledoux expects all candidates making their Confirmation to attend but all are welcome) Reminders: Bowling forms due Monday, Feb 5 Little Mermaid Play Meeting Tuesday, Feb 6 and Thursday, Feb 8 School Mass, Sunday, Feb 11 at 9:30 please join us if you can PTG Meeting Monday, Feb 12 Candy sale orders due Monday, Feb12 Ash Wednesday Mass, Wednesday, Feb 14 at 9:00 (Grade 3 is hosting this Mass) Monday, Feb 26 Cake orders due School Vacation Monday, Feb Please return re-registration forms as soon as possible. Apply now for Financial Aid the deadline is February 14 th. Basketball Games Saturday Saturday, Feb 3 BJI 10:00 St Mary vs St Mary Sacred Scared Heart (EP) BGD2S 11:00 St Mary vs Bishop St Joseph (WW) GJD2 3:00 St Mary vs Mercymount Sunday, Feb 4 BJD2 2:00 St Mary vs St St Philip Have a great weekend! St. Mary s School lives the Gospel Values of Faith, Hope and Love through our kind thoughts and deeds.

2 St Mary s School February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Diocesan Spelling Bee 4:00 PM in gymnasium Groundhog Day Macaroni Dinner 6:30 PM ACRE Testing Grades 5 & 8 Feb 5-16 Bowling forms due Little Mermaid Play Little Mermaid Play Meeting 6:00-8:00 Meeting 6:00-8:00 Health Class 8:15 9:00 Gr 6-8 9:00 9:45 Gr 3-5 Faculty Meeting 100 th Day of School Hearing Screening Grades K - 3 Student Council Cookie Sale at all Masses School Mass 9:30 Bowling for Drama 5:00 7:00(NOTE TIME CHANGE) Lincoln's Birthday PTG Meeting 6:00 PM Candy Sale ends Mardi Gras Happy Valentine s Day Ash Wednesday Mass 9:00 AM Grade 3 to host Regional Meeting 12:00 PM Deadline for Financial Aid Stations of the Cross Grade 8 to lead President's Day Washington s School Vacation School Vacation School Vacation School Vacation Birthday School Vacation School Vacation School Vacation Cake Sale orders due Defibrillator Training for Faculty& Staff 6:00 8:00 Health Class 8:15 9:00 Gr 6-8 9:00 9:45 Gr 3-5 Vegication Family Night Stations of the Cross Grade 7 to lead

3 Accessing ParentsWeb RenWeb School Management Software gives you, the busy parent, an opportunity to get more involved in your child s academic progress and future success all via the Internet! RenWeb s ParentsWeb is a private and secure parents portal that will allow parents to view academic information specific to their children, while protecting their children s information from others. You may view your child s grades (Grades 3-8), attendance, as well as other useful school information. All you need is an Internet-capable computer. Here s how to access our easy-to-use RenWeb ParentsWeb: Make sure that the school has your address in RenWeb. In Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari, go to and click Logins. Type the school's District Code SM-RI Click Create New ParentsWeb Account. Type your address and click Create Account. An will be sent which includes a link to create your ParentsWeb login. The link is active for 6 hours. Select the Click to Create your ParentsWeb login link. A web browser displays your Name and RenWeb Person ID. Type a User Name, Password, and Confirm the password.

4 Click Save User Name and/or Password. A message displays at the top of the browser, "User Name/Password successfully updated." You may now log in to ParentsWeb using your new User Name and Password. ParentsWeb allows you to access: o Student attendance and grades (Grades 3-8) o Progress reports, reports cards and o School events and lunch calendar

5 Lent 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Lent is the liturgical season of forty days which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church s liturgical year, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the desert in fasting and prayer (Catechism of the Catholic Church). 14 Ash Wednesday Attend an Ash Wednesday liturgy and wear the cross of ashes as a sign that you are seeking both forgiveness and eternal life from Christ. Start a journal for your prayer intentions. Wait and see how God, who always answers prayer, answers yours. It is our Christian responsibility to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent as a form of penance Read today s Gospel before you go to church (Mark 1:12-15). Write down two things you learned and keep it with you throughout the day. Grow in your faith by believing that God is there for you. Entrust your worries to God and know he will take care of it. Call Catholic Relief Services (877-HELP-CRS or to see how you can help. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, given to the world through St. Faustina to help repair the hurt caused by sin. Find it at Pray for God to bless someone you don t like, or who you know doesn t like you. Support your parish s Lent collections, whether it is the Bishop s Lenten campaign, Operation Rice Bowl or a mission collection March 2 3 Every Sunday in Lent is a Little Easter. Spread joy by smiling at everyone you meet, regardless of how you feel. Lent is a stressful time of year for priests. Offer to perform some act of service for your parish. Ask at the rectory for suggestions. Read the seven penitential psalms in the Old Testament book of Psalms that express remorse for sins: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143. Just for today, don t listen to the radio while you drive. Pray instead or listen to sacred music. When older people become less active, they can also become forgotten. Visit a senior you know, take one to lunch, and just listen. Today, replace each snack with a prayer, or, if you do snack, say an extra prayer of thanksgiving that you have enough to eat Take one idea from today s Gospel reading or homily to put into practice this coming week. Pick a virtue (prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, or charity) and practice it for the rest of the week. Ask God for a new grace today that will bring you closer to him. Make a fresh start on your Lenten journey today. Renew your Lenten observances. Pick one Corporal Work of Mercy to do: give food/ drink to the hungry/thirsty, shelter homeless, clothe the naked, visit the sick or imprisoned, bury the dead Laetare Sunday Make Sunday special. Invite friends and neighbors over for a potluck brunch after Mass. Make a good examination of conscience, with the Ten Commandments as a guide. You can find them in Exodus, Chapter 20. Gather up the loose change around the house and put it in a jar. Donate the money to a local charity. Resolve to go the entire day without judging or criticizing anyone. Today, do one act of kindness for someone without expecting thanks in return. Attend a Stations of the Cross service if your parish offers one. If not, find them here: Consider making today a day of fasting. When you feel hungry, remind yourself of those for whom hunger isn t a choice Choose someone who has passed away or needs extra help as your Mass intention today. Solemnity of St. Joseph St. Joseph served God faithfully. What God said, he did. Resolve today to fulfill your responsibilities without complaining. Psalm 136 is a song about God s mercy. Read through it and think of all the ways God has shown you mercy this Lent. Deny yourself something you would like to buy. Then, give the money you saved to the poor. Spend time before the Eucharist in prayer and adoration. Or find time when the church is open to be with Jesus. Today, drink only water. Pray for those who can t afford the luxury of having iced coffee, soda, etc Palm Sunday Today s Gospel narrates the events of Holy Week. Place yourself in the scene and walk through Holy Week with our Lord. Tonight and every night this week, pray for the catechumens coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil. St. Mary's Church, Cranston February Clean your closet of clothes you no longer need. Donate gently used items that you no longer wear to charity. Forgive someone who hurt you; ask forgiveness of those whom you hurt. Holy Thursday The Church celebrates the Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the Eucharist and the priesthood. Celebrate by going to church tonight. Rev. William J. Ledoux, Pastor Good Friday Today is a day of fasting and abstinence. Read and meditate on John s account of Jesus passion and death (John 18-19). Pick a saint to learn about and imitate. Ask for his or her special help and protection during Lent. Adopt a priest or member of a religious order in your diocese and pray for them every day of Lent. Attend a Reconciliation Service or go to Confession on your own. Make a sincere confession and experience God s forgiveness. Show Jesus you are willing to carry your cross by tackling something difficult you ve been putting off. 17 St. Patrick s Day St. Patrick evangelized Ireland. In his honor, explore ways to support your parish religious education program or youth group. Start spring cleaning for Easter: Vacuum, dust, and straighten the rooms of the house you use the most to prepare for Jesus Resurrection. Holy Saturday Jesus sacrifice gives us hope. Today, make a list of everything for which you have hope in this life and the next. copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC

6 Parents & Players Spring 2018 registration is OPEN for the Cranston Lacrosse Club! Please visit to register Sign up before 2/16/2018 to take advantage of a $30 Early Bird registration discount *ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME* We are fielding teams for both Boys & Girls, K-8 th Grade Boys: K-2 nd Grade, 3-4 th Grade, 5-6 th Grade, and 7-8 th Grade Girls: K-2 nd Grade, 3-4 th Grade, 5-6 th Grade, and 7-8 th Grade Indoor practices start around the 2 nd week of March Outdoor practices in April Games beginning roughly the 2 nd week in April SEE YOU OUT ON THE FIELD!

7 CLCF Baseball is a city-wide baseball league for players ages Each spring, approximately 400 players participate in our baseball programs, spanning multiple playing divisions. CLCF Baseball is the ONLY league in the City of Cranston to offer a division for 11 and 12-year-old players. REGISTER FOR THE 2018 SPRING SEASON ONLINE AT CLCFBASEBALL.COM New Bat Rule: Please review the following Links: and Walk-in registrations will also be held at the CLCF Building (970 Pontiac Avenue) on the following dates: Fri. 1/26/18 6 PM 8 PM Fri. 2/23/18 6 PM 8 PM Sat. 1/27/18 9 AM - 12 PM Sat. 2/24/18 9 AM 12 PM

8 FEATURING GREAT SEATS TOGETHER AS A GROUP! ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FRI. MAR 23 7:05 VS LV STAR WARS WEEKEND $22 GREAT SAVINGS ON EXCITING P-BRUINS HOCKEY! To purchase tickets please fill out the order form and return it to Barbra Rodi with cash or checks made payable to St. Mary's School by March 2nd. For more information please contact Barbra at or aaar16@verizon.net. FRI. MAR 23

9 Nicky s Kitchen School Lunch Calendar March 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Each prepared lunch is served with a fruit, option of vegetable or salad, and milk. Daily Ala Carte options are available and listed below. 1 - Chicken Patty 2 - Pizza 5 - American Chop Suey 6 - Meatball Sandwich 7 - Chicken Nuggets 8 - Nachos w/ Beef and Cheese 9 - Pizza 12 - Cheese Ravioli 13 - Cheeseburger 14 - Macaroni w/ Cheese 15 - Pasta w/ Meatball 16 (Apr Payment Due) - Pizza 19 - Chicken Nuggets 20 - Chicken Patty 21 - Grilled Ham and Cheese 22 - French Toast w/ Sausage 23 - Pizza 26 - Cheeseburger 27 - Macaroni and Cheese 28 - Chicken Nuggets 29 - Beef Tacos 30 Ala Carte Menu: Chicken Patty Pizza Nachos & Cheese French Fries Chicken Nugget $2.00 each Fresh Made Chocolate Chip Cookies are $0.50 each We hope you have a great day. See you tomorrow. Nicky s Kitchen We welcome your feedback. Contact us at NickysKitchen16@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, or concerns.

10 Nicky s Kitchen 2017/2018 St. Mary s School Lunch Program Cranston, RI Please select your March lunch days and return the detached payment slip with payment by February 16th. All lunches should be calculated using $4 per lunch per day. Please have your student bring the payment to Nicky s Kitchen during their scheduled lunch. If you are not interested in signing up for one of the prepaid lunch programs there will be a la carte lunch options available daily. Students can pay for a la carte options at time of purchase. Please contact us via with any questions, comments, or concerns. Thank you, Nicky s Kitchen Detach here Please make checks payable to Nicky s Kitchen Nicky s Kitchen Monthly Payment Make a checkmark on each day you would like to have your student have a hot lunch. Reference the monthly lunch calendar for the lunch available on each day. Date: Contact Name and Phone Number: Students Name (First & Last): Grade: March 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Total # of Checkmarks = x $4.00/lunch = monthly total of $ Checks for March prepayment must be received by the last lunch on Friday, 2/16. We welcome your feedback. Contact us at NickysKitchen16@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, or concerns.

11 Save The Date St. Mary s School Father /Daughter Dance March 10, 2018

12 The Way of the Cross, a dramatic performance with music, will be presented at St. Mary's Church on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. You are invited to experience your own walk with Christ and spend a short time in personal reflection and prayer. French playwright Henri Gheon ( ) originally wrote the drama, based on the Stations of the Cross, for production at the Benedictine Abbey in Tancremont, Belgium, in The Oxford Companion to the Theatre states that Gheon s plays combine fine poetry and an excellent theatrical sense with great simplicity and religious feeling. The play is performed by four players who speak for the watchers and characters in the Passion. By words and gestures the Passion story is told. This production of The Way of the Cross, was first performed in Lent 2017 in Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel in the Dominican Priory at Providence College and is composed of Providence College alumni and faculty. The production is directed by Father Matthew Powell, O.P., and Prof. David M. Cabral created the costumes. The cast consists of Michael Joseph, Kate Joseph (husband & wife), Kevin Sullivan and Kayley Sullivan (father & daughter). Danny Marella will accompany the performance in playing the clarinet. The performance will last approximately 45 minutes and admission is free.