Weekly Mercy Memo 02.22.17 | |
|
|
| A message from our principal, Mrs. Anne Knapke
Dear Gwynedd-Mercy Academy Family and Friends, Family Bingo Night is finally here! We greatly appreciate the leadership of our Parents' Organization and parent volunteers for organizing this benefit event. By supporting Bingo Night, our Parents' Organization is able to provide worthwhile programs for our students. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night in the GMA McHugh Gym.
Our final Prospective Parent Open House of the school year will be held this coming Tuesday, February 28, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. Word-of-mouth is our most effective marketing. Please spread the word!
Finally, please mark your calendar for several upcoming events: - Our Winter Band and Choral Concert will be held this Tuesday, February 28, at 7:00 PM. Please come out to support our choir members and musicians.
- Our Ash Wednesday Liturgy is planned for Wednesday, March 1, at 9:45 AM. As always, family and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend.
- Our second Parent Workshop of the school year will be held on Monday, March 6, at 7:00 PM in the Fine Arts Room. Special guest speaker, Mr. Paul Sanfrancesco, will join Mrs. Lebiedzinski, our Director of Technology, to present the latest information regarding online safety and digital citizenship. Additional information is included in today's Mercy Memo.
In Christ's love and mercy,
Anne W. Knapke, M.Ed. Principal | |
|
|
| Family Bingo is tomorrow! Presale cards and raffle tickets will be available for pick up and day of sales of cards and tickets will be available for purchase via cash or credit card. - There will be a FREE Dress Down Day tomorrow, February 23rd.
- Lunch-time raffle tickets will be sold on Thursday for the Lululemon, Nerf & Laser Tag and Slime baskets.
- Doors open at 5:00 PM and games begin at 6:00 PM.
- Come hungry - pizza, hoagies, hot dogs and snacks will be for sale (cash only).
| |
Thank you to all who contributed to the Unwanted Gift Card Collection. Please see the attached letter of gratitude from Project Home, the recipient of the donated gift cards. If you come across any additional unwanted gift cards that you'd like to donate, please send them to Sue Stephan in the Main Office, who will be happy to get them to Project Home. Receipts for tax purposes will gladly be provided upon request.
Click here to read a thank you letter from Project Home. | |
|
|
| GMA Parents are invited to join technology expert and educator, Paul Sanfrancesco, for a discussion on safe technology practices and how parents can share the message with their children on Tuesday, March 7th, at 7:00 PM. Learn more about the impact of what is shared through social media and how students can protect themselves online. Mr. Sanfrancesco is an adjunct professor in the Master of Education program at Saint Joseph's University as well as previously the Director of Technology for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, a number of local school districts and a consultant for the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit. Click here to RSVP. | |
|
|
| GMA families, faculty and the wider community are invited to a presentation from Sister Mary Scullion, "A Lenten Reflection: Who is My Neighbor?" on March 14th at 7:00 PM. Sister Mary Scullion is the Philadelphia area's most high profile advocate for the homeless and a co-founder of Project Home, a national model for addressing the needs of the homeless, and she has been named to Time Magazine's list of most influential 100. She serves on the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph's University; the Board of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation and Chaired the Hunger and Homelessness Committee for Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia in 2015. Click here to RSVP. | |
|
|
| Help pack the suitcases for the Dominican Republic! The Gwynedd-Mercy University Nursing Program will soon travel to the Dominican Republic to provide healthcare to impoverished areas. In order to #MakeMercyReal the GMA Student Council is asking for donations of new or gently used sunglasses, flip flops, caps, and other items. Click here for information. | |
|
|
| Last week to sign up for GMA Spring sports!! Practices begin on March 14th. If your child is interested in spring sports please sign up on our Spring Sports Interest form. Track and field is open to grades K-8. Baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse are open to grades 5-8. | |
All are welcome to join us at next week's Ash Wednesday Liturgy. We will mark the beginning of Lent with a mass and the distribution of ashes on Wednesday, March 1st, at 9:45 AM. | |
|
|
| Mercy Connect Next date: March 8th! You can still sign up for Mercy Connect, a Math/ELA/Homework Helper Program where girls from Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School volunteer to come on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15 to 4:15 PM to assist children one-on-one or in small groups. Children in Grades 1 through 6 may participate. Click here to learn more about this program! | |
|
|
| |
