Grades 1-3 will be attending mass on October 1, 2014 at 1 pm. Please adhere to the following:
*Dress Down passes cannot be used tomorrow
*Grade 3 may wear gym uniforms, but no shorts are allowed.
*Grades 1 & 2 should wear their complete dress uniform.
If you have questions regarding the appropriate attire please see our Dress Code Policy in the PMA Handbook. https://pmaschool.org/pmahandbook/
Parents of students in grades 1-5:
Just a reminder that during morning drop off, students may exit your vehicle without the help from staff. If your child needs assistance for any reason, they are welcome to wait for the first available person. Also, please remember to pull all the way up to the first space in the traffic circle. If you have any questions, please refer to the car line procedures.
Calling all Griffin Fans! If you are a proud Griffin fan, let us know! Our website has a Fan Photo Gallery. Send us a picture that shows school spirit and/or has been taken at a PMA event and you can make it into the gallery! Email all pictures to webmaster@pmaschool.org.
All after school activities that are currently in session can be found on the Current After School Activities page. Information regarding times, days, pickup, etc. can be found here.
PMA Families,
In an effort to streamline how you receive your PMA news, we will be making a few changes to the number of emails that go out to you. Starting in October, you will begin to see emails directing you to go to the Daily Griffin News at pmaschool.org. This page is consistently being updated with new information. On the chance that you cannot find what you need, please use the search function. This will bring you to all of the information containing your search terms. Checking the Daily Griffin News on a daily basis will ensure that you are up to date and do not miss important deadlines. If you have not already registered for the Parent Portal, please do so as soon as possible. You must be a registered user in order to access the Daily Griffin News.
If you have questions regarding your registration for the Parent Portal or questions regarding website content, please contact Tracie Dumont at webmaster@pmaschool.org.
As always, please feel free to contact Kim Flint in the school office with questions or concerns.
Calling all Volunteers! Please join us for the:
2015 Auction Planning Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 7:00 pm
PMA 2nd Floor Conference Room
Topics to Discuss:
Theme
Food
Entertainment
New Ideas
Help us to fulfill Sister Maria’s Dream of building a Gymnasium/Arts Center at PMA! We can start by making this year’s auction a huge success!
PMA’s 6th Annual Auction – March 28, 2015
Please contact Joanne Young at jyoung@pmaschool.org if you have any questions or are unable to attend the meeting but still want to help.
Did you miss your chance to purchase “Fall Fun Fest Dress Down Passes” this past weekend?
Well, here is your second chance. They will be sold on a first come, first served basis and will only be available
through Thursday, October 2. There is a limit of 10 passes per student. These passes may be used one per week, but cannot be used on a $2 dress down Friday, your scheduled gym day or a day of school mass or other special event. The passes expire on 12/19/14.
If you would like to purchase any $2.00 dress down passes from the Fun Fest, please fill out the form below and return to the school office.
Please rush me ______ passes at $2.00 each.
Student: _______________________________
Class Code: ______________
Please review the attached flyer from Allegro Dance Academy. They are offering a discount to PMA students. Feel free to call them directly with any questions you may have. You may also visit their website www.allegrodancenh.com.
Allegro Dance Academy (PDF)
Hatchling Soccer is canceled for Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Students should go to car line or Afterschool.
A bake sale will be held at all 3 lunches on Friday, September 26. This bake sale will benefit the 8th grade class and their trip to Washington, DC! Please send your child in with pocket money to help support our eighth graders!
The Registration Period for Cheer and CYO Basketball has begun (Instructional Basketball for Grades Pre-K – Grade 2 will be announced soon)! The Registration Period ends on Friday, October 3.
Don’t let the two week registration period fool you, spaces are filling very fast and basketball teams have a firm limit of roster spots that we will not exceed. At the end of day on Monday, some teams may already be full. When a team or squad fills up, I will send an email out.
Attached are the forms to register for CYO Basketball and Cheerleading. All forms and payment must be complete and together to register your child. Medical forms and Code of Conduct forms DO need to be filled out, even if you did them for Fall sports.
Please Note: Only CYO Basketball and CYO Mites Cheer (grades 3 – 5) require the Player Participation Forms, totaling 4 forms; Jr. Cheer Exhibition Squad and Competition Cheer Squad do not and only need three forms.
Second graders wishing to play CYO Basketball should submit the forms only (please don’t pay at this point) to show their interest. After the registration period is over, we will see how many spaces (if any) are still open and then contact the people in the order that forms came in. The reason is that 3rd and 4th graders get first crack at registering because this is the only basketball program at PMA for them. The 2nd graders can still play Instructional Basketball if they do not get onto a CYO team.
2014 Medical Form (PDF)
2014 Winter Sport Registration (PDF)
2014-15 Player/Cheer Participation Form CYO (PDF)
Code of Conduct Form (PDF)
PMA will be dismissing early tomorrow due to set up for the Fall Fun Fest. Please review the dismissal times below. To ensure that car line run smoothly, we ask that you make every effort to arrive on time (not early and not late). We will not have sibling pick-up or the after school program.
Pre-k 10:50 am
Kinder 10:55 am (front)
Grade 1 11:00 am
Grade 2 11:05 am
Grade 3 11:10 am
Grade 4 11:15 am
Grade 5 11:20 am
Grades 6/7/8 11:30 am (front)
DUNK TANK SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY:
10:30 MR. SHAW (Jr. High Math teacher)
11:00 Renies de Beer (parent)
11:45 Scott Matterson (parent)
12:15 MRS. DEMERS (Pre-k 4 teacher)
1:00 SR. MARIA ROSA (Principal)
2:00 MR. CAREW (Music Teacher)
Here are the practice days and times for the Cheerleading and CYO Basketball teams. While a major goal of these programs is to provide a fun experience, a serious commitment from our players and cheerleaders is expected and attendance is crucial to team success. Space is limited on these teams and squads.
Practices are in the PMA gym unless otherwise specified.
Jr. Cheer Exhibition Squad (NEW! grades 1 & 2)
Saturdays, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Exhibitions on some weekends
CYO Mites Cheer Squad (grades 3 – 5)
Tuesdays, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Cheering at many weekend games (mostly on Sundays)
Competition Cheer Squad (grades 6 – 8; 5th graders by Try Out only)
Thursdays, 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Competitions on some weekends
Jr. Mites Basketball (co-ed, grades 3 & 4; 2nd graders by Try Out only, as space provides)
November – mid-February
Mondays, 2:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Wednesdays, 2:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Games on approx. 10 weekends, mostly Sunday afternoons
Boys Mites Basketball (grades 5 & 6)
November – mid-February
Mondays, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hudson)
Wednesdays, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (tentatively)
Games on approx. 10 weekends, mostly Sunday afternoons
Girls Mites Basketball (grades 5 & 6)
November – mid-February
Mondays, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hudson)
Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Games on approx. 10 weekends, mostly Sunday afternoons
Boys Cadets Basketball (grades 7 & 8)
November – mid-February
Mondays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Tabernacle Baptist Church, Hudson)
Thursdays, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Games on approx. 10 weekends, mostly Sunday afternoons
We hope to also have enough 7th & 8th grade girls to have a Girls Cadets Basketball Team. Please let me know if your daughter is interested. Practices tentatively set for Monday and Wednesday nights from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Please attend our Information & Registration Night on Thursday, September 18 @ 6:30 p.m. at PMA. Cheer will be in the gym and CYO basketball will be in Alumni Hall. This is the time set aside for you to ask questions, meet the coaches, and register your child.
Hello Everyone,
1) Unfortunately, today’s Cross Country meet at Windham has been canceled due to a major bee infestation at their course. Perhaps we can reschedule for later this fall when the bees have simmered down. On the bright side, this will give the runners an extra day of practice as they prepare for Thursdays’ meet at Hampstead Middle School (dismissal time: 2:05 p.m.).
2) The Sr. Griffin Soccer teams have their Opening Day double-header at home today (Tuesday, Sept. 16) vs. Nashua Catholic. The girls team plays at 3:30 p.m., to be followed by the boys team at 5:00 p.m. Please come out and cheer on these hard working teams!
3) Please remember that our Information & Registration Night for both Cheerleading (grades 1 – 8) AND our CYO Basketball (grades 3 – 8; grade 2 by tryout and by space available) is this Thursday, September 18 @ 6:30 p.m.
Cheerleading will meet in the gym and Basketball will meet in Alumni Hall (2nd floor auditorium). Please look for a separate email soon (by Wednesday noon) regarding the practice and general competition/exhibition/game times so that you will know if you can fully commit to these programs.
If you have any questions about these topics or anything sports, please email Ed Goss at egoss@pmaschool.org – Thank you!
Cross Country Meet for September 16 is cancelled as well as practice.
October lunch orders are due NO LATER THAN THURSDAY, SEPT. 25.
***PLEASE be sure to enter your child’s Class Code/Jr. High House correctly. This information is VERY important. Once the order is entered, please do not delay in sending the payment in with your printout. If you have not sent in your September payment please do so immediately.
***If you submit your order, then realize you have made an error, or want to add to it, you must re-enter the ENTIRE order. Our system does not support add on’s. When you enter your child’s name a second time the first order will be erased. Please refrain from writing corrections on your printout.
***Please make every effort to enter and send in your orders on time.
Please contact the school office at 603-889-6054 ext. 200 or kflint@pmaschool.org with any questions you may have.
We are still in need of 15 additional volunteers for the 2pm-4pm shift. Please send in your sign up form tomorrow or send Kim Flint an email at kflint@pmaschool.org.
Help make this years Fun Fest a huge success!
We are happy to announce that Mr. Artie Carew will continue to direct the PMA Chorus for the 2014-15 school year. The chorus is being offered to students in grades 2-8. The fee to join the chorus is $100.00 per child for the entire school year. The students will have voice training lessons and learn numerous pieces of music for school and community-wide performances, as well as singing at the school Masses throughout the year, including our graduation Mass on June 10, 2015. Choral practices will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30pm until 3:30pm beginning October 1, 2014. Students in grades 2-5 will report to car line with their teacher until 2:25pm. Students who are not picked up by 3:40pm will be placed in the after-school program, and parents will be charged the appropriate after-school fee. Pickup for students in the Chorus will be at the front of the school using the main avenue to the front door of the building (the grand entrance).
Please complete the registration form and return it to school by Friday, September 19. We ask that students who register for the chorus remain faithfully committed to the program for the duration of the school year. Chorus fees are non-refundable. Each student will receive a PMA Chorus T-Shirt.
Chorus Registration Form 2014 (PDF)
Information night for CYO basketball and Cheer will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 6:30pm. Click on the flyer for all the details.
CYO Basketball and Cheer Info (PDF)
PMA has three requirements to be a volunteer. The training session, a background check and an online class called Not On My Watch. We will have 4 different volunteer training sessions. They will be held on Sept. 23 and Oct.1 at 9am and 6:30pm. You do not need to register before hand. If you are planning on volunteering for field trips later in the school year then you must attend one of these sessions. They will not be offered again this school year. June Nolet will be on hand to complete your background check information. The fee is $10.00. We will also take your photo. Please contact Kim Flint at 603-889-6054 ext. 200 or kflint@pmaschool.org if you have questions.
Thursday, 9/11 is the Open House for Grades 5-8. Schedules were sent home in last weeks shuttle. Grade 5 will start with a meeting about Nature’s Classroom, in Mrs. Wagner’s room. If your student is in Grades 6-8, be sure to know their Class Code and House. You will be using this information to follow the schedule.
Grade 5 Open House schedule (PDF)
Grades 6 – 8 Open House schedule (PDF)
Friday, 9/12 is Picture Day. Uniforms are not required. However, all students must adhere to PMA’s Dress Code. All students will have their picture taken, even if you choose not to purchase the photos. Please complete the pre-printed picture envelope and send it in with your child. Class pictures will happen at a later date.
Thank you Parent Group for our new John Deere Gator! It will be used for events and Athletics. If you see a Parent Group member, give them a high five!
The PMA Martial Art Program will begin September 29th. There are two programs offered, one for PreK – K and Grades 1 – 4. Attached are the registration forms.
Pre-K and Kindergarten Martial Arts (PDF)
Grades 1 – 4 Martial Arts (PDF)
Crash Course Guitar Lessons With Chris Tompkins
603.318.8388 chrizach24@aol.com
Guitar Lesson Registration Form (PDF)
Bio: Chris Tompkins is a 17-year-old guitarist currently attending Bishop Guertin High School. Chris picked up his first guitar at the young age of two and immediately showed a passion for his gift. Chris started private lessons at the age of nine. Chris attended The Real School of Music in Burlington, Massachusetts from 2010-2013 and has advanced to privately studying music theory. His hope is to attend Berkley School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts after graduation. Chris is a very versatile player and teaches a wide variety of guitar styles, as well as music theory.
Description: A group of up to three students per lesson. Each student will be learning the basic fundamentals of acoustic and/or electric guitar. As they progress, the level of difficulty will progress to meet the needs of each individual student.
For the first lesson, you’ll want to bring two things. First is your guitar, it can be acoustic or electric. If it’s electric you won’t need to bring in an amp or cord. Second, you will need a spiral notebook, just a regular one that you would use in school.
One note, if you are planning on buying a guitar for a child, 11 or younger, I would recommend a three quarter size or even half size guitar, acoustic or electric. It will be a lot more manageable for smaller kids.
Age Requirement: Ages 6+
Start date: September 15, 2014
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Hours: 2:45-3:45
Price: $35 per/hr. Please make checks out to PMA-Guitar Lessons
Cancelation policy: All sessions can be rescheduled with twenty-four hour notice for cancelation. In the event I need to cancel, I will notify you twenty-four hours in advance and session will be rescheduled for a mutually agreed upon day.
As explained in our Tuition Letter, this year we are happy to be partnering with Smart Tuition for the processing and collection of tuition, after school fees and fundraising fee for the 2014-2015 school year. Smart Tuition offers us the potential of collecting all school related fees through one plan – this will save you from writing many checks. Below are a few items to review regarding your Smart Tuition Account.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHARGES:
We are excited to provide online billing through Smart Tuition this year. As in the past, Before/After school charges will show weekly. We will cut off the billing on the 15th of each month and the prior 4 weeks will be due the following month. (Example: Your October payment will include charges for before/after school for weeks ending 8/28, 9/5 and 9/12.) If you pay your tuition through monthly payments, these charges will be combined with your regular monthly tuition payment. You will have the flexibility to manually make weekly payments on your account by either calling Smart Tuition, make a payment on your mobile device or send a check directly to PMA. Students with delinquent accounts will not be allowed to attend these programs until payment is made.
The annual Smart Tuition fee of $38.00 will be charged with your first monthly charge. (If you are paying your tuition monthly you have already paid this annual fee)
For families who have registered for the Sibling pick up and have not prepaid, your $100.00 charge will be due with your October Smart Tuition payment.
ACCESSING YOUR SMART TUITION ACCOUNT:
To view all activity and personal information, you may access your account at any time by going to the Smart Tuition website http://www.parents.smarttuition.com. It can also be found on our PMA website/Parent Portal under Tuition/Fees.
**Please note: The website you used to enroll is different than the site for account accessing
Delinquent Payments: Smart Tuition will contact the primary account holder by telephone and email if your account becomes delinquent. A $40.00 fee will be assessed to your account, if your account is not brought current.
Bank Fees: In the event that your payment fails, a $25 Bank Fee will be posted to your account.
You may also call Smart Tuition 24/7, 365 days a year at (888) 868-8828.
FUNDRAISING FEE:
For families who will be fundraising throughout the year, I have billed your account in May 2015 for your $300.00. As you purchase gift cards or participate in a designated fundraiser, I will credit the May balance. You will be able to view your progress by logging into your account.
If you have any further questions, please email me at ddesruisseaux@pmaschool.org.
Thank you,
Donna DesRuisseaux Business Manager
We are creating a “Recess box” for our Students in grades 1-8. We have an outside storage bin that will be kept at the basketball courts and can be accessed by students who would like to play ball games during their recess break. If you have any extra basketballs, soccer balls, kickballs etc. (NO FOOTBALLS) that you would like to donate to the school, please send them in and we will put them to good use.
Just a reminder that September 19th is an early dismissal day for all students in order to prepare for Fun Fest! Dismissal begins at 10:50am. There will be NO after school care on this day.
Early Dismissal
GRADES PICK-UP TIME
Grades 6-7-8 11:30 am
Grade 5 11:20am
Grade 4 11:15 am
Grade 3 11:10 am
Grade 2 11:05 am
Grade 1 11:00 am
Kindergarten 10:55 am
Pre-K 3 & 4 10:50 am
If you shop on Amazon.com, please take a moment to sign up for PMA’s Amazon Smile program using the following link https://smile.amazon.com/ch/02-0222178 . You can use your current amazon.com sign in account information. If you don’t have an account, you can sign up for one.
This program allows you to designate Presentation of Mary Academy as your charity of preference. Once signed up, when you shop on Amazon.com and buy products via smile.Amazon.com, 0.5% of your eligible purchase will be donated by the Amazon.com Foundation to PMA. There are no costs to you or Presentation of Mary Academy but over time, and with the support of the broader PMA community, this program could generate significant funds for the school to apply to our building fund, new equipment, curriculum development and much more. So please take a moment, sign up for the Smile program, and remember to use smile.amazon.com when shopping on amazon. You can tell friends and family to sign up too!