Dear SMS Families,
Fish Fry season is almost upon us, as our first fish fry is Friday, February 16. Most of you know how important our fish fries are to our budget, as they have consistently been our biggest fundraiser. Perhaps another way to look at it, is that our fundraisers are a critical component to keeping our tuition manageable for our families. This fundraiser consistently raises over $20,000 each year for SMS, and beyond that has become a great community builder for our families. Volunteerism is essential to the success of any Catholic School, and this is easily the event that requires the most help. Each SMS family is expected to work AT LEAST THREE, TWO HOUR SHIFTS. I assure you our staff will be volunteering as well, and we do have grandparents, alumni and some parishioners who help out as well, but our parents are the keys for success. We call SMS a family, and we mean it.
Volunteering at the fish fries is also a great way to get to know other SMS parents and staff members. As we tell our students all the time, SMS is what we make it. We are all in this together, and we are truly at our best when we are working together for the betterment of our students and the school. It also teaches our students by example the importance of volunteerism. If volunteering is important to you, it will be important to them. PLUS, it’s fun! We have a great time working together! Come, be a part of it!
Please click the links below, and choose AT LEAST three time slots by Monday, February 12 so we can begin to create a schedule. Thank you in advance for your help!
Fish Fry #1 Fish Fry #3 Fish Fry #5
Fish Fry #2 Fish Fry #4 Fish Fry #6
Bake Sales: The following is the bake sale schedule for the fish fries. Parents of students in these grades are responsible for providing baked goods/desserts for the fish fry on their designated week. Desserts should be dropped off by 10:00 am the morning of the fish fry.
- Feb 16- Kindergarten
- Feb 23- 1st/2nd Grade
- Mar 1- 5th/6th Grade
- Mar 8- 3rd Grade
- Mar 15- 7th /8th Grade
- Mar 22- Preschool / 4th Grade
Let's have a great fish fry season!
God Bless!
AA