TEACHING TOUCHING SAFETY: The job of ensuring children’s safety is a challenging undertaking. The prevention of child sexual abuse requires we give our children the tools they need to overcome the advances of someone who intends to do them harm. The Teaching Touching Safety program (TTS) is designed to assist parents and teachers in this important task. Sunday Faith Formation students will receive lessons 5 & 6 of this training on:

September 30, 2012 in Hegarty Hall

FAMILY SUNDAY MASS: Family Masses are held after every class at  11AM in the church. All students and families are required to attend mass with their class.

PARENT FORMATION: As part of our movement towards Whole Community Catechesis, St. Margaret Mary RE has implemented a parent component for all of our youth faith formation programs.  What does this mean? Now, instead of just your children receiving faith formation, you, too, will meet with other parents and share faith, grow in knowledge of church traditions and values and, most importantly, foster community.  The parent faith formation requirement is simple—Attendance at any 5 events (See Parent Formation Page for More Information).  Five events will be offered during the students classes on

October 28, 2012 @ 9am in Hegarty Hall
November 11, 2012 @ 9am in Hegarty Hall
December 2, 2012 @ 9am in Hegarty Hall
March 3, 2013 @ 9am in Hegarty Hall
April 21, 2013 @ 9am in Hegarty Hall.

ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL:  Children should arrive no more than 10 minutes before class begins and remain no longer than 15 minutes after class ends.  No child should enter the classroom unless the teacher is present. 

DROP-OFF & PICK-UP: Children must be WALKED to the designated table outside of the classroom building.  NO DROP-OFFS ON SUN MORNING!!!  For pick up, parents must park and join their children for coffee and donuts in Hegarty Hall. We will walk over to mass from the hall. NO EXCEPTIONS!  Seven years ago a child was injured by running through the parking lot to meet their parent.  Please be observant and careful… student safety is everyone’s responsibility.  If your child is permitted to walk to and from class, please submit a permission letter to our staff.

September              
23      First Class & Parent Orientation—Hegarty Hall
30     Teaching Touching Safety—Hegarty Hall
October         
7         Class
14         St. Margaret Mary Parish 75th Anniversary Mass - 1PM
21       Class
28       Family Class - Hegarty Hall

November              
4        Class
8*      1st Reconciliation Parent Meeting - TH - 7PM - Hegarty
11       Family Class - Hegarty Hall
18       Class
25       NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Break)

December 
2        Family Advent Retreat - Hegarty Hall
9       Class
16      Class - Hegarty Hall - Christmas Party!
23      NO CLASS- (Christmas Holiday)
30      NO CLASS- (Christmas Holiday)

January
6          Class
13         Class
20       NO CLASS -  (Martin Luther King Holiday)      
27       NO CLASS 

February
  3       Class 
  7*     1st Communion Parent Meeting - TH- 7PM - Hegarty
 10     Class
 17      NO CLASS - (Presidents Day) 
 24      NO CLASS - (Congress)

March 
    3      Family Lent Retreat - Hegarty Hall
  10      Class
  17      Class
  24       Class
  31     NO CLASS - (Easter)

April 
 7     Class
14     Class
21     Family Class - Hegarty Hall
 28     Class

May
5     LAST DAY OF CLASS - HEGARTY
 
* 2nd Year Sacrament Families Only