Monday Morning Memo

Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Email: school@stmaryum.org
Phone: 3016274170

Mrs. Lewis is on retreat with the other principals in the Archdiocese of Washington from Wednesday to Friday of this week and will have limited access to email. Please contact Mrs. Ruckstuhl for any urgent matters.

Vision and Hearing Screening will be coming to our school on November 12th. Registration forms will be sent home today. Payments can be made by check only.

Last year, we launched a school-wide initiative to reduce lunchroom waste. As we continue learning how our choices affect the environment and how we can be better stewards of God’s creation, let’s take a moment to review our progress. In September 2024, our lunchroom garbage totaled 1,205 pounds—all of which went to the landfill. We set a goal to cut that amount in half by the end of the school year. By March 2025, we had already made significant progress, reducing the total to 555 pounds. And by September 2025, we brought it down even further to 307 pounds!

This is incredible progress—but we’re now facing a new challenge: excessive food waste.

Last year, we averaged 8.9 pounds of compostable food waste per day. This year, that number has jumped to 33.36 pounds per day. Clearly, there’s room for improvement.

The lunchroom is one of the easiest places to make a positive impact. Here are a few simple actions you and your family can take:

• If your student brings lunch from home, consider using reusable containers so leftovers can be taken back home instead of being thrown away.

• If your student buys hot lunch, consider packing a reusable to-go container. Many students have leftovers but no way to store them.

• Talk to your student about saying "no" to items they don’t plan to eat. Our food service provider, Maschio’s, offers a variety of options—but students are not required to take everything that is offered.

Please return any Gabriel Project baby bottles, even empty ones to the front office.

Please note this will be a separate login within FACTS.

Have you seen our wonderful new Centennial Courtyard? It's not too late to buy a brick and leave your legacy! We are now accepting Centennial Courtyard Brick Orders! Please see the attached flier for details.

Basketball season is here, and registration is now open through November 1st!

Please don’t wait to register your child — our rosters fill up quickly. There’s a lot of practice and preparation before the season officially begins, so we need to finalize teams as soon as possible.

We’re especially looking for more players to join our girls and boys 10U teams.

Register your athlete today: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106205

If you have any issues with registration or need more information, please contact:

Patrice LeGrand: patricelegrand86@gmail.com

Howard Douglas: hgdouglas@gmail.com

Looking forward to another exciting and successful season!

Go Saints!

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a fish fry on October 24, 2025, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm in the church parking lot/PCR. The menu features golden-fried fish, potato salad, rolls, and more. Various desserts will be available for an additional price.

Card and cash will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Grand Knight Britt Howard at 240-432-2039, or email the Council: kofc.council9302@gmail.com

Proceeds benefit the charitable works of the Knights of Columbus.

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Friday October 17: 10am Mass

Friday October 24: No School; 6pm Trunk or Treat

Monday October 27: No School

Thursday October 30: 10am Mass; End of the First Quarter

Friday October 31: Dress in Costumes; 2pm Halloween Parade