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GoRiteway
414-249-5048
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2018 Geo Bee Winner-Drew
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Save the Date
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February 1
Dress Down in Sweats and bring a can of Hearty Soup
February 2
No School
February 6
DARE Day for 5th grade
February 7
Spirit Wear Day
February 8
School Dismissed at 11:00
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
February 9
Daddy Daughter Dance
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| Celebrating our nation with olympic spirit!! |
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Daddy Daughter Dance
February 9
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First graders making valentines with their buddies for the School Sisters of Notre Dame
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| 6th graders showing their love for the School Sisters |
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| Olympic games in the classrooms |
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| Alex is in the cross country skiing race! |
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Monday, Tuesday,
and Fridays
9:00am to 4:00pm
Thursdays
9:00am to 7:00pm
Saturdays
9:00am to 12:00pm
Wednesdays Closed
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| Hockey competition was a little intense |
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| Come to the Groundhog Games this weekend and support the 8th grade SMV teams and have some fun!!! |
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Principal Notes February 1, 2018
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Dear Families,
We had a wonderful Open House on Sunday! Thank you to everyone on our Advancement Committee, especially Carrie Lennon and Katie Cornell who planned this event . Many hours and behind the scenes work go into making this day possible. It is because of you, our parents, that we are such a success. Thank you to Peter and Amy Henry for their wonderful hospitality and hosting the Chili Chomp. A special thank you to the Boy Scouts for all the pancakes they made to feed our prospective families. We heard many positive comments from parishioners and new families.
Last week in the Catholic Herald there was a story about how each class was given $50.00 by Fr. Peter to pay it forward while learning the Six Characteristics of Being a Good Steward. Click here to read all about it.
Our bucket is running over this month in academic excellence -
Science Fair winners:
8
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grade-1
st
Place, Jeslyn Singson (5 Second Rule); 2
nd
Place: Seb Kasun, Matt Steigerwald and Liam Parey (Are More Expensive Golf Balls Worth It?); 3
rd
Place: Julia Costigan and Tyler Costigan (Does Your Mind Rule Your Taste Buds?)
7
th
grade-1
st
Place: Ben Schneider, Tommy Ragonese and Garrett Mueller (Cy Casts); 2
nd
Place: Rob Fuller, Nick Kroog and Mark Kalmer (Best Filter for Water); 3rd Place: Matthew Schmainda, Mikey Schlifske and Tommy Wichers (Improving Test Scores)
6
th
grade-1
st
Place: Andrea Rifelj (Battling Bacteria); 2
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Place: Max Mindy, Tommy Verheyen, Joey Spano and Joseph Harmeyer (Decaffeinators); 3
rd
Place: Braden Zils (Nailed It!)
Engineering Design-1
st
Place: Felicity Giampietro, Grace Walters, Nina Angliman and Grace Seitz (Medicine Mission); 2
nd
Place: Jonathon Harmeyer (The Power of Fluid); 3
rd
Place: Abby Laughlin (Artificial Pancreas)
Geography Bee Winners- 1st Place: Drew Hoderman; 2nd Place: Johnny Stollenwerk
Thank you to all who donated to the Souls for Catholic Education Walk. We raised $1360.85 for the Makerspace!
Don't forget there is no school tomorrow. Enjoy your long weekend!
Faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 8
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is our 2
nd
parent/teacher conference of the school year. School is dismissed at 11:00. Conferences are from 3:00-7:00 that evening. Please use sign-up genius to sign up for a conference. A conference can be requested by you or the classroom teacher.
Elementary Forensics
Elementary Forensics is coming soon! Save the date! Friday, March 16th will be our in-house Forensics Fest from 9:00-11:30am. Third, fourth, and fifth graders are encouraged to participate. Coaching sessions will be offered after school on Mondays starting on February 19th. A registration packet will be sent home this coming Monday! Co-chairs of Elementary Forensics are Ann Scott
asartini@yahoo.com and Julie Perez
jperez@stmaryeg.org
Phones
The phones at SMV haven't been working consistently since the Christmas break. When the phones continue to ring without it going to voicemail that means the phones are down. Please if you have to get in touch with office please email us at kdries@stmaryeg.org
 8th graders wearing red or pink to show their love for the SSND
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Home & School Happenings
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Bowling with SMV at New Berlin Bowl
Spend the afternoon off of school bowling with all of your SMV friends! SMV will have the entire facility! Bumpers will be available for the younger bowlers. No shoe rental required - just bring your clean, dry pair of tennis shoes.
Food will be available for purchase.
New Berlin Bowl (16000 W. Cleveland Ave, New Berlin)
Friday, February 2nd, 2017
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
$5 for 2 games or $7 for 3 games - pay at the door.
Contact Annie Bolger
bolger14105@gmail.com
with any questions.
Want to get more involved at SMV?
Home and School is currently looking to fill the following positions:
Home and School - VP Position
We are actively seeking a VP for the Home and School Committee for this year. The VP role is very easy and it helps get you prepared to become the President of Home and School. Home and School is a social and fundraising committee that supports Spooks and Spoofs, the annual Auction for Education, Restaurant Fundraisers, Forensics, Book Fairs and many more events and programs. We are looking for a VP or co-VP's (this position works for working parents as well as stay at home parents) who wants to become more involved at school and give back to our wonderful community. Please contact Trish Wollersheim, Amy Merrick or Mrs. Tretow for more information.
SMV Boy Scouts were the color guard at last Sunday's Marquette's Basketball Game
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Get Out and Join the Fiesta
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Ticket sales for this year's SMV Auction for Education-Moonlight in Mexico are open! Please visit our website to sign up and purchase tickets at
http://Smv2018.gesture.com
Wine Pull
We are looking for donations of wine for the Wine Pull at the Moonlight in Mexico Auction on
March 10th. Bring your bottles worth at least $10 in to the office! We appreciate all donations!
New this year is our EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!!!!
Purchase your tickets before February 15th and receive an Early Bird Discount of $45 each. After Feb. 15th tickets will be $50 each. Just visit our ticket site above and enter the discount code SMVEB.
We would love to have Grandparents attend the Auction.
We are offering a special grandparent ticket for $40.
Just visit the ticket site above and slect Grandparent ticket!
Gather your friends and buy a table
Table for 10 discount offers a $50 discount off of the table price.
Just visit the ticket site above and slect table for 10 ticket!
We still need volunteers so please visit link below to sign up!!
Please call or email Heather Mueller or Trish Wollersheim with any quesions
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Positively SMV
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It was so wonderful to see everyone at Open House! St Marys Visitation was definitely shining
on Sunday. So many hellos, smiles and full bellies!
The Advancement Committee would like to say thank you to all the families that volunteered in some way. The day would truly not have been possible without so many helping hands. Thank you for sharing your time and SMV spirit with all those that joined us. We are all blessed to be part of this awesome community. Thank you!
And with that you will find a few things that are
Positively SMV!
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Alumni Spotlight
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Last week Ryan Ellis and Max McQuide were left off the MUHS Honors list. Both boys made High Honors-way to go guys!!!
Last week, fifteen
alumni responded to the call to help judge the science fair. They gave up a half day of school. They each judged about 12 teams and gave valuable feedback to the Jr. High students at SMV. It is rewarding to to see how much they have grown into fine young adults.
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Parish News
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Please Join Us....
St. Mary's Visitation Playgroup
Sundays 10-11am:
February 25, 2018
March 25, 2018
April 29, 2018
Who: Parishioners and prospective parishioners with children ages 0-5
What: Open play, kid-friendly snacks, crafts, coffee and conversation
When: 10am-11am
Where: SMV "The Attic"-not really an attic but a really cool space used for Catholic Formation classes.** (If the weather is nice enough, we will use the amazing playground just outside of the Attic near the school.)
**After 9am Mass, meet at the front of the church near the altar and our volunteers will guide you through the tunnel. Coming from the outside? From the main parish parking lot, look for "The Attic" sign between the parish rectory and school patio/K3 room (behind the facility garage.)
Please contact Katie Carnell (Kasdorfk@yahoo.com) or Monica Schmidt (monica.e.schmidt@gmail.com) with questions.
St. Mary's Christian Women Ash Wednesday Morning Reflection
Join us after the
8am Mass on
Wednesday, February 14 for our Ash
Wednesday Morning Reflection. This morning of prayer will take place in the Church Atrium following the
8am Mass, it is open to all men and women, and the cost is just $10.
The schedule is as follows:
- 8am Mass
- 9am Light breakfast (coffee, juice, sweetbreads)
- 9:30am Lenten Reflection by Father Peter Berger, "The Seven Deadly Sins (and How to Fight Them!)"
- 10:30am Stations of the Cross
- 11:15am Light Soup and Salad Lunch
- Please make checks payable to SMV Christian Women and send to the Parish Office, 1260 Church Street, Elm Grove, 53122.
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