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| 1st Graders celebrating James birthday "May the fourth be with you" |
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Save the date
May 20, 2017
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The 8th graders are learning about Newton's Laws and focusing on potential and kinetic energy. They applied this knowledge to their roller coasters.
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First Student
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4th graders at the Art Museum for the Art and Writing program.
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K3 boys having a goofy moment
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Save the Date
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May 12
4th grade Parade of States
May 13
May Crowning
May 17
Spring Concert
May 18
5th grade Human Growth and Development Night
May 19
D.A.R.E. Graduation
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| The 5th graders are showing the 3rd graders how to use a Microscope |
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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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Principal Notes May 11, 2017
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Dear Families,
They say that the greatest gift you can give is your time. As we are nearing the end of the school year I want to thank Kristine Kroog for being our School Committee President, and Katie Cornell and Lisa Volm for being our Home and School Co-Presidents. We could not have done all the wonderful things that make St. Mary's Visitation School flourish and prosper this year without their time and talent.
I'm proud to announce that Elizabeth Janowski, a 2013 SMV alumni has been named the Catholic Memorial Valedictorian of the Class of 2017. Congratulations to Elizabeth and her family!
Please join us on Friday from 12:45-2:00 in the gym for the 4th grade Parade of States Project.
During the month of May, we as Catholics traditionally honor Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth. To celebrate Mary's devotion to Christ, we will once again be crowning her. This year, St. Mary's Visitation's May Crowning will take place at the beginning of the 5 pm Mass on Saturday, May 13. This is also the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, and the 100th Anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three shepherd children in the small village of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. This special devotion will feature participation by our 8th graders as they take their first step in farewell to St. Mary's Visitation school, and our parish second graders will also participate in recognition of their First Holy Communion. This is a wonderful tradition and a terrific way to celebrate the month of Mary.
Thank you to all who contributed to our last 5:11
Archbishop Listecki's La Sagrada Familia Lenten Latrine Project. Through your generosity, we were able to raise $600.00 and purchase two latrines.
Next Wednesday night, is our Spring Concert. The concert begins at 6:30. You are all invited to the dress rehearsal at 1:00 that day. The theme of this year's concert is "Hollywood."
We need your help. Open Door Elm Grove is Saturday, May 20th. Forty volunteers are needed to help with this event. Consider signing up. See below for details.
Tuition Assistance applications are due by this
Friday May 12th
. Information can be found on the Tours and Admissions page of the website.
Please click
here
for Archbishop Listecki's weekly "Love One Another" message.
Faithfully,
Mary Tretow
2nd graders waiting for their First Communion last Sunday
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A Night of Movie Music
The Spring Concert is almost here and the students have been working very hard. Just a few reminders about the concert.
The concert is Wednesday May 17th at 6:30 pm. Students should arrive and go to their classrooms between 6 and 6:10. This is a required event for all students in K4 thru 8th grade.
There is a dress rehearsal for any family or friends that are unable to make the night performance. It will be held Wednesday May 17th at 1 p.m.
The attire for the concert is to dress like an actress or actor walking the red carpet. Students should be elegant and glamorous and "Hollywood." Please no shoes that are slippery or very high so no students are in danger of falling and hurting themselves. Also no big wigs or hats that might block a fellow student. Otherwise the theme is fairly open to interpretation so have fun with it:)
Thank you to all of you for your support of the music program. I am so proud of all of these students and am looking forward to sharing their musical talents with you! See you at the concert!
T-Ball
We are pleased to announced that the T-ball sign up is beginning. The season begins Wednesday, June 14th and goes through Wednesday, July 26th. Anyone who is entering grades K4-3rd grade next fall is eligible to sign up and play. You will need to fill out two forms the first one is the
sign-up form and the second one is the
waiver.
Band
SMV Band Concert & Ice Cream Social: Join us on Tuesday, May 23 for a fantastic evening of music followed by a delicious ice cream social! SMV's very own band will be playing in the gym at 6:30 pm, and will be joined by our special guests, The Milwaukee Letter Carrier's Band. Everyone will enjoy an ice cream social after the one hour program. If your child is interested in taking up a musical instrument, this is a great introduction to all the different types of instruments. All are welcome to attend! Admission and ice cream social are FREE! See you there.
SMV Library
Every year as parents and students ask me for recommendations for summer reading, I draw attention to the HAISLN Recommended Reading Lists. These lists are updated every year and represent a wide range of reading interests at all grades levels. The HAISLN lists are compiled by a respected group of school librarians and include both fiction and non-fiction titles.
Happy summer reading!
Miss Benson
Summer Tutor
Enthusiastic elementary teacher with 23 years of classroom experience will tutor students in grades 1-6 in any subject. Susan Burbach, 262-784-8488
 K4 and K5 enjoying an in-school field trip with David Stokes
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Summer Keyboarding Challenge
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Some say that with voice recognition software children will not need keyboarding skills in the near future. Untrue! Keyboarding will not disappear fast enough to save your students from typing homework, writing papers, sending e-mails, filling out applications and a multitude of other things. More importantly, most standardized testing, including essay responses, are administered online. Strong keyboarding skills continue to be critical.
Our students at SMV are introduced to proper finger placement in the primary grades and by third grade they have formal keyboard instruction throughout the school year.
To keep everyone's skills sharp over the summer, Miss Benson is encouraging students to keep a Summer Keyboarding Log. Any student who practices 600 minutes during the summer will receive an out-of-uniform pass for a designated day in September. Although this activity is encouraged for students in grades 3-8, younger students can give it a try if you feel it is not too much pressure. See the Summer Keyboarding Log for suggested practice websites.
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Home & School News
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Open Door Elm Grove
Our Open Door Elm Grove tour is right around the corner and we are so excited! Please think about signing up to help! We need people to help in the homes as a tour guide and you will get a chance to tour the other homes as well. Also check out this great article the Journal Sentinel did on our tour! Journal Sentinel Article
Open Door Elm Grove
Saturday, May 20th
9:30am-1:00pm or 12:30pm-4:30pm
To purchase ticket please click
here.
Volunteers are still VERY much needed to ensure Open Door Elm Grove is a success! We currently have only 7 of the 38 tour guide spots filled!
Help is needed to welcome tour visitors, give brief explanation of remodel, and answer questions at one of the homes on tour. Super easy, social, and fun volunteer activity!
Please click on this
link to signup.
Field Day
The school weeks are fading away. Summer is around the corner. But before the kids can yell "school's out" they get to participate in Field Day.
You know the day filled with funs, games, crafts and water balloons that they believe just magically happens.
You know the truth: it's time to volunteer. Yes, we need you to spend a few hours in the sun, working at the bounce house and filling water balloons. We promise it will be fun....for the kids.
Field Day is Monday, June 5. There are many ways you can help. Check out the
Sign Up Genius and remember how much your kids love to see your smiling face helping out at school!!
Lunch for Field Day
You have three options for lunch. You can order Subway with cash or check, or you can order a bag lunch charged to your child's hot lunch account, or you can send a cold lunch from home.
If you would like to purchase a lunch, please fill out this form once for each child. This form will close on
May 22nd at 9:00am
. PLEASE NOTE: No lunch orders will be accepted late. If you're ordering Subway, you need to submit check made out to Home & School (preferred) or cash to the office by
May 24th
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Lunch Choices:
Subway Lunch -- $5.00 in check (preferred) or cash, due May 24th:
6" ham, turkey, or spicy Italian sub (with or without cheese)
bag of chips
cookie
beverage
Bag Lunch -- $3.25 charged to hot lunch account on June 5th:
ham or turkey sandwich
baby carrots
pretzels or chips
Milk
7th Graders
Attention 7th graders! Let's kick-off your 8th grade year with a Pizza & Pool Party at Western Racquet Club on Tuesday, August 22 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Includes pizza, swimming, drinks and dessert. Please send your check made out for $30 to St. Mary's Home & School to the office in an envelope labeled 7th Grade Pool Party if interested in attending.
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Concession Stand Coordinators Needed
We are looking for two parents to join the concession stand coordinator team for the 2017-2018 school year! The coordinator opens/closes the concession stand one weekend a month-you pick what works best for your schedule. Volleyball seasons runs Sept.-Oct., with games on Friday nights and Saturday mornings until mid afternoon. Basketball season runs Dec.-Feb., with games Saturday mornings until mid-afternoon. Opening involves unlocking everything, getting cash boxes out, and directing volunteers to get the food started. Closing involves counting the cash boxes out, and directing volunteers in the clean-up process. This fulfills your concession duty requirement for all of your children who participate in SMV Athletics, for both the volleyball and basketball seasons. If interested please contact Beth Parey at bparey@electricalsubstations.com or 262-821-0691.
David Roesch Golf and SMV are gearing up for another great spring season of junior golf lessons. David has an impressive resume (2014 WI PGA Player of the Year, 2013 WI PGA Teacher of the Year, led the 2004 US Open after the first round, finished tied for 31st). Following are details on the lessons:
- 5 weekly group lessons and range balls (short game and swing instruction)
- Weekly lessons on Thursdays and Fridays at Storms range in Brookfield starting May 4 and ending June 2 (rain dates would be rescheduled for June 9)
- Two one-hour sessions each Friday (4PM and 5PM) and one on Thursday (4 PM), although possibly two Thursday sessions depending on turnout
- Cost will be $80 each for all lessons and range balls
- Program open to 1st graders and above
- Kids should bring their own clubs (limited amount of extra equipment available)
Volleyball Camp
Coach Casey will be returning to SMV the week of July 24-27 to run volleyball camp for boys and girls currently in grades 3 through 7. It is a FUN and instructional camp for players at all levels. It is a great way to learn the skills needed to play for your school teams, or fine tune the skills of a club level player. Kids will learn passing, setting, spiking and serving fundamentals while participating in fun games and drills.
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Parish News
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Baby Items Needed! SMV is collecting baby items throughout May for the Women's Care Center of Milwaukee. Please bring any of the following to the collection site in the school atrium: New clothing (newborn to 5T), Diapers and pull-ups, Diaper bags, baby wipes and toiletries, baby carriers, strollers and car seats. In addition, checks to Women's Care Center of Milwaukee are most welcome! Please see links for more information.
For more information please see the links on the side.
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