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First Student
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6th graders at Biz town where they learn a variety of life skills.
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7th graders at the
"We are the Love Fair".
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3rd, 4th, and 5th graders singing their hearts out.
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Save the Date
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May 25
8th grade Athletic Banquet
May 29
Memorial Day Parade
NO SCHOOL
May 30
K5 and 5th grade to Milwaukee County Zoo
May 31
8th grade Retreat
4th grade Wisconsin Party
1st grade Hawaiian Party
Dining Out Night at Culver's
June 1
K3 Graduation Celebration
K4 Fly Up
K5 Celebration
8th grade Social/Dance
June 2
K3 Graduation Celebration
8th grade Brunch
Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Honors Program
8th Grade Graduation
June 5
Field Day
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| 8th grade girls studying for their Social Studies exam. |
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| Look who visited the K4 playroom!! |
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K3 with their buddies making the last of the Guest House lunches for the school year.
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| 7th graders busy during Science class. |
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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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First and second Graders enjoying the night of movie songs.
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Principal Notes May 25, 2017
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Dear Families,
Summer is almost upon us. We can finally feel the warm breezes calling us to fun activities and hopefully a slower pace of life. The end of the school year means it's time for graduation. Next week, we are saying goodbye to our 8th graders. The graduates have worked hard for the past ten years. They have been striving to "Encourage One Another and Build Each Other Up". They have grown spiritually, morally, intellectually, emotionally, personally and socially within the community of St. Mary's Parish and School. We send them forth into a larger community with the hope that they will continue to develop to their full potential as Catholic leaders of tomorrow.
We would like to recognize the families that have their last child graduating from St. Mary's. Thank you for all you have done for us these many years.
The Barlow Family The Muthupandiayan Family
The Dascoli Family The Parks Family
The Grassman Family The Perry Family
The Grunau Family The Sauer Family
The Hansen Family The Schumacher Family
The Melin Family The Skelton Family
The Willoughby Family
Just a reminder, please make sure afterschool care and hot lunch balances are paid. We would like to close our books at the end of the school year.
Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.
Please click
here
for Archbishop Listecki's weekly "Love One Another" message.
Faithfully,
Mary Tretow
Thank you to Mrs. Dubinski and the students for a wonderful night of Movie Music
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T-Ball
We are pleased to announced that the T-ball sign up has begun. 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.
End of the school year Information
Please check the lost and found one last time before the end of the school year.
Students who have medication stored here at school, please pick up it before the last day of school. Any medication not picked up will be properly disposed of.
If you're planning on loaning anything for field day, please make sure that you pick it up before the end of the year.
If you have moved or have a new email address or a new phone number, please let the school office know.
Make sure library books are returned to the SMV Library.
Hot Lunch News--
Remaining Hot Lunch Balances
The end of the year is coming! Please remember to get your hot lunch balance up to zero, or in the positive. Your child will not receive their memory book until their balance is at least zero. Also note that any positive balance will carry over to next year. What a great surprise at the beginning of the year when you don't have to add money right away!
Also, if your child is not returning to SMV next year, you are entitled to request a check for the remaining balance. No checks will be cut automatically, and refunds are only offered to non-returning students. Parents of graduating 8th graders an request a check, or that the balance is moved to a sibling. Please fill out this form to submit a request:
https://goo.gl/forms/PadHCgJvPRgBmEMG2
Next Year School Supplies
Order your student's school supplies for the 2017-2018 school year today! DEADLINE IS JUNE 25
, 2017!
**Remember to choose your student's grade for NEXT school year!**
Each supply pack is customized by the teachers of St.Mary's Visitation School. School supplies will be in child's classroom by the first day of school! Please click
here to place an order for next school year. Our School code is STM198.
Safety at SMV
Safety for our students at SMV is a major concern for all of us. We are asking for your help in this matter. First, please slow down in the parking lot in the mornings and afternoons. There are 300 students walking to the buses, cars or riding their bikes. Second, we have many students who are riding their bikes to school. This is really nice to see, however, very few students are wearing bike helmets. Third, we all love dogs, but we do have students who have severe allergies to animals. Some students are extremely afraid of dogs and therefore don't want to go outside to meet their ride. We are asking you not to bring your pets to school during drop off or pick up. Thank you for your help.
Summer Camps
Looking for something to do during the summer? We have a bunch of summer camps on the left side of our Virtual Backpack.
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.
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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.
K5 students spending some time outside with their
5th grade buddies.
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Catholic Soles for Education Walk
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Registration is now Open!! Free T-shirt
Please click
here to register.
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Home & School News
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Elm Grove Memorial Day Parade
A chance to commemorate and celebrate those individuals who have served, and those presently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Come out and help honor our veterans!! SMV is going to have a float this year in the Elm Grove Memorial Day Parade!! Students in all grades are welcome to support our troops and support our school. Parents are welcome, too. Our float will feature a trolley and a chariot with our very own SMV Gladiator!! (Thank you to John Pentler of Uptown motors for supplying a vehicle, to Therese Pickart for funding the Trolley, and to Mike Hardy for creating our chariot).
BONUS!! All students walking/riding in the parade will get a free scoop of ice cream from RJ's - generously donated by Brad and Katy Conners!! Let's get the ENTIRE school to walk in the parade!
We will have SMV school banners for the float, but would love any students interested, to make and carry their own sign supporting our veterans (Examples: "SMV supports our Veterans," or "Thank you Veterans.")
Parade date: Monday, May 29, 2017
Reporting time: Please plan to arrive between 8:45 - 9:15 a.m.
Streets will close by 9:45 a.m., so please respect this time frame
Parade start time: 10:30 a.m.
Drop-off location: The footbridge on Legion Drive,
entrance to Elm Grove Village Park (there will be NO PARKING at the Village Park on Parade Day)
Pick-up location:
Wall Street, across the street from Sunset Playhouse (plan on walking to pick up your child, as parking around the parade route is extremely limited). See parade link below.
What to wear:
Wear your SMV spirit wear, Girl Scout, Cub Scout, or Boy Scout uniform, or Red, White and Blue!!
Parade theme: Freedom Isn't Free
The following link includes the parade route and additional general parade information:
Any questions? Please email Amy Henry (
amymhenry@yahoo.com
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toothpck2@aol.com).
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!!
End of the School Year Pool Party
There are a few spots available for the End of School Year Pool Party on
Tuesday, June 6
at the Elm Grove Pool. For $40 per family, your family is invited for pizza, desserts and popcorn starting at
5 pm
followed by swimming from
6-9 pm
. Beverages, both kid and adult, are available throughout the evening. To join in the fun, please send your check made out to St. Mary's Home and School to the office in an envelope labeled End of School Year Pool Party.
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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.
Flag Football
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Online, Mail and Drop Off
Monday, May 22, 8:00 a.m. - Friday, July 7, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry
2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI 53005
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.
Nick Hansen successfully jumps 4'3 during the high jump event.
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Parish News
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Look at the adorable gifts SMV families are donating for the Women's Care Center of Milwaukee which provides free counseling, educational and support services to women who are pregnant and after they deliver their babies.
We're collecting all month! Clothing, diapers/pull ups, carriers, toiletries, strollers --anything baby/toddler is so needed and appreciated!
For more information, please see the links on the side.
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