St. Mary's Visitation Parish School's Mission Statement
St. Mary's Visitation Catholic Parish School exists to direct children toward God and toward Christian Service to society through Catholic religious formation, academic challenge, and continuous improvement.
Principal Notes

Dear Families,

We are getting the band back together!! I am happy to announce that Mrs. Kesler will be teaching band next year. Band is for students in grades 4-8. Band lessons and full band rehearsals will be during the school day. Our goal is to have them not just play at Christmas and spring concerts but at assemblies too.Click here for details.

I have noticed many students are tardy lately. The last bell rings at 7:45. The expectation is that
the students are in their seats ready to start the day. Prayer starts at 7:50. It is very disruptive to the classroom when students are coming in late. Thank you for getting here on time.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Mr. Rogers



Faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
mtretow@stmaryeg.org
2021 Vacation Bible School Registration
Opens this Thursday, 4/1
8am

Here is the link to register your student as a volunteer. 
Due to the gym floor being redone, Mrs. Brandtjen has the students doing some really fun activities. One of the activities is cup stacking.
Office Notes
A reminder to the 8th grade parents to pay the graduation fee.

The shorts season is May 1 thru October 15.

The Lost and Found is growing. Please check it soon or we will be donating the clothing to SMV's Thrift shop.
COVID Reminders
  • Notify the office immediately when you find out if your child is a close contact or tests positive for COVID.
  • If your child is in quarantine/isolation, Nicole Klein will contact you.
  • Contact Nicole Klein, nklein@stmaryeg.org, with any questions. 

Save the Date

April 27
National School Bus Driver Day
April 28
Spirit Wear Day
May 1 & May 2
First Eucharist
May 5
MAP Testing begins
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My SMV Family

Athletics
Track and Field News
People in our family:
Bradford, Amy, Bennett (12 years old - 6th grade), Davis (10 years old - 4th grade), Leo (8 years old - 2nd grade) Fryjoff

Our family likes to:
Be active and outdoors. The boys are very active in baseball and volleyball teams, and are always outside playing some sport in the yard. Between sports we like to mountain bike and play hockey on our pond. We enjoy traveling, never to the same place twice, and most often driving to our destination and stopping at multiple points of interest along the way. See the USA in your Chevrolet!

Our family pet is:
Ironically, with 3 active boys, mom is "allergic". 

Places our family has lived:
Brad and Amy met the first night of Freshman year at Marquette, and with all of our family local, our family has only lived downtown Milwaukee and Elm Grove.

Our family loves being a part of SMV because:
Of the traditional Catholic values instilled our boys, and great friendships we have developed.
Miss Koepke's class made puppets to go with their story that they are reading.
Mrs. Sinense's class used cookies to learn the phases of the moon.
 Mission & Catholic Identity
                      Effective 2016-2021
The SMV Track team competed in the St. Leonard Track Meet this past weekend at Muskego High School!
 
I'm so happy for the kids and their performances! Thanks so much to the coaches, the volunteers at practices and the meets, and to the parents and families for coming out to watch and cheer on the team.  
 
Outside of the 5th and 6th graders who have never been to a meet, several kids tried new events or competed for the first time.  
 
SMV was well represented in the top 10 for many events. See below for highlights.  Denotes top 3 performances.  
Girls
 100 M
5th Grade Girls
 Felicity S.-- 6 place
 Holly H.--8th place
6th Grade Girls
Josies P.--4th place
7th Grade Girls
Caroline R.--1st place
Lucy S.--7th place
8th Grade Girls
 Kate W.--9th place
200M
5th Grade Girls
Holly H.--5th place
6th Grade Girls
Josie P.--4th place
 Alison P.--9th place
8th Grade Girls
Caroline R.--4th place
Lucy S.--12th place
800M
5th Grade Girls
Felicity S. 6th place
6th Grade Girls
Alison P.--5th place
 Relays
6th grade Girls Relay
 Holly H., Darby K., Josie P., Grace S.--4th place
 7th grade Girls Relay
 Caroline R., Elizabeth S., Elise K, Lucy S.--6th place
 
Shot Put
7th Grade Girls
Catherine C.--1st place
 MaryGrace S.--4th place
 
Boys
100M
5th Grade Boys
 Thomas K.--9th place
200M
5th Grade Boys
Thomas K.--7th 
 Micah D.--9th
Owen S. --10th 
800M
5th Grade Boys
Owen S.--6th place
6th Grade Boys
Charlie C.--9th place
8th Grade Boys
Bobby K. --3rd place
Mitchell H.--4th place
Jeffrey R. --6th place
Softball Throw
5th Grade Boys
 Nate C.--2nd place
6th Grade Boys 
Mathew C.--2nd place
Relay
5th Grade Boys
 Matthew C. , Micah D, Thomas K., Owen S. --6th place
8th Grade Boys
Bobby K., Mike R., William S., Mitchell H.--3rd place
 Shot Put
8th grade Boys
 Mitchell H.--7th place
Discus
8th Grade Boys
Mitchell --6th place
High Jump
8th Grade Boys
Mitchell H.--7th place
 
See below for all meet results at the link below.  
In Mr. Falk's class they were using scales to make measurements on maps.