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GoRiteway
414-249-5048
elmbrook@goriteway.com
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The 1st and 6th graders prepared lunches for the Guest House
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5th graders displaying their Rube Goldberg Project
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Save the Date
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March 20
End of Third Quarter
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7th graders learning Roman Numerals in Social Studies
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Mission and Catholic Identity 2016-2021
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Second graders had to be engineers and make a leprechaun trap.
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Use Amazon smile and help support SMV
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| K4 student with Mrs. Smrz for Morning Prayer |
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4th graders measuring the metric way
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Principal Notes March 19, 2020
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Dear Families,
With the announcement on Tuesday that schools are closed indefinitely, we are looking at a new normal. I want you to know that we are doing our best to deliver quality instruction to your children. I also know that this is overwhelming. I worry about your mental health. You don't get a break from your children. The days are long and I would suppose you are grateful when it is time for them to go to bed and you can finally have a moment of quiet. Remember, as much as we are tiring of all this family time, there are people who live alone and are craving anyone to talk to.
This is new for the teachers, too, and we are still looking for a rhythm to our day. Just as you are, we are not used to working from home. We miss the students and we also miss the social interaction of working with each other. We are best when we can collaborate with each other in person. Please be patient with us.
This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. We are at the mid-point of our journey. The waiting and the watching for us are almost over. Perhaps God is waiting, too. Is God waiting for us, to be light for the world, to make peace? Is God waiting for us, to care more, to forgive more, to love more? Is God waiting for us to recognize Him already with us? I would suggest that perhaps you adopt the "Daily Examen" as a way of detecting God's presence in our lives and discerning his direction for us.
Pray for light: Begin by asking God for the grace to pray, to see
and to understand.
Give thanks: Look at your day in the spirit of gratitude...
Review the day: Guided by the Holy Spirit, look back on your day.
Look at what's wrong: Face up to failures and shortcomings.
Pray for guidance and strength.
You can sign up for this Daily 3 minute retreat
8th graders during Reconciliation last week
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ATTENTION 8TH GRADE FAMILIES!
If you have not submitted your graduate's required photos for the 8th Grade Commemorative Slide Show, please do so asap! The team is working hard on organizing and building creative elements for the show. If you have questions or troubles with uploading to the Shutterfly Share Site, please contact Evalyn Martin via email @
SMVClassof2020@gmail.com.
Photos Needed
Parents please keep sending photos of you and your child during this time. We would love to share them on Facebook.
Message from the Musical Team
In light of the recent announcement to postpone school opening indefinitely, we are sad to announce that we are not sure what this means for our spring musical, The Sound of Music. While we are going to do everything in our power to postpone and have the production, these may be circumstances beyond our control. We are not canceling at this time, but just letting you know that we are monitoring the situation and will be in communication with you as we know more. Junior high students, please check the Musical Google Classroom page on Thursday for some additional communication. We know how hard you have all worked on this production already, and we're going to do everything we can for you to have this experience. We are praying for all of you and your families during this uncertain time!
Thank you,
The Musical Team
Resources for Families
CDC
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We are sorry to announce that the Daddy Daughter Dance and Grandparents day have been canceled.
Daddys go and dance with your daughters and please send us a photo.
 K3 learning about Music
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In efforts to continue to keep our families and community safe, the dinner and live portion of the 2020 Oktoberfest Auction for Education is being postponed to a future date, TBD. HOWEVER, we will have the silent auction items available for people to bid on from the comforts of their own homes on the scheduled auction date of 3/28. There are so many amazing and wonderful items available to bid on! Tell all your friends To log on to
www.2020smv.givesmart.com. Any and all are welcome to visit the site and bid on your auction items. Reminder this auction is the school's largest fundraiser for Home & School so help spreading to word to parish members, friends and family to bid to raise as much as possible is truly appreciated.
The Krause family won the first auction drawing.
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Everyone at SMV can certainly come together in agreement on this one- our teachers and staff are absolutely amazing! This is particularly true of Mrs. Tretow, who as our fearless leader (since 2011), has recently spent countless hours preparing our school for this unprecedented closure. She led the charge, ensuring that teachers were prepared to pass the baton to the families, various resources were available to families, and an overall communication plan was in place for the weeks ahead. As a mom of 4 boys, Mrs. Tretow is certainly aware of the complexity of this situation and wants you to know that her "door" continues to be open during these weeks (via email!) As we have seen, people have really come together over the past days and this is most certainly true at SMV. Mrs. Tretow is so grateful for how the faculty and staff have pulled together to rise to the situation. Our wish to you Mrs. Tretow- We hope this time at home affords you the opportunity to take a moment for yourself and do some of the things you love, like reading, spending time with your family, and maybe even spending a little time up North! Thank you for all that you do for all of us Mrs. Tretow. Your efforts and dedication to our school, families and community do not go unnoticed!
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SMV track is cancelled until further notice.
Jr. Golf
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; 2018, 2017 and 2013 WI PGA Teacher of the Year; led the 2004 US Open after the first round - finished tied for 31st). Assistant instructors will be Erika Pirkl, Wisconsin PGA Player Development Coordinator and Sam Kuchenreuther, Assistant Pro at North Hills CC. Following are details:
- 5 weekly group lessons and range balls (focus on short game and swing instruction)
- Lessons on Thursdays and Fridays at Storms Range in Brookfield starting May 7 and ending June 5 (rain dates rescheduled)
- Choose Thursdays or Fridays from 4-5 PM
- $90 per student for all lessons and range balls
- Program open to K5-8th grade
- Kids should bring their own clubs (limited amount of extra equipment available)
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