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GoRiteway
414-249-5048
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2nd graders worked with pattern blocks during math
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8th graders working together to solve quadratic equations
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Save the Date
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April 18
Living Stations
School Dismissed at 11:00
April 19
Good Friday
Spring Break Begins
April 29
School Resumes
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| K5 Students wish everyone a Happy Easter |
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7th graders dissecting a frog
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Mission and Catholic Identity 2016-2021
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Third graders writing in their prayer journals during their Holy Week retreat.
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The fifth graders are presenting prayer services to the class
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Alumni Spotlight
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Look who came "Home," Michael a 2013 graduate of SMV. He is currently in the Marines as a Lance Corporal Infantry Machine Gunner. He will soon be deployed to the South Pacific. Please keep him in your prayers as he goes through this journey in his life.
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| K3 making Cross during Holy Week |
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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 April 17, 2019
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Dear Families,
We are finally beginning to see the signs of spring. The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and we are slowly, oh so very slowly, warming up. Soon we will be moving from the dark season of Lent into the brilliant light of the Easter season.
Please join us today, Holy Thursday at 9:45 in church where our 7th and 8
th
graders, under the guidance of Mr. Newman, continue the tradition of performing the Living Stations.
Our own, Deacon Richard Piontek was featured in the Catholic Herald last week under the "Give Us Shepherds" column. Click here to learn more about him.
Do you wonder about the video games your children are playing, like Fortnite?
Do you know what your child is watching on Netflix? Do you just want more information about the technology your child is using? Look at Common Sense Media. It has review of video games, movies, t.v. shows and the latest technology.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year the Archdiocese has also designated April 29th-May 5th as Safe Environment Week. This year's theme is: "On this path we are not alone." Pope Francis . They have shared some excellent resources with us. Please click here for more details.
he Milwaukee Archdiocesan is planning fun activities to celebrate their 175th anniversary. Please click here for more information.
Today is our last day of school before the Easter break. Enjoy your time off. Rest, relax and come back ready to finish up the school year. There are only 26 days until the last day of school.
The school office will be closed during this time. We will see you back on Monday, April 29th.
Have a Blessed Triduum and Happy Easter!
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
In the Theology class prayer service in church, junior high students nail their burdens to a wooden cross, giving them to Jesus and asking him for help with their daily struggles.
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Message from the SMV library:
Every spring we encourage all children to make sure they have a library card from their local public library. This will enable them to enjoy summer reading when they do not have access to our school library. Children's Book Week is April 29-May 3. All children can receive a special prize by showing their library card to Miss Benson beginning that week and continuing to the end of the school year. Now is the time to get a library card if you don't already have one!
School Yearbooks
Every student who ordered photos from Mortenson in the fall will receive a yearbook. If you did not order any photos and would like a yearbook there are order forms in the office.
Makerspace Items Needed
Please send in duct tape, Clorox wipes, jars and containers, feathers, craft sticks, Bendaroos, pipe cleaners, sequins, q-tips, egg cartons, and any other craft supplies. Thank you!!
Give your child a shout out in the Beauty and the Beast Jr. playbill for just $1.00! If you would like to submit a congratulatory message for your child, please complete this form and bring it to the office with $1.00 by Friday, May 3rd.
Beauty and the Beast Jr. Spring Performances...
Friday, May 10th:
K4 - 2nd graders sing for Grandparents Day in the gym following school Mass
Wednesday, May 15th:
Band Concert and Beauty and the Beast Jr. musical at 12:30 and 6:30 pm in the gym
*The musical includes all 6th-8th graders and any 3rd-5th graders who signed up to be in the Ensemble.
Venture V MKE
This year Kate Swietlik is in a leadership program for Catholic young women called Venture. In this program, they are split into groups, and each group has to come up with a project that will impact the community. Kate's group is hosting a 5K Fun Run/Walk to support the Women's Care Center in Milwaukee, a ProLife Organization. It would be great if the families at SMV heard about this and came to support the cause. Thanks for your help! Attached is a flier for more information. Venture V MKE
4th Graders took a tour of the State Capitol.
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Calling all parents! I'd love to help you find a way to give of your time and talent at St. Marys! Take a moment and fill out this google doc! Many hands make light work! Let's make 2019/2020 EPIC!
Home & School Volunteers
Please lend a hand at the next Culver's Dine Out event on May 21st. We will need adults to help out from 5-8pm (junior high students also
welcome
to finish up their volunteer hours with a parent). Please let me know if you're interested.
Please also be on the look-out for volunteer sign-ups for Field Day!
Thank you all for your continued support!
Rebecca Mindy
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Preliminary numbers from this year's auction look very good!
Thanks again for your support! It was amazing to see the teamwork and engagement from parents K3 to 8th grade, with generous support extended from our SMV parishioners as well. It was an all-around good time, and it was pure joy to see it all come together.
We also want to take this opportunity to thank a very dedicated group of moms who balanced life, work, and auction responsibilities like pros. Our Acquisitions team was exemplary! Thank you to Monica Schmidt (lead), Melissa Borino, Nicole Breest, Katy Conners, Katy Cornell, Liz Hagman, Jayne Hall, Lora LoCoco, Ann Rauh, Marissa Selthafner, Andrea Stollenwerk and Michelle Thomet. We especially could not have done all of this without you.
We have two auction-related updates to provide:
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Old Fashioned Glasses, Pool Party, and Class level parties K3-7th
grade are still for sale. Please visit smv2019.givesmart.com for item and party specifics. Please route your check to the office with your child's name and what the money is for.
· If your employer has a charitable giving/matching program, and you made a monetary donation to the auction, please consider having your employer match any qualifying donations. Every donation ultimately benefits our kids!
The doors to the SMV Supper Club are now closed. It was our pleasure to serve you!
In Gratitude,
Katie Carnell and Sue Olbrantz
2019 Auction for Education Co-Chairs
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Volunteer Spotlight!
Recently Mrs. Michelle Akel, mom to K5 student Karim, volunteered countless hours to the SMV auction as the chair of the Silent Auction team.
"Michelle exceeded every expectation that we had. She quickly and efficiently worked with our acquisitions document to put together auction packages, creatively market them, assemble them for display and enter them into the Givesmart website. She was eager to help us at every turn with a can-do attitude and always met us with a smile."
Thank you Michelle for sharing your time, talent and positive attitude with SMV- you certainly helped create a wonderful event for our school, for which we are all so grateful! Michelle you are positively, positively SMV!
And with that you will find a few things that are Positively SMV!
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Track
Just wanted to relay (sorry, couldn't help but throw a track pun or two in here) some results from the track meet over the weekend. Top 15 finishers include the following from team SMV:
55M - Callaghan Olbrantz - 2nd overall
200M - Sarah Walters - 6th overall
200M - Callaghan Olbrantz - 9th overall
400M - Callaghan Olbrantz - 1st overall
400M - Jack Conners - 7th overall
800M - Teresa Steigerwald - 12th overall
800M - Callaghan Olbrantz - 2nd overall
800M - Jack Conners - 5th overall
800M - Anthony Haas - 7th overall
1600M - Anthony Haas - 5th overall
4X160M - Steigerwald, Kleinmann, Walters, Carnell - 13th overall
55M - Alex Kim - 6th overall
55M - Mitchell Henry - 11th overall
200M - Isabel McDevitt - 6th overall
200M - Marilyn Lowden - 12th overall
200M - Alex Kim - 6th overall
400M - Mitchell Henry - 8th overall
1600M - Jeffrey Russel - 12th overall
4X160 - Petroff, Haas, Henry, Conners - 12th overall
200M - Joey Spano - 4th overall
800M - Max Mindy - 15th overall
1600M - Adam Horning - 3rd overall
1600M - Max Mindy - 9th overall
Shot Put - Joey Spano - 10th overall
4X160 - Clemence, Merrick, McDevitt, Lowden - 5th overall
55M - Matthew Schmainda - 11th overall
Shot - Nina Anglim - 4th overall
Shot - Matthew Schmainda - 1st overall
Full meet results including times at the link below.
Congratulations to all of the individual and team performances!
No practice on 4/18, 4/23 or 4/25.
5/3 - 5/4 Meet sign up link is below. Please complete by 4/17.
I'd like to see if we can figure out a few more relay teams for this next event. Based on the performances above, I think we could really line up some great teams!
Oh, also, one last thing...So, the coaches have a relay that they can participate in on 5/4. I had, but lost, my fourth. I could really use someone to step up and join the coaches 4x100 relay team. So far its me, Coach Musatto, and Coach Conners.
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