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GoRiteway
414-249-5048
elmbrook@goriteway.com
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K5 and 5th graders enjoying a hot day at the zoo
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2nd graders made a rootbeer float art project and then got to make a real root beer float
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Save the Date
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May 31
K4 Fly Up
8th grade Parent Social and Grade Dance
June 1
8th grade Breakfast
9:00 am Mass
Honors Program
8th grade Graduation
June 4
Field Day
June 5
Last Day of School
School
August 23
Back to School Day
August 27
First Day of School
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| 6th graders working hard at Biz Town |
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| 7th graders working on scribblebots |
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| Click here to learn about a fantastic reading opportunity |
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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 31, 2018
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Dear Families,
This is our last Virtual Backpack for the year. It is hard to believe how quickly the school year has passed and come to an end. I would like to thank you for your faith, trust and commitment to the mission of St. Mary's. It is because of your dedication, time, prayers, generosity and support of our efforts that make St. Mary's great!
Thank you to our enthusiastic faculty and staff who work tirelessly to provide a faith based education for our children. I am honored to be their colleague. Thank you is not enough for all they consistently give to the ministry of Catholic education.
Tomorrow is graduation day for our 8
th
grade! We wish them all the best as they journey on to new places. Please keep them in your prayers at this special time. Join us for mass tomorrow as we say goodbye to them. Mass will be at 9:00 instead of 8:00. Our awards ceremony will follow directly after mass.
Home and School is the life line for our school. For the past three years Belinda Russell has been the treasurer. She has guided the Home and School with great integrity and wisdom. We thank her for her gift of stewardship.
Please take time this summer to talk, play, and pray together. On behalf of the faculty and staff, we wish you a safe and happy summer. We look forward to seeing you in August!
Faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
 The Hargarten family won the auction item of a fire truck ride to school and two lucky friends got to ride along.
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If you have any medications in the school office, please pick it up before the end of the last day of school.
If you move, change a phone number, or want to add an email address please inform the school office.
The last day of school is an uniform day. The day ends at 10:00 a.m. and bussing will be provided.
SMV Typing Hall of Fame
The students at SMV work hard on keyboarding skills, recognizing that this is an important life skill. Check the link to see who is in our Typing Hall of Fame. These students can exceed typing fifty words per minute.
Lunchroom Supervisor Needed
A big thanks to Theresa Burnette for stepping into the Lunchroom Supervisor position mid-year this year. However, she has decided not to continue in the position, so we are looking for someone to fill the position for next year and beyond. This paid position is approximately 11:00-1:00 each school day. Main duties include entering the purchases in the computer as kids come through the line, checking to make sure they're taking enough pieces of lunch, and keeping order in the lunchroom.
This is a very easy job to share if you only want 2-3 days a week, but ideally we'd like two people trained regardless. Must be comfortable on a computer and being the authority in the lunchroom. If you'd like to know more, please contact Courtney Falk at cfalk@stmaryeg.org
Tutoring
Please contact Mrs. Fernandes if you want to have your child tutored over the summer. She is booking students now for hour sessions at the Brookfield Library. Email her at
cfernandes@stmaryeg.org
if you are interested in having your child tutored this summer.
Sara Sinense - tutoring services Kindergarten and First Grade levels. Early/Emergent Readers, phonics, reading fluency, grammar, writing, spelling, and Math. Contact info.
ssinense@stmaryeg.org or
sarasinense@yahoo.com.
Mr. Falk is tutoring math this summer at Elm Grove Public Library. He usually tutors for 30 minutes once a week, from grade 5 up through high school math. For more information, please email
mfalk@stmaryeg.org
School Supplies for 2018-2019
To make life a little easier for parents, we work with a company called EPI who will package school supplies for your child. Please click on the
link to learn more about the company and how it works. If you are interested in using this company to make to purchase your child's/childrens' school supplies please click
here and our code is STM198
Parents often ask for direction in assisting their children in finding good books to read during the summer. A favorite is a yearly updated list compiled by the Houston area private school librarians. Follow this link to find lists for all ages.
K3 is ready for the summer
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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 fun, 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.
We are still in need of more coolers, corn hole bean bag games, ladder games, a volleyball net and a few chaperones and clean up.
Field Day is Monday, June 4. 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!!
Coaches Needed for SMV T-Ball
A big THANK YOU to all of the parents who have signed up to volunteer their time as coaches! This program would not be successful without all of you! With that being said, we are still in need of more coaches at all age levels! Even if you can't make it to every week, we could use you at the ones you are able to make! If you are able to help us out, please contact Anne Mueller at 414-322-9060 or amdalecky@gmail.com.
Thanks again!
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Welcome to St. Mary's Fr. John!!
Father John Gibson who is from Shorewood has served as the associate pastor at Immaculate Conception, St. Charles in Burlington, St. Joseph in Lyons and at St. Dominic in Brookfield. Starting in June, he will be here at SMV as a part time associate pastor as well as begining a new expanded part time role as the chaplain for Catholic Memorial.
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Kevin Eberle
received the JSN (Jesuit Schools Network) award at graduation from MUHS.
This award recognizes the senior who embodies the profile qualities (open to growth,
intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice) of the
graduate at graduation, following in the footsteps of St. Ignatius.
Kevin Eberle is a 2014 SMV alumni. You can find Kevin helping out SMV in many ways such as at Spooks N Spoofs, Buddy Dance, Field Day, 8th grade Retreat, and many more. Way to go Kevin!!!
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Parish News
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Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School at St. Mary's Visitation is a fun faith filled week for children entering grades K3 through 5th. A day at VBS includes crafts, Bible quest, music, acting, snack, and games. Our mission is to provide an exciting environment for children to learn about Christ while also growing in their faith.
Please note three year olds must be potty trained in order to attend.
Families with more than 3 children will be offered the family price ($120). This will be reflected through a refund directly to your payment method after your registration has been completed and you have paid in full.
VBS 2018 information and registration link for attendees and volunteers in virtual backpack.
Jr. High Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are need to plan, set up, and run this parish summer program. It is also a great way to earn all of your service hours for Jr. High before school even begins next year. Please click
here if you are interested in volunteering.
St. Ben's Meal
The next St. Ben's meal is on June 5th. We still need volunteers for casseroles, desserts, fruit, pudding and to serve. Please click here to sign up.
Ballpark Day of Faith
This event involves a mass, a tailgate and tickets to the Brewer game on Sunday June 24th. It's a great event and has been growing in popularity each year. The purpose of the event is to make faith relevant in every day life by bringing Christ into the public square through shared pastimes of professional sports and entertainment.
For those interested in buying tickets, they can be purchased at the website:
www.dayoffaith.com
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