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5th graders doing some fun activities the first day of school
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K5 First Day of School
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Save the Date
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August 30
School Dismiss at 11:00
September 2
Labor Day No School
September 3
First day of school for K3
Jr. High Parents' Night
September 9
Home & School/School Committee Meeting
Cub Scout Meeting
September 11
SMV Spirit Wear Day
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School Supplies for the Milwaukee Rescue Mission
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7th graders showing the school supplies that people have been so generous to donate. The drive is still going on thru September 13th. Any School supplies are needed as well as Khaki pants, navy shorts, and tennis shoes of all different sizes.
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| Teresa is growing the cabbage plants the the students received from from a local garden supplier |
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Mission and Catholic Identity 2016-2021
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| 3rd graders on the first day of school doing some ice breaker activities |
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Use Amazon smile and help support SMV
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| First Graders enjoying recess |
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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 Insights August 29, 2019
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Dear Families,
The first days of school are behind us. We're settling into a routine that brings us back to busy school days and weekends filled with places to go and things to do, all things vying for our time and attention. Next week we welcome our K3 students to St. Mary's!
Last week was a week of in-service for teachers. The week was filled with welcoming each other back, what we did on our summer vacations, meetings about procedures, curriculum, our goals for this year and many more things that help us prepare for the school year. Along with that, the teachers had a retreat on the Virtues of Kindness. One of the things we learned is that Random Acts of Kindness Matter to Your Well-being. Please click
here
for the handout that was shared with the teachers last week. I think you will find it very uplifting.
Internet Safety is something we are constantly talking to our students about.
Technology can be used to advance learning when used safely and responsibly. SMV provides devices for student use during the school day. There is no reason students should be using a personal digital device during the school day. If students have these with them for any reason, they should be in their backpacks at all times. This includes communication devices such as phones and digital watches (Apple watch, Gizmo, etc.) If a student needs to contact a parent during the school day this needs to be done through the school office.
We keep our students safe online not only through content filtering, but through the monitoring of students' online activity. Students in grades 5
th
through 8
th
are active users of Chromebooks and Google for Education tools. A monitoring product called
GoGuardian Teacher
allows for "real time" views of the screens of students as well as a history of their Internet usage during the school day. Students of all ages are instructed in Internet safety and digital etiquette.
In addition to technology information in the Parent-Student Handbook, each year the older students are required to sign a set of technology agreements. These can be viewed by going to Miss Benson's teacher website and looking for the
Student Agreements
link. Please know that we take the safety of your students very seriously.
Please mark your calendar 6
th
grade parents. We will have an orientation meeting for you on the evening of
Tuesday, September 3
rd
at 6:30
. You will hear from me, Fr. Peter and the Jr. High teachers about what to expect in middle school.
Just a reminder, dismissal is at 11:00 tomorrow and no school on Monday. Enjoy the long weekend!
If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call. I am happy to help.
*How you make others feel says a lot about who you are. Leave them with a smile, a hug, and a
kind
thought.
Faithfully Yours,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
Hip Hip Hooray for Mrs. Smrz's class
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School Forms
We are asking that ALL parents fill out the forms before the open house. Please click on the SMV Forms on the left side under Permanent links or click
here. This is necessary because we use these forms for emergency contact information. This is something that needs to be done at a computer and
not on your cell phone. If you can't do it from your home, please stop in the school office and we can help.
Immunization Records
The Archdiocese and the State of Wisconsin requires that we have on file an immunization form for each child. We are required to do reports to the Arch and the State on how many students are in compliance. There is a box to check if you chose not to have your child immunized. We still need to have the form. Every child needs to have on file an up to date immunization record.
Spring Musical
Thanks to all of your support and enthusiasm, we are excited to announce that the junior high students will present a spring musical again this year! Our musical choice will be announced before Thanksgiving break, and auditions will be held before Christmas break this year. Third, fourth, and fifth grade students will have the (optional) chance to participate again this year. Watch for more announcements from the musical team later this fall!
Please mark your calendars for the following spring musical performance dates:
Thursday, April 30th - evening performance
Friday, May 1st - afternoon and evening performances
After School Spanish
Once again we are offering afterschool Spanish for grades K5 thru 5th beginning October 7. Click here for more details.
SMV Library
Library classes will be beginning soon. Volunteers are needed for most grades. It takes just thirty minutes to help the children check out their books. This can be as little as once per month or as much as every week. Please see the library schedule in the LINK section and contact Miss Benson if interested. The need is greatest with K4. (All volunteers must take the Safeguarding class.) Thank you for considering this fun activity.
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Sendiks Grill Fundraiser--September 8th
On Sunday, September 8th swing by the grill at Sendiks for lunch between 10:30 a.m. & 4:00 p.m.! ALL proceeds from grill items purchased during this time are donated to SMV!
We are also looking for volunteers to man the grill; click on the link to view available time slots! Sign up as a family or with some friends! See you at the grill!
Pick out some new spirit wear and be the best dressed Gladiators around! Get some cozy sweats for the crisp fall days or some great workout wear for sports practices and hitting the gym! Toddler, youth, girls', and women's sizes available!
Sizing notes: Gym uniform shorts and Holloway Journey tops are running small, super fan shirts are running big and the Holloway ladies' vest is running very big.
Size charts are available on the website and Burghardt's has samples of most items in their store.
Dance-A-thon
The 2nd Annual SMV Dance-A-Thon takes place on Friday, September 27. Remember, we dance so we don't have to sell cookie dough and magazines!
We are still in need of a few more inventive gifts. Do you have a fabulous prize donation? Let us know ASAP!
Gift cards, especially Amazon, via Scrip are easy and appreciated. You can either buy the cards (via the office or online order; let Maren @
marenkleinmann@gmail.com
know the order is a Dance-A-Thon donation) OR send a cash donation via the office by Friday, September 6 labeled Dance-A-Thon donation and we'll buy the prizes. Gift cards will be utilized for small incentive prizes such as restaurant gift cards or combined for larger incentives prizes.
Thanks to the Mindy Family, Lampe Family and Beth Perry for their exciting donations!
Your support of this event is greatly appreciated.
Home & School 2019-2020 Volunteer Sign-Up
Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer for H&S events this year! SMV is an impressive community with an amazing spirit of involvement!
There are some chair and support roles available. Please click on the link below to view these opportunities for the 2019-2020 school year!
Parish Picnic (September 15th), Volunteer Sign-Up
Let's all gather & enjoy one last picnic before summer officially ends! Please click on the link below to view opportunities to support this year's picnic!
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It is always wonderful to catch up with former students! Thank you for sharing this with the SMV community Emme. What an amazing journey you are on!
"I graduated from SMV as a part of the class of 2012 and I'd have to say my favorite subject was science with Mrs. Biernat because of all the cool experiments she had us work through. I'm currently about to go into my senior year as an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis pursuing a degree in computer science, with minors in both architecture and design. Last summer, I got to intern at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland building an augmented reality phone app for the ICESat-2 mission that launched last fall. Then, this summer, I received an internship position at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California just outside of Los Angeles. I was working with the Microsoft HoloLens headset to build an augmented reality application for science planning for the Mars 2020 rover mission. Being able to nerd out about space and be amongst so many individuals who are passionate about space and technology has definitely been an incredible opportunity!"
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SuperFan Shirt Promotion
Let's kick off the Volleyball Season and show some GLADIATOR Pride! Anyone wearing their SuperFan shirt will get FREE ADMISSION during the first home game weekend! (Sept 6th and 7th)
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