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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,

The faculty and staff would like to give a big thank you to everyone who made Teacher Appreciation Week so wonderful. The breakfast, gifts, snacks and lunch made us all feel like kings and queens for the week. We certainly felt the love from all of you!

Tonight is the event we have all been waiting for! High School Musical is finally here. All our students have been hard at work on this incredible show. You will be wowed at their performances. We have an evening performance tonight at 6:30, tomorrow at 1:00, and tomorrow evening at 6:30. Hope to see you all there!

We are so blessed to have teachers that are dedicated to the arts. Mrs. Kesler, Ms. Pospyhalla and Ms. Gleason have given their time, talent and treasure to working to bring this production to life. Mr. Falk has worked with sound and Mr. Newman with lighting. Thank you for all you do to give our students this great experience.

They say that the greatest gift you can give is your time. As we are nearing the end of the school year, I want to thank Michelle Akel and Danielle Mathai for being our Home and School Co-Presidents. We could not have done all the wonderful things that make St. Mary’s flourish and prosper this year without their time and talent.

Mrs. Mary Tretow

Principal

Love One Another

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki

As an SMV Auction item, some of our Jr. High students hosted a "spring training camp" for some first-grade baseball players. They even included RJ's ice cream! The younger kids enjoyed the attention from the big kids. It was a great experience all around! Things like this make SMV so special.

Office Notes

High School Musical Jr.

Calling all Wildcats! Come out and support SMV's spring 2022 musical production, High School Musical Jr.! Performances are free of charge and will be held in the gym on Thursday, May 12th at 6:30 pm and Friday, May 13th at 1:00 and 6:30 pm. We can't wait to see you there!

8th grade Fundraiser

The 8th-grade class is confirmed to host the Sendik's Community Grill on Sunday, May 1 (this Sunday!) and Sunday, May 22.

The grill will be from 11 am to 4 pm and there will be burgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, and beverages.

Next Year School Supplies

One-stop shopping for school supplies. Here is the link to The Write Stuff. The sale ends on 7/10/2022.

Save the Date

May 12-13

Jr. High School Musical

May 17

4th & 5th Grade Girls Human Growth & Development

MAP Testing begins - K5 and 6-8

May 18

Dine Out at Chipotle

GoRiteway Phone number

414-249-5048

Parish News

Deacon Matt

Join us as we offer Deacon Matthew Kirk a Spiritual Bouquet as he prepares for his Ordination on May 21st.

Just sign up and commit to a Rosary, Novena, Holy Hour, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Day of Fasting or another offering and your

name will be included in a card presented to the newly ordained Fr. Kirk. Call or email Mary Sue with your offering, msprotz@stmaryeg.org

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

We're looking for rising 7th/8th graders through high schoolers to assist during VBS with leading sessions, helping with crafts and running activities. Vacation Bible School 2022 - Monumental: Celebrating God's Greatness will take place from June 20-24, and volunteers will need to be at SMV from approximately 8:30 am - 12:30 pm each day. A short training will take place on Friday, June 17th, and all volunteers should plan on attending. Volunteers can apply here

VBS is a great way to fulfill service hours requirements and should be a lot of fun!

Permanent Links

SMV Video.

2021-2022 Calendar

2021-2022 Parent/Student Handbook

Non-Prescription Medication

Prescription Medication Form

Parent's Guide to Standards-Based Assessment and Grading

Peanut Free Snacks

Lunchroom Duty

Playground Duty

Safeguarding All God's Family

School Uniforms

We are glad to offer prayers for your special intentions and consider it a privilege to pray for you and your needs. Please contact Mary Sue Protz via email with your requests, msprotz@stmaryeg.org. Confidentiality is always respected.

Father Peter at the Mother Son Night.

Home and School Updates

Mother-Son Evening

This month, it was mothers and their sons who got to enjoy some together time! Special thanks to Courtney LoCoco and Katy Mittelstadt for organizing this high-energy, fun-filled night! Mother-son basketball, corn hole, games, Pizza Ranch, an obstacle course....it was certainly a nice way to start Mother's Day weekend. Thank you to Fr. Peter for starting the night with a special Mother's Day talk.

Community Golf Outing

We are excited to announce the St. Mary’s Community Golf Outing. This event will support both Athletics and Home & School. The date for the event is May 22, 2022 at Western Lakes Golf Club. Registration and check-in starts at 11:00am. Practice range and lunch will be between 11:00am and 12:30pm. Golf begins at 12:30pm with a shotgun start (scramble format), followed by hors d’oeuvres and happy hour from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Finally, dinner will be served at 6:30pm. The cost for the event is $150.00 per golfer. Please use the link provided to sign-up online with your foursome. Those individuals looking for a foursome, please register online and we will partner you with other golfers to complete foursomes. The link for registration is: https://stmaryeg.golfgenius.com

Grandparents/Special Someone Day

Save the date - May 24th! This is for ALL students in K3-8th grade to invite Grandparents or Grandfriends to spend the morning at school. The day will start at 8am with Mass and end by 11am. Please return your RSVP form as soon as possible, and no later than May 11th, for a final head count. More details to come in the coming weeks. Click here for flyer.

SMV Field Day!

The most fun-filled day of the year is almost here! The signup for this year’s Field Day is now open. There are opportunities to help out on June 6th or donate needed items. Please view the signup and let us know how you will help. The kids will thank you! Click here for signup.

YEAR-END SCRIP News

There are two more weeks to get your orders in for physical SCRIP cards. Orders are due in by Monday May 16 and 23, 8am. The SCRIP year ends June 10, all rebates earned will be deducted from your 2022-23 tuition invoice received from the parish office this summer.

Keep earning all summer! SCRIP is a year-round program. Buy and access e-cards instantly on the RAISE Right app or www.raiseright.com

SMV Enrollment code: 447A8A8B4319

It’s finally that time of year! Students entering K3-2nd grade in the fall of 2022 are eligible to participate in SMV T-ball. We play on Wednesday nights from 6-7pm at the fields north of the church parking lot. Due to increasing numbers, we are continuing to keep the program restricted to the parish and school families at this time.

Our first game night will be Wednesday, June 15th and we will conclude on Wednesday, July 20th. Sign up is officially open here! As of now, we plan to play on July 6 but that may change if enough people end up out for vacation. The cost is $25, this includes a t-shirt that is yours to keep, a popsicle after each game, and a championship medal on the final night! All proceeds go to SMV parish & school operations.

This program would not be possible without volunteer coaches, so please consider helping out! We need 2 coaches per team, and anticipate about 20 teams. You can sign up right in the online registration form. As always, to be a volunteer, you will need to complete the Archdiocese Safeguard training. It is done virtually, here is the link.

If you’re really on the ball, we will also of course need popsicle angels! Sign up genius here.

Registration will close on May 13th to allow enough time to place the t-shirt order. Anyone who signs up after May 13 is not guaranteed a t-shirt.

Please contact Samantha Young at stmarystball@stmaryeg.org with any questions.

See you on the field!