Principal Letter • Fall Festival Event & Ticket Info • Picture Day & Pre-Order Link • Campus Happenings!
SMA Newsletter • September 15, 2022
Mission Statement
St. Martin of Tours Academy fosters confidence, curiosity, and independence through a climate of cooperation and trust by preserving dignity throughout the learning process, accentuating all children’s God-given gifts in a Catholic environment.
Dear SMA Community,
We are getting ready for our first Fall Festival in decades and hope you will join us for an evening of fun, food, and community next Friday 5-8 pm! Tickets are on sale in the school office or you can purchase them at the event. Booths are forming and cakes are being baked. Crafts, games, and prizes are all in place! The Fall Festival will be located in front of the preschool and in the parish hall. All are welcome!
Thank you to our families who came out for the first PTG meeting with guest speaker Jodee Blanco last night. Your feedback was very positive and reaffirmed the critical need to have tools in place when talking with children about difficult situations with peers. It truly takes a village! One takeaway for me was "Bullying isn't just the mean things we do. It's the nice things we never do because we are scared about what our friends will think if we do." More information about Jodee and her programs can be found on her website: www.jodeeblanco.com.
Everyone is invited to the Academy-sponsored Catechetical Sunday Mass at 9 am. Our 6th-grade will be hosting a delicious bake sale to raise funds for student activities. Students should wear their dress uniform to Mass and see their teacher for a free dress pass. Students may come to school in free dress Monday. See below for details.
In Mission,
Jennifer Miller
Principal
FAll FESTIVAL • NEXT FRIDAY • 5-8pm
Booths & Activities
Candy Corn Bowling
Pumpkin Putt Putt
Corn Hole
Matching Ducks, Dunk Tank,
Pumpkin Catapult Can Knock Down
Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe,
Pumpkin Ring Toss, Obstacle Course,
Cake Walk, Cookie Decorating, Lollipop Tree, Face Painting
BAKE SALE!
We need donations of cakes, cookies, cupcakes and other baked goodies for the cake walk and bake sale! Donate your favorite baked goodies and receive 1 Volunteer Service Hour for every $10 you spend, or for every dozen cookies you bake (limit 3 hours)! Save your receipts to turn into the office in an envelope with your child’s/family’s name.. We need lots and lots of donations and the proceeds benefit the scho0l! Please drop off in the Parish Hall anytime on 9-23-22.
Thank you in advance to our Fall Festival committee, the Knights of Columbus, Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts, room parents and all the volunteers who are working hard to make this a successful and fun event.
PICTURE DAY IS COMING!
Picture Day - Friday, 9/30
Dress Uniform
All students should wear their dress uniform. Click HERE for guidelines. In the Spring a second photo opportunity will allow student to wear free dress.
Easy online ordering on mylifetouch.com with Picture Day ID:
On this special Sunday, several ministries of the parish will be in the Gathering Plaza to encourage you and your family to be involved with parish activities and sign up your child for sacramental prep: Baptism, First Eucharist and Reconcilation. The sixth-grade class will also be hosting a bake sale along with coffee & donuts in Barry Hall after the 7 am and 9 am Masses.
ALL STUDENTS ATTENDING the 9 am MASS WILL RECEIVE A "FREE DRESS" COUPON FROM THEIR TEACHERS to use on Monday only. Teachers will have the coupons following Mass in the gathering plaza. Students may come to school the following day wearing "free dress" following the Family Handbook Dress Code for Non-Uniform Days (pg.16) Those students who have P.E. on Monday need to wear appropriate athletic shoes.
Saying good-bye to Keaton Brundage
"Coach K" was offered a full time position at his evening job and it was too good to turn down. He said that although his time here at SMA was short, it had been an amazing and unforgettable time.
Ms. Emily Perez will be taking over as the P.E. instructor and will continue as the Spanish teacher for grade 8. She is excited to share her passion for sports, exercise and the outdoors with the students.
Campus Happenings
Student Council was inaugurated at our school Mass. Students pledged to serve this school community to the best of their abilities and do everything they can to promote kindness, peace and justice.
Jodee Blanco, author and renown speaker on anti-bullying presented
to all the grades in two school assembles and again to parents that evening.
