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GoRiteway
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3rd graders during the Living Rosary
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First Grade Math Fun
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Save the Date
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October 1
Photo Day
October 8 & 9
NO SCHOOL
October 12
Home & School/School Committee Meeting
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6th graders in science class learning about scale and microorganisms.
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K3 learning outside
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Mission and Catholic Identity 2016-2021
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Use Amazon smile and help support SMV
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Principal Notes October 1, 2020
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Dear Families,
Our celebration for the Soles for Catholic Education Walk is only 16 days away! This is our primary fundraiser. We will not be having our usual auction this year (Though we do have something fun planned!) If you haven't donated, please think about helping us. Remember, that 100% of the pledge money you raise stays as St. Mary's. Your donation helps to support all the activities that Home and School plans for the year in addition to classroom funds for the teachers to help support what they do for our students. Every donation is important to us.
St. Mary's Visitation is looking for a friendly, energetic person to work in our After School Care Program on Monday and Wednesday, from 2:30-6:00pm, or until the last child leaves. Responsibilities include assisting with snack time and clean up, providing students with appropriate play materials, help with homework, and above all, making After School Care a fun place to be at the end of the school day. We are open every day we have school. If interested, email me or give the office a call.
New this year, the spirit wear committee is offering a Christmas shirt featuring a student design. An email went out yesterday and a flyer will be going home about this tomorrow. When the students have voted on the design, you will have an opportunity to purchase it. What a fun way to get into the holiday spirit!
Just a reminder. There is no school for the students next Thursday and Friday. The staff will be here at school working on curriculum planning. Enjoy the long weekend!
Each class has picked a favorite quote from Mother Teresa to focus on this year. I will share with you one class's quote each week.
Mrs. Lewis K3 - "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile." Mother Teresa
Archbishop Listecki writes an article each week called "Love One Another." Click here to read it.
Mary Tretow Principal mtretow@stmaryeg.org 
Last Friday the Jr. High Lead the School in the Living Rosary
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Office Procedures
For birthday or special treat, please remember that they need to be individually packaged from the manufacture. What this means it should be wrapped like a twinkie, hoho, or ding dong. DO NOT send a package of cupcakes and expect the teacher to put them into baggies.
Spirit Wear
Just a reminder that every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays is Spirit Wear. You will receive an email or a text as a reminder. Students are allowed to wear any clothing that says St. Mary's Visitation is allowed. Neat, clean, and untorn jeans, sweatpants, wind pants, and sweatshirts may be worn. Shorts need to be uniform shorts or shorts that are knee-length. Uniforms may be worn in lieu of spirit wear.
In ELA, the seventh grade took a trip back to ancient England and retold the tales of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Young Arthur. The class learned that these legends are based on historical figures and contain characters with superhuman powers just like some of our favorite superhero characters today.
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SOLES UPDATE & CLASSROOM INCENTIVES
Close to $,6000 have already been raised for SMV! Thank you very much! We are on our way to our School goal of $15,000 $20,000. Today is the 1st early bird donation day! There is still time to get at least one donation in by noon today and then you will be entered into a total of 3 prize drawings! REMEMBER: 100% of your donations stay at SMV! That's right, 100%! The next early bird turn in date is October 8th! Since we are off school that day, we will draw the winner on October 12th!
NEW THIS YEAR: 10% of donations brought in by each class will be utilized by the teachers to buy items for their classroom (this may also include a classroom party)! The more donations the class brings in, the more your children's teachers can purchase! Classrooms are requesting outdoor recess items, indoor recess fun, art supplies, flexible seating, classroom prizes and more! Ask your children what their classrooms are going for! Mrs. B, Ms. Kessler, Mrs. Klein & Ms. Benson will also be included & they will receive a certain % of the donations the school brings in. How exciting is that?! DOUBLE YOUR DONATIONS FOR SOLES WITH EMPLOYER MATCHINGMany of the companies you work for will financially match the donations you've made to the Soles Walk! This is a way to double your donation! SMV has received employer matches from GE, Northwestern Mutual, Wells Fargo & AT&T. Check with your company for their individual process, many companies have their forms online. **Note** Some companies will donate to a school, but not to a church. The money for Soles is coming directly to SMV School so make sure to note that on your form. IF YOU SUBMIT AN EMPLOYER MATCH PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN TRACK IT TO ENSURE IT REACHES SMV. Also, please reach out if you have any questions about this process. Email Michelle Akel & Andrea Stollenwerk at homeandschool@stmaryeg.org.
SHOE DONATION DRIVE
As part of our participation in the Soles for Catholic Education Walk, SMV will be collecting shoes for distribution to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Shoes will go to people who need shoes for interviews, work, school and everyday use. Time to clean out the closets and send new or gently used shoes to school with your children from now through October 17th !
HOME & SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
During a typical year, we ask each family to volunteer at least four times throughout the year to support various H&S events. A large sign-up is sent to families at the end of the school year (in preparation for the year ahead) and at the start of the school year. This year, we will be advertising for volunteers as events are approved and/or created. We will definitely need volunteers this year. In fact, many H&S volunteers are already hard at work!
Thank you to Anne Mueller and Amy Scheidt for planning the J. Crew event! Amy & Anne are co-chairing our Shop & Dine fundraisers this year! They will partner with restaurants/stores who will give a certain percentage of purchases back to SMV on a given day. Thank you to everyone who was able to support this event! Anne is mom to Fritz (2nd grade), Mary (K5) and Vivian (3 years). Amy is mom to Owen (5th), Emmet (3rd), Ada (1st) & Izzy (3 years).
Thank you to Katie Schultz for organizing our recent back-to-school Spirit Wear sale. Katie chairs Spirit Wear & organizes 4 sales a year, along with special bulk sales that may come up throughout the year. Katie is mom to Josh (2nd), Matt (K4) & Jake (K4). Purchasing Spirit Wear not only ensures that your family will be dressed in the finest, and most comfortable Gladiator gear, but it also supports SMV.
Thank you to Maren Kleinmann for chairing SMV's SCRIP program. SCRIP helps you fundraise at your favorite places to eat & shop, earning you rebates for tuition as well. Maren fills your orders & manages this program! Maren is mom to Elise (7th); Mariel (5th), Will (2nd), & Liesel (K4).
H&S is brainstorming fun ideas for this year, let us know if you'd be interested in lending a hand! Contact us at homeandschool@stmaryeg.org
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People in our family.....
Andy, Julia, Ben (2nd grade), Josh (K5), Genevieve (K3), Sam
Our family likes to...
We like to be outside as much as we can! We love exploring parks and new places, going to the pool, and riding bikes or going on walks. We are always up for having family and friends over for dinner and enjoy finding any reason to celebrate- big or small. We look forward to traveling again once Covid stops getting in the way!
Places our family has lived...
We previously lived in Brookfield, and have lived in Elm Grove for the past 3 years.
Our family loves being a part of SMV because....
We love SMV because of the amazing community feel and the wonderful friends we have made here. We have felt warmly welcomed since day one, not only by
other families, but from the top notch teachers and staff as well. We are confident that our children are receiving a strong, faith-based education while also learning to be kind and caring people.
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