Thank you to the families who have started to support our annual “Thank for Giving” food collection - virtual style - for our 15 St. Mary’s Visitation family’s Thanksgiving meal!
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.
November 12, 2020 School's Virtual Backpack
Principal Notes

Dear SMV Families,
Every day when I come to school, I am mentally checking off another day that we are able to welcome the students to face to face instruction. To be honest, I did not think we would get this far along. It certainly has taken a village to do this. As we approach the holiday season, it is important to reflect on how each of us will continue to protect all members of our family, school, parish, and local community. 
Our COVID-19 cases have been low. This is excellent news and a testament to the safety measures taken to continue our commitment to in-person instruction. Data tells us that cases that have caused quarantines in school have generally been traced to family members and activities that increase the risk of transmission. We ask you to prayerfully consider how you will celebrate the holidays and activities your children will participate in when they are not in school. We all need to keep our teachers, staff, and fellow students healthy for our school to remain open for face-to-face instruction five days a week.
I appreciate all you have done and will continue to do to support our work. The gratitude that we have experienced and the joy of everyone in our school each day is the greatest gift of all. 
Monday, November 23th and Tuesday, November 24th are conferences. Please use these Sign-Up genius links to sign up. K3-5th grade conferences/Jr. High Conferences. The conferences will be done via zoom. Your child’s teacher will be sending out a zoom link as we get closer to the conference dates.
I am again giving you the link to the Parent’s Guide to Standards-Based Assessment, Grading, and Reporting. This will be a helpful read before report cards come out next week. 
Did you know that you can check your child’s grades on Powerschool? We have created two videos to walk you through using the Powerschool website or the Powerschool app. Thank you To Mr. Falk, our resident Powerschool expert, for doing this! Click here and here to watch the videos. 
Yesterday, I received word from the Waukesha County Health Department that due to rising COVID-19 cases the process has changed about who will notify you when you or your child are a close contact of someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Rather than the Waukesha Health Department calling you, you will likely be notified of your exposure from that individual, school personnel, or your place of employment. Waukesha County Public Health will focus all efforts on following up with confirmed cases rather than notifications of close contacts. Please click here to see the letter from the WHD. Check out our new and updated resources under the COVID-19 heading. As we are all navigating through this, please call the office with any questions, we are here to help you.
Again, I want to thank everyone who supported the Soles for Catholic Education Walk. We were the third highest school in the arch! To date we have raised $34,620. We are still waiting for matching contributions, so we know the amount will be higher. If you would still like to contribute, you have until November 24. 
Ms. Pospyhalla’s Homeroom- “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” Mother Teresa
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me. I am here for you.
Faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
mtretow@stmaryeg.org
The Junior High students hosted a Living Saints Museum outside. The grade school students were invited to come and walk through and learn more about the Saints.
School Office Notes
Support our online bookfair, offered by Follett Books,
beginning FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 13. Everyone can participate!
efairs.follettbookfairs.com
Our eFair code: D1Y1E
Orders due by: November 23rd 2020
Follett will ship your books to the school after our fair is complete.
All profits will allow us to continue providing a quality school library.

The Photo re-take day is November 18th. More information will be sent home this Friday.

When thinking about your family Christmas card, remember to use Shutterfly. SMV gets a kickback. This is an easy way to support SMV.
7th graders are studying the densities of different liquids.
Landon enjoyed building this cube made of many cubes in K5.
Save the Date

November 13
End of the First Trimester

November 18
Photo Retake Day

November 19
Portillo's Drive-thru fundraiser

November 23 and 24
Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

November 25-27
Thanksgiving Break
K3 Students social distancing
during story time.
K5 stretching during Phy. Ed Class
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My SMV Family

Home & School Update

People in my family: Bill, Evalyn, Lilly (15), Max (12) and Zachary. . .we are the Martins! 
We live in Brookfield and we have been a proud Gladiator family for 11 years. 
Lilly graduated from SMV in 2020 and is a Freshman at Brookfield Central, Max is currently in 7th grade and our caboose - Zach is in 2nd Grade.  
Throughout the course of our 11 years, we have found joy in helping our community through volunteering, fundraising and coaching/coordinating Gladiator basketball. We have been blessed with the relationships we have made through our journey at SMV. Our school and parish community are very special. Our children have had an amazing place to grow and build their foundation of faith and academics. If you know us, we are 100% Disney-Nerds! We love vacationing together and making great memories.  


3rd and 4th graders went to thee SSND Cemetery for all Souls Day.
K3 Story time inside.
2nd graders making Thanksgiving cards for the SMV Elderly and shut ins.
 Mission & Catholic Identity
                      Effective 2016-2021
Home & School Volunteers
Thank you to Danielle Mathia & Katie Bosbous for co-chairing the hospitality committee! This year, the hospitality committee is donating funds to cater in lunches & treats for our deserving teachers and staff. Danielle is mom to Eva (4th grade), Mariam (2nd grade) & Rose (K5). Katie is mom to Peyton (3rd grade), Madelyn (1st grade), Caroline (K4) & Griffin. Thank you to the 30 plus members of this committee who rapidly signed up to shower our teachers & staff with support & care. If you are interested in donating funds, picking up food or delivering meals, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4eadad29a0fb6-hospitality

SCRIP Update: Need any Gift Cards for your Business??? SMV's SCRIP program can help! 
Please consider buying gift cards for your business through St. Mary's SCRIP program. This is open to friends and family too! 

The power of SCRIP's fundraising is multiplied as more families use it for everyday purchases and bulk gift card purchases make an even greater impact.  

Family and friends are welcome to open their own SCRIP accounts and allocate their rebates to your child/children's tuition bill (with 80% of the total rebate going towards tuition and 20% supporting SMV's H&S). Please contact Maren Kleinmann at marenkleinmann@gmail.com with any new accounts or questions. Maren can coordinate special orders, including for denominations not available on the SCRIP website. 
And the winners are.....
K3 - K5:
Funniest: Len Boudreau as Mario
People's Choice: Scott Read as a pilot with airplane
Most Original: Cai Sperry as a basketball hoop
Scariest: Rose Mathai as the devil
1st - 2nd Grade:
Funniest: Emily Carnell as Alf
People's Choice: Franklin Martis as a Pokemon Trainer
Most Original: Lauren Hagman as a rain cloud
Scariest: Mariam Mathai as Wednesday Adamms
3rd - 5th Grade:
Funniest: Eli Hagman as a banana
People's Choice: Jessica Perez as Princess Leia
Most Original: Eva Mathai as the Grim Reaper
Scariest: Jay Boudreau as Black Panther
Car Costume Winners:
Most Original: Chess by The Krauss Family
Funniest: Dalmatian by the Akel Family
People's Choice: Spider Web by the Martis Family


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