Dear Families,

Thank you to all who have donated to the “Soles” fundraiser. We have almost reached our goal of $25,000! If you still want to contribute, it’s not too late. Friday afternoon we will be celebrating with fun activities involving a prayer walk, inflatables, shoe kicking and group challenges.

Volunteers are needed to help with tomorrow’s activities. Sign up here.

Thank you for supporting SMV and Catholic education! We could not have such a successful school without your support.

Everyday I see all the work that is going on behind the scenes here at St. Mary’s. 

There is never a day that parents are not in the school or at home working on the next project. It takes a village to make things happen. A big thank you to our Chairs for the Soles Event, Andrea Stollenwerk and Becky Deibert, and to their team: Holly Shepherd, Liz Driscoll, Tess Fuchs and Elizabeth Laird. Thank you for all you do! 

Join us after mass next Friday, October 21st. Fr. Peter and Fr. Behling will lead us in a dedication of the statues of St. Bernadette and the Virgin Mary, located near the outdoor classroom. The statues are a gift from the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Congratulations to our 8th grade girls and boys volleyball team! They have been invited to the Seton Volleyball Tournament. We will share information about when and where to watch them play when it becomes available.

A month from now it will be conference time. I just wanted to let you know that Monday, November 21st, we will have school all day and conferences will be from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Those conferences will be in-person; there are no virtual conferences Monday evening. On Tuesday, November 22nd, we will have conferences from 7:30-11:00. You will have the option of a virtual or in-person conference on this day. There is no school for students on Tuesday November 22nd. More information and sign-ups will be sent out in November.

Blessings,

Mrs. Mary Tretow

SMV Spotlight - Mrs. Becky Pogacar

Hi! My name is Becky Pogacar and I am the Director of Curriculum & Assessment here at SMV school. I feel very blessed to be part of this wonderful community! My husband Phil and I have been married for 9 years and have two lovely children, Lily (5) and Leo (3). We enjoy playing board games together, going for walks with our chocolate lab Zaya, spending time up north in Minocqua, and watching WI sports teams. 

School Office Notes

Immunizations

Every school is required by Wisconsin Law to report student's vaccination status in aggregate by certain deadlines. Please get any updated information for your child to the office as soon as possible. Forms can be found in the permanent links section.

High School Open House Info

October 16 - Catholic Memorial HS, from 10:00am - 1:00pm

Early Event Enrollment Information

October 19 - Pius HS, from 5:00-7:30pm: find more information here.

WINE DOWN is OCTOBER 20!

Fall Clean Up - November 5th

Please consider helping out a few hours to get our Parish and School grounds ready for winter. We will meet at SMV on Saturday, November 5th, from 8am-1pm, to clean, weed, trim. (Rain date: Sat. Nov 12th, if needed) You will need gloves. 

Please see the sign up for more information. This is a perfect opportunity for fulfilling service hours, too! Please contact Marissa Minotte with any questions: marisaminotte@hotmail.com

Thank you for all the contributions to our MakerSpace! Here are some of our 4th grade students using their creativity.