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.



School Office Notes

School Supplies
Time to start thinking about ordering school supplies for the next school year. It is really easy. Just go to www.write-stuff.com/storefrontschool/SMVSWI Select the kit needed, enter your student's information and follow the prompts to check out.
Orders placed by 6/21 will ship for free to your home. After the 21st shipping rates will apply. The last date to order is July 15th.

A message from the school library:
What a year! Even with our COVID protocols we were able to keep library books circulating and hold classes in various spots throughout the building, both inside and out. It is more important than ever to do an accurate end-of-the-year inventory. Please search your homes for any of our school library books. All are due by Friday, May 28. Thank you so much!

T-ball Registration
Friday, May 21 is the last day to register for t-ball. Here is the link if you want to register for t-ball.

Lost and Found
The lost and found table will be outside next week. Please take a look at it before school is out for the summer. Anything remaining will either be sent to the SMV's Thrift shop or disposed of.

BLOOD DRIVE in ELM GROVE
An important Blood Drive is coming to Elm Grove, sponsored by the Junior Guild. Appointments are available from 2-7 pm on Tuesday June 15th at the new Tonawanda gym (13605 Underwood River Parkway, Elm Grove, 53122). You can make an appointment online at https://bit.ly/elmgrovejuniorguild061521   
Blood donations have been severely impacted by the pandemic, and Versiti Blood Center is SE Wisconsin’s sole supplier. This is a great opportunity to rally around this great cause!
SMV VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 
June 14-18 9am-noon 
Grades K3-4th 
Volunteers Needed! 

We are currently looking for 7th grade, 8th grade and high school age VBS volunteers. 
This will be an excellent opportunity to share time and talent with others in our parish community. 
It’s sure to be a fun-filled week! 
To volunteer, visit www.stmaryeg.org/for-kids.html. 

Contact Katy Cornell with questions, katy.e.cornell@gmail.com.
Save the Date

May 25
SMV Track Party
May 26
SMV Spirit Wear Day
May 31
No School Memorial Day
Mr. Newman has been taking his Theology classes outside during the nice weather.
This week, your child received a photo "postcard" with information about our spring video concerts.

Watch for your link in the Virtual Backpack during the week of May 24th to see what your child has been doing in music class!

We’re all looking forward to performing for you in person again soon! 

Thank you, Mrs. Kesler 
A Note from SMV's Athletic Director

Hello SMV families,

We are in need of an individual to help coordinate our concession program for sporting events taking place at St. Mary's Visitation. This is a minimum of a two year commitment and some of the responsibilities include:

Creation of a master schedule for concessions' volunteers for sports events hosted at SMV.
Open and closing concession stand.
Purchase supplies for stocking the concession stand.
The perk is that you will not have to do concession stand duty.

Anyone interested should contact Nick Puetzer at npuetzer@gmail.com or 262.370.2819 for more information regarding this position.

Thank you,
Nick Puetzer
SMV Athletic Director
COVID Reminders
  • Notify the office immediately when you find out if your child is a close contact or tests positive for COVID.
  • If your child is in quarantine/isolation, Nicole Klein will contact you.
  • Contact Nicole Klein, nklein@stmaryeg.org, with any questions. 

Ms. Gleason's class is outside working on their biography report.
Mrs. Kesler is working with the K4 and K5 students. They are really having a great time in music.
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My SMV Family

People in our family.....It all started with Tina & James Crichton, and then we added Ryan (8), Ellie (7), and Kate (4).   

Our family likes to...We are easily pleased with the little things! We love being active and outdoors whenever possible – hikes, parks, bike rides, backyard fires, sporting events, and get togethers with friends. Our happy place is at our parent's cottage "Up North" where we get to enjoy the slower paced life, be with family, and can simply just relax.   

Our family pet is....never going to happen. We think 3 kids is hard enough!   
Places our family has lived...We met while living in Phoenix, AZ. Then moved to Madison, Brookfield, and now Elm Grove. No.More.Moving!   

Our family loves being a part of SMV because....of the wonderful faculty & families! We know our kids are getting a faith based education and building strong moral principles. We love the community and the shared goal of other parents to help our kids and the school succeed. Also, we love the colors Blue & Gold!!
4th graders enjoying a birthday treat outside.
Home & School News

Volunteers for Field Day!
June 7th is SMV's end of the year day of Field Fun! There is a lot to celebrate this year!! We made it! Check out the sign-up below to see where you can help! Volunteers ensure that this will be a fun & a safe event for your children. Please note, there are several stations this year that are not on the sign-up, and in those cases, the teachers alone will be with the students. For the remaining stations, a parent volunteer to lend a hand; to have some fun; or to take a child to first aid, etc. would be very helpful! Thank you for your consideration!
MAY CROWNING
ST. MARY’S VISITATION PARISH
MAY 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM

During the month of May, we as Catholics traditionally honor Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth. To celebrate Mary’s devotion to Christ, we will once again be crowning her in our parish on May 20,2021 beginning at 6:30 pm. This is taking place in the evening so that parents can accompany their children and share the devotion!

In this year of “new normal”, St Mary’s Christian Women are so very grateful that we are able to have this devotion. It is not mandatory and masks are very welcome and we will have social distancing for this 30 minute devotional service.

St. Mary’s Christian Women will be sponsoring this 30 minute devotion. It will feature special participation by our 8th graders as they take the first step in their farewell to St. Mary’s. Our 2nd grader’s will also participate in recognition of their First Holy Communion. We look forward to seeing you there.

Ann Rauh ~ Christian Women
Mrs. Tretow enjoying a game of horseshoes with the 5th grade girls.
SMV is Hiring
Our AfterSchool Care Program is looking for someone to work Tuesday and Thursday. The hours are from 2:30 until 6:00 or until the last child leaves. If you're interested, please call the school office. 
Shh! It is a surprise!

Mrs. Schneider and Miss Benson are retiring after decades of service to SMV. Home & School is creating photo/video montages for them to help celebrate. Please use the following links to send well wishes to these great teachers by JUNE 1st! Feel free to share and have alumni and alumni parents submit something as well.
Link for Mrs. Schneider: https://share.vidday.com/r-uujqpx
Link for Miss Benson: https://share.vidday.com/r-wat2qd
It takes less than 30 seconds from a phone or computer to participate, and there is no need to set up an account to participate. It's so easy!
Mrs. Perez's class doing math outside.
 Mission & Catholic Identity
                      Effective 2016-2021

SMV Track Highlights

There were some great finishes at the meet over the weekend. Thank you Davis, Volm, Randa, Schmidt, and Kleinmann families for volunteering your time at the meet.

Here are the top 10 highlights:
5th Girls
1600M 9th Grace S.
 
6th Girls
100M, 6th Josie P., 9th Madeline L.
200M, 3rd Josie P., 5th Madeline L.
 
7th Girls
Shot Put, 2nd Catherine C.,
Discus, 3rd Catherine C., 8th Darby K.
 
8th Girls
100M, 8th Isabel M.
200M, 3rd Isabel M.
400M, 3rd Olivia S.
Discus, 7th Marilyn L.
 
Girls Sprint Medley Relay, 9th Grace S., Josie P., Catherine C., Olivia S.
 
5th Boys
200M, 5th Micah D.
1600M, 5th Owen S.
Softball Throw, 2nd Joe M.
 
6th Boys
100M, 8th Charlie V., 10th Ben B.
200M, 8th Charlie V., 9th Ben B.
400M, 9th Ben B.
800M, 10th Charlie V.
Softball Throw, 7th Evan S.
 
8th Boys
100M, 8th Alex K.
800M, 7th Andrew V.
Shot Put, 8th Mikey R.
Discus, 9th Mikey R.
 
Boys Sprint Medley Relay, 10th Micah D., Alex K., Evan S., Charlie V.
 
There were also many personal bests. Congratulations to all the athletes. See link below for more detail.  
 
The season is winding down quickly. Please complete your entries for the final meet on 5/22 meet by tomorrow, 5/18, by 9pm. Attached are the entries thus far. For those that have completed the google form, please review for accuracy. Please note that I have not yet completed the relay teams and will do that upon completion of entry forms.
 
The track party will occur on 5/25 at 530pm on the SMV patio. We'll have ice cream sandwiches, talk about the season and give out awards. Please plan to pickup your kids at 6:30pm. No need to dress for running.