Today, School Dismissed at 11:00

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.
Principal Notes

Dear Families,

We are finally beginning to see the signs of spring. The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and we are slowly warming up. Soon we will be moving from the darkness of Lent into the brilliant light of the Easter season.

I am happy to announce two new hires for the 2022-2023 school year. We welcome Mrs. Christine Dee to our staff in the role of a part time Reading Teacher. She will mainly be working with our K5- 3rd grade students who need help in Reading. We have been very fortunate to have her volunteering in this capacity this year. Mrs. Dee is also mom to Connor in K4. We have also hired Mrs. Jenny Adams for our second grade position. Mrs. Adams comes from St. Rita’s in Racine, which is part of the Siena Catholic Schools. She has been teaching second grade there for 14 years. We are very excited to have Mrs. Dee and Mrs. Adams joining our staff!

Please join us today, Holy Thursday at 9:45 in the church where our 8th graders, under the guidance of Mr. Newman, continue the tradition of performing the Living Stations.
Today is our last day of school before the Easter break. Enjoy your time off. Rest, relax and come back ready to finish up the school year. There are only 30 days until the last day of school!

The school office will be closed during the break. We will see you back on Monday, April 25th.

Have a Blessed Triduum and Happy Easter! I hope that your Easter Sunday is a joyous one with your family. I especially pray that the time away renews us all in mind and body. 

Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki
K3 painting a very special Easter Egg.
Save the Date
April 14
Living Stations
Early Dismissal 11:00
April 15-22
No School Easter Break
April 26
K3, K4, and K5 Open House
April 27
SMV Spirit Wear Day
Dining Out Day at Panera
Office Notes
If a bus for any reason has to cancel a route, we wanted you to know that you can always use our After School Care. It is a $35 registration fee and it is $6.50/hour for the first child and $6.50/hour for the second child.

Short Season is soon!!
It begins May 1 and goes to October 15. The shorts Must be uniform approved shorts.
GoRiteway Phone number
414-249-5048
The students attended Stations of the Cross with Father Behling.
Summer Employment: 
The Building & Grounds Department is in need of a hardworking, reliable, young adult (at least 18) to help with school maintenance this summer.  Daytime hours, flexible if needed. The right candidate can start work June 13th, and work until mid-August. Contact Cheryl Peters at cpeters@stmaryeg.org or in the parish office.
Science Sugar Shake Activity- modeling the weathering process in Mrs. Parks' class.
MAY CROWNING
ST. MARY’S VISITATION PARISH

MAY 5, 2022 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 5, 2022 beginning at 6:30 pm. This is taking place in the evening
so that parents can accompany their children and share the devotion!

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.
~ Christian Women
The 8th grade girls finished their crosses that they worked on in Art Class
 Congratulations to George Katsekes, Austin Kearney (SMV 2018 grad) and Joe Walters (SMV 2018 grad) from St. Mary’s Visitation Boy Scout Troop 32 who have all advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. 
Mrs. Perez's class went to the Church and the Adoration Chapel as part of Holy week.
We are glad to offer prayers for your special intentions and consider it a privilege to pray for you and your needs. Please contact Mary Sue Protz via email with your requests, msprotz@stmaryeg.org. Confidentiality is always respected.
Home and School Updates


SMV Mother & Son Night
A night out with the boys! The SMV Mother & Son event is scheduled for Friday, May 6th. To register click here. All SMV Mothers and/or Mother figures welcome to attend. It will be a special evening of fun, food and friends! 

Community Golf Outing
We are excited to announce the St. Mary’s Community Golf Outing. This event will support both Athletics and Home & School. The date for the event is May 22, 2022 at Western Lakes Golf Club. Registration and check-in starts at 11:00am. Practice range and lunch will be between 11:00am and 12:30pm. Golf begins at 12:30pm with a shotgun start (scramble format), followed by hors d’oeuvres and happy hour from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Finally, dinner will be served at 6:30pm. The cost for the event is $150.00 per golfer. Please use the link provided to sign-up online with your foursome. Those individuals looking for a foursome, please register online and we will partner you with other golfers to complete foursomes. The link for registration is: https://stmaryeg.golfgenius.com

Grandparents/Special Someone Day
Save the Date, May 24. More information will be coming.
It’s finally that time of year! Students entering K3-2nd grade in the fall of 2022 are eligible to participate in SMV T-ball. We play on Wednesday nights from 6-7pm at the fields north of the church parking lot. Due to increasing numbers, we are continuing to keep the program restricted to the parish and school families at this time.

Our first game night will be Wednesday, June 15th and we will conclude on Wednesday, July 20th. Sign up is officially open here! As of now, we plan to play on July 6 but that may change if enough people end up out for vacation. The cost is $25, this includes a t-shirt that is yours to keep, a popsicle after each game, and a championship medal on the final night! All proceeds go to SMV parish & school operations.

This program would not be possible without volunteer coaches, so please consider helping out! We need 2 coaches per team, and anticipate about 20 teams. You can sign up right in the online registration form. As always, to be a volunteer, you will need to complete the Archdiocese Safeguard training. It is done virtually, here is the link.

If you’re really on the ball, we will also of course need popsicle angels! Sign up genius here. 

Registration will close on May 13th to allow enough time to place the t-shirt order. Anyone who signs up after May 13 is not guaranteed a t-shirt.

Please contact Samantha Young at stmarystball@stmaryeg.org with any questions.

See you on the field!
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AMAZING AUCTION RESULTS

Are you sitting down?! The Unprecedented Tallies from the Auction are in: We've made $137,000!! These are Net Proceeds (after expenses)! Phenomenal! Amazing! Inspiring! As our auctioneer stated: "Great Auctions Exist when People Love Their Place!" That's a whole lot of love for SMV! To date, we know that this money will fund Refurbishing the Far Playground; the Art Teacher & Art Program; Technology Upgrades; the Teacher's Fund (purchases for our kid's classrooms); Building Maintenance (SMV needs a new roof & we will contribute); & the Principal Stipend. Some money will also remain in H&S's account, to start off next school year to pay for the events that will take place in the fall. At the end of the year, we will provide you with more details of all of H&S's fundraising efforts this year and how that money has been (or will be) utilized!

On behalf of H&S and the Auction Committee, Thank You Parents for your Tremendous Generosity!!! Wow! 
Danielle Mathai & Michelle Akel
H&S co- Presidents & Auction Chairs