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.
SMV 2021 Graduates
Principal Notes

Dear Families,

Summer is almost upon us. We can finally feel the warm breezes calling us to fun activities. With the end of the school year comes time for graduation. Next week, we are saying goodbye to our 8th graders. The graduates have worked hard for the past ten years. They have been striving to “Encourage One Another and Build Each Other Up.” They have grown spiritually, emotionally and intellectually within the community of St. Mary’s Parish and School. We send them forth into a larger community with the hope and prayer that they will continue to develop to their full potential as Catholic leaders. They are the future, going into a world that looks vastly different than it did more than a year ago. We have given them the tools to take care of one another and the world around them. Their story will always be tied to the pandemic. It’s how they have changed personally from this experience that will guide their journey.

We would like to recognize the families that have their last or only child graduating from St. Mary’s. Thank you for all you have done for us these many years.

The Eberle Family, The Randa Family
The Jednacak Family, The Rauh Family
The Lennon Family, The Russell Family
The Lowden Family, The Schlifske Family
The McCrea Family, The Sobczak Family
The Petroff Family, and The Steger Family

We give a special shout out to the Eberle and Rauh families. The Rauh family has had children at St. Mary’s for 27 years! The Eberle family has had children at St. Mary’s for 25 years! The tradition continues on for the Eberle family with grandchildren attending school here now. God bless you for your continued support of our school.
 
Thank you to those that filled out the hot lunch survey. I am happy to let you know that we have contracted with a hot lunch provider for the upcoming school year. School Eatery will be providing hot lunch. More information will be coming in August.

Also, new for the next school year, we will be adding the color red to the boy’s uniform shirts.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!
Mrs. Mary Tretow
Principal
K3 had a Sand Crane visit the class this week.
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!

Lost and Found
The lost and found table will be outside. 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.

Medication
If your child has medication that is kept at school, please make sure to pick it up before the end of the school year.

Collection for St. Ben's
St. Ben's is preparing to re-open their shower ministry and needs to restock their inventory of new t-shirts, socks, and underwear. The primary need is for men and the greatest demand is for large and x-large items. Donations will be collected in a bin in the church atrium from May 29-June 6. There is no need to sign-up, but if you want an e-mail reminder you can sign-up here.

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.
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!
Miss Koepke's class enjoying science class outside.
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. 

Save the Date
May 31
No School Memorial Day
June 3
K4 Fly Up
8th grade Pre-Graduation Patio Party
June 4
8th grade Graduation
K3 Last Day
June 7
Field Day
June 8
Last day of School Students dismissed at 10:00 a.m.
SMV's Spring Video Concert
K3-8th grade families, click below for your child's spring video concert and see what we've been doing in music class! These videos are set as private and can only be accessed through the links below. 
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My SMV Family

People in our family.....Trevor, Michelle, Brecken (1st grade) and Griffin (2) Thomet

Our family likes to...travel to Anna Maria Island, FL. We go every year and get to spend time with some of our extended family. We also love to be outside as much as possible and go to Brewer games.

Our family pet is....We have 2 cats, Sofia and Stella and 2 goldfish fish, Monalisa and Honey. We’ve had Monalisa for over a year! That must be a record for a goldfish!

Places our family has lived...We lived in Wauwatosa for 7 years and just moved to Brookfield October 2020. We are thankful to have moved last year because the housing market is absolutely nuts right now.

Our family loves being a part of SMV because...We love being part of SMV because of the very welcoming people who make up our amazing little community.
The 8th graders having Music class outside.
The 5th graders had Math class outside.
Home & School News

Parents, Thank you for supporting the various SMV Dine Outs and Shop and Share Days throughout the school year. Because of your outstanding participation, we were able to raise nearly $2,500 for our Home and School Association. Thank YOU and see you next school year!! Anne Mueller and Amy Scheidt

Field Day Boxed Lunch, Online Orders
Due June 4th

Thank you to Chris Lewis & Cub Scout Pack 32 for organizing our final Subway boxed lunch of the year! Click on this link to order by June 4th! 

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!
SMV Athletics
Gladiator News
Get your 5th-8th grade student involved in SMV sports! The first step is to register your child. Athlete Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is going on NOW and will close 6/30/21. 

 There will be a Zoom meeting for Families new to SMV Athletics — day/time TBD
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. 
The First Grade girls wish everyone a fun and safe Memorial Day!

Fourth graders had their Parade of States last week.
 Mission & Catholic Identity
                      Effective 2016-2021

SMV Track News

Thanks for coming out to our last meet over the weekend. I am very proud of the performances from all of the kids. There were many new personal bests and great finishes. The kids also persevered over some very difficult weather.  
Here is the link for the official results.
 
Here are the highlights of top 10 performances/top 3:
 
5th Girls
1600M 3rd Felicity S.
4x200M Relay, 6th Felicity S., Holly H., Mariel K., Grace S.
800M 5th Felicity S. 
4x100M Relay, 7th Felicity S., Holly H., Mariel K., Grace S.
 
6th Girls
100M 5th Grace W., 7th Josie P.
4x200M Relay, 2nd Josie P., Madeline L, Alison P., Julia D.
400M, 6th Alison P., 8th Madeline L.
200M, 3rd Grace W., 6th Josie P.
4x100M Relay, 5th Josie P., Madeline L., Alison P. Grace W.
Softball Throw, 1st Grace W.
 
7th Girls
100M 3rd Caroline R.
4x200M Relay 4th, Caroline R., Lucy S., Catherine C., Elise K.
200M, 4th Lucy S., 9th Caroline R.
4x100M Relay 6th Caronline R., Lucy S., Sarah W., Katelyn A.
Shot Put, 7th Catherine C.
Discus, 3rd Catherine C.
 
8th Girls
100M 8th Isabel M.
4x200M Relay 3rd Kate W., MaryGrace S., Isabel M., Marylin L.
200M 4th Isabel M., 7th Kate W.
4x100M Relay, 4th Kate W., Isabel M, Marylin L. MaryGrace S.
Shot Put, 7th Kate W.
Discus, 7th Marylin L., 9th MaryGrace S.
 
5th Boys
100M 9th Nate C.
1600M 1st Joe M., 4th Owen S.
4x200M Relay 6th Thomas K., Micah D., Owen S., Nate C.
400M 4th Joe M.
800M 9th Owen S.
200M 2nd Micah D.
4x100M Relay, 3rd Joe M., Micah D., Jacob L., Nate C.
Softball Throw, 1st Joe M., 2nd Nate C., 6th Thomas K.
 
6th Boys
1600M 8th Charlie C.
Softball Throw, 1st Bennett F., 2nd Matt C. 10th Evan S.
 
7th Boys
100M 6th Callaghan O.
1600M 7th Callaghan O.
Long Jump, 7th Callaghan O.
 
8th Boys
100M 6th Alex K.
 
Tom Mindy
SMV Track
Third graders writing a descriptive paragraph outside.