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Notes From the School Office
St. Mary's Visitation to Add K3 Program
We are pleased to announce that St. Mary's Visitation will introduce a K3 Program for the 2012-2013 school year. SMV will offer a two-day K3 option on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-11:30 AM or a three-day option on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30-11:30 AM. Before school care will also be available. Students must be three-years-old by September 1, 2012 to attend. Please spread the word to your family and friends, and encourage them to attend our upcoming Open House on Sunday, January 29th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Families will be able to tour the school and find out more about what St. Mary's has to offer at all grade levels. Registrations will be accepted beginning in January for existing families. We will accept all other registrations during Open House. Class size will be limited. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at 262-782-7057.
Morning Parking Lot Drop-off Procedures for the East Lot
Please remember that if you need to leave your car for any reason during morning drop-off, you need to park you car in the painted, lined parking area rather than pull to the curb. Curb drop-off is for parents who want to move quickly. Moreover, curb drop-off is for students who can get themselves and their belongings out of the vehicle without parental assistance. Also, all parents and children moving from parked cars to the sidewalk must use the painted crosswalk for everyone's safety and peace of mind. Everyone's participation with these procedures is expected and appreciated.
Christmas Tree Ornament Donations
Please help us decorate our office Christmas tree. Send an ornament with your family's name and the year 2011 to the office and we will hang your ornament on our Christmas tree this year and for years to come. Thank you to those families who have already sent in ornaments. We appreciate your support and Christmas spirit.
Gift Giving and Tax Time (do they really go together?)
Parents, Grandparents, Alumni, and Friends of St. Mary's Visitation School did you know that you can double your contribution to the school through your employer's gift matching program? Many area employers offer this very generous gift matching opportunity; it only requires a second of your time to submit the form provided by your employer. What a great way to help St. Mary's Visitation School! Please contact your employer as to whether or not they have a gift matching program and hurry before December 30, 2011 to claim your tax deduction. Thank you for your tax deductible investment in our children's education here at St. Mary Visitation School.
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Our School Community
Technology at SMV
Nook Simple Touch E-Readers in the SMV Library
One of the goals of our library media program at SMV is to develop lifelong leisure readers. We are well on our way with over 12,000 print materials in our library, but now technology gives us another equally effective method of delivery. The availability of e-readers in a school library provides another means of motivating and encouraging students to read for pleasure.
Through a recently obtained, very generous donation, SMV is acquiring 25 Nook Simple Touch e-readers to lend to our students. These will be loaded with e-books addressing a wide range of interests, age groups and reading levels. There are several reasons why a student might choose to read from an e-reader:
- Adjusting print size will allow a student to read with ease.
- A built in dictionary can help a struggling reader feel more secure with the content.
- Highlighting and bookmarking features can allow a student to refer back in the story, dig deeper, or keep track of ideas.
- Having multiple titles on one device can make an entire series available, rather than having to wait each time to check out the next book in the series.
- E-ink is easier on the eyes for long stretches of time, simulating paper rather than the eye strain that may occur with a backlit device.
- The novelty of reading books on an e-reader is a great motivator for students who may be reluctant to read for recreation.
Any student who wishes to use a Nook from the SMV library must have a permission form on file. Initially, the e-readers will be available to students in 6-7-8 grade. We plan to offer them to lower grades as age appropriate books are added to the e-readers.
Jr. High students who have their own e-readers have inquired about bringing them to school for leisure reading. This is allowed if their device is an e-reader only. They may not bring a device that has other functions such as Internet surfing, games, etc. This would eliminate Nook Color, Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire, iPads, or any other tablet device. Students will not be allowed to download e-books at school. SMV e-books are only available on our own Nook devices. A permission form must be on file in order for a student to bring their own e-reader to school.
Permission forms are available through Miss Benson's library Classpage or linked on the weekly Virtual Backpack.
New Technology Page for Parents
Permission Slips for school owned Nooks
Permission slip to bring personal e-readers to school
Christmas Holiday Concert this Thursday
This Thursday, December 15th is the all-school Christmas Concert in the SMV gym at 6:30PM. All students are required to perform as part of their grade for music class. We look forward to seeing you there and sharing some great Christmas music! Students are to dress up nicely (see the dress-up day section of your handbook if you need clarification) and arrive around 6:00-6:10. They should stop in their homeroom to drop off their coats at their lockers and will be sitting with their homeroom teacher during the concert. The concert is free and all parents, family, and friends are encouraged to come and watch. We expect the concert to last a little over one hour. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Rodig at krodig@stmaryeg.org by early Thursday morning. We are also looking for parent volunteers who might be willing to take a few photos at the concert and share them with the school, and a parent volunteer who could record the concert on their videocamera and share that with the school. Let Mrs. Rodig know if you can help!
It has come to our attention that there are some people who need special seating, so we are offering the night of the Christmas concert Special Reserved Seating for People who are Physically Challenged.
If you or a guest have a physical disability that prevents you from climbing bleachers, please email me at kdries@stmaryeg.org by December 14th, 2011 and we will reserve 1 seat for you and 1 seat for a companion at the program. Seats will be marked with your name on it and will be held until 5 minutes before the program.
Christmas Holiday Break
This year's holiday break begins after school on Wednesday, December 21st and ends the morning of Tuesday, January 3rd. There are NO scheduled classes December 22nd through January 2nd. Pray that all families have a safe and wonderful holiday season.
Advent Movie and Family Fun Night
All families with children in grades K4-5 are welcome to prepare their hearts for Jesus. A movie, craft, snack and prayer can be enjoyed Saturday, December 17th from 6:00-8:00PM in the church atrium. This program is free but donations are encouraged. You can RSVP to Dave Braun by calling the parish office at 262-782-4574 ext 109 or by emailing him at dbraun@stmaryeg.org.
Out of Uniform Days
Spirit wear day will be of the 14th of December.
5:11 $1.00 dress down day will be on December 21st. We'll also have our December 5:11 presentation at 8:00AM the morning of the 21st in the gym. St Mary's graduates Ellen Chamberlin and Mark Bodalski, both currently in military universities, will speak to our students about leadership, teamwork, hard work, and doing your best to help others around you be their best.
Angle Tree
Thank you to everyone who donated their time and treasure to make the holidays a little brighter for families in our area and at other schools and churches in our area. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. A special thank you to Mrs Giampietro and her many, many volunteers who sorted, wrapped and delivered these Christmas delights!
Here Come the Snowballs!
We will be having the snowball contest again from February 6th through the 10th. It's a Box Tops Classroom Contest and every grade, K4 through 8, will participate.
Cut or tear off Box Tops from many participating products and send them in with your children. More info will be coming after Christmas. Remember to collect Box Tops over the holiday break.
In Appreciation Fund
The In Appreciation Fund deadline has been extended to Thursday, December 15th! We have received about a 75% response rate from SMV families which is wonderful. If you haven't already, please consider giving to thank our SMV staff for all their hard work this year. It will be greatly appreciated by all. The submission sheet can be found on our SMV website or below this announcement. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Joanna McQuide at
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Home and School News
Square 1 Art
Thank you to everyone who participated. We raised approximately $800, which will go towards funding the junior high art teacher this year. Your orders may be picked up outside the gym tomorrow, Thursday, December 15th after the Christmas Program. If you wish to make other arrangements for pick up, please contact Sandy Bratina at 262-785-1557 or bratina.sandy@gmail.com. Thank you again for your support.
The SMV/Barnes & Noble Book Fair was a huge success!
Our SMV friends and families made in store and online purchases totalling $4,524.48. Thanks to these sales our SMV library will receive a Barnes and Noble gift card of $797.37! This gift card will go toward the purchase of materials that would interest Jr. High students as well as new "series" books for all ages. Home and School would like to extend an extra special thank you to the wonderful SMV faculty and staff that contributed their time and efforts at the book fair: Principal Tretow, Mrs. Guerino, Mrs. Pawlak, Mrs. Smrz, Ms. Beckman, Mrs. Rodig and Mr. Falk. We also want to extend our gratitude to the wonderful quiz bowl participants, forensic students, and 2nd-4th grade singers who put on a great show. Last but not least, thanks to all of you who took the time to stop in at the book fair or order books on-line. The event would not have been a success without your support.
Save the Dates
Home and School has many great activities scheduled in the New Year for your family! Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for the following:
January 19 Restaurant Night at Noodles & Co. on Bluemound Rd. in Brookfield
January 27 Chili Chomp
January 27 -- February 2 Scholastic Book Fair
February 3 SMV Day at Country Springs Waterpark
February 17 Parent's Night Out - Bowling at AMF Bowlero
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Fund Raising
Fair Trade Bueno Vida Coffee -- The Perfect Christmas Gift
Is there a coffee drinker on your Christmas list? Purchase delicious organic fair trade Bueno Vida Coffee, available in four varieties, whole bean or ground: Tegu brew (bold); Buena Vida Fair Trade (medium); Organic Fair Trade Honduran (mild); and Buena Vida decaf. Cost is $13 for 1 lb. bag, Proceeds support the Sociedad Amigos de los Ninos orphanage in Honduras, and fund housing, educational and health programs that have cared for over 40,000 Honduran children in the past 40 years, and the ministries of SMV Christian Women. To place an order, fill out attached form and send to school office. Order now for Christmas! Deadline is December 15th.
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Happy Holidays!
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SMV Athletics
Basketball
All of the league standings, game results and upcoming schedules can be found on the league website at www.nddbbb.org. Because league results do not post until Monday evening, the sports results will also be one week behind. For 5th and 6th grade, all divisions are developmental and teams are distributed equally among all three divisions.
Boy's Basketball
Hoops highlights for week 1
Rough start for the boys overall winning two and losing seven.
8th Grade Boys
In the Notre Dame division the boys lost two over the weekend. The boys in the Cousins division lost one.
7th Grade Boys
In the Notre Dame division the boys won one and in the Don Bosco division lost two.
6th Grade Boys
In the Don Bosco division the boys won one.
5th Grade Boys
In the Notre Dame division the boys lost one and in the Don Bosco division also lost one.
Girl's Basketball
The girls were a little better winning three and losing two.
8th Grade Girls
In the Notre Dame division the girls won one.
7th Grade Girls
In the Notre Dame division the girls won one.
6th Grade Girls
In the Notre Dame division the girls won one and in the Cousins division the girls lost one.
5th Grade Girls
In the Don Bosco division the girls lost one.
The 8th grade girls won the consolation championship of the St. Charles, Hartford tournament.
This week, both 6th grade girls teams and the 8th grade girls team won their league games.
Upcoming games at St Mary's Visitation:
Home Games Saturday, December 17 at St Mary's Visitation:
8:15 AM St Joseph Tosa vs St Mary EG - Blue - 5th Boys Notre Dame Division
9:15 AM St John Vianney - White vs St Mary EG - White - 5th Boys Don Bosco Division
10:15 AM St Mary EG Blue vs St Dominic - Black - 7th Boys Notre Dame Division
11:15 AM Holy Family WFB vs St Mary EG - Blue - 8th Boys Notre Dame Division
1:00 PM St John Vianney - Green vs St Mary EG - 8th Girls Notre Dame Division
2:00 PM St Mary EG vs Waukesha Catholic - Red - 7th Girls Notre Dame Division
3:00 PM Brookfield Academy - Gold vs St Mary EG - Blue - 6th Girls Notre Dame Division
4:00 PM St Mary EG vs St Dominic - 5th Girls Don Bosco
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Community Announcements and Opportunities
SMV Youth Ministry Conference
ATTENTION ALL 8th GRADE TEENS and PARENTS! You don't want to miss this life-changing opportunity that the SMV Youth Ministry program is offering. Steubenville Youth Conference is the annual summer conference attended by over 45,000 teens from around the United States. SMV Youth Ministry will be attending the conference on July 13-15, 2012 in Steubenville, OH and this trip is open to all current 8th-12th grade students. For more information or to sign-up see the attached flyer for all the info or call Brian Magliocco, Youth Minister, at 262-782-4575 x 108. You DON'T want to miss THIS trip!
More Divine Temptations II
This is the third edition of the Christian Women Cookbook and is available for $15.00 in the Parish Office. This fabulous cookbook, filled with SMV parishioner recipes, would make a terrific Christmas gift!
Metro Parent, Toy Tips, and SMV!
The December Issue of MetroParent Magazine features 4K and 5K students from SMV. The kids are showing off their skills testing toys for TOY TIPS for the lead story in the magazine. You can pick one up free at Elm Grove Library or at your pediatrician's office.
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