Principal’s Desk News & Information Upcoming Dates School Care News

Dear Parents/Guardians,
April of 2025 is moving quickly as we continue to celebrate the Easter season. With May just around the corner, we recognize that it will be a busy month filled with faith celebrations, field trips, field days, spring MAP testing, the SMSA Showcase Event, the K-8 eighth-grade graduation Mass, and many other opportunities on the Ledge.

We are excited for these many opportunities to learn, play, and pray together as a Ledger community to conclude our school year. Thank you for joining us in these celebrations!

Field trips and volunteering for field day are a couple of the wonderful ways parents can volunteer at SMSA. If you are interested in chaperoning a field trip or volunteering during field day, please keep an eye out for communication from your child’s classroom teacher regarding dates and requirements for chaperoning.

To chaperone a field trip or volunteering at field day, volunteers need to have completed the Safe Guarding God’s Children or SEE training, and SMSA will run a background check. If you have not yet completed this training, please contact the Business Office for more information on how to become SEE trained.

Last Day of School Extended Care Information
The last full day of school is fast approaching! We want to inform you that after school care will be available for those who are registered for this program on the last day of school, May 30th. We kindly ask parents to sign up in the extended care room or email Ms. Tracey in the coming weeks if your student(s) will need after school care on the last day of school. This will help us staff appropriately.

We are grateful for your ongoing support in making SMSA a wonderful place for our children. Together, we are paving the way for tomorrow’s children to achieve amazing dreams.

Thank you for your continued partnership, and we look forward to collaborating with you in the weeks to come!

God Bless,
Steven Kelnhofer
Elementary Principal, SMSA

Staff Appreciation Week (May 5th – 9th) is coming! We are looking for our SMSA Families to help with making this week a successful “Road Trip!” Listed below are links for the different opportunities to help through volunteering or contributing. More details are shared within each link.

Road Trip Snack Donations – May 2nd:
https://signup.com/go/ityPnsg
Breakfast Donations – May 5th:
https://signup.com/go/FmJtSyQ
Luncheon Donations – May 7th:
https://signup.com/go/xXmYaQU
Lunch/Recess Duties (Must be SEE Trained) – May 7th:
https://signup.com/go/nMUSOuE

If you have any questions, please email Andrea Nuss, alnuss@charter.net. We greatly appreciate your help in going the “extra mile” to make this week a success for our fabulous SMSA Staff!

Staff Appreciation Committee – Andrea Nuss, Lisa Shannon, Amy Meyer-Bremer, Ellen Kant, Becky Harmsen, Pam Mand, Erin Clark-Benedict & Marisa Tymusz

It’s been almost a year since SMSA has hosted the Scholastic Book Fair….

We are happy to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair is back and will be open in the SMSA Library from Monday, May 12—Thursday, May 15, 2025. Shopping hours are in the mornings, 7:15—8:15 am, and afternoons, 3—4:30 pm. On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 14, we are open until 6 pm (during Student Showcase).

As always, there are volunteer shifts available for Set-up, Take Down, and Sales.

*****Volunteers must be up to date on Safe Environment Training*****

Please consider volunteering. Click on the link to sign up.
https://signup.com/go/DNMmQsz

Please email emilycainadams@me.com for more information.

When: Wednesday, May 14th
Dress Rehearsal: 1:00 p.m. – Hutter gym – students in school uniform. Open to the public.

Band:
6:00 p.m. – All Band only and Band AND Choir students in all grades will report to the band room. Students may wear Nice Spring clothing or Sunday best clothing-no jeans or sweats

Choir:
6:20 p.m. – All Choir only students will report to their bleacher in Hutter gym. Students may wear Nice Spring clothing or Sunday best clothing-no jeans or sweats.

6:30 p.m. – Concert-Hutter gym – all are welcome!

We will be celebrating the end of the school year with field days for our 3K – 7th Grade students! We are looking for parent volunteers to help at the stations. All volunteers must be SEE trained in order to help. Mark your calendars…The field days are Thursday, May 29th (Kindergarten – 5th Grade) and Friday, May 30th (3K, 4K & 6th – 7th Grade).
Thursday, May 29th:
8:35 am – 11:05 am – Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
12:10 pm – 2:35 pm – 3rd – 5th Grade
Friday, May 30th:
8:35 am – 11:05 am – 3K – 4K
12:10 pm – 2:35 pm 6th – 7th Grade

Here is the link to sign up to help: https://signup.com/go/nJePnoQ

A reminder email will be sent to you when the date gets closer. Thank you so much for your willingness to help!

There will be a mandatory Parent/Player meeting for the upcoming 2025 football season. This is for ALL Freshmen-Senior players as of the Fall of 2025.

There are two separate dates; you only need to attend one of the following.
Sunday, April 27th 6:30pm-8:00pm Hutter Gym
Wednesday, April 30th 6:30pm-8:00pm Hutter Gym

DATES: Monday, June 2 – Thursday, June 5

Grades 2-3 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Grades 4-5-6 10:15 am  – 12:15 pm

Grades 7-8-9 12:30 pm  –  2:30 pm

** Grades are for the fall of the 2025-26 school year**

Click Here For Registration Form – SMS Girls Basketball Camp 2025

Please Click Here – Grades 5 – 8 Registration

The Football Fundamentals Camp is a non-contact camp with emphasis on skills that make the game of football safer and more fun to participate in.

DATES: 07/14/2025 – 07/17/2025 (Monday-Thursday)
TIME: 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
LOCATION: St. Mary’s Springs Athletic Field
255 Cty Road K
Fond du Lac, WI 54937

Football-Fundamentals-Camp-2025

Are you a parent or grandparent looking for a meaningful way to give back to our school community? The library is the perfect place for you to make a difference, meet new people, and share your love of reading and learning with our students!

We’re looking for dedicated SEE trained volunteers to assist with a variety of activities, including:
-Helping with children’s reading programs
-Assisting in shelving and organizing books
By volunteering, you can:
-Inspire a love of reading in young minds
-Enjoy flexible volunteer hours (weekly commitment or on call sub)

Whether you have an hour a week or a few hours a month, your time will make a huge impact.

Come join our library family and help us create a welcoming space for everyone!

Sign up today! Please fill out the following link; https://forms.gle/PtEAqYrdrMXiSJBH7 or email library@smsacademy.org with any questions.

Did you know? You can Refer-A-Family and receive tuition credit!

Click Here to Learn More!

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May 14, 2025 – 5th-8th Grade Spring Concert

May 14, 2025 – Student Show Case & Book Fair

May 28, 2025 – Kindergarten – Eighth Grade Mass & 8th grade graduation at Holy Family at 9:00 am

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Registration is upon us for Extended Care 2025-2026 school year. A friendly reminder when registering for Extended Care there is a $100.00 non-refundable registration fee.

In order for your child/children to have a saved spot in extended care this fee will need to be paid at the time of registration. Checks can be made payable to SMSA (Extended Care) to the south office. Reminder, spots fill up quickly.

Please email extendedcare@smsacademy.org if you have any questions.

Thank you

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