Dear Parents and Guardians,
April of 2022 is heading towards our rearview mirror. Please take a look below at the upcoming events in the important dates section of this eLedger as we transition to the month of May. We are excited for many opportunities to celebrate and learn together as a community.
Individual grade field trips are another way we can learn together. If chaperoning a field trip is of interest to you, please keep an eye out for communication from your child’s classroom teacher. To chaperone a field trip volunteers need to go through the course of SafeGuarding God’s Children or SEE training and have SMSA run a background check. Sabina Carter will be at SMSA Thursday, May 5th, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the MPR to do an in person SEE training. Please use this link to sign up for the training. https://milwaukee.cmgconnect.org/.
Thank you for all your support and partnership as we transition to May at SMSA.
Together we create a path for tomorrow’s children to achieve amazing dreams.
God Bless,
Steven Kelnhofer
skelnhofer@smsacademy.org
Elementary Principal, SMSA
Drop off and Pick up Safety
For reasons of safety SMSA asks you to use the Hug and Go lanes, both in front of North Hall and in front of South Hall as intended. Please do not drop off or pick up your child or children at intersections of our parking lot. It appears from my perspective children are being dropped off and picked up in the incorrect locations. Which may be convenient for you, but is not safe for students or convenient to other vehicles.
The main area of concern is the main driveway coming towards SMSA and then at the intersection of making a decision to go left or right as you approach SMSA. This is not a drop off/pick up zone. Please help us stay safe and be a considerate community member. Thank you.
Standards Based Grading
The objective of the video series is to educate parents in short videos to unpack Standard Based Grading. The series intends to deliver an education and mindshift to understand Standards Based Grading, why Standards Based Grading is best practice, and how Standards Based Grading functions with the parent and teacher supporting the student’s journey.
Please select the following six links to see the box set of SBG at SMSA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC85kS-z_Mk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tecnwN4dXLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ejwOMhkAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7jww2J7RJs