Dear Parents,

Welcome to 2020! What an exciting time to be a Ledger!

MAPS testing is underway, Catholic Schools Week is just around the corner and we have a couple of staffing changes as we enter into the new year.

Mrs. Jo Gilgenbach, will be moving into an aide position in Ms. Welker’s classroom. Mrs. Jacinta Emmers will be moving to the South Hall Office. We are excited for the new experience for both of them.  Mrs. Amanda Cords will be the long term substitute in Mrs. Robert’s classroom starting January 14th. Mrs. Cords comes to us with 5 years of teaching experience and is completing her masters degree. She loves the Lord and has been exploring Mrs. Robert’s classroom in preparation and a smooth transition.  We welcome Mrs. Wendt to the library for a month or two to support our students in enjoying the love of reading and checking out books. Thank you for your help. We appreciate you!  Mrs. Rebecca Dahlke, our new nurse, began this week. Becca will be located in the South Hall Office. She brings a wealth of knowledge, wonderful joy and amazing practice. We are excited and blessed to have her at SMSA.

It’s truly an exciting time to be a Ledger in 2020! Thank you for being a partner with us on your child’s or children’s journey through education.

Love and Logic Tip of the Week:

Parents who battle with their kids over friendship choices create teenagers who sneak around behind their backs.

MAPS Testing

Students from grades 2 – 8 will be taking the winter MAPS test starting Monday, January 6 – Thursday, January 30, 2020.

God Bless,

Steven Kelnhofer

Thank you to everyone who sent in and/or scanned your receipts to support SMSA. Here is an update of our latest collection.

Our annual goal is $1,000. To-date we have submitted and earned $955.80!

For the December Challenge our Box Top Receipt scans totaled $23.80.

Let’s see how much we can surpass our $1,000 goal. 

Notice: until the program has transitioned to a ‘scanning’ program you can earn 2X the value by scanning your receipts for those Box Tops that have expiration dates. You DO NOT need to clip and submit the new Box Tops. Don’t have the app? Go to GooglePlay or the AppStore

Please click here for the February collection sheet.

Please join us in the Chapel of St. Mary: Our Lady of the Ledge on Friday, January 17, 2020. Mass will begin at 8:15 a.m.

Make sure to stop at the North or South Hall office for a visitors pass.

Class lead: Mrs. Maurer, Grade 2

Classes attending: Mrs. Townsend (Grade 5), Mrs. Staerzl (Grade 4), Mrs. Packer (Grade 3), Mrs. Ebert (Grade 2) and Mrs. Flatt (Grade 4).

Please join us in the Chapel of St. Mary: Our Lady of the Ledge on Friday, January 17, 2020 as grade 8 will be in attendance. Mass will begin at 9:20 a.m.

Make sure to stop at the North or South Hall office for a visitors pass

High School Placement Testing for ALL Students who will be entering 9th grade for the 2020-2021 school year will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The test will be held at SMSA.

ALL current SMSA students and those that will be new to SMSA, must take the placement test.

If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Mueller at kmueller@smsacademy.org.

Dear Parents, 

The 6th grade Compost Club would like to invite you to a family bonding experience of a Disney trivia night! This event is taking place on Friday, January 24, 2020 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the school’s cafeteria.

You can buy tickets at our bake sale which will take place Wednesday January 22 – Friday, January 24th before and after school in front of both North and South offices. You can also email the Compost Club staff leader Julia Treichel at jtreichel@smsacademy.org.

Prices ahead of time are $1 for an individual or $4 for a family. At the door, prices will be $2 per person and $5 per family. We hope to see you there! 

Thank you for support, 

Madelyn Reilley

6th Grade Student

Compost Club Board Member

The Lands’ End School Starboard Scholarship acknowledges and rewards students who display exceptional leadership skills.  Each winning student will receive a $10,000 scholarship.

For a full list of details and eligibility requirements, please click here.

Please click here for information on the BeeDee Scholarship.

Please click here for information on the Joan Setser Memorial Scholarship.

No news at this time.

If you would like more information, please contact either Andrea Nuss at alnuss@charter.net or Katie Mathos at katiemathos@gmail.com.