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

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome back to the Ledge following spring break. I hope your family had an opportunity to spend time together. Spending time together with family to laugh, work and share faith are truly special moments in our lives. The opportunities for these moments can be captured and explored, or can slip by as we are busy with other pieces of our lives. Make time to spend time with your child(ren) because as the saying goes, “they grow up fast.” It doesn’t seem all that long ago that our current 8th graders were in first grade when I first had the opportunity to meet this class of Ledgers waiting to grow and become leaders for tomorrow.

Forward Testing
The first week of Forward testing will begin next week. Please take some time to look further in the eledger for the information to chose a successful Forward testing experience.

Safety
Please support keeping our drop off and pick zones safe. Please use the hug and go lane when dropping off or picking up your child(ren) with the intention of not getting out of the vehicle. The middle of the south parking lot is a great place to park and leave your vehicle to meet up with your child(ren). It takes all of us, as a respectful community, to keep everyone safe and traffic moving as efficiently as possible. Thank you.

The Ledger Way and the SMSA covenants depict St. Mary’s Springs Core Values that illuminate the commitment we have towards helping each student develop his/her moral compass. The areas of faith, learning, respect, leadership, community, and responsibility provide a lens through which our students can visualize how they may interact and treat each other as gifts from God. As we work together as a school community and in partnership with you as parents/guardians, we will prepare our students to meet future challenges and become faith filled leaders of tomorrow.

Thank you for your continued partnership with SMSA. Together we create a path for tomorrow’s children to achieve amazing dreams.

God Bless,
Steven Kelnhofer
Elementary Principal, SMSA

St. Mary’s Springs Academy is preparing for our students in 3rd – 8th grade as well as 10th grade to participate in the Wisconsin Forward Exam. The Forward Exam is designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. These standards outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be college and career ready. The Forward Exam is a Wisconsin computer-based exam that is administered in the spring of each school year at the grade levels seen below:
Grades 3-8 in ELA (English Language Arts) and Mathematics
Grades 4 and 8 in Science and,
Grades 4,8, and 10 in Social Studies.

This year, testing at SMSA will take place during the week of Monday, March 25th as well as during the week of Monday, April 1st. The Forward Exam must be administered in person and cannot be proctored virtually. We ask for our support by having your child(ren) attend school during the testing window. For more information, please use this link to access the Wisconsin DPI Forward Information Guide for Families.

Our 5th-8th Grade Concert will be on Monday, May 13th in Hutter gymnasium, at 6:30pm.

Students who are in BAND will report to the band room at 6:00pm and CHOIR ONLY students will report to the gym at 6:10pm.

All 7th and 8th grade BAND students should wear all black, and grades 5th and 6th grade BAND students should wear Sunday’s Best, no jeans or sweats.

All CHOIR ONLY students should wear Sunday’s Best, no jeans or sweats.

Concert times are 1:00pm and 6:30pm.
This is a graded event. All students are expected to participate.
Thank you!

Christa Lewis and Gerry Scudella

The Book Fair will take place in the SMSA library beginning on Friday, May 10 and will be open before and after school through Friday, May 17.

Please consider signing up, click here to view options.

The Principal’s Pen is an opportunity for teachers to recognize students
who consistently demonstrate The Ledger Way with a focus on faith, learning, respect for leadership, community and responsibility. The students chosen will attend a special breakfast with Mr. K and Mr. Fisher and special guest, receives a certificate with a brief sentence on how they followed The Ledger Way, and a principal’s pen.

This week’s Special Guest was Kelly Mueller-St. Mary’s Springs Academy
Athletic Administrator This week’s Principal Pen award winners are:

Calim C.(3rd)- Calim is a very respectful and caring student. He work very hard on all assignments and takes great pride in his work!
Lucy M. (3rd) – Lucy is a kind friend who is always willing to help. She takes responsibility for her learning and is a good leader.

Aiden P. ( 3rd) – Aiden is always respectful to his teachers and peers. He always strives to be the best he can. He leads his peers by suing his faith in and out of the classroom.

Olivia D.(4th ) – Olivia shows care and compassion for her classroom community. She also puts forth her best effort in her learning.

Sterling J. (4th) – Sterling is responsible by having his work done. He is also respectful and willing to learn.

Gracie A. ( 4th) – Gracie demonstrates learning by doing her best work and Gracie is a leader in the classroom by following rules and helping others.

Dominick B. (5th) – Dominick is a caring and considerate student. He follows The Ledger Way by being a positive member of the class community. Dominick always participates and includes everyone in his group.

Lillian M. (5th)– Lillian comes to school ready to learn and willing to help anyone. She is always smiling and is respectful to everyone.

Vida B. (5th) – Vida is very respectful and works hard daily. She helps her classmates when they need help. Vida offers to help her teachers often. She is very responsible. She will volunteer to stay in at recess if she doesn’t have her work done. She treats her peers with kindness.

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

Click Here to Learn More!

Click here to view key dates for the 2024-2025 Academic School Year, including SMSA’s start date, Christmas break, spring break and graduation dates.

Reminder that you can view this information, along with handbooks, dress code and uniform criteria and other important resources on our website year round by clicking here.

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This year’s Ledgefest auction is filled with outstanding packages including all of the amazing class auction packages and student art projects! Check out the auction if you have not already done so by clicking here!

Bid High and Bid Often in support of St. Mary’s Springs Academy and Catholic education.

Fondy Spring Tennis is right around the corner. Registration forms can be found on the www.fondytennis.com website. Spread the word and see you on the courts soon!

Fondy Tennis Lessons & Registration Form – Spring 2024

PPA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT 8TH GRADERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE AVAILABLE. DUE APRIL 5, 2024.

Graduating Senior PPA scholarship application

Join us on the third Wednesday of each month in Lauby Lounge for the PPA meeting. All parents who have children in Middle School or High School are encouraged to attend.

Watch for an email to sign up to volunteer to help make the musical a success! Many hands make light work!

Meeting dates:
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Note the change in usual day

All meetings will be held at 6 pm in the Lauby Lounge (first floor teacher lounge). Contact Anne Brunette (6brunettes@charter.net) with any questions about the PPA!

With cold weather here, please remind your child(ren) to stop by the lost and found if they are missing a glove, hat, boot or even their jacket. The lost and found has been a very popular spot this year.

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March 26th – April 5th – Forward testing for Grades 3 – 8
March 29th – No school for Good Friday
April 1st – No School for Easter Monday

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Parents there is a change in the child care email. Child Care is now called Extended Care.

This is the new email extendedcare@smsacademy.org. Please use this email moving forward.
Thank you

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