Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your help dressing up your children for homecoming week.  It was a week filled with excitement and energy.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Conferences will be held October 17th and 18th.  Please look for communication October 1st on how to schedule an appointment using Skyward. 

No School October 4th & 5th

There will be no school Thursday, October 4th and Friday October 5th.  After School Care will not be open because we are not in session for school.   The Business and Scrip Offices will be open during normal business hours.

MAPS Testing

Teachers are preparing to have students in grades 2-8 take the MAPS testing in the areas of reading and math.  We are having students take these two tests to define a clearer picture of them as learners.  Students will be taking these forty minutes assessments three times throughout the year.  Our first testing dates will begin in October.

Classroom Halloween Parties

Our classroom Halloween party will be held Friday, October 26th, in the afternoon.  Look for more communication from your classroom teacher or room parent lead in the near future.   If you are interested in helping, look no further than our website under Volunteer Opportunities.

God Bless,
Steven Kelnhofer

Join us Friday, September 28, 2018 as our elementary students lead us in prayer in The Chapel of St. Mary at SMSA.

Next week’s schedule:

8:10 a.m. – Mrs. Mauer’s 2nd grade class will lead us in prayer.
9:00 a.m. – Mrs. Kuechenberg’s 5th grade class will lead us in prayer.

Mrs. Roberts’ and Mrs. Schneider’s classes will be in attendance for the 8:10 service.

Mrs. Packer’s, Mrs. Wuest’s, Mrs. Flatt’s and Mrs. Sippel’s classes will be in attendance for the 9:00 service.

Watch for Friday, October 26th class leads in the Thursday, October 18th, edition of the eLedger.

The Ledger Cheerleaders will be hosting a mini camp on October 5, 2018 from 3:30-5:30.  It will be open to K-6th grade students from any school.  We will be performing the routine we learned at camp during the half time of that evening’s Varsity football game at Fruth Field.

Forms will be coming home this week and need to be returned by September 28, 2018.  Cost is $20 and includes a t-shirt. If you have more questions you can e-mail Sbrusky@smsacademy.org.

Attention parents of 2nd graders and 3rd graders who have not yet received their First Holy Communion please click here for information and to register your son or daughter to receive Communion in the spring of 2019.

Congratulations to our junior Ledgers who participated in our summer reading program.  Mr. K challenged you to read 85,000 minutes and you logged over 104,000 minutes! Way to go.

The Top Readers by grade are as follows:
4K – Reid Twohig
K – Cameron Wagner
1st – Olive Twohig
2nd – Adelynn Thanos
3rd – Norah Specht
4th – Gwendolyn Weaver
5th – Ryan Holder

Congratulations to Norah Specht who was the TOP READER of the Summer Reading Program logging 5, 278 minutes.

Currently K-5th grades are voting to see “What will Mr. K do?”.  Will he be duct taped to a brick wall, sprayed with silly string or have to wear silly costumes for a week during morning crosswalk duty and lunch times?  Stay tuned!

Do you want to be more involved as a parent at SMSA?  Your child brought home a Parent Connector’s volunteer sheet last week, please fill it out and return it to school.  You only need to fill out one per family.  You will be contacted in the areas you signed up for.

Please click here to fill out the online volunteer form.  You will also be added to our Parent Connectors email list and receive information about our Parent Connectors throughout the year.  

Looking forward to having you a part of Parent Connectors!

Before and after school childcare will be closed Thursday, October 4th and Friday, October 5th due to school not being in session.