Ronald McDonald House Update

Ronald McDonald stopped by on Monday to collect the pop tabs our school has been collecting since the beginning of Lent.  Our Lenten collection exceeded our goal of 35 pounds and topped out at 75 pounds of tabs.  We combined our Lenten collection with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade's collections from last year and earlier this year to make a grand total of 229 pounds! That is 292,204 tabs, which pays for a family to stay at the Ronald McDonald House for seven nights. What a great job! We have decided to join the intermediate students with their pop tab collection so we can continue to help families at the Ronald McDonald House. You can continue to send in your tabs to the school and we will store them until we fill up another tote. Ronald said he would come back to collect our tabs all we need to do is call.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day! It is such a treat to work with such great kids and families. Relax and enjoy your day.

Spring Program

Mark your calendars for this year's K - 5 Spring Program.  The students will be performing some of the songs they have been working on in class.  There will be a 1:00 and a 6:30 performance.  Looking forward to seeing every one at the show.

Thank You

It was so great to see you all at this year's Science Fair!  The kids were so excited to share their skeletal projects and lung experiments. They also liked walking around and seeing what the older kids worked on too. The overall opinion, was that the Mad Scientist was the best, especially when he lit the tiny pieces of paper on fire. It was a great time and a great job done by all of the kids. 

Science Fair

Thursday, April 23^rd 6:00pm

Come One and All to the St. Mary School

Science Fair!

Everyone is encouraged to attend!

All grades will showcase either individual or group projects that are science related. Each student has had a part in creating something to display at Science Fair. Please attend with your family to see your students’ contributions.

Special Performance: “Fire and Ice” by Mad Science at 6:30pm.

Happy Spring!

It is official, shorts are allowed as part of the student uniform. The students are now allowed to wear shorts to school.  Remember, that it is still pretty cold in the morning when we line up outside or go out for morning recess.  The predicted warm temps are not usually reached until late in the day.  It is a good idea to keep to keep an extra sweater or sweatshirt in the locker or  back pack for those chilly mornings. Also a reminder that all shoes worn to school must have backs on them.

Spring is here!

Yeah, Spring has arrived!! We have enjoyed the wonderful mild weather and are looking forward to more to come. We have sent home the boots and snow pants in exchange for spring jackets.  It still might be a good idea to keep an extra sweater or sweatshirt in your child's locker for those chilly mornings.  The boiler doesn't run as often it can get a little chilly in the morning. Also, the first day for shorts to be worn to school, is April 1st.

Salad Luncheon

Don't forget to mark your calendars for Friday, March 13th for Saint Mary's Annual Salad Luncheon. Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to attend our Salad Luncheon.  The lunch consists of an assortment of pasta, fruit, and vegetable salads along with salmon loaf and spinach lasagna for the main course.  To top off the delicious meal, a host of delicious desserts will be available.  Hope to see you there.

 

Pop Tabs

Don't forget to keep saving those pop tabs!  We are trying to collect 35 pounds of pop tabs to donate to the Madison chapter of the Ronald McDonald House.  We will be collecting the pop tabs until March 27th.  Ronald himself is scheduled to come and collect all of our pop tabs after Spring Break. You can even ask your friends, family,neighbors to help our cause.

Lent

The Lenten season has begun. During these forty days, we prepare ourselves for Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday through prayer, fasting, and alms giving. Our theme this year is “Let’s Grow into Lent.” We will be participating in many different activities to grow closer to Christ during the season.

Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Don't forget Parent/Teacher conferences are this week Wednesday and Thursday.  All staff members will be set up in the gym on Wednesday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  If you are unable to attend conferences, please contact me to set up another time for us to meet.  I am available most days right after school until 4:30.  I look forward to seeing you and sharing your child's work with you.  The students have been working very hard and are excited to show you all they have learned.

100's Day!

Believe it or not, the first graders have been in school almost 100 days.  It seems like we were just unpacking our supplies and getting started, how quick the time goes.  We will 100's Day with the kindergartners and second graders on Friday, February 6th.  The students will be rotating through several different learning stations  centered around the number 100. We will end the day with a special 100's Day snack.  Be sure to ask your child about their day.

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

It is finally here!  This week seems to be the kids favorite time of the year.  Here is a brief run down of the weeks events.

Sunday:  10:30 Mass followed by an Open House at school (open to the public). Bring a friend and show them what wonderful things we do at St. Mary's
Monday: Pajama Day and a free pancake lunch for all students
Tuesday: Neon Day and bowling at River's Edge Bowl in the afternoon
Wednesday: Twin Day and Mass
Thursday: Super Hero Day
Friday: Spirit Day and Spaghetti Dinner from 5-8

As our service project for Catholic Schools Week, we will be competing in a Penny War with the other Catholic Schools in Janesville in grade level teams of Pre-K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 not individual schools to help raise money for Camden Playground.  The grade level team with the most money will win a play day at the playground and park.  Bring in your spare change to help out!

Thank you for all of your support for our fabulous school, we make a great team!

Welcome Back!

We were finally able to have a full week together.  Looking ahead, it seems the weather is going to cooperate for another great week.  Please remember to send all of the necessary snow gear for recess.  The kids are having a great time building various snow forts and hideouts in the snow hills.  It is wonderful to see all of the teamwork that is involved in the process.

Dress Rehersal

Dress Rehearsal

Monday, December 15^th

Right away Monday morning, Grades K-5 are having a dress rehearsal for our upcoming Christmas Program.  Please send your student to school in costume on that day.  Costume clothes will be left at school Monday night in preparation for our performance Tuesday afternoon.  Also, please have him/her bring uniform clothes to change in to after the rehearsal.  Thank you! 

Christmas Program

Please note the change in times for the Christmas Program on December 16th.  The new times for the program are 1:00 and 6:30.  The students should report to their individual classrooms dressed in their program costumes.  We will finish finial costume preparations when all students have arrived.  After the program, the first graders will need to be picked up at their classroom by a parent.  The kids have been working very hard learning their lines and songs for the show and are very excited to perform for family and friends.  We look forward to seeing you all at the performance on December 16th.

Brrr...Winter is here!

Thanks for sending all of the warm winter gear this week!  It was SO cold outside!  The class and I were hoping we could ease into the winter season a few degrees at a time, but I guess Mother Nature had other plans.  You know you are in Wisconsin when you are excited the high temperature is in the teens and there is no windchill.  The temperature did spark a lot of impromptu leaning and a lot of fun plotting daily temperatures.  Everyday was different and we learned the difference between actual temperature and feels like temperature.  We also used our prayer time to pray for those people out East who were experiencing much more severe winter weather and to thank God for just cold temperatures for us. We are now prepared for whatever the seasons throw at us. Have a great week!

Thank you Veteran's

We were able to deliver our handmade cards to some very well deserving veterans at the Veteran's Day ceremony and to some of our own family members too.  Thank you to all of the brave men and women who are serving and have served our great country.  We appreciate the sacrifices you and your family make for us each day.

Veteran's Day

Don't forget that the students will be walking down to Traxler Park on Tuesday, November 11th.  We will be attending the dedication of the two new memorials at the park and the Veteran's Day Ceremony.  The students will also be distributing their hand made thank you cards to the veterans in attendance. Please have the students wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather, as it is supposed to be very cold on Tuesday.