SMV Ponderings

PENNY WARS FOR THE WORKING BOYS CENTER IN QUITO, ECUADOR

As part of our Lenten Alms-giving we will be collecting money for the families of the Working Boys Center in Quito, Ecuador. Until this Thursday, April 5th, the competition is on! Students can bring in coins, dollar bills, and checks to support this cause. Thank you for supporting this agency and the families of Quito!

NASA STUDENT SYMPOSIUM WINNERS
Congratulations to Frankie Ragonese and Molly Carrig for qualifying to present at the NASA Explorer School's third annual Student Symposium. The girls conducted an investigation that focused on how to protect delicate instruments that are dropped onto different planets and presented it virtually to a panel of NASA personnel. They were invited to the NES National Student Symposium to be held in Houston this May. They will travel with Mrs. Biernat to present their investigation findings to NASA personnel and other students attending the event. Thirty schools, each with one team, were invited to the symposium. This two-day event will feature an astronaut presentation, facility tours, student activities and a career awareness panel.

THE SPRING CONCERT IS COMING

Mark your calendar for the SMV Spring Concert "Best of Broadway" to be held on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30PM.  All grades will be participating

MAY CROWNING  

During the month of May, we as Catholics traditionally honor Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth. To celebrate Mary's devotion to Christ, we will once again be crowning her in our parish on May 7th beginning at 6:30PM. This is taking place in the evening so that parents can accompany their children and share the devotion!

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MSOE

The Grade Level Chess Championships were this past weekend at the  Milwaukee School of Engineering. We would like to recognize the SMV students who competed! 

Nick Kroog and Jonathan Harmeyer made up the 1st grade team and came in 4th place. Great job you two.  

Both George and Grace Katsekes represented 2nd grade in style with 3.5 points. Excellent work. 

Joe Carrig solely represented the 3rd grade with 1.5 points. Good going Joe. 

Louis Kroog, Joe Sazama and Thomas Harmeyer represented the 4th grade and came in 5th place in the team division. Thomas Harmeyer received a medal for 20th place.The 4th grade level was a tough level but they did excellent.

Joseph Harmeyer was the only kindergardener and came in 7th overall. Awesome job.

This meet proved to have very challenging chess players. It really was the the best of the best. SMV did fantastic.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT POSTER CONTEST 

To place emphasis on the special Safe Environment month and to supplement Safe Environment teaching in the classrooms and religious education programs, the Archdiocese Office for Safe Environment will hold a poster contest. The theme is Human Dignity. Human dignity is the foundation of all our moral values in society and therefore is at the core of all safe environments.

To participate, children and youth should create a poster reflecting what human dignity and safe environments mean to them.  Any medium may be used and poster size must be on paper sized 11x17 or larger.

Possible poster themes include the following:
* Respecting others
* Showing dignity and caring toward one another
* Clear boundaries with one another (knowing your comfort zone)
* Good communication (talk, share, listen)
* Right relationships
* Honesty
* Dependability and commitment
* Patience

Posters will be judged by age group. The age groups for the contest are as follows:
K4  - 2nd grade
3rd - 5th grade
6th - 8th grade

Posters must be addressed to the Safe Environment Office and mailed or dropped off at the Cousins Center, 3501 S Lake Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53207 no later than April 21st, 2012. Please make sure that each entry includes name, grade, parish and/or school.

Entries will be judged by a selection committee. The final winner from each age group will be chosen by Archbishop Listecki on April 30th. The wining posters will be displayed in the Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center and will be awarded a certificate of merit and a prize.

Registration

Our classes are filling up for the 2012-2013 school year.  To register or for more information, contact Principal Mary Tretow at 262-782-7057 or visit our website:  stmaryeg.org/school/.