Dear Parents, Save the date! On Friday, September 17th, Stella Maris Academy will celebrate our 75th Anniversary! This is a BIG DEAL!!! Please join us at 8:15 on the sports court that morning for a pep rally where we will celebrate this wonderful school with some special guests. We will be “kicking off” an “Acts… Read more »
Dear Parents, As we look forward towards the upcoming 3-day Labor Day weekend, we can celebrate a wonderful beginning to our school year. Today we had our first fire drill of the new school year. Mr. Guay has also walked many of our classes to visit our three “Rally Points” this week. These are places… Read more »
Dear Parents, Too many blessings to count!!! Happy, happy first day of school to all of us! To see parents and grandparents walking students to their classrooms was priceless. The positive energy made my heart happy! I feel a great school year coming on! One person missing on this special first day of school was… Read more »
Want to come back to school in the fall and attend our ice cream social? What about having the math department serve you pancakes? If either of these options interests you, please take a moment and check out the information below. Every summer our students are asked to read and complete math assignments (grades 4-8)… Read more »
Dear Parents, Well this certainly is an exciting week! So much spirit…so much fun! It is wonderful to celebrate and have fun again! Our eighth graders have had a week filled with special activities amid graduation practices and many “final” moments with their teachers. This is definitely a bitter-sweet time of the school year. I… Read more »
Dear Parents, As you are all well aware, there are many conflicting opinions surfacing regarding the multiple COVID -19 restrictions that we have been abiding by over the course of this past school year. We have decided to continue to the “finish line” of the 2020-2021 schoolyear remaining consistent with the safety protocols that have… Read more »
Dear Parents, As we prepare to celebrate the Ascension of Jesus into heaven, we focus on the promise of him coming again. This fills us with hope for a future of everlasting life with God in heaven. At a time when we are beginning to see a light at the end of this “pandemic tunnel”,… Read more »
Dear Parents, I would like to concentrate this week’s message on gratitude and how we, as adults, can develop it in our children. Please refer to the article below for some wonderful ideas and information. As always, modeling this virtue is one very important key. Our children learn from our words and actions. I believe… Read more »
Dear Parents, Happy Wednesday! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather! Spring has arrived and the future looks brighter. We are seeing much of our lives returning to more of a sense of “normal”, which is definitely a trend in the right direction. There has been much talk about the necessity for masks to… Read more »
Dear Parents, Excitement is building with our new gym nearing completion within weeks. Please watch next week’s newsletter for news on our upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony. Additionally, our wrought iron gates are in the process of being replaced and the extension of the junior yard walls should be complete within a couple of weeks. Great things are happening at SMA! Beginning with today’s… Read more »