Dear Parents, Christmas is in the air! Fun and joyfulness are alive and well at SMA! Christmas clothes, Christmas program recording, and pajama day on Friday! We are so blessed that our students are on campus and that we can all celebrate this wonderful time of year. The promise fulfilled by the birth of the… Read more »
Advent Greetings, What a wonderful time of the year! I pray that we can all see through the stress and uncertainty of these times and be thankful for the ultimate gift of the Son of God that we have been blessed with. We should rejoice in the good health of our school and parish communities… Read more »
Dear Parents, In place of my weekly message, I would like to share this letter from the San Diego County Office of Education regarding the upcoming holidays. As we approach the holiday season, many families may be planning to travel or get together with friends or relatives outside of their immediate family. We understand how… Read more »
Dear Parents, We made it through our first and hopefully last “Pandemic Halloween”! Many thanks to the families that had the time to stop by my home Halloween night. What fun it was to see the children and to visit with parents outside of school. This may become a new SMA tradition! Now on to… Read more »
Dear Parents, It is hard to believe that October is drawing to an end and the holiday season is quickly approaching. We look forward to celebrating with our students and families over the upcoming weeks. It will look a bit different, but, nonetheless, it will be joyful and heartfelt. We began our celebrations with our… Read more »
Dear Parents, Many thanks to those of you that attended our “Coffee with the Principal” Zoom meeting last night. During these uncertain times, communication, compassion and the spirit of working together is more important than ever before. I remain vigilant in keeping your children and our staff safe as we continue on this ever-changing journey… Read more »
Hello everyone, Although we are sad that we are unable to have an in-person book fair this year, we have decided to host an online book fair for the next two weeks. Please check out the site: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stellamarisacademy1 Please know that 25% of your purchases come back to the school in Scholastic Rewards and you… Read more »
Dear Parents, As we reach the midway point of another week, we continue to see your children growing in enthusiasm and enjoying their time at school with teachers that truly care for them and work hard each day to promote a rich academic environment where your children can grow and experience academic success. I hope… Read more »
Dear Parents, As we approach the second half of this second full week of in-person learning, thankfully, many things are beginning to fall into place. The children are smiling, laughing, and seem to be genuinely happy. This makes all of our hard work over the summer months well worth the effort. There were some concerns… Read more »
Dear Parents, We are half way through our first full week of school and all is well. Needless, to say, we are all exhausted!!! But it is so worth it! Your children have adapted beautifully. Please know that we are aware of the difficulty of getting back to a school day routine for all of… Read more »