Dear SMA Community,
FAMILY FUN NIGHT is this Friday night, September 27th (6-9 pm)! Please plan to join the fellowship and fun on our junior yard. Pizza will be served, so please reserve your meal TODAY by clicking here. Also, the SMA Student Council will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to throw a pie at your homeroom teacher (and possibly even the principal?). You will have an opportunity to meet our cheerleading team and to dance the night away at our DJ Dance Party!! Parents, please note that you will need to supervise your own kids as our teachers are present for the fun also and are not “on duty” for childcare responsibilities. Additionally, be sure to bring cash for the raffle (and I believe the cheerleaders will be selling spirit hair bows).
Today we are celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting our annual Taco Fest. Senora Pina superbly coordinated this “muy deliciosa” lunch for our students and staff in the Parish Hall. Moreover, for the last couple of weeks, she was working with the students in their Spanish classes, teaching them about hispanic artists and engaging them with cultural craft projects, which were then used to decorate the walls in the hall. Muchas gracias, Senora Pina! And a sincere appreciation for the many parent volunteers who were helping out during this special lunch, as well as for those parents who donated food items! Muchas gracias!
Tomorrow is $1 Denim Day! Students may wear denim (jeans) tomorrow if they bring in $1. These dollars will be collected and donated to the Missionary Childhood Association (click hyperlink for information).
So we completed our first cycle of Star testing in math and reading. You will receive a Star report this Friday that shows the results for your student(s).
The season of Fall has begun, and we begin a new month next week (can you believe it’s October already?). Middle school families will receive a progress report for Trimester 1 for their student on Wednesday (to be reviewed, signed, and returned on Friday). On Thursday, our 8th grade girls will visit Our Lady of Peace Academy and our 8th grade boys will visit St. Augustine High School. On Friday, we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Asissi with our annual Blessing of the Animals on the junior yard (8 am). Finally, I invite all moms to join the Moms’ Rosary Group for an hour of morning prayer from 8 to 9 on Friday.
Thank you for entrusting Stella Maris Academy with your children’s education.
With blessings and gratitude,
Jamie Brandt
Principal