Aug 29
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Ledger community is well on it’s way as we welcomed everyone back to the Ledge about a week ago. The students are adjusting well to the school day routines. Every student brings their unique gifts with them as they interact within our community. A couple of days ago, we had a 4th grade student go out of her way to help a fellow student as she was entering the classroom with all of her learning materials. It was a wonderful sight of leading and showing respect gleaned for the Ledger Way Core Values. Many similar stories are found and shared if we search for them in our community. The Ledger Way is alive and well.
Safety
Thank you for supporting our parking plan on the upper south parking lot. It appears everyone is pitching in and doing their part by using the middle lane and west lane to exit the lot. This process supports safety and supports everyone driving forward and limiting the need to go in reverse where students and parents may be walking. Please use the west portion of the Hug and Go lane. By pulling all the way ahead and use the west side we will eliminate the back up on the east side of the lot. Thank you for working together to keep everyone safe and moving around the parking lot.
When the school day concludes, a parent/guardian must be supervising their child(ren) if the intention is to use the campus grounds to play after school. SMSA only supervises students that attend After School Care. We are asking you to please leave pets in the car or at home when dropping off or picking up children. Pets are not allowed on our lower playground. This is to keep everyone safe as we drop off or dismiss from school. Thank you for your cooperation.
All-System Mass Reminders as we have our All System Mass Friday, August 30th. Grades K – 5th boys and girls are to follow our everyday school uniform attire for Mass. Grades 6th – 8th boys and girls are required to wear Lands’ End oxford button down shirts, with the SMSA logo, in white, French blue, Land’s End Lake blue and white stripes. Boys are to wear an approved SMSA Lands’ End striped neck or bow tie.
Pants must be worn by boys. Girls may choose to wear a school appropriate skirt or school appropriate pants to mass. Shorts are not allowed at All System Mass.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support of SMSA.
God Bless,
Steven Kelnhofer
skelnhofer@smsacademy.org
Elementary Principal, SMSA
Welcome to the new school year! SMSA Food Service is part of the National School Lunch Program and we strive to present tasty and nutritious meals for our students every day. There are a few reminders for the upcoming year. Online underyou will all menus, necessary forms, and information for food service. The Food Service payment policy has instructions on food service payment and instruction for setting daily limits using the skyward family access on purchases for your students in the middle school and high school who have a la carte choices.
If you have limits on your children’s purchases from last year, these have carried over, but you should review your limits annually as prices have changed on our offerings.Current pricesare online under the resources.
Our lunch accounts are family based so all children draw off the same funds. When applying funds online through eFunds, it is sufficient to put funds on one account, not each student.
Parents are always welcome to come and share a meal with their children. We hope to see you visiting our cafeteria soon.
We are pleased to announce that St. Mary’s Springs Academy will be piloting Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (Amplify CKLA) this school year in one classroom at each grade level 5K-5th grade. Amplify CKLA is a nationally recognized curriculum used in over 38,000 classrooms and top-rated by the third-party curriculum review organization, EdReports. Built on the Science of Reading research, Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) sequences deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills instruction. CKLA’s evidence-based practices drive successful results for millions of students nationwide and meet ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) evidence requirements and the updated Wisconsin legislative requirements brought forward through Act 20.
Amplify CKLA is grounded in the Science of Reading research and incorporates the best practices for teaching foundational reading skills. By combining deep content knowledge with research-based instruction, CKLA ensures that your child develops both a strong foundation in reading and a broad understanding of various subjects.
Amplify CKLA provides engaging classroom resources and lessons that aim to help every child become a confident and fluent reader. Through exposure to a wide range of rich topics, each child will also deepen their background knowledge and expand their vocabulary. Research shows that background knowledge and related vocabulary greatly contribute to improved reading comprehension. That is why CKLA integrates content knowledge from science, social studies, and literature into the literacy block.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Melissa Trepte, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, at mtrepte@smsacademy.org
Sincerely,
Melissa Trepte
SMSA is in urgent need of a Book Fair Coordinator for our fall book fair, which takes place September 30-October 2. If you’re interested (and up to date on SEE training), please contact Emily Adams at: emilycainadams@me.com.
Are you a fan of Ledger Athletics? SMSA Adult Sports Passes are now available for purchase. The SMSA Sports pass covers admission for any HOME Ledger sporting event where an entry fee is charged. (Excluding WIAA playoff games) Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey and Soccer are examples of the sports that would be included in the pass. The SMSA Sports pass is $50.00. The passes will be available for purchase on oreintation day in the North & South Hall Offices as well as the Scrip Suite. Cash or checks made payable to SMSA will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Mueller at kmueller@smsacademy.org. Thank you for supporting Ledger Athletics!
Open to children enrolled in 4K through 4th grade. To register and for program details including days, time, location and prices for each grade level program, visit https://www.fdlymca.org/flag-football.html.
Flag Football Program Information
PROGRAM SESSION TIMES:
Grades 1 & 2 – 8:45am-10:15am
Kindergarten – 9:00am-10:00am
Grades 3 & 4 – 10:30am-12:00pm
SCHEDULE (KINDERGARTEN)
September 7th – October 12th – PRACTICE ONLY (Can scrimmage; will not be officiated)
SCHEDULE (1ST – 4TH GRADES)
September 7th – PRACTICE ONLY
September 14th – 30 minute practice followed by 1 hour officiated game
September 21st – 30 minute practice followed by 1 hour officiated game
September 28th – 30 minute practice followed by 1 hour officiated game
October 5th – 30 minute practice followed by 1 hour officiated game
October 12th – 30 minute practice followed by 1 hour officiated game
Welcome Back! We hope you had a wonderful summer! Are you wanting to get more involved in our Parent Connectors Group? If so, look for the Parent Connectors volunteer form in your packet you will be receiving at the supply drop off day (3K-5th Grade). If your youngest child is in 6th grade or above, you won’t be receiving a form to fill out but can email Andrea Nuss,alnuss@charter.net, to share that you are interested in being a part of our group. Every year a new email group gets created so please submit your form even if you have done so in the past years. Also, only one form per family is needed to be filled out. Throughout the year, our group has various school family events as well shows our amazing SMSA Staff how appreciative we are for them. By being a part of our group, you will receive emails that shares ways you can help with these events through volunteering and donating. Our group wouldn’t be a successful without all of the wonderful people involved in it. Thank you so much! If you have any questions, please email Andrea Nuss,alnuss@charter.net.
Fond du Lac School District (FDL-SD)
Transportation is provided on school buses contracted through a private bus company. It shall be furnished to elementary students (K-5) whose residences are outside the city limits for the city of Fond du Lac and who live two (2) or more miles from the school which they attend. Secondary students (6-12) living in rural areas more than two miles away from their attendance area school are eligible for transportation.
Families with eligible students that will need bus transportation next fall will be required to complete the FDL School District bus transportation card. The bus card is available on the SMSA website or at the South Hall office. A bus card is required for every new eligible child in the family. If your children currently ride the school bus a new bus card is not required for the next school year.
FDL-SD is requesting all Route bus transportation cards be completed and returned by May 15, 2024.
Return completed bus card to:
Amy Pickart – apickart@smsacademy.org
Or
FDL School District
Pupil Services/Transportation
72 W Ninth Street
Fond du Lac , WI 54935
For more information go to the FDL-SD website.
Who to Contact:
For more information regarding eligibility, please contact Wendy Burgess at 920-906-6524.
Bus Routes:
For information regarding routes, please contact Johnson Bus Company at 920-921-3003.
Did you know? You can Refer-A-Family and receive tuition credit!
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Parents please remember in order for your child/children to have a spot in extended care the $100.00 registration fee per family needs to be turned in to the south office.
Please email extendedcare@smsacademy.org if you have any questions.
Registration for SMSA’s Extended Care Program can be done online through your Skyward Family Access account.
Thank you
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