October Info Letter!

Dear Parent/ Guardians, Greetings and Happy October! Thanks to everyone for a super start to the 2019/2020 school year! BIG NEWS! SMA School is invited a second time to Bob’s Town Takeover this Thursday 9/26/19 6:45 – 8:00 AM . Stay tuned! • SMA Home & School Funzilla on Tuesday, October 1st! • NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS Wednesday October 2. Teachers and I will be attending an all day workshop. • As a part of our AOP STREAM Pilot Grant St. Mikes will be assigned two STREAM coaches for the year. I met with them for over three hours! • Thank you everyone for a wonderful SMA Ice Cream Social! The following are the names of the Service Club members that were a HUGE help at the Ice Cream Social!!! Calleigh Joyce - Erin Byrne -Sammy Drake - Jameson Long - Bobby Goldey - Aiden O’Brien – Isabelle Ginchereau - Noel Crespo - Alex Finby - Kiera Ward - Brianna Byrne • Thanks goes to all who purchased ads that made possible the free homework assignment books that our school children received. • KIDSTUFF COUPON BOOKS returns are due. October 11th. TY! • SMA SCHOOL WALKATHON, OCTOBER 11th! • We have had a wonderful response to our SMA Grandparents’ Day. Over three hundred participants will be enjoying the day. More info coming soon. • Arrival reminder: please remember to drop off quickly in the morning. TY! • Congratulations to our SMA Student Council Officer, representatives and Safety Officers! • All teachers have their individual grade websites. Please refer for any homework assignments and the latest happenings in the classrooms. • We scheduled a special assembly for the 29th. Windy City Players will perform “Beauty and the Beast” for the school children. • Dismissal Reminder Car Line: parents/guardians are asked to line up in the three designated car lines for car line students. Car line students may not walk to any parking lot to get picked up. This creates a safety hazard for the children. Thank you for your cooperation! • EARLY PICK UP/CHANGING WAY STUDENT GOING HOME REMINDER Parents/Guardians must send a note to the teacher: 1. If a child is being picked up early. 2. If your child is going home with someone other than parents/legal guardians. 3. If a student is changing the way she/he is going home. BUS/CAR/WALKING) SMA School must be notified in writing. (Not just a phone call.) This is a very important security issue. • October 24/25 Parent / Teacher Conference Days! This is halfway through the first trimester. Time to check out MSP as well! Students should be doing their homework, studying, and trying their best • Regular SMA school uniform begins (Monday) October 28. • SMA Black and Orange Day Casual Dress Down Day on the 31st. Finally, this school year I am again stressing three important points to our students. First, students are required to treat each other in a Christian manner, which means using peaceful means to settle disagreements. Second, students should do their best to achieve academic success, and finally, students must practice their faith and develop a closer relationship with our Lord. God’s blessings! Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal