SMS Weekly Notes
Believe. Belong. Become.
Volume 4 Issue 8
October 20, 2023
Let us pray...
I love this prayer so I'm just going to keep it here for awhile!
Good and Gracious God,
The future is in our hands. The Mission is all around us.
God doesn’t forgive to change the past. He forgives to change the future.
We know God’s power and strength, so we believe.
We know God has a journey for us, so we follow.
We know God calls us, so we listen.
We know God's works, so we thank him.
Unknown is the forthcoming, so we pray.
Unknown are future tragedies, so we stay strong.
Unknown are future temptations, so we stay faithful.
Unknown are our future mistakes, so we forgive.
The future that lies ahead is unknown to us,
But God is already there, waiting for us on the mission.
God calls us to live the mission, so we embrace the future.
Amen
Looking ahead...
Monday 23- 1pm Melanie @ principal meeting
Tuesday 24- PEACE awards announced; FACTS report card training 3 & 3:30pm online
Wednesday 25- Picture Retakes/Education Commission 6pm
Thursday 26- AR dress down day
Friday 27- Middle School Dance at SMD 7-9:30pm
Sunday 29- Trunk or Treat 4-6pm @ Selmi's
Monday 30- Regular Schedule
Tuesday 31- Halloween parties 1:30pm; Parade @ 2:30pm
Wednesday 1- All Saints Day- K&8 dress as saints for mass
Thursday 2- 11:15am dismissal; 12:30-7pm PT conferences
Friday 3- PT conferences 8-12pm; Melanie gone for family wedding; Fruit Sale orders end
Sunday 5- Daylight Savings Time!
New floors-update
They are hopeful to receive it October 23 and will be calling me with an install date. Thank you for your patience.
Report Cards
Trainings for report cards/gradebooks will be held next Tuesday, Oct. 24. Peter Reed, from FACTS, will be sending you an invite to the sessions. The sessions will also be recorded should anyone want to view them later.
Training times:
Tuesday, Oct. 24
1:30 administrators
3:00 Teachers
3:30 Teachers
November 1- All Saints Day!
Fruit Sale Update!
This information was confirmed with Matt Selmi on 10-6-2023.
November 3 Fruit Sale orders End
December 15 Pick up at Selmi's Greenhouse and Farm (7am-4pm) with HOT apple cider donuts on sale at pick up!
Spread the word and share on FB!
St. Nicholas- Feast Day
I'm going to be reaching out to our middle school and Newman about some ideas. I'm thinking about having our students leave their shoes outside their lockers on Dec 5 and then the older kids can leave candy canes in their shows overnight.
If you have any ideas about this, please feel free to come talk to me or send them my way! I always need more brainpower!
Save the Date!!
GCN due October 31!!
Old News
Woodlawn Arts Academy-Christmas Program Prep
We will group students in PRIMARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES. Please have 2 teachers assist Mrs. H each week (Location- Bales Hall) and you may rotate through the 3rd teacher to provide them extra plan time.
Weekly Wednesdays (October 4th-December)
K12- 9:45-10:30 am
345- 12:30-1:15 pm
678- 2:10-3 pm
(Preschool does not participate in the Christmas Program)
** November 15th Christmas Program prep has been moved to Friday, November 17th due to Early Dismissal!!
Begins October 4, 2023!
The Christmas program is December 19 at 6 pm.
Staff Meetings
Nov 1
Dec 6
Jan 10
Feb 7
Mar 6
Apr 3 ?
May 1
Academic Ineligibility
Please notify Riley Pierce-AD of any student in your class that is receiving a D or F by THURSDAY morning at 8am each week.
Riley will be using her AD time on Thursdays to write up Academic Ineligibility notices. The first week of a D or F is a WARNING and the child can still play. They will continue to receive WARNINGS for D's. If a child has an F, 2 weeks in a row, the child will not be able to participate in games. More details in the Athletic Handbook.
Chairs up
Please have your students stack their chairs on the desks at the end of the day. This will assist the evening/weekend custodians in properly sweeping and mopping our classroom floors.
Custodial work notes- put in Maintenance mailbox
Fill out a WORK ORDER. Located in the office file cabinet under W.
Daytime Maintenance
1. bathroom attention
2. extra desks
3. paper products
4. attention to classroom sinks
5. hand sanitizer refills
Evening Maintenance
1. Vacuum
2. Wet mop
In addition, please keep in mind the following
1. If you have a spill in your classroom, please wipe it up the best you can and alert the "Maintenance Mailbox" if it seems that something needs more attention (i.e. remains sticky).
2. Remind students (mostly middle school) about leaving items on the floor in the hallways and landing at the end of the day.
Indoor Morning Recess
PreK34 Recess8:50-9:05am
K-2 Recess9:05-9:20am
These are the only times the gym is available due to gym classes.
Reading A-Z account
Username: mselmi2020 Password: Bettertogether2020
Newman Bus
Movies
USCCB- look for A-I movies.
-click RESOURCES
-click MOVIE REVIEWS
Common Sense Media
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/homepage
-This sight offers great descriptions of movies and what content may be involved that is inappropriate. It's a great alternative to watching the movie prior to student viewing.
Username: melanieselmi@gmail.com
Password: Stmarys123!
Tech Support Emails
When you have a technology issue, please use the following format and send the email to Nathan and me.
Subject Line: Room Number/ Teacher Name/ brief description of issue
Message: Please briefly describe the problem. You may attach pictures if necessary
Urgency: List the urgency of the issue (High, Medium, Low)
Melanie Selmi
Email: mselmi@smsterling.org
Location: 6 West 6th Street, Sterling, IL, USA
Phone: (815) 263-3212