We invite you to come to school Thursday, May 16 for a special morning gathering featuring guest speaker Kelley King as she presents and discusses her research on teaching and raising children, particularly boys. Kelley King is an international educational consultant and author of three books including, Writing the Playbook: A Practitioner's Guide to Creating a Boy-Friendly School.  This is a special event to launch an exciting, new partnership between SMA and Kelley King. 

Join us in Sanders House Third Floor, coffee at 7:45, presentation 8:00.

Congratulations to the Wildcats! Varsity Tennis won the 4A Regional Championship last Friday. 

All teams successfully competed for top finishes with 3 Singles, 1 Doubles, 2 Doubles, 3 Doubles, and 4 Doubles earning 1st place and the 1 Singles and 2 Singles placed 2nd.  The tournament was hosted at Pinehurst Country Club and Mullen HS on May 2 and 3. 

Congratulations to Coach Allison Grenney, Coach Annie Bachman, and our tennis team:  Julie Chowdhury, Claire Chrisman, Grace Gau, Rachael Haas, Hadley Hustead, Loren Koszowski, Nicole Schlatter, Jigyasa Sharma, Elaina Villanueva, Alex Weil, Suzy Xiao, and Tina Zhou. Good luck to our Wildcats at the State Tournament this week!   May the weather be with you!

What is your education?  

I graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelors Degree in Special Education.  Additionally, I hold endorsements in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education from Gonzaga.

How many years have you been at SMA?  

What is your working/teaching experience beyond SMA?   

Before receiving the position to teach at SMA, I was a substitute teacher for several schools including a long-term sub position at a preschool.  I also completed my student teaching practicum in the 5th grade at SMA. This summer, I will be teaching with the Challenge Foundation.  

One of the most valued classroom experiences I have had is collaborating with different grade levels to share what we have learned.  Last year during the Loretto celebration, we learned so much about our Loretto history that the kids were ecstatic to share what they knew with older and younger grades.  We shared books we wrote about the history of St. Mary's Academy, and it was rewarding to see the learning in action.  

What is something about yourself to share with the SMA community that we might not already know?  

My family used to have a cabin in Glacier National Park where I would spend some of my summer.  It is one of my favorite places!

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Events:

• May 10, 8:10 - 9:10 AM, Assembly, 2nd Grade Musical "Bugz"

• May 10, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Primary Mother's Day Lunch

• May 10, 6:00 PM, Kids Night Out   

• May 17, 8:10 - 9:10 AM, Assembly, Band/Orchestra

• May 17, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 5th Grade to Lone Tree Rec Center

• May 22, 1:30 - 3:00 PM, 5th Grade Continuation Practice, HS Forum

• May 23, 8:00 AM, Primary Donuts with Dad

• May 23, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, 5th Grade Continuation Practice, HS Forum

• May 24, 8:10 - 9:10 AM, Assembly, Junior Kindergarten Presentation/Awards  

• May 24, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Maypole & Ice Cream

• May 27, Memorial Day - Academy Closed

• May 28, 12:30 - 1:30 PM, 5th Grade Continuation Practice, HS Forum 

• May 30, 1:45 PM, Assembly, End of Year Celebration

• May 30, Final Day for JK - 4th Grade 

• May 31, 1:00 - 3:00 PM, 5th Grade Continuation Ceremony, HS Forum

News:

• SMA is offering the Get It In Writing Essay Booster Course this summer for 7th & 8th graders.  Please click here for more information and to register.

Events:

• May 9, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, May Crowning

• May 10, Olympic Day   

• May 14, 2:45 PM, Wildcat Awards

• May 17, 11:40 AM, Drama Presentation

• May 20 - 24, 8th Grade to Washington DC

• May 22 - 24, 6th Grade to Golden Bell Retreat Center

• May 22 - 24, 7th Grade to Keystone Science Center

• May 29, 2:15 PM, Tri III Closing Ceremony

• May 30, Final Day for 6th & 7th Grades

• May 31, 8:00 AM, 8th Grade Closing Ceremony, Quad 

News:

• Tenth grader Mary Eleanor Tezak was one of 100 students in the state of Colorado selected to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.  Sotomayor visited Denver last week for the dedication of the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Building, the new court building at 14th and Broadway in Denver. Students had the opportunity to ask questions as well as listen to Sotomayor tell the story of her life. Sotomayor  encouraged them to "take chances."  She continued,  "The hardest thing to do is to take chances where you can fail, because most of us like the security of doing things we think we can do.  Take a course that you don't think you can do. Try a new activity after school because it looks like fun and you might as well try it now ... when you get to college you may not have the time." 

• This summer SMA is offering the Get It In Writing Essay Booster Course to all 9th through 12th graders. Please click here for more information and to register.

Events:

• May 11, 10:00 - 11:00 AM, Baccalaureate Mass

• May 15, 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Graduation Practice

• May 17, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Graduation Practice

• May 18, 10:00 AM, Graduation

• May 21, 9:55 AM, STUCCO Elections

• May 23, 9:55 AM, Class Elections

• May 29 - 31, Final Exams 

• May 15, 8:00 a.m. in the Middle School Commons: Current 4th grade parents are invited to a Middle School information panel. You will meet MS Principal Martha Ashley as well as our wonderful teachers and students. School tours are available after the panel discussion.

• Thank you for your support of SMA!