February 3-7 -Phillip House on the Curb
February 5 - Middle School Valentine’s Day parties, 4th grade parent lunch, 1:00 dismissal
February 6 - 8:15 Mass
February 7 - Spirit wear day, 1:45 Pres-5th grade Valentine’s Day parties, all students may wear a red or Valentine’s day themed top with uniform bottoms
February 8 - 6:00 Trivia Night
February 10 - 6:30pm 8th grade Confirmation rehearsal
February 11 - 6:30pm 8th grade Confirmation
February 12 - Free dress day (Monarch Mile incentive), 1:00 dismissal, 1-6pm PTS Conferences
February 13 - No school, 8-12pm PTS Conferences
February 14 - No school
February 17 - No school
February 18 - 6:30 PTO Meeting
February 19 - SMA Idol - 11-11:45 (Middle School parents only); 1:00 dismissal
February 20 - 8:15 Mass, T2 Monarch Awards
February 21 - Trimester 2 ends
February 24 - Trimester 3 begins
February 26 - 1:00 dismissal
February 27 - 8:15 Mass
Sacramental Dates
February 11 - 6:30pm Confirmation
May 11 - 2:00pm First Communion
The Middle School House scheduled to assist on the morning curb from 7:30-7:55am the week of February 3-7 is Phillip House.
Join Us for Mass this Weekend
4pm Saturday,
8:30am & 11am Sunday
Hope all is well. Could we please include something in the Newsletter this week about basketball tournament games at SMA on Tuesday next week (February 4). We have three games (listed below). This is the only home game all year for our 8th grade boys team (8:30 pm) so we are trying to pack the gym! Let us know if you need any additional information.
Tuesday February 4
6:30 pm - SMA 6B Silver vs. SMM 6B Black
7:30 pm - SMA 6B White vs Holy Trinity 6B Orange
8:30 pm - SMA 8B Green vs SHMS 8B #1
Tuesday February 4
6:30 pm - SMA 6B Silver vs. SMM 6B Black
7:30 pm - SMA 6B White vs Holy Trinity 6B Orange
8:30 pm - SMA 8B Green vs SHMS 8B #1
Registration ($65) will close on Friday, February 14, 2025 . REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 2/15/2024. Please sign your child up as soon as possible! We need coaches at all K-8 grade levels. Registration for coaches and players can be found on the CSAA Gameday website, https://gameday.loucsaa.net.
Mrs. O’Brien earned an Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy from Jefferson Community College in 1998 and a MS Degree in Occupational Therapy from Belmont University in 2007. As 2020 brought about worldwide changes and challenges, Mrs. O’Brien found herself working as an Instructional Assistant at Holy Trinity. At the end of year 2, she heard and acted on a call to be the lead teacher in the classroom. In August of 2022, she began classes at Bellarmine University. In the fall of 2023-24 school year, she was welcomed as a member of the SMA faculty as a 1st grade teacher. In May of 2024, Mrs. O’Brien completed the requirements to receive a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree and qualified for a certification for teaching in the state of Kentucky.
Mrs. O’Brien’s children have graduated from high school and are beginning their next chapter. Spending time with God and her family is always a top priority. Mrs. O’Brien and her husband travel and explore the world with their two dogs whenever possible. She loves praising God through song in the choir at her home parish. She also enjoys kayaking, hiking, and baking.
Substitute Teachers Needed
Saint Mary Academy is in search of dedicated and reliable substitute teachers. If you are willing to help or know someone who may be interested, please reach out to Kelley Schleg at kelley.schleg@saintmaryacademy.com.
Reach Alert Communication System
We understand the importance of communicating with you to ensure that we keep you in the loop regarding events affecting our school. As a result, we are pleased to announce that we are initiating a new text alert and notification service called REACH Alert.
This service will allow us to immediately share important information regarding a number of items, including weather-related closings/delays, possible lockdowns, bus communications, after-school activities, etc. Anything that might impact our school family can be shared in a matter of seconds.
Please follow these easy steps to sign up. Remember, if you don’t register, we can’t share important information with you. You decide if you want to receive a text message, voice call, or an email. Each household can register as many phone numbers and email addresses as necessary. All you need to do is:
- Go to www.reachalert.com and click on Sign Up (upper right hand corner)
- Network Name: type St. Mary Academy (click on our name when it appears).
- Follow the prompts and enter your preferred contact information. If you already have an account with REACH Alert (several cities such as St. Matthews, Hurstbourne, Lyndon, etc., use REACH Alert), simply log-in to your current account and click on JOIN NETWORK on the right side of your dashboard page and enter St. Mary Academy).
If you register for the first time to receive text alerts and/or emails, Reach Alert will send a confirmation message to your cell phone or computer immediately upon completion of your registration. If you do not receive this message, please call Reach Alert.
If you do not have access to a computer or if you experience any difficulty registering, please contact REACH Alert at (877) 307-9313
For further question, please contact Brett Lass at brett.lass@saintmaryacademy.com.
Winter Conferences
Winter conference sign-ups are now live on Sycamore. Winter parent-teacher-student conferences are scheduled for Wednesday, February 12th from 1:30 - 6pm and Thursday, February 13th from 8:00am - 12:00pm. Please be reminded that since the conferences are counted as an attendance day, students who do not attend the conference, for whatever reason, are counted absent.
Illness Prevention
It is evident that the cold and flu season is upon us as we have noticed the impacts in and around our school community. We are praying for those individuals and families affected. In light of recent concerns about the spread of illness, we wanted to update families on the steps we are taking to help prevent the spread of germs at SMA.
School actions include:
- Continuing to maintain our focus on regular and consistent building sanitation and cleanliness.
- Our facilities team and teachers have increased the frequency of cleaning in high-touch areas such as doorknobs, light switches, and desks.
- Teachers and staff are reinforcing the importance of regular hand washing, as well as reminders for how to appropriately cover coughs and sneezes.
- We remain in regular contact with the superintendent's office to stay informed and up to date regarding health protocols.
Parent support includes:
- In order to prevent the spread of further illness, please monitor your child(ren) for symptoms and keep them home if any symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, cough, sore throat, or congestion arise.
- Notify your child's teacher and the front office staff if your child has become ill and will be absent from school.
We are committed to ensuring that our school remains a safe and healthy environment for all students and staff, and we appreciate your partnership in helping to keep our school and community healthy.
Snow Days/Online Learning Update
Saint Mary Academy has used our 5 online learning days and our 1 previously built-in snow day granted by the Archdiocese. These 5 days count as school days that do not need to be made up. Should SMA experience any additional snow days this winter, they will be considered “true” snow days with no online work requirements. In addition, we would need to make up these days in the 2024-2025 school year calendar. If we do not have any further snow days this winter, then we do not have any “snow days” to make up in this calendar year. Following are the calendar days that would be used to make up any future potential snow days, in calendar order:
Monday, April 21 (Easter Monday)
Friday, May 2 (Oaks Day)
Additional days as needed the week of May 27th
Middle School SMA Idol
Middle School parents are invited to attend our Middle School SMA Idol performances on Wednesday, February 19th from 11:00 - 11:45am in the SMA gym. House students will perform their coordinated dances to an animated Disney song theme. A panel of judges will help select the top 3 winning Houses. Students should wear their House shirts with uniform bottoms with any approved props and accessories.
Photos from the week . . .
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Congratulations to this week’s Monarch Character Counts recipients!
SMA 8th graders, Adam Wells and Ian Fileccia were honored this past weekend at the Cathedral of the Assumption for obtaining a religious award through Boy Scouts
Congratulations to this week’s staff shout out recipient, Mrs. Amy Tudor!
One of the ways we love to witness parent involvement is through Mystery Readers!
We are 100 days smarter and 100 days older.
Dr. Timmerberg called random prize drawings over the announcements for students on Tuesday.
Thank You Volunteers!
Dr. Timmerberg and five of our SMA 8th grade students and their parents attended the Catholic Schools Week mass held at St. Margaret Mary
SAINT MARY ACADEMY's CORE VALUES
Building a foundation for lifelong learning by:
Opening hearts to faith
Our minds to knowledge
Our hands to service
Our eyes to the world
And we achieve
extraordinary lives
6th-grade students performed The Prince and the Pauper for 7th-grade students and several members of staff and administration:
Middle school House students competing in a blind drawing game:
Catholic Schools Week poster contest winners:
