SMA Newsletter

SMA Newsletter • May 2, 2024

Mission Statement

St. Martin of Tours Academy fosters confidence, curiosity, and independence through a climate of cooperation and trust by preserving dignity throughout the learning process, accentuating all children’s God-given gifts in a Catholic environment.

Dear SMA Community,

Congratulations to our students who received First Communion this past weekend. May you continue to be filled with the Holy Spirit and grow deeper in your connection to the Lord. Don't put away your First Communion clothes just yet! We will be crowning Mary on Friday, May 10th at 10:00 am and invite you to wear your clothes again to school that day.

Tomorrow, we will welcome grandparents and great-grandparents to the academy and preschool. Grandparents' Day brings back special memories of when my children were young and both sets of grandparents made the trek across the U.S. from New Jersey. Their eyes beamed with pride of the legacy they had created. I witness this same feeling in SMA grandparents as they visit their grandchild's class to see all the hard work they are doing and see the wonderful citizens they have become.

For this special occasion, remember to have your child(ren) in their dress uniform.

Tucked in WHITE shirts with belts (grades 4 & up)
Pants, Skort, or Jumper (no shorts)
Sweaters or Vests (no green sweatshirts)

Parents are invited to the Mass at 8:30 am celebrated by the Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Bongato. But the rest of the day is solely for our dear grandparents.

A LOT is going on in May. Parent envelopes will be going out today. Please take the time to read the enclosed information and return the family envelope tomorrow.

With Gratitude,

Jennifer Miller, Principal

Mary Crowning

All are welcome to the Mary Crowning in the church on Friday, May 10th at 10am. First Communicants may wear their communion dress to the prayer service.

All are welcome to bring a flower for Mary.

Family Movie Night

Join the SMA community for a family movie night on 5/10/24 at 6:30 pm. COCO is the featured movie, Folklorico Dance students will be performing, and there will be dinner options from Churrobertos food truck. All movie and snack profits will assist with flooding expenses. We hope to see you there!

Get Tickets Here

This upcoming week is Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6 -10. Every day there is a different theme. In your parent envelope is an opportunity to write a note to a teacher or staff member, complements of the PTG. Check out the flyer for more information. Let's make our teachers and staff feel appreciated!

Purchase your Yearbook!

At the end of each year, we publish a yearbook with pictures of students, staff, classes, and major school events of the year. It is a great keepsake and record of each of your child's school years. The book includes preschool and all grades K-8 with a special emphasis on the graduating class. Yearbooks are hardback and are $32.00. A limited number of books have been ordered.

Order Here

Summer Camps Sign Ups

Tomorrow 5/3 is the last day to sign up for SMA's Summer Camp. Spots are filling up fast! You don't want your kids to miss out on this!

St. Martin of Tours is having their Vacation Bible Camp on July 8-12.

Campus Highlights

Paulina B. took third place in the

inaugural Catholic Schools Speech Competition last Saturday. Congratulations!

The 8th grade class enjoyed a sunrise breakfast before they departed for their 8th grade trip to Disneyland.

Alum of the Month

I attended St. Martin of Tours Academy from preschool through 8^th grade, and I am so grateful for all of the many great memories with my friends and classmates. SMA was always a huge part of our family’s lives growing up. My brother Eric graduated in 2002 and my mom worked the front office. He was an also an altar server while I played bass and guitar in the Folk Group Sunday choir group while we were growing up. READ MORE HERE

Read about all our featured alums HERE.

Are you an alumni? Call the school office if you would like to be our Alum of the Month.

Prayers for Healing

Please keep in your prayers, Carly Brashear, Class of 2021.

It is time to add up your volunteer hours and log them into SchoolSpeak. Watch the video on how to log in your hours HERE. All volunteer hours must be logged in by May 30, 2024. Log into SchoolSpeak HERE. Families are required to complete 30 hours and single families, 15 hours. Volunteer hours not completed will be charged a fee of $20/hour.

Family Volunteer Hours Completed

Aguilar

Asciutto

Astley/Rowe

Awwad

Bartel

Blas

Borja

Braun

Braiotta

Burgess

Cabison

Castillo

Chase

Chavez

Connolly

Crockett

Daley/Noon

Driscoll

Eisenman

Elsten

Fenner

Fingerman

Gadler

Gonzalez/Hunt

Greene

Jacobs

Kehoe

Kennedy

Kingston

Kovar

Leon/Carlo

Mashkoory/Ozman

Matzigkeit

McCarthy

Nguyen/Pham

Nochta

O'Brien/S & J

Osthimer

Palm

Pham

Pontes

Pozniak

Propper

Prsha

Reh

Sanfilippo

Santoyo

Saucedo

Scheie

Shafer

St. Clair/Manipon

Stann

Stockfleth

Suzuki

Tellez

Triggs

Wheatley

Wischmeyer/

Gonzalez

Wydra

Yeats

Zolezzi

Parish News

Please check the parish website for the weekly bulletin and more!

All are invited to the Mother's Day Breakfast on May 12, 2024. Following the morning day Masses in Barry Hall.