Dear St. Mary families and friends,

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It is with great pleasure that I write this letter to welcome you and your children to a new school year. I am hopeful that your family has had some moments of togetherness, rest and relaxation over the past few months. As I envision our new year, I want to begin by thanking you for your continued support and belief in all that we do. I am so excited to be welcoming everyone back to yet another wonderful year at St. Mary Catholic School. Please take a few moments to take in what matters most; our Faith, how blessed we are, your wonderful children and to know that together we will support each other this school year.

 

As we embark on this year together, I am yet again honored to have the privilege of working alongside you, your children, and our fantastic staff. I firmly believe that schools of excellence emerge as a result of faith in God and our ability to lay that faith foundation for our students, the collaborative efforts of church, staff, students, parents, and community and the dedicated and talented professional staff that we are blessed to have. It is my privilege to share with you our staff for the upcoming school year.

 

Continuing staff are as follows: Father Nathanial Miniatt, Pastor, Danielle Wiedmeyer Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Katie Marshall is moving from 2nd grade to our full-day 3K program, Natasha Jug - 4K, Kerri Muche - 5K, Kristy Gonring - 1st grade, Kara Fehring - 3rd grade, Katie Witek - 3K aide and Art, David Pecsi- Music and Michelle Krueger and Patty Clark - hot lunch program. Lisa Fleischer, Pat Goham, Linda Schraufnagel and Mr. Briones will be back again to provide 1:1 aide for students. A huge thank you to all of you for your years of service and dedication to Catholic education and to St. Mary School. We are a better place because of you!

 

Please help us welcome our newest staff members to the St. Mary family: Father Zachary Galante has replaced Father Ed upon his retirement. Father Galante is looking forward to meeting all of you and spending time with the staff and students during instruction, spontaneous play time during recess, and the occasional lunch with us. Welcome Father Galante! Mrs. Jessie Wolf, our new 2nd grade teacher, has been teaching in Catholic education for many years. I had the pleasure of working with her during my years at St. Peter in Slinger. She is a fantastic addition to our family. Ms. Alexia Weber has accepted the 4th grade position. In the few short weeks that I have had the pleasure of getting to know her, certain qualities of hers became VERY apparent; her energy, motivation, creative ideas, kindness, willingness to help, and dedication to getting the job done, are all qualities that reassure me that she will fit right in with this bunch! Kendra Schultz will be joining forces with Ms. Jug as our 4K aide. Again, we knew the right choice was made last year already. She willingly came in to help whenever needed, asked if she could shadow Natasha to “learn the ropes”, was such a natural when working with the kids, and was a breath of fresh air at the end of a school year. Magda and Oscar Ramirez have accepted the task of custodians. They are two of the busiest people I know. Their daughter Abbygail will be in 1st grade this year. They own and operate a cleaning business, own a Mexican restaurant, and have a food truck that travels all over. Their attention to detail is exactly what we need. Welcome all of you to our St. Mary family!

 

I know I say this every year, but it is so very true, it is truly a privilege to be part of a school family where parents, teachers, staff, and students care for each other, our leaning community, and our faith formation.  Thank you for entrusting your children to our care and sharing them with us. We look forward to spending the school year with them.

 

Blessings,

Mary Yauck, Principal