Welcome to all parents of St. Mary's Academy students. We encourage each of you to attend our Guild meetings. These meetings provide parents with the opportunity to meet other parents and are a wonderful way to stay connected with the school.  You can learn more about the school and community life of St. Mary's Academy by working with the Guild to help plan and organize fundraising and school social events. Meetings generally last one and a half hours and Sister Susan always provides us with coffee and treats.
 
Our first meeting of the school year will be held on Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Durocher Library. Parents enter the school through the Alumnae Hall doors.
 
Please mark your calendar with the following dates of our 2011 - 2012 Parents’ Guild meetings.
 
Tuesday September 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. (AGM)
Tuesday October 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday December 6, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. (Meeting and Christmas celebration)
Tuesday February 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday March 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Call for nominations and nominating committee)
Tuesday May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Results announced)
Tuesday June 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. (Meeting and windup) 
  
Congratulations to all SMA parents for a very successful 2010 - 2011 fundraising year. The Parents’ Guild raised just under $60,000! This money was used to enhance our daughters’ school life in the following ways:
 
A student agenda for each student
Financial support for student education enrichment activities
Financial support for the Bursary Fund
Parents’ Guild Academic scholarship (to a graduating student)
Parents’ Guild School Citizenship Award (to a graduating student)
A gift for each graduate
Hospitality and catering for the staff appreciation luncheon
Hospitality at open house for prospective students and their families
Hospitality for new parents at the carnival
Three potters’ wheels for art
Library screen and Library furniture
One document camera
Blu-ray DVD player for the fitness room
Spectrometer for science and Precision balance for science
Equipment – volleyball tutor
Eight Wacom tablets for art
Smartboard
Computer presentation station
Summer Bear Dance group for social studies
Display monitors for the fitness room
 
We look forward to meeting you and having another successful year.

Nicola Guttormson, President