Coronavirus Update: June 17th, 2020

As we enter our third month of staying at home, physical distancing and mask wearing, life is slowly returning to a quasi-normal routine. SMAA has re-opened for a split schedule, with Monday, Tuesday and Saturday being in the school and with Wednesday and Thursday...

Coronavirus Closure

SMAA will be CLOSED starting today March 16th, 2020 due to Coronavirus Prevention Measures, and is scheduled to re-open on Monday March 30th after our scheduled Spring Break. Just consider this an extended Spring Break and hopefully things will be a bit more under...

SMAA Closed Due To Snowstorm 10/29/19

SMAA CLOSED TODAY DUE TO SNOWSTORM! Your Teachers Can’t Make it to SMAA Today due to inclement weather! :O This is from SVVSD’s Web Site Today: “Today, due to inclement weather, all after-school activities within St. Vrain Valley Schools have been...

Congratulations, Addison!

About one year ago, Addison was struggling with self confidence that affected her ability to participate in class and greatly hampered her desire to engage socially with other children in both extracurricular and school settings.  Her beautiful smile and spirit were...

I Want This Lesson To Stay With You

Last week I thought long and hard about the future, the future of our young students at Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy, and one question I asked myself was this: Of all the lessons I teach, what would I absolutely want students to remember, retain and rely on in 1,...

Flip The Positive Switch

Flip The Positive Switch ANTs and Light Switches Our Powerful Word this month is Positive Attitude (yes, I know it’s technically a phrase), which got me thinking about ants and light switches. It was a particularly worrisome time in my life. I was about to...

Thank You for Changing My Life

I received an email the other day from my high school, St. Ignatius College Prep, that one of our beloved teachers passed away. Father Thul lived a life of service, as called upon by his Jesuit faith, one aspect of which was teaching mathematics at SICP. As I reflect...

1st Day of School 2019-2020

Best Wishes to all of our students who are starting the 2019-2020 Academic School Year today and tomorrow. Here’s to a fantastic, successful year of learning and growth. In the midst of all the excitement and learning the academic routine, keep in mind the...