😊 Happy #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay to our beloved Mrs. Terrill! Our teachers & staff don't know what they'd do without her, & we're sure many SMS families are thankful for her as well. Please share a story or comment below with a reason you're thankful for her too!
This evening we're featuring SMS Drama Club Spotlight Sponsor Kostek Chiropractic - Dr. Gary J. Kostek, DC, has been providing chiropractic services to children & adults for over 30 years. Thank you Dr. Kostek for your support! Check out https://www.kostekchiropractic.com/
SMS families, here are some important reminders for this busy week:
🎺 🥁Ticket sales for the musical close tonight at midnight! Purchase online today to ensure a seat. Tickets will also be available at the door (cash only) Fri. & Sat. night until sold out: stmaryschoolswormville.org/musicman
🌴🩷 RSVPs for Father Daughter Dance due Fri., 4/25. Send in your paper RSVP with payment to the office or click here: stmaryschoolswormville.org/jungle
Don't forget to volunteer/donate items here: tinyurl.com/5asbhw43
🎨🖼️ Square 1 Art flyers are coming home this week, scan the QR code to order by 5/5/25
There may be 76 trombones leading the big parade, but only 2 DAYS left until our SMS Drama Club Spring Musical, "The Music Man Jr." opens this Friday night! Before that time we'll be featuring several of our generous "Spotlight" sponsors who have made the production possible. Please be sure to support these local businesses and give them a "like" for their support of our Drama Club & SMS students!
#DramaClub #MusicManJr #SpringMusical #SpotlightSponsor #SupportLocal #SmallBusiness
🌎 💚🪱🌱 Montessori friends came in to a yummy surprise this morning! Thank you to the Latona Family for making delicious "worms in dirt" for the students to eat in celebration of Earth Day!
#EarthDay #wormsindirt #yummy #snacktime
🌸🌼🌺 Warmer weather is here, & so is our HSA's Annual Flower Sale with Weeks Nursery! Support St. Mary's & beautify your home & garden at the same time - floral vouchers also make great Mother's Day Gifts! Click the link below to purchase: stmaryschoolswormville.org/flowers
Did you know students can lose up to two months of grade-level equivalency in math and reading skills over the summer? Keep them engaged, active & learning instead!
Combat the "Summer Slide" by enrolling your children into our Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM or Summer Scholars programs. Click to learn more & register: stmaryschoolswormville.org/summer
#slideintoSummer #MontessoriSummerAdventures #SummerSTREAM #SummerScholars #SMStheplacetoBEE
🎺🥁 Join us THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, April 25th & 26th at 7 pm in the St. Mary School Gymnasium for the SMS Drama Club's production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man Jr.! Students in grades K-8 have been working hard rehearsing for weeks under the direction of Mrs. Lauren Baker - this is a show not to be missed!
Tickets are $10 per person, and will be available through Weds., 4/23/25 at 9 am or until sold out at: stmaryschoolswormville.org/musicman
#dramaclub #musicmanjr #rivercity #smstheplacetobee
🥚🎨 SMS Girl Scouts got in on the Easter fun before break too! The girls read "Rechenka's Eggs", by Patricia Polacco & explored traditional Ukrainian Easter egg designs to earn their Daisy Art & Design badge. They created edible art using cookies, frosting, sprinkles & M&M's, looked at real & wooden eggs decorated in the Ukrainian style, then painted their own eggs on paper using crayons as the wax resist for their watercolors. Happy Easter to all!
SMS offers a wider variety of extracurricular activities for students as young as Kindergarten! From scouting to sports, drama club, art club, instrumental music & more, students are given the opportunity to express themselves & learn new skills beyond the classroom. For more information on Student Activities at SMS click here: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/sports-extracurricular-activities
"Christ is Risen!"
"Indeed He is Risen!"
🌷🐣 ✝️Celebrate with us at Mass today!
7:30, 9 & 11 am in the Church
9 am in the Chapel
Miss Gon's class had a blast celebrating "Peep Day" before break! Students let the #sweet, marshmallow treat be the theme for their work, creating Peep headbands, completing Peep math fact families, & naming & coloring Peeps of their own!
#PeepDay #EasterFun #Kindergarten
Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there. ~ John 19:41-42
The Easter Vigil is the restoration of the early Church’s tradition as the great celebration of adult baptism and confirmation. It is the high point in the liturgical year. The vigil begins in darkness (usually outside) and the long procession of candlelight that enlivens the church reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world who has conquered all darkness and death. The Paschal candle that is lit at the Easter Vigil will remain in the church throughout the year as a sign of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Please join our St. Mary's faith community for services:
✝️HOLY SATURDAY – April 19th
Blessing of Easter Baskets - Noon in the chapel
EASTER VIGIL – 7:00 pm in the church
🌷EASTER SUNDAY – Apr 20th
7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 am ~ Main Church
9:00 am ~ Chapel
He said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. ~ John 19:30
Please join our Together in Christ faith community for services today:
GOOD FRIDAY – April 18th
Morning Prayer - 9:00 am in the chapel (St. Mary's)
Stations of the Cross: Noon ~ Main Church (St. Mary's)
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - 3:00 pm (Nativity)
Seven Last Words of Christ: 7:00 pm ~ Main Church (St. Mary's)
Good Friday is a somber remembrance of Jesus’ crucifixion and death on the cross. It is a day of fasting and penance and a time to examine all of the places in our lives where we fail to follow Christ and fall into sin. Good Friday is not merely a commemoration of a historical event; rather, Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross, along with his glorious resurrection, comprise the heart of the Christian faith.
Family Faith Activity: Pray the Lord’s Prayer at bedtime on this night in remembrance of Christ’s gift for all of salvation.
Photo detail from St. Mary's Swormville Chapel stained glass
Before Easter break, Montessori students began learning about the Last Supper. When they do this work, they pass the bread and say the words that Jesus spoke: "Take, this is my body."
#HolyThursday #LastSupper #Montessori #Triduum #HolyEucharist
Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me." ~ Luke 22:19
Please join our Together in Christ faith community for services today:
HOLY THURSDAY – April 17th
[Mass of the Lord's Supper at Our Lady of Peace, 7 PM.
The evening Mass on Holy Thursday begins the Sacred Triduum. On this night we remember the Last Supper and celebrate the institution of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders. At the end of the liturgy, the sanctuary is stripped clean in preparation for the most somber of feasts, Good Friday.
Family Faith Activity: Talk about how Jesus is really present in holy Communion and how sharing in his body strengthens us to become the Body of Christ and to follow him each day.
Source: https://www.teachingcatholickids.com/walking-through.../
Grade 2 created "pollinators" using pompoms & pipe cleaners in Science recently. The pollinators visited different "flowers" & spread the pollen (crushed cheese puffs). Students discussed why certain pollinator designs worked better than others.
#Science #pollination #grade2
Our "Healthy Steps" walking club began last week! After school, students made teddy bear snacks using rice cakes, peanut butter, bananas, blueberries & a few chocolate chips. Then each class put on their pedometers & walked a mile to get their healthy steps in!
Grade 2 had an "egg-mazing" time before they went on Easter break! An egg hunt, frosting cookies, eating delicious treats & making cool creations using the spinning egg decorator made their class party a hit with all!
#EasterParty #decoratingeggs #grade2
🐙 Go under the sea, 🧪 experiment with science, 🎨 create art, 🦈 study sharks, 🪐 space, 🏕️ the great outdoors, AND survive traveling back in time to the 🏰 Medieval & 🦖Jurassic periods! Our summer programming is sure to keep your children entertained & academically stimulated, no matter which weeks they attend!
Visit stmaryschoolswormville.org/summer for more information & to register your Pre-K 3 through 5th grade child. Families do not need to attend St. Mary School to participate.
#slideintoSummer #MontessoriSummerAdventures #SummerSTREAM #SummerScholars #SMStheplacetoBEE
🐇🐣🌷 Miss Gon's Kindergarten class had some sweet Easter fun last week! Students discovered clues around the school (from the Easter Bunny himself!) that led them to an egg hunt in their classroom. They made an Easter craft together, then said their before meal prayers & had "The Last Snack" together as a class. They shared snack foods symbolic of Holy Week, Jesus's crucifixion & Resurrection.
#EasterFun #kindergarten #EasterBunny # HolyWeek #LastSnack #LastSupper #EggHunt
