‘Rate of return of a Catholic education is very, very high’
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This week in Miss Gon's Kindergarten class students welcomed fall by learning all about apples. They learned about different apple varieties & the one and only Johnny Appleseed! They celebrated his birthday today by making special hats, sorting facts about who he was, & graphing their favorite apple colors . What a sweet day! #JohnnyAppleseed #HappyBirthday #graphing #kindergarten
Mrs. Baker's 4th grade foodies are bringing their textbooks to life! Earlier this week students read a technical text about making guacamole. After analyzing the text in school, they made some at home! #handsonlearning #delicious
Our cafeteria has undergone an impressive transformation! Enjoy these before & afters of the space that is now modernized & beautiful for our students, as well as for the variety of St. Mary's parish & community groups that gather here. It's amazing what new artwork, paint, tables, chairs, & lights can do! Thank you to all of the staff & volunteers who worked to help complete this project! #refresh #remodel #values #faith #community #OurMother #Mary
Our PE classes are getting into the swing of thing with Mr. Reeds! Grade 5 has been working on different stations including hand weights and sit ups, while our Montessori-K and Kindergarten classes worked on following directions while jumping. #gymclass #fitness #workout #PE
Happy Birthday to Mrs. Picone (grade 1), Mrs. Hammond (6-8 Spanish) & all SMS students celebrating September birthdays! Mrs. Picone celebrated her special day this week by playing BINGO in class & her students even made a "super secret" surprise birthday banner for her! #happybirthday #SMStheplacetoBEE
SMS parents/guardians, don't forget.... October lunch orders are due tomorrow at 12 noon! Click here to view the menu & order: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/lunch
What is “Montessori”? Click the link below to learn more about this innovative, child centered approach to education, developed by a Catholic educator, physician, and scientist: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/montessori-childrens-house
#montessori #catholiceducation #preK #childcentered
The Montessori curriculum at St. Mary School (SMS) is a rich, three-year program for children ages 3-6, that focuses on the core subject areas of Practical Life, Sensory Skills, Math, Language, Geography, and Science. Children learn in a self-paced, hands-on environment that is designed to meet their developmental needs. If you're interested in learning more about St. Mary's Montessori Children's House, or would like to set up a tour, please contact our Enrollment Coordinator, Rebecca Kisailus at 716-689-8424, or rkisailus@stmaryschoolswormville.org.
Take a look at some of the beautiful art & class work that our students have completed so far this year. Our hallways here at St. Mary School are already looking great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7doswKir8 #backtoschool #artwork #classwork #studentartists #gettingtoknowyou
Miss Kirwan's 3rd grade class was excited to work together in groups to "show what they know" about all the ways to multiply today! #grade3 #multiplication #showwhatyouknow #math #groupproject
We welcomed parents & guardians for Meet the Teacher Night & our annual HSA Budget Meeting this past week. Parents attended information sessions with their student(s) teachers, saw some of the beautiful work their children have already been completing up in our halls, & were even invited to leave a note or doodle for their students to come in and see the next day! #meettheteacher #lovenotes #doodles
Sometimes it helps to have friends in Pre-K... Mrs. Baker's 4th grade class borrowed some materials from our Montessori Children's House today to help her students visualize place value before their upcoming math test! #montessori #grade4 #collaboration #placevalue #math
Mrs. Laderer's 5th grade class is so excited to start their novel study! The students have begun reading "Wonder", by R. J. Palacio. Whether inside or out, they are enjoying reading and looking forward to more novel study time! #wonder #novelstudy #readeveryday
We're going GAGA over here! A brand new Gaga Ball pit has been a welcome addition to recess & gym classes at SMS. Colin Terrill, St. Mary's parishioner & soon-to-be Eagle Scout in St. Mary’s Troop #92, led this Eagle Project with funding from various St. Mary's groups, including St. Mary School HSA and Knights of Columbus - St. Mary’s Council 17530. Several scouts and adult volunteers worked on building it this past summer so it would be ready for the start of the school year. Thanks Colin for your hard work and great idea to complete this project! #gagaball #eaglescouts #boyscouts #recess
Check out these photos from the Volleyball clinic that we recently hosted for SMS girls in grades 5-8. 🏐 Our sports program allows all students to learn, play & compete. It doesn't matter if you're a travel player with years of experience, or picking up a new sport for the first time - all student athletes are treated with respect & offered an opportunity to learn, hone skills & be part of a team! #volleyball #catholicschoolsports #girlsinsports #fallsports
Our fourth graders are learning about the geography of New York State, and how some of our lakes were formed by glaciers. Then they watched a demo of how a glacier might shape the land. #geography #glaciers
Remember to join us tomorrow evening for Meet the Teacher Night! This event is for SMS parents/guardians only, please join us in the school gym at 6pm. 💙🐝🤍 #backtoschool2024 #SMStheplacetoBEE #meettheteacher #BestTeamEver
💙🦬❤️ Don't forget, tomorrow is a Bills Dress Down Day! Students may dress in Bills gear or red, white & blue clothing instead of uniforms. Just bring in $2 or purchase the HSA Dress Down Pass to cover all the Bills Dress Down Days this school year. #LetsGoBuffalo
Fall sports are going swimmingly! 💦🏊🏼♂️Our combined St. Mary's/Nativity/St. John's swim team had their first meet today, & everyone was happy to be back in the water. Students as young as Kindergarten can join the swim team at SMS. #swimming #rocktheblocks #youthsports
St. Mary's students from Pre-K through grade 8 enjoy time outside each day on our beautiful playground for recess. Sometimes they even discover some creature friends, in this case a toad! 🐸🛝
