Mrs. Baker's 4th graders made thank you cards recently for our Home School Association (HSA) for the time and effort the HSA parent volunteers put in to run the annual Sister Sheila Memorial Marathon. Have a look, some of their drawings and messages are just too cute! #thankyou
SMS 2nd graders were architects today in Science! They worked at designing block buildings to withstand the "earthquakes" they made by shaking the trays underneath. #earthquake #science #DIYshaketable #architecture
Grade 6 read passages from #John today to discover answers to questions & learn about God's characteristics as our heavenly Father. In John 5, Jesus teaches us how essential this Father-Son relationship is for our own salvation. #GodtheFather #MiddleSchool #Religion
Picture your business in the spotlight! New this year - sign up before Oct. 15th for year long patronage with the SMS Drama Club & receive exposure in both our Fall Play & Spring Musical programs! Multiple sponsorship levels are available, choose the package that best fits your family’s or business’s needs. Your generous, tax-deductible gift will help purchase costumes for our students & help refurbish sets!
Click here for more information & to see the variety of unique sponsorship opportunities available: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/sms-drama-club
#dramaclub #theater #fallplay #springmusical #artinschool
Grade 2 was getting hands-on in our Makerspace Lab today with a variety of materials and practiced creating structures with a multitude of building techniques! #Makerspace #handson #building #futureengineers #secondgrade
Congratulations to our student winners of the 2024 Swormville Fire Co. Fire Prevention Poster Contest! 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners in grades K-5 were announced at the Swormville Fire Co. Open House this weekend. Those students who could not attend will receive their awards when they take a walking field trip to the firehouse with their class this week. Students toured the firehouse and even saw a live demonstration of the firefighters putting out a car fire! #fireprevention #postercontest #firesafety #swormville #neighbors
That was a disappointing loss, but the good news is, the SMS Home School Association Meat Raffle is Nov. 2! https://youtu.be/BLnXqf7Nnp8 #meatraffle #steak #sizzle #chuckroast Use this link to purchase tickets: https://stmaryswormville.ejoinme.org/2024SMSMeatRaffle
Yesterday we had an extra cute & fluffy little visitor for the feast of St. Francis! Students & staff enjoyed snuggling with Miss Krista's newest addition to the family, "Benny"! The Montessori floor made a great place for a nap after all the fun. #stfrancis #puppylove
Recess isn't just for the little ones here at SMS! Students from pre-k to grade 8 enjoy time outside each day if weather permits on our beautiful campus, to be physically active and engaged with their peers in activities of their choice.
Recess benefits students by:
• Increasing their level of physical activity.
• Improving their memory, attention, and concentration.
• Helping them stay on-task.
• Reducing disruptive behavior.
• Improving their social and emotional development (e.g., learning how to share and negotiate).
#CatholicSchools #recess #getoutside #touchgrass #middleschool
Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of #animals & the #environment. In honor of the feast, Father Art visited classrooms today after school Mass to bless stuffed animals & pet photos that students brought in with a generous dose of Holy Water! Miss Krista also brought in her brand new puppy to mark the occasion! Click to see more photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=StMarySchoolSwormville&set=a.908933201259639
#StFrancis #blessingoftheanimals #holywater
In honor of the month of the Rosary, students in grades 1-5 prayed the Joyful Mysteries this week. #October #monthoftheRosary #JoyfulMysteries #catholicschool
Grade 4 had a special treat this week while learning about New York State history. Students enjoyed some delicious juice made of strawberries and maple syrup; two important resources used by the Iroquois. #newyorkstate #iroquoisnation #nativeamericanhistory
Mrs. Picone's first graders are improving their reading skills one word at a time!
Grade 2 is getting into the Halloween spirit! They created Jack-o'-lanterns today for their classroom door.
Our Kindergarten class is getting hands-on in #Makerspace! The students explored a variety of building materials including wooden blocks, Lincoln logs & marble tubes today to learn about construction and structures. #icanbuild #engineering #design #Kindergarten
🎃 🍂 🏈 Cool weather, pumpkins, homecoming and more! Come to BREAKTHROUGH to unwind and share! BREAKTHROUGH is an opportunity for Middle School - High School teens to grow in faith through games, interactive activities, prayer, food and conversation. Build a connection between scripture and living our faith while getting to know other teens in our parish and community. WHEN: Friday October 18th & 28th, sign up below.
Sign up to attend and invite a friend: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-breakthrough1#/
Are you Confirmed and looking for volunteer hours? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-49959454-breakthrough#/
Contact St Mary's Youth Ministry for further details or with questions: (716) 688-0599, youth@stmaryswormville.org
🍎 Our Montessori friends learned how to make homemade applesauce today! Everyone had a chance to cut and peel the apples. Tomorrow they'll get to taste it! #MontessoriLearning #applesauce #handsonlearning #fallflavors
Mrs. Wojtaszek's 2nd graders had fun creating "silly sentences" using naming and telling phrase parts yesterday! 🤪 #funwithlanguage #ELA #grade2 #silly
Our littlest "bees" in Montessori K - grade 2 took their Fall field trip to the farm yesterday! Becker Farms in Gasport hosted us for apple picking, a wagon ride & lunch. Students also had a chance to feed & pet the animals, & most importantly learned about where the food they eat comes from & how it grows - on farms! Click the link to see more photos from the day: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.907415051411454&type=3
Our SMS parents also look forward to chaperoning field trips as an opportunity to assist their child's class, get to know other parents, & join in the fun!
#fieldtrip #fallonthefarm #nofarmsnofood #applepicking
Today is the feast day of St. Jerome, and our Faith Family of the same name led us in the liturgy at school Mass a few weeks ago. Click here to see our students participating at Mass: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/mgrcL42YAQTRxbDK/
St. Jerome was born to Catholic parents who taught him about Jesus. When he was older, Jerome lost his love for Jesus. Once he again found his faith, he was so afraid that he would fall back into his old ways that he moved away from his family and friends. Saint Jerome is reputed to have removed a thorn from a lion’s paw while living as a hermit in the desert. He was known for having a bad temper but worked hard at controlling himself. He was the first to translate the Bible from Hebrew to Latin.
Feast Day: Sept. 30
Symbol: Lion
#StJerome #lion #schoolMass #FeastDay #brotherhood #sisterhood #sainthood #FaithFamilies #SMStheplacetoBEE
