Grades 4 & 5 took a field trip this week to the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. They stepped back in time to the world that TR knew, including the excitement of Buffalo's heyday and the Pan-Am Expo, & got a sense of what it was like to lead our nation during that time.
Our Montessori program offers 5 day/week instruction for ages 3-6, with a focus on Practical Life, Sensory, Math, Language, Geography, and Science skills, as well as weekly exposure to Spanish, Art, Music, and Physical Education. Visit http://tinyurl.com/4x6hjw3f to learn more.
Our Montessori students made it outside again earlier today during the "calm before the storm". #recess #freshair #sunshine #wishingforspring #SMStheplacetoBEE
3rd & 4th grade Boys Basketball wrapped up their season with pizza, awards, & a Dads vs Sons game, of which the final score was highly contested! Volunteer coaches at SMS put time and effort into creating robust experiences for our students, and help them develop at every level.
Grade 2 students were excited to share facts they learned about important Black Americans for #BlackHistoryMonth. The biographies included Jackie Robinson, Ruby Bridges, Frederick Douglas, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, & Harriett Tubman!
St. Mary School recently celebrated the 100th Day of School! 🥳 Some of our Kindergartners wrote what they will be doing when they’re 100 years old! 🥰 Check out their precious responses…🤍🐝💙 #Kindergarten #100days
Montessori students are taking advantage of this beautiful February weather and loving every minute of being outside! Daily outside recess whenever weather allows, for students in all grades, is just one of the ways that SMS offers families MORE. http://tinyurl.com/4k8fjb7v
Lenten Penance Service at 7 PM on Wednesday, 2/28, in St. Mary's Church. Multiple priests on hand for Confession after the service. Have you reconciled with the Lord lately?
"The Lord has loved me so much: we must love everyone... we must be compassionate!"
-St. Josephine Bakhita
#MondayMotivation #virtueofthemonth #love #blackhistorymonth
HSA NEWS: 3/2 Rollerskating Party RSVP deadline extended to TOMORROW! RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/fh25ykdb
Fowler’s Candy Sale pick up will be Tues. 3/5 from 7-9 am or 2-4:30 pm for anyone who chose ship to school.
Congrats to Jackson Sendlak on winning at the 13 year old level in the Knights of Columbus regional free throw competition! He is invited to compete next at the state level. SMS students Quinn Hayden, Francesca Mineo, and Will Kisailus also participated in today's competition.
We know it's Lent, so don't be tempted to eat something sweet if you've given that up! We just had to share these delicious desserts though, created by our 5th and 6th graders in the style of American Painter, Wayne Thiebaud.
Students do not need to be Catholic or belong to St. Mary's parish. An opportunity for Middle School through High School teens to grow in faith through games, interactive activities, prayer, food and conversation. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054caba72fa7fd0-breakthrough1#/
Last week we had visiting authors & students dressed up as storybook characters to go along with our Friday theme of "Expanding our World Through Reading" for #SpiritWeek . A curious literary character is shown here with Sister Sheila in this week's #ThrowbackThursday from 1992.
Take a moment to appreciate the beautiful winter landscapes created by our 3rd graders, that were inspired by Chautaqua artist A.K. Dowling's work.
Third grade students in Miss Sanderson's class celebrated #BlackHistoryMonth by coloring, constructing, and displaying this collage of influential Black Americans in the hallway outside their classroom.
Enrollment is now OPEN in Montessori PreK - Grade 8 for the 2024-2025 school year! Scan the code or click the link below to apply and join our St. Mary School Swormville family! https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/registration
Students had to guess the names of our "Masked Readers" today before their identities were revealed at the final Spirit Week assembly this afternoon. How many can you guess correctly? Click the link to try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdE8_PpfpVs
Please view this reminder from St. Mary School HSA, Roller Skating Party RSVPs and Fowler's orders are due TOMORROW: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HO5Ux4X0XhwLMXNye3fq-6irwEF80aKb/view?usp=sharing
We expand our world through reading! Students, dress as storybook characters tomorrow and bring the book your character is from with you to school! Montessori students may wear hats or crazy hair. 📚 #LetsRead #SpiritWeek #SMStheplacetoBEE 🐝💙🤍
