St. Mary School Swormville -

Mrs. Wojtaszek's 2nd graders shared their Paper Bag Autobiographies last week in order to learn about each other! Each student brought in 5 things that best described their interests or family in their paper bag, then shared these items & why they were important to them with the class. What interesting students we have!

#paperbagautobiography #grade2 #gettingtoknowyou #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders #SMStheplacetoBEE #FAMILY

Our students were “sorted” into their 2025-2026 Faith Families today! Faith Families are the house system at SMS, comprised of groups of students represented by a saint & led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level groups sit together at Mass, take turns leading the liturgy, & work together for special projects & events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & the HSA Picnic. Visit https://youtu.be/G1P1Wnn8QGw to learn more.

#FaithFamilies #CatholicSaints #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders

SMS Parents, don't forget to help get our school year off to a great start for teachers & students!
☀️ HSA Sunshine Form (includes Dress Down Pass)- please return by this FRIDAY, 9/12
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 HSA Family Commitment Form - please return by 10/1
See both forms here: https://tinyurl.com/mdufsh34

Happy Grandparents Day! We had a GRAND start to the school year this week when our Grandparents & other special relatives or friends joined us for our grand opening Mass. They enjoyed sitting with their students & hearing a wonderful homily from Father Tom. Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/mu2efthn

#Backtoschool2025 #grandparentsday #schoolMass #WNYCatholicSchools #FAMILY #TRADITION #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders #SMStheplacetoBEE

Mrs. Baker's 4th graders are ready to start their novel study of "The Eyes & the Impossible" by Dave Eggers on Monday! They got a sneak peek of the title & cover art, then had to make predictions on the plot & characters based on what they knew. They also drew some new cover art to illustrate their predictions.

#novelstudy #grade4 #EyesandtheImpossible #ELA #KNOWLEDGE

Today we celebrated the feast day of one of our SMS Faith Family Saints, St. Teresa of Calcutta. St. Teresa was especially active in the slums of Calcutta, India. She spent her life helping the sick and the poor. She studied nursing and founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order of women dedicated to serving the poor. Her order opened schools for children and centers to treat the blind, the disabled, the old, and the dying. She received many awards for her work including the Nobel Peace Prize. Pope Francis I declared Mother Teresa a saint in 2016.

Faith Families are groups of students, each represented by a Saint and led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level groups sit together at school Masses, take turns leading the liturgy, and work together for special projects and events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & our end of year HSA Picnic. Students will find out which Faith Family they are in for the 2025-2026 school year next week!

#StTeresaofCalcutta #FeastDay #FaithFamilies

Finding Common Ground in Grade 3
This week, SMS 3rd graders participated in a fun activity called “Find Common Ground.” Working in small groups, students could only use index cards with written facts they shared in common to build towers. Along the way, they practiced critical thinking & cooperative learning, while also learning new & surprising things about each other. Not only did they work hard to construct sturdy towers, but they also built stronger friendships & classroom connections!

#teamwork #commonground #grade3 #SMStheplacetoBEE #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders