Our advanced ELA students went on a field trip with Miss Sanderson and Mr. Polen to see the play "Not Another Butterfly" at Starry Night Theatre. Students learned about real children and teachers who did their best to find hope while living in Terezin during the Holocaust. Students talked about theme, the art of drama, and discussed the importance of sharing their love and light with the world.
St. Mary's is blessed with active parents at all grade levels who chaperone great field trips. Here are a few pictures from today's 3rd Grade field trip to the beautiful Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Everyone really enjoyed it!
PRAY 'N PLAY is this Friday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym! It has been FOUR YEARS since we have been able to both pray and play together! Pray 'n Play has been a tradition at St. Mary's for decades and we are so pleased to have it back. We will PRAY as Grade 5 presents a reverent Living Stations of the Cross and then the gym will be transformed for PLAY. Bring a few dollars for games, goodies, and a chance to throw a pie, or win a cake. All proceeds benefit Catholic Charities.
Fossils are brewing in middle school science! Recently, Miss Reeves' science classes studied different types of fossils. When their studies completed, they created their own fossils out of coffee and salt dough!
Have you downloaded our new St. Mary Swormville app yet?
Today's Mass was led by our 1st grade class. This was their first time ever leading Mass and they did a beautiful job reading and presenting the gifts. We are so proud of them!
St. Mary School and Church now have a mobile app! Download it today! You can set the default to the school, enable notifications ands toggle easily between the church and school sites to stay up-to-date! https://youtu.be/cV0rGFDSXIU
Turn your dinner into dollars for St. Mary’s by ordering from Pesci’s ONLINE at https://www.toasttab.com/pescis-pizza-8065-main-st/v3/ for pick-up or delivery through March 18, 2023.
Pesci’s will donate 20% of your online order total (including eGift Cards!) back to St. Mary School HSA. This promotion is not valid for in-store or orders by phone. Send eGift cards to family and friends too! Put St. Mary’s in the message. Order as many times as you like during the promotion!!! Please share with family, friends, and neighbors. AT CHECKOUT ENTER PROMO CODE: SMSHSA
Check out all the fun photos from the Father Daughter Dance on our school Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StMarySchoolSwormville
TUITION ASSISTANCE for Private Grammar Schools Now Available. The BISON Children Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance to economically eligible children in grades K-8. New families can now apply for scholarships for the 2023-24 school year. To start the process, families can complete a pre-application form online at http://bisonfund.com/our-scholarships. If selected in our lottery drawing, the scholarships can be used at any private grammar school in WNY. The deadline to apply is March 15. The average scholarship is $1,560 and the maximum award is $2,500. For more information, contact Cindy at 716-854-0869, ext. 1 or cmcdonald@bisonfund.com.
Mrs. K joined our SMS 6th graders in leading the Stations of the Cross after 9 AM Mass this morning. It is now a tradition during Lent for a different middle school class to lead the assembly in praying the devotion of the Stations of the Cross after the Friday school Mass. #catholicschoolproud #smstheplacetobee #dedicatedtothewholechild #daretobedisciples
St. Mary School presents Virtue Awards each month to students who exemplify the Virtue of the Month. Today, we recognized SMS students who demonstrate the virtue of Understanding when they are at school. One little girl received her award from last month for Perseverance. We continue to dare to be disciples at St. Mary School! #daretobeadisciple #smstheplacetobee #catholicschoolproud #dedicatedtothewholechild
Bishop Mike has given commutation from the practice of abstaining from meat on Friday, March 17th for St. Patrick's Day. Use this link to read his full letter: https://5il.co/1qicj
St. Mary's students are blessed to have Mrs. Genovese as their Art Teacher! She patiently shares her knowledge and talent with the entire school (Montessori preschoolers through middle schoolers) and brings out their best work. If your child loves to create art, SMS is the place to BEE! Call us today to learn more: (716)689-8424. #smstheplacetobee #dedicatedtothewholechild
St. Mary's excels in the performing arts arena! If your child loves to sing or act, SMS is the place to BEE! Call (716)689-8424 today to set up a tour and shadow day.
Here, we see Mr. Polen directing our fourth graders during Music class as they prepare for our Spring Concert.
Come and spend some time in the Holy Presence of Jesus. Exposition and Reconciliation will continue until 7 pm Mass tonight.
Middle school students explored the processes involved in the rock cycle today with Starbursts. They put their Starbursts through the processes to create sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous Starburst rocks. You can see that the 8th grade boys wanted to get the most weight possible on their Starburst rock.
Be reconciled!
Many thanks to our coaches and parents who support our SMS sports program which includes students from Kindergarten - Grade 8!
Our 5th and 6th grade Lady Bees celebrated the end of the basketball season with a fun Mother/Daughter Basketball Game yesterday. #smstheplacetobee #welovestmarys #dedicatedtothewholechild
There is room for a few more women who would like to renew their faith life at the Women's Christ Renews Welcome Retreat next weekend (March 11-12). Register by this Tuesday, 3/7 with this form: https://form.jotform.com/230405968498065
