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Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (info on how to subscribe here), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.Nov. 16 & 17: Book Fair - available until 3pm

Nov. 17: Fall Play/Dessert Show

Nov. 17: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 8

Nov. 20: Bills Season Pass dress-down

Nov. 21: HSA Thanksgiving luncheon

Nov. 22-24: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Recess

Nov. 26: ADVENTure to Christmas - 10-11:30am in the gym

Nov. 27: School resumes

Nov. 27: Bills Season Pass dress-down

Nov. 30: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 6

Nov. 30: In-person parent/teacher conferences, 3-6pm

Dec. 1: NO SCHOOL- Zoom parent/teacher conferences - 8-11am

Dec. 3: First Sunday of Advent

Dec. 4: HSA Meeting

Dec. 6-8 SMS “Merry Moose” Christmas Shop

Dec. 8: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 5

Dec. 8: Virtue Certificate Recognition - following Mass

Dec. 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Holy Day of Obligation

Dec. 8: 11:30 am Early dismissal

Dec. 8: HSA Family Movie Night

Dec. 13: Christmas Concert - 6:30pm

Dec. 22: 11:30am Dismissal

If you would like to be a part of your child's school day, the buttons below link you to a sign up for assisting as a lunch monitor. All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained. It is preferred that you volunteer for all three lunch periods, but any time you are able to give is much appreciated.

As the weather starts to change, some of our students would rather stay inside. In order to accommodate students who want to stay inside and others that would like to go outside, we will need to have three adults present for safety. Please consider helping out.

Thank you so much to those who have been able to volunteer and help out in the lunchroom. It is such a blessing to have dedicated family members who are willing to help out!

Lunch orders for the week of 11/27-12/1 are due by noon on 11/20. Please remember that this is a hard deadline and the link is disabled at noon.

Have the best Advent yet! Interactive activities, crafts and games are all planned to make this a family morning of fun as we begin the season of Advent. Bring your family to the St Mary's gymnasium on Sunday, November 26 between 10:00am - 11:30am. Stations will be set up for families to visit at your own pace. Walk-ins are welcome but sign up is preferred so we can best plan for attendance. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-adventure#/

The Parish Finance Committee is looking for a few new members to assist in the oversight of the Parish/School Finances and budget. The committee discussed a need for school parents who are also parishioners to be a part of the committee allowing for representation of our school on this committee. Candidates should have either a Financial or Investment background and be able to commit to one meeting on the fourth Tuesday evening of each month as well as a few extra hours to go over the financial reports prior to the meeting. Interested parties should contact Keith Call at kcall@stmaryswormville.org. If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to Committee members, Jennifer Noah or Andy Zielinski.

Please take a moment to sign up for upcoming parent teacher conferences. You will be able to access your child's report card prior to your conference so that you can discuss your child's successes and needs.

Pay close attention to the day you sign up for. Thursday 11/30 after school will be in person conferences and Friday 12/1 will be online through Google Meet.

If you would like to meet with one of the special area teachers, please email them personally to set up a conference time.

Monkey See Monkey Do is once again hosting our Fall Book Fair! Shop the online fair here from 11/15 - 11/17. Share the link with family and friends via email and social media, and SMS will earn from their purchases too! All books ordered online ship to the customer address provided. Parents and students may shop IN PERSON on 11/17 in Room 108. Help support SMS, do some Christmas shopping and give your child the gift of reading!

We’d like to wish all of our students who are starring in The Girl with the Golden Locks tomorrow night at 6:30pm a wonderful performance! We’re looking forward to the "dessert theatre” as well. Break a leg everyone!

Today was the last day to send in items for our November service project, thank you for your generosity! We are still in need of monetary donations to help offset the cost of shipping the items to Germany for the “Wolfhounds”, 603rd Air Operations Platoon. Each box cost $19.20 to ship and we have collected 21 boxes. If you missed sending in any items or would also like to send in a monetary donation to help, please enclose cash or a check made out to “St. Mary School” in an envelope marked “Wolfhounds Shipping” and send in with your student.

This year we have decided to offer a Christmas shopping experience for our students. The “Merry Moose” shop will be open Dec. 6-8, and feature affordable items that your child(ren) can purchase for their siblings, parents, friends, etc. Younger students will have the opportunity to shop with an older student as a “buddy” to assist them, or you may shop with your student during the HSA Family Movie Night on the evening of Dec. 8. A flyer will be coming home in backpacks soon, but in the meantime we are in need of parent volunteers to help make the shop a success! Please sign up here if you are able to help.

As a part of 8th grade religion, Mrs. Leong has been working with our 8th graders to develop their own service projects. Students are required to identify a need, make all necessary contacts, clear dates with school, determine participants, manage volunteers, and many other skills needed to run a successful service project. Projects are getting underway. Some will be schoolwide, while others may just involve the 8th grade or the small group.

Michael, Lucas, and Aiden met with Mr. Don to discuss what needed to be done around campus for a fall cleanup. They discussed the areas of greatest need, what tools they would need, and picked a date. On Tuesday, the 8th grade tackled the yard work and did an amazing job. Thank you students for showing good stewards of God's earth!

The St. Mary School HSA Meat Raffle Committee would like to thank everyone who attended, volunteered, or donated items for the Meat Raffle! The event was a great success and raised over $8,300. We can’t wait to “meat up” with you all again next year!

This time honored tradition brings the whole school together in our gym for a festive lunch with all of the fixings! INTERESTED IN HELPING? - Click to sign up & learn more!

Save the date for a festive night with friends in the school gym watching the animated 2018 version of “The Grinch”. Pizza, water and snacks will be available for purchase, please plan to join us! More information will be coming home on how to RSVP for this event soon.

Ready to mark your calendar for all of the exciting HSA events coming up? FIND OUT HERE with our UPCOMING DATES Flyer!

We are an amazing Catholic school recently rated number one in the Diocese. Come check us out and see what it means to be a part of the St. Mary's family.

Email: office@stmaryschoolswormville.org
Website: stmaryschoolswormville.org
Location: 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY, USA
Phone: 716-689-8424
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