Saint Mary School Weekly Newsletter

• Monday, January 6 - SMS Spirit Dress Down; Afterschool Enrichment - Story time and Crafts
• Tuesday, January 7 - Afterschool Enrichment - Board Games Club
• Wednesday, January 8 - Optional Middle School Mass; Student Government Meeting
• Thursday, January 9 - K-5 Parent Coffee; Afterschool Enrichment - Winter Science Fun, Green Team
• Friday, January 10 - Afterschool - Cheer

Parents are invited to join the SMS K-8 students at First Friday Mass on January 2 at 9:00 am in the Church. Students who have PE should wear their full winter uniform, including dress shoes and bring sneakers in their backpacks.

• Next HSA meeting is on Friday, January 3rd. Mrs. Ambrosio will give the State of the School at this meeting, so it will be an important one for parents to attend if able.
• Coffee and Conversation will resume in February.

Monday is an SMS Spirit Dress Down Day! Please note, this is NOT a free dress-down day. Students have the option of wearing:

• SMS spirit wear
• Class color T-shirt or class colors (this is not a competition day, should not wear face paint, tutu's, etc.)
• PE uniform

Reminder to RSVP to attend the K-5 Parent Coffee hosted by Rachel Ambrosio to be held on Thursday, January 9 at 8:30 am in the School LIbrary. This is a chance to ask questions, build community, and celebrate the exciting happenings in the Elementary Grades. Please RSVP by clicking here by Tuesday, January 7 if you are able to attend.

We are offering Planet Pizza for lunch on the first Tuesday of each month when we host the senior citizen lunch. These days hot lunch is not available from our school. One slice is $4.50 two slices is $9. Planet Pizza lunch will be served on January 14. Students from grades TK-8 may order. Deadline for January orders is Wednesday January 8, 2025. We can NOT accept any orders after Jan 8.

Please use the following link to order for January Click here

• Students returning for 2025-2026 school year, please click here to complete enrollment
• Registration Fee deadline is January 10, 2025
• Remaining checklist items must be completed by January 31, 2025.

Just a reminder to Grade 5 parents to RSVP to the Parent Meeting - Everything you Wanted to Know about Middle School, which will take place on Thursday, January 25 from 12:45-2:00 pm in the Library.

We are in great need of volunteers to help prepare for the Father-Daughter Dance. There are a variety of needs from ironing table clothes to helping transform the room. PLEASE click here to learn more and to help make this a magical night!

Ridgefield Boy Scout Troop 116 is recycling Christmas Trees on Saturday, January 11. Suggested donation is $20 per tree. Please register online at https://www.troopwebhost.org/troop116ridgefield/.

To help families spend time together and share common experiences, the Leadership Institute of the Diocese of Bridgeport provides recommendations for Family Movie Night. Each week, a new recommendation and explanation are available. Click here for recent suggestions, including this week's suggestions, "Babes in Toyland"

While most Open Houses are complete. below find links to High School Admissions Pages of schools

• Immaculate High School, Danbury
  
• Fairfield Prep (boys only), Fairfield
• Notre Dame Prep, Fairfield
  
• Convent of the Sacred Heart (girls only), Greenwich
  
• Canterbury School, New Milford
  
• Kennedy Catholic, Somers NY
  
• St. Joseph High School, Trumbull
  
• Cardinal Kung Academy, Stamford
  
• Lauralton Hall (girls only), Milford
• Iona Prep (boys only), New Rochelle
• Fordham Prep (boys only), Bronx

Email: dowdinga@smsridgefield.org
Website: www.smsridgefield.org
Location: 183 High Ridge Avenue, Ridgefield, CT, USA
Phone: 203 438 7288
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