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5/16/2024
Upcoming Events
Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (info on how to subscribe here), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.
May 17: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 4
May 19: Pentecost
May 19-22: St. Mary’s Parish Mission with Karlo Broussard
May 23: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 2
May 24-27: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day weekend
May 28: Memorial Day Acknowledgement - dress in red, white, and blue for $2 donation to support Canines for Warriors (therapy dog program that supports veterans with PTSD)
May 31: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 3 (First Communicants)
May 31: 10 am - First Communion Reception
May 31: Corpus Christi
June 1: Game On! - SMS boys and their very important lady - 6-8pm
June 4: HSA Meeting, 7 pm
June 7: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 1
June 7: Early Dismissal - 11:30 am
June 7: 8th grade exit interviewsl - 12:30 pm
June 7: Night of the Arts - 5 pm
June 14: MCH 3 & 4 year olds: Last day of school
June 14: 9 am Mass - led by Grades 8 & K, Character Awards following Mass
June 14: Montessori Picnic, 11 am dismissal for all Montessori
June 15: 8th Grade Dinner Dance, 6 pm
June 18: School Picnic - 8th Grade last day of school
June 19: NO SCHOOL - Juneteenth
June 20: Montessori K & Traditional Kindergarten Last Day of School
June 20: Montessori K & Traditional Kindergarten Graduation, 9:30 am
June 20: 8th Grade Graduation & Mass, 7 pm
June 21: Grades 1-8 Last Day of School!
June 21: 9 am Closing School Mass - led by Grade 7, Awards Ceremony
June 24 - 28: SMS Summer Camps Week 1
July 8 - 12: Vacation Bible School
July 20 - 21: St. Mary's Parish Picnic!
June 22 - 27: SMS Summer Camps Week 2
Aug. 5 - 9: SMS Summer Camps Week 3
Aug. 15: Assumption of Mary, 175th Anniversary Mass & Reception
CAFETERIA
We'd love to have you help out during lunch
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!
A Note from the Cafeteria
Lunch order for the week of 5/28-5/31 is due on Monday, 5/20 by noon.
There is no school on Monday, 5/27.
We Have Amazing Teachers at SMS!
Thank you to everyone who gave our teachers a “virtual high-five” during Teacher Appreciation Week. Check out the wonderful sentiments shared by members of our community by clicking here, and feel free to share the news article on social media to let everyone in your circles know what great teachers we have here at SMS too!
Yearbook Orders are due by Weds. May 22nd (this coming week!)
It's time for 2023-2024 yearbooks featuring Montessori - Grade 8! Order online here, or send cash or check (payable to St. Mary School) into school with a note indicating it is for yearbooks, marked "Attn: YEARBOOK - Mrs. Leong” by this coming Weds., 5/22. Yearbooks will be distributed in early June, any questions, please email jleong@stmaryschoolswormville.org. Don't miss out on your chance to commemorate a great year! You MUST pre-order yearbooks, they will not be available for purchase at the school.Yearbooks are $20.00.
The Diocesan Art Fair was a Great Success!
Thank you to everyone who joined us this week to see the beautiful student artwork on display in the 34th Annual Diocesan Art Exhibition! A total of 15 Western New York Catholic Schools participated with over 280 unique works of art on display throughout the St. Mary School Swormville hallways. The exhibition showcased a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, mixed-media work, watercolors, pen and ink, cut paper, pastels, glass-work, paper mache, printmaking, & more. Francesca Mineo, grade 4, provided musical accompaniment for the opening reception on her cello, and sweet treats were available in the school cafeteria for everyone’s enjoyment. Click here to see more photos from the exhibition.
Please take your items!
Our lost & found tote box near the water fountain by the gym is still overflowing! Please take a look at the photos linked here, and some new ones here if you see something that belongs to your family, email office@stmaryschoolswormville.org to have it sent home with your student, or pick it up next time you are on campus. Any items still left at the end of the school year will be donated to the gently used uniform sale or St. Vincent De Paul.
St. Mary High School (Lancaster) Spring Preview Night & Summer Sports Camps
Click here to learn more about Spring Preview Night (meant for 7th and 8th graders), and here to view their summer sports camps available.
EVENTS TO ATTEND!
June 1: GAME ON Night - SMS Boys with their VIP
June 4: HSA Meeting - All Welcome!
June 18: School Picnic - Volunteer & Donation Sign Up Below!
Our End of Year School Picnic on June 18th is quickly approaching! We are looking for VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS TO MAKE THIS YEAR A SUCCESS. Click here to find out how you can help. Questions? Contact Lauren Suttell hsa@stmaryschoolswormville.org!
Help us make GAME ON NIGHT a success! Sign up here to volunteer or donate items. RSVP here or via the paper flyer sent home by May 24th. A cost of $20 admission per family includes all boys in the family (must be St.Mary’s Students), and their VIP(s). Questions? Contact Lauren Suttell hsa@stmaryschoolswormville.org, (716) 510-3065 or Crystal Hemmingson cgarvin11@hotmail.com, (716) 984-6983.
St. Mary School
Email: office@stmaryschoolswormville.org
Website: stmaryschoolswormville.org
Location: 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY, USA
Phone: 716-689-8424
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarySchoolSwormville/