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6/12/2025
Upcoming Dates
Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (click here to view), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.
June 13: Montessori Pre-K Last Day of School
June 13: 9 am School Mass led by St. Scholastica Faith Family (Mrs. Laderer)
June 13: 10:00 am Montessori Picnic
June 13: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for all students except MCH Half Day (11 am)
June 13: NO Just for Kids (JFK) Aftercare
June 13: 12:30 pm, 8th Grade Capstone Project Presentations
June 16: School Picnic (MCHK - Grade 8)
June 16: Grade 8 Last Day of School
June 17: 10 am Kindergarten Moving Up Day (MCH-K & Traditional K)
June 17: Grades MCH-K & K Last Day of School
June 17: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for Grades K-7
June 17: NO Just for Kids (JFK) Aftercare
June 18: Grades 1-7 Last Day of School
June 18: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for Grades 1-7
June 18: 9 am Closing School Mass & Awards Ceremony
June 18: NO Just for Kids (JFK) Aftercare
June 18: 7 pm 8th Grade Graduation & Mass
June 19: Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL
~SUMMER EVENTS: PLEASE JOIN OUR SCHOOL/PARISH FAMILY!~
June 23- 27: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 7- 11: Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 21-25: Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 18-20: St. Mary’s Picnic Weekend (Car Show, Chowder Chase & Picnic)
July 20: Teacher Popcorn Booth at the Picnic !2:30-1:30
July 28-Aug 1: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
Aug 4 -8: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
Aug 18-22: Summer STREAM
How About Those Great Lunches???
Items in the Lost & Found Box will be donated if not claimed by June 18th!
Please check out the Lost & Found items that are displayed on a table inside door B1. If you see anything that belongs to your family, please claim it before Summer break begins or it will be donated. Thank you!
We’re Still Accepting Students for our Summer Programs!
Rising Pre-K3 - 6th graders are invited to join us for the summer at St. Mary School. Our Summer Programs are open to the public, you don't need to be enrolled at SMS to attend, so feel free to invite neighbors & friends to register. Each week will focus on a unique theme, see details and sign up links below.
Need a quick reference for our last few days of school next week? Click below to see the sheet that came home detailing dress code, pick up times, etc. PLEASE NOTE: if your Grade 1-7 student(s) will be leaving with you or another adult following Mass & Awards on 6/18, please be sure to send back a signed note to school, linked on p.2 of the PDF below as well.
Summer Work Packets Coming Home Next Week
Students entering grades K-5 in the Fall will be coming home before the end of the school year with packets to be completed over Summer break. Please see the letter in each student’s packet from their teacher for the coming year with instructions for completing the packet. The summer work assigned is designed to reinforce skills and concepts learned during this school year, while helping your child become acclimated to work in their upcoming grade level. Some grade levels also have book lists included for Summer reading.
These packets are required and will be due at supply drop off in August before school starts. We have kept in mind that Summer should be a time to relax and spend time with family and friends enjoying the beautiful weather, and quality time together. Our intention is not to burden or overwhelm your family with more “to-do's” during the Summer months, however, students can lose academic skills and knowledge over break, and research has shown that they can lose up to two months of grade-level equivalency in math and reading skills! For this reason, we ask that you help your students get into a routine and complete a little of their packet each day. All grade levels have been assigned a relatively equal amount of work, and it is a manageable amount. Rising Middle School students will be assigned summer work as well via ixl.com, and instructions for completing this work will be forthcoming.
Thank you for our cooperation and understanding, we can’t wait to hear about all of your summer adventures come September, and hit the ground running educating your children!
Please Return Your Sports Uniforms!
If you haven’t already returned your student’s soccer (or other lingering) sports uniforms, PLEASE DO SO ASAP! Place the jersey in a clear ziplock bag labeled with your student’s name for Mr. Reeds. Thank you!
Sign Up for Fall Sports Now
It is important that you sign up for Fall sports now so that we can be sure we have coaches for our teams or are able to combine with other teams. You will not be charged until September.
Uniforms Getting Small? Donate them to our “Gently Used” Sale!
We are now accepting gently used uniform items again. Please be sure that any items you are donating are washed and free of stains or rips/holes. The Gently Used Sale will open in late July/ early August and will be in the B1 door foyer near the school office. Please see the list of items below that we WILL ACCEPT for the sale, feel free to shop and buy the “next size up” for your student(s) when the sale opens!
Due to our lack of storage space we are cutting down the list of items we will accept to only include uniform items that are not readily available at local retailers. Please see the lists below:
WILL ACCEPT:
- Montessori embroidered polo dresses
- French Toast skorts (navy or khaki)
- SMS & Montessori embroidered polo shirts
- SMS Plaid Jumpers
- SMS Plaid Skirts
- Any SMS branded outerwear (fleece jackets, zip-ups, sweatshirts)
- Any SMS Spirit Wear items, including apparel & other SMS branded items
- SMS Gym Uniforms
- Navy blue or white cardigan sweaters & sweater vests (embroidered or non)
- Plain white polos or uniform shirts for girls & boys
WILL NOT ACCEPT:
- Uniform pants or shorts
- Leggings
- Socks
- Shoes
- Belts
- Hair accessories
- Any unbranded (plain) navy or royal blue sweatshirts, fleece jackets, etc.
- Unembroidered navy polos
Save the Following Dates for Upcoming HSA Events!
GRILL MASTERS NEEDED - Volunteer for the HSA School Picnic (MCHK - Grade 8), happening THIS MONDAY!
Volunteers are still needed for the ANNUAL SCHOOL PICNIC! A few volunteers to run the grill are needed for this coming Monday! We can’t let the students go hungry, so please sign up! Our HSA has a lot of fun activities up their sleeve - click the link below to sign up to volunteer and see your kids competing and having fun with their friends before school is out for the summer! Students will be competing with their Faith Families and each student within the family should wear the same colored shirt.
Please do not buy expensive shirts. Michael's has t-shirts for under $5 or you may wear one that you already have. Please be sure that the primary color of the shirt is the color listed on the sheet that came home last week for your child.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Registration NOW OPEN for Vacation Bible School!
VBS 2025 will run July 14th - 18th, and is open to rising Kindergarten - grade 5 students. VBS is open to everyone in our family of parishes, and will be at a NEW LOCATION this year - Our Lady of Peace Parish Center.