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Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (click here to view), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.

May 16: 9 am School Mass led by St. Sebastian Faith Family (Mr. Reeds)

May 22: 9 am School Mass led by St. Thomas Aquinas Faith Family (Mrs. Baker)

May 23-26: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Weekend

May 27: Dress in red, white, & blue for a $2 donation to support K9s for Warriors

May 29: Feast of the Ascension, Holy Day of Obligation

May 29: 9 am School Mass led by St. Joan of Arc Faith Family (Mrs. Bishop)

May 30: Night of the Arts, 5 pm

June 3: HSA Meeting, 7 pm

June 6: 9 am School Mass celebrating First Communicants, grade 3

June 6: 10 am First Communion Reception, grade 3

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: 10:30 am Montessori Picnic

June 13: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for all students except MCH Half Day (11 am)

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 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: 7 pm 8th Grade Graduation & Mass

June 19: Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL

~SUMMER EVENTS: PLEASE JOIN OOR 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 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

Click the link below to order. The deadline for orders is this Monday, May 19th at 12 Noon. Please note that there is no lunch on June 13th (11:30 am Early Dismissal), and for the School Picnic on June 16th - a hotdog lunch will be served to all, no need to order that day.

https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/lunch

The main lunch entree for Tuesday, May 20th has been changed to a Cheeseburger & French Fries instead of the Egg Patty, Sausage & Hash Brown. We apologize for any inconvenience!

If you are interested in helping out in the lunchroom and are VIRTUS trained please sign up below using the buttons. If you have any questions, you can email Mr. Mangione at attendance@st.maryschoolswormville.org.

Click the links below for some recent game highlights and updates!

SOCCER

TRACK

Parents, please remember to download the Sports Engine App if you haven’t already as that is where communication from your student(s)’ coaches is taking place. Click here for instructions.

Be sure to register for our summer programs before sessions fill! 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.

Download SMS Summer Programs Flier

Register for SMS Summer Programs

Join us for a magical evening of music, art, & food! Bring your lawn chair & get ready to browse stunning student artwork! Treat yourself to dinner from one of the food trucks available, then settle in for an evening of instrumental music & your students’ beautiful voices in song!

Art Exibits and Food Trucks open at 5:00pm

Montessori-2nd grade performance begins at 6:00pm, followed by band, 3-5 chorus, and finally 6-8 chorus.

Students should wear bright summer clothing. Please remember dress down regulations when choosing your summer clothing.

SMS 7th grader Gianna Charland was honored yesterday at the St. Thomas More Guild Annual Luncheon! Her essay on “Who is a Modern St. Thomas More?” was chosen as the grade school winner! Gianna is an altar server, Girl Scout, and prolific volunteer, giving her time to organizations such as Brothers of Mercy at Christmastime and St. Luke’s on New Year’s Eve.

In her essay, Gianna chose to write about St. Maximilian Kolbe, who gave his life at Auschwitz by volunteering to die in place of another prisoner. St. Kolbe, like St. Thomas More, inspires us to stand up for what’s right no matter the consequence.

Join Us at the next HSA Meeting

Tuesday, June 3rd, ⋅7:00 – 9:00pm, SMS Cafeteria

Not to rush through the end of the year BUT – HSA is planning for the 2025-2026 school year! Below are links for nominations for Room Parents and HSA positions. Please consider giving your time and talents to help our school and students BEE the best they can BEE. HSA is our parent-based organization dedicated to exchanging information with parents, principal, pastor and school community and coordinating meaningful opportunities and connections between school and families. HSA members attend monthly meetings.

-Nominations are due May 30th-

Room Parents - 2025-2026 Room Parent Sign Up

HSA is seeking two (2) Room Parents per grade for Montessori - grade 6 and three (3) Room Parents for grades 7 and 8. Click the link above for more information and to see the various Room Parent responsibilities per grade. Remember that Room Parents get first “dibs” as field trip chaperones( when space is limited) and coming in for class parties and special days! If you want a chance to get into the classroom and help out, this is your chance!

Room Parent Duties Include:

• Serving as the key contact for parents in your class
• Acting as a liaison between class parents and HSA
• Coordinating one (1) monthly teacher breakfast
• Assist the homeroom teacher with special projects, activities, field trips and/or holiday parties
• Handle or oversee a class gift to benefit the annual Gala Auction

HSA positions - Seeking Nominations for St. Mary's Home School Association (HSA) 2025-2026 School Year

• Executive Officers (2 year terms): Vice President, Secretary
• Committee Positions (1 year terms): Communication Chairs, Volunteer Chairs, Spiritual Chair

Order floral vouchers online in our Annual Flower Sale! Vouchers are redeemable at Weeks Nursery in Clarence Center for beautiful hanging baskets or flats of flowers. School families will have their floral vouchers sent home with their youngest student on May 21. Once you receive your flower sale voucher(s), simply head over to Weeks Nursery at 5955 Shimerville Rd, in Clarence Center to redeem them & select your beautiful plants. Or, gift the voucher to someone else to redeem!

SALE ENDS MAY 19, 2025. FLORAL VOUCHERS VALID THROUGH MAY 31, 2025.

Link to Order: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/flowers

Volunteers will be needed for the ANNUAL SCHOOL PICNIC - what some may call the best school day of the year is fast approaching - the annual SMS School Picnic! We’ve got a lot of fun activities up our sleeve - watch the Buzz for a link to sign up to volunteer and see your kids competing and having fun with their friends before school is out for the summer! This year 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.

A visual representation of the faith family colors is linked here for your reference. The shirts do not need to be these exact shades, just close. We can’t wait!

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. More information & registration info will be available soon, watch the Parish website & flocknote.