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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.

Mar. 28: Holy Thursday

Mar. 28: Guest Speaker - Solar Eclipse

Mar. 28: Last day to send in donations for the Jared Box project

Mar. 29: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL

Mar. 31: Easter Sunday

April 1: Let your school district transportation department know that you need bus service next year (Akron, Lockport, Starpoint, Lancaster, Alden)

April 9: School back in Session

April 9: Rice Bowls due back

April 9: SMS 8th Grade Fundraising Night at Johnny Cs 4-9pm

April 9: HSA Meeting - 7pm in Makerspace

April 10: Snow Me the Money Snowball Fight

April 12&13: School Musical

April 12: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 2

April 19: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 1

April 19: 8th Grade Babysitting Night

April 20: Spring for Success Auction Gala

April 23&24: NYS ELA Assessment

April 26: Deadline for Sr. Sheila Scholarship

May 3: Mass of Hope

May 4: Father/Daughter Dance

May 6: HSA Meeting - 7pm

May 7&8: NYS Math Assessment

May 9: Feast of the Ascension - 9am Mass

May 10: Mother's Day Tea - Montessori and Kindergarten

May 10: Early Dismissal - 11:30am

May 13-15: SMS hosting Diocesan Art Fair

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 order for the week of 4/15-4/19 is due on Monday, 4/8 by noon.

Join us for The Little Mermaid Jr.!

Come and enjoy our Spring Musical, The Little Mermaid Jr., on Friday April 12th, or Saturday April 13th at 7 pm in the school gym. Our middle school students have been working hard for many months now to learn their parts! See the cast list below, as well as our “guppy choir” made up of 1st-4th graders, many of whom are excited to participate in a musical production for the very first time! Cheer them on and enjoy a wonderful night of theater. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children, please call the school office to purchase or send in your order form using the button below.

Ariel- Maeve Langdon

Ursula- Sam Zgoda

Prince Eric- Michael Noah

Flounder- Sammy Campanella

Sebastian- Adam Ferrelli

Scuttle- Joey Amedio

King Triton- Aiden Charland

Flotsam- Avril Ashworth

Jetsam- Ashley Zielinski

Chef Louis- Colton Howe

Mersisters/ Princesses:

Lillian Wadhams, Anna Ando, Gianna Charland, Meghan Carver, Grace Washo, Maggie Glenn

Grimsby- Kingston Papke

Carlotta- Abigail Millich

Pilot- Brayden Coliacovo

Sea Horse- Jackson Sendlak

Ensemble Cast: Amelia Urbanski, Jacob Puckett, Henry Sendlak, Andy Zgoda, Kaitlin Henry, Jack Noah, Abigail Donohue, Teagen Talarczyk, Liam Rowley, Michael Carver, Anna Malinich, Parker Mills, Margaret MacDiarmid, Michaela Papke, Grayson Valentine, Garrett Nettleton, Kiera Urbanski

Spots still available in our SMS Montessori Summer Camp! (FOR AGE 3 - INCOMING 3rd GRADERS)

Join Miss Krista and Miss Lauren for one or more of three exciting sessions - 9:00am-12:00pm Monday - Friday. This year’s themes include: Nature & Insects, Under the Sea, and Water Adventures! Campers will have access to fun & creative Montessori activities, snack, and time outside each day. Camp is open to current SMS students and family members ages 3 - incoming 3rd graders, as well as NEW families! Click here to view the flyer and learn more. Montessori Summer camp is $175 per child per week. Click here to register online NOW & reserve your spot!

Spots still available in our SMS Explorers Summer Camp! (FOR INCOMING 3rd - 6th GRADERS)

Join Miss Kerwin and Mrs. Gengo for a multi-session summer camp of Reading, Math, and science enrichment. Each session will have a different theme that is explored through the subjects! Campers will be served a snack and have time outside each day. Camp is open to St. Mary's Students entering grades 3-6 in September 2024, and is $175 per session. Click here to download the registration form and be sure to send it in to the school office ASAP to reserve your spot(s)!

If you are interested in participating in spring sports, please complete the spring sports sign up found by clicking the button below.

Mr. Dolan and Mr. Reeds are hosting Intramurals at SMS from April 16th through May 16th starting promptly at 6:45AM. We are planning on meeting Tuesday and Thursday mornings based on interest. Days may change if there is too much or too little involvement.Students in Grades 5-8 in good academic standing (75%+ in all classes) are welcome to sign up!

The cost for one day per week is $20 and two days is $40.

Check out these #BuzzWorthy Students:

Patrick MacDiarmid III

Allison Macdonald

Has your SMS student achieved something notable recently? Do you have news to share with our community as an alum? If so, tell us about it! We’d love to share the #BuzzWorthy news on social media or in an upcoming “What’s the Buzz” school newsletter. Simply email any photos and a short description to buzzworthy@stmaryschoolswormville.org.

Enjoy one more delicious opportunity to not cook a weeknight meal while supporting our 8th grade students going to Washington D.C.!

20% of the proceeds from fundraising dining nights will be given back to St. Mary’s students to assist with trip costs. Dine-in, or order in person or online for takeout. Please spread the word to family, friends, and neighbors, and BE SURE EACH GUEST MENTIONS THE ORDER IS IN SUPPORT OF ‘ST. MARY’S 8TH GRADE CLASS’. When ordering online, mention this comment near your name or in the special instructions section.

Don’t forget to purchase tickets by Monday, April 8th!

Enjoy an evening out among friends with open bar, phenomenal appetizers, gourmet dinner, dessert, dancing, and exciting silent & live auctions in a beautiful venue! Only in-person gala attendees will have the opportunity to bid on our exciting LIVE auction items. Click here for a preview list of some of the LIVE & SILENT auction items.

This year we are using a new, quality-assured software package, which makes it easier than ever to purchase tickets, view and bid on our amazing silent auction items, and cash out once you’ve (hopefully) won some stunning prizes! Visit springforsuccess.com, or click here to purchase event tickets, as well as First Chance Raffle Tickets online.You can even store your credit card information now for an easy check out and more time to socialize on April 20th.

For those unable to attend in-person, you can still get in on the fun and support our school and parish community! Available to those participating from home is our online SILENT auction, that will go live on Monday, April 15th. The silent auction will feature a wide variety of unique items & experiences, watch upcoming newsletters and social media for more information on how to register & bid!

6/7/8 grade Spring Dance at St. Greg’s - Friday, May 3rd

Tickets are $25 each (+fees) and can be purchased online through TicketSource through April 26th. There will be no tickets sold at the door. All students MUST attend a Diocesan school - all registrations will be verified through class rosters and Principal approval. Click here for a flyer. Refreshments will be available for purchase. St. Greg’s is asking each school to send someone to help with either Set-Up, Chaperoning, Security, or Clean-up. Parents please use this Signup Genius to volunteer. Proceeds will benefit BISON Children's Scholarship Fund.

UPCOMING DATES!

Father/Daughter Dance & More! Our next HSA meeting will be Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00pm

HSA is pleased to announce that we were able to donate $438.00 to SABAH (Skating Association for the Blind & Handicapped) as a result of the proceeds from the ice skating party. Thank you all for your generosity and for buying those dress down passes!

Order your Spring Spirit Wear before April 1st!

The HSA Spring Spirit Wear Sale is on until Monday, 4/1! Check out all the cool SMS gear available, including the warm weather uniform shirt option. Purchase this comfy, moisture wicking, cotton touch tee as an alternate option for boys and girls from Montessori to Grade 8 to wear to school with their uniform shorts beginning May 1 - it’s Principal approved! SMS branded umbrellas, socks, beach towels, coffee mugs, water bottles, duffel bags, tees, hoodies, baseball caps, and more are all available now. PLEASE NOTE: for the Athletic Socks, a school-wide minimum of 12 socks must be ordered for the company to be able to fulfill. So if you’re thinking of getting these for your upcoming sports season, get your friends/team together and have everyone place an order!

Step into spring with Weeks Nursery in Clarence Center!

Choose hanging baskets or annual flats as great gifts for Mother's Day, or to fill out your own flower beds. Here's how: fill out the order form linked here and send it into school, or submit an order form online here. Paper order forms (and all payments from paper and online orders) should be sent into the School Office in an envelope marked "Flower Sale" by May 3, 2024. St. Mary's HSA will send home a Floral Voucher with your name and order details on it. Head over to Weeks Nursery with your Floral Voucher to select your plants.

Floral Vouchers are valid any time through the end of May and will be sent home May 3, 2024.

Reminder - CRS Rice Bowls are due after Easter Break on April 9

We hope your family has been remembering to donate spare change in the rice bowl sent home throughout Lent! If not, there is still time to contribute over Easter recess, as the rice bowls are due back to school on Tuesday, April 9th. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our HSA Spiritual Chair, Margaret Terrill (mterrill44@yahoo.com, 716-908-7684). Click here to learn more about the families locally and around the world who your donations impact.

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarySchoolSwormville/