Boston's Healthcare of the Homeless
Amanda from Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless came to speak with our middle school students about the roughly 18,000 people in Massachusetts experiencing invisible and visible homelessness. In Boston, there are over 4,000 people in the homeless community. Students learned that these populations are both individuals and families. Amanda showed the students video testimonies of people in Boston who have experienced homelessness. Students were then called to action to organize a drive to collect socks, hand warmers, sweatpants, and sweatshirts in sizes medium, large, and extra large. Middle school students launched this drive later in the week with all students and will also be collecting canned goods for the Brookline Community Fridge. Additionally, students and families are invited to participate in Boston’s Winter Walk on February 12th, 2023 from 8:30 am until noon. Some information about the walk from their website:
The Winter Walk is an initiative that believes ending homelessness is within our reach. Our mission is to raise awareness and funds towards that goal and to support organizations in Greater Boston that are working on prevention, support, and care for our homeless community.
The 7th annual Winter Walk in Boston will be held on February 12, 2023. This 2-mile walk through the streets of Boston during the coldest month of the year will begin and end on Copley Plaza. Participants, housed and unhoused, will walk shoulder to shoulder and then share a meal together as we hear real stories of Boston’s homeless population.
Join us on Copley Plaza on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Registration opens at 8:30 am, the walk sets off at 9 am and we complete our event by 11 am! For those who cannot join us in person, we will offer a remote option to walk anywhere and everywhere, and then celebrate with us on February 12th.
Here is a link to the sign-up page: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/winterwalkboston23/
And your code to waive the fee: STMARY23 (of course all of the funds that are raised go back to their partner programs.
Fourth Day of CSW - Wednesday
Guest Speaker-Mr. Eddie (head of facilities) Visits Classrooms
As we celebrated our community on Wednesday, Mr. Eddie took the opportunity to speak with students about how to best care for our school building and grounds. We are so thankful for Mr. Eddie and his hard-wroking team: John, Edwin and Ronald. They go above and beyond in maintaining our school and making sure everyone is safe.
Thank you Mrs. Crapo!
Students surprised Mrs. Susan Crapo, our Parish Office Manager on Wednesday! Mrs. Crapo works as our liaison with the Parish. She welcomes new hires, coordinates events with both Parish and school staff, and works tirelessly behind the scenes to be sure everything runs smoothly at St. Mary’s! If you didn’t know, she is also an alumna and so is her daughter, Ms. Sarah Crapo, one of our talented PreK teachers! Thank you for all you do, Mrs. Crapo!
Celebrating Community in Grade 1
This week in first grade, students celebrated their school, families, one another, and their staff. To celebrate their school, students created a shield and wrote four reasons why they love being a part of the St. Mary's community!
CatholicTV
Middle school students visited CatholicTV on Wednesday for a taping of daily mass. It was aired on Thursday for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Students served on the altar with Father Bobby and after Mass received a studio tour and waved hello for the live show, “This is the Day.” After the visit, they went to Cabot’s for ice cream. Thank you so much to our parent chaperones, teachers, and Father Bobby for making this field trip possible!
Middle School Assembly
Middle School students presented to all the students about what they learned from their Boston's Healthcare for the Homeless guest speaker. Be on the lookout for a blue winter-themed flyer (on the right) designed by our talented middle school students for the Community Drive which will run from Monday, February 6th until Friday, February 10th. Students will be collecting sweatshirts and sweatpants sized M, L, and XL, socks and hand warmers for Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless, and canned goods for Brookline’s Community Fridge. All donations should go with students and remain in their homerooms until the middle schoolers retrieve and deliver them.
