St. Mary School Swormville -

There are now just 2 DAYS until our Meat Raffle! Speaking of 2- you might be sitting at a TABLE FOR 2 at Gertie's in Clarence Center if you win the $50 Gertie's gift card available in our Special Raffles! But you have to be in attendance this Saturday night to take a chance...

Tickets are still available online until midnight tonight, & then for $20 at the door this Saturday. See you there!
www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/meat

#twomoredays #tablefortwo #meatraffle

🎅🏼🎄The St. Mary School HSA Meat Raffle is in just 4 DAYS and, not to alarm you, but there are only about 50 shopping days left until Christmas! 😯 Why not prep for Christmas gifting, decorating or baking with these great baskets, only available to win if you’re in attendance this Sat. night.

Click here for tickets, online sales end Thurs., 11/6 at midnight, after that tickets will be available at the door on Sat. night: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/meat

#meatraffle #ChristmasisComing #christmasbaking #giftideas

🍂🍁 Kindergarten investigated pumpkins last week & had some Fall fun! They used their 5 senses to dive deep into what a pumpkin sounds, looks, smells, & feels like. (They left the tasting for another day!) Students also measured pumpkin height using math manipulatives & graphed their favorite pumpkin face. After they got their hands all gooey, they got outside to enjoy the Fall weather with an oozing pumpkin experiment & a bit of playing in the Fall leaves.

#SMStheplacetoBEE #Kindergarten #Fall2025 #PumpkinFun #fivesenses #measurement #KNOWLEDGE

👻🎃🍭 Our Montessori class had so much fun at their Halloween party last week! They painted Halloween ornaments, made ghosts using cotton balls, created cauldrons using toilet paper rolls, decorated Halloween cookies, & checked out some spooky sensory bins. Thanks so much to all of our parents & guardians who helped prepare for the party, volunteered & provided supplies!

#montessorilearning #partytime #Halloween2025 #painting #frosting #sensoryexploration

Grade 4 recently learned about the Iroquois of NYS & enjoyed creating longhouses to demonstrate part of their culture. The name Haudenosaunee means "People of the Longhouse." To the Haudenosaunee people, the longhouse meant much more than the building where they lived. The Longhouse was also a symbol for many of the traditions of their society. Five nations formed the original Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy. These nations shared a territory they thought of as a large longhouse. The Senecas, who lived in the western end of this territory, were the "Keepers of the Western Door" of the Longhouse. The Mohawks, who lived in the eastern end of the territory, were the "Keepers of the Eastern Door." The Onondagas held the important role of "Keepers of the Central Council Fire and Wampum." These nations are known for their historic territory in upstate New York and their democratic government, which is considered one of the oldest participatory democracies in the world. 

#nyshistory #socialstudies #nativeamericans #longhouse #culture #architecture #democracy #grade4

Our first graders recently created Autumn leaf sun catchers, which corresponded with their lesson on 'Care for Creation.' In searching for leaves they also found some ladybugs, which was an unexpected bonus!

#careforcreation #FAITH #religion #grade1 #ladybugs #GodsCreation

🥳 Happy Birthday to Miss Kirwan (Grade 3), Mr. Reeds (P.E. & Health), Ms. Anderson (School Social Worker), & Miss Holly (Montessori), as well as all SMS students who are celebrating their birthdays in November or December!

#happybirthday #SMStheplacetoBEE #November #December #HBD

Grade 5 has been hard at work recently with math rotations, as well as reviewing for their grammar test with a fun game of Jeopardy !

#grade5 #math #grammar #fifthgradefun #KNOWLEDGE