St. Mary School Swormville -

Happy Grandparents Day! We had a GRAND start to the school year this week when our Grandparents & other special relatives or friends joined us for our grand opening Mass. They enjoyed sitting with their students & hearing a wonderful homily from Father Tom. Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/mu2efthn

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Mrs. Baker's 4th graders are ready to start their novel study of "The Eyes & the Impossible" by Dave Eggers on Monday! They got a sneak peek of the title & cover art, then had to make predictions on the plot & characters based on what they knew. They also drew some new cover art to illustrate their predictions.

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Today we celebrated the feast day of one of our SMS Faith Family Saints, St. Teresa of Calcutta. St. Teresa was especially active in the slums of Calcutta, India. She spent her life helping the sick and the poor. She studied nursing and founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious order of women dedicated to serving the poor. Her order opened schools for children and centers to treat the blind, the disabled, the old, and the dying. She received many awards for her work including the Nobel Peace Prize. Pope Francis I declared Mother Teresa a saint in 2016.

Faith Families are groups of students, each represented by a Saint and led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level groups sit together at school Masses, take turns leading the liturgy, and work together for special projects and events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & our end of year HSA Picnic. Students will find out which Faith Family they are in for the 2025-2026 school year next week!

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Finding Common Ground in Grade 3
This week, SMS 3rd graders participated in a fun activity called “Find Common Ground.” Working in small groups, students could only use index cards with written facts they shared in common to build towers. Along the way, they practiced critical thinking & cooperative learning, while also learning new & surprising things about each other. Not only did they work hard to construct sturdy towers, but they also built stronger friendships & classroom connections!

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You've seen all of the amazing classrooms that our teachers have prepared for the new school year, but it wasn't all work. We took a little time out for some fun and silliness with Goosechase challenges. Can you find anyone you recognize???

🐝 We can't bee-lieve that tomorrow is the 1st day of school! That also means it's time for our last "Bedtime Story for Bees". Mrs. Bishop is reading "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut" this evening by Dr. Seuss. Enjoy the story & get to bed on time so you can get up early for school tomorrow - we can't wait to see all of your smiling faces again!

Click the link below to see the video: https://tinyurl.com/msh59hyy

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🎨🖼️ This classroom has been bursting at the seams with color & creativity for over 20 years! All weekend we'll be giving sneak peeks into the great spaces we have prepared for students to learn & grow this year. Can you guess the classroom featured here? 🤔 Tell us in the comments!

☀️🎒🙏 On this beautiful sunny, Sunday morning after 9 am Mass, Father Tom blessed the backpacks of students returning to school this fall! Students from SMS and all schools were invited, and each child received a special SMS pen as a gift. We’d like to wish everyone a happy, safe school year filled with lots of learning and growing!

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