Mrs. Baker's 4th graders are learning what it takes to be on the campaign trail while lobbying for a class pet! They held a debate today & answered questions from classmates about why their pet candidate is the best. Voting will take place this Tuesday on Election Day, and the candidates are as follows: painted turtle, guinea pig, goldfish, or bunny. Which pet would get your vote?
#classpet #voting #elections #campaigntrail
Mrs. Hammond's grade 6 Spanish students had a chance to share their "vacation plans" today. They researched fun activities in a Spanish speaking country of their choice, then used the Spanish they've learned to talk about the weather & seasons, dates, time, & days of the week to make a presentation of their travel itinerary. #spanish #middleschool #foreignlanguage #travel
Pumpkin + Ghost x Candy Corn = ? Mrs. Whipple's middle school math students worked at solving this brain teaser today which was also featured on her shirt! Comment below if you know the answer... 🎃👻
#orderofoperations #PEMDAS #halloween2024 #middleschoolmath
Mrs. Laderer's 5th graders have been enjoying some class time outside recently! They needed to get outside and use the whole class to assist in order to create a life size model of the world's largest crocodile, which was 40 feet long! #math #measurement #grade5 #getoutside
Only 72 hours until our Meat Raffle on 11/2! Tickets & tables of 8 are still available online until 12 midnight tonight at the link below, don't miss out! https://stmaryswormville.ejoinme.org/2024SMSMeatRaffle
Everyone did quite well guessing who was who in our staff school photo game! There are a couple that no one guessed yet however, plus a new addition so we're re-posting for some more fun... can you guess who these three blondies are??
#schooldays #schoolphotos #guesswho
Last week students in grades 1-5 learned about care for creation, one of the principles of Catholic social teaching. The 2nd graders reflected on their favorite part of creation, while our 4th graders made leaf etchings and included a Bible quote about God's creation. #FAITH
Our 8th graders started their community service projects for the year by helping out Mr. Don and Mr. John with some Fall campus cleanup! #fallcleanup #Classof2025 #SERVICE
It was a busy last Friday night at SMS! Our families came out in costume for #TrunkorTreat then many stayed to watch the Girls' Varsity #Volleyball team battle in their last doubleheader home game of the season. Congratulations to all of our 8th grade lady "Cougar-Bees"! Click the links to see more photos of both events:
👻🍭 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.926240729528886&type=3
🏐🐝 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.926249136194712&type=3
Grades 4 & 5 are getting scary good at Math! From 3D ghosts to pumpkins & scarecrows, the boo-tiful work in our elementary hallway just keeps multiplying as our students practice their fractions, decimals, word problems & more.
#MathIsFun #grade4 #grade5
Reminder - tomorrow is Red Ribbon Day! ❤️ Students may dress in red shirts & socks with their uniforms in support of Red Ribbon Week, the nation's largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. Students do not need to pay to participate in this special dress day.
💙📸🤍🐝 We've loved seeing so many SMS parents share their children's' school photos on social media this weekend, that we thought we'd share a few of our own! Can you match the SMS teacher/staff member to their school photo?
#schooldays #schoolphotos #guesswho
Something haunted this way comes! Grade 5 students have been having a spook-tacular time creating these haunted houses (and stadiums, and boats) in art class lately. Check out their handiwork!
#hauntedhouse #artclass #grade5
"I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church". Grade 3 has been learning about the Nicene Creed in Religion, and how our Catholic belief is succinctly expressed in this profession of faith.
#religion #catholicschool #professionoffaith #IBelieve
Tickets are still available for the HSA Meat Raffle, one week from today on Sat., Nov. 2nd! Join us in the St. Mary's Gym from 6-10 pm (did we mention you turn the clocks back that night, so you have an extra hour to sleep after all your meat raffle fun?)
There will be lots of fun meat raffle rounds, great music, an entertaining host, open bar with beer, wine & soda, 50/50 splits, & numerous special raffles including a chance to win BILLS TICKETS!
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE before they sell out: https://stmaryswormville.ejoinme.org/2024SMSMeatRaffle
No outside alcohol permitted, this event is strictly 21 & older. Proceeds support St. Mary School Swormville.
#meatraffle #daylightsavings
Grade 2 is "batty" about books! 🦇📙 Students recently completed their first book reports of the year, and provided summaries of their selections, as well as book reviews! See anything you'd like to read here?
#bookreports #reading #grade2 #bookreview
Yay - it's the weekend! 🍂🍁 Our students have been getting outside as much as they can the past few weeks, during recess & throughout the day, to enjoy the beauty of God's creation with the changing seasons. Our campus looks lovely with so many beautiful trees dressed for Fall!
Mrs. Picone's first grade friends practiced their addition and subtraction facts with a Halloween board game! There were SO many winners because they are INCREDIBLE mathematicians! ➕➖🟰❤️
Mrs. Laderer's fifth graders were excited to present their narrative writings to the class! They practiced being terrific audience members, providing positive feedback to those who shared. They cannot wait for our next writing assignment!
Some of our 8th grade students spent time this week reading to friends in our #Montessori Children's House. "Reading Buddy" programs like ours benefit both the older & younger students by providing opportunities to become role models & mentors, enhancing confidence, developing social-emotional skills, improving literacy & listening skills, encouraging responsibility, & creating a stronger school community. #readingbuddies
