For the final day of our #STREAM Rainforest Camp, campers took inspiration from the rubber trees in the Amazon rainforest and made "rubber" with Mrs. Witkowski, then went on a #rainforest webquest! Thank you to our amazing teachers who made this #camp so fun & educational!
Courtney Riel, SMS class of '22, just completed her sophomore year at Sacred Heart Academy. She is an active member of HOSA Future Health Professionals, which is an international career and technical student organization that focuses on promoting career opportunities in the health care industry. In March Courtney traveled to Syracuse & participated at the state level for Sports Medicine. She placed 2nd & earned a spot to compete in Sports Medicine events at the international level taking place this week in Houston, Texas! There are about 10,000 participants at the international level, some coming as far away as Korea. Good luck Courtney, we know you will do great! #buzzworthy #SMSalumni #sportsmedicine #HOSA
For the 2nd day of #STREAM Rainforest Camp, our students made banana bread & origami frogs, learned about Henri Rousseau, and took on a #LEGO rainforest animal building challenge!
Our campers were busy today! ⛺️#Montessori Adventurers spent time outdoors, learned about spiders 🕷️& enjoyed popsicles, while our #STREAM campers painted the snakes 🐍 they made yesterday and got busy with math in the kitchen baking banana muffins! 🍌
Last call for lost & found! Please pick up your items inside door B1 by the school office window before July 13th or they will be donated. 😊
Rising grade 3-6 students were busy learning in our #STREAM Rainforest Summer Camp today. They built the tallest trees out of building blocks, made fruit & pretzel trees for snack, and "snakes" in art class, all the while learning about the layers of the #rainforest. 🌴🦥🦋
We had some "little bees" hard at work this am in our #Montessori Summer Adventures camp! This week's theme is Nature & Insects. Students explored the work in our Montessori room, played outside, & tomorrow will take a nature walk to look for and observe insects! 🐝🦋🐞
SUMMER IS HERE! Just a reminder that Summer Office Hours begin this week. The school office will be open from 8am-2pm Tuesday-Thursday. Regular office hours will resume at the end of August. ☀️😎 We hope the summer months are relaxing and rejuvenating for all of our school families, teachers & staff. Enjoy this “Summer Blessing for Families” prayer, courtesy of The Catholic Review:
May we make our homes places of relaxation,
joy, love, peace and safety.
May we be generous and considerate,
not thinking only about ourselves,
but helping others enjoy the blessings of the summertime.
Lord God, Creator of all things,
guide our steps and strengthen our hearts
during these months of summer and vacation days.
Grant us refreshment of mind and body.
May we constantly strive to make a meaningful difference
in the lives of our loved ones and in the world around us
as we enjoy the warm days of summertime.
AMEN
In honor of #KindergartenGraduation today, enjoy this extra historical tidbit: in September 1978, Fr. Bohn announced the addition of Kindergarten to the elementary school. Pictured here is the SMS Kindergarten Class of 1984. #ThrowbackThursday #StMarys175
Our 6th & 7th graders took a field trip to Niagara Falls earlier this week. In addition to seeing the amazing natural sights, they enjoyed some tasty ice cream treats to help keep cool in the hot weather! #NiagaraFalls #MaidoftheMist #staycool #feelslikesummer
Tonight we will celebrate Graduation Mass for the SMS Class of 2024. We thought it only appropriate for this #throwbackThursday to highlight our graduating class of 1974, in their 50th reunion year! Alumni, tag anyone you recognize in this photo! Please keep the #classof2024 in your prayers, and may they stay in touch and come back in 50 years for their own reunion! #StMarys175 #50years #classof1974 #SMStheplacetoBEE #graduation
As we celebrate Juneteenth today and commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, let us ask for the intercession of St. Josephine Bakhita. We pray for the end of slavery in all forms, throughout the world. #juneteenth
SMS parents/guardians - TODAY is the last day to register for STREAM Summer Camps! For rising 3rd - 6th graders, right here at SMS with Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Genovese, Mrs. Leong, & Mrs. Wojtaszek. Choose 1 or more of 3 weeks offered, M-F, 9 am - 12 pm. Each week will focus on a central theme and incorporate the main principles of STREAM. Students will participate in various hands-on activities that promote communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. For NEW registrants, fill out the form linked below and call the school office to notify them you will be dropping off the form with payment today. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E3kYjpAIxPfe4ynrVy1TQ7ACH4nYgRsa/view
Our traditional & Montessori Kindergarten students celebrated Father's Day this morning with some sweet treats & special grownups! See more photos here: facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.838696678283292&type=3
Our 8th grade class enjoyed their day today during their 8th grade picnic. They tie-dyed shirts, snuck in some Graduation rehearsal, reflected on their time here at SMS, and even had time in an inflatable obstacle course. Fun was had by all!
Grade 4 was glowing today! Miss Kerwin's students enjoyed a neon glow party as their end of year celebration, complete with glowing crafts and neon streamers & balloons. #youreglowing #neon #blacklight
We are aware of several local school districts scheduling half-days for the week in response to the forecasted warm weather conditions. St. Mary School Swormville does not plan to make any changes to our schedule for the week at this time, and bussing will run as normal. We will continue to monitor the situation and update you of any changes. Please see below for more information on our schedule for the remainder of the week, and our plans to help your students stay cool! Tuesday, June 18: -Full day of school for MONTESSORI K - GRADE 8 -GRADE 8 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL -SCHOOL PICNIC for Montessori K - Grade 8: Students dress down, wear shorts, sunscreen & a plain colored t-shirt according to your “color team”! (Please call the school office at 716-689-8424 if you don’t know what color team your student is on.) -A mist tent and other water activities will be available for students outdoors in addition to the games and activities planned by our HSA. Students will spend the afternoon inside the air conditioned gymnasium. Wednesday, June 19: NO SCHOOL: Juneteenth Thursday, June 20: Montessori K & Traditional K: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 11:30 am early dismissal: GRADES MCH-K - 7 Friday, June 21: Grades 1-7: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 11:30 am early dismissal: GRADES 1 - 7 9 am: Closing School Mass - led by Grade 7, Awards Ceremony following Mass. (Please note- students may leave with an adult after the awards ceremony if they send in a note stating such.)
Grade 5 is saying "Hello Summer" today! Mrs. Gengo's class held their end of year celebration this am, which included bubbles, beach ball signing, water games and solar oven s’mores!! #HelloSummer #SolarOvenSmores
The #Classof2024 celebrated on Saturday at the 8th grade dinner dance! As is tradition, the dance is a chance to look back on their journey at SMS, and make new memories together before graduation. See more photos here: https://tinyurl.com/49msabuf
#MondayMotivation #virtueofthemonth #June #faithfulness
