🐝🤍💙 Tomorrow is a SMS Spirit Wear Dress Down Day!

Wednesday, September 23

Students who purchased the HSA Dress Down Pass may dress down to show school spirit with SMS spirit wear or SMS colors (blue/white). If you did not purchase the Dress Down Pass & would still like to participate in dress down days as they arise, please bring in $2 to dress down.

Click here to see our dress down guidelines (page 3): https://tinyurl.com/4cjczj6w

#goBEES #WeloveSMS #SMStheplacetoBEE #schoolspirit
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
We  love SMS graphic for spirit wear day

👩🏻‍🏫 Meet the Teacher Night - TONIGHT @ 6pm

SMS parents/guardians - we can't wait to see you tonight! Meet your children's teachers and learn more about the 26-27 school year. The evening is for ADULTS only and begins at 6:00 pm in the school gymnasium. See you there!

#meettheteacher #backtoschool2026 #smstheplacetobee

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Meet the Teacher Night graphic
🤔🖼️ Grade 1 parents... get your thinking caps on! How well do you know your child? Can you guess who's self portrait is who's?

Self portraits are part of Grade 1's "All About Me" unit. Parents will have to give their best guess tonight at Meet the Teacher Night at 6 pm!

#meettheteacher #selfportraits #grade1 #allaboutme #smstheplacetobee
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
grade 1 self portrait
Our Girls Varsity Volleyball team had a little help from some friends yesterday at their practice! The "lady bees" learned how to properly serve underhand and overhand, from some wonderful volunteers that visited us from the D'Youville Saints Women's Volleyball program. Thank you to SMS alumnus Brendan Leong ('21) for setting up this opportunity for our players!

#volleyball #serve #varsity #ladybees #dyouvillesaints #smstheplacetobee
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Girls volleyball team posing for photo
girls learning to serve volleyballs in gym
girls learning to serve volleyballs in gym
girls learning to serve volleyballs in gym
girls learning to serve volleyballs in gym
👩🏻‍🏫 Meet the Teacher Night - Tues. 9/22 @ 6pm

SMS parents/guardians - join us TOMORROW evening to meet your children's teachers and learn more about the 26-27 school year. The evening is for ADULTS only and begins at 6:00 pm in the school gymnasium. See you there!

#meettheteacher #backtoschool2026 #smstheplacetobee
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Meet the Teacher Night graphic
📸 School picture day is this Thursday, Sept. 24th! Students should dress up in their "Sunday best". All students will be photographed for the yearbook, ordering photos is optional.

CLICK TO ORDER: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry
(See the latest issue of "The Buzz" newsletter for the order code.)

Online ordering is available before and after Picture Day. Shipping and handling charges may apply to orders placed after Picture Day. The photographer will be here until about 10 am, so make sure your student is in school for the morning!

#schoolpictureday #interstatestudio #dresstoimpress #readyformycloseup #smstheplacetobee
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Girl with backpack on smiling

💙🐝🤍 Our Back to School Spirit Wear Sale ends TOMORROW! Get your orders in now for tees, hoodies, fleece blankets, water bottles, umbrellas & more.

👕 Visit stmaryschoolswormville.org/spiritwear to shop & place your order.
Orders will be delivered to school by approx. Oct. 19th.

#spiritwear #backtoschool #schoolspirit #SMStheplacetoBEE

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Spirit wear shirt on a fall background
Mrs. Hammond's 6th grade Spanish classes have been learning about cognates (words that are similar in English and Spanish). This helps build confidence in the language, gives exposure to lots of easy vocabulary, and helps with reading comprehension.

This is important as they move forward with reading sentences and short stories in Spanish. Today they used some cognates they’ve been learning and a list of common verbs to write their own short stories in Spanish. ¡Excelente trabajo!

#spanish #foreignlanguage #grade6 #cognates #muybien
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Students working in spanish class
Students working in spanish class
Students working in spanish class
Students working in spanish class
Students working in spanish class
Students working in spanish class
Student short stories with illustrations is spanish
Student short stories with illustrations is spanish

Visit the St. Mary School website & follow SMS on social media to see what's new!

Whether you’re an alumnus looking to reconnect, a current school family looking to get involved, or a parishioner wondering what our wonderful students are up to, visit the St. Mary School website & follow SMS on social media to see all of the great things going on! From academics to athletics, service projects, & faith families, SMS is the place to “bee”!

https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/

#SMStheplacetoBEE #WNYcatholicschools #likefollowandshare

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
St. Mary School graphic
😇 This week our students were sorted into their 2026-2027 Faith Families! Faith Families are the house system at St. Mary School Swormville, comprised of groups of students represented by a Saint & led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level groups sit together at Mass, take turns leading the liturgy, & work together for special projects & events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & the HSA Picnic. Pay special attention to your student’s Faith Family color, as that is the color shirt they will need to wear for the HSA Picnic in June!

Click here to see photos of each family and learn about their saint: https://tinyurl.com/4cfcxp5k

#FaithFamilies #sortingday #faith #family #tradition #SMStheplacetoBEE
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher
group of students sitting in a cirlce on a gymnasium floor with their teacher

Bishop Mike and Mrs. Joleen Dimitroff, Superintendent of Catholic Elementary Schools, visited St. Mary School this week! They had the chance to visit classes, speak with students, and even participate in the daily "Rise and Shine" activity with all of the students in the gym.

The youngest students had some great questions for Bishop Mike. They asked about his favorite food, how he became a bishop, what a typical day looks like for him, and why he wears a Pectoral Cross!

Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/59tswdxp

#welcomebishopmike #wnycatholicschools #smstheplacetobee

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Bishop Mike visits SMS
Math with Mrs. Whipple is fun! 7th grade math classes are learning the rules for adding and subtracting integers. They played an integer card game together to practice the rules as a whole class. #grade7 #mathisfun #cardgames
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
math class grade 7

🎶 💛 👶🏼 Come make a joyful noise with us! Infants to 4-year-olds & their parents, grandparents, or caregivers are invited to this no-cost "mommy & me" style class. Come for music, bible stories, rhythm instruments, & a chance to socialize, learn, & have fun!

Monday mornings beginning September 21st, 2026 and running through May (excluding school holidays), 10:00 - 11:00 am. No sign up necessary, please join us!

St. Mary's Parish Center, 6919 Transit Rd. in East Amherst. Enter at Door B1 (parish center entrance). All adults attending, please bring an ID.

QUESTIONS? Contact the Catholic Education Office: catholiceducation@togetherinchristfamily.org or (716) 688-0599.

#makeajoyfulnoise #mommyandme #togetherinchrist

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
joyful noise flyer
children playing onbrightly colored rug
children putting flowers by a mary statue
young chiuld playing with a red scarf
photo of children interacting with scarves
❤️ 🦬 💙 Students who purchased the HSA Dress Down Pass may dress down tomorrow, Thursday, September 17th, to cheer on our Buffalo Bills with your team gear or Bills colors!

Click the link below to download the HSA Dress Down Pass form, and bring it in tomorrow with $30 per enrolled student (Montessori-8th Grade) to purchase the pass and dress down on special days throughout the school year.
https://tinyurl.com/55zet3uk

If you do not wish to purchase the Dress Down Pass & would still like to participate in dress down days as they arise, please bring in $2 to dress down tomorrow.

Click here to see our dress down guidelines (page 3): https://tinyurl.com/4cjczj6w

#goBills #dressdownpass #homeschoolassociation #heyeyeyey #letsgobuffalo
about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Buffalo Bills Dress Down

Boys and girls in grades 4 and up who have received their First Communion are eligible to train to be altar servers!

🙏 Altar Serving Training
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM at St. Mary's Church

Limited amount of spaces available.
Click to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/2yvu396r

Contact Janice O'Brien with any questions:
(716) 688-9380, x127 or liturgy@togetherinchristfamily.org

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
altar server training
altar server training
altar servers with priests before Mass
💐 Thank you to Mischler's Florist for our beautiful welcome back to school bouquet! #flowersforyou #backtoschool #thankyou
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
floral bouquet
🧮Grade 3 had their first math double period today! This period will be used to allow students extra time for tests if needed, as well as rotations in which they'll practice math facts, play games and create math crafts! #grade3 #math #knowledge
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
grade 3 math students
grade 3 math students
grade 3 math students
🥳Happy birthday to the one and only Mr. Don Andres! Hope you had a great day and that the fish are biting this weekend! #happybirthday
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
man with sunglasses in front of a birthday cake
Youth in grades 6-12, join us for the first BREAK THROUGH of the school year!

❤️‍🔥 FUELING THE FIRE OF FAITH
Friday, Sept. 18 | 6:30 - 8 PM | St. Mary's Gym

Signup: www.tinyurl.com/TICbreakthrough

BREAK THROUGH is an opportunity for 6th graders through teens preparing for Confirmation to grow in faith through games, interactive activities, prayer, food and conversation. Build a connection between scripture and living our faith while getting to know other teens in our parish and community.

Gatherings are scheduled from 6:30 pm - 8 pm on one Friday and one Monday each month. Bring a friend and come join in the fun!

Contact St Mary's Youth Ministry for further details or with questions:
(716) 688-0599 | youthministry@togetherinchristfamily.org

about 1 month ago, Rebecca Kisailus
Heart on fire with information about youth group on top of it
Mrs. Picones 1st graders worked on the -at family with partners this morning. It's great to see them back AT school! 😊 #grade1 #knowledge #ELA
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
students sitting on a carpet
students sitting together and working
students working together on carpet
since sitting on carpet and working together
student sitting on carpet and working together