🥔🥕🧅 TONIGHT - be part of a St. Mary's Parish tradition - attend 4 pm Outdoor Mass, then help chop the chowder vegetables!

#stmarysswormville #outdoormass #famouschowder #timetochop #tradition

about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
Information on outdoor Mass & vegetable chopping
🫧 THIS WEEKEND - stop by our school table just inside door B1 of the Parish Center for FREE mini bubble wands, stickers, & more! Get more information on enrolling your child at our WNY All-Star A-List school, as featured in Buffalo Business First’s Schools Guide. Seats are still available in Montessori Pre-K & select grades for Fall 2026!

🫧 smstheplacetobee.com

#bubbles #churchpicnic #SMStheplacetoBEE #StMarysParish #StMarysPicnic #allstar #Alistschool
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
Graphic with school children and bubbles
What better way to kick off St. Mary's Picnic weekend than to get out with the family & take in the St. Mary's Car Show! From 4-8 pm TONIGHT, enjoy the LIVE DJ, food trucks, basket raffle, 50/50, & of course rows & rows of awesome cars, motorcycles, & trucks!

🚘 Visit stmaryspicnic.com for details.

#carshow #stmaryspicnicweekend
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
2025 St Mary's Car Show
🌤️📖 Today is a beautiful day to get outside and do some reading like these rising 2nd graders did before school let out! Summer reading is vital for preventing the "summer slide". By engaging with books, students:

• Maintain literacy
• Expand their vocabulary
• Enhance comprehension
• Prevent academic regression
• Build empathy
• Foster a lifelong habit
• Boost concentration

#takealookitsinabook #getoutside #readabook #touchgrass #summerreading #SMStheplacetoBEE
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
students reading books outside on blankets in the grass
🎪 All are invited to St. Mary's Picnic Weekend... THIS WEEKEND!
FRIDAY, 7/17: Car Show, 4 - 8 PM
SATURDAY, 7/18: 4 PM Outdoor Mass & Veggie Chop
SUNDAY, 7/19: Parish Picnic, 11 AM - 4:30 PM with lots for kids to do!
🎟️ Be sure to buy a raffle ticket - you could win $9,000!
➡️ Visit stmaryspicnic.com for picnic & raffle details.
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
St. Mary's Parish Picnic Events at a glance
famous chowder
children enjoying car show
children playing i got it
women enjoying a glass of beer
kids on an inflatable slide
child taking a pony ride
young kids playing a carnival game
man enjoying a card game
band playing on a stage
🍕 Getting together was just what we kneaded! Teachers & staff gathered at Terra House last night for some summertime pizza making fun! We learned about different types of dough, then rolled up our sleeves to craft our own pies. Thank you to the St. Mary School HSA & Mrs. D'Angelo for this perfect slice of an evening!

#makeyourownpizza #perfectslice #teacherappreciation #cookingupfun
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
teachers make pizza at Terra House
🫧🎪 Stop by our school table just inside door B1 of the Parish Center next weekend during the St. Mary's Parish Picnic for FREE mini bubble wands for the kids, stickers, & more!

Get more information on enrolling your child at our WNY All-Star A-List school, as featured in Buffalo Business First's Schools Guide. Seats are still available in Montessori Pre-K & select grades for Fall 2026!

Visit smstheplacetobee.com for more information.

#bubbles #churchpicnic #SMStheplacetoBEE #StMarysParish #StMarysPicnic #allstar #Alistschool
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
graphic with school children posing for the camera and going down a playground slide
🥳 Thank you to the Baker family for bidding on the Post-Picnic Private Bounce House Party in our 2026 Magnificat Silent Auction! The Bakers won the opportunity to have the bounce house all to themselves in order to celebrate Hudson's birthday with his classmates and siblings after the annual HSA School Picnic - so fun!

#magnificat #bouncehouse #silentauction #happybirthday #bouncehouseparty
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
Students playing in a large bounce house
Students playing in a large bounce house
Students playing in a large bounce house
Students playing in a large bounce house
Did you know that St. Mary School offers after-care for students ages 3 and up? We partner with Just for Kids to provide an after school enrichment program with flexibility to suit your needs. Visit justforkidsonline.org to learn more & register.

#justforkids #aftercare #enrichment #SMStheplacetoBEE
about 1 month ago, St. Mary Swormville
Just for kids registration info
Just for kids registration info
🦜 Our rising 3rd graders had quite the MACAW-velous time in 2nd grade this past year! Mrs. Wojtaszek chooses a new animal each year to theme her classroom around, & everything from classroom decor, to the end of the year class party is themed around that unique animal. This year's theme was macaws, while past animals have included giant pandas and sea turtles.

A highlight of the year for 2nd graders is being able to take the stuffed classroom "pet" animal with them on family trips an vacations. Each student had a chance to take home one of the stuffed macaws, and write about their adventures in the class journal. Students included photos and chronicled their time with their plush friends to share with their class when they returned.

Grade 2 also holds an annual bake sale during lunch periods which raises money to aid in conservation efforts for their classroom animal. They create posters to advertise the sale & post around school, then man the sale themselves, practicing manners, customer service and making change.

Throughout the year students also learn about the animal, it's habitat, whether it is threatened or endangered, and what they can do to help the species thrive.

🤔 We wonder what animal Mrs. Wojtaszek will choose for her classroom next year... any guesses??? Leave your guess in the comments!

📸 See more photos of Grade 2's macaw themed adventures here: https://tinyurl.com/494rxthw
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
grade 2 student holding a stuffed animal macaw and showing their journal entry
grade 2 student's report on the macaw species with a drawing of the bird
grade 2 student holding a stuffed animal macaw and showing their journal entry
grade 2 student's report on the macaw species with a drawing of the bird
grade 2 student holding a stuffed animal macaw and showing their journal entry
😎 With just 60 days left before school starts, now is a great time to check out School Supply Lists and be sure your rising K-8 students are completing their Summer Work for the 2026-2027 school year!

✏️ School Supply Lists: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/supplies

☀️ Summer Work: Packets were given out to all rising K-8 students in June. If you have questions about the work your student should complete, please contact the school office at 716-689-8424, or office@stmaryschoolswormville.org. Summer work is due at Supply Drop Off Day on Thurs., Sept. 3rd.

We 're wishing all of our St. Mary's families a summer filled with fun, relaxation, and a little learning along the way!

#SMStheplactoBEE #SchoolSupplyLists #SummerWork #SummerLearning #BackToSchoolPrep #SummerTime
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
Summer work reminder

☀️ Week 2 of our Summer STREAM program focused on Ancient Innovations! Mrs. Larson & her students designed their own pottery, learned about language and made Rosetta stones, made paper, explored printmaking, learned about fireworks then painted some of their own, practiced bartering for supplies, and even hosted their own market with homemade goods. They were certainly busy, busy bees!

#ancientworld #innovations #fireworks #pottery #printmaking #slideintosummer #STREAM #learning #creativity #rosettastone

about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
Week 2 of SMS summer programs: STREAM students learn about ancient innovations
👏🏆 Just 3 short weeks ago we held our Closing Mass & Awards Ceremony for the 2025-2026 school year. We recognized a number of students & teachers for their values, character, years of service, & academic success. Congratulations to all!

#awardsceremony #congratulations #SMStheplacetoBEE
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
Award winners from closing school Mass: Principal's Honor Roll
Award winners from closing school Mass: Virtue of Faith
Award winners from closing school Mass: Virtue of Diligence
Award winners from closing school Mass: 20 years of service, Mrs. Bishop
Award winners from closing school Mass: Character Award, Respect
🎓🎉 SMS students are movers and shakers! From our Kindergartners who moved up at the end of June, to our 8th grade graduates moving on to high school, we're so proud of all of our "Bees", and will continue celebrating them all summer long. Watch our social media over the next few weeks for profiles of each member of the 8th grade Class of 2026!

SMS parents - if you have a photo of your Kindergarten or Grade 8 grad with their lawn sign that you'd like to share, email it to rkisailus@stmaryschoolswormville.org.

#graduates #kindergarten #movingup #highschool #classof2026 #grade8 #SMStheplacetoBEE
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
Graduate with lawn sign celebrating their graduation
Graduate with lawn sign celebrating their graduation
Graduate with lawn sign celebrating their graduation
Graduate with lawn sign celebrating their graduation
💦🛝 Our Montessori Summer Adventure friends are slip-sliding into summer fun this week!

#slideintosummer #montessorisummeradventures #July #summerfun #keepingcool
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
child on a slip and slide
children having fun playin on a playground
children having fun playin on a playground
child having fun playin on a playground
child on a slip and slide
child having fun playin on a playground
child on a slip and slide
child having fun playin on a playground
child having fun playin on a playground
child on a slip and slide
This week our summer STREAM students are exploring everyday chemistry! Check out some of their SLIME-Y adventures!

#everydaychemistry #slideintosummer #STREAM #learning #creativity #slime
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp
students make slime at chemistry themed summer day camp

☀️ We can't believe we're already in week 3 of our summer programs! Have a look back at our students' activities from week 1 of Summer STREAM with Mrs. Larson, themed around the beauty of God's creation.

Students learned about the unique structures of snowflakes then created their own, made bug hotels, flying creations, tactile "snow", and even played a little freeze-tag outside!


#beauty #slideintosummer #STREAM #learning #creativity #Godscreation

about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
students holding bookmarks they made
students playing outside on the grass
students made bug hotels
students working in the makerspace lab
students with paper snowflakes they made
SMS summer camps
cutting out paper snowflakes
making snow
girl with paper showflake she made
girl with paper showflake she made
Don't miss the final Flynn O'Hara Free Shipping promo of the summer on uniforms! Free shipping on uniform orders over $100 (code BACKTOSCHOOL26) from July 5-7, 2026. Click the link below to order: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/school-uniforms

about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
Free shipping on uniforms

🎇🇺🇸🎆 Happy Birthday America! On this 4th of July and 250th Anniversary of the birth of our nation, please enjoy some wonderful student artwork with us as we offer this prayer:

God, source of all freedom, this day is bright with the memory of those who declared that life and liberty are your gift to every human being. Help us to continue a good work begun long ago. Make our vision clear and our will strong: that only in human solidarity will we find liberty, and justice only in the honor that belongs to every life on earth. Turn our hearts toward the family of nations: to understand the ways of others, to offer friendship, and to find safety only in the common good of all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

#USA #IndependenceDay #4thofJuly #Happy4th #GodBlesstheUSA

about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
patriotic student artwork
patriotic student artwork
patriotic student artwork
patriotic student artwork
patriotic student artwork
We're making some wonderful progress on our lower level flooring project this summer! The old flooring is being removed, a waterproof barrier will be applied, and then our beautiful new flooring will be laid in hallways and classrooms throughout our lower level.

We wouldn't have been able to tackle this project without the generosity of our donors at this year's Magnificat Gala. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to everyone who raised their paddles, as well as our generous donors who matched the raise the paddle contributions! We can't wait to show everyone the "after" photos!

#newfloor #Magnificat #raisethepaddle #thankyou
about 2 months ago, St. Mary Swormville
In process photos of the renovation of the school flooring in the basement
In process photos of the renovation of the school flooring in the basement
In process photos of the renovation of the school flooring in the basement