Our students have been decking the halls here recently with some lovely Christmas and Advent themed work! Check out these beautiful Christmas tree ornaments made by our students including: St. Nicholas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Juan Diego, the Holy Family, and St. Andrew.
The entire student body of St. Mary School in 1899. #throwbackthursday #stmarys175
Tomorrow is the last day for students to visit our "Merry Moose Shop"! All ages have enjoyed making a budget, shopping for their family members, and bringing home gifts they've chosen themselves. Now hopefully they can keep the gifts a surprise until Christmas!
This morning we lit our Advent wreath together and celebrated St. Nicholas Day! Our 2nd grade led us in prayer, handed out candy canes blessed by Fr. Joe, and even dressed up to represent the Saint! Jolly old St. Nick also visited classrooms and left treats for students!
Miss Reeves' biology students are wrapping up their studies on ecosystems and food chains by dissecting owl pellets. Some students enjoyed this activity more than others, if you couldn't tell by their facial expressions 😉
Happy St. Nicholas Day!
A Prayer to Saint Nicholas of Myra: O good St. Nicholas, you who are the joy of the children, put in my heart the spirit of childhood. Bring us all in reverence to the Holy Child of Bethlehem, when true joy and peace are found. Amen.
Our Montessori friends went to Art today with Mrs. Genovese and made Christmas stockings in preparation for St. Nicholas Day tomorrow! They used a variety of materials like cut ribbon, markers, cotton balls, and cut paper.
SMS parents - don't forget to send your students in with their envelopes and shopping money for the "Merry Moose" Christmas Shop, running Dec. 6-8!
SMS students began the first week of Advent today by gathering in the gym for morning prayer and announcements. The Advent candle was lit by our principal, Mrs. D'Angelo, and the students will continue to come together daily to start their day with prayer until Christmas!
Our virtue of the month for December is humility. #CharacterEd #StayHumble #MondayMotivation
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Father Joe wore red today at our school Mass led by grade 6, in honor of the feast of St. Andrew. The brother of St. Peter, St. Andrew was the first apostle to be called by Jesus. #schoolMass #liturgicalliving
Miss Kerwin’s 4th grade class learned about Native American culture during November. They began research on their Longhouse projects and wove Wampum Belts. Belts made of wampum were used to mark agreements between peoples, including the Haudenosaunee. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
The first snow of the year is always magical, especially when you're a kid! ❄️☃️✨These early '90's SMS students look like they're about to have some fun (or mischief) in the snow in this pic!Tag any #alumni you might recognize! #throwbackthursday #stmarys175
The classic game of BINGO is a great way to learn through play! Some of our Montessori students are shown here playing the multi-step game to learn procedures and photo recognition. #MontessoriMoment
Miss Reeves' physical science students explored chemical reactions this morning by making hot chocolate. They discussed the reactants, products, made a model of the reaction and made inferences about the solubility of the cocoa mix if they used cold water instead of hot water.
Our Kindergarten participated in a Nativity Scavenger Hunt this morning with Mrs. Egleston. They discussed the real reason for Christmas and each student was proudly showing off the Nativity scene they made. Our children are so blessed to be able to learn about Jesus' birth in school!
Here is one of the multi-step process activities our Montessori students have the ability to work on each day. For this activity, they need to fill the water & soap, wash the animal, dump out the “dirty” water and then clean up all the materials! #MontessoriMoment
Today is Giving Tuesday! Please prayerfully consider making a donation to St. Mary's Educational Endowment, a restricted investment account from which the earnings will be used to support Catholic Education for St. Mary's faith community for many years to come. Go to the secure Online Giving tab at stmaryswormville.org to donate.
Our virtue of the month for November is aptly, generosity. Please consider a donation tomorrow on #GivingTuesday for Catholic Education. #MondayMotivation #CatholicEd
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