St. Mary School Swormville -

Yesterday we marked the feast of St. Blaise with the traditional blessing of throats during our Rise & Shine morning gathering.

Learn more about this tradition here: https://tinyurl.com/3k8ezd85

#StBlaise #blessingofthroats #candles #ailmentsofthethroat #Faith #Tradition

🏀💐 We recognized our 8th grade Varsity Girls Bees last week during their last basketball home game. Combining with St. Greg's this year, the girls have had a great season, and we're very proud of them all!

#basketball #girlsinsports #varsitygirls #WNYCatholicSchools #SMSBees #SMStheplacetoBEE

This week in 5th grade we are learning about Solidarity- one of the seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Students demonstrated this idea by linking arms and noticing how we are stronger when we're together!

#grade5 #solidarity #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders

⛸️ Students, parents & teachers alike had such a n-ICE time last Fri. at the annual HSA Ice Skating Party! SMS families took the ice at the Northtown Center for an hour full of sliding, swizzling & smiling to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.

Dress down passes were also available for purchase to benefit SABAH, the Skating Association for the Blind & Handicapped. Wherever SMS students go they have a good time & manage to sneak in some #SERVICE!

❄️ Click for more photos: https://tinyurl.com/ms3yykaz

#skatingparty #iceskating #HSA #SABAH #dressdownforacause #catholicschoolsweek2026 #family #tradition

🥞🫐🍳 Annual Family Breakfast Caps Off Catholic Schools Week at SMS

St. Mary School families enjoyed their annual tradition of the Home School Association (HSA) Catholic Schools Week Breakfast this past Sun. morning. The breakfast was once again generously hosted by the St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council 17530, who prepared all of the delicious food! Fluffy pancakes, fresh fruit, scrumptious pastries, scrambled eggs & the Knight's famous homemade sausage links were served.

The breakfast not only provided our families with full bellies, but full hearts too, as there were opportunities for service to our community. Each year the HSA asks families to bring a non-perishable food item with them to the breakfast for donation to WNY food pantries through the parish's St. Vincent DePaul Society. Students also made Valentines Day cards for veterans while they were seated at their breakfast tables.

While the breakfast annually marks the end of National Catholic Schools Week, we had so many fun events this past week that the posts will keep coming! Watch our social media pages for more fun updates about our Catholic Schools Week events.

#CatholicSchoolsWeek #family #pancakebreakfast #tradition #service #homemadesausage #KnightsofColumbus #HSA #SMStheplacetoBEE

On January 31st the St. Mary’s/Nativity/St. John's swim team had their end of season celebration! Over 100 parents & students came to celebrate with food from Mattina’s Pizzeria.

For the second year in a row the team won the division title! The 11 & over age group placed 2nd overall/1st in the division & the 9-10 age group placed 1st overall/1st in division.

Each swimmer was recognized for their accomplishments throughout the season and NCSL Championships. Overall 1st place champions from championships were: Isabella C., Elliott T.,  Patrick H., Xavier P., Kingston P., and Weston R.  Elite All Star trophies were handed out as well to Elliott T., Xavier P., Gianna C., Kingston P., & Michael C. Each of the previously mentioned swimmers earned All Star Times as well as Logan M., Madelyn C., Francesca M., Andrew F., Abi M., Elise M., Sofia P., Viola P., Michaela P., Audrey B., Cecilia S., & Austin X.

The division banner in the SMS gym has been updated & a new record board was hung up! Kingston P. was recognized by the NCSL for his league record with a plaque, as well as one from SMS for his 5 school records.

SMS 8th graders were recognized for their accomplishments as well. Gianna C., Michel C., & Kingston P. (pictured) each swam on the team for 8 years! (8th graders not pictured: Bruk T., Henry S., Austin X, and Brielle M.).

Congratulations to all! #swimteam #schoolrecords #leaguerecords #championships #swimbanquet #StMarys #Nativity #StJohns

Recently at St. Mary's weekend Masses, members of our SMS Class of 2026 spoke about how SMS has impacted their lives. Let's hear what 8th grader, Henry S. had to say:

"Hello, my name is Henry. I am here today to tell you about my time at St. Mary’s. I have been a student here since I was 3 in Montessori Pre-K. During my time here I have participated in many activities and other school events.

I have had the opportunity to play a variety of sports during my time at St. Mary's. Starting in Kindergarten, I was on the swim, bowling, and track teams. Starting in 1st grade, I have been on our St. Mary’s soccer team each spring. I have been a member of our basketball team since 3rd grade. I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to play so many different sports, and have enjoyed being able to play with my classmates.

There are also many other activities that I have had the opportunity to participate in, other than just sports. I was a member of the school band, playing the drums. I have also participated in many of our Drama Club productions. My favorite club that I have been involved in is our Middle School Chess Club.

St. Mary’s has also provided a strong academic foundation, that I feel has prepared me well for high school next year. I am currently taking Regents Biology and Regents Algebra, which will help me to progress into advanced classes in high school. I have also had the opportunity to participate in the Diocesan Math Competition. One of my favorite parts about this school is the small class sizes which have allowed me to get individual attention from our caring and supportive teachers.

My favorite part of being a student at St. Mary’s is how everything is always faith centered. We begin our day every morning with a school wide prayer led by the eighth graders, and end our day by saying the Hail Mary together. One of my favorite experiences at St. Mary’s is our yearly Living Stations of the Cross production, that fourth grade presents during Lent. Afterward, the whole school gathers in the school gym to participate in games that are designed and run by the middle school students. This is always something I look forward to because it brings students of all grades together, to pray together, and then celebrate together. Keeping God at the center of our school and social activities is something I feel is very important.

Being focused on God is something that I think is very important, and is a trait that I want to bring with me to St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, where I am planning on going to high school next year.

Thank you for your time."

🐝 Schedule a tour or shadow experience and learn more about enrolling at St. Mary School by clicking here: stmaryschoolswormville.org/tour

#classof2026 #grade8 #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders #SMStheplacetoBEE #faith #family #tradition #service #knowledge

Missed our Open House? Click here to schedule a family tour & explore Kindergarten at SMS for this Fall: stmaryschoolswormville.org/tour

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2BErs4eofqc

#catholicschoolsweek #kindergarten #fall2026 #smstheplacetoBEE #ScheduleATour #family

🍕🥗🥪 Kindergarten, Grade 3 & Grade 6 enjoyed lunch with some special people yesterday in honor of Catholic Schools Week!

❤️Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/yc7a9rva

#CatholicSchoolsWeek #specialpersonslunch #takemetolunch #kindergartn #grade3 #grade6

🥞🍓 RSVP by date EXTENDED for FREE Catholic Schools Week Breakfast!

SMS families, join us THIS SUN., FEB. 1 for our Catholic Schools Week Closing Mass - attend 9 am Mass with your family and have students DRESS IN UNIFORMS OR SPIRIT WEAR.

Then, head over to the FREE Catholic Schools Week Breakfast for SMS students & their families at 10:30 am in the Gym, generously hosted by our parish’s Knights of Columbus. (Thank you Knights!)

• RSVP EXTENDED for the breakfast , now by 1/29 (teachers and staff are also welcome!): https://tinyurl.com/mhsmbf56

• Sign up to volunteer or donate fruit/pastries: https://tinyurl.com/bddehpde

• Please bring a canned good or non-perishable food item for the St. Vincent De Paul Society.

🐝💙 Happy Catholic Schools Week!

#CatholicSchoolsWeek2026 #familybreakfast #FREEbreakfast #closing Mass #pancakes #sausage #maplesyrup #fruit #scrambledeggs #TRADITION #FAMILY #KnightsofColumbus

🍕🥗🥪 We're celebrating Catholic Schools Week with the people we love by inviting them out to lunch! Students may each invite one special person to have lunch with them this week, this is a great opportunity to enjoy some special time with parents, grandparents or other loved ones.

❤️ Reminder: tomorrow, Tues., Jan. 27th is the Special Persons Lunch for Kindergarten, Grade 3 & Grade 6.

📧 If you did not RSVP with the name of a special person to have lunch with your student, please email office@stmaryschoolswormville.org this evening to do so.