Mrs. Laderer's 5th grade class is so excited to start their novel study! The students have begun reading "Wonder", by R. J. Palacio. Whether inside or out, they are enjoying reading and looking forward to more novel study time! #wonder #novelstudy #readeveryday
We're going GAGA over here! A brand new Gaga Ball pit has been a welcome addition to recess & gym classes at SMS. Colin Terrill, St. Mary's parishioner & soon-to-be Eagle Scout in St. Mary’s Troop #92, led this Eagle Project with funding from various St. Mary's groups, including St. Mary School HSA and Knights of Columbus - St. Mary’s Council 17530. Several scouts and adult volunteers worked on building it this past summer so it would be ready for the start of the school year. Thanks Colin for your hard work and great idea to complete this project! #gagaball #eaglescouts #boyscouts #recess
Check out these photos from the Volleyball clinic that we recently hosted for SMS girls in grades 5-8. 🏐 Our sports program allows all students to learn, play & compete. It doesn't matter if you're a travel player with years of experience, or picking up a new sport for the first time - all student athletes are treated with respect & offered an opportunity to learn, hone skills & be part of a team! #volleyball #catholicschoolsports #girlsinsports #fallsports
Our fourth graders are learning about the geography of New York State, and how some of our lakes were formed by glaciers. Then they watched a demo of how a glacier might shape the land. #geography #glaciers
Remember to join us tomorrow evening for Meet the Teacher Night! This event is for SMS parents/guardians only, please join us in the school gym at 6pm. 💙🐝🤍 #backtoschool2024 #SMStheplacetoBEE #meettheteacher #BestTeamEver
💙🦬❤️ Don't forget, tomorrow is a Bills Dress Down Day! Students may dress in Bills gear or red, white & blue clothing instead of uniforms. Just bring in $2 or purchase the HSA Dress Down Pass to cover all the Bills Dress Down Days this school year. #LetsGoBuffalo
Fall sports are going swimmingly! 💦🏊🏼♂️Our combined St. Mary's/Nativity/St. John's swim team had their first meet today, & everyone was happy to be back in the water. Students as young as Kindergarten can join the swim team at SMS. #swimming #rocktheblocks #youthsports
St. Mary's students from Pre-K through grade 8 enjoy time outside each day on our beautiful playground for recess. Sometimes they even discover some creature friends, in this case a toad! 🐸🛝
We have active Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Cub Scout, Daisy & Brownie troops here at SMS! A few weeks ago these Girl Scouts took a trip to the Buffalo Zoo to learn about the variety of animals there, including the ocelot that they adopted! #scouting #girlscouts
Primary students practiced their "church etiquette" this week, and the third graders got to explore the church: vestments, vessels, holy oils, the tabernacle, and our beautiful statues. #religion #catholiceducation #exploringfaith
Mrs. Bishop's 5th grade religion class played Pictionary today using church terms!
Clink the link to check out the SWEET time we had today thanks to Catholic Charities Buffalo! Our students were proud to celebrate being crowned the WINNERS of the inaugural Catholic Charities Cup - Elementary Division - for raising $2,886 for Appeal 2024! 🏆🍦
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_3mQsRyVXh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
The funds donated to Catholic Charities were raised through our annual Pray & Play event held during Lent, in which grade 5 puts on the Living Stations of the Cross for the "Pray" portion, and Grade 7 creates homemade carnival games for all of our students to pay to participate in for the "Play" portion of the evening.
#prayandplay #CatholicCharitiesBuffalo #HOPEforAllSeasons
Click the link to check out the video of our students being "sorted" into their new Faith Families! ✝️ Can you spot your student? https://youtu.be/kEkwfGP1O20?feature=shared
We introduced our new Faith Families today! Our entire student body was sorted out into groups, each represented by a Saint and led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level Faith Families will sit together at Friday school Mass, take turns leading the liturgy, and work together for special projects and events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & our end of year HSA Picnic. Who knows, they may even get into a little friendly competition... 😉
#brotherhood #sainthood #sisterhood #faith #family #catholicschool #SMStheplacetoBEE
Happy Birthday to Father Joe, our school chaplain! SMS students sang "Happy Birthday" at the end of Mass for Father today, and we are always grateful for his presence at St. Mary's! Learn more about Father Joe here: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/article/1441396
SMS families, watch your email for "The Buzz" e-newsletter tonight & social media tomorrow for some exciting news on our NEW Faith Families! #brotherhood #sisterhood #sainthood #family
Catholic saints image from "Picture Book of Saints", Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D.
⏰💙🐝🤍 TODAY is the last day to order SMS Spirit Wear! Click the link to order before midnight tonight, or you'll have to wait until Spring for the online store to open again. https://www.promoplace.com/stmaryswormville #schoolspirit #spiritwear #gobees
Mrs. Hammond's 6th & 7th grade Spanish students learned about cognates (words that are similar in Spanish and English). After reading a few stories in Spanish, they wrote and shared their own Spanish stories using cognates and a list of 7 "magic verbs." #spanish #foreignlanguage
Montessori friends were hard at work with a variety of hands-on subject areas and skills this morning when we peeked into their classroom! #montessorilearning #preschool #sensoryplay #kindergarten
Mrs. Bishops 2nd graders were learning about the things they see at church, and what they are used for. Magnetic "My Little Church" play sets made this lesson all the more fun! ✝️ #catholiceducation #religion #takemetomass
We're celebrating yesterday's Bills win in style! 💙🦬❤️ #dressdown ##heyeyeyey #letsgobuffalo
