St. Mary School Swormville -

​Rev. Luke Uebler, III announced during Masses this weekend that beginning July 1, 2023, Fr. Thomas Mahoney will be the new pastor of our Family of Parishes which includes St. Mary's Church (Swormville), St. Teresa of Avila (Akron), Our Lady of Peace (Clarence), and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Harris Hill). Fr. Tom will be coming to our Family from Infant of Prague in Cheektowaga. Ministering together with him will be parochial vicars Fr. Art Mattulke, Fr. Walter Szczesny, and Fr. Joe Franz. Fr. Luke Uebler has been named the pastor of St. Raphael (Niagara Falls), St. Peter (Lewiston), and St. Bernards (Youngstown), also effective July 1st. ​As we go through this time of transition, we keep our Prayer for Renewal in our minds and hearts. St. Mary's Faith Community is truly grateful for the faith-filled leadership and friendship that Fr. Luke has shared with us. We will miss his smile, enthusiasm, humility, and love of the Lord. At the same time, we welcome Fr. Tom and his team of parochial vicars to St. Mary's and look forward to continuing our spiritual journey with them in service to God and others.

Where at St. Mary's is Holly? In this photo, she is waiting patiently for Mommy to take her home at the end of the week.

This morning Mrs. Kotlik and Mrs. Meinhold split up to take the children on a Two-Dimensional Shape Scavenger Hunt! 🥰 The children had so much fun! ✏️ They saw Holly along the way, they might have disrupted a class or two, and Mrs. D’Angelo saved the day by finding a hexagon beehive in her office…😅😉🐝❤️

Two sessions of Montessori Summer Adventures are sold out! Only 8 spots left for Bubble Science July 24 - 28! Go to our school website for details and a registration form.

Our Apex Remix event 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! It’s been great learning and sharing about leadership habits and having fun with the Apex team! Now it’s time to celebrate everyone’s hard work! You still have time to enter pledges for your student. Go to www.MyApexEvent.com and login with your child’s access code. Help us finish strong!

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 #𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: REALIZE 2 weeks ago, we set out on a quest in search of the key to becoming great leaders, and we solved the mystery. The first letter from each of the daily habits spells out “FACTOR”- Fearless, Adapt, Care, Talk ‘em up, Original, and Realize. Today is when we REALIZE that we have all the traits necessary to become the “X-FACTOR” and change the world! 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: The Apex leadership lessons finished today and discovered what it means to be the “X-FACTOR”. Awesome job! How can you apply what you’ve learned at home and school to keep being a great leader all year long?

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆! Our Apex Remix event is just around the corner – 05/17/23! 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: ORIGINAL To be original means you’re the first version! It means you are one of a kind! There is only one YOU, and what you bring to the world matters! 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: Help your child think of 5 things that are special or unique about them. What makes them who they are? #ApexLeadershipCo #ApexXFACTOR #BuildingLeaders

Where at SMS is Holly? Today she is our newest BEE! Thanks to Cecilia Trigilio and Holly for boosting our school spirit! Thursday is 'Be a Bee for Day" when SMS will welcome prospective students to shadow and parents can take a tour. Details are on the school website.

BE A BEE FOR A DAY OR TOUR ST. MARY SCHOOL THURSDAY, MAY 18, 9 AM - 1 PM Prospective 2023-2024 students are invited to spend the day (shadow) with their potential classmates and parents are invited to take an on-school-time tour to see our bees in action! Registration is required for this event. Please submit the "Be a Bee"/Take a Tour Registration Form to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxyfSDoJRYtL6XSIQ1w26HOvg_PQdT-rbrh9kWX8bNQh4j0Q/viewform

Greggarious has really outdone himself with some of these challenges! The 6th grade had the most shares last night and got to duct tape him to a pole... who will win tonight's challenge?

Where at SMS is Holly? She walks about the Grade 8 ELA classroom as they read an assignment on their chromebooks.

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: CARE To CARE means we’re willing to put in the effort to show everyone we’re serious about reaching our goals! 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: Talk to you child about ways they can show they care about their responsibilities and the things they enjoy doing. Make a list of 5 things they should care about and put effort toward doing well. #ApexLeadershipCo #ApexXFACTOR #BuildingLeaders

Did our 3rd grade class really get to turn Gregarious into a mummy today just for sharing their Apex info???? I think Gregarious learned a lesson in how to ADAPT today too 🤔

Congratulations to our 2nd and 5th grade classes! They received frozen treat parties from Gregarious for having the most sign ins on their Apex account. Way to go! Thanks for helping to support the security fund for SMS!

Our 8th graders have been enjoying special privileges this year since it’s their last year at SMS! Recently, they enjoyed a pizza lunch, movie, & some drinks from Tim Hortons in our Kindergarten classroom! Thank you, Mrs. Kotlik! It seems like just yesterday that they were sitting in tiny little chair like these...

Hey parents! Next Wednesday is our Apex Remix fitness event! Every student will receive a t-shirt, but we need everyone to log in to choose and guarantee their student's t-shirt size. Either scan the QR code on the pledge kit your student brought home or enter the access code at myapexevent.com. The first screen you will see before getting to the Share Wizard will allow you to choose the t-shirt size. Thank you once again for your support of St Mary's School!

Where was Holly today?? Holly was very interested in the miracle of life in the Montessori Children's House! #smsthplacetobee #Montessori

SMS Parents! Our Apex Fundraiser is underway and we need your help! This fundraiser is designed not to burden parents. Rather, Apex's powerful Share Wizard allows you to reach out to family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, business associates etc who are willing to help our school add much needed security improvements. Other local Buffalo catholic schools have experienced great results in their Apex fundraisers by using the Share Wizard by having students get 10-20 "shares". Here is a video of the local Apex team showing you how to use the Share Wizard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAQthMkYqow Thank you once again for your support of St Mary's School!

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀: ADAPT To adapt means we are able to adjust to different situations, especially when they’re out of our control! 𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿: Talk with your child about a situation they have gone through that required they adapt or change their behaviors or expectations. Do they sometimes struggle with new experiences? What are some things that will help them adjust and feel more comfortable? #ApexLeadershipCo #ApexXFACTOR #BuildingLeaders

The St. Mary’s Bowling league held their final game of the season today. Mr. Urbanski, who coordinated the league shared, "The kiddos had a great season… so much improvement this year!" Thank you for coordinating this wonderful intramural sport for us, Jeremy!