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1/11/2024
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR CHILD'S BACKPACK FOR THE RE-ENROLLMENT AND TUITION INFO
Upcoming Events
Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (info on how to subscribe here), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.
Jan. 12: 9am Mass - led by Grade 2
Jan. 12: Virtue Awards - following Mass
Jan. 12: 11:30am Dismissal
Jan. 15: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 17: Snow Me the Money Tix due for families not attending Casino Night
Jan. 19: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 1
Jan. 19: HSA Casino Night & Snow Me the Money Grand Prize Drawing
Jan. 28: 9 am Catholic Schools Week Mass (students please attend in uniform)
Jan. 28: Open House 10:30-12:00
Jan. 29: Special Person Lunch - Grades Montessori K, Traditional K, 3 & 6
Jan. 30: Special Person Lunch - Grades 1, 4, & 7
Jan. 31: Special Person Lunch - Grades 2, 5, & 8
Feb. 1: Bishop Mike School Visit
Feb. 2: 9 am, Catholic Schools Week Friday Mass, First Friday Adoration
Feb. 2: 6 pm, HSA Winter Parent Social, Terra House
Feb. 4: 10:30 am, Catholic Schools Week Family Breakfast
Feb. 5: 7 pm, HSA Meeting
Feb. 9: 9 am Mass - led by Grade 8
Feb. 9: EARLY DISMISSAL: 11:30 am
Feb. 9: HSA Ice Skating Party, Northtown Center, 1:30 pm
CAFETERIA
We'd love to have you help out during lunch
As the weather starts to change, some of our students would rather stay inside. In order to accommodate students who want to stay inside and others that would like to go outside, we will need to have three adults present for safety. Please consider helping out.
Thank you so much to those who have been able to volunteer and help out in the lunchroom. It is such a blessing to have dedicated family members who are willing to help out!
A Note from the Cafeteria
Lunch orders for 1/22-1/26 are below. Please complete your order before the noon deadline, Monday 1/16.
Buffalo notified us of a menu change for next week. Menu items will be "flipped" between Tuesday and Friday therefore Tuesday's chicken leg is now a chicken patty and Friday's Chicken Patty is now a chicken leg.
LOOKING FORWARD TO 24-25
This year we are doing RE-ENROLLMENT ONLINE to save paper and time! Please click here to re-enroll your current SMS student(s) for the coming school year, or scan the QR code on the flyer that will come home this week in your child’s backpack. Please note that you will also need to complete an ONLINE APPLICATION for any NEW students in your family starting school with us this Fall.
Also NEW this year, you may pay your re-enrollment fee through FACTS! Please note your choice for method of payment within the on-line re-enrollment form. Cash or check are also still acceptable, just be sure to remit payment to the school office by January 26th.
SMS Open House will be Sun. Jan. 28th - tell a friend!
We’ll be opening our doors and putting our best foot forward for Open House in just about two weeks! Be sure and share your great experiences and thoughts about SMS with friends and family who are considering education options for their family. We have something truly special here at SMS and are more than just a school - we’re family! Be sure to like and share social media posts about our school leading up to Open House, talk to others, leave a positive review on Google or Niche, or simply post your photos from school events with the hashtag #SMStheplacetobee. All of these things help the public know how much we love our school and what an amazing place it is. We’re asking each family to share the Open House Facebook event on their own social media profiles before the event. Help us spread the word, and help SMS continue to thrive!
Do you have a flare for decorating????
This summer we would like to give the cafeteria and the school a facelift. If you have the gift of being able to look at a space and know how to make it look warmer and more welcoming, we would love your input! If you are interested in helping out in this way, please contact me at principal@stmaryschoolswormville.org.
Lunch program changes
I received notification this week that this is the last year that Buffalo Public Schools will be able to provide free breakfasts and lunches for our students. We knew that this day would eventually come so we have been researching our options. When more specific information is available, I will pass it on to you. This does not go into effect until the 24-25 school year so the free lunch program will continue until the end of this school year.
Keep an eye out for more information coming soon on…
Catholic Schools Week Breakfast 2/4
Ice Skating Party 2/9
Roller Rink Party 3/2
HSA Meeting 3/5
Limited Space Available!
St. Mary's Casino Night is Friday, January 19! Join us for casual social gaming and the final SMTM Raffle Ticket drawing! Your $20 admission gets you lots of chips to play with while you enjoy some kid-free time with some parents who also just (barely) survived Christmas break. End the night with the most chips and you'll get your $20 back! RSVP below! Volunteers needed to help in a few areas - short shifts available so you can get back to the fun ASAP!
Students: win prizes for selling Snow Me the Money tickets - listen to the Tues. AM announcements to hear if your class is in the lead!
As of tomorrow there will be just 7 days left to purchase tickets. WEDS. JAN 17TH will be the LAST DAY to send purchased tickets in with your students to school before the big drawing on Jan. 19 at HSA Casino Night! (Tickets may be purchased up until the drawing that evening, but we’d love to get the bulk of them logged before-hand). If you haven’t sold all your tickets yet, get on it!
Ask grandparents, family, friends, neighbors, & coworkers to join in the fun and give the gift of support for Catholic education this year! If you’ve already sold all 6 of your tickets and need more, please stop by the school or parish offices to pick some up, or email Rebecca Kisailus and she’ll send some home with your child.
Please mark any tickets that your
family sells as “SOLD BY: FAMILY NAME” to be sure your children get credit for selling! Like last year, the class that sells the most tickets per student will win a SNOWBALL FIGHT in the gym against Mrs. D’Angelo and ALL FOUR of our priests! The two individual students who sell the most tickets will also win a prize - one of the awesome SMS “Bee Backpacks” pictured below! Thank you for your support!
Join us for a pizza making extravaganza at our PARENT WINTER SOCIAL on Friday, February 2nd, from 6-9pm at Terra House in Akron. RSVP here, please note that space is limited!
$15 individual / $25 per couple
Questions? Call/text or email Niki LaMonte-DeGolier, 818.625.0486, NicoleLaMonte@gmail.com
St. Mary School
Email: office@stmaryschoolswormville.org
Website: stmaryschoolswormville.org
Location: 6919 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY, USA
Phone: 716-689-8424
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StMarySchoolSwormville/