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9/28/2023
Upcoming Events
Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (info to subscribe included below), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.
Sept. 29: Mass at 9am - led by Grade 7
Sept. 30: Oktoberfest - 5:30-9pm
Oct. 2: HSA Meeting, 7pm
Oct. 4: Sr. Sheila Memorial Marathon
Oct. 4: Blessing of the Stuffed Animals (Montessori and Kindergarten)
Oct. 4: Blessing of the Animals - 6pm
Oct. 5: Mass at 9am - led by Grade 6 (this is a Thursday Mass)
Oct. 6: NO SCHOOL - Superintendent's Conference Day
Oct. 6: Chesterton Academy Shadow Day for interested 8th grade students
Oct. 9: NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day
Oct. 11: Picture Day - Dress in your Best!
Oct. 11: Diocesan Golf Tournament - 12 pm
Oct. 13: Mass at 9am - led by Grade 5
Oct. 13: Virtue Certificate Recognition - following Mass
Oct. 14: HSA Family Tailgate Party at UB Bulls Football Game, 2pm
Oct. 17: Pajama Dress Down Day for families who donate for HSA Teacher Lunches
Oct 23: Red Ribbon Day
Oct. 26: SMS Pumpkin Carving at Spoth's - Sign Up Here
Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat Event, 6pm
Middle School Dance
Saints Peter and Paul Williamsville is having a dance Friday Night, September 29th from 6-8pm.
Dress: Casual
Cost: $5 per student
Cell phones will be collected at the door and returned upon leaving.
Sorry for the short notice but we were just made aware of this information.
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
Dear Parents, We are truly blessed that we have free food available everyday for every student, but just as a friendly reminder it is very important that you take a minute and order what your child will want, and we ask, respectfully, that your child honors that order so that there is minimal waste.
If you forget to order a lunch for the week, and it happens, let us know. We do order extra lunches for emergency situations, but we only have so many. Therefore, if enough parents forget to order, that supply is quickly diminished to where we might not have enough lunches for everyone that ordered one by the end of the day.
Please remember any child may help themselves to fruits or vegetables at any time, but again it is very important that we know about any child that would like an entree, cold lunch, milk only, or hotdog lunch on a daily basis.
Thanks for your cooperation in helping SMS offer an incredible lunch program.
Sincerely,
Pat Quinn and Nancy Braunscheidel
Lunch orders for the week of 10/10-10/13 are due by noon on 10/2. Please remember that this is a hard deadline and the link is disabled at noon.
Sr. Sheila Marathon
Run Schedule
- Montessori-Grade 2 - 9:15-10:00
- Grades 3-5 - 10:15-11:00
- Grades 6-8 - 11:15-12:00
Dress for the day is the St. Mary's PE uniform or school spirit wear. Marathon Day is when we show our St. Mary's pride!
Blessing of the "stuffed" animals
Staffing Update
A huge thank you to Becky Kisailus who has been not only doing her own job but has also been helping out in the absence of the school secretary. Thanks also to Tom Mangione and teachers who have helped fill in as well as Jill Lorenz, one of our SMS moms and former school Administrative Assistant, who helped out last Friday!
We appreciate your patience as we worked to find the right person to fill the position.
Fall Sports are in full swing!
Girls Varsity Volleyball: Our Lady Bees played 2 matches away this evening against St. Christopher’s. They won their first 2 matches against St. Amelia’s at home earlier this week. They showed great teamwork with consistent serving and passing - a nice way to open the season!
Boys JV Baseball: Improving to a 5 and 3 record on the season, the SMS/Nativity boys demonstrated a complete team effort in an 18-3 win Weds. night against St. Peter’s. Their next game is Mon. Oct. 2 at 4:30 pm versus St. Christopher’s at Central Amherst Little League fields.
Swimming: The SMS/Nativity swim team has already had a few meets, and 15 swimmers have received All Star times for their events - way to go Bees! Their next meet is Sunday at 8:30 am at Kenmore East.
We’re proud of all of our student athletes and their commitment to good sportsmanship, respect for coaches and teammates, and dedication to a healthy lifestyle!
Upcoming with the HSA:
- Next HSA Meeting - Monday, October 2nd 7:00pm in the Cafeteria. We hope to see you there as we get ready for our first events of the school year! It’s not too late to sign up to volunteer this year either, your commitment in advance will help improve the efficiency of our planning process!
- We are still looking for volunteers for the Sr. Sheila Memorial Marathon on Oct. 4th. We could use some balloons, apples, and volunteers for lap markers and course traffic directors. Please click here to sign up to help that day or donate supplies. It’s always such a fun day for parents and students alike!
- If you haven’t returned your Sr. Sheila Memorial Marathon pledge sheet/permission slip and need a new one please click here, it is due TOMORROW.
- If you haven’t returned your Family Commitment Form and would still like to do so, please click here.
- Something NEW this year for our monthly themed Teacher Lunches… click here to find out how you can earn a PAJAMA DRESS DOWN DAY for your whole family, only have to donate once, and not deal with Sign Up Genius!
- Mark your calendars and RSVP here - HSA Family Tailgate Party, UB Stadium Oct. 14th at 2:00pm
- BRING HOME THE BACON….Our new and improved Meat Raffle is coming up on November 4th. More information coming soon to a backpack near you!
- Spiritwear Orders were sent home last week. If anything was missing or you have questions, please contact Rebecca Kisailus at rkisailus@stmaryschoolswormville.org. Please note, the “warm weather uniform t-shirt” option that was offered may be worn to school as a uniform shirt until Oct. 31st.
Annual Pet Blessing
attention middle school students
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/