ALL SCHOOL FAMILIES PLEASE NOTE - We will begin our celebration at the 5pm St. Mary's Parish Mass on Saturday, 1/28. Father Matera is very excited that our school community will be present at this liturgy. This is an opportunity for us to worship together and we anticipate that all school families will attend. Students should wear their formal uniforms. If your family will not be able to attend Mass, please email Mrs. Williamson.
School families are invited to the Parish Center after Mass for a casual pizza supper. A Sign Up Genius is now available to reserve your dinner - Click here. Dinner reservations are due NLT today, 1/25/17! Dinner will include cheese pizza, green salad and water and will be $5 per person. All meals must be reserved via the sign up genius and paid for in advance so that we know how much food to order. We hope many of you will join us as we celebrate Catholic Schools and our wonderful school!
Monday, January 30 - Friday, February 3 is Teacher Appreciation Week at SMS! As part of the celebration of Catholic Schools during Catholic Schools Week, there is a tradition of expressing appreciation for the faculty and staff for all that they do for the children. We thank those that have stepped forward to organize this week's activities. Several wonderful surprises are planned for faculty and staff. If you would like to contribute to this week's activities, please use this Sign Up Genius - Click here.
TONIGHT, January 25, we are hosting an Open House for Prospective Families at 6:30pm in the Parish Center. If you know a family wondering if SMS is the right place for them, please encourage them to stop by tonight. We would also be happy to provide them with a school tour on a day and time convenient for them if they are not able to attend Open House.
TOMORROW - Thursday, January 26, is Family Lunch Day at SMS!
Everyone is invited to bring a brown bag lunch to share with their favorite SMS student(s). Please note - NO PIZZA will be provided for lunch this year. All students and guests will need a brown bag lunch. Students that participate in the milk program will receive milk as usual.
Times for Family Lunch Day are:
11:00-11:35 PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2
11:40-12:15 Grades 3 & 4
12:20-12:50 Grades 5, 6, 7 & 8
JOIN US AT THE HILL-STEAD MUSEUM ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
A Cold Winter's Night - Break free of the dreary winter doldrums and join us at the beautiful Hill-Stead Museum on Friday, February 3rd, at 7pm for an evening of adult conversation, delicious hors d'oeuvres and even a complimentary museum tour. The evening's highlight is a beautiful gallery of our students' professionally framed artwork. Admission is free. Student artwork will be available for sale at $35 per piece. Your RSVP is requested by Monday, January 30th.
Compound Cupcakes - First grade created "compound word" cupcakes proving that knowledge is sweet!
Box Tops for Education - Our school is collecting Box Tops for Education again this year and we hope you've been clipping your Box Tops! This is a painless way for our Home & School Association to raise money. The next time we can submit Box Tops is at the end of February so we are requesting that all Box Tops be sent in no later than Friday, February 24th. Your Box Tops can be sent into school and turned in to the homeroom or you can send them directly to Richard Kuziak, Kindness of Michael in Grade 6. Any Box Tops that are saved after February 24th may be sent to school at your convenience or sent directly to Mr. Kuziak. Thanks to all for clipping and saving those Box Tops and our special thanks to Mr. Kuziak for coordinating the Box Tops program for us!
Moms in Prayer - In addition to prayer, the group will be reading and discussing The Blessing -Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance by John Trent and Gary Smalley, through the end of Chapter 9, at our next meeting on Wednesday, February 8th at 8:30am, in the lower church library. The book draws from Scripture with examples of how those in the Bible have historically blessed their children through meaningful touch, a spoken message, attaching a high value, picturing a special future, and an active commitment. Please contact Christine Sinopoli to borrow a copy of the book.
Looking Ahead to February's Parent/Teacher Conferences -
Conferences for PreKindergarten and students enrolled in grades 1-8 will take place from Tuesday, 2/14/17 - Thursday, 2/16/17. (Kindergarten Conferences are being held from January 18-21 only during the regular school day. A Sign Up Genius has been made available to Kindergarten parents for these conferences.).
Tuesday, 2/14/17 - Thursday, 2/16/27 will be 12:45pm early dismissal days. Friday, 2/17/17, is also a 12:45 early dismissal for professional development. Please note that there will be NO PREKINDERGARTEN ENRICHMENT OR AFTERCARE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY, 2/14/17 - FRIDAY, 2/17/17. Please make note of this and plan accordingly. A Sign Up Genius to reserve your conference days and times will be available soon and will be announced via an all family email and blog post.
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| Mary Elizabeth Budnick, SMS Class of '12 |
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| Avery Hatch SMS Class of '12 |
Alumni News
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| Rebecca Rienow, SMS Class of '12 |
We are also excited to share that Emily Bautista, SMS Class of '11, has been selected to perform in the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon with performances beginning March 1 at The Broadway Theater. Click here for more details.
It's SNOW much fun to be in PreK!
It's SNOW much fun to be in PreK!
Community News
The Simsbury Public Library is hosting events for Teens & "Tweens" in February.
St. Ann, Avon, is having its annual Art Show and Sale on April 22-23, 2017.
Adult and student (emerging) artists are invited to submit art work of all types as a donation for our show and sale. Proceeds from all sales benefit our scholarship program which provides partial tuition support for city students attending area Catholic high schools.
Pieces should be mounted or matted but don't need to be framed. Click here for more information and forms for art donation.
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