News for the Week of 6/14/17

TOMORROW - 6/15/17 IS OUR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! This will be a 12:45pm early dismissal with NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare available.  ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BRING A BROWN BAG LUNCH.  Students that participate in the milk program will receive milk as ususal.

There will be an Award ceremony for students beginning at 9:30am tomorrow in the Parish Center.  Students should wear the relaxed uniform to school.  All are welcome to attend.  Parents of students receiving an award have been notified by home room teachers.

Kindergarten is looking forward to next year!

A reminder from the health office:
Thank you for a wonderful school year! 
Please remember to pick up any medications that have been kept in the health office this year. Our school nurse will be in 8:30-1:30 on the last day of school, please stop in to pick up your student's medications. Medications cannot be sent home with students.

PreKindergarten enjoyed a trip to the fire station last week.

Summer Office Hours - Beginning the week of 6/19/17,  the school office will be on "summer hours".  The office will be routinely staffed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am-1pm and by appointment as needed.  Both email and phone messages will be checked regularly.

Summer CHOICE Sales - CHOICE cards will be available for sale on Wednesdays in the school office between 9am-1pm.

School will reopen on Wednesday, August 30.  This will be a full day of school with both PreK Enrichment and Aftercare available.  "Meet & Greet" for younger students and "Morning in Middle School" for grade 6 and students new to grades 7 and 8 will be on Tuesday, August 29th.  Additional details will be published as soon as times are finalized.

Final Report Cards for students in Kindergarten - Grade 8 will be available via the Educonnect Parent Portal.  An email will be sent when the report cards are available for viewing.

IOWA test scores for students in grades 3-7 will be sent out via U.S. mail during the week of June 19th.  This same mailing will contain class placement announcements for math and literature for students entering grades 6-8.

Supply lists, summer assignments and suggestions for summer reading will be available on both the teacher blogs and the School Blog "Back to School" page.  Look for this information beginning the week of 6/19.

Getting Ready for a New School Year - Again this summer, the school blog will have a "Back to School" page.  This page should be available the week of 6/19/17.  There will be Summer blog posts as needed but the "Back to School" page  is always available from the top menu bar of the school blog. 

Be sure to be on the look out for your "Back to School Mailing" in August. Again this year, this "mailing" will be sent to you electronically at the email you have designated as your primary family email address. If you are not sure that the email address we currently have on file for your family is the "best one to use", please send the email you want used to smsoffice@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net. Put "Back to School Mailing email"in your subject line and we will be sure to update our school database(s).

Home & School News - We are excited to announce that our renewed & re-energized Home & School Association is on it's way for the new school year.  All we need is your talent & energy.  Click here to learn more about the proposed activities Home & School will be working on next year. There will be a meeting on Tuesday, June 20th at 7pm in the Library Portable.  If you are interested in serving as an HSA officer, chairing an event or working on a committee, please join us.  An RSVP to Mrs. Williamson is appreciated.

A reminder from the health office:

Thank you for a wonderful school year!

Please remember to pick up any medications that have been kept in the health office this year. Our school nurse will be in 8:30-1:30 on the last day of school, please stop in to pick up your student's medications. Medications cannot be sent home with students.

Reminder to Smart Tuition Account Holders:  as you begin making payments in June on your 2017-2018 Smart Tuition account, please remember to change the school year in your account number from 16 to 17.  Account numbers are broken down as follows:  02300 is the school code; 17 refers to the school year; and the last six digits reflect your individual family’s account.  If you continue making payments using the 16 school year, they will apply to your 2016-17 account, generating an overpayment status.  Your 2017-18 account will then appear delinquent, causing $50 late fees to accrue each month the payments are missing.  If you have any questions about this, please call Smart Tuition’s Parent help center at 1-888-868-8828.

Yearbooks have been distributed to those that ordered - There are a very limited number of yearbooks available "first come, first served" in the school office. These yearbooks may be purchased for $28. Checks should be made payable to St. Mary's School. The SMS Yearbook is a great momento that features a photo of every student, club photos and candids from all our school year activities.

SMS Stars

Jackson C., Gr. 2,  and his team, the Mariners, are the 2017 Avon Little League Machine Pitch Champions! When receiving his trophy, his coach announced him as Action Jackson, the guy who was always baseball ready and who always had his teammates backs!  Congratulations, Jackson!

Maggie S., Gr. 6, recently played in a basketball game with a "really tough" ref - our own Mr. Stokes!

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Northwest Catholic High School's 53rd Commencement Exercises were held on 6/7/17.  We are proud to share that a number of SMS Class of '13 alums graduated with Highest Honors and other accolades.  Our special congratulations to Katharine Jessen, this year's NWC Valedictorian.  In addition to graduating with Highest Honors as Valedictorian, Katharine was also named a Summa Scholar.  Also graduating as Summa Scholars with Highest Honors were Sarah Jessen and Allyson Voelker.  Graduating with Highest Honors were Regina Chappano, Gabriela Doskos, and Christopher Poniatowski. Congratulations to all of those SMS alums that will celebrate high school graduations this spring!

Our congratulations to Tim Nolan, SMS Class of '14.  Tim received a Meritorious Achievement award for Grade 11 English and the St. Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.  Tim is completing his junior year at Granby High School.

Community News

Cake Gypsy News!  We are happy to share the following announcement from Cake Gypsy -

  "Attention Students with Perfect Attendance! After reading a Facebook post that students are no longer given any awards or recognition for perfect attendance, we at Cake Gypsy believe it is a MAJOR accomplishment and you should be rewarded. To help you celebrate we are offering every student in the Farmington Valley with perfect attendance this past year a dozen cupcakes to help you celebrate. Kindly bring in proof of perfect attendance and choose 12 cupcakes of your choice! (Feel free to share this post with your friends, it is open to everyone not just our Facebook friends) Congrats again students!"

*Valid at both locations: 35 East Main Street in Avon and 220 Albany Turnpike in Canton.