News for the Week of 11/29/17

Our December School Mass will be on Friday, 12/8, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.  We will worship with our Parish family at the 12:15 Mass.  All are welcome.  Please remember that no PE uniforms should be worn to Mass.








Gr. 8 Reminder - Formal uniform begins for Grade 8 students on Friday, December 1.

Thanks to all who purchased poinsettias from our 8th grade.  Poinsettias will be available for pickup on Friday, 12/1 from 2-4pm in the lower church.  They may also be picked up on Saturday, 12/2, from 5:30-6:30pm and Sunday, 12/3, from 8:30am-12:30pm.  If you have questions, please email Jen Pavlonnis at jpavlonnis@yahoo.com.

December is a busy time and everyone could use a night out!  

Why not give your children a "night out" in a safe, familiar place & also support our 8th grade's efforts to raise funds for their graduation activities?  

The holiday classic movie, Polar Express, will be shown.

 Click here for a sign up form.

Grade 8 Student & Parents are needed to make Kid's Night Out a success! Please consider sharing some of your time to help with this activity to benefit your class.   Click here to access the sign up genius.

Stirring the Pot - Pulling out all of your favorite recipes for the holidays? Make an extra copy to submit to our Community Cookbook! 

Recipes can either be typed into a submission form or handwritten on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper or click here for the link to the recipe form. All  recipes can be emailed to tchagnon@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net or dropped off in the office.  

*Recipes need to be submitted no later than January 6th. Our plan and goal is to have the cookbook available for sale late February and feature it at our Annual Art Show on February 23rd.  We are hungry just thinking about it!  Thank you in advance for your participation.

Request for the time and talent of creative volunteers!

Calling all those with the passion and talent to help the Advancement committee with school branding efforts.  If you have experience in photography, videography, social media, and/or content writing, please send an email to tchagnon@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net.  All are welcome to volunteer, including recent graduates who would like to build their portfolio.

Again this year, we will be accepting donations for Toys for Tots.  New, unwrapped toys may be brought to school until December 12th.  Thanks in advance for making the Christmas season bright for children in need.

Yankee Candle Fundraiser - Orders Accepted until 1/11/18. Your voluntary participation in this Yankee Candle Fundraiser will help us defray the costs associated with a new recorder program for our third grade and the purchase of replacement music stands for our school band. Your order will ship direct to your address!  No school pick up or sorting! How convenient is that?  It's too late for guaranteed holiday delivery but orders may be placed until 1/11/18.  All orders must be placed on-line.  Click here to start shopping!  Please feel free to share this link with friends or family that might like to support our school.  Please note - when checking out, no need to fill out a Seller ID, our group number will be prefilled and that is sufficient. (If, for some reason, you land on a "general" page, please use our group number - 999977285)

CHOICE News - Participation in the SMS CHOICE Program is part of every family's tuition obligation - if your child(ren) is/are in grade(s) K-8.  PreK families are not required to participate but your participation is welcome & encouraged! We're excited to share that using CHOICE just got even easier!

SMS Stars -

Congratulations to our Girls Varsity Basketball Team, who took 1^st place at the Winsted Turkey Tournament.  The team went undefeated, beating teams from Barkhamsted, Winsted, Avon and Woodbury over the weekend.

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