News for the Week of 12/20/17

Calendar Reminder - Friday, 12/22/17, is a 12:45pm early dismissal.  There will be no PreK Enrichment or Aftercare.  School is closed for Christmas break from Monday, 12/25/17 - Monday, 1/1/18.  School reopens for full, regular day of school on Tuesday, 1/2/18.

Thanks to all who supported our collection of new toys for "Toys for Tots"
Thanks to your generosity, there will be a lot more smiles this Christmas.

Mrs. Williamson was on Santa duty to drop off
all our Toys for Tots donations!

Get in the "Spirit" of the Season with last minute gifts from the SMS Spirit Shop. Looking for some last minute Christmas gifts that show your spirit? Check out our new sign up genius to order spirit wear. All orders placed on items in stock will be filled in time for Christmas!   Also, check out some of our new items to order for the New Year! Click here to visit the store.

Pulling out all of your favorite recipes for the holidays? Snap a quick picture to submit to our Community Cookbook!  Here's one Mrs. Howard made for our Staff Christmas Party.  It's SO delicious!!

Recipes can be emailed as a photo attachment, typed into a submission form or handwritten on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.  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.

Don't Forget to Clip & Save Your Box Tops for Education!  As you prepare all your family's favorites for the holidays, don't forget to keep an eye out for Box Tops for Education!  Clip, Save & Send into school to help SMS.  Box Tops can be found on lots of products like:  Annie's baking mixes, refrigerated dough and boxed macaroni & cheese, Reynolds bakeware pans and parchment paper, Chex cereals, Ziploc freezer bags and containers, Totino's pizza rolls and party pizzas, Lysol bathroom cleaner, spray and disinfecting wipes, Scott paper towels and toilet paper,  Land O'Lakes butter and cheese products, Pillsbury refrigerated cookies, Hefty disposable plates and trash bags and many, many other products.  Click here for a full list.

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)



Our congratulations to the SMS alums named to the Northwest Catholic Honor Roll for the first quarter.

First Honors: Kathryn Krocheski, Aaron Belletsky, Madeline Meskill, Caroline O'Meara, Amelia Toscano, and Brendan Wlochowski, all SMS Class of '14; Olivia Chappano, Joanna Kuziak, Emma Schumaker, Matthew Shea, Meghan Shea and Lindsey Voelker, all SMS Class of '15; Isabel Mortillaro, Evan Clark, John Dumont, Kelsey Bompane, Jonathan Heiden, and Isabella Krocheski, all SMS Class of '16 and Emily McKenna, Connor Melanson, Evan Sautters, Megan Shanley, and Maureen VonHassel, all SMS Class of '17.

Second Honors:  James & John Sullivan, SMS Class of '14; Kieran Shanley, SMS Class of '15, Declan Wlochowski,SMS Class of '16; Matthew Poniatowski and Jacob Rodriguez, SMS Class of '17.

We also congratulate our alumni that have been named to the Avon High School Honor Roll.  Highest Honors:  Ava Howard, SMS Class of '17; Honors:  Thomas Howard, SMS Class of '16 & Ruairi Stenson, Class of '17.

We are also proud to share that a number of SMS alums have been named to the National Honor Society at Northwest Catholic High School.   Our congratulations to Olivia Chappano, Joanna Kuziak, Emma Schumaker, Kieran Shanley and Lindsey Voelker, all SMS Class of '15.

We are happy to share that Tim Nolan,
SMS Class of '14, will attend the
Newhouse School at Syracuse University
in the Fall of 2018.