Mass & Family Pizza Dinner to celebrate St. Mary’s School!
Our community will celebrate our wonderful school and Catholic Schools Week on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Please join us at the 5pm Mass and then for a pizza dinner in the parish center. Students should wear their formal uniforms to Mass but will sit with their families.
We are requesting a $10 donation per family to help defray the cost of pizza and salad. There will be cake for dessert! We are also looking for help coordinating this event and for donations of disposable napkins, plates and flatware, and bottled water.
At the end of dinner, we invite you to stay for demonstrations of the "Dot & Dash" coding robots being used in grades K -5 and Apple's Swift Playground in grades 6 and 7.
At the end of dinner, we invite you to stay for demonstrations of the "Dot & Dash" coding robots being used in grades K -5 and Apple's Swift Playground in grades 6 and 7.Please let us know if your family will be attending and what you may be able to donate via this Sign Up Genius - Click here.
Please read on for news about more special Catholic Schools Week activities.
Advancement NewsJanuary is Jumping at St. Mary’s School! Take the leap to learn more about the advantages of a Catholic Education! Click here to visit our website.
Take a Tour: Walk in Wednesday - January 31st - Drop in on Wednesday anytime between 9:00am & 11:00am and see our classrooms in action.
Sunday Open House: January 28th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm – Meet staff, faculty, current parents and students and alumni. Featuring workshops for both parents and children in coding and cursive!
Fairy Tale Fridays: Have a 3 or young 4 year old and thinking about PreKindergarten? Come in for story time and nursery rhymes from 9 to 9:45am on Friday, January 26, for fun activities for child accompanied by parent or caregiver and take a peek at life as a PreKindergarten student at St. Mary’s School!
For more information or to register for any of these events please contact Toni Chagnon at 860-658-9412 or tchagnon@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net
96.5 Radio Campaign - Our radio ad continues to air on 96.5FM (WTIC AM). Many thanks to the "voice of St. Mary's" - our own Rebecca Rushin. Click here to listen to our ad.
New Open House Referral Program: Simply share your referral family via the referral link below and include their contact information in the confidential sign up section. The Advancement Office will invite them to the January open house. If they attend in person, your family will receive $25 in spirit wear credit!
Click here for New Open House Referral Link
You are our best advocates and we welcome you sharing your St. Mary’s story in whatever way you can.
Teacher Appreciation Week is next week - January 29-February 2! The HSA will need help providing food/supplies, set-up, and clean-up, and will be collecting monetary donations for gift cards and a lunch. We will also need people to make posters at home! Click here to sign up to help. Thank you!
Here are two additional ways you can help us celebrate and honor our teachers during Catholic Schools Week:
1. Write a THANK YOU letter. Let's say thank you to our amazing teachers for everything they do; by writing them a personal letter. This letter can be from the student or from the parents or both. Please make sure to send in your teacher thank you note by January 26th.
2. Publicly thank your teachers on social media channels using #uKNIGHTed. This is a great chance for parents to give our awesome teachers and staff a shout out on Facebook or Twitter. Just use #uKNIGHTed.
2018 Family Lunch - Pack Your Brown Bag & Join Us for Lunch! We welcome everyone to join us for family lunch on Thursday, February 1.
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
Grade 8 Fundraising - JOIN US! 8th Grade Class of 2018 invites your students in Kindergarten - Grade 7 to Valentine's Day Pajama Party in the Saint Mary's Parish Center on February 10th from 5 - 9:30 pm. The event will include Valentine crafts, fun games, and a g-rated movie. Pizza dinner will be served as well as hot chocolate and popcorn during the movie! Come in PJs, and bring a blanket/pillow to watch the movie with. Bring a friend! All children must be Kindergarten (age 5+) and up. $25 per child. Drop off is at 5pm, pick up by 9:30. All proceeds support 8th grade fundraising, which provides the 8th graders with funds for graduation expenses, a class trip, and a gift to the school from their class. They have been working hard this year and appreciate the continued support from the community! Click here to download & print a reservation form to send to the school office. All RSVP's and payments are due by Wednesday, February 7th. Please make checks payable to Saint Mary's School with "Kids Night Out" in the memo.
8th Graders & 8th Grade Parents: Please click HERE to sign up for your shift as a student volunteer and parent chaperone (must be Virtus trained)
Grade 7 Fundraising - Our seventh grade will be hosting 2 fundraisers to help them with costs associated with their field trip to Boston:
Munsons Chocolates - Delicious treats for Easter! Order forms will be sent home with students on Friday, January 26th. Please be sure to check backpacks. All orders and payments will be due back NLT Friday, February 23rd. Chocolates will be available for pickup on Friday, March 23rd. Additional pick up details will be announced closer to the pick up date.
Enjoy a No-Fuss Tuesday Night Delicious Dinner - Dine In or Take Out
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| Click here to download a copy of this flyer to print & present |
Time to order the 17-18 SMS Yearbook!
Every student is pictured along with all SMS school events.
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| Click here to order online or click here to download & print an order form. Our school ID - # 9415318 
Save the Date & Book Your Babysitter! Your invitation will be arriving soon. St. Mary's School 3rd Annual Art Show is coming soon! This year's Art Show will be from 7-10pm on Friday, March 2nd at the Silpe Gallery at The University of Hartford. This is a great adult evening out to enjoy and purchase your child's artwork. Every child in Prekindergarten thru 8th grade will have a framed piece of artwork on display and available for sale for $40 a piece.
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Alumni News
Our congratulations to Mary Elizabeth Budnick, SMS Class of '12. Mary Elizabeth has been named to Dean's list at Norwich University in Vermont. Mary is part of the Corps of Cadets and is currently in the Army ROTC program with a business major that focuses on sports management.
Community News
Avon Soccer Club Spring 2018 Recreational SeasonThe Avon Soccer Club offers the following programs to Avon residents:
- Soccer Stars (U5): Develop soccer skills through fun drills and friendly scrimmages led by professional coaches. This group meets on Saturdays, and teams are co-ed. For children born in 2013.
- Kindergarten Clinic (U6): Develop soccer techniques and skills and play small-sided games. Led by professional coaches, this group meets on Saturdays, and teams are co-ed. For children born in 2012.
- Intramural (U8–U14): Develop skills, learn teamwork, and enjoy a fun level of competitive play. Practice is one night per week; games are played on Saturdays, with an occasional Sunday game. For children born in 2004 (or grade 8) through 2011.
Register online at avonsoccerclub.org.- Kindergarten Clinic (U6): Develop soccer techniques and skills and play small-sided games. Led by professional coaches, this group meets on Saturdays, and teams are co-ed. For children born in 2012.
- Intramural (U8–U14): Develop skills, learn teamwork, and enjoy a fun level of competitive play. Practice is one night per week; games are played on Saturdays, with an occasional Sunday game. For children born in 2004 (or grade 8) through 2011.
Questions? Contact avonsoccerclub@comcast.net.
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