News for the Week of 3/14/18

 Tonight - 3/14/18 - is "Moving up Knight" Featuring the Art Show. "Moving Up Knight" begins at 6:30pm in the Parish Center.  Parents are invited to arrive at 6pm for an "Art Show Preview".  The parish center has been transformed into an art gallery and cafe.  Enjoy a glass of wine and delicious appetizers and desserts  as you tour the gallery and purchase your child(ren)'s beautifully framed artwork.   If you did not get a chance to RSVP, you are still welcome and encouraged to come and enjoy the Art Show and then take a peek at the classroom(s) and curriculum your child(ren) will experience next year.   You are also invited to take a peek in other grades as well in case you are curious about the curriculum at other levels.  We look forward to seeing you tonight!  

We encourage you to bring your signed Family Enrollment Form & Fee to finalize your 2018-19 enrollment.

"Moving Up Knight" is for parents.  Students enjoyed "moving up" activities this morning.

Second Trimester Report Cards will be available via the Educonnect Parent Portal at the end of the school day on Friday, 3/16/18.  Please note that no paper copy of the report card will be sent home. 

The Open Order Period for April Hot Lunches will close this Friday, 3/16/18.

All orders should be placed via the Educonnect Parent Portal.  This is the only opportunity to order hot lunches for April.  Payments should be sent into the office as soon as your order is placed.

Important Calendar Information - Making Up Our Snow Days!

Given that we have had 3 more snow days since we had last discussed the final day for the year, here is the new (and hopefully) last plan:

Monday April 2 - Easter Monday - will REMAIN a day off.

St. Mary's will have school on Monday-Wednesday of the week of June 18; this pushes our last day to Wednesday, June 20.  The last day of school will be a 12:45pm early dismissal with NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare available.  Let's cross our fingers that we are all set now!

Living Stations of the Cross - All are invited to attend our 8th grade's presentation of the Living Stations of the Cross on Friday, 3/16/18.  Students will attend the 9:30am presentation.  There will be an additional presentation at 7pm for the Parish and others who may not be able to attend the morning presentation.

Athletic News - The Girls’ Varsity Basketball team recently made it to the Deanery Final Four before losing to St. James in the semi-final.  Last weekend, the girls won the first two games of the CT State Tournament, beating St. Mary’s of Waterbury and St. Rita’s.  They are now in the State Final Four playing this Saturday against top seed St. John’s.  Good Luck Knights!

We are also wishing our JV A boys well in their quest for the Deanery Championship tonight at Corpus Christi. Also, the JV A boys won their quarterfinal game in the State competition last Sunday evening with a thriller - 30-29 over Assumption School. They will play at St. John's School in Watertown on Saturday at 4:15.


Go Blue Knights - girls and boys!

SMS Stars - Our congratulations to Sara O., Gr. 5.  Sara qualified for the New England YMCA Swimming Competition at MIT in Cambridge, MA. She swam 50 Butterfly, 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke, Freestyle Relay and a Medley Relay! So proud of her and her team. Go Farmington Valley Tsunamis!

We also congratulate Will O., Gr. 5 and Anna S, Gr. 4. Will and Anna both won the regional Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee for their respective grades this past Sunday, March 11th in Newington competing against students from several other schools. Will and Anna will be moving on to the State competition in New Haven on Saturday, April 21st.

We are proud to share that our school has received a Certificate of Participation from the Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis for our recycling efforts as part of the Laudato Si' Challenge. Patrick Laorden from the OEEC presented the certificate to those that have been coordinating this program since it's inception this fall.

Community News

Granny's Attic & Granny's Boutique - It is that time of year!!! We encourage families to donate unwanted treasures they no longer need. Items must be in good to excellent condition and clean. Last year Granny’s Attic made over $20,000 and one-half of those proceeds directly benefited St. Mary’s School! This year we will once again be accepting clean gently used coats and clothing. Antiques or collectibles will be specially priced. If you are donating an item that has a cord or remote please tape it to the item. Items that we will not accept due to state regulations and/or are not of interest for buyers are: automobile tires, computers, monitors, printers, old computer software, paint, chemicals, fertilizers, batteries, full size appliances, magazines, Reader’s Digest, textbooks, encyclopedias, mattresses, TV’s, skis, car seats, heavy exercise equipment, trunks, dorm refrigerators and disposable or personal items such as cosmetics, electric razors, or toothbrushes. Location will be the Wagner Showroom, thanks to the generosity of Rick and Carole Wagner.  If you have questions and/or would like to volunteer to collect, sort and assist in selling, please contact Jane Stevenson 860-651-5017 stevenje@comcast.net; Stephanie McIntyre 860-651-3862 smcintyre190@gmail; or Ann O’Donnell 860-658-2120 annno@snet.net

Collection dates: Wed 4/11 , Thu  4/12 and Fri 4/13 4pm-7pm – Sat 4/14 and Sun 4/14 9am-4pm

Granny’s Attic will be open to the public: Mon 4/16-Sun 4/22: for times, click here.

Volunteers Needed:  We have jobs for everyone, from organizing before the sale, helping customers on sell dates and the “Great Clean Up” after the sale.  Sign up now and plan to spend the day serving our church and school and meeting new friends!  There is a link to the sign up genius on the front page of St. Mary’s Church website or you can click here.  Thanks again!  Remember, many hands make light work!

Special Note for Middle School Students- Helping out at this event would be a great way for grades 6-8 to complete service hours for this year!