News for the Week of 10/4/18

Click here to view TV coverage of our Blue Ribbon Announcement.

Click here to listen to Mrs. Williamson's radio interview on WTIC AM 1080.

Click here to read The Hartford Courant article about the announcement.

Calendar Reminders -

School will be dismissed early on Friday, 10/5, at 12:45pm for faculty faith formation.  There will be NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare.  Don't forget the Peachwave 8th Grade Fundraiser - What a great early dismissal treat!

Click here to download & print flyer.

School will be closed on Monday, 10/8, in observance of Columbus Day.

There was some "fowl play" in Mrs. Jehning's
first grade when Aiden H. introduced the
class to one of his family's chickens.

Hot Lunch Order Period for November Opens Monday, October 8 - The hot lunch order period for November will open on Monday, October 8.  Orders will be accepted through Friday, October 12.  All orders must be placed via the Educonnect Parent Portal.  Payment should be sent in promptly when your order is placed.  This is your only opportunity to order hot lunch for November.  No late orders can be accepted.

Walk-In Wednesdays are here! - Families interested in learning more about SMS are invited to drop in any Wednesday morning that school is open in October.  If you know someone who would like to get to know more about us, please encourage them to drop by and be sure to register for our Family Referral Program!  Your support of our school is greatly appreciated.

We will also be hosting an Open House for Prospective Families on Tuesday, November 6th.  Interested families are invited to drop in at any time during our school day or to attend our evening event that will begin at 6pm in the Parish Center.  An RSVP to the school office is appreciated but not required.

Blue Knight - The Magazine of Saint Mary's School has been mailed to all SMS family & friends. The magazine is also available as a pdf - click here.






Annual Lyman Pie & Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough Fund Raiser Starts This Friday, 10/5!  Just in time for the holidays, our Home & School Association will be selling frozen Lyman Pies & Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough.  Order forms will be sent home with all students on Friday, October 5th.  All orders and payments must be returned to the school office no later than Friday, October 19th.  Checks should be made payable to St. Mary's HSA.  Orders may also be placed online - click here.  Pies & cookie dough will be available for pickup on Monday, 11/12/18, 1-4pm in the Parish Center.  Please note - all products arrive frozen and must be picked up on 11/12.  The school does not have freezer space for products that are not picked up and will not be responsible for products that thaw.

Fall is the time for health screenings!

Vision and Hearing K, 3, 4, 5

Posture girls 5^th and 7^th

Posture boys 8^th

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, members of The Simsbury Lions Club will conduct vision screening.  The school nurse will conduct the hearing and postural screenings.  If any irregularities are found, a note will be sent home asking you to follow up with your physician.  If you do not want your child to be screened for any of the above, please make a request in writing to St. Mary’s school nurse, Kim Tyrrell, RN.

2018 Altar Server Training for New Servers -New altar servers are needed at Saint Mary’s Church and School. Are you interested in joining this wonderful ministry? Classes will meet on Saturdays, time to TBD, on October 20th, 27th, and November 10th. All children in 4th grade or above are invited to join us. You must RSVP by email to Sheila Garilli, altar server coordinator, via email at ServerLeader@StMarySimsbury.org.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are Coming - Our Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences for students in

grades K-8 will be held on Wednesday, 10/24, Thursday, 10/25, and Friday, 10/26.  Each of these days will be a 12:45pm Early Dismissal. Since PreK will not have conferences at this time, there will be PreK Enrichment available on these days BUT there will be NO AFTERCARE.  Click here to access the sign-up geniuses for conferences.  Both SMS Spirit wear & Choice cards will be available for sale in the school office during conferences.

CHOICE Corner 

It's time to think about Halloween candy!  If you buy it now, there's still time to eat it all and then buy some more for trick or treaters!  Here are some CHOICE vendors who can help you get those treats in stock at your house-

Big Y
CVS
Geisslers
Shoprite
Stop & Shop
Target
Walmart

Send in your order via kidmail or stop by the school office!

Alumni News
Our congratulations to Patrick Sheridan, SMS Class of '15, on being named as one of this year's Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Program. Approximately 1.5 million students take the PSAT as juniors each year and the College Board selects the top 32,000 individuals for recognition. Those students in the top 16,000 are identified as Semi-Finalists, and students in the second half of the grouping are deemed Commended Students.  Patrick is a senior at Simsbury High School.