News for the Week of 5/29/19

Buy One - Get One Free Bookfair continues through tomorrow - Thursday, May 30th.

This is a great opportunity to stock up for Summer reading. Thank you for supporting our readers!

Our thanks to Tricia Prausa for chairing this bookfair and to all those volunteers who helped setup, clean up and assist with bookfair sales.

May School Mass -  Students will attend the 12:15pm Parish Mass tomorrow, May 30th, for Ascension Thursday.  All are welcome to attend this Mass.  Please remember that no PE uniforms should be worn to Mass.

Our June School Mass will be on Friday, June 7th at 10am in the Church.  Mass will be followed by our grade 8 Graduation ceremony. 

June Events - It's so hard to believe another school year is drawing to a close.  As always, the last few weeks will be busy with lots of special events.  Please take a moment to review and mark your calendars.

PreK End of Year Celebration - Tuesday, June 4,  in the lower church at 9:15am.

Grade 8 Graduation & Class Day Assembly - Friday, June 7.  Graduation ceremony will take place in church after the 10am school Mass.  Class Day Assembly begins at 1pm in the church.  All are welcome.

Kindergarten Prayer Service - Tuesday, June 11, in Church at 9am.  All are welcome to join us as we prayerfully conclude our school year.  All students should wear their relaxed uniforms. 

Hot Lunch Servers, Pie Sale Organizers, Library Helpers, Room Parents, Book Fair Workers, Coaches, Community Builders, Fundraisers, Club Moderators, Classroom Helpers, Eno Drivers, School Board Members to list just a few........

"Donut" what we would do without volunteers like you! Thanks a "Latte" for helping to make our school great!   Please stop in on Thursday, June 13th  at 8:30am in the Magowan Center Reading Room for coffee, donuts and treats, our way of thanking you for all that you do! 

Last Day of School & Awards Assembly - Thursday, June 13.  This will be a 12:45pm early dismissal with NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare.  Awards Assembly will begin at 9am in the parish center.  Parents of students that will receive awards will be notified in advance.  All are welcome to attend.

Final Report Cards will be available via the Educonnect Parent Portal on Monday, June 17.  No paper copy of the report card will be sent home.  

Summer office hours will begin the week of June 17.   The office will be routinely staffed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am-1pm and by appointment as needed.  The week of July 1, the office will be closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5. Both email and phone messages will be checked regularly.

Summer CHOICE Sales - CHOICE cards will be available for sale  in the school office during summer office hours.

The "Back to School" page for the school blog will be published the week of June 17th.  This page will provide updates to our summer calendar, links to supply lists and summer assignments.  Please  check this page frequently to stay up to date.

Family Enrollment Reminder - Family Enrollment is not complete until the signed Family Enrollment Form and $250 Family Enrollment  Fee are returned to the school office.  Incomplete enrollment means your students are not appearing on class lists for the fall and that your family will not receive important Back to School communications.  Please contact the school office if you are uncertain about the status of your family enrollment. 

Alumni News

Our congratulations to the following alumni of the SMS Class of  '15 who will be graduating from Northwest Catholic High School next week:  Olivia Chappano, Joanna Kuziak, Kieran Shanley, and Matthew and Meghan Shea, Lindsey Voelker and Mikayla Zordan.  We wish them success in all their future endeavors.

Community News

All are welcome

Magowan Center
&
Forcucci Faith Formation Center 

Dedication: This Sunday, June 2 at 11 am

Archbishop Blair will be joining us to dedicate our Parish Connection Project!
We will dedicate our new facilities and rededicate ourselves
in commitment to Christ and the gospel. 

The Carnival is Coming!  St. Mary’s Annual Spring Carnival is just around the corner.  Mark your calendars for exceptional family fun from Wednesday, June 5th thru Saturday, June 8th.  Same location as last year on 10/202 North field of CL & P.  The hours are Wednesday thru Friday from 6pm until 10pm and on Saturday from 4pm until 10pm.  Please plan to join us and catch up with good friends and great food!  Volunteers (teen through adults) are needed in everything from selling raffle tickets to cooking and serving food.  Please click here to sign up for a shift or two or use the sign up sheets at the exits of the church.  If you are having any difficulty signing up to volunteer or you have any questions just call or text Sandy at 860-214-6557.  School families are strongly encouraged to volunteer at the carnival since we receive a generous share of carnival proceeds each year - plus, its a lot of fun!

40th Annual Spring Raffle!  Raffle tickets are $20 each and are now available at the Parish Offices in the Magowan Center.  

A total of 5 prizes will be award:

1st Prize - $10,000
2nd Prize - $600 Bill Selig Jewelers Gift Certificate
3rd Prize - $250 Fitzgerald's Food Gift Certificate & coupon booklet for one gourmet cake each month for one year.
4th Prize - $500 Holloways Appliance Gift Certificate
5th Prize - Apple Airpods with wireless charging case


Drawing will be held at Field North of Eversource, 34 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 8pm.  Winner need not be present.

St. Mary's Walk & Bike Ride: Saturday, June 15th, 12 noon. Come & experience the joyful spirit of walking & riding a bike in a small group. Meet in our north parking lot, 12 noon, no cost, walkers will walk south on rails to trails towards the flower bridge, bikers will bike north to Red Riding Hood’s Basket (10 miles one way) for a little lunch. Of course, you can circle back at any point. This is Father’s Day weekend, so ask a Dad & do something special that everyone will appreciate and remember for years. Email Paul Mikkelson with any questions; mikbenefit@comcast.net.

Field Trip Fun - Students in PreKindergarten enjoyed a walking field trip to the Firehouse.