News for the Week of 9/25/19

Looking Ahead to October -

School will be closed on Tuesday, 10/1/19, for a faculty in-service.

The hot lunch order period for November will open on Monday, 10/7/19.

Our October School Mass will be on Tuesday, 10/8/19 at 9am.

School will be dismissed early at 12:45pm on Friday, 10/11/19.  There will be NO PreK Enrichment or Aftercare available.

School is closed on Monday, 10/14/19, in observance of Columbus Day.

Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences for students in grades K-8 will be held from Wednesday, 10/23/19- Friday, 10/25/19.  Each of these days will be a 12:45pm early dismissal.  PreK Enrichment will be available until 3:20pm but there is NO aftercare available.  A Sign Up Genius will be available soon for conference scheduling.

* A reminder for families using bus transportation, Simsbury Public Schools are closed on Monday, 9/30/19 and Wednesday, 10/9/19, in observation of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  On these days, bus students may arrive home significantly earlier than usual (e.g., as much as 10-15 minutes earlier).  Please be sure procedures for safe arrival are in place.

After School Club pick up! For the safety of the children the following procedures take effect immediately:

• Beginning today (9/25/19), CLUB pick up will be in the parking lot on the Iron Horse Blvd. side of the building. You are familiar with this area as it is where the school's main entrance is and you drive through it for 3:20 pick up.

• Please note that CLUBS only will have this pickup spot and you will drive out by going back towards the Post Office, not by driving around the school as you do at 3:20.

• Parents picking up from After Care will still pick up in the North lot area as you have been doing. There is NO change to After Care pickup.

• One last reminder, for 3:20 pick up (regular dismissal), NO cars are to enter the property at the traffic light. All cars come around the building on the one-way driveway. 

• Also, children will only be released to the cars that are parked in the first two rows and then cars will be directed to exit by the teacher on duty. When you are driving in the parking lot, it is imperative that you drive very slowly.

Spirit Day
Monday, 9/30/2019, benefitting Catholic Relief Services for Hurricane Relief.
$5 donation
Acceptable out of uniform allowances:
PE uniforms, spirit clothes, sneakers, headbands, socks, nail polish

Choice Corner:
What's in your neighbor's or co-worker's wallet? A family came in on Monday and placed a significant Choice order after bringing the in-stock order form to work. Their co-workers often go to Chipotle for lunch, stop at Starbucks on the way in, and Amazon is their go to shopping.

Dr. Jessica Bookland

On September 24th, at the Aqua Turf, we honored our  HOPES (Help Our Parish Elementary Schools) St. John Neumann Award recipients. This year, we have several people who were recognized for their outstanding efforts on behalf of St. Mary’s School.

·      Dr. Jessica Bookland

·      Mr. Tim Sullivan

·      Mrs. Doreen Mikan

·      Mr. Phil Mikan

From left, Mr. Tim Sullivan, Mrs. Doreen Mikan & Mr. Phil Mikan

Did you miss your chance to attend the Virtus Training?

St. Mary's Parish will be offering a training class.
Sunday, September 29th,  6pm in the
Forcucci Faith Formation Center (lower church).

Please let Michelle Howard in the school office know if you plan to attend.