News for the week of 5/27/20

Thanks to all of you & our outstanding faculty
for making Distance Learning a positive experience.  Look for this
great ad for SMS in the June issue of Valley Life.

#uKnighted & Growing!  Applications for admission for 2020-21 are being accepted now!  If you know someone interested in joining our community.  Encourage them to take a virtual tour.  For convenience, application forms can now be completed and emailed to school and application fees can be paid with a credit card.  If you do share the good news about St. Mary's School, be sure to take advantage of our Family Referral Program.

Distance learning continues through our scheduled last day of school - Thursday, June 11.  We remain committed to making each school day the best it can possibly be and are so grateful for all the time and help you are providing at home.

Please notify our school nurse anytime your child(ren) are unable to participate due to illness or other reason.  Nurse Tyrrell can be reached at hoffice@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net or at (860) 856-6811 from 10am-12noon on scheduled school days. NOTE - This is a temporary contact number established for the distance learning period only.  Nurse Tyrrell will respond within 24 hours to parent concerns and questions.

Please look for information in the next week or two about iPad collection and an opportunity for your family to pick up any items that may have been left at school.  We will be developing a plan that will allow for safe and efficient drop off and pickup.

2020-21 Family Enrollment Forms and Fees Needed Now! Thanks to all that have returned their Family Enrollment Forms and fees. If you have not already sent yours in, please do so at your earliest convenience. If the current world health crisis is impacting your family's ability to complete enrollment at this time, please contact Mrs. Williamson.  Mail is being picked up and processed on a periodic basis. Having this enrollment information helps us finalize our class lists for the upcoming year and allows us to order books, consumables and other supplies so our new school year can get off to a good start! Additionally, if your family uses Smart Tuition for payments, your completed Family Enrollment Form assures that your payments will begin on time in June allowing the maximum number (12) of payment periods.

Sharing the Caring -

Above is a picture of some cards made for our Eno friends by the Darnowski family. They were in full production line, each child painting two colors, and then passing it down the line to the next artist. That is truly the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, working together to bring joy to others. The seniors are so appreciative. They sent the children of St. Marys a thank you note.  See below:)

There's still time for you to share some happiness with area senior citizens.  Mrs. Mortillaro will continue to pick up cards each Wednesday including June 10th.  The bin is located by the entrance in our north (playground) parking lot.

Calling all Caped Crusaders! It's not too late to donate! 

Thank you to all of our Amazing Marvels who made donations, your support is greatly appreciated! 

There's still time for SMS superheroes to rush to the rescue and help our Knights United Family & School Association's major community fundraiser of the year.  The St. Mary's School 2nd Annual Superhero Challenge was slated to raise over $20,000 for our school. 

As COVID 19 continues to impact all of us in so many different ways, we hope that if you are able to make a donation you will consider helping us meet our goal.  Monies raised from this event go directly towards helping fund our academic programs, technology and enrichment for our students.  

Click here to make a donation or send your check along with the sponsor form you received in the mail to school via US mail.  Thanks for your superhero support!

Alumni News

Our congratulations to Annie O'Meara, SMS Class of '12 and Northwest Catholic Class of '16.  Annie has graduated from the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business and will begin a job working in finance in New York City in September.  #16yearsofCatholicSchool




Do you have Alumni News to share?  This is the season of graduations, acceptances and awards and while all these things may be taking place in different ways this year, they are still worth celebrating and sharing!  Send your Alumni News to smsoffice@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net.






Community News

St. Mary's Parish is here for you! -  While we are unable to worship in community at this time, our Parish and our Pastor and all our Parish resources remain available to us to help guide us and bring us back to a place of spiritual hope.   Click here to visit the Parish's Coronavirus update page.  This page includes easy links to "Staying Connected to the Word", Parish updates, Parish outreach and very helpful and supportive messages from Father Matera. 





GoodKNIGHT Stories are coming to SCTV in June! Starting in June, you can enjoy our GoodKNIGHT stories on SCTV as well as on our public Facebook page (Facebook stories are at 7pm every Monday - Friday night).  You can check the SCTV schedule here but the June schedule isn't posted yet. So, mark your calendars - 7 pm on channel 95 (Educational channel) and 8:30am and 5:30pm channel 5 public channel.  

Virtual Summer Camp Provides Unique Opportunity for Play! 

With youth sports interrupted across America and many summer camps shut down, Play Like a Champion is offering kids of all ages a chance to get moving and learn new skills. Their new, free Virtual Summer Camp will take place from June 1-19, 2020 providing kids 3 weeks of fun and activity from the comfort of their own home. The camp will feature coaches from Play Like a Champion partners leading kids in both rigorous exercise and sport-specific drills, as well as daily character development and fun!  To learn more, click here.