News for the Week of 9/30/20

 Second grade students have created cheerful fall posters with
 bible verses and lovely messages for seniors in our community
so they know that we are thinking of them.

Looking Ahead to October! 

October School Mass will be on Tuesday, 10/6, at 9am.  We will continue to have a limited number of students attend Mass in the church while others attend via livestreaming.    At this time, parents are requested not to attend these Masses so we can comply with current restrictions on attendance.

Early Dismissal - School will be dismissed at 12:45pm on Friday, 10/9.  There will be no aftercare on 10/9.

School will be closed on Monday, 10/12, in observation of Columbus Day.

Lunch Program - Tomorrow - Thursday,10/1/20 - is the last day to order lunches for the week of 10/5/20. All orders must be placed via the Educonnect Parent Portal. Lunch orders for the week of 10/13 (School is closed on Monday, 10/12, for Columbus Day), may be placed from Monday, 10/5 - Thursday,10/8. Please note that NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED. If you miss the order period, you will need to wait for the following week. Payment should be sent in promptly after completing your order.

Important Lunch Program Update!

You can now pay your lunch order balance online on the Educonnect website. Simply log into your Educonnect account, click the link “Make Online Lunch Payment” and enter the amount you would like to pay (a small processing fee will be added automatically to each transaction). After you click “Pay Now”, you will be presented with the options of paying with your Pay Pal account, debit or credit card. You may also continue to send in lunch payment checks to the office.

If you have any questions regarding our lunch program, please email tprausa@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net. 

Individual Student Photos from Lifetouch Have Arrived!  Portrait packages for students in grades PreK, K through grade 7 will be sent home with students on Friday, 10/2/20.  Please be sure to check backpacks.  If you wish to have a retake photo, this can be done on Monday, 11/9/20, but the original portrait package must be sent in with your child.  Make up photos for students that were not in school on picture day will also be taken on 11/9/20 along with group class photos.

Formal Uniforms will begin on Monday, November 2, for students in grades K- 7.  Students in 8th grade are given the privilege of wearing their relaxed uniforms an additional month and will begin formal uniforms on Tuesday, December 1. Don't forget to get your CHOICE cards before shopping at Lands' End!  Cards are in-stock in the school office and are also available via glscrip.com.  Please be sure to use our Lands' End School Uniform Code (900132150) when shopping to assure only items/styles associated with our uniform guidelines are purchased.  Click here to review our uniform guidelines.  Contact information for our Used Uniform Exchange is available here.