News for the Week of 11/25/20

 

Lunch Program - Tomorrow - Thursday, 11/26/20 - is the last day to order lunches for the week of 11/30/20. All orders must be placed via the Educonnect Parent Portal. Lunch orders for the week of 12/7  may be placed from Monday, 11/30- Thursday, 12/3. Please note that NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED. If you miss the order period, you will need to wait for the following week. 

Calendar Reminders -

In addition to Thursday, 11/26 and Friday, 11/27, school will also be closed on Monday, 11/30.  Eighth grade students are reminded that they should begin to wear the formal uniform on Tuesday, 12/1.

Looking Ahead to December - 

First Trimester Report Cards will be available on the Educonnect Parent Portal on Friday, 12/4/20.  Please remember that no paper copy of the report card will be sent home.

Our December School Mass will celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 8, at 9:15am.  We will continue to have some students attend Mass in the Church while others attend via livestream here at school.  At this time, parents are still requested to refrain from attending the Mass to comply with health and safety guidelines. 

Knights United is safely celebrating Light up the Knight! 

Thank you to everyone who signed up to help with our Drive Thru Light Display. Unfortunately, we were not able to secure enough help to make this event happen. Hopefully next year the circumstances will be different and we will be able to Light up the Knight like never before! 

But Wait! 

Knights United is excited to announce that we will be sponsoring a Gingerbread House Contest, 

a Christmas Costume Contest for your favorite pet,

and an in-school Crazy Christmas Sweater Contest (more details to follow) for the kids! All contests will be judged by an esteemed panel of judges that include faculty, Student Council officers and Light up the Knight Committee members.

Enter Today! 

Free to enter, prizes to win in all contests and categories! Look for more information regarding prizes after Thanksgiving break!

School Board Minutes - Minutes from the 11/18/20 School Board Meeting are available.  Click here.  You can also view the 20-21 SMS State of the School Report that was delivered by Mrs. Williamson at the meeting.  Click here.

Last Friday, 11/20/20, SMS was featured on WFSB! Click here to see this feature.  We are all exceptionally proud of the students who were interviewed and also proud of the commitment our entire community has shown during these last 12 weeks of in-person learning!  Thank you for your continued efforts to abide by all health and safety guidelines and for helping us all to stay healthy and in school!

Do you know someone who would like to know more about our school?  In addition to our Virtual Tour or a scheduled Campus Tour after school hours, prospective families can now schedule a Personal Information Session.  Due to Covid health and safety guidelines, we have only very limited seats available for this school year, but, we are accepting applications for the 21-22 school year.  If you share this information with a prospective family, don't forget our Family Referral Program!

Community News

Celebrate the Season with Simsbury Unite by Light - For All Ages, a local non-profit that promotes intergenerational connectedness to promote health and combat loneliness, is sponsoring Simsbury Unite by Light, a town-wide event in the spirit of friendship, unity, and community, which will include the Simsbury Unity Mile, the lighting of over 1,000 luminaries along Hopmeadow Street on Sunday, Dec. 6 beginning at 5 pm.  There are many ways to be involved with the Unite By Light and the Unity Mile:  as a luminary set-up volunteer, by purchasing a luminary kit for your home, by becoming a family sponsor, or by simply enjoying the event with a drive or walk down Hopmeadow Street on the evening of Sunday, 12/6. Details are available HERE.  Questions?  Please contact Pat Walsh at patricia.l.walsh14@gmail.com or 860-778-8154.