News for the Week of 5/16/13

Important Calendar Changes for 2013-14 - This week we were advised by the Simsbury Board of Education that the decision has been made to abbreviate the February vacation next year.  As you know, our school does follow the Simsbury public schools in regard to the major holidays and school vacations.  Please make a correction on your preliminary calendar for 2013-2014 to reflect that school will be closed on Monday, 2-17-14 and Tuesday, 2-18-14.  School will be open and in session on Wednesday, 2-19-14, Thursday, 2-20-14 and Friday, 2-21-14.  Due to the abbreviated February break, it has also been decided that school will be closed on Monday, 12-23/13.  This was previously planned to be an early dismissal.  The detailed 2013-2014 school calendar will be published this summer as school events are finalized.


Last week, we notified you about a pending piece of state legislation that could result in the termination of bus services for Catholic School students.  Mrs. Gannatti has been in touch with Simsbury's State Representative, John Hampton.  He has advised Mrs. Gannatti to strongly urge all of our families to get in touch with our State Senator, State & House Senate leaders, and leadership of the State Appropriations and Education committees.  The contact information for all of these State officials has been posted on our website, click here.  Please make it a priority to contact these individuals and express your opposition to the proposed cuts in transportation funding for Catholic school students.  The loss of school bus transportation will be a significant issue for over 50% of our school's population. This is your opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of good citizenship to your children and show democracy in action.

 

A Special Thank You to the SMS Community - Thank you very much for the recognition of my retirement at St. Mary’s School during the vocal Spring Concert.  It truly was a special night.  The songs sung by each class and the chorus were fantastic.  I was very touched to have received such a memorable gift, the framed autographed basketball shirt from this year’s NCAA Championship UCONN team.   This gift was made even more special by having Geno Auriemma personally signing it and wishing me a happy retirement.  It was the perfect gift.  Thank you, Mrs. Rushin, for your effort in making this special gift happen!  And to top it off, the roses were beautiful!  St. Mary’s will always have a special place in my heart.  Thank you.  Marilyn Szilva

GOLF TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS!!! On Monday, May 13th, 82 golfers arrived to the Golf Club of Avon to enjoy 18 holes of golf on a partly sunny, but chilly afternoon. Everyone had a wonderful time and in the evening additional guests joined us for our dinner and auction. A special thank you to Ryan Hall, the club’s golf pro; Rebecca Rushin, our auctioneer for the evening; Mrs. Gannatti and Fr. Matera who greeted the golfers throughout the day; Tammy Budnick for all her work creating the invitations and keeping track of reservations and donations; the golf committee for their time and talents in preparing for the big day and the many donors and sponsors who gave generously whether they were able to attend the event or not. Although the final tally has not been completed just yet, we know it will be great and will benefit each and every student here at St. Mary’s! THANK YOU! Sue Zordan & Fay Lenz, Golf Tournament Co-Chairs

Used Uniform Exchange: Thank you to everyone who has donated gently used uniforms.  We have quite a supply, thanks to this program.  When going through your items, please note that we can NOT accept the following:  clothes from any manufacturer other than Lands' End or Dennis (our previous supplier); items that are stained or show wear; old-style plaid jumpers (the ones with multi-pleated skirts that were worn with cross tie); girls' navy vests (worn with previous uniform); socks; tights.  Note that the brands sold at Vincent Sport Shop (that conform to our P.E. uniform) are acceptable.  Thank you for your compliance.

Athletic News - 

Field Day for students in grades 5-8 will be held on Monday, 5-20-13.  Here is a list of things students should bring.  Please note, these are recommended items.  Parents are requested NOT to make any special purchases:

Team Color Outfit (if available)

Glove

Bat

Sunscreen

Water bottle

Sneakers

Baseball hat or sunglasses

LUNCH for Middle School field day -  If you have not ordered hot lunch for Monday, 5/20/13, please bring a bagged lunch to eat at the fields.  Room parents are requested to arrange a cooler for each class to hold bagged lunches.  If any parents would still like to volunteer your more than welcome to come.

Private Coaching with Mr. G. - Beginning this summer and continuing through Spring 2014, Mr. Gangloff will be offering private coaching sessions.  Please click here for more information.

Home & School Association News - 
The next HSA meeting will be Thursday, May 30 at 9:00am in the music room in the lower church.  The new board will present next year's budget at this meeting. 

Scholastic Book Fair will be here soon!  Below are the hours of operation for the book fair -

5/28 Tuesday  -     2-4    Teacher Preview

5/29 Wednesday-   8-4

5/30 Thursday    -  8-4

5/31 Friday         - 8-4

6/1  Saturday       CLOSED

6/2  Sunday        - 8-12:30      Coffee & Donuts Following Mass

              

In addition to these hours, we will be setting up the book fair on Tuesday morning from- 9-12 and breaking down the fair on Sunday from 1-3.

CHOICE Program News 

Big Y 6% Cards Still Available!  We have a good supply of 6% Big Y cards still in stock, so take advantage of this bonus percentage.

End-of-year CHOICE statements were sent home this week in your youngest/only child's backpack.  Please contact Kristin Potter if you did not receive your statement.

Community News

The St. Mary's Youth Group invites all current 7th and 8th grade students to an evening of laser tag and bowling at Blue Fox Rock 'N Bowl on Saturday, 6/1/13, from 6-8pm.  Cost is $10 per student. Please click here for a registration form and more information.

St. Mary's Spring Carnival is Coming Soon!  This year's carnival will take place from June 5-8.  For more information, click here.  To become a carnival sponsor, click here.  St. Mary's School receives a large percentage of funds raised by the carnival so let's show our support by volunteering! Your help, even for an hour or two, would really be appreciated and it's a lot of fun!  The Spring Carnival is one of the most family friendly traditions in the Farmington Valley!  Click here or contact Peg Mancarella at Margaret.Mancarella@gmail.com.



Alumni News - It's getting to be that "time of year" - college acceptances, graduations, weddings, new opportunities and new successes!  Do you have news about an SMS alum you would like to share?  Please send your news to dhatch@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net. 

Mr. Cosham prepares for his presentation at UCONN

On Wednesday, 5-14-13, Mrs. Hatch and Mr. Cosham represented St. Mary's School at University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education's "Teaching and Learning with iPads:  Apps Applied" conference.  We are proud to share that they were the only presenters from a Catholic School at this conference that was attended by approximately 400 educators from across the state of Connecticut.  Mr. Cosham presented "Blogs as an Assessment?  YES" and Mrs. Hatch presented "Children's Literature - A Cross Curricular Approach suing the iPad and Project Based Learning".   Mr. Cosham and Mrs. Hatch were also able to attend several sessions while they were not presenting and have come back with some great new ideas!

News for the Week of 5/9/13

Our annual Evening of the Arts was a great success!  The evening was dedicated to Mrs. Marilyn Szilva, our 6th grade homeroom teacher for the last 38 years!  Mrs. Szilva will be retiring at the end of this school year and was presented with flowers and a signed UConn Women's Basketball jersey.  Our thanks to Mrs. Patty Lepak for working with our students to prepare a vocal concert that was unparalleled in quality and tone.  We also thank Mr. Rich Faucher for working with students to create beautiful bulletin boards to display class art work throughout the building.

Spring is in the air at SMS - Look who's MVP on this year's kickball team during the K-2 recess!

Grandparent's & Special Person's Day will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013.  Again this year, this special day will also include our May Crowning Ceremony coordinated by our second grade.  Guests are welcome to join us for community prayer in the parish center at 8:45am.  After prayer, coffee and light refreshments will be available along with student entertainment.  There will be time for classroom visits before the community transitions to the church at 10:20 for May Crowning at 10:30am.  At the conclusion of May Crowning, we will bid farewell to our guests and resume our normal academic day.

Fairway to Heaven - Golf Outing at Avon Country Club on Monday, May 13th.  Join us for a day of golf or just for a lovely dinner and exciting live & silent auction.  For more information and a registration form, click here.  If you have not registered yet, please RSVP to Tammy Budnick at tbudnick@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net NLT Saturday, May 11th.

Spring Instrumental Music Concert - Our annual spring instrumental music concert will be held on Thursday, May 16th, in the Parish Center beginning at 6:30pm (NOTE:  This is a time change).  The concert will feature performances by our Cadet and Advanced bands, our Jazz Band and third grade recorder students.  Please click here for important information regarding student arrival, dress and concert requirements.

Athletic News - On May 22nd, there will be a meeting to discuss the 2013-2014 basketball season for JVA and Varsity athletes. The girl's meeting will be at 6:00pm and the boy's meeting will be at 7:00pm. The objective of this meeting is to give you (parents) an opportunity to present any concerns, ideas or suggestions you have for the 13-14 season. Click here for more details.

Jump Rope Club has 2 shows scheduled.  Click here for details from Coach Liljedahl.







Home & School Association News - 
The next HSA meeting will be Thursday, May 30 at 9:00am.  The new board will present next year's budget at this meeting.


Community News

Connecticut Legislative Alert - Bus Transportation - We have been informed of proposed budget cut which would reduce the amount of assistance for Catholic School bus transportation by 70%.  If approved, this proposal would seriously jeopardize the availability of bus transportation to Catholic School students who attend schools in their town of residence.  It would seriously impact approximately 50% of our student population.  Please take a moment to read the Legislative Alert regarding this proposal and then contact your Connecticut State Representative and the Governor's Office.  Click here.

The St. Mary's Youth Group invites all current 7th and 8th grade students to an evening of laser tag and bowling at Blue Fox Rock 'N Bowl on Saturday, 6/1/13, from 6-8pm.  Cost is $10 per student. Please click here for a registration form and more information.

St. Mary's Spring Carnival is Coming Soon!  This year's carnival will take place from June 5-8.  For more information, click here.  To become a carnival sponsor, click here.

Alumni News - It's getting to be that "time of year" - college acceptances, graduations, weddings, new opportunities and new successes!  Do you have news about an SMS alum you would like to share?  Please send your news to dhatch@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net.  Click here for some alumni news about Emily Bautista, Class of 2011.

Middle School went on field trips on Wednesday, May 8, 2013.  Grade 8 went to New York, Grade 7 went to Boston and Grade 6 went to Mystic.  Despite damp weather, all three grades had a fabulous time and acted as fabulous ambassadors for our school.  Below are some pictures from the Mystic trip.  Thanks to parent with a working association with Mystic, the students were given a special opportunity to feed the stingrays!  If you have field trips photos you'd like to share, please email them to Donna Hatch at dhatch@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net.

News for the Week of May 1, 2013

Spring "Night of the Arts" Celebrating Marilyn Szilva!  Our Night of the Arts featuring student art work and our vocal music concert will take place on Tuesday, May 7th.  The evening's festivities will be dedicated to our 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Marilyn Szilva, in celebration of her retirement.  Students should plan to arrive at their classrooms no earlier than 6:40pm.  The vocal concert will begin promptly at 7pm in the Parish Center.  Prior to the concert, guests are invited to tour the halls to view class art work on the bulletin boards.

Students should wear "Sunday Best" for the evening.  "Sunday Best" for boys means dress pants and collared shirt with no logo. For girls "Sunday Best" means a  dress or skirt of modest length - 3 inches above knee, shoulders should be covered.  Both boys and girls should wear dress shoes -  no sneakers or flip-flops.  If "Sunday Best" is not available, the relaxed or formal uniform may be worn.  Please remember that student attendance at the Spring Vocal Concert is considered mandatory.  Performance is an important assessment tool in the Music curriculum.

Our next School Mass will be on Friday, May 3rd at 9am in the church.  Everyone is welcome to join us.  We will also attend the 12:15 Parish Mass on Ascension Thursday on May 9th.  Please remember that the relaxed uniform may be worn to Mass but no physical education uniforms should be worn.

Grandparents & Special Person's Day & May Crowning will take place on Friday, 5/10/13.  Guests are welcome to join us for community prayer in the parish center at 8:45am.  After prayer, coffee and light refreshments will be available along with student entertainment.  There will be time for classroom visits before the community transitions to the church at 10:20 for May Crowning at 10:30am.  At the conclusion of May Crowning, we will bid farewell to our guests and resume our normal academic day.

Fairway to Heaven - Golf Outing at Avon Country Club on Monday, May 13th.  Join us for a day of golf or just for a lovely dinner and exciting live & silent auction.  For more information and a registration form, click here.

Spring Band Concert will be held on Thursday, May 16th at 6:30pm (NOTE:  THIS IS A TIME CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL CALENDAR.) in the Parish Center.  The concert will feature performances by our Cadet and Advanced Bands, the SMS Jazz Band & Third Grade Recorder students.  Everyone is welcome to attend this concert.  This is a great opportunity for those not familiar with our instrumental music program to see the fabulous results of the FMI music program.

Congratulations to the FMI Band Students that traveled to New York City on Monday, April 29th to play outside Lincoln Center.

Athletic News - Jump Rope Club has 2 shows scheduled.  Click here for details from Coach Liljedahl.






Home & School Association News -  

Grandparents & Special Person's Day, Friday May 10 - Volunteers are needed to help set up, serve and clean up for this event.  Grandparents and special guests meet in the Parish Center for morning prayer followed by coffee and a light breakfast with entertainment provided by their grandchildren and favorite students.  Then, off to visit them in their classrooms.  Finally, they are invited to attend the May Crowning in the church, presented by our second grade class.  May Crowning ends the day's festivities and students then resume a normal academic day.

Please contact Nancy Figulski at cuplfigs@gmail.com if you can spend an hour or so helping out.  Set up will start at 8:15am and clean up should end by 11:15am.

Congratulations to the newly elected HSA Executive Board members:

Maggie Domashinski - President
Ellen Bompane - Vice President
Lynn Mogielnicki - Treasurer
Jen Hoffman - Corresponding Secretary
Jennifer Pavlonnis - Recording Secretary

We are all looking forward to an exciting and successful 2013-2014 school year!  Thank you for volunteering to serve on the HSA Executive Board.

The next HSA meeting will be Thursday, May 30 at 9:00am.  The new board will present next year's budget at this meeting.








Kindergarten honored Earth Day last week by learning about recycling, planting flowers with their Prekindergarten buddies and using the iPad app called "Educreations" to create a presentation about the earth.

Family Enrollment Agreements are now past due

Family Enrollment Packages were sent to all currently enrolled and newly admitted families at the end of March.  Signed family enrollment agreement forms and family enrollment fees were due at the School Office no later than Friday, April 12th.  Your signed family enrollment form and fee are necessary to secure your child(ren)'s seat(s) for the upcoming school year and also to renew your Smart Tuition accounts if you are using Smart Tuition.

If you have not yet returned your Family Enrollment Form and Fee, you will receive a courtesy reminder call from the school office.  If you have mislaid your packet, please call the school office and a replacement packet will be generated for you.

Thanks to all that have returned their signed forms and fees. We look forward to assisting those families that still need to return these items.

News for the Week of 4/24/13

Spring "Night of the Arts" Celebrating Marilyn Szilva!  Our Night of the Arts featuring student art work and our vocal music concert will take place on Tuesday, May 7th.  The evening's festivities will be dedicated to our 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Marilyn Szilva, in celebration of her retirement.  Students should plan to arrive at their classrooms no earlier than 6:40pm.  The vocal concert will begin promptly at 7pm in the Parish Center.  Prior to the concert, guests are invited to tour the halls and visit classrooms to view student art work created throughout the year.

Students should wear "Sunday Best" for the evening.  "Sunday Best" for boys means dress pants and collared shirt with no logo. For girls "Sunday Best" means a  dress or skirt of modest length - 3 inches above knee, shoulders should be covered.  Both boys and girls should wear dress shoes -  no sneakers or flip-flops.  If "Sunday Best" is not available, the relaxed or formal uniform may be worn.  Please remember that student attendance at the Spring Vocal Concert is considered mandatory.  Performance is an important assessment tool in the Music curriculum.

Our next School Mass will be on Friday, May 3rd at 9am in the church.  Everyone is welcome to join us.  We will also attend the 12:15 Parish Mass on Ascension Thursday on May 9th.  Please remember that the relaxed uniform may be worn to Mass but no physical education uniforms should be worn.

Hot Lunch Order Period for May & June is now closed.  No further orders can be accepted.

The Hot Lunch Volunteer schedule is now available at SignupGenius.com.  Click here to display the schedule.

Fairway to Heaven - Golf Outing at Avon Country Club on Monday, May 13th.  Join us for a day of golf or just for a lovely dinner and exciting live & silent auction.  For more information and a registration form, click here.




Home & School Association News - There is a full slate of officers to be voted in at the Thursday, April 25th Home & School meeting. The meeting will be held at 7pm in the 4th grade classroom.  Please click here for meeting agenda.  Please click here for information to help you become more acquainted with our candidates.  Thanks to our nominees for your dedication to our school and children.
 

Maggie Domishinski – President

Ellen Bompane – Vice President

Lynn Mogielnicki – Treasurer

Jen Hoffman – Corresponding secretary

Jennifer Pavlonnis – Recording secretary

Community News

Granny's Attic, the world's greatest tag sale, is underway through Saturday, 4/27.  Click here for more information and hours of operation.

Everyone is invited to gather at the Town Hall at 933 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury at 12 noon on Thursday, May 2nd to participate in the National Day of Prayer. You are invited to stay as long as your time permits. For more information about the National Day of Prayer, click here.

News for Week of 4/10/13

Father Michael Whyte, pastor at St. Catherine of Siena in West Simsbury was the celebrant at our April school Mass.  Father shared a moment with some of his parishioners after Mass.  We were so pleased he could lead us in worship.

St. Mary's is a WFSB Cool School!  Four segments aired last Friday morning on WFSB.  
Click here for the segment featuring Algebra I.
Click here for the segment featuring Kindergarten.
Click here for the segment featuring Gymnastics.
Click here for the segment featuring Shakesperience.

Report Cards will be distributed on Friday, 4/12/13.

School is closed from 4/15 - 4/19 for spring vacation.  When we return to school, the relaxed uniform may be worn.  Relaxed Uniform guidelines - Click here.  Please keep in mind that a belt should be worn with walking shorts and that school shoes are required with the relaxed uniform.  The relaxed uniform may be worn to Mass.  Relaxed uniforms should be purchased from Lands End - Click here to access the Lands End School Uniform website.  Our School Code is 900132150.  Please keep in mind that CHOICE cards for Lands End are available with a 16% profit rate.

Used Uniform Exchange - Before shopping for new relaxed uniforms, you may wish to check to see what is available from the Used Uniform Exchange.  Click here for an inventory spreadsheet.

Middle School iPads will remain at school over Spring Vacation.  All Middle School (grades 6, 7 & 8) iPads should be turned into homeroom teachers at the end of the school day on Friday, 4/12/13.  If your student(s) will not be in school on Friday, please have them turn in his/her iPad to his/her homeroom teacher on their final day of attendance before vacation.

Hot Lunch Order Form for May & June is now available.  All orders and payments are due NLT Friday, April 12th.  Click here to access the order form.

2013-2014 SMS Trust Scholarship Application is now available.  Any family whose children have completed a year's enrollment in kindergarten or above and will be enrolled in grades 1 through 8 at St. Mary's school the following year is eligible to apply. There are no requirements regarding parish or religious affiliation. All completed applications must be postmarked NLT April 30, 2013 and must include a check or money order in the amount of $25 payable to "Private School Aid Service". This is a non-refundable application fee. Scholarship awards are made by the trustees and families that receive an award will be notified once the trustees have reviewed all applications. Click here for more information and an application form.

Carpool Safety Reminder - Please plan your arrival for carpool pickup to coincide with the removal of the safety cones from the top of the driveway in the North Lot.  Recently, cars arriving as early as 2:55 have led to cars being lined up along route 10/Hopmeadow Street all the way to the Church parking lot.  This presents a serious safety hazard as traffic attempts to get by and to negotiate the busy intersection.  It could also impede the ability of emergency vehicles to pass on their way to an emergency or even get to our facility if we were to have an emergency.  The cones are removed at the end of the day when the last outdoor PE class ends (3:10pm).  Even cars in the last of the pick up lines are able to leave within 10 minutes of student dismissal.  Please make every effort to arrive after 3:10.  Thank you.

It's almost Tee Time! Please plan to join the St. Mary's School community at our annual Fairway to Heaven Golf Outing on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Golf Club of Avon. The day includes lunch, golf, cocktail hour and dinner as well as a silent and live auction with our celebrity emcee, Ms. Rebecca Lobo. Even if you are not a golfer, you are welcome to join us in the evening for the cocktail hour, dinner and auctions. For more information and registration, please click here. Please invite your fellow golfers to join us at this fun event which benefits the students of St. Mary's School.

The Simsbury Food Closet needs our help.  Please consider sending in a donation of one or more of the items the Food Closet has indicated are needed for the month of April

Coffee (instant,ground,regular and decaf)
Decaf tea
Maple syrup
Canned fruit (pineapple and oranges)
Paper towels 

Donations may be brought to the classrooms. Thanks for your generous support.

Home & School Association News

Thank you to everyone who made last week's Talent Show a great success and a fun event.  

Special thanks to Michelle Howard, Nancy Figulski, Dan Melanson, Cherith Sullivan, Andrea Wlochowski and Peg Mancarella.  

Thank you to everyone who participated in the event.  It was great to see so much talent from the students and support from the audience.  

A message from the Chair of the H.S.A. Nominating Committee:

Dear Parents:

Please consider volunteering for the Home and School board. We are still looking for a number of positions. I can speak from experience when I say that someone, a long time ago, twisted my arm too and I never felt anything to be more rewarding. I served as Co-President for two years and haven't stopped volunteering since. We need your help and believe me, it's just not as hard or time consuming as you think. Please be a part of the great activities that are produced by the Home & School Association.  Click here for descriptions of the responsibilities of each position. Do it for the children. Do it for the love of St. Mary's School.

Thank you,
Pam Carter
Nominating Chair
carterfive@comcast.net or 860-658-4841

p.s. Please act quickly. We have to vote by the April 25th meeting.

News for the Week of 4/3/13

Fourth grade is diving deep for information! 

Students in fourth grade are exploring ocean life & linking their knowledge to the  creation of poetry using their iPads and Apps like Educreations and Scribble Press.  Apps like these allow users to create content using many sources including photos captured from the internet.  They also encourage creative expression through drawing and even allow recording of audio.

Our next school Mass will be on Friday, 4/5/13, at 9am in the church.  Everyone is welcome to join us.  Please remember that no physical education uniforms should be worn to Mass.

Report Cards will be distributed next Friday, 4/12/13.

School is closed from 4/15 - 4/19 for spring vacation.

Open House for Prospective Families - Do you know someone who is wondering if St. Mary's School might be the right place for their family?  We hope you will encourage them to come to Open House on Thursday, April 4th at 6:30pm in Parish Center.

If  have posted an "Open House" sign please be sure to take it down promptly after Open House and return it to the school office.  Thanks for helping us publicize this event.

Don't forget to set your alarm!  Friday, 4/5/13, beginning at 5am, SMS will be the "cool school" featured on WFSB.

Home & School Association News -

Family Fun Night is almost here - We're hoping to see lots of families on Friday, April 5th from 6-8:30pm in the Parish Center. We are looking for SMS students from each grade to put on a school talent show, as well as participate in a fun filled Karaoke night. So all you budding stars & starlets, show us what you can do and have lots of fun in the process. Click here for more details and a downloadable sign up sheet..  Mrs. Howard & Mrs. Figulski are still looking for parents & 7th grade student volunteers to help organize the event. Please e-mail Nancy Figulski, cuplfigs@gmail.com or Mrs. Howard @ michellechoward@yahoo.com, if you are able to help.

CHOICE PROGRAM NEWS

Big Y cards at 6% in April:  We should be receiving our supply of 6% Big Y cards by next week.  They are normally at 2%, so take advantage of the extra profits.

Macy's cards available:  There are currently 10 Macy's cards ($25 each) available in stock (normally they are special-order).  If you are interested in any or all of them, just place a regular Choice order.  No waiting!

CHOICE statements:  Statements will be issued for purchases made through March 31st for families that have not yet completed their CHOICE requirement for this school year.  These statements will come home by April 9th at the latest.  If you do not receive a statement, then you have completed your requirement for the year (thank you!).  Please remember that orders received through April 30th will count towards this year's requirement.  On and after May 1st, purchases go towards next year's obligation.

Community News

St. Mary's Parish 7th &8th Grade Youth Group invites all 7th & 8th grade students to join them at a Games Decathalon on Saturday, April 6th from 6-8pm (after the 5pm Mass) at the Parish Center.  Teams will try their skills at the following events:  Awesome Ball, Balloon Relays, Circle Soccer, Movie-in-a-Minute, Blog Tag and so much more!  Pizza will be served.  Please register by clicking here.

Northwest Catholic High School invites you to "Singin' in the Rain"  on Friday April 5, 2013 and Saturday April 6, 2013 at 7:30pm and on Sunday April 7, 2013 at 2pm. Several SMS alumni including Adrian Hatch, Avery Hatch and Matt Sottile will be performing in this family friendly musical. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors. Tickets are available by calling the Dramateurs Box Office at 860-236-4221, x240 or by emailing drama@nwcath.org. 

Granny's Attic, one of the world's greatest tag sales will be held this year at Wagner's in Simsbury's Northern Gateway Showroom, 1285 Hopmeadow Street.  Collection dates are Friday, April 19th from 6-8pm, Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st from 9am-4pm.  Granny's Attic will be open to the public from Monday, April 22nd through Saturday, April 27th.  For more information including guidelines for acceptable items for donation and specific hours of operation, click here.