đ You're looking at the best of the bunch! Students pictured achieved "Principal's Honor Roll" status for the 2024-5 school year. To achieve this honor students must have a final average of 97% or above, including exams! Super job everyone!
#highaverage #principalshonorroll #superstars #SMStheplacetoBEE #KNOWLEDGE
Congratulations to our students who received virtue awards for the months of May & June! We recognized students (& teachers!) who showed #zeal and #kindness during the last 2 months of the school year. Great job everyone!
#virtues #virtueawards #may #june #SMStheplacetoBEE #FAITH
Oh the places our littlest "bees" will go! Congratulations to our Montessori Kindergarten class & Miss Gon's Kindergarten class who celebrated their Moving Up Day last week! Thank you to Mrs. Munro for the lovely bee themed cookies, to Mrs. Latona for setting up the reception, & to our Kindergarten room parents & teachers who worked so hard to make this important year of school special! See more photos here: https://tinyurl.com/86cj6z77
#Kindergarten #Montessori #MovingUpDay #Ohtheplacesyoullgo #DrSeuss #SMStheplacetoBEE
Leaky cups, bounce houses, relays, hot dogs, bees, & volleyball were just part of the fun at our annual HSA School Picnic! Faith Families competed against each other for the glory & honor of winning the day's competitions. Congratulations to Mrs. Bishop's St. Joan of Arc Faith Family for coming in 3rd place overall, Mrs. Baker's St. Thomas Aquinas Faith Family came in 2nd place, and Mr. Dolan's St. Vincent de Paul Faith Family members were declared the winners of the 2025 HSA Picnic!
The day wrapped up with a pep rally hosted by 4th grader, Patrick H., dressed as our school mascot, & the traditional 8th grade vs. the faculty volleyball game! Our Class of 2025 had a little help from a friend - Fr. Peter! The 8th grade came out victorious over the teachers & staff despite their best efforts - way to go 8th grade!
A big thank you to the SMS alumni who showed up to serve food, volunteer at the games, & referee, score & announce the volleyball game!
Click here to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/4djbkdd4
#fieldday #schoolpicnic #StMarysHSA #FaithFamilies #SMStheplacetoBEE #volleyball #classof2025 #peprally #TRADITION #SMSalumni
đđ "Thank you for being a friend" was the theme of our end of year Montessori Children's House Picnic! Students did a great job singing, then enjoyed a lovely picnic and time on the playground with their families. Thank you to Ashley Latona for setting up the impressive spread! Click here for more photos: https://tinyurl.com/33xpxu23
#montessori #thankyouforbeingafriend #montessorifriends #SMStheplacetoBEE #preK3 #preK4 #Kindergarten #family
We'd like to wish all Fathers, Grandfathers, Stepfathers, Foster Fathers, Godfathers, and Father figures a Happy Father's Day!
A Prayer For Fathers
Heavenly Father,
you entrusted your Son Jesus,
the child of Mary,
to the care of Joseph, an earthly father.
Bless all fathers
as they care for their families.
Give them strength and wisdom,
tenderness and patience;
support them in the work they have to do,
protecting those who look to them,
as we look to you for love and salvation,
through Jesus Christ
our rock and defender.
Amen.
#Fathers #HappyFathersDay #PrayerforFathers #FAMILY
đ¤ How would you like to build your own MANSION... out of MARSHMALLOWS? That's exactly what Mrs. Picone's 1st graders did in this engineering challenge! Students had to draw out a plan for how they would use marshmallows & toothpicks to create the tallest structure they could. It also had to stand on its own! After they built their structures they thought about what other materials they could use to make their mansions bigger & stronger. What a sweet project!
#marshmallowmansion #engineeringdesign #grade1 #sweettreats
đ¤ What do you want to be when you grow up? Our grade 4 & 5 students have some great answers to this question! After taking aptitude tests to identify their potential skills & interests, students chose careers to research & present reports on. They came up with costumes, props & posters to aid their presentations, which were open to friends & family during a "career fair" at SMS last week. Check out more photos of the event here: https://tinyurl.com/3k3m5jxv
#careerfair #grade4 #grade5 #whenIgrowup #knowledge
We're pawsitively in love with these animal poster projects that Mrs. Picone's 1st graders created! Students were sure to exclude any irrelephant information, and their posters turned out otterly amazing!
#grade1 #WILDaboutanimals #researchproject #SMStheplacetoBEE
It was a beautiful day for a field trip! Our 4th and 5th graders enjoyed learning about Colonial Times at the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village. They even got to do some "chores" like grinding corn and feeding the chickens!
#BuffaloNiagaraHeritageVillage #grade4 #grade5 #knowledge #history
Miss Krista's Golden Retriever, "Benny" visited our Montessori classroom for the last time before summer break today! Our students absolutely loved watching Benny grow this year, and he brought lots of love and laughter to us all. â¤ď¸
#HereComesSummer #goodBoy #MontessoriLearning #goodDog
đđ The SMS Class of 2025 enjoyed dinner, bowling, & camaraderie at their "Bees Banquet" last week, held at Transit Lanes! This end of the school year tradition for our 7th & 8th grade classes & their families, formerly known as the 8th grade dinner dance, is an opportunity for our students to celebrate together with friends and look back on their time at St. Mary School before graduation. A great time was had by all, click the link to see more photos: https://tinyurl.com/3jrvmvy4
#classof2025 #grade8 #beesbanquet #dinnerdance #TRADITION #FAMILY #CelebrateGoodTimesComeOn #SMStheplacetoBEE
đśđđž How much is that doggie in the auction? Woof, woof! Thank you to the Terrill family for bidding on & winning Miss Kirwan's "Puppy, Playground & Popsicles" experience in our 2025 "Spring for Success" Silent Auction! Grade 3 students enjoyed freezie pops, lots of puppy snuggles, and even a game of kickball on our playground last Sat. am with Miss Kirwan and her pup, "Deebo".
#springforsuccess #silentauction #grade3 #playground #puppy #popsicles
Happy Birthday to Mrs. Genovese (Art), Mr. Turton (Facilities) & all SMS students celebrating June birthdays! #happybirthday #SMStheplacetoBEE #June
Don't forget... the Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge is tonight at 6 pm!
We celebrated our First Communicants at last Friday's school Mass! Congratulations to all of our third graders who worked hard preparing to receive the sacrament, may you always keep Jesus in your hearts! See more photos of the Mass & reception here: https://tinyurl.com/2ns25z6t
#grade3 #FirstHolyCommunion #ReceiveJesus #truepresence #BodyandBlood #FAITH
Tomorrow our chicks go back to the farm. Montessori enjoyed watching the chicks grow and their little "chirps" will be missed! We will especially miss our yellow chick who was our only egg to hatch! đŁ
#Montessori #chicks #egghatching #chirp #backtothefarm #MontessoriLearning #PreK #Kindergarten
đĽOften called the birthday of the Church, we celebrated Pentecost this weekend! Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles like tongues of fire. Mrs. Bishop's grade 3 Religion class completed "Pentecost Portraits" in celebration of the liturgical feast day.
We celebrate Pentecost to remember that God is not distant. The Holy Spirit is God's gift of presence-living within us, guiding us, comforting us, & empowering us. In a world that can feel chaotic and weary, Pentecost reminds us that we are not alone. The Spirit is moving, & there is always more grace to receive!
#grade3 #FAITH #Pentecost #ComeHolySpirit #CatholicValues #TomorrowsLeaders
The 3rd and 4th graders went out with a glow! To celebrate the last full Friday of the school year, our amazing students enjoyed a Math & ELA station glow party to review for final exams! They even created their own custom t-shirts and had classmates sign them as keepsakes!
First graders made "Spirit Streamers" after learning about Pentecost. They enjoyed making wind and emulating the tongues of fire over their heads!
