Yesterday we had an extra cute & fluffy little visitor for the feast of St. Francis! Students & staff enjoyed snuggling with Miss Krista's newest addition to the family, "Benny"! The Montessori floor made a great place for a nap after all the fun. #stfrancis #puppylove
Recess isn't just for the little ones here at SMS! Students from pre-k to grade 8 enjoy time outside each day if weather permits on our beautiful campus, to be physically active and engaged with their peers in activities of their choice.
Recess benefits students by:
• Increasing their level of physical activity.
• Improving their memory, attention, and concentration.
• Helping them stay on-task.
• Reducing disruptive behavior.
• Improving their social and emotional development (e.g., learning how to share and negotiate).
#CatholicSchools #recess #getoutside #touchgrass #middleschool
Today is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of #animals & the #environment. In honor of the feast, Father Art visited classrooms today after school Mass to bless stuffed animals & pet photos that students brought in with a generous dose of Holy Water! Miss Krista also brought in her brand new puppy to mark the occasion! Click to see more photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=StMarySchoolSwormville&set=a.908933201259639
#StFrancis #blessingoftheanimals #holywater
In honor of the month of the Rosary, students in grades 1-5 prayed the Joyful Mysteries this week. #October #monthoftheRosary #JoyfulMysteries #catholicschool
Grade 4 had a special treat this week while learning about New York State history. Students enjoyed some delicious juice made of strawberries and maple syrup; two important resources used by the Iroquois. #newyorkstate #iroquoisnation #nativeamericanhistory
Mrs. Picone's first graders are improving their reading skills one word at a time!
Grade 2 is getting into the Halloween spirit! They created Jack-o'-lanterns today for their classroom door.
🎃 🍂 🏈 Cool weather, pumpkins, homecoming and more! Come to BREAKTHROUGH to unwind and share! BREAKTHROUGH is an opportunity for Middle School - High School teens to grow in faith through games, interactive activities, prayer, food and conversation. Build a connection between scripture and living our faith while getting to know other teens in our parish and community. WHEN: Friday October 18th & 28th, sign up below.
Sign up to attend and invite a friend: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-breakthrough1#/
Are you Confirmed and looking for volunteer hours? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-49959454-breakthrough#/
Contact St Mary's Youth Ministry for further details or with questions: (716) 688-0599, youth@stmaryswormville.org
🍎 Our Montessori friends learned how to make homemade applesauce today! Everyone had a chance to cut and peel the apples. Tomorrow they'll get to taste it! #MontessoriLearning #applesauce #handsonlearning #fallflavors
Mrs. Wojtaszek's 2nd graders had fun creating "silly sentences" using naming and telling phrase parts yesterday! 🤪 #funwithlanguage #ELA #grade2 #silly
Our Kindergarten class is getting hands-on in #Makerspace! The students explored a variety of building materials including wooden blocks, Lincoln logs & marble tubes today to learn about construction and structures. #icanbuild #engineering #design #Kindergarten
Our littlest "bees" in Montessori K - grade 2 took their Fall field trip to the farm yesterday! Becker Farms in Gasport hosted us for apple picking, a wagon ride & lunch. Students also had a chance to feed & pet the animals, & most importantly learned about where the food they eat comes from & how it grows - on farms! Click the link to see more photos from the day: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.907415051411454&type=3
Our SMS parents also look forward to chaperoning field trips as an opportunity to assist their child's class, get to know other parents, & join in the fun!
#fieldtrip #fallonthefarm #nofarmsnofood #applepicking
Today is the feast day of St. Jerome, and our Faith Family of the same name led us in the liturgy at school Mass a few weeks ago. Click here to see our students participating at Mass: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/mgrcL42YAQTRxbDK/
St. Jerome was born to Catholic parents who taught him about Jesus. When he was older, Jerome lost his love for Jesus. Once he again found his faith, he was so afraid that he would fall back into his old ways that he moved away from his family and friends. Saint Jerome is reputed to have removed a thorn from a lion’s paw while living as a hermit in the desert. He was known for having a bad temper but worked hard at controlling himself. He was the first to translate the Bible from Hebrew to Latin.
Feast Day: Sept. 30
Symbol: Lion
#StJerome #lion #schoolMass #FeastDay #brotherhood #sisterhood #sainthood #FaithFamilies #SMStheplacetoBEE
The SMS/Nativity JV Baseball team has been working hard and developing some brand new players! Check out these photos from some of their recent games. #catholicschoolsports #baseball #training #development #trynewthings
🏐The St. Mary's/Nativity Girls Varsity volleyball team had their first double header last night and played awesome against Christ the King! The girls came out with a win, a fun night, and a great start to the season! #girlsinsports #volleyball #catholicschoolsports
Yesterday was the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul, and our Faith Family of the same name led us in the liturgy at school Mass. Click here to see our students participating at Mass: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/R7RLwJju9DkjDYnG/
St. Vincent was born in France, the son of a farmer. He studied and became a priest. He was captured by pirates but survived two years as a slave, then escaped. He established organizations of men and women to provide aid to the poor and sick. He depended on the donations of the wealthy, who made it possible for him to found hospitals and an orphanage. He founded the Sisters of Charity, the first congregation of women to care for the sick and poor outside of the convent.
Feast Day: Sept.27
Symbol: the fish, a symbol of Christianity
#StVincentDePaul #charity #schoolMass #FeastDay #brotherhood #sisterhood #sainthood #FaithFamilies #SMStheplacetoBEE
‘Rate of return of a Catholic education is very, very high’
Click here to read more: https://catholicreview.org/rate-of-return-of-a-catholic-education-is-very-very-high/
This week in Miss Gon's Kindergarten class students welcomed fall by learning all about apples. They learned about different apple varieties & the one and only Johnny Appleseed! They celebrated his birthday today by making special hats, sorting facts about who he was, & graphing their favorite apple colors . What a sweet day! #JohnnyAppleseed #HappyBirthday #graphing #kindergarten
Mrs. Baker's 4th grade foodies are bringing their textbooks to life! Earlier this week students read a technical text about making guacamole. After analyzing the text in school, they made some at home! #handsonlearning #delicious
Our cafeteria has undergone an impressive transformation! Enjoy these before & afters of the space that is now modernized & beautiful for our students, as well as for the variety of St. Mary's parish & community groups that gather here. It's amazing what new artwork, paint, tables, chairs, & lights can do! Thank you to all of the staff & volunteers who worked to help complete this project! #refresh #remodel #values #faith #community #OurMother #Mary
