SMS is a STREAM school: integrating Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math into interdisciplinary, hands-on, educational experiences. Recently, grades 3-5 worked together in small groups to build some sweet standing structures out of toothpicks and candy!
This morning we had some sweet volunteers manning a coffee cart that went door to door delivering treats to our amazing teachers and staff! Thank you to the Latona family for the coffee, tea, yogurt, cookies, muffins, fruit, and holiday cheer!
In October, Mrs. Wojtaszek's 2nd grade class was learning how to write a friendly letter. They decided to each write a letter to our President Joseph Biden. Today, they got an exciting reply! It was an embossed letter and photograph from President Biden and his wife encouraging them to speak up and use their voices, to stay curious, to believe in themselves and to be kind! I'm sure this has made an impression on them and what a gift it is to be recognized!
SMS students are in the news for their good deeds! Whether donating toys to the YWCA, or "earning straw" at school and home, our students' hearts are in the right place as they prepare for Christmas. <3 Read the WNY Catholic article here: https://tinyurl.com/4fctdkuk
Our school is feeling quite festive during this last week before Christmas! Montessori students got in on the holiday cheer by trimming their own right-sized tree outside their classroom! #HandsOn #montessori #ChristmasCheer
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In addition to praying together as a school this morning to mark the 3rd week of Advent, students in Mrs. Bishop's 2nd grade Religion class learned about Gaudete Sunday. Pink, or rose, is a color of joy, and we rejoice because our waiting is almost over! #LiturgicalColors
Start 2024 with an extra $250, or win the $10,000 Grand Prize at HSA Casino Night! Just remember, to be included in the Early Bird Drawing your tickets must be received at the Parish Office by 10:30 am on 12/28/23. #SnowMeTheMoney #EarlyBird #StockingStuffer
#MondayMotivation #Humility #VirtueoftheMonth #CharacterEd
Our younger students love reading with their middle school reading buddies! 1st and 5th graders are pictured here. #ReadingBuddies #PeerMentors
Thanks Mr. Don and Mr. John, for keeping SMS looking extra festive this time of year!
Mrs. Whipple's 6th graders have been decking the halls with good deeds this Advent!
#Service
Students came home with tickets today and they've also been mailed to all St. Mary's parishioners! Be sure to purchase yours before the 12/28 Early Bird Drawing deadline, and you could be $250 richer on New Year's Day! #SnowMeTheMoney #EarlyBird #GiftIdea #StockingStuffer
Miss Kerwin's 4th grade led us in the liturgy today at school Mass. Father Joe presided, and we recognized students for our Nov. virtue of generosity and the diocesan character award for service. #CharacterEd #virtues
Check out the cover of our 1995 school directory. The computers our students use look a bit different these days! #ThrowbackThursday #StMarys175
From caring for snails and garter snakes, to playing in the snow and practicing their reading with their 6th grade buddies, our Montessori students know how to have fun! "Play is the work of the child" after all! #montessori
Taizé Prayer Service 7 PM Tonight!
St. Mary's Church
Taizé prayer is a meditative form of prayer. Through a peaceful environment and the repetition of musical phrases, the body and mind slow down enough to be able to listen to the voice of God that is deep within us all.
Check out all of the photos from our Christmas concert this evening here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.727799342706360&type=3
Text Scam: There is an unauthorized text circulating that claims to be from Fr. Tom Mahoney. DO NOT RESPOND, it is a scam. Please note, if our clergy had to reach you regarding an urgent matter, they would not text you.