A Message from Mrs. Enrique
Dear Families,
Welcome back from April break! Seeing so many smiling faces as our students returned to school was great!
Congratulations to Dr. Nadjarian on the birth of her and her husband's son, Matteo! We wish you all well, and hope you enjoy this time with your family!
This week we celebrated Administrative Professional's Appreciation Day. Our school is blessed to have the most caring administrative team. Thank you so much to Mrs. Gloria Reyes and Mrs. Maureen McKenna for their dedication to our students, families, faculty, and staff. Their unwavering support and stewardship day in and day out make St. Mary's School the special place we know and love. Thank you to Mrs. Patricia Salic and Ms. Domenica DeLuca for their leadership and guidance in development, marketing, and admissions. Their work with neighborhood partners, donors, and prospective and current families makes our St. Mary's School community flourish. Thank you to Mrs. Susan Crapo and Mr. Bert Almeida from the Parish Office. Their collaboration and diligence make our school and parish connection stronger! Thank you to Mr. Nick Antonacci our apprentice principal, who has been an influential addition to our team this year!
Next week our K2-8 students will be taking their Spring MAPs tests. Please be sure your child arrives on time each day to help them transition smoothly to school.
Lastly, please be on the lookout for information regarding our many end-of-year events. We look forward to celebrating our students' and teachers' accomplishments and hard work! Thank you so much for your participation, attendance, and support at home! Their success would not be possible without you!
Message from Mrs. Patricia Salic
Dear Families,
I want to reiterate my never ending thanks for all the support our community has given our St. Mary's students, faculty and staff. Let's continue the tradition of giving and collaboration as we approach the end of this school year. Your generosity has enriched our school and the lives of our students tremendously.
Although I will be leaving my official role at the end of this month, due to a family move abroad, I will continue to support and attend all our events and look forward to seeing each of you soon.
With gratitude and blessings,
Patricia
International Family Festival
We can't wait to host our Annual International Family Festival on FRIDAY, MAY 31st from 4:30-6. This event features you, our families, and your cultures! The RAIN DATE will be TUESDAY, JUNE 4th from 4:30-6. Please see the email and registration form sent earlier in the week to participate and for more details.
1st Graders Lead Parking Lot Prayers
PreK
After learning about how shadows are formed and what they look like, Ms. P’s class took their knowledge outside to gain real-life experience with shadows! They looked at many shadows, analyzing where they come from and observing the various shapes. Ms. P took many pictures along the way, which will come together to form a big shadow book for the class!
Grade 2
First Communion is right around the corner - May 11th! To prepare, students experienced a First Communion retreat with the entire 2nd grade, consisting of activities, crafts, and lessons to prepare their hearts for the Blessed Sacrament.
In addition, Mrs. Fragola's class celebrated Earth Day this week through a variety of centers. Students experimented a variety of different ways to try and remove oil from water, planted their own seeds, and completed their own Earth Day booklets.
Grade 4
Grade 4 is testing out their wind turbine designs by seeing how much energy they can produce. A cup is attached to each wind turbine, and energy can be measured by the amount of weight the turbine can pick up as it rotates to the top. Students were shocked to see some of the turbines working as planned. For others, they will go back to the drawing board for the next attempt!
Grade 5
5th graders created posters on different pollutants and presented them to the class this week. Each group will extend their knowledge by creating a solution of the pollution they researched and then adding it to their eco-column. Students will then observe the effects their solution has on both their terrarium and aquarium in their eco-column!
