Principal's Summer Update

Dear Families,

I hope this message finds you well and you are enjoying the warmth and relaxation that summer brings.

Our Early Childhood team participated in the Lynch Early Childhood Summer Institute this week held at Boston Children's Museum and Holy Name School. Our faculty attended various workshops on how to support student academic and behavioral growth. I am so proud of our committed faculty who take time out of their summer schedules to continue to enrich their learning and prepare for your children!

I hope you have begun training for our very first 5K race! Not a runner? No worries, bring your walking shoes! Click on this event to save the event to your calendar! If you haven’t already signed up, you can do so using the following link: https://runsignup.com/.../StMaryoftheAssumptionSchool5K

We are constantly updating our Calendar of Events on our website. Please subscribe to our Google Calendar of events or visit our website for updates!

https://stmarys-brookline.org/calendar-of-events/

September 4th

• No School - Labor Day

September 5th

• No School- Student/Teacher Meet and Greet

September 6th

• First Day of School (Grades 1-8) & Early Dismissal: 11:30 a.m. Bring a snack from home

September 7th

• First Full Day of School (Grades 1-8) Bring lunch from home
• Orientation (PreK-K2), 9-10:30 a.m.

September 8th

• First Day of School with only PreK-K2 & Early Dismissal for PreK-K2 at 11:30 a.m. Bring a snack from home
• Second Full Day of School (Grades 1-8) Bring lunch from home

September 10th:

• Brookline Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

September 11th:

• Extended day begins (First full day of school (Grades PreK-8)

September 13th

• Back to School Mass of the Holy Spirit 8 a.m. (Grades K2-8)

September 15th

• Protecting God's Children Training 8 a.m-11 a.m (for parents who have not done training)
  

September 22nd

• Band Demo at 10 a.m. (students only)

September 23rd

• 5K Race 9:30 a.m.
  

September 25th

• Bring lunch from home Yom Kippur

As part of our efforts to keep all our children free from abuse, the Archdiocese of Boston requires that all volunteers complete Protecting God’s Children training. Parents who may volunteer in the school also need to complete this training. The training focuses on how to create a Safe Environment for kids, how to recognize risks and indicators of abuse, and what to do if you have concerns.

To register for a training, please go to www.VIRTUSonline.org Click on “First Time Registrant” then complete the registration, selecting “Boston Archdiocese MA” as the location when asked at the beginning of the process. Once you have completed your registration you will be directed to a list of all of the upcoming trainings in the Archdiocese. You can select any training you choose unless it is specified as closed. Please note that some trainings are in languages other than English. When that is the case it will be noted.

We are offering a training here at St. Mary’s School on September 15th from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. If you can be available at that time, we encourage you to attend that session. If you cannot attend the session at St. Mary's, please find another session within the Archdiocese of Boston.

Thank you for helping us to keep all kids safe.

Meet Mr. Antonacci, our new apprentice principal at St. Mary’s! He previously served as a team director and Catholic missionary at Harvard University. He has a background in leadership and a deep passion for equipping each student to live a life of genuine fulfillment (intellectually, physically, and spiritually).

This summer, Mr. Antonacci has been enrolled in an intensive training course for Catholic educators through the St. Thomas More Teaching Fellowship and has been working on his Master of Education degree. For fun, he enjoys challenging anyone to a round of golf or a ping pong match. Mr. Antonacci is thrilled to be part of the St. Mary's community this year!

St. Mary's is welcoming Cor Creative partners to campus for our back-to-school professional development in late August. James and Maureen at Cor Creative will work with teachers spanning all grade levels, PreK-8, on topics such as curriculum mapping, equity in education, and classroom management. Groups of teachers will continue working with cor creative partners throughout the school year during our PLCS, or Professional Learning Communities. These are common planning periods where faculty meet regularly as a team along with school administration to communicate, collaborate, learn, and problem-solve. We look forward to working together!

We are pleased to announce a warm addition suggested by our parents to our St. Mary's school uniforms. All grades now have the option of a fleece vest with our school logo. These vests, like all our uniforms, are available through Lands' End using our Preferred School Number 900167206. The direct link to the Lands' End storefront is https://www.landsend.com/co/account/school-uniforms?selectedSchoolNum=900167206. Throughout the year there may be Uniform Swap Days for gently used uniforms that students have grown out of as well. A detailed description of uniform expectations is available in our Student Handbook and will be coming soon to our school website.

Thank you to all of the St. Mary’s school parents, staff, and St. Mary’s Parish Young Adults for volunteering to help us repaint some of our classrooms and hallways! We are so grateful to be a part of a community that is so committed to serving and making a difference!

Shoutout to our facilities team that has been working so hard to put new floors in 5 of our classrooms! Not to mention all of the other projects they have been working on to make sure our school is looking clean and beautiful for the start of the year! We truly cannot thank them enough!

Please find the links below to our social media pages. We have been constantly uploading posts and stories so if you are interested in seeing more of our day-to-day happenings, please follow us!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-mary-of-the-assumption-school

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stmaryschoolbrooklinema

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stmaryschoolbrookline/