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5/29/2025
Upcoming Dates
Remember to utilize our SMS Google Calendar subscription (click here to view), or view the “Events” page on the SMS website.
May 30: Night of the Arts, 5 pm
June 3: HSA Meeting, 7 pm
June 6: 9 am School Mass celebrating First Communicants, grade 3
June 6: 10 am First Communion Reception, grade 3
June 13: Montessori Pre-K Last Day of School
June 13: 9 am School Mass led by St. Scholastica Faith Family (Mrs. Laderer)
June 13: 10:00 am Montessori Picnic
June 13: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for all students except MCH Half Day (11 am)
June 13: 12:30 pm, 8th Grade Capstone Project Presentations
June 16: School Picnic (MCHK - Grade 8)
June 16: Grade 8 Last Day of School
June 17: 10 am Kindergarten Moving Up Day (MCH-K & Traditional K)
June 17: Grades MCH-K & K Last Day of School
June 17: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for Grades K-7
June 18: Grades 1-7 Last Day of School
June 18: 11:30 am EARLY DISMISSAL for Grades 1-7
June 18: 9 am Closing School Mass & Awards Ceremony
June 18: 7 pm 8th Grade Graduation & Mass
June 19: Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL
~SUMMER EVENTS: PLEASE JOIN OOR SCHOOL/PARISH FAMILY!~
June 23- 27: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 7- 11: Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 21-25: Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
July 18-20: St. Mary’s Picnic Weekend (Car Show, Chowder Chase & Picnic)
July 28-Aug 1: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
Aug 4 -8: Montessori Summer Adventures, Summer STREAM, Summer Scholars
Aug 18-22: Summer STREAM
Lunch Room Volunteers
If you are interested in helping out in the lunchroom and are VIRTUS trained please sign up below using the buttons. If you have any questions, you can email Mr. Mangione at attendance@st.maryschoolswormville.org.
Items in the Lost & Found Box will be donated if not claimed by June 18th!
Please check out the Lost & Found items that are now displayed on a table outside the office window. If you see anything that belongs to your family, please claim it before Summer break begins or it will be donated. Thank you!
Last Chance to Sign Up for our Summer Programs!
Be sure to register for our summer programs before sessions fill! Rising Pre-K3 - 6th graders are invited to join us for the summer at St. Mary School. Our Summer Programs are open to the public, you don't need to be enrolled at SMS to attend, so feel free to invite neighbors & friends to register. Each week will focus on a unique theme, see details and sign up links below.
See you tomorrow night, your students have been hard at work on their art & music!
Although we are moving the music indoors, you can still plan on enjoying dinner at school tomorrow evening and having a seat in our cafeteria. Treat yourself to dinner from one of the food trucks available: House of Munch, Cheesy Chick, or Lugia’s Ice Cream.
• Students should dress up & wear bright summer clothing. Please remember our school dress down regulations when choosing outfits.
• Art Exhibits and Food Trucks open at 5:00pm. Montessori-2nd grade performance begins at 6:00pm, followed by 6-8 chorus, band, and finally 3-5 chorus.
• Performances will be moved to the gym, & chairs will be available there for you. Food trucks will be available rain or shine & you may eat in the cafeteria in the event of rain. We will be sure to notify everyone Friday morning if this is the case.
•Please park in the back parking lots near the playground as the main lot will be reserved for the food trucks and seating.
Middle School Final Exam Schedule
Uniforms Getting Small? Donate them to our “Gently Used” Sale!
We will be accepting gently used uniform items again beginning Monday, June 2. Please be sure that any items you are donating are washed and free of stains or rips/holes. The Gently Used Sale will open in late July/ early August and will be in the B1 door foyer near the school office. Please see the list of items below that we WILL ACCEPT for the sale, feel free to shop and buy the “next size up” for your student(s) when the sale opens!
Due to our lack of storage space we are cutting down the list of items we will accept to only include uniform items that are not readily available at local retailers. Please see the lists below:
WILL ACCEPT:
- Montessori embroidered polo dresses
- French Toast skorts (navy or khaki)
- SMS & Montessori embroidered polo shirts
- SMS Plaid Jumpers
- SMS Plaid Skirts
- Any SMS branded outerwear (fleece jackets, zip-ups, sweatshirts)
- Any SMS Spirit Wear items, including apparel & other SMS branded items
- SMS Gym Uniforms
- Navy blue or white cardigan sweaters & sweater vests (embroidered or non)
- Plain white polos or uniform shirts for girls & boys
WILL NOT ACCEPT:
- Uniform pants or shorts
- Leggings
- Socks
- Shoes
- Belts
- Hair accessories
- Any unbranded (plain) navy or royal blue sweatshirts, fleece jackets, etc.
- Unembroidered navy polos
Save the Following Dates for Upcoming HSA Events!
Join Us at the next HSA Meeting
Tuesday, June 3rd, ⋅7:00 – 9:00pm, SMS Cafeteria
Last Call for Room Parents & HSA Officers/Chairpeople ... we need YOU!
HSA is planning for the 2025-2026 school year! Below are links for nominations for Room Parents and HSA positions. Please consider giving your time and talents to help our school and students BEE the best they can BEE. HSA is our parent-based organization dedicated to exchanging information with parents, principal, pastor and school community and coordinating meaningful opportunities and connections between school and families. HSA members attend monthly meetings.
-Nominations are due May 30th-
Room Parents - 2025-2026 Room Parent Sign Up
HSA is seeking two (2) Room Parents per grade for Montessori - grade 6 and three (3) Room Parents for grades 7 and 8. Click the link above for more information and to see the various Room Parent responsibilities per grade. Remember that Room Parents get first “dibs” as field trip chaperones( when space is limited) and coming in for class parties and special days! If you want a chance to get into the classroom and help out, this is your chance!
Room Parent Duties Include:
- Serving as the key contact for parents in your class
- Acting as a liaison between class parents and HSA
- Coordinating one (1) monthly teacher breakfast
- Assist the homeroom teacher with special projects, activities, field trips and/or holiday parties
- Handle or oversee a class gift to benefit the annual Gala Auction
HSA positions - Seeking Nominations for St. Mary's Home School Association (HSA) 2025-2026 School Year
- Executive Officers (2 year terms): Vice President, Secretary
- Committee Positions (1 year terms): Communication Chairs, Volunteer Chairs, Spiritual Chair
SIGN UP NOW for the HSA School Picnic (MCHK - Grade 8), Monday, June 16!
Volunteers are needed for the ANNUAL SCHOOL PICNIC - what some may call the best school day of the year is fast approaching - the annual SMS School Picnic! We’ve got a lot of fun activities up our sleeve - click the link below to sign up to volunteer and see your kids competing and having fun with their friends before school is out for the summer! This year students will be "competing" with their Faith Families and each student within the family should wear the same colored shirt. Please do not buy expensive shirts. Michael's has t-shirts for under $5 or you may wear one that you already have. Please be sure that the primary color of the shirt is the color listed on the sheet that came home last week for your child.
A visual representation of the faith family colors is linked here for your reference. The shirts do not need to be these exact shades, just close. We can’t wait!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Registration NOW OPEN for Vacation Bible School!
VBS 2025 will run July 14th - 18th, and is open to rising Kindergarten - grade 5 students. VBS is open to everyone in our family of parishes, and will be at a NEW LOCATION this year - Our Lady of Peace Parish Center.