Grade 4 had their Christmas party yesterday, and were treated to pizza, Christmas carols on guitar, and yummy marshmallow snowman snacks that they built (and ate) themselves!
Our 6th graders worked on persuasive writing this week... to Santa! Their objective was to try to convince the man in red to hire them as "Head Elf". In Makerspace, they then created a toy to show off their talents, read their story, and presented to the class. Great job elves!
A bit of history on our school, published in 1999 on the 150th anniversary. #throwbackthursday #stmarys175
Miss Kerwin's 4th grade class has been celebrating "Christmas around the world" this month. Students learned about holiday traditions in Canada, Mexico, England, France, Germany, China, Sweden, and Australia. They even made some Christmas treats to sample!
Fifth grade had a lot of fun at their Christmas party today, playing games and making snowmen out of marshmallows! Thank you to the SMS Moms and Dads who volunteer to be room parents and help make all the fun possible!
Mrs. Whipple's 6th grade students recently exercised their mental math skills while playing the game “24”. #MentalMath #MathIsFun
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!
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!
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
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
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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
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
#MondayMotivation #Humility #VirtueoftheMonth #CharacterEd
Thanks Mr. Don and Mr. John, for keeping SMS looking extra festive this time of year!
Our younger students love reading with their middle school reading buddies! 1st and 5th graders are pictured here. #ReadingBuddies #PeerMentors
#Service
Mrs. Whipple's 6th graders have been decking the halls with good deeds this Advent!
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
