St. Mary School Swormville -

We have #Buzzworthy news to share about a recent alumna's HIGH achievement! Teagen T. (SMS Class of 2024) qualified for states in the high jump for track with Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, and competed on May 24th in NYC. She came in 3rd place overall and reached a personal record of 4’6”! She has also set the record for her school and her team in high jump as only a freshman. Congratulations Teagen! #sports #alumni #alumninews #trackandfield #highjump #SMStheplacetoBEE

🐝⚽️ JV SOCCER UPDATES: 6/1/25: The SMS JV Bees put the cherry on top of their season this past Sunday with a 7-0 win over St. Stephen's. The absence of several travel players led the JV Bees to call up some up-and-coming SMS 3/4 players including Xavier, Henry, Luke, Elyse, and Cora; and they did not disappoint! Xavier and Grayson shared goal-tending duties, locking down the net against a fierce opponent. Michaela spearheaded the Bees’ defensive efforts with fast feet and huge kicks to clear the ball. Elyse had big plays on all sides of the field throughout the game and generated a huge cheer with a phenomenal second half goal. Josh left the crowd (and himself) in disbelief with a goal that seemed to turn towards the goal in mid-air. Gabe, Luca, and Dawit had big goals as well. The season ends with a 6-1 record and 13 pounds of uneaten oranges at coach’s house! 5/22/25: The SMS JV Bees did it again, defending home field with an 8-2 victory over St. Greg's, while covered head-to-toe in mud. Navigating puddles and a constant downpour, Eli scored 5 goals for the Bees! Gabe and Nico helped with additional goals to bolster a solid lead. Jack showed his tenacity with incredible scoring efforts, only to have his goal called off for an off-sides penalty. Rain-check Jack! SMS goalie David even tried to score a goal, dribbling from his net through a flurry of defenders, only to miss the net in a brave attempt to solidify his place in the history books! The Bee defense led by Michaela, Grayson, and Francesca protected the honeycomb and showed great stamina in repelling the Cougars. Great job Bees! #JV #juniorvarsity #coedsports #youthsports #soccer #goBEES

Our Grade 1 & 2 Bees ended their soccer season this past Sunday with another rainy afternoon, made sweeter by ice cream to celebrate afterwards! Congrats to our littlest soccer playing Bees! #soccer #youthsports #goBees #grade1 #grade2

Mrs. Wojtaszek's 2nd grade made bird feeder prototypes yesterday. They also needed to be able to explain how they would keep the cats away. They worked hard, collaborated and came up with some amazing creations! #knowledge #problemsolving #feedthebirds #grade2

Uniforms Getting Small? Donate them to our “Gently Used” Sale! We will be accepting gently used uniform items again beginning today! Please be sure that any items you are donating are washed and free of stains or tears. 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 this past week's "Buzz" newsletter at the link below for the list of items that we WILL ACCEPT: https://secure.smore.com/n/hnjfvt

SMS families - volunteers are needed to help run all of the fun activities HSA has planned for the HSA School Picnic (MCHK - Grade 8), on Monday, June 16! Click the link below to volunteer & see your students competing & having fun with their friends before school is out for the summer! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044CAEAD2CA3F94-57082305-school#/

Items in the Lost & Found Box will be donated if not claimed by June 18th! Please check out the Lost & Found items that are 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!

Don't miss your last chance to sign your children up for Summer Programs at St. Mary School! https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/summer

Last Call for Room Parents & HSA Officers/Commitee Chairs ... we need YOU! Please consider giving your time and talents to help our school and students BEE the best they can BEE! Nominations are due TODAY! Click the links below to learn more & sign up. 2025-2026 Room Parent Sign Up: https://tinyurl.com/y2xurnkn HSA Executive Officers & Committee Positions: https://tinyurl.com/3f8ppumm

Happy Feast Day of St. Joan of Arc, especially to those SMS students in Mrs. Bishop's St. Joan of Arc Faith Family! St. Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who lived in France during the Middle Ages. When Joan was 13 years old, she began receiving messages from God that she was to help drive the English out of France. Joan was equipped with armor, a sword, & a banner that said “Jesus & Mary” as she rode leading the French. Though victorious in battle, she was captured & kept in prison before being condemned to death. Her nickname is ”The Maid of Orleans”. Feast Day: May 30 Symbol: Coat of arms with a sword, crown & fleurs-de-lis. Faith Families are groups of students, each represented by a Saint & led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level groups sit together at school Masses, take turns leading the liturgy, & work together for special projects & events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & our end of year HSA Picnic. #feastday #faithfamilies #StJoanofArc #FAMILY #FAITH

These new feathered friends are getting along fabulously! Thank you to Nature's Prize for loaning (and the DeGolier family for delivering) our Montessori classroom some "foster chicks" to pal around with the lone chick that hatched from the Montessori incubator. The students are having so much fun learning about the growing birds, and their peeps can be heard even out in the hallway! #Montessori #chicks #chickhatching #featheredfriends #science #nature

💙🌹 Our students have been praying, coloring, painting & learning during the month of May... all about Mary! The month of May is a time for Catholics to reflect on Mary's role as a model of faith, obedience, and love for Christ, and to seek her intercession. SMS students have a special connection to our Blessed Mother, considering our school bears her name! #May #MarysMonth #BlessedMother #HailMary #QueenofHeaven #HailHolyQueen #MysticalRose #MarianDevotion #FAITH #TRADITION #SMStheplacetoBEE

Kindergarten was GLOWING CRAZY today for their Glow in the Dark Neon Party! Thank you to the Moleski family for bidding on & winning this experience for their daughter and the class in our 2025 Spring for Success Silent Auction. Students were invited to wear their best neon outfits to school and enjoy a morning of painting under black lights to watch those neon colors glow! Each student created their own painting to bring home as a great Kindergarten memory, and a glow stick dance party and special treat made the morning extra bright! #Kindergarten #GlowParty #glowup #neon #SpringforSuccess #blacklight #glowwiththeflow

Yesterday evening several SMS students & their families attended the Diocese of Buffalo's Character Award Mass held at St. Amelia Church in Tonawanda. Students who received Diocesan Character Awards throughout this school year were honored. Bishop Michael W. Fisher celebrated Mass, and refreshments were available afterwards. Congratulations to all of our award winning students! #characterED #WNYCatholicSchools #catholicschool #SMStheplacetoBEE #welcoming #sportsmanship #service #appreciation #determination #inclusion #sacrifice #problemsolving #optimism

🥚 🐣 🐥 It's happening! Yesterday morning our Montessori class could hear chirping from inside the eggs in their incubator... yesterday afternoon they noticed the first crack, & this morning they have their first chick! Stay tuned for more chick hatching news today! #Montessori #PreK #HappyHatchDay #Kindergarten #MontessoriLearning #Science #chicks

Miss Kirwan's 3rd grade class has been keeping it REAL with autobiographies! Each student read the autobiography of a famous or historical person or group, then summarized what they learned and drew a picture. Great job! #grade3 #ELA #autobiography #famous #historicalfigures #knowledge

🇺🇸 Don't forget - bring in $2 tomorrow to dress down in red, white & blue!The funds raised will go to support K9s for Warriors, an organization that helps provide trained Service Dogs to Military Veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military trauma. Learn more about the cause here: https://k9sforwarriors.org/ #MemorialDay #SomeGaveAll #AllGaveSome #HonorVeterans #K9sforWarriors #redwhiteblue #DressDown

Second graders in Mrs. Wojtaszek's classroom have been learning about Memorial Day, its origins, and the importance of honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of freedom and bring them safely into your kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this though Jesus Christ our Lord. R/. Amen Prayer for Memorial Day from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops #grade2 #MemorialDay #honor #remember #freedom #DecorationDay

Students in grades 3-7 experienced history where it happened this week! They didn't let the rain stop them from having fun and learning a lot on their field trip to Old Fort Niagara . More photos: https://tinyurl.com/mry6chxc #oldfortniagara #newFrance #FrenchandIndianWar #RevolutionaryWar #Warof1812 #livinghistory

Mrs. Baker's 4th graders are poets, and they didn't even know it! Each student was given a colored paint chip to write a poem about and create a picture with, then these were incorporated into their very own bound book! #poetry #grade4 #littlepoets #poetrybook #ELA #Knowledge #selfpublished