St. Mary School Swormville -

What is “Montessori”? Click the link below to learn more about this innovative, child centered approach to education, developed by a Catholic educator, physician, and scientist: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/page/montessori-childrens-house #montessori #catholiceducation #preK #childcentered The Montessori curriculum at St. Mary School (SMS) is a rich, three-year program for children ages 3-6, that focuses on the core subject areas of Practical Life, Sensory Skills, Math, Language, Geography, and Science. Children learn in a self-paced, hands-on environment that is designed to meet their developmental needs. If you're interested in learning more about St. Mary's Montessori Children's House, or would like to set up a tour, please contact our Enrollment Coordinator, Rebecca Kisailus at 716-689-8424, or rkisailus@stmaryschoolswormville.org.

Miss Kirwan's 3rd grade class was excited to work together in groups to "show what they know" about all the ways to multiply today! #grade3 #multiplication #showwhatyouknow #math #groupproject

We welcomed parents & guardians for Meet the Teacher Night & our annual HSA Budget Meeting this past week. Parents attended information sessions with their student(s) teachers, saw some of the beautiful work their children have already been completing up in our halls, & were even invited to leave a note or doodle for their students to come in and see the next day! #meettheteacher #lovenotes #doodles

Take a look at some of the beautiful art & class work that our students have completed so far this year. Our hallways here at St. Mary School are already looking great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7doswKir8 #backtoschool #artwork #classwork #studentartists #gettingtoknowyou

Sometimes it helps to have friends in Pre-K... Mrs. Baker's 4th grade class borrowed some materials from our Montessori Children's House today to help her students visualize place value before their upcoming math test! #montessori #grade4 #collaboration #placevalue #math

Mrs. Laderer's 5th grade class is so excited to start their novel study! The students have begun reading "Wonder", by R. J. Palacio. Whether inside or out, they are enjoying reading and looking forward to more novel study time! #wonder #novelstudy #readeveryday

We're going GAGA over here! A brand new Gaga Ball pit has been a welcome addition to recess & gym classes at SMS. Colin Terrill, St. Mary's parishioner & soon-to-be Eagle Scout in St. Mary’s Troop #92, led this Eagle Project with funding from various St. Mary's groups, including St. Mary School HSA and Knights of Columbus - St. Mary’s Council 17530. Several scouts and adult volunteers worked on building it this past summer so it would be ready for the start of the school year. Thanks Colin for your hard work and great idea to complete this project! #gagaball #eaglescouts #boyscouts #recess

Check out these photos from the Volleyball clinic that we recently hosted for SMS girls in grades 5-8. 🏐 Our sports program allows all students to learn, play & compete. It doesn't matter if you're a travel player with years of experience, or picking up a new sport for the first time - all student athletes are treated with respect & offered an opportunity to learn, hone skills & be part of a team! #volleyball #catholicschoolsports #girlsinsports #fallsports

Our fourth graders are learning about the geography of New York State, and how some of our lakes were formed by glaciers. Then they watched a demo of how a glacier might shape the land. #geography #glaciers

Remember to join us tomorrow evening for Meet the Teacher Night! This event is for SMS parents/guardians only, please join us in the school gym at 6pm. 💙🐝🤍 #backtoschool2024 #SMStheplacetoBEE #meettheteacher #BestTeamEver

Fall sports are going swimmingly! 💦🏊🏼‍♂️Our combined St. Mary's/Nativity/St. John's swim team had their first meet today, & everyone was happy to be back in the water. Students as young as Kindergarten can join the swim team at SMS. #swimming #rocktheblocks #youthsports

💙🦬❤️ Don't forget, tomorrow is a Bills Dress Down Day! Students may dress in Bills gear or red, white & blue clothing instead of uniforms. Just bring in $2 or purchase the HSA Dress Down Pass to cover all the Bills Dress Down Days this school year. #LetsGoBuffalo

St. Mary's students from Pre-K through grade 8 enjoy time outside each day on our beautiful playground for recess. Sometimes they even discover some creature friends, in this case a toad! 🐸🛝

We have active Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Cub Scout, Daisy & Brownie troops here at SMS! A few weeks ago these Girl Scouts took a trip to the Buffalo Zoo to learn about the variety of animals there, including the ocelot that they adopted! #scouting #girlscouts

Primary students practiced their "church etiquette" this week, and the third graders got to explore the church: vestments, vessels, holy oils, the tabernacle, and our beautiful statues. #religion #catholiceducation #exploringfaith

Mrs. Bishop's 5th grade religion class played Pictionary today using church terms!

Clink the link to check out the SWEET time we had today thanks to Catholic Charities Buffalo! Our students were proud to celebrate being crowned the WINNERS of the inaugural Catholic Charities Cup - Elementary Division - for raising $2,886 for Appeal 2024! 🏆🍦 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_3mQsRyVXh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The funds donated to Catholic Charities were raised through our annual Pray & Play event held during Lent, in which grade 5 puts on the Living Stations of the Cross for the "Pray" portion, and Grade 7 creates homemade carnival games for all of our students to pay to participate in for the "Play" portion of the evening. #prayandplay #CatholicCharitiesBuffalo #HOPEforAllSeasons

Click the link to check out the video of our students being "sorted" into their new Faith Families! ✝️ Can you spot your student? https://youtu.be/kEkwfGP1O20?feature=shared We introduced our new Faith Families today! Our entire student body was sorted out into groups, each represented by a Saint and led by one of our teachers. These mixed-grade-level Faith Families will sit together at Friday school Mass, take turns leading the liturgy, and work together for special projects and events like Catholic Schools Week, Spirit Week & our end of year HSA Picnic. Who knows, they may even get into a little friendly competition... 😉 #brotherhood #sainthood #sisterhood #faith #family #catholicschool #SMStheplacetoBEE

Happy Birthday to Father Joe, our school chaplain! SMS students sang "Happy Birthday" at the end of Mass for Father today, and we are always grateful for his presence at St. Mary's! Learn more about Father Joe here: https://www.stmaryschoolswormville.org/o/school/article/1441396

SMS families, watch your email for "The Buzz" e-newsletter tonight & social media tomorrow for some exciting news on our NEW Faith Families! #brotherhood #sisterhood #sainthood #family Catholic saints image from "Picture Book of Saints", Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, S.V.D.