“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Check out some photos of our 8th grade's October Service Project. The 8th grade tackled the yard work needed for a Fall clean up on campus and did an amazing job! #service #cleanup #disciplesmakeanimpact
Gobble, gobble! SMS students are getting into the holiday spirit lately by creating turkey themed book reports, collaborative coloring walls, and of course writing out what they're thankful for this Thanksgiving season. #givethanks #godsblessings
Last night's Fall Play featured a desert theater concept! The audience was invited to partake in some delicious treats while they watched the show, and the table number holders were 3-D printed in our very own maker space lab. #STREAM #desserttheater 🍪🍰🍮🧁🎭
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The SMS Drama Club put on a stellar performance of "The Girl with the Golden Locks" this evening! Great job everyone! 🎭🤩#middleschool #theater
St. Mary's sent two teams to the Diocesan Math Competition today. Our students represented us well in team and individual competitions!
Our 8th grade class led Mass this morning. Fr. Tom noted that the Greek word for thanksgiving is Eucharist, and as we move into Thanksgiving week and the Christmas season we should be thankful not only for the gifts we receive, but those who give them - including our Lord Jesus.
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Thank you to Monkey See, Monkey Do Books for hosting our book fair once again this year! If you'd like to get a little early Christmas shopping done, today is the last day to shop in-person until 3 pm, or online here: https://bookshop.org/shop/monkeys-read
Everywhere you look at SMS these days there are TURKEYS! 🦃 Montessori students learned the Spanish word for turkey yesterday and sang a song with their "pavos", while 1st grade got in on the fun with some creative paper plate artwork! #thankful #blessed #turkeyday #gobblegobble
This #throwbackthursday photo is in honor of Veterans Day this past week. It shows the dedication plaque by our flag pole in front of the school along Transit Rd. from 1949. #stmarys175 #honoringveterans
Remember to send your students in with shopping money for the Fall Book Fair this week! The fair will be open until 3 PM if you'd like to come and shop yourself. These books and more are available online through Friday here: https://bookshop.org/shop/monkeys-read
Our Fall Book Fair is now live online! Please share this post with family and friends who'd like to purchase books, support St. Mary School, and get some Christmas shopping done! Funds raised are restricted to St. Mary School. https://bookshop.org/shop/monkeys-read
Our facilities and maintenance department has been taking advantage of the warm, sunny weather this week to have the steps at the side entrance of the school repaired. Did you know that portions of the current school building date back to 1931? #stmarys175 #sunshine
Check out the 3-D printer in our Makerspace in action! Thank you Mrs. Leong for helping to create these pieces for our Drama Club to use at the Fall Play this Friday evening: https://www.facebook.com/reel/247802461338433
SMS students showed their hometown team spirit today by dressing in Bills gear/colors. Funds raised from this dress-down day go towards a monthly "teacher lunch" to recognize our teachers and staff for all of their hard work . #letsgobuffalo #gobills #teamspirit
"Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left."
-Venerable Fulton Sheen
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“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” -John 15:12-13 Veterans, we thank you for your service. May God bless you this Veterans Day.
Thank you!!! 🥩👏🥓
