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We had a wonderful visit with Archbishop Leonard Blair last Friday. The Archbishop, along with Dr. Dale Hoyt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Hartford and Mrs. Maria Maynard, Assistant Superintendent and past principal of SMS, and Secretary to the Archbishop, Reverend John Lavorgna, visited with students in their classrooms and shared a pizza lunch in the Parish Center. During lunch, the Archbishop was presented with two special gifts - a Blue Knights jacket personalized with his name and our school logo and an original SMS remembrance that featured a thumb print of each student at SMS. Click here to enjoy some additional photos from the Archbishop's visit. Our thanks to Mrs. Anna Winkler for taking photos.
Faculty Update - Please join us in welcoming Miss Nicole Cole to SMS as our long term substitute in Kindergarten. Miss Cole is very excited to join our community and is enjoying getting to know her students this week. Mrs. Mortillaro is spending her last few days in kindergarten as Miss Cole settles into her new classroom. You can visit Miss Cole's "Days of Kindergarten" blog by clicking here. Kindergarten families are strongly encouraged to subscribe to Miss Cole's blog to stay up to date on the activities in Kindergarten. There will be an opportunity for Kindergarten parents to get better acquainted with Miss Cole on Monday, February 2, 2015 at 6:30 in the Kindergarten classroom. Miss Cole's email address is NCole@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net.
Celebrating Catholic Schools' Month -
Reminder Regarding Casual Dress Friday on February 13th - Any SMS student that wore their formal uniform to Mass on Sunday, January 25th, may dress in school appropriate, casual clothes on Friday, February 13th. A parent should send a note into school by February 11th that the student attended Mass in uniform on Sunday, January 25th in order to participate.
Don't Forget! Students may wear a RED shirt with the uniform of the day on all Fridays as we "Remember Everyone Deployed". 
Family Pizza Lunch - Our annual Family Pizza Lunch is scheduled for Friday, 1/30/15, & we hope many of you will join us for lunch with your favorite student(s). If you did not order a pizza lunch but would like to join us, please bring your favorite brown bag lunch and join the fun!
For your reference, the schedule of lunch waves will be as follows:
11:00-11:35 - PreK, Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade
11:40-12:15 - 3rd, 4th & 5th grade
12:20-12:50 - 6th, 7th & 8th
Please note that there is a funeral in the Church at 10am on Friday. If you are arriving for lunch at 11am, it may be necessary for you to park in the North (playground) parking lot. The gate will be unlocked!
Help is always needed! If you can help for a little while before or after the time you are enjoying your lunch, please let Mrs. Budnick know at smsoffice@stmarysimsbury.eduk12.net. Thanks!
School is closed Monday, 2/16 & Tuesday, 2/17 for a long Winter Weekend. School reopens on Wednesday, 2/11 for a regular full day and the remainder of that week is a regular school week.
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Monday, April 6, 2015 - School will be OPEN for a regular full day of school with PreKindergarten Enrichment and Aftercare available. This is Easter Monday and was planned as a day off on our original school calendar .
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - School will be OPEN FOR A REGULAR FULL DAY of school with PreKindergarten Enrichment and Aftercare available. This was originally tentatively scheduled to be our last day of school with a 12:45pm dismissal.
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - This is now our TENTATIVE last day of school and will be a 12:45pm EARLY DISMISSAL WITH NO PREKINDERGARTEN ENRICHMENT OR AFTERCARE.
If we should have additional snow days, they will be added to our days in June and only the last day will be a 12:45pm early dismissal.
Home & School Association News
Ladies' "Bunco" Night
Come join the fun and bring a friend! Friday, February 6th from 7-9 p.m. Click here to download and print this reservation form.
Community News
Avon Soccer Club Spring 2015 Recreational Season - The Avon Soccer Club is offering several programs to Avon residents this spring. Click here for more information or register online at www.avonsoccerclub.org. Questions -Contact avonsoccerclub@comcast.net
Simsbury High School invites you to Thoroughly Modern Millie featuring SMS Alumna, Emily Bautista, Class of '11 in the role of Millie. Tickets can be ordered online by going to the Simsbury High School Website and clicking the Thoroughly Modern Millie icon or by clicking here.
Showtimes are as follows:
January 31 & February 6 & 7 at 7PM
February 1 & 8 at 2PM
Please note that due to the bad weather this week, the Friday, 1/30 performance has been cancelled. Check with the box office if you have tickets for the 1/30 performance.
Please note that due to the bad weather this week, the Friday, 1/30 performance has been cancelled. Check with the box office if you have tickets for the 1/30 performance.
Give Kids a Smile Day -
The American Dental Association's Give Kids a Smile Day will be held on Friday, February 6, 2015. Avon Wellness Center Dental Associates-the office of Dr. Jerry Graham and Associates- will be opening their practice to children in need on this date. Together with their team, they will host a day of FREE dental care by appointment starting at 8am. Click here for a list of available services and more information.
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