Registration for our 2nd after school Makerspace group begins Mon, Nov. 20th @ 7:00 am. Our first class meets on Thurs. Nov 30th - Thurs. Jan 4th. Makerspace is available to students in grades 2-5. Click the image for details and registration page.
Real stories. Real experiences. We’re looking for yours! St. Mary’s would be honored to hear your story on how your life has been shaped by SMS...or what you love about SMS....or just a great memory that you have! We'd love to hear stories from many generations! Go to: https://stmarys-owatonna.org/whats-your-story. Your story is a gift. Thanks for sharing it.
St. Mary's proudly continues our long tradition of providing Hugs & Kisses treat bags to guests of the Owatonna VFW community Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Our students have been busy making treat bags this week. We are well over 1000...and still counting...hoping to get to 2000!
Students were honored today at our 1st Quarter KORT ceremony for living out the 5 Core Values of Love, Learn, Lead, Give, and Pray. Students were nominated by their teachers and classmates because they had shown a positive action in regard to the value they were nominated for. WAY TO GO! LOVE – Sophia Laughlin, Alexis Haggerty, Gavin Dewitz LEARN –Amelia Cook, Jenna Klecker, Haley Meiners LEAD – Shreemayi Undavalli, Cael Robb, Noah Hodgman GIVE – Hailey Miller, Ella Hayes, Elizabeth Prostrollo PRAY – Morgan Martinez, Jonny Clubb, Thomas Hanson
We are excited to offer several different options of SMS Spirit Wear - in time for Christmas delivery! Place your order online by Friday, November 24. Click to learn more!
The 6th graders created a wall of honor to recognize Veterans that are close to our families' hearts. We are blessed to have past and current service men and women protect our nation.
Please join us at the 5th Annual Fall Bazaar and Bake Sale on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9 AM to 1 PM. Over 25 vendors will be there to assist you in getting a jump start to Christmas shopping!
Once a month our K-8 students gather in “Spirit Groups”. These gatherings empower our students to grow in their faith and nurture Christian values. Today’s focus was the Virtue of Courtesy. The Owatonna music duo, DeKam & Johnson, shared their talent with our students by singing Tim McGraw’s “Always Be Humble and Kind”. Click to learn more!
It’s that time of the year! If you need to renew a magazine or start a new subscription, please think of St. Mary’s School! Our students are taking order forms and money through Nov 20. Click to learn more!
Student Council had a wonderful experience trick-or-treating for non-perishable food items to donate to the local food shelf. We are excited to be able to donate 30+ grocery bags full of non-perishable foods!
The SMS Fall Bazaar and bake sale is Saturday Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. It's going to be a great day of pre-holiday shopping! We are also collecting homemade baked goods to sell at the event. Last year the bake sale raised over $700. If you are willing to donate items, please email [email protected]. Hope to see you there!!
SMS proudly continues our tradition of providing Hugs & Kisses treat bags to guests of the Owatonna VFW community Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Students make the treat bags in their classroom. Please consider helping this tradition continue by donating bags of Hershey's Hugs and Kisses or foldable sandwich bags to SMS now through Nov. 15. We appreciate your generosity!
Thank you to the 2nd and 7th graders for making All Saints Day an educational experience. We enjoyed learning more about some of the Saints who impacted people in a big way. The 7th graders earned $732.25 to be donated to equally to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Feed My Starving Children!