News - October 2018 RSS Feed

Congratulations to our Shining Knights this week: 5th grader Brynn and 8th grader Chloe. We are proud of the effort they give to achieve excellence in the classroom!

The boys basketball season runs Mid-November to the end of February, and we're in a need of a coach to lead these 6-8th graders! If you are interested, please contact our athletic director, Kelci Halvorson, at [email protected].

It was a fun and educational day for our 3rd graders as they ended their rock unit by visiting quarries!

Our 6th graders had a great day...making a difference for developing nations! They were "Feed My Starving Children" helpers, and within their shift, they packed 160 boxes = 34,560 meals = feeding 94 kids for 1 year! Our students always enjoy helping out the Feed My Starving Children organization...what a great cause!

Congratulations to 3rd grader Quinlan and 4th grader Kade for being this week's Shining Knights! We are proud to recognize their kindness and excellence in the classroom!

IT'S BACK! Fan Favorite Student Council Event -- Humans vs. Zombies!! Who: 6 - 8th Graders When: November 2nd Time: 6-8 p.m. What to Bring: Long Tube Sock & Bandana Admission: $3.00 THIS IS AN ALL OUTDOORS EVENT ~ Dress for the Weather!

We hope you have your calendar marked for Saturday, November 10! The SMS Home & School Association is hosting our annual Fall Bazaar & Craft Sale from 9-1:00! We have a great group of vendors signed up...but please spread the word if you know of anyone else who'd like to participate in this fun event. It will be held in the school gymnasium this year so we have plenty of room for more vendors! Contact [email protected] for more information. Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to 6th grader Makenzie and 6th grader Trevor for being recognized as this week's Shining Knights!

6th grade students in Mrs. Shaner's and Mrs. O'Connor's class have been reading Broken Blade by William Durbin. They have also been learning about the history behind the story. Last week, Mr. Durbin made an appearance to the school to talk with the students about his book, how he write historical fiction books, and his career as an author.

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Despite the cold and mud, the 5th graders enjoyed themselves at History Fest in Mankato!

Our Junior High Personal Fitness class got a good workout at Owatonna Fitness today! Thank you to Reagan West for hosting us!

Our 7-8th graders are staying busy in Business & Marketing! As they dig deeper into their Shark Tank Projects, they were so fortunate to have Tanya Henson of The Hat Chic Clothing Company come into class to help sort some new crazy ideas! She helped students realize where ideas come from (and sometimes they are not planned), and also shared the experience of the idea growing even bigger than imagined!

Knights of Columbus Council 945 awarded St. Mary's School $1,250.00 to purchase a large pull-up bar, multi-use goals, junior sized footballs, foam covered frisbees, and Tchoukball. Pictured here are 1st and 2nd grade students with some of the new equipment. St. Mary's School is very grateful to the Knights of Columbus for their support of Catholic education.

We are excited to share "What's Cool in Our School". This week's video is on Spirit Groups - turn up your volume and be ready to see some familiar faces! https://spark.adobe.com/video/T2fTOkN3HeoZf

Congratulations to SIX of our SMS students who received the Great Promise Award from the Owatonna Area Serra Club on Saturday night. These students were nominated as 6th graders by teachers and/or parish priests, and now receive this award as 7th graders. After all Catholic 6th Grade Steele County nominations are in, the Serra Club committee chooses the students who they feel show great promise as future Catholic leaders through their example of service, generosity, and leadership. Congratulations Lola, Tate, Kiley, Claire, Noah, and Matthew!

Congratulations to 5th grader Paige and 6th grader Isabella for being recognized as this week's Shining Knights!