Please join us tomorrow (Friday) morning for Parent Prayer in the Hesed Outdoor Classroom! All are welcome. Also, in this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, news about the 6th Grade Retreat and learning about black saints for Black History month (lots of pics inside!).
As part of Friday announcements, Principal Holley likes to give shout outs to our students who get caught doing acts of kindness around school. We would like to share with you our weekly shout-outs.
In today’s CIDE update from Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity – Corey Shorter, we learn about the first African-American, Native American, female pilot in the United States and through her story learn the importance of making a plan and sticking to it.
This past Friday our faculty spent their afternoon participating in professional learning. We continued our work in creating Units based on standards using Understanding by Design.
This week our kindergarten was working hard. From working on dictation of CVC words, to learning about African American Saints, to breaking about numbers, and St. Patrick’s Day – it was a busy few days!
This week, Maggie jumps in to help repair the generational divide between a daughter and her mother – over what SMOS activities are appropriate for the granny-set! Of course, being a grandma herself gives Maggie a leg up, as she tries to explain that the answer may just lie in a recess-ive family gene!
The St. Margaret of Scotland Middle School Violin Students and Choir Members will be performing at the Music in the Parks Festival this April. Fifty percent of the proceeds from this sale will go to the choir to help defray their participation costs.
Event Date: Friday, March 1 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Church Hall – St. Margaret of Scotland, 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, MO, 63110
(corner of 39th & Flad – enter off of Flad)
Event Date: Friday, March 1, 7:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church
Spiritual Reflection by Orin Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy
Click here to find the Liturgical Ministry schedule for the weekend listed above.
This year, our Parish Lenten Project is for the benefit of the St. Joseph Housing Initiative. Each Lent, every Catholic is asked to take up some form of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and our Parish Lenten Project is an opportunity for us to do that collectively as a parish family, praying, sacrificing, and giving for the good of this valuable Catholic ministry which serves families in need right here in our local community.
Event Date: Thursday, February 29, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall – 3864 Flad Ave., Saint Louis, 63110
It’s always FAIR weather when Maggie comes to the aid of a school parent with a daunting question, and this week is no exception. In this week’s column, Maggie clarifies why a student is looking to extort fifty bucks from his cash-strapped parents for the library.
As part of Friday announcements, Principal Holley likes to give shout outs to our students who get caught doing acts of kindness around school. We would like to share with you our weekly shout-outs.
In this week in the CRE Update with Gwen Heithaus, one great way to pray with your kids this Lent is to take them through the Stations of the Cross. Gwen provides several resources available online to use at home.
Send a shout-out to your favorite Dragons or promote your business to the 200+ SMOS families! The SMOS PTA supports the School yearbook and allows us to give one to every student and faculty member each year, free of charge. Selling ads for the publication is the only fundraiser the Yearbook Committee runs to help defer these costs.
We have had a great first full week of Lent at St. Margaret of Scotland. We are partnering with the Parish and focusing all of our services on the St. Joseph Housing Initiative. Plus, join us for Stations of the Cross on 3/1 – and Report Cards for 2nd Trimester will be out soon.
In today’s CIDE update from Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity – Corey Shorter, we are reminded about the importance of perseverance, with a quote from Nelson Mandela, who lived his life battling the seemingly impossible every day.
It’s Scholastic Book Fair time! Classes will participate during school hours Tuesday, March 5 through Thursday, March 7. There will also be a special Family Event Thursday, March 7 at 3:00-6:30 P.M. where parents and grandparents are welcome to join their student to shop! Every purchase benefits our school. Start exploring together on our school’s Book Fair homepage!
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/stmargaretofscotlandschool2
This week’s Curriculum Corner will focus on our preschool classes. While they may be the youngest in the school, they are certainly focused on some big learning in the classroom.
Each week, we will be highlighting the amazing and wonderful things that are happening in our classrooms and grade levels at St. Margaret of Scotland School. We are very proud of the work our teachers do with our students and are amazed by what happens at SMOS. Our goal is to share more about the hidden gem that is St. Margaret’s.
This week Fr. John is including a recent letter from Archbishop Rozanski regarding a new evangelization program for our parish.