School News

Congratulations to the SMOS Speech Team for their work in preparing and performing in the first Bellarmine Speech League Tournament of the 2024-2025 academic year! The team performed with excellence this weekend and we are pleased to share their results and gratitude for the support of our SMOS community.

This week a school parent reaches out to Maggie to ask for a sign about the St. Margaret Holiday Market – or more accurately, to clarify what the deal is with all the signs for the Market – and even more importantly, what exactly is being sold here by the School Library?? But have no fear… once again it’s Maggie to the rescue to provide much-needed insight into this parental confusion – must be a sign of the times!

What if you had a hankering for a s’more?   And what if you just happened to be at recess at St. Margaret of Scotland?  What would YOU do?

Here’s what our SMOS 8th graders decided to whip up!! … A Homemade Outdoor Solar Convection Oven!!

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:
• Mikey K.
• Asher S.
• 1st-Grade Class
• Pasha T. and Jonathan D.

Next Thursday, St. Margaret of Scotland PTA is sponsoring another informational night in partnership with Be SMART.  The presentation will take place in the school Cafeteria, on Thursday, Nov. 21, starting at 7:00 p.m.  There will be childcare available and all parents who participate in the information session will earn their children a dress-down day on Friday,  Nov. 22.

Event Date: Wednesday, November 13, 7:00am-7:00pm
Well Met Café

Event Date: Friday, November 22, 2024, 6:00-9:00pm
School Gym

Spring Musical Meeting – Monday, November 25th at 3:15 PM
in the Music Room – open to Grades 6-8.

After a bit of reworking and simplifying, we have a newly redesigned volunteer sign-up available for recess help! Thanks to…

SMOS 5th Grade students have been learning about Stewardship and have been charting acts of Stewardship they have been participating in for the past several weeks.

This week we are celebrating National Vocations Awareness Week! We have had several guests who have agreed to come and…

Don’t forget about the game night sponsored by the I&D Committee coming up next week. All are welcome, and we’d especially like to introduce some of our new families of color and diversity to each other and members of the community!

At St. Margaret of Scotland School, we believe in the power of giving and helping those in need. That’s why…

A couple of weeks ago we had a visiting team at St. Margaret of Scotland view our school and our strategic plan.  During the process, they found several commendations in the areas of Catholic Identity, Academics, and Institutional Issues.  I would like to include these commendations for you here.  While we all know that we have a very special school, it is always nice to receive positive feedback from an unbiased, third-party source. 

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:
• Jeff M.
• Jillian, Penelope, Lizzie, Jonah, & Evelyn and Colleen M.

This week, Maggie helps out an election-weary school parent who is potentially looking for greener pastures across the pond. But before this mom takes the plunge, Maggie has a trick up her kilt to suggest – why not try out the Scottish vibe on her Feast Day! All are welcome to join – and after all, the moors, the merrier!

St. Margaret of Scotland School is partnering with Be SMART For Kids to bring gun safety to our families. It is our goal to make SMOS the first “Be SMART School” in the St. Louis area.

All SMOS school parents, parishioners, and extended family are invited and strongly encouraged to attend a special 60-minute presentation regarding the necessary steps to take to ensure your children’s safety around gun.

Event Date: Saturday, November 16, 4:30pm
Church & Courtyard

St. Margaret of Scotland hosted a prayer vigil, organized by its Gun Sense team, to commemorate the 2-year anniversary of the CVPA/CSMB school shooting.

The final Fall sports picture day for SMOS Yearbook will be Friday, October 25th from 8:00-8:45am. Photos will be taken…

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:
• Ms. Cheatham’s Class and Ms. Heffernan’s & Ms. Kirner’s Classes
• Both 4th-Grade Classes
• Ruby E.
• Ms. Clark’s First Graders
• Devin F.

That’s another SMOS Walk-A-Thon in the books.  Thank you to the families who attended the event!  Walk-A-Thon Donations are due by November 18th.

This week we welcomed our visiting team for our school improvement process.  They will provide commendations for our school which I will share next week. 

Family Game Night
Where: St. Margaret of Scotland School (Cafeteria)
When: Friday, November 15th 
Time: 5pm-7pm

We’re approaching the end of October, so take one guess what topic Maggie’s inbox is flooded with this week? But if you thought it was concerning Maggie’s favorite holiday – you’d be wrong! Maggie puts her saintly spin on the details for next week’s prized holiday… and oh yes, she’ll also talk about Halloween!

The children will celebrate Halloween at School on Tuesday, October 29.

If you have paper or envelopes with printing on only one side that you are looking to get rid of, please keep the school office in mind.

SMOS 5th Grade students have been learning about Stewardship and have been charting acts of Stewardship they have been participating in for the past several weeks.

This year the St. Margaret of Scotland community has several events planned for Veterans Day.  These activities are designed to honor those who have served in our Nation’s Armed Forces and to share themes of service, leadership and character with our school students. 

St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in St. Louis is seeking a full-time Facilities Manager.

Event Date: Thursday, October 24, 7:30pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church

Event Date: Saturday, November 16, 9:00am
Sons of Rest Pavilion, Tower Grove Park

“Think about all these people practicing in this space.  As we think about this shared love, I invite you to…

Mark your calendars – for the St. Margaret Market 2024! This annual holiday market benefits the SMOS School Library.

Registration for vendors has begun and tickets will be available soon. If you’re interested in a booth, please contact the SMOS PTA at pta@stmargaretstl.org.

More details to come about this event SOON!

Calling all artists in grades 3-8, please take some time to create this year’s cover for the school yearbook. All entries should be submitted to the school office by Friday, Nov. 8. The entire school will vote on the finalists the following week. 

On Monday we will be sending home our scores from the NWEA testing period in September.  As you know, our second through eighth-grade students participated in our first round of NWEA testing in September. St. Margaret of Scotland students 2-8 are in the 78% in math, 80% in reading, and 76% in Language Usage. These scores are truly exceptional in regular circumstances without factoring in it was our student’s first time taking the test.

The SMOS PTA Inclusion & Diversity Committee will once again celebrate the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday at St. Margaret’s School with an ofrenda (or altar) in the cafeteria starting November 4. All are encouraged to sign-up to participate!

Maggie is sending in a column this week on her way to Scotland to fulfill every actor’s dream (and every audience’s nightmare) – a one-woman show! And while her work as a thespian may not make you cry, she gives it her all to put the “tear” into volunt-teer for this post. But have no fear, she will tear herself away to get back in time for Walk-A-Thon Saturday!

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:
• Joseph in 4th Grade
• 5th Grade Soccer Team
• Addie R., Edith H., Catherine W., Isabelle H., Louie A., and Francis F.
Evvie C. and Joe B.
• Declan B., Estelle C., and 6R

Support the SMOS Boy Scouts’ annual fundraiser with your purchase of fresh live Christmas wreaths and greenery.  Varieties include fabric bow, natural pine cones, golden ornaments, and decorative red berries.  

This week, Maggie trades her gossip girl hat for that of the town crier to help out a mother who is almost in tears over the prospect of one more day off of school. But have no fear – Maggie channels this panicked parent off the cliff, and onto the (Walk-A-Thon) path of tranquility with her big announcement regarding a special party for the whole school – if the fundraising goal is met this year!

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:
• 3rd-Grade Ministers at Mass
• Iris M. and Virginia T. and Stella D.

Please don’t forget to join us for our monthly Inclusion & Diversity Committee Meeting, which is tomorrow morning, Friday, October 11th at 8am.

All are invited and encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: This past Tuesday and Wednesday, I was very lucky to serve as the facilitator for…

Hispanic Heritage Month @ SMOS Give Me Some Diversity!  The Diversity Council is getting just what they asked for!  It…

Respect Life Rosary This week we held our annual October All-School Rosary to honor Respect Life Month.  All of the…

Event Dates: Auditions – Saturday, October 19, 1:00pm; Callbacks – Sunday, October 20, 1:00pm
Church Hall

Event Date: Saturday, October 19, 8:00am-1:00pm
Old Playground Pavilion – Tower Grove Park

One of the positive benefits that diversity offers is the opportunity to promote collaboration. This encourages students and adults to positively…

Last week marked our first atrium session here at SMOS as part of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. Offered to…

As many of you may know, our 2nd Grade teacher Ms. Heffernan is getting married next weekend (October 12) –…

All students in grades 6/8 who currently play CYC Soccer or Volleyball for St. Margaret of Scotland should wear their…

Event Date: Tuesday, October 15, 6:30pm
Church Hall

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: This Wednesday, we celebrated one of our great yearly traditions – Sweatshirt Mass.  After all-school Mass…

Maggie turns to her trusted assistant, Page, to deliver the latest deets on a favorite upcoming event at St. Margaret’s – and inspired by Maggie’s attempt to prance her way to fitness, Page is ready to get all of you pumped and motivated for the SMOS Walk-A-Thon! Luckily for us, pearls are not required for this outing!

Always a classic – the perm-mullet gets us every time! And who could forget the puka shells?? 😁 Here is…

Writing With Play-Doh… Cuneiform!! Did you know our 6th graders time-traveled back to Mesopotamia and developed their own language?!  They…

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:
• Mrs. Biegacki’s 3rd-Grade Class
• 8th-Grade Students
• Mrs. Heithaus

SCHOOL HEALTH SCREENINGSt. Margaret of ScotlandOctober 15 & 16, 2024 Vision, Hearing, Height, Weight (BMI) will be screened. Blood Pressure will…

Parent-Teacher Conferences for ALL FAMILIES are on Tuesday, October 29 from 1-7 p.m. and Wednesday, October 30 from 3-7 p.m.

Check out the artwork some of our students produced to be shown at the Shaw Art Fair this year.
Congratulations!!

The leaves are changing, the air is crisp and that means it’s almost SMOS Walk-A-Thon time! Parent volunteers are the heart of all fundraising at SMOS, so please sign up for a time slot to assist us in pulling off this event smoothly. Thank you!!

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:
• Mrs. Peterson’s Fifth Grade Class
• Ms. Betsy, Brayden M. & Addie R., and the 8th Grade Choir

I continue to be impressed by what our Middle School students learn, discuss, and co-create as part of the Student Diversity Committee, which is one of the electives available again this year to those in grades 6-8. Check out some fun we had last week on the playground mimicking a TikTok viral challenge – it was the students’ idea and they loved filming it!

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: As we get into October, this is a great time to check-in on your student’s…

The Summit:Calling all 6-8th graders!  On Thursday, November 7, the Office of Youth Ministry will be hosting The Summit, an event…

If you’re like Maggie, you might just FALL in love with all of the autumn-y goodness coming up at SMOS in the next couple of weeks! This week, Maggie spills the (coffee) beans on her Favorite Fall Things and presents a list that is sure to please even the most ardent of pumpkin-spice-season detesters among us!

One of our kind neighbors on Castleman has alerted us to a safety concern that happens particularly at drop-off that…

Event Date: Wednesday, October 9, 5:00-7:00pm
SMOS School Parking Lot

Men’s Fellowship Kick-Off Event
Event Date: Saturday, September 28th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Urban Chestnut Brewery (4465 Manchester Ave.)

Mark your calendars – for the Feast Day 5K! Registration will open up soon. Saturday, November 16, 2024Tower Grove Park…

Maggie helps out a confused Papa who is showing his poker face when his daughter insists that he join her for Gaga on the playground during school! Turns out it’s a chance to help out at recess – play soccer, throw a ball, or even learn the latest TikTok craze – and just dance! Luckily for him, Maggie steps in to show him how to get set-up for duty… and avoid a bad romance with the school admin staff!

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:
• Shay D., Daniel C., Rand C., Otto M., & Gabriella W.
• William in Mrs. Clark’s Class
• 7th & 8th Grade

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: Recently, I was asked by one of our parents about the influx of Friday half-days…

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: I have received several questions about some clarification on standardized testing this year.  I would…

Extracurricular: Math Club The SMOS Math Club after-school extracurricular is open for registration for current SMOS 4th and 5th graders….

All students in grades PreK-5 who currently play CYC Soccer for St. Margaret of Scotland should wear their soccer uniforms…

USDA Truck Visits SMOS What IS that?!  Is that a Bouncy House?! As I bounced over to the Purcell Hall…

Thank you very much for the warm welcome back from maternity leave. It has been so great to be able…

I hope that you will be able to join us tomorrow morning for the first I&D Committee Meeting of this new school year.  Just like last year, we’ll start our meetings right after the morning bell and prayers – in the Teacher’s Lounge at School.  So, drop your kids off and come on into the building for the meeting.  We’ll be finished by 8:45am at the latest.

I invite all of you to attend and learn more about our Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity efforts at St. Margaret’s for 2024-2025.  We’ve got some exciting things in the works!  See you tomorrow!

Intercultural Community Night
Event Date: Thursday September 19, 6:00-8:00 PM
St. Margaret of Scotland School Parking Lot, 3964 Castleman Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63110

Maggie is switching gears this week before she jets out the door to hobnob on the red carpet with Chappell Roan. But always thinking of the SMOS community first, she brings us her entry for the parish cookbook with one of her family’s favorites – and with ingredients like this, she might just add, “Good Luck, Babe!”

Join us for recess duty and volunteer to give our teachers a break. Even one or two shifts a month makes a BIG impact! Short shifts, lots of fun, and plenty of fresh air!

Attention SMOS Moms and Dads!(especially Moms and Dads new to SMOS this year) Did you know that once a month…

The SMOS Ladies Auxiliary is excited to announce that we are putting together the 125th Anniversary Edition of the St. Margaret of Scotland Cookbook, and we need your help to make it truly special!  We’re looking for your favorite recipes, family stories, and photos to fill its pages with everything from cocktails to casseroles.

See you on the blacktop on Friday, September 13 at 12:15 pm half day dismissal for a SMOS Vintage Spiritwear Sale!

Register now to join the Children’s Choir – open to grades 3-8.

Middle School Choir 5 Part Harmony?!  Is there such a thing?!  You bet!  And Mrs. Chrostoski, best known as Mrs….

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:
• Theo B. & Catherine W. and Martha C. and Mrs. Komos’ Fifth-Grade Class.
• Louise B.
• Crosby and Mrs. Harvatin’s Kindergarten Class
• Mrs. Wells’ 6th Grade Class

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: It was truly awesome seeing our school families so well represented this past weekend at…

Please find attached a letter from Patrick Holley regarding Safe Touch at St. Margaret’s School.

Registration for the Fall 2024 session for the after-school SMOS Chess Club for 2nd – 8th grade is now open!…

This week it’s a school grandparent who reaches out to Maggie for some insight on the upcoming Mass In The Grass. Maggie gets into the weed(s) on this one to give some SMOS background on the event, and lead Grandpa out of his haze!

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:
• Mrs. Clark’s First-Grade Class and Stella D.
• Quil K.
• Lucas M.

7th Grade Science The other day, I was pleasantly working in my office when two lovely 7th graders entered with…

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: I hope to see everyone this Sunday at our Mass in the Grass/Back to School…

Basketball registration for 1st-8th grades has started and runs through the month of September.

Event Date: Tuesday, September 17 @ 7:00pm
School Cafeteria

Event Date: Thursday, September 19, 7:00pm
Art Hill – 35-43 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110

New SMOS Spiritwear is available for the 2024-2025 school year. The SMOS PTA has partnered with local vendor South City…

This past week, we were thrilled to kick off our 2024-2025 Student Diversity Council. Students gathered for our first meeting,…

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: This week I would like to highlight one of our Parish Ministries, the St. Vincent…

This week Maggie hears from a peppy parent who is looking to add a little spirit into her wear at SMOS events! Maggie helps this parent go from drab to fab with new arrivals from our (local) fashion partner – just in time to show off the latest Fall looks on the soccer sidelines this season!

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:
• First-Grade Students
• Mrs. Harvatin’s Class and Frankie B. & Rose O.
• Charlie M., Miguel K., and Betty S.

Looking for a quick and easy volunteer opportunity for you and your family?  The SMOS St. Vincent de Paul Society…

Event Date: Friday, September 6, 11:00am-8:00pm
Wild Olive Provisions

Event Date: Thursday, August 29, 6:00-8:00pm
SMOS School Parking Lot

Welcome back, dragons! We are thrilled to kick off the 2024-2025 school year. I hope everyone had a fantastic and…

Our Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE), Gwen Heithaus, is still out on maternity leave with her beautiful daughter, Miriam, until September 10th….

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Curriculum Corner of our SMOS Newsletter! Here we hope to bring you the exciting news of…

We are pleased to announce auditions for the SMOS Speech Team for the 2024-2025 school year. Students in grades 5 through 8 are eligible to participate in the Bellarmine Speech League tournaments.

We are in need of a new parent volunteer to take on one of our after-school extracurricular activities – the SMOS Math Club!  

We want to be good neighbors along Castleman Ave.  And so we are requesting that you avoid parking on Castleman Ave., especially during the evening hours after 6PM, and utilize the parking lot and the other surrounding streets if necessary, so that the neighbors on our block can find parking near their homes when they return home at the end of the day.  Thank you in advance for your cooperation.  The neighborhood appreciates it!

One of the first things I did with our new assistant principal, Mrs. Villmer, was to discern a theme for the school year.  The theme is something that we continually come back to in faculty meetings, student meetings, and weekly liturgy.  Our theme for this year is from the song “A Rightful Place” by Steve Angrisano.  Specifically we chose the line – “Let us build Your Kingdom in truth and grace, so that all might know they have a rightful place.”

Maggie has been having one heckuva brat Summer! She’s just getting back into the swing of things now – and she’s ready for her close-up, Mr. Demille! Maggie is here this week to tell you how to put the MORE in glaMOUR!

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.

Here’s the list of Middle School Electives for the First Trimester of 2024-2025.

We all know how important snacks are, so the PTA is once again organizing a sign-up system for families to…

We are pleased to welcome Ms. Betsy Tullis as our new Suzuki Violin Teacher at St. Margaret of Scotland School.

We are pleased to welcome Ms. Molly Skiljan as our new STREAM Teacher at St. Margaret of Scotland School.

Here’s the information for the Back To School Nights scheduled for the 2024-2025 school year. These meetings are for the parents (not students) to learn more about their child(ren)’s respective classes and the expectations and goals for the new year.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  All students must bring a lunch to school tomorrow, Friday, 8/16 since there is no hot lunch scheduled and Pizza Lunch does not begin until next week. PIZZA LUNCH ORDERS ARE DUE 8/18! Click the link to purchase.

This morning, all teachers and students began our school year celebrating Mass on the Feast of the Assumption of the…

Dear School Families: Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year! I hope that all of you had a great summer! Welcome…

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: We truly had a wonderful first day of school, and I pray that all of…

Looking for how you can donate your time at School? Click here for the signup for all volunteer opportunities at SMOS for the 2024-2025 school year.

We are pleased to welcome Ms. Adriyanna Salameh as our new Third Grade Lead Teacher at St. Margaret of Scotland School.

Smile! It’s been five years since SMOS put together a parish photo directory, and it’s time to pose for a…

Event Date: Sunday, September 8, 10:00am – Mass In The Grass, 11:00am – Parish & School Picnic
Tower Grove Park – Stone Shelter
4490 Northwest Dr., Saint Louis, MO 63110

Parent & Parishioner volunteers are needed for the 2024-2025 school year to act as crossing guards at all of the…

Looking for all of your Packet Day paperwork for the 2024-2025 school year? Click through to find more details and payment options and information – each item is listed separately for easy access.

Please find attached a letter from Patrick Holley regarding the new receptionist at St. Margaret’s School.

Here is your guide to all of the up-to-date details about communications protocols for St. Margaret’s School for the 2024-2025 school year. 

Each class has been assigned a Sunday throughout the year to celebrate Mass together with their families at 10 AM. Sign-up for position to support the liturgy on those days.

The PTA will be sponsoring different colored t-shirts for each grade level to use throughout the year. Click here for the online form to provide sizing for your child(ren) for the 2024-2025 school year.

Click here for the online form to purchase milk for your child(ren) for the 2024-2025 school year.

Click here for the online form to order pizza for your child(ren) for the 2024-2025 school year.

Mark your calendars – we will be holding the first annual (??) Mass In The Grass, a chance to celebrate…

Please see the flyers and info below for the Catholic High School Fairs, Presentation Nights, Open Houses, and Shadow Visits…

Please find attached a letter from Patrick Holley regarding the results from the Parent Survey for the 2023-2024 school year, which was conducted by the School Board.

Please find attached this Back To School update from Principal Holley which is chock-full of info for families at St. Margaret of Scotland School.

Event Date: Sunday, August 11
Mass & Backpack Blessing, 10:00am, St. Margaret of Scotland Church
Open House/Packet Day, 11:00am-1:00pm, St. Margaret of Scotland School

Event Date: Sunday, August 11, 12:00-2:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland School Parking Lot

Please find attached a letter from Principal Holley regarding Jennifer Shearer leaving St. Margaret of Scotland School. She will be missed!

Twelve SMOS students who completed 4th, 5th, or 6th grade represented school at the MCDA 4-5-6 Honor Choir in Springfield,…

Join us as we invite our new school families to welcome them to the SMOS community at this special Mass. Reception to follow in the Church Hall.

We hope that all of our school families are still enjoying their Summer vacation.  Though it is still early in…

Blessings and congratulations to the Heithaus family who share this joyful announcement.  Gwen Heithaus, the Coordinator of Religious Education at…

The school office has updated Dress Code information for next year – please see the PDF document below as well…

Please find attached this Summer update from Principal Holley regarding staffing at St. Margaret of Scotland School.

For all SMOS families with children who do not currently attend St. Margaret of Scotland School – Please help us track the religious education of our parish children not enrolled in St. Margaret’s School (including SMOS school families who might have younger children) by completing our annual survey for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.

Calling all creators and craftspeople! SMOS is opening our own Level I Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atrium and we…

Event Dates: Monday-Friday, August 5-9, 9:00am-12:00pm
St. Margaret of Scotland Church Hall

School may be out of session, but here’s where you can find all of the details for Summer 2024 – including school supply lists, School Tool Box flyer, immunization requirements, Summer office hours, and info about Back To School Sunday!

SMOS Families will have an exciting new option for ordering uniforms for the 2024-2025 school year! It will offer greater…

Congratulations to our newly elected School Board Members!

· Kate Mahoney
· Jeremy Nolle
· Michelle Stevens

The 2024 SMOS Yearbook is out – an in living color (as they used to say)! Thanks to Valerie Hahn (who will be handing over the reins this year) and her spectacular team of Michael Pera, Rebecca Rivas, and Julia Merideth.

And congratulations to the cover art winners:
• Front Cover Winners – Zoey Rezac and Catherine Wimbley, 4th Grade
• Back Cover (top left to lower right) – Frances Faul, 4th Grade; Meredith Lederle, 7th Grade; Ella Oatis, 5th Grade; Luci Miller and Penelope Gray, 6th Grade

Sixty six members of the SMOS track team participated at the CYC Championships held at DeSmet High School on Saturday,…

Maggie’s got big plans over the Summer – and they involve TV. Not watching it – being on it! She plans to be the ultimate game show contestant, and since this is the last official newsletter for this school year, she plans to take full advantage of her early exit. So, this is goodbye until August – or as they say in television, that’s a wrap!

This spring our Respect Life Committee sponsored an essay contest for the 8th grade students at SMOS. Students were prompted…

This week our 4th grade students went to do service at Tower Grove Park. They did a great job living out the Catholic Social Teaching tenet of caring for God’s creation! 

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow morning for the final I&D Meeting of the School year – in the Teacher’s Lounge.

In today’s CIDE update, Mr. Shorter uses the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a quote attributed to her, to remind us the importance of slowing down and taking the time to learn from those around us.

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.

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: We are hitting the home stretch for the 2023/2024 school year.  Many people have been…

Each week, we will be highlighting the amazing and wonderful things that are happening in our classrooms and grade levels…

Event Date: Friday, May 24, 4:00-8:00pm
Tower Grove Park Sons of Rest Pavilion – 3619 Southeast Dr., Saint Louis, MO 63110

Friday, May 17 will be a Dress Down Day – the final one of the year – to support One Classroom.  Every student who brings in $1 to donate, can wear appropriate street clothes in place of their uniforms.

This week, Maggie reaches out to rescue a school Mom with a titanic dilemma – she’s sunk when it comes to handling more in May (and no, it’s not because of all of this rain!) Maggie votes for a little focus on the School Board election, and assures her that she’s not all wet if she just moves onto Summer vacation now, and let’s the rest of it go.

The 7th Grade class has been busy this Spring… Science, History, ELA, and LOTS of Electives have been at the forefront.

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.

The school’s celebration of the SMOS ‘No Place For Hate’ program, sponsored by the Student Diversity Council, has been a great success this week. Themes have included Motivate Monday, Together Tuesday, Welcoming Wednesday, and Thankful Thursday.

In today’s CIDE update, Mr. Shorter uses a quote from Venerable Pierre Toussaint to remind us that in a society that encourages personal gain, we as followers of Christ, have an obligation to help the poor.

Last week many of our SMOS students received the sacrament of Confirmation. Part of their preparation involved writing a letter to Archbishop Rozanski, Fr. John, Mr. Schmidt, or myself.

St. Margaret of Scotland Families: I cannot tell you how excited and humbled I was to see the result of…

Members of the Middle School Choir earned a “Superior” rating at the Music in the Parks Festival over the weekend….

Are you ready for your little Dragon to become the next Itzhak Perlman or Hillary Hahn?  If your children are…

Registration for CYC Volleyball (3rd-8th), CYC Soccer (2nd-8th) and Judge Dowd Soccer (PK-1st) will open on May 8th, with late fees starting on May 23rd. Registration closes on June 1st.

Aftercare is hiring for the 2024-2025 school year. Hours are 3-6pm and they are willing to work with your schedules. Employees must be 16-years old.

Please join us at School on Monday, May 13th to see some of the best and brightest tinkers and thinkers that SMOS has to offer. All are welcome!

Congratulations to the members of the SMOS Math Club who participated at the Math League state meet on May 4th at Columbia, MOl!  

The School Board is holding their annual election, in which the St. Margaret’s community will choose three people that will…

In this week’s column, Maggie promises not to deny service to a parental techie who wants her to download the deets about Dragon’s Grove 2.0. The answer is as simple as ABC, but explaining this alpha-bet soup to a beta-loving dad proves that Maggie can put the AI in sAInt!

Please join us in the Church Hall for our annual Spring Middle School Choir/Violin concert. Featuring St. Margaret’s School 6th-8th Grade students. All are welcome!

Every parent received an email from Mr. Holley with a request to complete the End-of-Year Parent Survey.  The School Board takes your feedback very seriously, and will use it in their planning for the upcoming school year.   They request each family to complete one survey for every child at SMOS.  The survey will be open until Friday, May 17, but don’t delay, just take it today!  

Teacher Appreciation Week for 2024 runs from May 6th-10th.  The PTA has a full week of celebrations planned for our amazing staff members, but we could use your help!

Congratulations to the School families and parents who won this year’s Dragon Raffle!

Lots going on in Sixth Grade this week! Sixth graders play cards to practice their math and work on building their own helicopters as part of their studies on the Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci. And in Science, they’re working on a live broadcast project as part of their unit on weather and climate – plus recording data for a published paper.

Happy May! Traditionally we celebrate Mary throughout the month of May. Have you thought about how you would like to celebrate with your family this year? Read on for some ideas…

Remember that next week, May 6-10, St. Margaret of Scotland will be participating in the “No Place for Hate” program – which was created by the Anti-Defamation League and promotes school culture, anti-bullying, and inclusivity. Mr. Shorter has planned the week with his Student Diversity Council. Themes will include Motivate Monday, Together Tuesday, Welcoming Wednesday, Thankful Thursday, and Field Day Friday.

In today’s CIDE update, Mr. Shorter gives more detail about this important spirit week, and also provides some insight thanks to none other than The Rock, on the motivating factors of adversity.

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.

I can’t believe that it is already May. Not that we are counting down, but after today we only have sixteen days of school left.  

Field Day will be held on Friday, May 10th, 2024.  PreK- 3rd will participate in morning. 4th-8th will participate on the afternoon!

The SMOS Chess Club, in association with the St. Louis Chess Club, will be running after-school sessions as an extra-curricular program for the 2024 Fall season open to 2nd-8th Graders.

This week our students talked a lot about how to be good stewards of our Earth. God created such a beautiful gift for us – we are called to love and care for it!

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.

Maggie’s column is usurped today by her trusty admin, Gen (as in St. Genesius, the patron saint of secretaries), who has an axe to grind with our Ms. Maggie (which has nothing to do with the rumors of his beheading!) It appears that Gen was all-but-forgotten yesterday for Administrative Professionals Day – and he wants to make sure that we all didn’t lose our heads and forget to thank Chris Stephens & Jennifer Shearer for everything they do around the school!

Our students had several opportunities to show off their talents and gifts this past week.

Not only did the 5th Graders perform in the Dancing Classrooms competition this week – they also discovered a lot about ecosystems using their class terrariums AND put on their teacher hats to educate their classmates about the Civil War. Phew!

Event Date: Friday, May 3, 3:00pm
School Parking Lot

We at St. Margaret have been an active participant in the No Place for Hate program for the past few years. This year we will celebrate the program with a weeklong spirit week. This spirit week will take place May 6th- May 10th. In today’s CIDE update from Coordinator of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity – Corey Shorter, we learn about No Place For Hate – and get more insight into the “disease of hate” from a quote by India Arie.

Congratulations to the members of the SMOS Speech Team members who qualified for the final Bellarmine Speech League tournament! It was an honor for them to attend, and they performed with excellence on April 20, 2024!