Over 100 years of learning and growing in St. Louis.
Announcements
2024 SMOS Walk-A-Thon
Don’t forget to submit your Walk-A-Thon donations – Walk-A-Thon pledges, payments, and paperwork are due on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 in order to qualify for the movie day at school on Tuesday, November 26th!
The goal is to raise $20,000 towards critical operating funds for the School – it takes every student and lots of family support to reach our $20,000 goal (which breaks down to a little less than $50/student).
2024 SMOS Walk-A-Thon
Welcome Back To School!
We look forward to welcoming our families Back To School starting on Sunday, August 11 (the first day of school is officially Wednesday, August 14)! CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR PACKET DAY INFO & LINKS.
Be sure to check out the IMPORTANT DATES coming up for the new school year, as well as all of the other Back To School information that can be found on our website.
In the meantime, have you met Mrs. Mary Grace Villmer, our new Assistant Principal at St. Margaret of Scotland? Check out this fun video highlighting the special working relationship she and Mr. Holley are developing!
Welcome Back To School!
Guide To Communications
Click the link below for your guide to knowing where to find all of the school information for St. Margaret’s School for the 2024-2025 school year.
2024-2025 GUIDE TO SMOS SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS
There you’ll find full details about all of the SMOS communications services, including links to each platform, how-to videos, and info about the varying sites and social media channels available to parents.
Guide To Communications
We Are Hiring!
We are still looking to fill a few positions to our staff for the 2024-25 school year. We are looking forward to all of the new staff joining our team!
If you’re interested in employment opportunities at St. Margaret of Scotland, please click the link below.
We Are Hiring!
News
Dear Maggie – November 14, 2024
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!
Curriculum Corner 11-14-24
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!!
Message From Mr. Holley
Principal’s Message 11-07-24
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.
Principal’s Message 10-24-24
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.
Our Mission
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish School is a diverse, urban, vibrant, and inclusive Catholic community. We are committed to providing an outstanding learning environment for children, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, in which they are challenged to meet their academic potential and recognize their giftedness in body, mind, and spirit. Our students embody the example of our patron saint by becoming responsible leaders and caretakers of our community through the works of service and social justice.
St. Margaret of Scotland School By the Numbers
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Years of excellence in Catholic education and stronger than ever
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Students enrolled from more than 25 ZIP codes in St. Louis metro area
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Technology for students in Grades K-8, including classroom SMART Boards
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Brand-new middle school – the first free-standing Catholic school built in the city since 1950
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Graduates accepted into their first-choice high school
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Year awarded National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Our Dynamic Community
Academics
The St. Margaret of Scotland School curricula drives the teaching and learning that happens in the classroom from day to day, from grade to grade, from subject to subject. We have developed our curricula collaboratively through research and a shared belief guided by our school mission to provide a challenging learning environment for children, prekindergarten through eighth grade, in which they realize their academic potential and giftedness in body, mind, and spirit.
Academics
Faith Formation
Faith formation is at the center of all that we do at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish School. From the moment the children enter school to the moment the last child leaves – we call upon God’s Holy Spirit to be present in all that we do and say.
Faith Formation
Student Life
St. Margaret of Scotland students engage daily in those subject areas offered in all schools: language arts, math, science, and social studies. What truly sets us apart, however, are the vast number of enrichment and extracurricular activities that shape our student’s learning experiences. Our welcoming community teaches students important lessons about friendships, life, traditions, and faith.
Student Life
Parents
Education is a family-school partnership. Our parents are invited to share their time and talents as volunteers whether during the school day, in the evenings or on the weekends.
Parents
Questions?
Have a question or comment about the St. Margaret of Scotland school community? We’d love to hear from you!