Parents of any girls in grades 6-8 who would like to play middle school volleyball at St Patrick School, can call Autumn in the office at 606-564-5949. Deadline is next Friday. February 2.
SMS Service Learning project today. Our 5-8 grades prepping and preparing soup and sandwiches for the Community Soup Supper at the Methodist Church in Ripley. The supper is from 5 to 7 tonight!
Due to the funeral within the St. Michael parish family, we will not have access to the Hall on Thursday, so there has been a slight change in the lunch menu for Thursday and Friday.
We will have pizza for all of our students on Thursday. We have had an anonymous supporter donate, so this will not count against anyone's lunch account.
Friday's lunch will now be pulled pork sandwiches, potato wedges and coleslaw, which will be served in homerooms.
SMS $10K Giveaway Progress!
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Good afternoon. They are just finishing up working on the water main. The hill is still rough, and there will be a boil advisory through tomorrow, not to mention the forecast. We are going to go ahead and cancel tomorrow so you don't have to scramble to make plans for your children. Hope you all have a good weekend.
Dear SMS Parents, A water main will be repaired on the school side of Market St. tomorrow at 8:00 am. All water on our side of Market St will be off and the street will be closed. As a result, we will have to cancel school tomorrow, Thursday, January 18. I know there is snow in the forecast for Friday, but we will see how that plays out and if all the construction gets taken care of tomorrow.
I am reminding the 3-8 graders who haven't finished, to take this opportunity to finish up any work they have left on their science fair projects. Have a great day!
Just a heads up. Looks like there is a water main break at one of the houses on Market St. There is a sheet of ice that flows down the left side (as you're looking at the school) and flows through the intersection. You should be able to cross at the intersection fine, but please do not park on the church side of the hill this morning because that's where people will have to drive up the hill.
I'd call a delay, but 2 hours won't change anything, and there is no need to mess up your day. It shouldn't affect us at school. Be safe.
Good evening! I'm sure many of you have seen several school districts go ahead and call a delay tomorrow.
After looking at tomorrow's weather forecast, it looks very similar to todays with less chance of snow, so we will run on a regular schedule tomorrow. Things went fine today. We had a few excused tardy and absent students, but truthfully, there weren't many more absent than any other day.
Once again, the Georgetown bus will run as scheduled, and we believe Mr. Fussnecker has figured out a solution to the SMS bus "starting in the cold" issue, so the SMS bus should run on a regular schedule also. There will be no morning Ripley bus service, but there will be afternoon Ripley bus service like today.
Have a great evening, stay warm!
We will have SMS bus service this afternoon!
I apologize for the inconvenience, but I can't get our bus(SMS) started this morning. Hoping we can get it going for the afternoon. The Georgetown bus will still run as scheduled.
Hill and sidewalks clear. I drove to the old bridge in Aberdeen because there was supposed to be more accumulation that way. Looks pretty clear. I'm sure there are some slick spots here and there so be careful and use your best judgment for your situation. We are on a regular schedule. Again, there will be SMS and Georgetown bus service, no Ripley morning bus service. Be safe!
Good afternoon! As I am sure many of you have heard, several of the local school districts are running on a delay tomorrow due to cold temps. I suspect that will be an issue on Wednesday as well. This is mostly due to children who are waiting outside for the bus to pick them up. Since this is not a major issue for us, we will run on a regular schedule tomorrow.
The Georgetown and SMS bus will run as scheduled, but there will be no morning Ripley bus service. Any tardiness due to transportation issues due to the cold weather will be excused. Please make sure your child dresses warmly and wears a coat to school. Thank you!
We have had some questions regarding due dates for the science fair. Mr. Felice has "check in" dates for students which are not grades. The project will actually be graded the day of the science fair on January 26.
5th - 8th grade due dates for data are tomorrow.
3rd and 4th grade due dates for data are Friday January 19.
Again these are check ins to make sure everyone is on track and have time to make corrections. Grading will take place the day of the science fair.
About four months ago we were presented with a dilemma when many of our families lost bus service. By the grace of God and generosity of so many along the way, I am proud to announce that St Michael Bus 1 will be in service tomorrow! Special thank you to Dusty and Jackie Fussnecker once again for purchasing the bus and making sure everything was up to code. Thanks to all the employees at Fussnecker and Sons who helped along the way and thanks to The Home Place in Georgetown who will serve as our bus stop.
This bus will be used for any SMS family who does not currently receive bus service from their public district. It will also be used for local field trips. I will see our SMS 1 bus riders tomorrow between 7 and 710 at The Home Place tomorrow morning!
Renewal forms will come home this week with registration forms. Registration for the 24-25 school year opens February 1st.
Monday Chess Club is canceled next week, with our short week before the Christmas Break. We will resume normal schedule when we return to school.
Polar Express Day at SMS!
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