See you in the New Year.
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Saturday, December 31, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
St. Mary's is a Great Place to Grow...
Since 1951 we have been forming responsible, faith-filled children through a rigorous curriculum that marries faith, academics and service. The greatest testament to our mission of educating the whole child is the fact that so many alumni return to the halls of St. Mary’s School to educate their children. We are expanding every day through an array of extracurricular opportunities, an extended preschool with all-day hours and ongoing training for staff and administrators.
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Sunday, December 25, 2022
Jingle Bells with Lyrics | Christmas Songs HD | Christmas Songs and Carols
Popular Christmas songs! Jingle Bells is beautifully sung by our top talented choir.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Easy Paper Snowflake Tutorial /Toilet Paper Roll Winter Ornaments / Recy...
Easy Paper Snowflake Tutorial Step by Step. Toilet Paper Roll Winter Ornaments. Recycling Decorations DIY.
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Sunday, December 18, 2022
A Moving Story About Gratitude
Practicing gratitude and implementing it in our lives through prayer, lists, sharing, is a major part in realizing the good we have already, like right now, in our lives! It's a real game changer.
My approach with gratitude though was always viewed through the lens of what I have or receive.
This story changed that perspective for me.
What about you? What are you grateful for?
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Upcoming Events
16 December
St. Mary's Holiday Sip & Shop!
Over 21 Adult Only Event -- Craft Fair
21 December
PreK Christmas Program
22 December
Red, Green & White Dress Out of Uniform Day -- Class Parties
22 December
Half Day -- NO AFTERCARE
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Monday, December 12, 2022
Married Love is a Generous Love
As you prepare for marriage, here are some tips for how to prepare to be generous in marriage. You can begin to express this generosity even now while planning your wedding:
Commit to strengthen your most important relationship with Christ in the center of your love, pray for each other and with each other daily and make small sacrifices for each other, and ask for forgiveness and offer forgiveness when you hurt each other. Begin praying for future children and ask the Lord to help you be generous in the gift of life and don’t forget the possibility of adoption. Begin now to talk with each other about your expectations for raising children in the faith. Make the reception last your whole life long, strive to open your homes in hospitality to guests and strangers. Plan in your marriage to regularly welcome family, friends and neighbors into your home and share meals and time with them. Consider how you are spending on your wedding, and how you might give a percentage of what you are spending on the wedding to things you both love, like your church or a charity that helps others. You might invite wedding guests to join you in making a contribution in thanksgiving for your marriage. Finally, the generosity of married love is expressed in the time you spend using your gifts to serve others. Consider how you will dedicate intentional time in serving the Church and others. You can ask the priest preparing you for marriage how you can serve and where your help may be needed.
Read more, here.
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Friday, December 9, 2022
Living the Faith : Marriage, Expecting the Unexpected
Each year couples who attend our marriage preparation classes come with the hope to start a new life with the blessing of God
They bring with them many expectations, a long list of all the things they should have for their celebration, but have they ever thought of the unexpected?
The exhortation for the Rite of Marriage reads:
“…This union, then, is most serious, because it will bind you together for life in a relationship so close and so intimate, that it will profoundly influence your whole future, That future, with its hopes and disappointments, its successes and its failures, its pleasures and its pains, its joys and its sorrows, is hidden from your eyes. You know that these elements are mingled in every life, and are to be expected in your own. And so not knowing what is before you, you take each other for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death… “And if true love and the unselfish spirit of perfect sacrifice guide your every action, you can expect the greatest measure of earthly happiness that may be allotted to man in this vale of tears.The rest is in the hands of God. Nor will God be wanting to your needs, he will pledge you the life-long support of his graces [in the Holy Sacrament which you are now going to receive].”
The mystery of the sacrament shows its unexpected transcendence. The natural marriage created by God and elevated to the sacrament by Christ, remains as a sublime reality that escapes our total understanding.
Read more, here.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Kids Try Popular Foods from India, Italy and the U.S. | Kids Try | HiHo ...
The HiHo kids tried popular foods from 3 cities around the world - Rome, Punjab, and El Paso with the help of Little Passports and America's Test Kitchen Kids.
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Living the Faith : Marriage & Family
How we Help Marriage
The Church that helped prepare you for marriage is still here for you when you need help in your marriage whether you are experiencing a dry-spell or distance or if your marriage is in a storm, the Church is here to help.
How we Help Families
The vocation of the family – every family – is to reveal and communicate life and love in communion with the Lord. Family life is a blessing but can also be challenging. We hope that you find these resources helpful helpful in your growth as a family.
Read more, here.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Wilton Cardinal Gregory
His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory was born December 7, 1947 in Chicago to Wilton Sr. and Ethel Duncan Gregory; he has two sisters, Elaine and Claudia. He attended St. Carthage Grammar School, where he converted to Catholicism. He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, Niles College (now St. Joseph’s College Seminary) of Loyola University and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary.
He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 9, 1973, and three years after his ordination began graduate studies at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute (Sant’ Anselmo) in Rome. There, he earned his doctorate in sacred liturgy in 1980.
After having served as an associate pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Glenview, IL as a member of the faculty of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein and as a master of ceremonies to Cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin, he was ordained an auxiliary bishop of Chicago on December 13, 1983. On February 10, 1994, he was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, IL where he served for the next eleven years. On December 9, 2004, Pope Saint John Paul II appointed Bishop Gregory as the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and he was installed on January 17, 2005. Pope Francis appointed him as the seventh Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington on April 4, 2019. He was installed on May 21, 2019. On October 25, 2020, Pope Francis named Archbishop Gregory one of thirteen new cardinals from around the world. Cardinal Gregory was elevated by Pope Francis to the College of Cardinals in a November 28, 2020 Consistory in Rome.
Cardinal Gregory currently serves as a Member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and on the Board of Trustees for the Papal Foundation. Additionally, he is the Catholic Co-Chair of the National Council of Synagogues consultation for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Read more, here.
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Sunday, November 27, 2022
Questions for the Cardinal | Cardinal Wilton Gregory | Roman Catholic Ar...
Does your K-12 grade child have a good question about Catholicism, the local church or Cardinal Wilton Gregory?
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Thursday, November 24, 2022
Monday, November 21, 2022
About Christ the King
On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King.
Pope Pius XI instituted this feast in 1925 with his encyclical Quas primas (“In the first”) to respond to growing secularism and atheism. He recognized that attempting to “thrust Jesus Christ and his holy law” out of public life would result in continuing discord among people and nations. This solemnity reminds us that while governments come and go, Christ reigns as King forever.
During the early twentieth century, in Mexico, Russia, and some parts of Europe, militantly secularistic regimes threatened not just the Catholic Church and its faithful but civilization itself. Pope Pius XI’s encyclical gave Catholics hope and—while governments around them crumbled—the assurance that Christ the King shall reign forever. Jesus Christ “is very truth, and it is from him that truth must be obediently received by all mankind” (Quas primas, 7).
Read more, here.
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Friday, November 18, 2022
5 Amazing Things About Our Guardian Angels
5 Amazing Things about Our Guardian Angels | 5 Things with Fr. Bill Byrne
Fr. Bill Byrne shares 5 Amazing Things about Our Guardian Angels!
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Black Catholic History Month
On July 24, 1990, the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus of the United States designated November as Black Catholic History Month to celebrate the long history and proud heritage of Black Catholics. Two commemorative dates fall within this month, Saint Augustine’s Birthday (November 13) and Saint Martin de Porres’ Feast Day (November 3). More importantly, November not only marks a time when we pray for all saints and souls in loving remembrance, but also a time to recall the saints and souls of Africa and the African Diaspora.
Some people forget that Christianity did not originate in Europe and even express surprise when they learn that Black Catholic History began in the Acts of the Apostles (8: 26-40) with the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch by Philip the Deacon. This text is important for several reasons. First, it chronicles the conversion of the first Black African in recorded Christian history. Second, the text suggests that the man was a wealthy, literate, and powerful emissary of the Nubian Queen and also a faithful, practicing Jew prior to his baptism. Clearly, he was not an ignorant heathen. Third, the Ethiopian Eunuch’s conversion predates the conversions of Saints Paul and Cornelius. Most significantly, many cite this conversion as the very moment when the church changed from a Hebrew and Hellenist community to the truly Universal and Catholic Church.
Black Catholics trace their faith history back to Christian antiquity long before other nations heard the “Good News.” Christian Africa was indeed a “leading light” in early Christendom. Black Catholics point to three popes who were born in Africa: Saints Victor I, Melchiades, and Gelasius I. All three shepherded the early church through tough and tumultuous times in history. Black Catholics claim many Black Saints like Saints Cyprian, Zeno, Anthony of Egypt, Moses the Black, Pachomius, Maurice, Athanasius, Pisentius, Mary of Egypt, Cyril of Alexandria, Monica of Hippo, Augustine of Hippo, Perpetua, Felicitas, and Thecla. Some of these mystics, monastics, ands, martyrs literally made the church what it is today.
Read more, here.
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Saturday, November 12, 2022
Careers : ST. MARY'S ROCKVILLE ELEMENTARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER
Job Description
Arcdiocese of Washington Elementary School Teacher, Washington DC and Maryland
The Archdiocese of Washington (ADW), located in Washington DC and (PG, MC and Southern) Maryland, is seeking elementary school educators to serve within the ADW as spiritual and effective instructional leaders for the 2022-2023 school year.
The Catholic elementary school teacher is responsible to deliver instruction that is based on the approved curricula and mission of the school, and to create a safe, orderly and Catholic learning environment for his/her students.
Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1
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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
5 Ways to Be Romantic Everyday | 5 Things with Fr. Bill Byrne
5 Ways to Be Romantic Everyday | 5 Things with Fr. Bill Byrne
Fr. Bill Byrne shares his 5 suggestions on how to be romantic everyday, not just on St. Valentine's Day!
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Sunday, November 6, 2022
St. Mary's School Development Fund Appeal
Sponsorship Levels
Our Lady's Club: $5,000+
Monsignor's Club: $2,000 - $4,999
Principal's Club: $1,000 - $1,999
Parishoner's Club: $500 - $999
Mustang's Club: $250 - $499
Friend of Mary's: $100 - $249
Caring Club: Up to $100
Donate Now!
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
St. Mary's Home and School Association
The Mission of the Home & School Association promotes communication to act as a bridge between the home and the school. The Home & School Association, in partnership with the faculty and staff of St. Mary’s School, plans and facilitates social, service and cultural activities during the school year.
Email: hsa@smsrockville.org
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Monday, October 31, 2022
The Most Eye Opening 10 Minutes Of Your Life by Brené Brown
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. She's the author of #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Braving the Wilderness.
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Friday, October 28, 2022
A Typical Day in Full Day Prekindergarten
7:30 – 8:00 Arrival & Morning Work
7:00 - 8:20 Circle Time & Morning Meeting
8:20 – 9:10 Bathroom & Recess
9:15 – 9:45 Snack
9:45 – 10:00 Whole Group Story Time & Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 Learning Centers
10:30 – 11:00 Special or Free Play w/ Small Group/Individual Instruction
11:00 – 11:25 Whole Group Instruction
11:25 – 12:00 Bathroom & Lunch
12:00 – 12:30 Independent Reading
12:25 – 12:35 Bathroom
12:35 – 1:20 Rest/Quiet
1:25 – 2:10 Small Group Instruction/Individual Activities
2:11 – 2:51 Special or Outdoor Play or Free Play
2:53 – 3:05 Pack Up & Dismissal
Specials include Music, Technology, Physical Education and Library
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
A Place for Your Family
When you enroll your student in preschool at St. Mary's School, your whole family becomes part of our community. We have monthly opportunities for our families to gather for social, service or spiritual activities. They include Parent Coffees, Family Movie Nights, Fall Festival, Grandparent’s Day, Family Lunch, St. Nicholas Festival, Multi-Cultural Celebration, May Crowing, Popsicle Social, Father Daughter Dance, Greg Gannon Food Drive and Muffins with Mom.
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
The secret to motivating your child | Jennifer Nacif | TEDxSanDiego
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
Jennifer Nacif tells us how to shift manipulation to motivation when it comes to communicating with our children. Jennifer plays the characters of four different children, and in clever fashion, shows us how different personalities require different reactions from parents. The needs of each personality are not only relevant to the children in our lives, but to everyone we encounter, and Jennifer provides easy and actionable ways to motivate and empower those around us.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
School Pride & Lasting Friendships
At St. Mary’s School, we want our littlest learners to know they are a valued and full member our school. Our prekindergarten classes participate in all developmentally-appropriate, schoolwide functions including assemblies, spirit activities, field day and religious celebrations. Our prekindergarten students wear their school uniforms proudly. We know that a key part of early childhood development is social and emotional growth. We promote positive participation in our school community, respect for fellow students and teachers, and helping one another. At St. Mary’s School, we provide a positive learning environment where our students can form lasting friendships.
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Sunday, October 16, 2022
Experienced Teachers
Our goal is to use our love of teaching to foster a love of learning in our students. Our preschool teachers have an average of ten years' experience in the classroom. They've seen trends in early education shift over the years, but understand the need to focus on educating the whole child and how to do that. In addition to the teacher, each preschool classroom has a minimum of one teaching assistant. Our prekindergarteners also visit weekly with the librarian, technology specialist, music teacher and physical education instructor.
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Can you solve the sorting hat riddle? - Dan Katz and Alex Rosenthal
It’s your first day at Magnificent Marigold’s Magical Macademy. But before you can learn your first spell you must get through the sorting ceremony. And the sorting hat has chosen you for a special challenge. The Macademy had 8 founders who established four houses, and there was once a mysterious fifth house. Can you figure out who founded what? Dan Katz and Alex Rosenthal show how.
Lesson by Dan Katz and Alex Rosenthal, directed by Artrake Studio.
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Monday, October 10, 2022
The Joy of Learning
At St. Mary's we want our preschoolers to know the joys of learning and discovery. We believe learning takes place both in and out of the classroom. Field trips allow our students to make connections between their classroom learning and their world. Our tuition at St. Mary’s School is all inclusive; there is never an additional field trip cost, technology fee or book bill. We set up our classrooms so that each student can make their own discoveries about the things that interest them. Each of our classrooms has a designated "science-space" with rotating tools, books, and opportunities to explore.
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Friday, October 7, 2022
Educating the Whole Child
We focus on more than rigorous academics by affording our students the opportunity to learn confidence, independence, and resilience. We love seeing the smiles on our students' faces when they master a new skill or overcome an obstacle. Our goal is to help each child grow their sense of self-worth and well-being and always encourages the positive “I can” attitude.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
BEST SPEECH EVER: Follow These 3 Rules To Have a Successful Life ! | Lou...
Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz share with us the 3 rules you have to follow to have a successful life ! (and it's not complicated)
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Saturday, October 1, 2022
High Academic Standards
St. Mary's Preschool follows the rigorous academic standards of the Archdiocese of Washington. We use the Big Day for Pre-K Curriculum to achieve those standards. Personalized instruction is provided on a daily basis so that each child receives a challenging and engaging education. At St. Mary's we fully support play-based learning. Our students leave the Prekindergarten program equipped to take on the challenges of Kindergarten.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
St. Mary's, A GREAT PLACE TO GROW!
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St. Mary’s offers an early childhood program for children three, four and five years of age. The goal of the school is to promote the spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual development of each child in a nurturing atmosphere with Catholic values.
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Sunday, September 25, 2022
Planting Seeds Of Happiness The Danish Way | Malene Rydahl | TEDxINSEADS...
This talk is about what you can learn from the Danes - among the happiest people in the world and planting seeds of happiness.
Author of the book “Heureux comme un Danois” (Happy as a Dane) and named one of the “24 women of 2012” according to the French magazine L’Express. She is part of the advisory committee for the Positive Economy Forum since 2012, an initiative lead by Jacques Attali under the sponsorship of the President of the French Republic. Watch her talk about what you can learn from the Danes - among the happiest people in the world!
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Admissions Information
Catholic education guides young students to be ready, willing and able to recognize their individual gifts and, in turn, use their gifts long after they outgrow elementary and middle school
To better serve you, we ask that you please complete the inquiry form and include grade and school year in which your are interested. This will allow us to provide you our latest Information Package, and, at a convenient time, we can talk to answer your questions and discuss in more detail our admissions process, tuition, fees, and financial assistance.
Our Principal and Executive Assistants are also available for virtual meetings via Zoom. Please let us know in the form below if you are interested for a short virtual meeting to further discuss enrolling your child at St. Mary's.
For information regarding financial assistance, please visit the Archdiocese of Washington website:
https://adwcatholicschools.org/tuition-assistance/archdiocesan-tuition-assistance-program/
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Monday, September 19, 2022
St. Mary's Church
Welcome to St. Mary's!
St. Mary's is a diverse and vibrant faith community that believes and professes the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the living tradition of the Catholic Church. Our mission is to form loving disciples who will transform the world. All are welcome!
Whether you are new to our parish or have been a long-time member, you are welcome. In 2017, we celebrated our 200th Anniversary of Our Lady's Chapel. St. Mary's has strong roots in the Rockville area and serves as a spiritual oasis for the more than 5,000 parishioners.
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Friday, September 16, 2022
Responsible parenting: Create memories, not expectations | Austeja Lands...
We all are familiar with expectations. Expectations laid on us once to succeed in life. And without noticing we transfer all these expectations on our children. But do high expectations help our children to succeed in life?
Austeja Landsbergiene, Ph.D., CEO and founder of a private chain of pre-schools in Latvia and Lithuania is an educator and visionary who thinks that the most important thing that parents have to give their children is unconditional love and childhood memories filled with parent kindness. Austeja is confident that by creating memories, not expectations kids can flourish in their lives.
Austeja Landsbergiene has been awarded by the President of Lithuania and the King of Sweden a Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the enhancement of Lithuania’s education system through implementing new concept of teaching and for being an inspiring role-model, showing of how passion and knowledge can be turned into a successful business.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
School Advisory Board
The St. Mary's School Advisory Board (SAB) provides advice and assistance to the St. Mary's School Principal and Pastor leadership team in the governance of the school. If you are interested or know someone who has talents to lend to our great school, please email sab@smsrockville.org to find out how you can help. The SAB meets once per month. Committees, which may be comprised of both SAB members and non-SAB members, may meet more frequently as necessary.
St. Mary's School Advisory Board
2022-2023
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Jesse Stahr
Elected/Appointed Members
Brad Daly
Director of Marketing
Mrs. Kim DeSantos
Upper Grade Faculty Representative
Mrs. Lenore Dustin
Mr. John Dustin
Mr. Tim Hannan
Mrs. Christine Kimiecik
Lower Grade Faculty Representative
Mrs. Rose Stahr
HSA Representative
Mrs. Pauline Tohotcheu
Ex officio Members
Rev. Monsignor Robert G. Amey
Pastor
President of the Board
Ms. Debra Eisel
Principal
Executive Secretary of the Board
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
St. Mary's Accreditation
St. Mary's School and all Archdiocese of Washington Schools are AdvancEd Accredited Schools. The Archdiocese of Washington maintains system wide accreditation having met the requirements established by the AdvandEd Accreditation Commission and the Board of Trustees through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. This distinction is the result of extensive self-study, ongoing evaluation, and continual striving for academic excellence.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Tips to Make Back to School Prep Easy!
These tips are sure to get you an A+ when it comes to Back to School meal prep.
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Sunday, September 4, 2022
Academics
Saint Mary's School academic curriculum follows the guidelines and academic standards provided by the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office. The school is designed for students from Preschool through eighth grade. Since students enter school with a wide range of skills, each student is motivated to explore and develop his/her skills and talents in a variety of academic and extracurricular programs.
Our curriculum focuses on the development of the whole child. The classes are self-contained in kindergarten through third grade. Departmentalization begins in the fourth grade and continues through eighth grade.
Classes are taught in a loving, supportive, Christian environment. There is a strong emphasis on faith development, and Catholic identity is visible throughout the school. Students are encouraged to learn about and practice the Catholic faith and to live this faith through community service and outreach programs.
Teachers use formal and informal assessments at all grade levels. The Scantron Performance Standardized Assessment is used in Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is administered three times a year (beginning of the year, midyear, and end of the year).
Writing portfolios are integrated into the language arts curriculum at all grade levels, allowing students to monitor their progress in writing each year.
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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Pillar 5
Pillar 5 - Facilities
St. Mary’s School will update the current school facilities in order to provide a more modern and competitive look for current and prospective families.
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Monday, August 29, 2022
Why are some people left-handed? - Daniel M. Abrams
Today, about one-tenth of the world’s population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution.
Lesson by Daniel M. Abrams, animation by TED-Ed.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Pillar 4
Pillar 4 - Governance
St. Mary’s School will have dedicated, proactive, and expert administrators, faculty, and parents planning and working for the current and future spiritual, instructional, and managerial success of the school.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Pillar 3
Pillar 3 - Enrollment
St. Mary’s School will establish, maintain, and improve upon approaches to increase enrollment with an emphasis on affordability and accessibility.
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
Can you solve the private eye riddle? - Henri Picciotto
As Numberland’s best detective, you thought you’d seen it all. But the desiccated corpses of prominent natural numbers have been showing up all over the city. A lockdown is ordered from sundown to sunrise, and it’s still not enough to stop what can only be described as a vampiric feeding frenzy. Can you figure out why the citizens of Numberland are being attacked? Henri Picciotto shows how.
Lesson by Henri Picciotto, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Pillar 2
Pillar 2 - Academic Excellence
St. Mary’s School will offer an effective curriculum program (both academic and extracurricular) in line with Archdiocese of Washington’s requirements that addresses the students’ needs for personal growth, fulfillment, and preparedness for life.
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Sunday, August 14, 2022
Pillar 1
Pillar 1 - Catholic Identity
St. Mary’s School provides a Christ-centered learning environment that provides the opportunity for spiritual growth, strengthens the bonds with our Catholic community, and produces students who realize their full potential as children of God.
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
10 BACK TO SCHOOL MAGIC TRICKS!
Presenting 10 awesome magic tricks your kids can do using school supplies! We bet #4 will fool you ;)
Monday, August 8, 2022
St. Mary's Strategic Plan
The current St. Mary's Strategic five year strategic plan was created in the 2017-2018 school year. It is the result of feedback, research and hard work of school administration, parents, staff, students and parishioners. This is a living plan that will be updated as goals are accomplished and new goals added. The plan aligns with the Archdiocese of Washington Plan.
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Friday, August 5, 2022
Belief Statements : The Nature of Relationships
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We believe that:
- Parents bear by divine right the primary responsibility for the education of their children.
- Parents who choose a Catholic school are asking and expecting the teachers to be partners with them in the educational endeavor.
- The spiritual climate of a school is one of its most important attributes. It should be characterized at all times and in all ways by care and kindness.
- A school should be a place in which people are able to accept mistakes and to correct them without harsh criticism.
- A sound educational environment must be one in which students experience real freedom from fear.
- Smiles and hugs are important
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
PLAY | EASY CARDBOARD CRAFTS
I've been striking out with toys lately, so I figured I try the recycling bin! The cardboard was a HUGE hit! I hope you try it. =)
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Belief Statements : The Nature of the Process
We believe that:
- Education is essentially a spiritual endeavor; the spiritual well-being of students must be the highest priority.
- Students have the best chance of flourishing academically, socially, and emotionally when the highest priority is honored.
- One of the most important tasks of Christian educators is helping students discover their own gifts and find the spheres in which they can make their most meaningful contributions.
- All members of the school community must seek to validate the beauty within all children so that they never doubt the importance of their own existence.
- All programs and materials should be evaluated in the light of gospel values.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Belief Statements : The Nature of the Student
We believe that each student:
- Is created in the image of God.
- Is unique and irreplaceable.
- Has a purpose according to God’s will.
- Is more than a mind and has spiritual and emotional needs that must be addressed.
- Will find his or her true identity by listening to and obeying Christ.
- Has the potential to bring the light of the gospel to dark places.
- Has a strong need for validation and affirmation.
- Has been blessed with valuable gifts that need to be developed.
- Needs to grow in awareness of his or her own potential and strengths.
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Sunday, July 24, 2022
Can you solve the giant spider riddle? - Dan Finkel
Once every century, the world’s greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch, able to command all the world’s spiders to their will. That day is today, and for the first time, you’re casting your name into the ring. Can you attain the mantle of spider supremacy? Dan Finkel shows how.
Lesson by Dan Finkel, directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio.
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Belief Statements : The Purpose of the School
We believe that the school should be:
- A place that encourages an authentic encounter with Christ.
- A place that holds high the standards of goodness, truth, and beauty.
- A place of discovery in which each person is able to grow and learn.
- A place in which horizons are expanded and new worlds are explored.
- A place that values the contributions of all of its members.
- A place in which the worth and value of each person does not depend upon academic success.
- A place in which:
the minstrel will sing
the poet will extol
the builder will create
the artist will paint
the mathematician will calculate
the adventurer will explore
the scientist will investigate
the actor will perform
the athlete will run
600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
Phone (301) 762-4179
Fax (301) 762-9550
Monday, July 18, 2022
Mission Statement
The mission of Saint Mary’s School is first and foremost to communicate Christ to the students and families whom it serves. Our school seeks to impart a hopeful vision of the future in which students may begin to glimpse the Kingdom of God and to imagine the ways in which their own gifts may be developed and used in the service of Christ. We seek to be a community of prayerful love, free from fear, in which students are unafraid to take risks, to explore, to grow, and to learn. Here they will be encouraged to ask the ultimate questions, not only "How well did I do?" but more importantly, "How shall I live?". We are a learning community in which students embrace their gifts and talents. We seek to bring students to a truly incarnational understanding of Christ in me as well as a school community that works ceaselessly to live in justice, peace, kindness, and understanding.
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600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
Phone (301) 762-4179
Friday, July 15, 2022
EAT | Crazy Cool Lemonades!
Lemonade is so easy to make and this magic, color-changing version is going to rock your kid's world!
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
A Note From Our Pastor
Dear Parishioners,
A great part of the mission of Saint Mary’s Parish has been to provide families with the advantage of a Catholic education for the formation of the whole person. For many years our parochial school has given our young boys and girls the experience of authentic witness to the Gospel message and values of Christianity. The presentation of the Catholic Faith within the context of academic excellence is a magnificent opportunity for every child to gain a wonderful knowledge and appreciation of our Loving God and His providential care of each and everyone of us.
We are very blessed with a truly devoted faculty and staff here at Saint Mary’s School, under the outstanding leadership of a most dedicated principal. Hopefully we will always have the resources to maintain the quality and exceptional results of our school through the continued support of our Faith Community. Today, we are challenged with the ever-rising cost of Catholic Education which,unfortunately, has become over and beyond the means of some of our families.
To ensure the future of our parochial school and accessibility for all students desiring a Catholic Education, Saint Mary’s Parish and School offers opportunities that welcome your generous support. In this website you should find these ongoing opportunities throughout the year.
The generosity and commitment of countless parishioners and friends have made it possible for Saint Mary’s Parochial School to graduate spiritually and academically exceptional students for many years. We have every reason to continue celebrating such a record of success. May we turn to you and ask you to open your heart to considering an appropriate level of support to this vital mission of Saint Mary’s Parish. May God bless you for all your caring service.
Sincerely Yours In Christ,
Reverend Monsignor Robert G. Amey
Pastor
Saturday, July 9, 2022
School Advisory Board
The St. Mary's School Advisory Board (SAB) provides advice and assistance to the St. Mary's School Principal and Pastor leadership team in the governance of the school. If you are interested or know someone who has talents to lend to our great school, please email sab@smsrockville.org to find out how you can help. The SAB meets once per month. Committees, which may be comprised of both SAB members and non-SAB members, may meet more frequently as necessary.
St. Mary's School Advisory Board
2020-2021
Elected/Appointed Members
Mr. Dinis Camara
Mr. Matt Curley
Upper Grade Faculty Representative
Lenore Dustin
Mr. Tim Hannan
Mrs. Wairimu Mwangi
Mr. Jesse Stahr
Mrs. Kelly Sweet
Lower Grade Faculty Representative
Mrs. Pauline Tohotcheu
Mrs. Caterina Watson
HSA Representative
Robin Wiener
Ex officio Members
Rev. Monsignor Robert G. Amey
Pastor
President of the Board
Ms. Debra Eisel
Principal
Executive Secretary of the Board
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Can you solve "Einstein’s Riddle"? - Dan Van der Vieren
Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how.
Lesson by Dan Van der Vieren, animation by Artrake Studio.
Sunday, July 3, 2022
Accreditation
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Academics
Saint Mary's School academic curriculum follows the guidelines and academic standards provided by the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office. The school is designed for students from Preschool through eighth grade. Since students enter school with a wide range of skills, each student is motivated to explore and develop his/her skills and talents in a variety of academic and extracurricular programs.
Our curriculum focuses on the development of the whole child. The classes are self-contained in kindergarten through third grade. Departmentalization begins in the fourth grade and continues through eighth grade.
Classes are taught in a loving, supportive, Christian environment. There is a strong emphasis on faith development, and Catholic identity is visible throughout the school. Students are encouraged to learn about and practice the Catholic faith and to live this faith through community service and outreach programs.
Teachers use formal and informal assessments at all grade levels. The Scantron Performance Standardized Assessment is used in Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is administered three times a year (beginning of the year, midyear, and end of the year).
Writing portfolios are integrated into the language arts curriculum at all grade levels, allowing students to monitor their progress in writing each year.
Monday, June 27, 2022
Friday, June 24, 2022
Welcome To St. Mary's School
St. Mary's is a Great Place to Grow...
Since 1951 we have been forming responsible, faith-filled children through a rigorous curriculum that marries faith, academics and service. The greatest testament to our mission of educating the whole child is the fact that so many alumni return to the halls of St. Mary’s School to educate their children. We are expanding every day through an array of extracurricular opportunities, an extended preschool with all-day hours and ongoing training for staff and administrators.
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