Have a blessed and safe Halloween!
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
One of the Greatest Speeches Ever | Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs delivers an inspirational speech. Listen to the end for the most life changing quote of all-time. Don't let anyone ever tell you that you cannot achieve your dreams.
You will be inspired and motivated to go out there and achieve your goals. I hope you all enjoy this motivational video. :)
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Confession Times
St. Mary's offers confessions in the Main Church on Saturdays from 1 to 2 pm and Wednesdays from 5 to 6 pm and by appointment. To make an appointment, please call the rectory (office hours from 9 to 4).
A parish penance service with 4 to 5 priests present to hear confessions will be held on Tuesday, April 4th, at 7 pm in the main church.
Saturday, October 21, 2023
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.
600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
Phone (301) 762-4179
Fax (301) 762-9550
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
How to Get Your Kids to Listen and Engage | Kris Prochaska | TEDxBend
What happens when we include our children in the conversations they have a stake in?
Once a psychotherapist, now a coach and consultant, Kris uses her intuitive insight, diagnostic skills and business savvy to help her clients discover their Natural Genius Factor™ and use it to excel in business and create harmonious family relationships. She’s helped hundreds of women and men learn to calm their little voices in their heads and follow their intuition to create powerful results personally and professionally. She is the author of “Life Well Spoken: Free Your Inner Voice & Prosper,” and the creator of “Align Your Design at Home & Work.”
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Our Blue Ribbon Award
On November 16, 2011 we celebrated our National Blue Ribbon Award. It was a wonderful day that started with a special Mass of Thanksgiving. We were privileged to have our Pastor, Monsignor Amey, our Assistant Pastor, Fr. Charles, as well as Fr. Val and retired Reverend, Fr. Downs. Our guest of honor was Sister Carol Rigali, OSF, former principal of the school and now Provincial of the United States Province of the School Sisters of St. Francis. After Mass, the entire community gathered in the school’s auditorium for a special award presentation from a Department of Education representative. The event also included special remarks from Monsignor Amey, Sister Carol, student representatives from every class, and 6th Grade teacher Mr. DiGiovanni. Our eighth graders performed a special song dedicated to our Blue Ribbon accomplishment.
Ms. Debby Kennedy, Principal, proudly addressed the school with these words: “we have made history for Catholic Education! There are 135,000 schools in the United States and only 315 of them were recognized this year as Blue Ribbon Schools. Of the 10 schools in Maryland, 4 of them were Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools. That puts St. Mary’s School in the 97th percentile nationwide. That is amazing!”
We are very proud to announce that St. Mary's has been recognized as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. This is such an honor because although there are 33,000 private schools in the nation, only 49 private schools are recognized.
St. Mary's has reached this accomplishment through their dedicated faculty and staff, their hard-working students and their ever-supportive parent community. Together, we bring academic excellence in a loving, faith-filled community to our children everyday.
600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
Phone (301) 762-4179
Fax (301) 762-9550
Thursday, October 12, 2023
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.
Monday, October 9, 2023
Cardinal Wilton Gregory | Our Lady of the Visitation Parish | Mass and P...
Join Cardinal Wilton Gregory as he celebrates Mass and blesses the newly installed Prayer Garden and Outdoor Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish in Darnestown, MD
Friday, October 6, 2023
Academics : Seventh and Eighth Grades
Our curriculum focuses on the development of the whole child. 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. Scantron Performance Standardized Assessment is used from Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is administered in at the beginning of the year, mid year, and at the 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.
Seventh and Eighth Grades
Religion:
The religion program is a two-year preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is based on the doctrines of the Catholic Church as found in Scripture and Tradition. There is an emphasis on the Ten Commandments and the Creed. The students are led to understand how to make moral choices based on the Catholic faith and to establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Students attend school Mass one day a week. They participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Advent and Lent.
Language Arts:
The language arts curriculum is an integrated program of literature, grammar, vocabulary, and writing. The students write poems, personal narratives, short stories, and persuasive letters to add to their writing portfolios.
Mathematics:
Math instruction is designed to develop techniques and strategies to integrate math into daily life. The students learn and use formulae and algebraic expressions. They are introduced to the use of graphing calculators and computer spreadsheets. There are grade-level and accelerated classes.
Science:
The science program is designed to teach students to understand the universe around them. They develop problem solving strategies and effective methods of rational thinking. The focus in seventh grade is life science -- biology and human health, and in eighth grade physical science -- chemistry and physics.
Social Studies:
The social studies program focuses on history, civics, current events and geography. The students learn how to write a research paper.
600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Academics : Fifth and Sixth Grades
Our curriculum focuses on the development of the whole child. 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. Scantron Performance Standardized Assessment is used from Kindergarten through Eighth grade and is administered in at the beginning of the year, mid year, and at the 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.
Fifth and Sixth Grades
Religion: In the middle grades, the religion curriculum emphasizes Catholic teaching through a foundation in the Mass and Old and New Testaments with support from The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Students attend mass weekly with the parish community. They participate in school-wide masses and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Students continue to memorize Catholic prayers. The Family Life program is introduced at this level.
Language Arts: The language arts program is a literature-based program with a focus on vocabulary development and reading comprehension. Grammar, spelling, and mechanics are an integral part of the writing program. The students continue to maintain the portfolio begun in kindergarten.
Mathematics: The math curriculum stresses operations with fractions and decimals. As students progress they learn pre-algebraic concepts.
Science: Science instruction builds on concepts and techniques introduced in the earlier grades. The scientific process is used for student hands-on investigations. The students are taught critical reading strategies which apply to more technical material.
Social Studies: Social studies programs include topics of history, civics, current events and geography with a strong emphasis on appreciation and respect for the various cultures that comprise the world population.
600 Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
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