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Serving 430 students in JK

through Grade 8 including our

IB Middle Years Program

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A community founded in

Catholic tradition, committed to a

Christ-centered learning environment

STUDENT LIFE

Seasonal sports and clubs

are offered to enrich student life

outside the classroom

🎢 There is so much to be said for the amount of fun and learning that takes place on Roller Coaster Lab day…And an equally great need to clean the lab counters after so many students stood on them (for the good of science, of course)!! 😆 📸 Mr. Caulder, SMCS
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👋 What’s up, doc? Mrs. V is at a professional development conference this week learning (among other things) how to become a book doctor! #lead #learn #read #mightymonarchs
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ECDC students enjoyed playing with a brand new parachute during PE class this week thanks to a generous donation! #gratitude #community #joy 📸 Mrs. Robinson, SMCS
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🍇 New parents attending our PTO reception tomorrow evening will get a taste of our holiday wines! We are bulk ordering two amazing selections and passing the savings on to you to enjoy with family and friends this holiday season. More details on how to pre-order in this Friday’s Flash! #seasonofgiving #cheers #wearesaintmarys
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🍭🍬📊 From constructing molecules with gum drops to bar graphing with lollipops, candy just makes learning a little sweeter! #lead #learn #create 📸 Mrs. Benton & Mrs. Olesen, SMCS
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👟 SPORTS REPORT 👟 These Mighty Monarchs ran their first 1 mile race recently at Regency Mall. They even have the hardware to prove it!! 🏅
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🍂🪨🔎 Elementary School students kicked off the week with a geology field trip to Belle Isle where they spent the day exploring nature together! #wearesaintmarys
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Have a safe and happy Halloween this evening, Mighty Monarchs! 🎃🎃🎃 📸 Ms. Schwartzkopf, SMCS
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This morning’s Saints Parade was a treat for family members and our friends at Saint Mary’s Woods! Many thanks to everyone who enjoyed the beautiful weather and creative costumes with us. #wearesaintmarys
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Welcome to the St. Mary’s IBMYP Team, Mr. Roberto! Our new Co-Teaching duo hits the Science lab starting mid-November. Middle School Parents, check your inboxes for today’s official announcement from Principal Esparza. #ibmyp #teamwork #blessedbythebest
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It’s Boo Crew time!!! #spookyseason👻
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🏐Faculty & Staff muscled their way past our powerful Varsity Girls Volleyball team in what has become an epic annual event. Both teams were cheered on by students in our After School Care program as well as parent and teacher spectators (plus one adorable future Monarch)! #tradition #community #wearesaintmarys
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Miss Anna worked with students in grades JK-5 to make Ghost-grams this month! Each student wrote either an affirmation for themselves or a note to someone they love. #kindness #SEL #schoolcounselorsrock
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👻 Mrs. Schwartzkopf’s tiny Monarchs learned how to draw a ghost holding a cute little pumpkin this week in art! #ecdc #spookyseason #wearesaintmarys
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😋 These lucky World Language students got to taste some yummy pan de muertos while decorating sugar skull cookies with Señora Lee! #learnspanish #dayofthedead #handsonlearning
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The candy 🍬 The color 🍁 The magic ✨ as captured by the incredibly talented @saracristinphotography (full gallery link in bio) #TrunkOrTreat #Community #WeAreSaintMarys
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There’s no place like Saint Mary’s 💙
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Learning food vocabulary in World Language is always more fun when tasting the food! #learnfrench #learnspanish #ibmyp #globalperspectives 📸 Mme Hartgrove & Sra Bordas, SMCS
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☕️🥐❤️ Q: How do we fuel our teachers on a Friday that may not end until the last ghosts and goblins leave Trunk or Treat? A: @getkaterco coffee from the Thrive Coffee Truck! #thankyou #pto #community
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🔎🧂✨When science inspires wonder, learning happens! #halite #cubes #scienceisfun 📸 Mrs. Carpenter, SMCS
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🏐Last game of the season! #mightymonarchs 📸 @kkpsmalls
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What a beautiful day for a visit to the pumpkin patch! 📸 Mrs. Jones, SMCS
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Members of our Cheer & Pep Squads had a great day helping to create a “red out” at Robins Stadium along with our friends from @spidercheer 💙❤️
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💙 Our Open House visitors left with a sweet treat from @peace_of_love_cookieco as a thank you for considering our faith-filled community! #lead #learn #serve #love
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🌹💀🏵️These beautifully colored paper sugar skull creations are called “calaveras” in Spanish. During Day of the Dead celebrations, skulls and skeletons are created from many materials such as wood, sugar paste and even chocolate! When sugar skulls are purchased or given as gifts, the name of the deceased is often written with icing across the forehead of the skull on colored foil. #worldlanguage #dayofthedead #learnspanish
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🍂Our hallways are filled with signs of the season…We love seeing the clever and creative work of our Mighty Monarchs! #lead #learn #create
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One of the best things about Open House is the number of smiling faces ready to greet our prospective families. Thanks to everyone who came out to make it a ROARING success! #openhouse #wearesaintmarys #community #blessedbythebest @cdr_catholic_schools
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🔎🪨💎Today our elementary school students learned about Moh’s Hardness Scale in Science class. They conducted hands-on small group observations of all of the minerals on the scale with the exception of diamonds! #handsonlearning #sciencerocks
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Many hands made light work for these 6th grade volunteers at @bryan_parkrva today! #smcsDayOfService
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8th graders had a very different indoor Day of Service experience helping at @shoodrva which started with a welcome by Shood’s founder, Robin Telfian, to learn how they would help transform gently used, high-quality running shoes into walking shoes for those in need throughout Richmond. #smcsDayOfService
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7th grade students spent their Day of Service outside alongside teachers and chaperones helping to clean up Woodland Cemetery which is the final resting place of American tennis legend, Arthur Ashe. #lead #learn #serve #wearesaintmarys
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These tiny Monarchs played their hearts out this weekend and have had an amazing season! #monarchpride #fallsports⚽️🏈 👟🏐 📸 Mr. Schaefer, SMCS
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SPORTS REPORT: This past weekend, the 5th and 6th coed flag football team made it to the semi-finals. Thank you to Coach Barbato, Coach Guevara and Mr. Caulder for making it such a great season! 📸 Mrs. Caulder
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⚽️🥇SPORTS REPORT: This Mighty Monarch is sporting some glittering new hardware following her U10 team’s big win at the River City Cup! #monarchpride 📸 Mrs. Scherder
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Night of Nations was a glorious celebration that delighted all the senses! #community #culture #ibworldschool
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This morning’s Cheer Camp and uniform fitting session was spirited! Our pep and cheer squad members can’t wait for the start of Basketball season! #wearesaintmarys #mightymonarchs #gobigblue
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#Repost @richmonddiocese ・・・ A team of middle school students from Saint Mary’s Catholic School, Richmond, is only one of 75 schools chosen by NASA in the 31st Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The team is the only middle school team selected in the United States for its proposal to design a rover to use in a simulated Mars and Moon terrain. The students will now begin preparing their next steps in the competition. Good luck to @saintmarysrva as they continue their hard work!
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Ending the week with a BIG SPLASH OF GRATITUDE 💦 #wearesaintmarys #blessedbythebest @cdr_catholic_schools
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🍨🍂💙 It’s Friday. It’s Fall. And we are blessed beyond measure…Read all about it in today’s Friday Flash! #comingsoon
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The St. Mary’s community has answered the call to serve those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Thank you to all who donated! #community #calledtoserve #pto 📸 Mrs. Kirk, SMCS
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#spookyseason👻 📸 Madame Lee, SMCS
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🐸 A froggy hops into a French class…#giggles #learning #imaginaryplay
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Fall Sports have been a blast—Well done to these mighty Cross Country Monarchs who competed yesterday at Roslyn! #gobigblue💙 📸 Mr. Caulder, SMCS
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This crisp fall weather is perfect for practicing our handwriting skills outside! #mightymonarchs 📸 Mrs. Carpenter, SMCS
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Our 4th graders are not afraid of the Spooky Season!! #worldlanguage #learnfrench #monarchscreate
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Father Mike will bless all donations TOMORROW afternoon, so there is still time to bring in much needed items this afternoon at carpool and tomorrow morning! #service #community #wearesaintmarys
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Thank you, Ella K. for sharing this photo taken at morning carpool! It is dazzling visual reminder of how blessed we are to walk in His light. #wearesaintmarys
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Exercise, fun puzzles, quiet games, meditative prayer, coloring…Our 7th graders completed Stress Management and Relaxation stations in Health Class today! 📸 Mrs. Robinson, SMCS
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💸📦🧴🧻 REMINDER: You can pay $3 online in advance of tomorrow’s Hurricane Relief TAG day and collection bins are located in ECDC, Elementary and Middle School Hallways for donated items! #linkinbio #pto #community #loveoneanother #faithinaction
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Second graders were introduced to regrouping this week thanks to a clever rhyme paired with a favorite crunchy breakfast cereal! 🥣🥣🥣 #mathisfun
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This morning our Middle School students were asked to connect next week’s Day of Service activities to the Corporal Works of Mercy. 🫶🫶🏽🫶🏿 The Corporal Works of Mercy are found in the teachings of Jesus and give us a model for how we should treat all others, as if they were Christ in disguise. They “are charitable actions by which we help our neighbors in their bodily needs” (USCCA). 👟👟👟 Corporal Works of Mercy respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey together through this life. #mercyinmotion #faithinaction #ibmyp #service Source: @usccb
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🎃 These tiny Monarchs are helping to showcase an awesome display of NEW books in our library! And speaking of new books—WE ARE SO GRATEFUL for the success of our Fall Book Fair which will allow us to purchase additional new titles and replace some coding bots! #lead #learn #read #together
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🏁🪤🏎️💨 Our students are almost ready to zoom into a three-day weekend! #MouseTrapCars #ScienceIsFun #ibmyp #wearesaintmarys
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Faculty members helped Mrs. V demonstrate how to play Pumpkin themed Over Under at this morning’s First Friday Assembly! #lead #learn #play #together
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👑 Congrats to these Inquiring Monarchs of the Month for September! This month teachers will be on the lookout for good Communicators. #WorldSchool #MonarchVirtues #ibLearnerTraits @cdr_catholic_schools
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Some things never change 💙 #wearesaintmarys
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💒 RSVP today for our Fall Open House on Thursday, October 17th to discover the difference a Catholic Education can make in your child’s life! #linkinbio #ibWorldSchool @cdr_catholic_schools #wearesaintmarys
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Some familiar Monarch faces from @benedictineschoolsofrichmond showed up to have lunch with our 8th graders today! #monarchsforever @cdr_catholic_schools
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These 7th graders were hard at work in English Composition Class researching the alphabet agencies of FDR’s New Deal to compare and contrast in a paper. #ibmyp #lead #learn #serve 📸 Mrs. Hartgrove, SMCS
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👀📚 will we see you at 4pm in the Lower Commons for Family Shopping eveing? Keep eye out for these green bins and be sure to make a donation to our Teacher’s Book Fair Wishlists‼️
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SPORTS REPORT 📣 St. Gertrude’s Middies field hockey beat Collegiate yesteday 2-0! There are three 7th graders and three 8th graders from St. Mary’s who play on the team. @cdr_catholic_schools @sghsgators #mightymonarchs 📸 Mrs. Noakes
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🧦 CRAZY.SOCK.DAY. compliments of G3! #boosterthon #leveledup #fun
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🎶 Alabaré a Mi Señor! I will Praise My Lord! Tomorrow we will celebrate a a bilingual mass in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. #lead #learn #sing #together
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Praying for those who have been impacted by the weekend’s flooding and counting our many blessings. #blessedbythebest #wearesaintmarys #fallbookfair #shareyourfair @scholastic
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Our nurses had a furry friend try to lend a hand this week in the Clinic 🐿️ Read how YOU can lend a hand in keeping our community healthy in today’s Friday Flash!
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🏹 The noun hunters return! #outdoorlearning #naturewalk #nounwalk
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So proud of these 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade Girl Scouts who participated and supported one another in their Bridging Ceremony last Friday evening! #scouting #lead #learn #serve 📸 Mrs. Carpenter, SMCS
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A little rain doesn’t dampen our students’ good spirits! #uno #indoorrecess #ibmyp #worldschool 📸 Mrs. Hartgrove, SMCS
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Welcome to Fall, Mighty Monarchs! Students were introduced to the work of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, and created beautiful Kusama inspired pumpkin art that now adorns our Art and Music hallway!
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📸 See all the Week 5 Highlights without skipping a beat by visiting the link in our Instagram bio! #wearesaintmarys
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🎉 Together, we hit our $40,000 goal, but the fun and the fundraising continue next week with the planning of the great DUNK TANK 💦 #THANKYOU #THANKYOU
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💦💦💦SO SO SO CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING WE HIT $40K!!! Can you get us to the finish line before our last run begins?!?? #linkinbio #letsgo #dunktank
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From game faces to pie in the face moments, this day is crazy fun for everyone!!! #FunRunFriday
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🥳 Celebrating together!!! #MightyMonarchs
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First two runs are complete, but there is still time to hit our $40,000 goal and announce that our three 💦DUNK TANK nominees will be doused on a future date!!!
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READY FOR FUN…READY TO RUN!!!
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🚨Last chance to donate before our SMCS Fun Run! 🚨We are SO CLOSE to reaching our $40,000 goal…Can you help?🙏 Every donation, no matter what size, makes a HUGE impact on our school! Login, share and donate!! #supportourschool #thankyou #wearesaintmarys
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🃏Jester Jenn won’t be laughing tomorrow when she gets served 🥧pie (in the face) from our top 💰raising students in each grade!! In addition to being an epic, messy, colorful event, tomorrow’s Fun Run will be a huge celebration of our shared love for SMCS—made possible by the efforts of so many—and the generosity of our giant Monarch family that spans 📍49 states (c’mon Arkansas!!) and nearly every 🌍continent on the globe. Let’s reach $40,000 together and run our hearts out tomorrow!!! #MightyMonarchs #Community #Gratitude #WeAreSaintMarys @shortpumportho @dyerimmigration @emeraldmushroomfarm @thereinhartfoundation
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Our Honorary Booster Team Member’s first job is to announce that we have JUST ONE STATE LEFT to complete our 50 state challenge, so let’s work together to find a Monarch Fund supporter in the great state of Arkansas so that we can SLIME Mrs. Esparza tomorrow!!! We are also just $8,000 shy of our school goal of $40,000 which means we need lots more donations before tomorrow’s Fun Run if we want 💦 “DUNK” Mr. C, Mrs. V and Mr. Schaefer!!! #ready #set #letsgo #wearesaintmarys
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Mrs. Matus’ Kindergarten Class raised the most new pledges last night so this afternoon they welcomed Jester Jenn from the Boosterthon Crew as a new student in their classroom! For tonight’s challenge, the tables turn and one lucky student will get to be an honorary Boosterthon Crew member tomorrow!!! #mightymonarchs #nightlychallenge #letsgo
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☀️ Have you seen the weather forecast for Fun Run Friday?! It going to be warm with the potential for a 💦Dunk Tank Announcement if we reach our $40,000 goal in the next 2 days!!! #letsgo #monarchfund #monarchpride #bestteachersever❤️
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Hey, Parents! Boosterthon Fun Run shirts went home yesterday so make sure they are in the uniform line up for Friday along with PE shorts. Let’s give a big thank you to @shortpumportho and all of our generous sponsors featured in today’s stories for sponsoring this year’s FUN RUN! #community #wearesaintmarys #letsgo #monarchfund
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Just 4️⃣ states left before Mrs. Esparza gets her ticket for SLIME TIME!!!! 📍Arkansas,📍Kentucky,📍Wyoming,📍Montana #SpreadTheWord #DonateNow #Boosterthon
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5th graders completed 9/11 reflections on heroism and their teachers rightly believed that their work deserved to be on display in our main hallway for everyone to read, remember and honor. #WeRemember #NeverForget
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🇺🇸 Know someone from out of state who loves a Mighty Monarch? Join our 50 State Challenge in honor of Constitution Day! ❤️🤍💙 If we receive donations from ALL 50 STATES, Principal Esparza will be slimed at our SMCS Fun Run this Friday! Tag someone you know below and text them your students’ donation page (or they can click the #linkinbio)!! We still need donations from 📍Arkansas, 📍Illinois, 📍Indiana, 📍Kansas, 📍Kentucky, 📍Louisiana, 📍Montana, 📍Nebraska, 📍Nevada, 📍New Hampshire, 📍New Mexico, 📍Rhode Island, 📍Vermont, 📍West Virginia, 📍Wisconsin, 📍Wyoming #ConstitutionDay #Unity #WeAreSaintMarys
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⌚️Have a spare minute? That’s all it takes to share our SMCS Fun Run and help us reach our $40,000 goal! 🎊Visit MyBooster.com to quickly share through email, text and on social media with just a click! 💻📱🙌
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Jumping into @boosterthonvirginia Fun Run Week like 🔥🔥🔥 📸 Mrs. Robinson, SMCS
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Mrs. V never stops! She spent the weekend teaching teachers in Alexandria, VA! #BlessedByTheBest #ibmyp
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Reminder! Our Boosterthon fundraiser is ongoing! Be sure to finish the Weekend Challenge before time is up. 🛡️💪⏰ These second graders received cool prizes on Friday thanks to their early bird Boosterthon efforts! All students have the chance to snag a special edition @dudeperfect keychain if they raise $60 in new donations THIS WEEKEND! #FunRun #Quest #MightyMonarchs
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St. Mary’s sixth graders helped to kick off the 80th season of @juniorassemblycotillion wearing 80’s themed attire at the Women’s Club in downtown Richmond. #MonarchMilestones #tradition #manners
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Who’s ready for a weekend challenge?!🙋‍♀️ Get a new $60 flat donation or $2 per lap donation before Monday and you’ll score a GOLDEN EDITION Dude Perfect keychain! 😮 Good luck! #MonarchFund #WeAreSaintMarys #Focus
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In addition to getting a FREE TAG DAY just for registering by 5pm today students will get to see fun @dudeperfect videos, earn collectible key chains and other cool prizes! #boosterthon
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Woo hoo 🎉🎉🎉 our SMCS Fun Run kicked off TODAY with our new friends Rocket-ship Randy and Jester Jenn! We’re raising funds for operating costs and financial retention incentives for SMCS teachers. and we need YOUR help. 🙏 Sign up and share in minutes—it’s that easy! (🔗 in bio). All students who register by 5pm today will receive a FREE TAG DAY TOMORROW!! #LetsGo #MonarchPride #WeAreSaintMarys
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Picture Day: Thanks to our friends from @reallifestudios for making us smile year after year! Photos will be available for viewing online using your student specific access code early next week, so be on the look out for a letter in student folders or backpacks.
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🏐 Big win for the Mighty Monarchs in tonight’s game vs St. Catherine’s! #SweetVictory #MonarchPride 📸 Mrs. Kirk, SMCS
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📸 Our Monarchs played hard today in their Mass Day uniforms, so you may need to clean them before tomorrow’s School Picture Day. Formal Uniforms are REQUIRED! #RecessForAll #Lead #Learn #Play
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🇺🇸 These precious fifth graders practiced with Mrs. Moretti for our Constitution Day celebration planned for next week! More details in this Friday’s Flash and on our website calendar (under the student section). #GodBlessAmerica
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Mass buddies are the best! #CatholicTradition #FaithFilled #MonarchMilestones 📸 Mrs. Kirk, SMCS
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First Cross Country Meet! #mightymonarchs 📸 Mr. Caulder, SMCS
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It’s a Sporty Saturday for our Monarch Pride. Mrs. Kirk and her mom are enjoying the finals matches at the US Open Tennis Tournament in New York! #GalaExperience
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Our Academic Programs

We offer a full day Junior Kindergarten (JK) and Kindergarten program, primary education for grades 1 to 5 and an IB Middle Years Programme

for grades 6 to 8. Foreign language is taught at

all levels and we offer high school credit opportunities for all middle school students.

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