Connecticut Legislative Alert The Connecticut State Appropriations Committee has proposed a massive cut in funding that supports bus transportation for Catholic school students. The proposal would cut funding by 70% and could result in the loss of safe, free bus transporation for Catholic school students to schools in their town of residence. State Representative John Hampton has urged Mrs. Gannatti to strongly recommend that all families contact State government leaders to express their opposition to this proposed cut in funding. Please click here for more information and for suggestions on you can help stop this proposal. Posted 5-8-13 Family Enrollment Agreements for 2013-2014 have been sent to all currently enrolled and newly admitted families via U.S. mail. Your signed family enrollment agreement and family enrollment fee were due NLT Friday, April 12th. If you have any questions or have mislaid your enrollment packet, please contact the school office. An electronic copy of enrollment packet contents is available. Click here. Updated 4/29/13 The Office of Catholic Schools has announced completion of a new ministerial plan, developed to effectively guide Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Hartford toward the year 2020. The report, 20 20 Vision: An Eye on Our Future is available as an ebook. Click here read the plan. To read the press release associated with the announcement of this plan, click here. Posted 3/27/13 The Office of Catholic Schools has created a Facebook page to promote all Diocesan schools. Please help OCS to reach a larger audience by visiting their page and "Liking" it. Click here to visit this Facebook page. The Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule is located at SignUpGenius. Click here to view the schedule. Posted 4/23/2013 The Library Volunteer Schedule has been posted for download. Click here Posted 1/21/2013 All new SMS Athletic Apparel is available! Click here Posted 11/13/12 Aftercare is available! To learn more about the aftercare program at SMS, click on the SMS Parents link and then click on Aftercare.Posted 8/22/12 We have a new format for our school calendar and for weekly communications and announcements. There are simple steps for you to complete so that you can begin to receive all your SMS news. Click here for more information and directions. Posted 8/15/12 The new SMS School Blog may be accessed directly if you click here. Posted 8/15/12 iPad technology is here for the 2012-13 school year! Click here to learn about our commitment to fully integrate mobile device technology. Click here to follow our 1:1 blog. Virtus - Protecting God's Children All employees and volunteers that have regular contact with children are required to complete Virtus training. To find a list of upcoming Virtus training sessions in our Archdiocese, click here. On the Virtus home page, click on Registration to locate upcoming training sessions. If you are unsure if you need to complete Virtus training, please call the School Office. The Office of Catholic Schools has unveiled an updated website. Use the Office of Catholic Schools link on the left navigation bar or click here to visit this updated site. Posted 2-6-13