Dear St. Mary’s Families,
Happy Easter – the 50 day celebration of the Resurrection continues until Pentecost Sunday, May 24th. 
When Easter comes, don’t rush past it.
Let Easter stretch out. Let it breathe. Let it change you.
Because the joy of the Resurrection isn’t meant to last one day –
It’s meant to shape your whole life
From: Catholic World Mission
The ability of the school and families to work cooperatively towards a common goal enhances the student learning academically, spiritually, and socially.
OUR MISSION:
St. Mary’s School is to provide a Catholic environment that instills academic excellence while preparing the whole child for life-long personal and spiritual growth, empowering them to become global citizens.
MAP Testing – April 20th through April 30th
Twice a year St. Mary’s students in grade 1st through 8th participate in Measure of Academic Performance (MAP) testing. They will complete tests in Reading, Language Usage, and Mathematics between April 20 and April 30.
We encourage students to get a good night sleep, eat a solid breakfast, and come to school on time with a positive attitude. This is good advice for every day, but we ask for specific attention during this testing window.
Many students struggle with test anxiety. We work to create a safe and positive environment for students to feel comfortable, but challenged, and have confidence in their knowledge and ability.
MAP tests are a progressive testing system that measures the students by growth and achievement. While it may seem as though we are putting a tremendous emphasis on these tests, they are simply another data point to help understand where our students are and how best to help them realize their potential.
Spartans Around the Town
Thank you to our teachers and volunteers for helping with Spring field trips. The students have been all over the Boise area including: Birds of Prey – Jewish Synagogue – Boise Art Museum – The Capitol Building – Boise Urban Gardens –
and coming soon – St. Gertrude’s in Cottonwood
Thank you for your help and support bringing learning to life.
Service Project – Corpus Commons
Thank you and congratulations to our fifth grade class for hosting a bake sale with all proceeds going to the Corpus Commons. The Corpus Commons mission is to offer hospitality and services to people experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty in Boise, Idaho.
Children’s Entrepreneur Market
Linked above is a letter from Ms. Jones about the Children’s Entrepreneur Market held in Hyde Park on May 2, 2026. The market allows for children to experience the business world with product development, marketing, pricing and so much more. Please see the letter above if your child is interested in participating.
Technology and Students 
This month Mrs. Maritt is meeting with classes to discuss technology usage. The misuse and misunderstanding of the power of technology is a common problem with the children and adults of today.
In addition to lessons from Mrs. Maritt, St. Mary’s subscribes to the Social Institute. The Social Institute provides all types of resources for families including hints about setting and controls on different applications. The access the Social Institute, you can use the school logon to access the Family Toolkit code:3d1bC5B9403C65
Bishop Kelly – Summer Sports Camps
Bishop Kelly sports programs offer a number of camps throughout June and July. The ages and grades vary based on the sport. Camps range from football to basketball, to lacrosse and much, much more. Please use the link above to investigate and register.
Uniform Provider Change (Kind of)
Educational Outfitters has merged with Skobel’s School Uniforms. This is exciting for St. Mary’s. Skobel’s has some great benefits to our families including: increased inventory, guarantee on-time delivery and much more. Please see the linked letter for more information.
Skobel’s – On-Line Uniform Store: St. Mary’s
Preventing Youth Substance Abuse
Central District Health is hosting a virtual seminar to help parents and guardians prevent youth substance abuse. The seminar includes current trends on cannabis, vaping, and kava. Please use the QR code on the linked flyer to sign in on May 11th.
Spring Music Program
- When: Tuesday, May 5th at 6:00pm. Students should arrive between 5:40 and 5:45 and go to their classrooms (Bands and Choir should meet in the church). THE SCHOOL/CHURCH WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 5:40, so please plan accordingly. The program is expected to last about one hour.
- Where: St. Mary’s Church (Free!)
- Who: The program will feature students in 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade, as well as our Bands, Choir, and Mexican Dance group.
- What (to wear): Students should wear nice clothes – think “going to church with Grandma on Easter.” Please help students not to wear anything that might become a distraction to others or prove challenging for them to move around in. When in doubt, they are more than welcome to wear their Mass Dress uniform. Some of the 6th graders will have specific outfits to wear, I will update you on that soon.
- Why: We do this each year to show off the hard work of our students in the performing arts, gather as a community, and celebrate that Music is a valued and integral part of their education.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Peters, and he will try to get back to you quickly – mpeters@bk.org.
BK Music Dept. End-of-Year Concert – Wednesday, May 6 @ 7:00pm (REG Gymnasium)
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for HS students, $2 for younger students and senior citizens, and kids age 5 or younger are free. The award-winning BK ensembles will be performing a wide variety of music, along with many students from our TVCS partner schools. Doors will open to the public at 6:30pm. The REG is the old gym located in the main building, just past the fountain through the front entrance.
Attention Medical Providers
Bishop Kelly is looking for medical providers to assist with their annual sports physical day on May 30th. If you are a medical provider and interested in helping out, please find the form on the linked document. Thank you
Calendar of Events
- April 10 – Class Photos 😁
- April 17 – Wagons Ho! – 4th Grade Field Trip
- April 20 – 30 – Spring MAP Testing
- April 24 – Teacher Inservice – No School
- May 2 – First Communion – 2nd grade
- May 5 – Spring Concert
- May 6 – May Crowning
- May 6 – Bishop Kelly Music Program
God Bless and Take Care
Kevan Grant
St. Mary’s Catholic School – Principal
Go Spartans!
Other Things
- 2026-27 Re-enrollment and Enrollment – Some of our classes are filling up. Please be sure to complete your re-enrollment to secure your spot for the 2026-27 school year. We are providing tours, shadow days, and fielding inquiries daily. Thank you for supporting St. Mary’s and sharing your experience with others.
- Partnership Page – St. Mary’s supports the businesses that support us. The school has a webpage dedicated to our business partnerships. If you are looking for something, I encourage you to check out the directory. If you are interested in listing your business, please contact Mandy at the front office. We would love to continue to grow our partnerships and encourage support for our St. Mary’s businesses.
- Recycled Textiles – St. Mary’s is going to be collecting used clothing, purses, bedding, towels, hats, bags and other used garments for recycling. We are entering into a partnership with Just Porch It to collect and recycle textiles. We will have a bag in the cafeteria beginning in January if you have any items to discard.
- Dress Code – As the weather becomes colder and the first semester comes to an end, it is important we reiterate our dress code expectations with you and the students. Please find the specifics in the link above. Please take a few minutes to review the dress code with your students. We would appreciate your support with:
- St. Mary’s Sweatshirts are the only sweatshirts permitted. All other sweatshirts are to stay at home.
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- Hair must be trimmed neatly and not fall into the students eyes.
- Return to School Policy – Each year the nurses evaluate and provide a return to school policy to keep us as healthy as possible during the school year. Please be sure to review the linked letter.
- Bishop Kelly Athletics – Bishop Kelly has a plethora of athletics happening throughout the year. The BK website has a link to team pages with game schedules.
