Welcome back from Spring Break – I hope you enjoyed your time away and made the most of Pi Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and any other holiday you could squeeze into the 10 day break.
We have a busy couple of weeks leading up to Easter. In addition to the school events listed below, please see the Mass schedule for Holy Week
Holy Week Mass Schedule
Holy Thursday: Mass: 7:00 pm (English)
Good Friday: Liturgy: 6:00 pm (English), 8:00 pm (Spanish)
Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass: 8:00 pm (English)
Easter Sunday: Mass: 8:30 am (English), 10:45 am (English), 12:45 pm (Spanish)
School Events
Friday, March 27 at 12:30 – Second Grade First Reconciliation – Students only
Friday, March 27th at 2:30 – Stations of the Cross
Wednesday, April 1st at 2:30 – Living Stations of the Cross
Wednesdays, April 1st at 8:30 – Grandparents’ Mass – All are welcome
Friday, April 3rd – No School – Good Friday
Monday, April 6th – No School – Holy Monday
If you or your family is interested in exploring religious education including joining the church, baptism, confirmation, or catechism, please contact Rusty Bang at the parish office or visit the religious education page on the parish’s website.
A Lenten Prayer
Lord, empty me – fill me – use me
Empty of anything that pulls me away from You, God
Fill me with Your grace, Your love, Your presence
Use me, use my life for Your goodness
Washing of the Feet – Volunteers Needed
Each year at the 7:00 pm Mass on Holy Thursday, Fr. John washes the feet of students. It is a wonderful mass, and a wonderful opportunity for your students to participate in this tradition. If your student is able to attend and would be willing to volunteer, please complete the form below.
We are very pleased to be welcoming Mrs. Emily Thomas to the teaching staff at St. Mary’s. Mrs. Thomas has extensive experience in Catholic education in Boise. For the past
12 years, Mrs. Thomas has been a teacher at Sacred Heart in Boise. She has taught pre-school, 2nd grade and 4th grade.
Her extensive background and familiarity with Catholic education makes her a great fit in our community. She is an excellent communicator and teacher with tremendous enthusiasm and passion for her students.
Please join me in welcoming Mrs. Emily Thomas.
Pi Day – Thank you🥧
Pi Day was a huge success. Thank you to Mrs. Russell and all of the volunteers who made this event so successful. Mrs. Russell received an additional donation of pies including quiche, lasagna, and cakes
As a bonus, the sale will continue on Friday, March 27th!!!
Building our Future, Together in Faith
Pledges to date – $2.554 million
Due to the success of the campaign, work is scheduled to start this summer. In anticipation of the new windows, ONE NEW WINDOW will be installed over Easter Break. The early installation will give us a chance to gain an appreciation of how the building will be transformed this summer.
Thank you for your support, prayers, encouragement, and generosity.
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.
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.
Student Spotlight
Our fifth through eighth graders participated in Mrs. Bernal’s annual speech contest. This year students were asked to provide a speech on their favorite saint: Who they were? What did they do? How did they inspire you?
2 finalists from each grade went head-to-head to select an overall winner.
Congratulations to the finalists (and winners):
5th Grade – Grace Box (Winner), Joseph Zeigler (Second Place)
6th Grade – Liv Allen, Valencia Thomas (Third Place)
7th Grade – Hadley Cimbalik, Eliza Jones
8th Grade – Charlie Bresina, Miriam Munt
Our first and second place finishers will move on to compete at a Catholic School sponsored event including many of our counterparts in Boise. Congratulations to all and best of luck to Grace and Joseph.
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Spanish Placement – Graduating 8th Graders
Bishop Kelly is offering their Spanish placement test on Saturday, April 18 at 10:00 am and again on Thursday, April 23rd at 4:00 pm. If your student is interested in pursuing their education in Spanish, please contact Bishop Kelly to sign up to take the test.
The Math placement will be administered at St. Mary’s during school on April 30th. There is no reason to sign up for the Math placement.
Calendar of Events
March 27 – 2nd Grade First Reconciliation
March 27 – Stations of the Cross 2:30-3:00
April 1 – Grandparents’ Mass 8:30 am 🧓
April 1 – Living Stations of the Cross 2:30-3:15 ⛪
April 3 – Good Friday – No School
April 6 – Holy Monday – No School
April 10 – Class Photos 😁
May 5 – Spring Concert
God Bless and Take Care
Kevan Grant
St. Mary’s Catholic School – Principal
Go Spartans!
Other Things
Tuition and Registration 2026-27 – Tuition and fees for the 2026-27 school year have been set. Please check the link above to review. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Grant to discuss.
The 2026-27 School Academic Calendar has been set. I am excited to announce the first day of school in the Fall of 2026 will be August 19th. We still have a number of events to finalize, but the linked calendar gives you the days we are in and out of school.
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.
Partnership Page St. Mary’s school initiated a partnership page on our website to share information about businesses that are associated with and support St. Mary’s. 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.
Mexican Dance – Every Wednesday, Ms. Gloria will be teaching, inspiring, and choreographing the St. Mary’s Mexican Dancers. It is open to any student that would like to show up. If you are interested, you can show up on Wednesdays.
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.
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 pageswith game schedules.
More information to come, but Education Outfitters is now Skobel’s – Take a look at their on linw store to get your Uniforms and Spirit Wear from Skobel’s –
