Q. How many students attend SMS?
A. There are 190 students in our Pre-K to Grade 8 program.

Q. How many classes do you have per grade?
A. There is one class per grade from Kindergarten – Grade 8, one PK 3 class, and two PK 4 classes.

Q. What towns are students from?
A. Students are from Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Easton, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Redding, and Wilton.

Q. What is the average class size?
A. The average class size for Kindergarten - 8th grade is 17 students.

Q. Are there uniforms?
A. Students in Grades 1– 8 wear uniforms. Kindergarten students wear the gym uniform daily. You can learn more about the uniform guidelines by go-ing to our website, www.stmarybethelct.org , and clicking on the Land’s End tab on the Home page.
* NEW for 2024-25: PK students will wear the gym uniform. 

Q. What are school hours for Kindergarten – Grade 8?
A. For Kindergarten – Grade 8, the regular school hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. On early dismissal days, school is dismissed at 11:15am.

Q. What are Preschool hours?
A. We offer the following options for Pre-School:

Pre-K 3 Half Day from 8:50 am - 12:00 pm M, T, Th, F (4 days)
Pre-K 3 Full Day from 8:50 am - 2:00 pm 4 (no W) or 5 days/week.
Pre-K 4 Full Day from 8:50 am - 2:00 pm 4 (no W) or 5 days/week. .

Q.  Do you provide Before and Afterschool Care?
A.  Before Care is available for our PreK students starting at 7:30 am. Aftercare is available Monday-Friday until 5:30 pm for students in PreK to Grade 8.

Q. What is the age requirement for PreK?
A. For both our PK3 and PK 4 classes, students must be 3 or 4, respectively, by October 31.

Q. What is the age requirement for Kindergarten?
A. Although the state of CT has established September 1 as the cut-off date for Kindergarten, we will consider students with early Fall birthdays as long as they can successfully demonstrate that they can meet the social, emotional, and academic benchmarks necessary for a successful transition into the Kindergarten classroom.

Q. What types of Enrichment Activities do you offer?
A.Our athletic offerings include Basketball (girls and boys 5-8), Soccer Club, and Running Club (K - 8). Students in gr 1- 8 can participate in our after-school Band program. We offer a rotating selection of additional enrichment activities, which have included: Coding, Keyboarding, Rubik’s Cube, Giggling Pig Crafts, Spring Musical, and others.

Q. Is financial aid available?
A. Yes, financial aid is available. The Bishop Scholarship provides up to $2.5million a year to eligible families in the Bridgeport Diocese.

Q. Do you offer a hot lunch program?
A. Yes, Assad Food Service runs our daily hot lunch program, and a local pizza shop delivers on Wednesdays.  

Q. What academic calendar do you follow?
A. SMS follows the Bethel Public School calendar, with the exception of a few Professional Development and Conference days.

Q. Do you offer busing?
A. Busing is available for all Bethel residents, K-8.

Q. Who do I contact if I have more questions?
A. Please call the school at 203-744-2922 and we would be happy to assist you!