Trunk or Treat, Yearbook Club, All Saints Day
Saint Michael's Minutes
Teaching Children their value as Children of God
Principal's Notes
Dear parents and families, 

We are just over one week away from All Saints Day, the Holy Day of Obligation when we solemnly celebrate the souls that have made it to heaven. As a school we will attend morning Mass which will be immediately followed by our 2nd grade Saints presentations (with some help from out 8th graders) in the Church. Please feel free to join us for this wonderful tradition.

Some quick notes:
  • Wednesday, 10/25: McDonald's Spirit Night
  • Thursday, 10/26: End of 1st Quarter
  • Friday, October 27: PTO Trunk or Treat and Movie Night
  • Friday, October 27: No School, teacher work day
  • Wednesday, Nov 1: All Saints Day Mass and Saints Program
  • Thursday, Nov 9: Parent Teacher Conferences
  • Friday, Nov 10: Parent Teacher Conferences

Tomorrow night we will have our first McDonald's Spirit Night at 7010 Bradlick Shopping Center, Annandale, VA 22003. Please join us from 5:00-7:30. Students who attend will get an out of uniform pass!

On October 27 the PTO is organizing the Trunk or Treat event. This is a safe opportunity for students to dress in their costumes, go from car to car receiving candy, and join us for a movie either outside (weather permitting) or in the cafeteria. For the best night possible we need a great community turn out to join us with cars decorated to give out candy. If you decorate your car that is a plus, but if you just feel like parking and passing out candy to our students that is most welcome as well!

Parents, please remember the 1st quarter ends this Thursday. If there is work to be made up, it must be done so tomorrow or Thursday at the latest to count on the report card.

Parent and Teacher conference sign ups are being done using SignUpGenius.com. Please check on our school website, under Parent Resources and click "Conference Sign Up." Choose your child's teacher(s) and the time slot which works best for you. Our middle school parents will have three 10 minute session where they will meet with two teachers at a time.

We will be offering All Day AfterCare on Friday, November 10th for those families that need to work or do not have child care during their conference. The rate for the full-day or conference only childcare will be including in the Wednesday folder.


God bless,

Daniel Cinalli
Principal
St. Michaels Tennis Wins in the Postseason
Congratulations to our tennis team on their first playoff win, 3-2 against St. Ann.

John Paparro, Dominic Caporeltti, and doubles team of Sydney Pham and Allison Nguyen all won their matches.

We play our final match this Sunday, 1:00 PM at Lake Braddock SS against St. Timothy.

Go Celtics, BEAT THE TIGERS!

Yearbook Editors Needed!
Mr. and Mrs. Stroh, this year’s yearbook advisors, and are seeking interested 7 th and 8 th grade
student volunteers, and possibly one 6 th grade intern, to work on publishing this year’s
yearbook.

The selected 7th and 8th graders will assume leadership positions and the 6th grader, if one is
selected, will have an opportunity to “learn the ropes” and be in a position for a leadership
position next year.

The students work together to produce a yearbook that reflects in theme and content the
uniqueness of St Michael Catholic School, and records the activities, thoughts and aspirations of
the students and their teachers.

Previous experience is not a prerequisite. This is a great opportunity to build your
extracurricular resume for high school.
Ms. Cortright runs a science experiment in our LabLearner Science Lab with our 6th grade students. The hands on activities are great for our students to become scientists and put their learning in motion.
Mrs. Tette's class shows off their rosaries after answering some difficult trivia questions from Mr. Cinalli. Do you know how many Hail Mary's are said in a complete rosary? What about Our Father's? Our 2nd graders did!
Mrs. Pollin and Mrs. Hopkins have spit into KA and KB. The new classes are still our One Kindergarten, and still get to see each other and play at recess and lunch.
Mrs. Hopkins misses the students who have moved to KB, but Mrs. Pollin is ensuring everyone is happy and learning as much as possible!
"Parents are the ones who must create a family atmosphere animated by love and respect for God and man, in which the well-rounded personal and social education of children is fostered. Hence the family is the first school of the social virtues that every society needs." - Vatican II
Saint Michael School  | Phone 703-256-1222 | Fax 703-256-3490 | daniel.cinalli@stmikes22003.org