|
Like us on Facebook!
Follow us on Twitter!
|
|
|
|
|
St. Michael's Academy
:
Except for that little snow event yesterday, it was a quiet week here at St. Michael's Academy. I know the students received their report cards last Friday, so that probably accounts for their serious, hardworking attitude this week! This is a good time to buckle down and get the work done, while the outside weather plays games with us. Please encourage your child to stay focused. We've got one more week to go before vacation. Let's make it a productive one!
Peace,
Ann E. Dougal 
Principal
|
|
|
Upcoming Dates To Remember
|
Please make note of these important upcoming dates:
Banking every Wednesday
Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
Pope Francis High School Information Night
for Parents of Grades 5-8
at Pope Francis High School
Friday, February 17, 2017
Donations of Seeds for Fr. Alcombright due
Please remember to attend Church as a family.
|
|
Inclement Weather
|
|
In the event of inclement weather, St. Michael's Academy follows the Springfield Public Schools cancellation notices (due to bus transportation). If Springfield Public Schools cancel school - we cancel school, if they delay school - we delay school. Please check your local television stations for announcements.
We will do our best to send out a Blackboard Connect announcement to our families as well.
|
|
From The Classroom of Miss Collins - Grade 1
|
First grade is One Hundred Days Smarter
Th
e 100th day of school is the perfect time to have fun with the number 100. The first grade took full advantage of this day to do many fun activities to show that the number 100 is fantastic!
The students had a blast singing the 100th day song, making necklaces out of fruit loops, building puzzles with 100 pieces and drawing pictures of something they wish they had 100 of. The activity that the class had the most fun with was making the necklaces out of fruit loops. They used the skills that they learned in math class to help them make a pattern with the colors. Many of them chose to skip count by 2's, 5's and even 10's to count the fruit loops on the necklace. The students proudly wore the necklaces around the school.
The first graders were also asked to bring in a project that consisted of one hundred identical items. What creative minds we have in first grade! In our class we had everything from plants made from 100 lollipops to 100 grains of rice. We are looking forward to all that we have to come over the next 80 days, to get ready for the new challenges in front of us for second grade here at St. Michael's Academy.
|
|
Perfect Attendance
|
Good Attendance Pays Off !
Congratulations to our perfect attendance dress-down winners! In order to qualify for the weekly drawing, a student must have no absences, tardiness or early dismissals the previous week of school. We select one from PreK - 2nd grade, one from 3rd - 5th grade and one from 6th - 8th grade.
Congrats to this week's winners!
Jude- Grade KB Eden
- Grade 3A
William - Grade 8B
|
|
Catholic Schools Week
|
|
What A Great Week!
Thanks to everyone who helped to make Catholic Schools Week at St. Michael's fun and energizing! Here are a few photos from the week!
Mangia Mingle Pasta Supper
Catholic Schools Week is Over
Yes, Catholic Schools Week is over but that doesn't mean we stop thinking about and sharing the reasons why the students here at St. Michael's Academy get the best education. If you really want to know what makes SMA special go right to the source, the students. That is exactly what we did for our second school wide assessment and the responses from our young students say it all! To discover what makes our school special to our young students go to the SMA web page and click on the Student Writing Gallery under Student Life.
|
| Seed Project |
Fr. Alcombright Needs Our Help!
Fr. Matthew Alcombright from Mary Mother of Hope Parish will be traveling to Haiti and would like us to participate in the Seed Project. We will be collecting seeds here at school between now and February 17th. Fr. Matt will be traveling to Haiti during February school vacation week. If you are able to donate some seeds, it would be most appreciated!
The Seed Project for Haiti will allow the children of St. Michael's Academy to support and give life to those most in need. In the villages where the Haiti Plunge, Inc. works the average child will eat approximately one banana or other piece of fruit per day. Haiti Plunge has begun a "Raised Garden Bed" project which allows women in the various communities to have a home side garden bed to supplement the farms the men work on throughout the day. Most of the harvest is sold for income to allow a child the gift of education, not necessarily for food for the family. The seeds will be distributed to women in order to plant and harvest their gardens and ultimately feed their families. This is a simple, inexpensive and profound way to help those who are most in need.
|
|
Pope Francis
|
|
Pope Francis High School has rescheduled an information session for
elementary school parents on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m.
|
|
Girls on the Run
|
Registration for Girls on the Run
is open on the website: www.girlsontherunwesternma.org. The cost for the 20 sessions is $150 which includes snack, t-shirt and race registration. Partial and full financial aid is available. If more than 15 girls apply, teams will be selected by lottery.
About the Program:
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a unique 10 week (twice weekly) after-school program led by trained coaches who lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-5th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. Each season culminates with a Girls on the Run 5K event with girls from all other GOTR programs in Western Mass. This celebratory, non-competitive event provides girls with a sense of accomplishment and instills the value of goal setting at a young age. All girls in grades 3-5 are welcome - nobody needs to be a runner!
|
|
Holy Cross Parish
|
Knights of Columbus Hold Sweetheart Dance
 The Holy Cross Knights of Columbus are hosting the 3rd Annual Sweetheart Dance on Sat., Feb. 18th in the St. Michael's Academy gym. Tickets are $25 per person. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a cheese & cracker social. Gourmet catered buffet-style dinner (provided by
Culinary Accommodations) is at 7 p.m. with a DJ and dancing until 10:30 p.m. BYOB if you'd like a beverage with dinner.
Tickets may be purchased after Mass at Holy Cross Church, or securely through Yapsody using debit/credit/or PayPal. Tickets are limited, and will only be on sale until February 12th.
Please call Darin Cook at 860-751-9043 or Bob Bys at 413-796-5522 for more info.
|
|
Prayer Corner
|
|
St. Michael the Archangel, pray for us!
We pray for all St. Michael's Academy students, families, faculty, and staff, and their special intentions:
Mr. & Mrs. James Hanley
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Carriere
Jeffrey LaBroad
Joseph Willis
Allan Bonneville
And we pray in a special way for our recently departed.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
|
|
|
|
Thank you for your interest in St. Michael's Academy. To ensure receipt, please add smanews@smaspringfield.org to your address book.
You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and emails.
St. Michael's Academy
153 Eddywood Street - Springfield, MA 01118
www.smaspringfield.org
413.782.5246 office
413.782.8137 fax
|
|
| |
|
.
