Catholic Schools' Week, Lego STEM, Science Fair
Saint Michael's Minutes
Teaching Children their value as Children of God
Principal's Notes
Dear parents and families, 

Catholic Schools Week was an incredible success for our school and community. On Thursday, the PreK-3rd graders had a very impressive and magical performance from Ronald McDonald himself, and our 4th-8th graders had a pep rally filled with competition and games. The 8th graders ended up winning the pep rally, and will get a free pizza lunch on Tuesday, February 14 from Mr. Cinalli. On Friday we had a wonderful musical assembly for our students that was an engaging and entertaining way of showing how different songs are made. We also wrapped up our canned food drive, and our ultimate winners were 5th and PreK who will receive an extra PE period with Mr. Muha. All our classes hit their goals and will be able to dress down as a class which will be scheduled and announced by the teachers. The total for the week was over 1300 cans raised for our local ACCA food pantry! Way to go Saint Michaels!

Thank you to everyone who came to the STEM Night with Marymount University. The exhibits looked to be very engaging and educational, and the planetarium was quite impressive!

Thank you to everyone who came to the spaghetti dinner on Saturday. I saw many families and students, as well as parish members who wanted to support the school. We raised over $550 for enrollment management while still raffling gifts away and enjoying delicious dinner and dessert. A big thanks for Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Carlstrom, Mrs. Prado, Mrs. Paparo, Mr. Luina, and Mr. Stroh for organizing. 

Congratulations to our alumni who were achieved Honor Roll at Paul VI this passed quarter: 

Honor Roll

  • Gabrielle Bernescut
  • Bruno Castro
  • Sean Jun Choi
  • Andrea Recinos-Cadima
The Science Fair is next Thursday, February 16. There is more information and a schedule below. 

Reregistration information is coming home today. Please be on the lookout for it and call the front office if you have any questions. 

A flyer for middle school students and the yearbook club is coming home today. The yearbook is a team effort and gives students the chance to work on desktop publication programs while also shaping the memories that will be put in print. Please be on the lookout for it and ensure your middle school children see it. 

God bless,

Daniel Cinalli
Principal


LEGO STEM Club

Attention St. Michael Parents: Does your student enjoy building things? Using their hands? Playing with Legos? We have the perfect after school activity for you! St. Michael's will host Play-Well TEKnologies: LEGO CLUB! Students will enjoy 1 hour and 15 minutes of building and playing all while learning critical STEM skills to use in the future! If you are interested, please email Mr. Muha at tim.muha@stmikes22003.org. 

"Power up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects such as Catapults, Pneumatic Cranes, Arch Bridges, and Battletracks! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. An experienced instructor will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level."
Science Fair Schedule



6:00 6:30 pm Students arrive and go to Mrs. Parker's Room for holding

6:30 pm Judges arrive and begin pre-judging - before students enter

7:00pm Students enter cafeteria and sit waiting silently with a book to read and no electronics

—Judges begin judging 10min per students

—Students released to Mrs. Parker's room individually as 3 judges have completed their scoring

9:00 pm Overall Judging completed  - Students released - Parents pick up

9:00-10pm Winner Scoring analysis and ribbon prep

Award Ceremony - Feb 17, 2017

7:30am-8:30am Parents may view projects and are seated for ceremony in cafeteria

8:30 am 7th & 8th grade students enter and sit by displays

--Science Teacher & Principal announce awards.

9:00-9:30 am Students return all boards and materials to classroom plus reset tables for lunch
Little Celtics

Greetings from Preschool!

In science class, the observation unit, students had fun exploring food using their five senses and a hard lens. 

Please remember to get your registration forms in for next school year. Contact the school office if you need any assistance. 

Thanks,

Mrs. Jennison

Preschool Director
Clinic Corner

Busy schedules can often make it difficult to eat together as a family. However, eating together can help improve your little ones eating habits and reduce the risk of obesity.  Research has linked frequent family meals to an increased intake of fruits and vegetables and less fried food and saturated fat.  Also, sitting down together lets you model healthy habits as well as spot any eating problems. In addition, you will be spending quality time together catching up on what is new in their lives!

Mrs. Jarvis, RN

(703) 941-9482
On the horizon...

  • Thursday, February 16: Science Fair
  • Monday, February 20: NO SCHOOL, PRESIDENTS' Day
  • Monday, February 27: International Night
  • Wednesday, March 1: Ash Wednesday Mass at 8:15
  • Friday, March 3: Stations of the Cross, 2:40
““The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.”” -Michael Faraday
Saint Michael School  | Phone 703-256-1222 | Fax 703-256-3490 | daniel.cinalli@stmikes22003.org