Weekly Update September 9, 2017
From the Principal

Welcome Back! We're off to a great start at St. Michael Catholic School.

It was great to see so many families attend the "Back to School Night". Thanks to Parent Connections for coordinating the Walking Tacos. They were a BIG success.   Also, thanks to the many organizers, specifically Kris Hall and Jessica Zalusky for making the evening a great success. It was great to see so many families getting to know teachers and enjoying a meal together.

The St. Michael staff is a tremendous team. It is a privilege for me to be associated with each of them - from Faithful Beginnings through grade 8! With me, they remain committed to Shaping disciples of Jesus by igniting the spiritual, academic and social growth within each child.

Many "THANKS" for accomplishing so much this summer and to help start the year off right.

  • Thanks to Mrs. Lind who lead the expansion of preschool over the summer and the many volunteers who helped.
  • Thanks to Judy Menden and the Buildings and Ground crew who put the fire retardant sealant on our paneling during the summer.
  • Thanks to all the teachers and staff members who throughout the summer moved furniture and curriculum from classroom to classroom.
  • Thanks to those who were on the interviewing teams.
  • Thanks to the Marathon Committee for organizing this year's events.
  • Thanks to Parent Connections - and our Chair, Jessica Maslow, for coordinating volunteer efforts to make our events run so smoothly!
  • Thanks to the St. Michael School Advisory Council for such strong support and the leadership they provide for the entire school!

Our annual Curriculum Night events are September 19 and 21.  I will be speaking on RTI (Response to Intervention) in and out of the classroom and meeting the needs of excelled math and Language Arts students. 

 

We ask for and appreciate your support and prayers while we work together to make St. Michael Catholic School a wonderful place for students to learn and grow.

 

God bless you all,

 

Mrs. Maxwell 
Welcome!

We welcomed the preschoolers and kindergartners to school today.  It was so fun to have them join us.  We hope they enjoyed their day too!

  Click here to register!


 
Band

I am pleased to announce that Sean Prichard is going to be your band teacher starting next week.  Mr. Prichard is a  talented music educator who also works in the Minneapolis schools in the mornings. Mr. Prichard will be at St.Michael's  on Tuesday and  Thursday afternoon s. Today he visited the 4th-grade classrooms to share about the band.

If you would like to register your 4th - 8th grade child up for band, please go to:  http://www.88notesmusic.com/enroll-for-encore-ensembles---students.html  


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 Joyful Light/Radiant Light

Registration has begun for children and youth choirs:
♪ Joyful Light Children's Choir for children in grades 2-4.
Two rehearsal options will be offered each week (you select one): Wednesday 2:30-3:15PM or Thursday 5-5:45PM.
Rehearsals start on September 20-21.
  
♪ Radiant Light Youth Choir for children in grades 5-8.
Two rehearsal options will be offered each week (you select one): Wednesday 3:30-4:15PM or Thursdays 6-6:45PM.
Rehearsals start on September 20-21. 
  
Registration is $30 per child and the deadline is Fri, Sept. 15. Forms, more information, and calendars are available in the narthex and parish website.

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VIRTUS

VIRTUS SESSION SEPTEMBER 10th FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS
VIRTUS Training in response to the Charter for
the Protection of Children and Youth, the Archdiocese
of Minneapolis and St. Paul requires
training sessions for all adult volunteers having
contact with children, youth and vulnerable
adults. The program specifically addresses how
the entire parish and school communities can
protect all of God's children from sexual abuse.
Along with attending a Virtus session, a background
Check and 3 step code of conduct training is required
by those 18 and older to volunteer with minors
and vulnerable adults. These items can be done
online while registering for the Virtus session.
A FREE VIRTUS training is being offered at St.
Michael Catholic Church on Sunday, September 10th
from 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in Archangels Hall.
Please register ahead online at www.virtus.org
Call Tammie at 952-447-2491 if you need assistance,
or see our website for detailed instructions https://www.stmichael-pl.org/virtus



Spirit Wear

Educational Outfitters will supply spirit wear year-round!  They also sell school uniforms.

Victim/Survivor Assistance

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis partners with Canvas Health, an independent and professional local care provider, to offer confidential, compassionate assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (651) 291-4497.

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