Saint Michael's Minutes 2.27.18

Interims, Claire's Gourmet, Principal on the Roof

Saint Michael's Minutes

Teaching Children their value as Children of God

Principal's Notes

Dear parents and families,

During the Lenten season, we fast and abstain in preparation for the Easter season. During Lent, I will include a prayer for this Liturgical season in the beginning of our newsletter to help us all reflect during this time.

God of infinite love,

I thank you for this reminder of your love

and your call that we be more patient,

gentle and compassionate with others.

Here in the middle of Lent,

I turn to you to beg for your help.

Please soften my heart.

Help me to let go of judging others.

I ask you this, in Jesus' name.

Some quick updates:

Friday, March 2: Interims updated
Friday, March 2: Stations of the Cross, 2:30 in Church
Tuesday, March 6: 8th Grade Vocations Mass
Saturday, March 10: Diocesan Job Fair at Paul VI. 10:00-12:00
Monday, March 12: No School, Professional Development

Earlier in the year, Bishop Burbidge gave everyone looking for guidance the advice of "Look up." I give everyone the same advice tomorrow, because that is the day that my office will be on the roof! I look forward to looking down on you all while I brave the cold morning and hopefully pleasant day. This was a goal from the Turkey Trot, and a punishment I am more than happy to take for such a successful fundraiser. For any parents that would like a meeting, I will maintain my open door, or open roof, policy.

Thank you to all who helped raise money for the school with the Claire's Gourmet fundraiser. An especially big thank you to our top seller, preschooler Clare Reardon, who wins a $50 gift card! Our lucky raffle winners are 4th grader Brianna Zambrana, and 6th grader Arnav Subedi! They each will receive a $25 gift card!

Interims will be updated this Friday on the parent portal. If you need help logging in to the portal, please contact the school office for more information.

Yearbook orders are due by March 9, 2018. You can order online a ybpay.lifetouch.com with the yearbook ID Code of 9457618.

God bless,

Daniel Cinalli

Principal

Book Fair

Save the Dates!!! The St. Michael School Library will host a Book Fair March 13-15, 2018 in the All Purpose Room. Students may purchase books during the school day and families may also do so on Family Night!! All proceeds go toward new books for our students to share and enjoy in the School Library.

Please click here to read the Book Fair Flyer for more information.

Mr. Cinalli passes out stickers to congratulate or PreK-3 class for doing such a wonderful job during our lockdown drill. Mrs. Nary and the students played the "quiet game" and were perfectly behaved.

Our fourth graders dressed up as presidents and first ladies on Monday! Each student gave a presentation in character to the class with fun facts and a brief biography. Maybe one day a student will be dressing up as one of them!

Our students are working on group projects and presentations during Lent. They are exploring the eight Beatitudes.

Our youngest students are getting the most out of our new iPads! Mr. Muha has our kindergarteners coding! They are using a coding program and inserting steps into the program, but are enjoying the "game!"

"Lent is a time to renew wherever we are in that process that I call the divine therapy. It's a time to look what our instinctual need are, look at what the dynamics or our unconscious are."

-Thomas Keating

Saint Michael School | Phone 703-256-1222 | Fax 703-256-3490 | daniel.cinalli@stmikes22003.org