Saint Michael's Minutes 5.1.18

Scantron Testing, Band/Choir Concert, Interims

Saint Michael's Minutes

Teaching Children their value as Children of God

Principal's Notes

Dear parents and families,

A full write-up is below, but I wanted to start this issue of St. Michaels Minutes thanking all the parents, families, and staff who attended our St. Michael Auction this passed Saturday. It was an incredible success and a huge benefit for our school.

Some quick updates:

Thursday, May 10: Band and Choir Concert
Friday, May 11: Band Trip to Kings Dominion
Friday, May 11: FULL DAY OF SCHOOL
Friday, May 11: 4th Quarter Interims
Monday, May 7 - Friday, May 25: Scantron Testing

Scantron testing begins next week and continues until May 25th. We will be changing some scheduling to accommodate the Scantron testing. On Mondays and Wednesday, 7th grade will test during the first two periods of the day. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6th grade will test during the first two periods of the day. On Wednesdays and Thursday, 5th and 4th grade, respectively, will test during the first two periods of the day. Each testing day the students will be served a light breakfast in the cafeteria, and perform some light cardio or yoga to mentally and physically get ready for their tests. This should be a fun, invigorating, and focus-inducing way to start a testing day for our students.

The Band and Choir Concert is next Thursday at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria. Don't miss out on this showcase of the amazing talent St. Michaels has to offer!

Friday, May 11th is the Band and Choir trip to Kings Dominion, but also a full day of school for the rest of our students.

We are still awaiting final awards from the Diocese for financial aid. We will begin notifying families next week.

Parents: reregistration is overdue for next year. It is possible we will be on a wait list in some of the lower grades. To reserve your spot for next year you must send in your reregistration materials prior to the class rosters filling up. If you have any questions please contact the front office.

God bless,

Daniel Cinalli

Principal

St. Michael School Auction Wrapup

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the St. Michaels Auction: Virginia Destinations this passed Saturday night. Fr. Drummond and I were incredibly impressed with the amazing and dramatic change our cafeteria went through thanks to that hard work of our wonderful volunteers.

A huge thank you must go out to Mrs. Munoz for being our Auction Chairperson. A special thanks is also owed to Mrs. Selviana, Mrs. Arias, Mrs. Alba, Mr. Dinh, and Mrs. Kennedy for all their hard work to organize, cook, set-up, and plan the auction as well.

In total, the Auction raised over $12,000 for our school! Thank you to everyone who helped organize, attended, and donated to the Auction. This money will be used to further enhance your children's education here at St. Michaels.

First graders use Google Earth on Ipads to track the location of their Flat Stanley geography projects. Students mailed their Flat Stanley to friends/family around the globe and are finding the location using Google Earth in their classroom. This is part of a cross-curricular Language Arts/Social Studies project.

7th grade competes a poster project in Social Studies on Thomas Jefferson or Louis and Clark and Sacajawea. The students have used their Chromebooks and text books to research and create thier visual aid for their presentations on Thursday.

Our 4th and 5th graders had a wonderful and educational trip to Mount Vernon. They toured the gardens, explored the housing, and saw many presentations about our founding fathers.

A special guest returned to visit for the week. Minni the dog is spending the week with the front office helping watch the preschoolers before school, fetch copies, and catch as many Z's floating around as possible.

“Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” - Saint Pope John Paul II

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