Teaching Children their value as Children of God
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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 love,
I know that you are the source of all
that is good and graced in my life.
Help me to move from the life of sin
to which I so often cling,
into the new life of grace you offer me.
You know what I need to prepare for your kingdom.
Bless me with those gifts.
Some quick updates:
- Tuesday, March 13: Book Fair Family Night 5:30
- Wednesday, March 14: McDonald's Spirit Night, 5:30-7:30
- Friday, March 16: FACTS Applications due with all documentation
- Saturday, March 17: First Penance
- Monday, March 26: Spring Uniforms
- Thursday, March 29: 11:30 Dismissal, Holy Thursday
- Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 8: No School, Easter Break
Tomorrow at 10:00 AM our 4th - 8th grade students will walk over to the church and pray for victims of school violence and for school safety. This is not a political protest or statement but an important duty for us as a Catholic school to pray for the souls of our brothers and sisters throughout our nation and the world.
Tonight is the Book Fair Family Night from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. We hope to see everyone there to find new and exciting books to read. All proceeds go to new books for our school library.
FACTS - remember to register if you want to be considered for financial assistance for the 2018-19 school year. All documentation must be received by FACTS no later than Friday, March 16. You can bring your documentation to the office and we will upload it for you. You must apply for financial assistance every year.
Our Claire's Gourmet fundraiser raised over $1,200 for the school! Thank you to all who participated and I hope you enjoy the tasty treats!
The Ned Yo-Yo show was a huge hit with our students and the yo-yos are on sale in the front office for the remainder of the week. The yo-yos are $8, $10, or $15.
We will have
God bless,
Daniel Cinalli
Principal
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8th Grade Boys Win CYO Championship
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Congratulations to our 8th grade boys who won the CYO Boys Championship this weekend! The long season, practices, and hard work all paid off! Go Celtics!
Congratulations to all our teams on seasons well played with great effort and sportsmanship.
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Spring Sports Clubs Offered by Players Sports Academy
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Looking for some activities for your son or daughter this Spring? Once again, St. Michaels is partnering with the Players Sports Academy to offer after school sports.
This Spring, PSA will offer Basketball, Soccer, and Running for grades K-4.
Please see the flyers below for more information.
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Guidance from the Counselor
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Do you often find yourself wondering: "Why don't my kids listen to me??" Are you exhausted battling with your kids over homework, chores, bedtime, etc.? Perhaps you are tired of whining, complaining and tantrums? Do you find yourself yelling more often than not? Are you tired of getting into power struggles with your children? Are you just plain TIRED?!?
Let us know your interest in attending a two-hour interactive workshop to be held on a weekday evening in March, 2018.
INTRO to Positive Discipline
Understanding the belief behind the behaviors
Facilitated by Julianne Reilly, MSW & Donna Zientek, LCSW
Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educators
Positive Discipline is based on mutual respect and cooperation. Positive Discipline incorporates kindness AND firmness as the foundation for teaching invaluable life skills. You will learn the foundations of the Positive Discipline model, how to understand what is going on in your child's brain, tools for managing daily frustration with your children, and how to help your children develop these skills: self-discipline, responsibility, kindness, resiliency, problem-solving skills, self-motivation, accountability, and honesty.
If you are interested in this seminar, please email Ms. McAuliffe at
lisa.mcauliffe@stmikes22003.org
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The NED Yo-Yo Show was a great success for our students. It was entertaining, motivational, and educational. The message of remaining positive and encouraging others resonated with our students.
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Thank you to Mrs. Acevedo for organizing a wonderful National Foreign Language Week for our staff and students. The week was culminated with a trivia contest by our teachers! Congratulations to Ms. Bastidas, Ms. Cortright, and Mrs. Covington on the hard fought victory!
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Our teachers all represented a different country for National Foreign Language Week. Mr. Cinalli had the honor of representing Bolivia! He taught the students about the language, food, flag, and capital of Bolivia.
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The Book Fair is off and running! Thank you to Mrs. Wenger and all our volunteers for organizing and setting up the All Purpose Room. Books are already flying off the shelves, so be sure to join us tonight for Family Night from 6:00 - 8:00.
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“The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them.”
– St. John of the Cross
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