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St. Michael's Academy
:
 After the busyness of Catholic Schools Week, it was nice to get back into a simple work week. The students and teachers are definitely hard at work. Traditionally, third quarter tends to be the academically toughest of all quarters, as most of the curriculum covered is new material for the students. Next Friday we'll be sending home progress reports. I guess we'll find out then how everyone is doing!
Along with the challenge of new academic material, St. Michael's Academy has also endured its fair share of illness! We've got one week to go before vacation. I recommend a lot of rest, water and hand washing to see us through to the end of next week.
Enjoy a restful weekend!
Peace and God's blessings,
Ms. Ann E. Dougal
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Important Dates
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Please Make A Note Of These Important Dates
Banking every Wednesday
Violin every Thursday - Grade 2
Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 9 a.m. to noon
Gently Used Uniform Sale
Cafeteria
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Chess Club
Mrs. Senecal's classroom
Friday, February 14, 2020
Gr. 8 New Spirit Retreat
Friday, February 14, 2020
Third Quarter Program Reports Sent Home
Monday, February 17 through Friday, February 21, 2020
February School Vacation!
Please remember to attend Church as a family!
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Superintendent's Office
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A Message From The Superintendent's Office
Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. Daniel Baillargeon, and Assistant Superintendent Joshua Agnew, have sent the following letter out to update parents on
Pathways to Faith Commission. You might remember that after months of research, interviews and focus groups, the
Pathways to Faith Commission released a report last spring aimed at revitalizing our Catholic schools.
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From The Nurse's Office
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Nut Allergy Reminder
The nurse would like to remind all families that we are a
NUT FREE school. This includes all forms of nuts in all types of foods. For the safety of others, please remember to check all items in your child's snack or lunchbox before sending them to school.
St. Michael's Academy is a nut free school.
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Admissions
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PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR NEXT YEAR
If you have a sibling of a current student that you are considering enrolling for preschool next year, please do so
as soon as possible
. Our preschool classrooms are filling up very quickly and siblings of current students have first priority over new students (if we know about them). We have several new families waiting to hear if we will have a slot for them. Please note that the
3 days slots
in the PreK-4 classrooms have all been filled by our current PreK-3 students who are moving up. We do have 5 day and 2 day slots available. There are also limited PreK-3 slots available.
To complete an application, please go to our website, smaspringfield.org. The "apply now" button is located on the left side of the homepage. When completed, you will receive an email with the additional items needed to complete the application.
Thank you!
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Perfect Attendance
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Good Attendance Pays Off !
Congratulations to our perfect attendance dress-down winners! In order to qualify for the weekly drawing, a student must have no absences, tardiness or early dismissals the previous week of school. We select one from PreK - 2nd grade, one from 3rd - 5th grade and one from 6th - 8th grade. Here are our recent winners:
Olivia - Gr. 2A Alan - Gr. 3B
 
Rafael - Gr. 7A
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From The Classroom of Mrs. Ruell - Gr. Kindergarten
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What Do You Want to Be?
That is one of the questions the Kindergarten children have been discussing this week. They have been learning about "needs" and "wants" and why people work!
To investigate this topic they interviewed other students in school. Here are some of the results! Connor, in third grade, wants to be an Olympic swimmer. Cole, in eighth grade, wants to be an American League Hockey player. Sophia, also in eighth, is thinking of becoming a pediatrician. Justice, in fifth grade, would like to be a professional baseball player. Maggie also in fifth grade, would like to be an elementary school teacher. Carly, in third grade, aspires to be a dancer. Jayce, in Kindergarten, thinks being a police officer would be a great job. And Shea thinks being a librarian would be fun! Only time will tell if their dreams come true!
The children decided that the most important "needs" are food, clothing, and shelter. The list of "wants" as you can imagine was much longer. They all agreed that it takes a job and earning money to provide for the needs and wants.
Our conclusion is that we can be anything, and do anything, as long as we try our very best and don't give up!
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Mathcounts
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SMA Places in Top 10 at Mathcounts!
It is that time again when the smell of mathematics is in the air!
On February 1st, St. Michael's Academy competed against the best and brightest of the Connecticut Valley in the annual Mathcounts competition. The students who represented St. Michael's Academy are eighth graders, Keegan and Quaid and seventh graders, John and Gia.
For the last four months, these students and others have trained with problems that test their mathematical knowledge and add a little fun to math. Some of the topics include factorials, permutations, bases, right triangles, sequences, combinations, radicals, simplifying, and the Sieve of Eratosthenes. Our students did very well and placed 7th and Keegan was in the top 25 mathletes.
At St. Michael's, our Mathcounts Club emphasizes problem solving skills included in the frameworks of middle-school mathematics. The subject matter of Mathcounts includes
geometry,
number theory, and
algebra. In addition, the program is designed to increase enthusiasm for math and engage students using a variety of math activities for all levels. The only requirement is to be open-minded about math and learn to have fun with it!
Congratulations team!
 
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100th Day of School
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Turn On The Creativity With The
100th Day Of School!
The students had fun this week celebrating the 100th day of school!
Prek 4C celebrated the 100th day of school with some "100" themed centers. The students colored 100 balloons, built with 100 cups, designed with 100 shapes, and constructed 100 legos. They had a blast!
Bryson in grade 2 celebrated making it to 100 days by creating a new SMA shirt with 100 eyes!
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The Gray House
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A Note Of Thanks
From The Gray House
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Bake Sale
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Get Ready For The Annual Catholic Appeal
Bake Sale!
The annual Catholic Appeal SMA Bake Sale will be held on
Tuesday, February 25th. We are looking for bakers! Items need to be individually wrapped for sale. A flyer went home with your child. If you can help by baking, please complete the form and return to school before February vacation.
Then on Tuesday, February 25th, all the students will have the opportunity to go to the Bake Sale and purchase some goodies! Please remember to send in a few dollars with your child. Most items are between 25 cents and a dollar.
All proceeds from the Bake Sale will benefit the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.
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Bottle and Can Drive
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Start Saving Your Cans And Bottles!
St. Michael's Academy will be holding another can and bottle drive so start saving your cans and bottles! You will have the opportunity to bring them in during Parent/Teacher conferences on
Friday, March 13th or during the drive on
Saturday, March 21st between 9 a.m. and noon.
Having a party for St. Paddy's Day? Don't forget to save your cans and bottles!
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Banking
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A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned!
We thank Freedom Credit Union for coming to St. Michael's Academy every Wednesday in order for our students to participate in their banking program.
Is your child participating? It's a great way to teach them the power of saving!
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Uniforms
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Gently Used Uniform Sale
Are your child's uniforms getting a little snug? Are the pants getting a little short? Tomorrow, Saturday,
February
8th from 9 a.m. until noon, St. Michael's will be holding its gently used uniform sale in the cafeteria. This event provides the perfect opportunity to pick up a few things.
And speaking of uniforms, you can still bring any uniform items that no longer fit to the sale and receive a discount on any new purchases!
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Calendar Raffle
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Calendar Raffle Winners!
Congratulations to all of our calendar and basket raffle winners. To see a full list of winners,
please click here!
And if you are a winner...the checks are in the mail!
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Breakfast and Lunch Menus
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Springfield Public Schools
"Meal Viewer"
Just a reminder that the breakfast and lunch menus are no longer being sent home with your child. The Springfield Public Schools has introduced the "Meal Viewer" where you can go to view the breakfast and lunch menus.
To access the menus, please go to
schools.mealviewer.com or download the app on your mobile device. You will be asked to create a login and input any allergies your child might have. Search Springfield and find St. Michael's Academy and you will then be directed to the menus. You can bookmark the site to make it easier for future access.
The link will also be located on the St. Michael's Academy website under the student life section. Once you log in, subsequent visits should take you right to the St. Michael's Academy menus.
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Food For Thought
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"Young people need the light of watchful guides to lead them on the path of salvation."
- St. John Baptist de la Salle
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Prayer Corner
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St. Michael the Arch
angel, pray for us! 
We pray for all St. Michael's Academy students, families, faculty, and staff, and their special intentions:
Richard and Melanie Sitnik
Joan Konney
And we pray for all of our recently departed.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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St. Michael's Academy
153 Eddywood Street - Springfield, MA 01118
www.smaspringfield.org
413.782.5246 office
413.782.8137 fax
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