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St. Michael's Academy
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What a fantastic evening we had last night! If you missed it, we are referring to our annual
Evening of Art and Music. The gymnasium was filled with beautiful artwork and music. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who were able to attend. Your support is greatly appreciated. Look for information farther down in this newsletter with a link to additional photos.
Progress reports for grades 1-7 went home today. This is a tough time of the year for our students to stay focused and a reminder from home wouldn't hurt. Summer vacation is just a little more than 3 weeks away so let's finish the year off on a positive note.
On the lighter side, Ch. 40 - Western Mass News was here this week and filmed several morning "shout-outs" with the students. Look for them to be included in the next few months during the 6-7 a.m. newscast. If we receive definite days and time, we will share them with you. As always, our students did a great job representing our school and made me proud.
I hope everyone enjoys a nice weekend.
Peace,
Ann E. Dougal
Principal
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Upcoming Dates To Remember
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Please make note of these important upcoming dates:
Violin every Tuesday
Chorus every Thursday
Banking every Wednesday
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Kindergarten Field Trip
Lupa Zoo
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Grade 1 Field Trip
Big Y
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Grade 8 Class Trip
High Meadows
Friday, May 25, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
Grade 6 Grandparent Event
Friday, May 25, 2018
Grade 5 Field Trip
Sturbridge Village
Friday, May 25, 2018 from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
**NO Chess Club**
Please remember to attend Church as a family.
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Important Dates!
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End of the Year Important Dates
Field Days !
Wednesday, June 6th
PreK and K
Friday, June 8, 2018
Grades 1, 2, 3, 4
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Grades 5, 6, 7
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Rain Date
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8th Grade Graduation
Monday, June 11, 2018 at 6 p.m.
St. Michael's Cathedral
Kindergarten Closing Ceremony
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 9 a.m.
Holy Cross Church
Last Day of School - Preschool
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Last Day of School!
Thursday, June 14th at Noon
Further Details to Follow
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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. Congrats to this week's winners and one from a previous week!
Faith - Gr. 1A Samuel - Gr. 4B
 
Samuel - Gr. 7A
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2018-19 Tuition
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FACTS Is Open For Tuition Assistance
Our tuition payment company, FACTS, is now taking tuition assistance application for the 2018-19 school year. If you received tuition assistance for this school year, please remember that you must
submit an application every year in order to receive assistance. As in the past, you will need to upload your tax forms and W-2 forms.
To apply for assistance,
click here and remember to have your tax forms and W-2s from last year available.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. DeMars in the Tuition Office at ext. 1121.
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From the Classroom of Ms. Quesnel - Grade 3
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Hanging Up Our Third Grade Memories
With less than a month of school left, we have begun to discuss all of the adventures the third grade class has gone on!
Our year included the Walk-a-thon, drumming, the students leading their first Mass, learning multiplication and division, cursive writing, field trips, and many more activities. When asked what their favorite memories were, there was a variety of answers. By popular vote, the one that topped them all was the
Walk-a-thon. When asked why it was their favorite memory, their answers included, "it was the first year they could run; they enjoyed being outside; and they could talk with their friends."
Mrs. Morrill and I saved our favorite memories for last: Geometry and "Charlotte's Web". For geometry, the students learned about angles, polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals, and solid shapes. We made shape monsters out of different shapes and also went on a walk outside to find solid shapes around the school. The students were thrilled to read a chapter book as a class instead of our usual stories from our
Journeys books. We did many activities including drawing their favorite scenes, coloring a pig each time a chapter was read, and learning vocabulary for every chapter. To celebrate ending the book, we watched "Charlotte's Web" and compared the book with the movie.
We cannot believe how fast this year has gone by!
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Evening of Art and Music
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So Impressive!
Our annual
Evening of Art and Music was held last night and the gymnasium was filled with talent!
 The first portion of the evening was dedicated to music with solo and group performances filling the air with a variety of melodies from
Georgia to
New York, New York to
Route 66.
 The 7th grade students even wrote a few of the songs themselves! The music portion of the evening finished up with a very touching version of
Fix You by Coldplay and highlighted the graduating 8th grade students.
The art displays featured an abundance of talent utilizing a variety of mediums. The sculptures were amazing as students used their imaginations to create something meaningful to them. The paint, pastel and pencil artwork showed outstanding talent in even some of our youngest students. There were exotic guitars and human caricatures and much, much more!
A special thank you to Mrs. Alves in the Art Room and Mrs. Duplessis in the Music Room.
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Boston Science Museum
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It's All About Mass
The Boston Science Museum was back again this week for our 7th grade students. The experiments had to do with mass and how different things affect how mass travels.
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Retreat News
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Grade 7 Has New Spirit Retreat
The 7th grade students had the opportunity today to take part in a New Spirit Retreat. Our thanks to Pat Sears for always providing such a meaningful and powerful experience for the students.
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Thank You!
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Our Statue Looks Awesome!
We send a great big THANK YOU to Chrissy Rodriguez Curtis who spent two days with us this week repairing and painting our statue of Jesus in the lobby.
Chrissy is a graduate from one of our heritage schools, Holy Cross, Class of 2007. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Science from Harvard University and received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina. Chrissy recently received the prestigious 2018 Master Craftsman Award from the United States Institute of Theater Technology. This award is given to one graduate student from across the country who excels in one of the five areas of theater production.
Congratulations Chrissy and thank you for sharing your talents with St. Michael's Academy! Our statue has been transformed and is beautiful!
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Field Trips
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Grade 4 Visits Storrowton Village
The 4th grade students had a fun and educational trip to Storrowton Village today. They were able to step back in time and experience what their life would have been like many years ago!
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PreK - 4B
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Washing Our Hands in PreK-4B
We send our thanks to Mrs. Johnson, a nurse at Baystate Medical Center, who brought in a "Glitterbug" machine which has a black light and shows how effectively you are washing your hands. Ms. Synan's students were very surprised to see what germs remained on their hands even after washing.
Better wash those hands well and often!
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Parish News
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St. Catherine of Siena
Summer Program Registration Has Begun!
Registration is now being accepted for the St Catherine's Summer Program which will be held from July 9th-13th at the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Center, 1023 Parker St., Springfield.
Cost is
$85 per child
ages 5-12. Registration is limited to 120 children and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration forms are available at the Parish Office, Mon-Fri between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or by email request to [email protected].
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St. Elizabeth Parish - Ludlow
St. Elizabeth will hold its first monthly Family Holy Hour on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in Church.
We will hold monthly
Eucharistic
adoration's
on the 4
th
Thursdays of each month with different themes and different types of music.
Please join your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as we adore our Lord Jesus Christ through prayer, praise, worship, and music.
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St. Patrick's in Springfield
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Food For Thought
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"The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise."
- St. Clement
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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. We remember in our prayers:
Tracy Savoie
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Getto
Mr. and Mrs. Thi Nguyen
John Pericolosi
Glenn Spear
And we pray in a special way for our recently departed:
Edward Jones
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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153 Eddywood Street - Springfield, MA 01118
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