PAW PRINTS
May 21, 2021
Dear SMCS Parents,

Thank you for all of the early birthday wishes and for sending your students to school wearing pink on Wednesday. Thank you for your kindness and caring.

Special thanks to the St. Michael the Archangel Parish Knights of Columbus for providing and serving lunch to the school staff on Thursday. The staff enjoyed visiting with the Knights and appreciated the delicious food.

Congratulations to the SMCS Class of 2021! Today was their last day of school. We wish them the best of luck next year in high school.

It is hard to believe that we only have one week left of school. We appreciate everyone's patience, flexibility, and support this year as we navigated the pandemic together. On Tuesday of this week, I sent out preliminary COVID protocols for the 2021-2022 school year. The mask section in the protocols has been revised to say:

Masks
Masks will be optional for students for the 2021-2022 school year as long as conditions remain stable or improve throughout the summer.

The COVID protocols for the 2021-2022 school year will be shared again in next week's Paw Prints. They will be also sent out during the summer as revisions and updates are made.

Thank you again for all of your support! Have a wonderful weekend.

Blessings,
Dr. Kathleen Cox 

Dear Parents, 

Please pick up any medications your child may have in the school clinic. Students are not allowed to transport medications home from the clinic. I will have medications out during morning carpool on Wednesday, May 24th for a convenient pick-up. No medications will be stored over the summer break. Any medications remaining in the clinic after Friday, May 26th will be discarded. 

Thank you, Nurse Diaz
Tuesday, May 25
4th Grade Mass Day
6th Grade RLA Exam
7th Grade RLA & Science Exams

Wednesday, May 26
5th Grade Mass Day
5th Grade Retreat Day
6th Grade Social Studies Exam
7th Grade Religion and Social Studies Exams

Thursday, May 27
2nd Grade Mass Day
6th & 7th Grade Math Exams

Friday, May 28
Last Day of School
Early Dismissal at 11:00/11:15 am
Last Chance to order an
SMCS 2020-2021 Yearbook!
Order Form will close on Monday, May 24, 2021
Buy tickets to see the SMCS Spring Musical, High School Musical Jr!

This year we have a 7th Grade Cast and an 8th Grade cast. Each cast is going to be videoed and you can buy tickets to watch the show from home!

CLICK HERE to buy tickets to see the 8th Grade Cast Performance of High School Musical Jr!
(Friday, May 21st at 6pm & Sunday, May 23rd at 6pm)

CLICK HERE to buy tickets to see the 7th Grade Cast Performance of High School Musical Jr!
(Thursday, May 20th at 6pm and Saturday, May 22nd at 6pm)


We will be selling Scheduled Content tickets to our production due to our streaming license. More details about watching the production are included below.
SCHEDULED CONTENT:
  • Is a recording of an event that ShowTix4U will automatically stream on the specific day(s) and time(s) you buy tickets for.
  • Anyone who buys a ticket to watch the performance will watch it at the same time.
  • Patrons cannot pause or rewind and can only watch it in real time. When the stream ends, so does your access to the video.
  • When you buy your ticket, you will only be able to have one device logged in to stream the access link at a time.
  • The video will not begin until the designated show time (6:00pm).
SUMMER 2021

Kindergarten
REQUIRED READING: 
I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson

Suggested Reading:(nightly reading including)

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

No, David by David Shannon


1st Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Biscuit Finds a Friend by Allysa Satin Capuccili

Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

Any Jack Prelutsky book

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

2nd Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo

Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)

Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Julius the Baby of the World Kevin Henkes

A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.


3rd Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald

Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)

The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky or any Jack Prelutsky book

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

Project - Test will be done in class


4th Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Crenshaw by Catherine Applegate

Suggested Reading: (nightly reading including)

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Whoosh! by Chris Barton

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

Book Project - done in class


5th Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Recommended Reading:

Jerry Spinelli: Crash, Stargirl, Knots in My YoYo String, Wringer

Gary Paulsen: Lawn Boy, Woodsong, The Winter Room

Classics: Julie of the Wolves, Sounder, A Year Down Yonder, Rascal

Newer Classics: Surviving the Applewhites, Shooting the Moon, Pictures of Hollis Woods

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

There will be a test over the book in class.


6th Grade
REQUIRED READING:
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

Recommended:

Homeless Bird, Tuck Everlasting, Mockingbird, The Shakespeare Stealer

Esperanza Rising, Tangerine, Crispin:Cross of Lead

Authors: Avi, Katherine Peterson, Sharon Creech

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

There will be a test over the book in class.


7th Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Recommended:

Choose two or more books from this HAISLN List.

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

Take notes on the character development of Holling Hoodhood.

There will be a writing assignment/project in the first weeks of school.


8th Grade
REQUIRED READING: 
Pretties by Scott Westerfield and
Specials by Scott Westerfield

Recommended:

Choose two or more books from this HAISLN List.

Students need to bring the required reading book to class in the first week of school.

Work - Take notes on a main character's development/changes throughout the novels. 

You will be writing an essay on this in the first weeks of school.
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