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St. Michael's Academy
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Good afternoon to all. I'm sure the students are glad that we have completed our IOWA testing. It's always a nice feeling to put them behind us for another year.
Next week, we will be entering Holy Week. I encourage you to talk with your child about the significance of these days leading up to Easter Sunday.
As previously mentioned, our 8th grade students will be performing "The Living Stations of the Cross" on Wednesday, March 28th. The first performance will take place at 1 p.m. at Holy Cross Church with a repeat performance at 2 p.m. This is a great way to prepare for Easter and we invite you to join us for this powerful event.
 The following day is Holy Thursday and except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates Jesus's Last Supper with his apostles and the Washing of the Feet signifying that we are meant to serve others. At the conclusion of Mass, the altar is stripped and the tabernacle is emptied and brought to a place of repose for adoration. Attending Mass on Holy Thursday is a great educational opportunity for your child and will deepen their understanding of the Easter season.
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
Banking every Wednesday
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:45 to 5 p.m.
Book Club
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 6 p.m.
National Junior Honor Society Induction
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 1 p.m. AND 2 p.m.
Living Stations of the Cross
Thursday, March 29, 2018
REGISTRATION MATERIALS DUE BACK TO SCHOOL
Friday, March 30, 2018
Good Friday
*NO SCHOOL*
Monday, April 2, 2018
Easter Monday
*NO SCHOOL*
Please remember to attend Church as a family.
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Registrations
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Registrations are due back by
Thursday, March 29th
from all students. Please be advised that if we do not receive your registration materials back by that date, we cannot guarantee your child's school placement for next year.
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From the Office of Ms. Indomenico - School Counselor
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Meet Ms. Indomenico
Hello!
My name is Sarah Indomenico and I am so excited to join St. Michael's Academy as the new school counselor! I am currently completing my final semester as a graduate student at Westfield State University and have had many years' experience counseling children and adolescents both in school and in outpatient/in-home therapy settings. I am thrilled to be able to bring my knowledge of the field into my work here at St. Michael's.
As the school counselor, I am here to provide all students with social, emotional, and behavioral support and refer families to outside resources as needed. I will work alongside parents, teachers, and administrators to provide students with a safe, nurturing environment in which they can succeed academically.
I am currently developing a schedule to meet with students individually. Please reach out to me if you feel this is something that you are interested in for your child if they had not already been seeing Mrs. Freeman previously. I also plan to offer group counseling to students as needed, so there will be more information on that to come!
As of now, I am in my office part-time, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays and 8 a.m. -12 p.m. on Tuesdays. Come May 1st, I will be transitioning to full time and will be here full days Monday-Friday.
I am looking forward to working with you and your children and please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at ext. 1005.
Have a great week!
Ms. Indomenico
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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!
Liliana - Gr. PreK-4C Lenox - Gr. 3B
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Lenten Observances
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Stations of the Cross
Thank you to our 4th grade students who led us in praying the Stations of the Cross today.
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School Mass
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Feast of St. Joseph
Thank you to Fr. Matt Alcombright from Mary Mother of Hope Parish for celebrating Mass with us.
Thank you to our 5th grade students for hosting the Mass and for a very special presentation of the song "Gentle St. Joseph" which was written by Sr. Sally Marsh, SSJ. The students sang while using sign language and were accompanied by several students playing their recorders. It was a beautiful. A special thank you to Fr. Matt for teaching the students the song and sign language, Mrs. Senecal for helping them to practice and to Mrs. Duplessis for helping the students with the music
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New Spirit
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Grade 8 New Spirit Retreat
Our 8th grade students were lucky enough to spend a day this week on a New Spirit retreat. During a retreat day, the goal
is to create an environment which accepts and celebrates all young people and enables them to enjoy a positive faith experience. Through this experience, they are invited to be in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our thanks to Pat Sears, co-leader of New Spirit, who facilitated this retreat. Mr. Sears and his wife Carolyn, have sent all five of their boys to St. Michael's Academy. Three sons have graduated and two sons currently attend.
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Chess Club
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Developing Critical Thinking Skills
What better way is there to exercise your brain than with a game of chess?That's what members of the SMA Chess Club are finding out! Chess is a game of strategy and is a wonderful way to develop critical thinking skills. Even better, the members of the Chess Club will be completing against their instructor's school, STEM Middle School! Go SMA!
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Save The Date!
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It's Coming!!!
St. Michael's Academy is excited to announce we will be participating in Valley Gives again this year! We have already secured Matching Challenge Donors who will generously donate $1,500
if we secure the same amount.
May 1, 2018
Mark your calendar!
More information to follow.
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Parent Alert
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 Sign up today to begin earning points for
St. Michael's Academy!
Participating in the program is simple:
1. Visit bigy.com and log in or
create a myBigY account with your Big Y Silver Savings card.
2. Select "
Join Education Express".
3. Select your school.
4. Look for the Education Express logo on items in our weekly circular, online and on signs in our stores.
5. Purchase these specially marked products and your school earns points. They redeem the points for the supplies they need.
Plus, from February 1 through April 25, 2018, EARN GOLD COINS! FOR EVERY 500 EDUCATION EXPRESS POINTS EARNED,
YOU GET A GOLD COIN!
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Parish News
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Holy Cross
Please join the Holy Cross Parish Family on Easter Sunday morning at the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Following the Mass, they will have the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn! There may even be a special guest!
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Food For Thought
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"In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction."
- St. John of the Cross
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Prayer Corner
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St. Michael the Archangel, 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:
Cindy LaFountain
Jim Tourtelotte
Darin and Diane Cook
Erik and Yazdel Correa
Victor and Daisy Cruz
Nathaniel and Noelle Flint
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Garcia
And we pray in a special way for our recently departed:
Edward O'Neill
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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