Weekly Friday Newsletter of St. Michael's School
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Issue Number: 512 November 22, 2019
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- For the repose of the soul of Michael Liberatore, father of Mrs. Gase, who passed away on Tuesday, November 19.
- Charlie Capp (1A) who will be having surgery next week. May God guide the surgeon’s hands and may Charlie experience a quick recovery.
- For all our students, parents, faculty, and staff: that we may express our gratitude to God for our blessings and that we may commit to sharing with those who are less fortunate both during and after the holy seasons of Advent and Christmas.
Please pray a decade of the Rosary for these families and faculty/staff members:
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St. Michael's Photo Website
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You will see a new icon on the top of Messenger. This is a link to our photo library. We are in the process of uploading all of the images that we have taken throughout the years. All photos from this year have been posted and we are almost done with 2018-2019.
Click on the link
to view our photo library and agree to the guidelines. We will be updating the site as school events occur. Digital Downloads are only $6.
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St. Nick's Shop Needs Elves!
Do you need some fundraising service hours?
St. Nick needs a few good elves when St. Nick’s Shop returns as soon as we return from Thanksgiving Break -- set-up is on Monday, December 2, followed by class shopping days the rest of that week. Check the flyer here for details. And please sign up through
iVolunteer here.
Your help would be gratefully appreciated!
Click here
for the shopping times by class.
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Box Tops Upcoming Collection Date
The next collection due date for Box Tops is Friday, December 6. Please check your pantry as you may find Box Tops on products you have purchased for your Thanksgiving feast.
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The Scrip Team thanks the
73 school families
that purchased Scrip during the
Thanksgiving Food Drive Scrip Raffle!
Once again, your
participation broke records!
For the first half of November during the raffle, total scrip sales surpassed $55,000! That translates to more that $2,200 in profits! Total grocery store card purchases surpassed $11,000! 401 Raffle Tickets were earned of which over 100 were bonus tickets for purchasing grocery store Scrip!
And the winning ticket drawn was . . . the Estrada Family!
Congratulations Richard & Aida Estrada for winning $100 of Gift Scrip.
Thank you to everyone for supporting Mercy Corps & Student Council in providing food to families for Thanksgiving and for your support of the St. Michael’s School Scrip Fundraising Program!
Scrip will continue to be sold at the Parish Office on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. Parish Office hours are from 8:00 AM to Noon & 12:30 to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and on Friday, November 29.
Starting the week we return from Thanksgiving, the Scrip Team will be meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays through December to meet the
CHRISTMAS SCRIP SALES DEMANDS!
Think of how Scrip can fit into your Christmas shopping either as gifts or for the stores you will be shopping for gifts.
Buy scrip and keep us busy!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
FROM YOUR SCRIP TEAM
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St. Michael's Parish demonstrates astounding generosity with our various global outreach programs and we also have genuine
needs right here in Poway.
Parishioners are teaming up to bring the joy of Christmas to two of our families in need. Unexpected circumstances can bring extreme financial hardship and we pray that this is a temporary situation for both families.
Please help if you are able in one of the following ways
by DECEMBER 13
- Click here to donate to Adopt-a-Family
- Purchase and donate scrip in the parish office.
- Drop off gift cards, cash or check in the parish office. (Checks payable to: St Michael's Church)
- All monetary gifts including gift cards & scrip are tax deductible.
On behalf of Fr. Mel and the Corporal Works of Mercy team, may God bless you during this wonderful season of Advent. You have made a difference in so many lives and we thank you.
Contact Ana Alvord 858-487-4755 ext. 3155 if you have questions.
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Connecting to Advent Series Every Saturday Morning before each of the four Sundays of Advent.
Click here
for the flyer -- psst! free breakfast is included!
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Chess Club News and Sign-Ups
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Congratulations to Spencer Todd for bringing home the First Place Trophy (Again!)
in the Grade 3 - Grade 8 Category at the Excelsior Chess All-School Chess Tournament held on November 15 at Notre Dame Academy.
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Reminder: No ESS on Friday, December 20
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As is our tradition, ESS will not be offered on Friday, December 20, the last day of school before we go on Christmas Break
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On Your Way or On Your Lunch Break?
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What could be more convenient than earning double service hours as part of your drop-off routine? We need volunteers for morning Traffic Duty on North Campus. Earn
a full hour for 30 minutes
of helping our littles get out of their cars safely and efficiently between 7:25 and 7:55 AM.
Sign up here.
Or how about popping over to school on your lunch break? We need North Campus Yard Supervision volunteers, especially in the month of December. Check in at the office at 11:30 AM and out by 12:05 PM and earn a full hour of service!
Sign up here
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Kick off your Sunday shoes audition for our upcoming Spring production of
Footloose
(Getting to Know Series).
Footloose
celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Auditions will be held on
Monday, December 2
, by appointment only
click here
. Note that once the cast list is posted, there will be no refunds for participation.
Click here for flyer
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Order Your Yearbooks Before the Price Goes Up!
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The price is $55 until 2/1/20. Yearbooks may only be purchases online by going to
jostensyearbooks.com
.
Click here
to see what the options are for online only orders.
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Catholic Schools Night Basketball at USD
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Love basketball? Love Catholic universities? You're invited to Catholic Schools Night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion for San Diego vs. Santa Clara on Saturday, January 25. Order your tickets
now
using the
order form here
. Tickets must be purchased by January 8 and the holiday season can be "distracting."
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On Being Tech-knowledgeable
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Parental Controls can support you in your efforts to keep your child’s internet experiences safe, fun, and productive. They work best when used openly and honestly in partnership with your kids-not as a stealth spying method. Below are a few websites that are helpful in keeping an eye on your child’s screen time and making sure they don’t accidentally click on something they shouldn’t.
Block websites and filter content i
f you want to prevent access to specific websites, use the parental controls that are built into your device’s operating system. All systems-Microsoft Windows, Apple’s Mac OS, and even Amazon Fire-offers settings to keep children safe and from accessing mature sites. This is the best solution if your child is young and primarily use home devices.
Monitor cell phones
to keep tabs on your tween o teen’s phone, your best bet is to download an app such as
https://kidbridge.com/
or
https://www.webwatcher.com/
. They monitor text messages, social networks, and emails. To monitor social media you will need your child’s account information and passwords.
If you decide to use parental controls, talk to your children about why you are using them (to help keep them safe) and that your ultimate goal is for them to learn how to interact online responsibly.
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Congratulations to our JV boys for winning the Cathedral Flag Football County Championship last Saturday! They defeated Nazareth 22-14 in the semis and St. Rose 8-0 in the championship game. St. Michael's has won the tournament two years in a row!
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All three of our football teams won their playoff games and advanced to the championship games! For the
first time ever
, our 7th grade team played our 8th graders at home for the varsity title. The eighth grade boys became the undefeated league champions after their 20-6 win over our seventh graders in the championship flag football game. Now they go on to the Saints Tournament!
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On Friday, December 6, our 7th and 8th grade girls will play in the annual Girls Flag Football Tournament. Nativity is hosting this year -- games begin at noon.
Stay tuned for news about boys basketball and girls soccer!
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Check the league website
https://www.ncplsd.org
for game schedules, results & standings, rules, and directions to away games
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Click here
for the detailed, monthly calendars for September through June 2020.
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