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St. Michael's Academy
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 I can feel the tension building up in the eighth grade classrooms. They're coming down the home stretch with their SchoolsNext projects. It brings joy to my heart watching the students be so engaged in their project based learning! Say a prayer for them as they finish up their projects and prepare to present to our panel of community judges on January 22nd.
As part of our Catholic Schools Week activities, our school kicked off our annual community service project. Once again this year, each grade level will be collecting different food and clothing items to donate to the Gray House. For a listing of the suggested items, please click here. Please feel free to donate any item outside your child's requested grade level item. Every item is appreciated!
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
Violin every Thursday - Grade 2
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.
Chess Club
Friday, January 17, 2020
2nd Quarter Ends
Please remember to attend Church as a family!
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Mission Moment
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Catholic Schools Week Chalice of Salvation Mass
*PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE!*
We have been notified that The Chalice of Salvation Mass that will coincide with Catholic Schools Week will
now be taped on Thursday, January 23rd at 4 p.m. at St. Michael's Cathedral on State Street in Springfield. People are asked to arrive at 3:30 p.m.
If you are able to attend, please email Ms. Dougal at [email protected] as soon as possible.
Thank you!
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National Day of Giving
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Many Gifts, One Nation:
A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools
Mark your calendars now!
On Jan. 29, 2020, St. Michael's Academy will be participating in Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of Giving. During this 24 hour period, you will have the opportunity to support St. Michael's Academy online by making a gift by visiting our specially designed web page that day.
In addition, we are VERY excited to announce we have a $3,000 MATCHING CHALLENGE DONOR. Once we reach $3,000 in gifts, that amount will be matched by our generous benefactor!!
Please mark January 29th on your calendar and help support St. Michael's Academy. Keep an eye out for more information to follow, especially the link for that day!
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From the Classroom of Ms. Enderlin - PreK-4C
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Busy In PreK4C
Down in PreK 4C the children have been settling back into the routine of school quite nicely! They have been very excited to see all of their teachers again and to be back with their friends every day. The children have been able to effortlessly slide back into our rigorous school day and are excited to continue working on their alphabet books.
Each week the children have been making a page dedicated to our letter of the week. This week, we made our page for the letter "K". Before they know it, the children will have a page for every letter and will be ready to take their completed book home!
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From The Nurse's Office
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It's Flu Season!
Hello from the nurse's office!
As you all know, it is flu season. The number of reported cases is rising quickly. The flu is very contagious and can spread from person to person by breathing in the droplets in a cough, sneeze, or runny nose.
Signs and symptoms of the flu include:
It comes on quickly. Most people with the flu feel very tired and may have a high fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
Prevention:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination for everyone 6 months or older.
And, yes you still can get the flu with the vaccine, but it usually a much milder case.
WASH, WASH, WASH YOUR HANDS!
This is still the best defense against illness. Wash especially before meals using soap and warm water. Alcohol based hand sanitizers work well!
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and throw in the trash.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
When can my child return to school:
Keep your child home until
at least 24 hours after their fever is gone, without using fever reducing medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin). Avoid products containing Aspirin.
A fever is defined as 100.4 or higher.
For additional information on the flu, please
click here
Please contact me with any questions or concerns you might have through the school number 413-782-5246 or email at
[email protected].
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From The Counselor's Office
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As we hear often with absolute truth, there is no parenting manual about exactly how to raise our children. There are many challenges along the way due to our own life stressors, how we were raised, and our beliefs. There are times of extreme joy! There are also times we feel like we are failing and our children will be unsuccessful.
There are several researched strategies to effective parenting that maximize our ability to ensure their overall successful development.
Click here
to read the full article and learn more!
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Calendar Sales
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Calendar Raffle
Happy New Year! We are so pleased to begin 2020 with our annual Calendar Raffle fundraiser!
Each family has been given five (5) calendars to sell for $10 each to friends, relatives, and neighbors. Those who purchase the calendar will have
29 chances to win prizes up to $500!
And for our hard-working students who are selling the calendars, we have a few rewards:
- Any family who sells all five calendars will receive a Uniform Free Day!
- Any student who sells 10 or more calendars will be entered into a raffle for a variety of prizes!
- The top seller will receive a special prize!
Let's sell some calendars!
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Pasta Supper
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Pasta Supper Coming Up!
Get ready for our annual Pasta Supper which will be held on Saturday, February 1st from 5 - 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. The supper is a wonderful way to catch up and socialize with friends and fellow parents!
We are looking for volunteers for a variety of jobs at the supper from decorating, cooking, serving and clean-up. A volunteer form came home last week.
Avoid the last minute rush and get your tickets early! They are now on sale - $5 for adults, $3 for children aged 3-12 and FREE for children under 3.
Please note that tickets will NOT be sold at the door. Need another order form?
Click here!
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Gift Baskets
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A Basket For Every Grade!
OK students, it's time to start assembling our grade level gift baskets that will be raffled off at the Pasta Supper!
Every grade has been given a theme. Your mission? We need every student to bring in one item for the basket. Don't have time to shop? If you send in a monetary donation, we will do the shopping for you!
Let's put together baskets that everyone will want to win!
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Food For Thought
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"I know now that true charity consists in bearing all of our neighbors' defects - not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues."
- St. Therese of Lisieux
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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.
And we pray for all of our recently departed:
Jane Wozniak
Marion Duncan
Alfonso Sarno
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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