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Greetings!
Here is the latest edition of the school's newsletter. This is one of the tools used to communicate important information to our parents. If you have questions about any of the information contained in this edition, please call the school office.
Mary D. Heise Head of School |
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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
GRANDPARENTS DAY
On Friday, May 17 we will welcome grandparents and special friends to our school. The day provides an opportunity for students to spend time at school with people who are dear to them. The day begins with a welcome coffee at 8:30AM followed by Chapel promptly at 9:10 and other activities that follow.
Dismissal times will be:
11:20am - ECE
11:30am - K - 4th
11:45 - 5th - 8th
OPEN HOUSE AND PRESCHOOL ART SHOW
This is a wonderful time of the year in Sacramento. The flowers are in full bloom and our thoughts turn to summer with a more relaxed schedule. Another event that takes place this time of the year is our annual Open House and Preschool Art Show, Thursday, May 23. We will come together as a community to enjoy all the hard work that the children have done throughout the school year. The Early Childhood Room and K-8 Classrooms will be opened for visits, 6:00-7:30PM. Come, see and affirm what your children have accomplished during the school year.
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Upcoming Events
8-10 4th grade lunchroom duty
8-10 6th-8th grade Spring trips
8-10 4th grade lunchroom duty
9 4th grade chapel
10 ECE Teacher Workday, No ECE school
Next Two Weeks
13-16 7th grade lunchroom duty13, 14 7th grade chapel
15 Student Council elections, 10:30am
16 Kindergarten chapel
17 Grandparents Day, Early Dismissals
11:20, ECE; 11:30, K-4th; 11:45, 5th-8th
20-22 6th grade lunchroom duty
23 No ECE School
23 Art Show/Open House, 6:00pm
Early Dismissals: 11:30, K-4th; 11:45, 5th-8th
24 No School
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IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
To help parents plan family vacations and outings, the dates for next year's school vacations and teacher workdays are attached to this Wednesday Letter. |
| Math Competition
On Saturday, April 27th, St. Michael's students participated in the 24th Annual Math Invitational hosted by Christian Brothers High School. Our teams of 5th, 6th and 7th grade mathletes competed against students from some twenty-five area schools. Our 5th grade students included Katelyn Jurschak, Lawrence Stevens and Hannah Malek. Garrett Frazier was our 5th grade alternate who came to every practice and arrived on the day of the competition to wish his team good luck. Our 6th grade team included David Jensen, Vincent Di Fiore and Mason Warren; and our 7th grade team included Nate Assavarungnirund, Lauren Allen, and Kendrick Lai. Eight out of the nine participants were commended for achieving the benchmark for mastery on what was described as an exceedingly more difficult test compared to last year. Thank you to all the participants and their families for their commitment to this event. It was a lot of fun preparing for and participating in the math competition. Congratulations!
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FACULTY MEETING
Friday, May 17, 12:30-3:00PM
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| Spring Concert
St. Michael's "Spring Concert" in the iMAST building is rapidly approaching! Please mark your calendars for Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 pm. Children in Kindergarten through 7th grade arrive for tuning and placement by 6:15pm and music begins at 6:30pm. Each class will be featured playing a selection of songs on their instruments.
If you would like to volunteer to help with refreshments for this evening, please let Kenna Shelton know as soon as possible at kennashelton@smeds.net.
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School Uniform Reminder
Beginning September 2013 all uniforms will need to have the St. Michael's logo. This includes sweatshirts, blouses, polo shirts, and jumpers. True Grits will only be selling uniforms with this logo, and the uniform exchange will not include any uniforms that do not have it. This year was the grace period for wearing uniforms without a logo.
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St. Michael's Arts & Science Summer Camp
Please take a look at the attached flyer (in the left hand column) for the summer camp being offered on campus for entering 1st-5th grades.
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ECE News
What a beautiful Mother's Day Tea we had last week to honor all our wonderful ECE mothers! The children worked so hard to prepare a very special day filled with surprises and presents made with loving hands. We could not have done it without the help from the following people: Mrs. McArdle, who played the piano while we sang; Deb Fairbrook, who helped with place cards, party favors, and food preparation; the Pulliam and Knox families for the helium for our balloons and Chris Dariotis and M'Lissa Halimi who blew up all the balloons; Glenn Croy for setting up the room the night before; Debbie McCain from Total Beauty Experience who graciously donated the "goodies" for the moms; and last but not least, Katie Abbott and Cindy Martin for all the important emails regarding this very special day! We were honored to have Mrs. Heise attend, and it was fun to present her with a beautiful hat and flower pot to say thank you for being our Head of School. All the memories of this great day were captured in photographs taken by Chris Dariotis, and we are grateful to her for taking the time to help us out!
We want to thank Jack Biller for donating plastic tablecloths for art projects. We will be busy using them as we prepare for our Art Show and Open House on May 23. We hope to see you and your friends and family there!
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PARENTS CLUB NEWSGrandparents Day- May 17th Grandparents Day is right around the corner on Friday, May 17. We need your help to ensure this event is a memorable time for all! If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Chris Dariotis (cdariotis@golyon.com, 916-412-8112) or Anamarie Franc (anamarie.franc@gmail.com, 650-464-2333). St. Michaels Open Tennis Tournament- May 29th There's still time to join us for the first annual St. Michael's Open Tennis Tournament on its new date of Wednesday, May 29th at 6pm at Arden Hills Country Club. Drinks and taco buffet dinner will be provided for all the participants! $25 per person. Please email chrisa@pappasinvestments.com if you would like to join. 2013-2014 New Parents Club Officers Congratulations to the new Parents Club Officers for the 2013-2014 school year! President: Christine Dariotis Vice President: Christine Skeoch Secretary: Angela Meyer Treasurer: Toria Kaufman Thank You Thank You! The mint juleps were chilled and the sun was shining for the St. Michael's Kentucky Derby Party last Saturday. Thanks to the wonderful Southern hospitality of Michelle & Michael Casagrade, Jessica & Johnny Greenfield, Dani Guard & Andy Rockas, Molly & Nima Hosseini, Anna Nidecker & John Coleman, and Maggie & Doug Rowell. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the outward display of appreciation for our well deserving faculty and staff! A special thank you to the Room Parents and Anne Allaye-Chan for the organization of activities on Teacher Appreciation Day! It was a lovely day filled with flowers, cards and other goodies brought in by students and parents. The Fiesta Luncheon was a festive and delicious afternoon much appreciated by the faculty and staff. We certainly showed that St. Michael's Families love our teachers!
Always a favorite, Olympics Day would not be the same without well fed and hydrated children! This year we even added a sunscreen station to keep our children well protected from the sun. Thank you to Lorna Adams and Donna Clark for the water, fruit, pizza and popsicles during the high energy Olympics. It was expertly timed and beautifully executed! Thank you! Thank you! Reporting Volunteer Hours Please be sure to report your volunteer hours!! As per your contract, St. Michael's parents are required to do 24 volunteer hours (12 hours in ECE) during the school year. Just go to smedshours@gmail.com and record them. Contact Dani Guard with any questions.
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