Dragon Notes 3.14.25

Happy Spring Break! We hope you have many adventures and we’re excited to hear about them when you return!!

Second Trimester Report Cards Available Monday
To access report cards, please 
  • Navigate to Ravenna
  • Login to Ravenna
  • Navigate to Parents/Guardians Tab
  • Navigate to “Student Reports”
  • The student’s report should be shown there
  • Click to download

St. Michael’s Forest Park Community Adventure
We are excited to announce the inaugural St. Michael's Forest Park Community Adventure on Saturday, May 3 at Pavilion #2 in Forest Park. This event brings together our students, families, friends, and wider community to explore the natural wonders of St. Louis' world renown Forest Park through three age-appropriate activities: 
  • What do you see? provides infants through kindergarten children with the opportunity to engage in scavenger hunts throughout the Anne O’C. Albrecht Playscape.  
  • Can you find it? provides students in grades 1-8th a curated walking adventure throughout Forest Park where they learn basic orienteering skills. 
  • Where to next? provies older students and adults with a more challenging orienteering adventure.
This is our first of what we hope to become an annual celebration of our community’s love for St. Louis, learning, and the outdoors. Our goal is to provide an amazing outdoor experience for everyone while fundraising to support the mission of The St. Michael School of Clayton. 

Please see the attached Save the Date! Registration opens April 1 (no joke!)

8th Grade Spirit Wear Store
NEW SWAG! We dropped a few new products for the spring. We have everything from T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Sweatpants, Water Bottles, Playing Cards, and more...  https://tsmsoc-class-of-2025-store.printify.me/

Standardized Testing This Spring
Standardized Testing will be held Monday April 7th - Thursday April 17th for Grades 3rd-8th. Please make sure your child has plenty of rest, a healthy snack, and a book to read. Below you will find testing dates for each grade level. If you have questions, please reach out to Meghan Ruzicka (mruzicka@stmichaelschool.org), Allyson Linck (alinck@stmichaelschool.org), Abby Danielson (adanielson@stmichaelschool.org)
  • Third Grade- Thursday April 17th testing time begins at 10:15 AM
  • Fourth Grade- Tuesday April 15th testing time begins at 8:15 AM, Wednesday April 16th testing time begins at 8:15 AM
  • Fifth Grade- Friday April 11th testing time begins at 8:15 PM, Monday April 14th testing time begins at 8:15 AM
  • Sixth Grade- Monday April 7th testing time begins at 8:15 AM, Tuesday April 8th testing time begins at 8:15 AM
  • Seventh Grade- Wednesday April 9th testing time begins at 8:15 AM, Thursday April 10th testing time begins at 8:15 AM
  • Eighth Grade- Monday April 7th testing time begins at 8:15 AM, Tuesday April 8th testing time begins at 8:15 AM
Summer Camp – Rising JK-1
We are excited to offer a Maker camp for rising JK-1 (current PK-K) students this summer. Please fill out an interest form here. This will hold your place in the camp and help us plan for staffing and activities. 
Summer Camp – Rising 2-6
We’re excited to announce our summer camp offerings for rising 2-6! Please see the descriptions below and sign up here!
Middle School Mission Week
The Church of St. Michael and St. George sponsors a Middle School Mission Week, open to rising 6th-9th graders (current 5th-8th graders!)! For more information, please see here!
Upcoming Events
March 17-28: No School, Spring Break
March 24-28: Adventure Camp
April 7-April 17: Standardized Testing grades 3-6
April 18: No School, Professional Development
April 21: No School, Easter Monday
May 3: Forest Park Community Adventure

 
June 2-6: 
Biking plus Learn to Bike Option and Found Object ART (Eppert and Eppert)
Dates: June 2-6
Times: 9 am-3pm
Ages: rising 1-6
Cost: $400
Description:
9:00-12:00pm Learn how to bike
Bring your own bike, helmet, snacks, lunch, water, sunscreen, etc. Bikes and students will be transported to Forest Park in the yellow school bus.  Students will start with balance bikes in Forest Park and progress to coaster bikes. Advanced biking groups will be available as well for students who already know how to ride!

12:00pm Lunch break at school

1:00-3:00pm: Assemblage (Found Object) Art. Learn how to create artwork from found objects 
(wood, wire, fabric, paint, beads, etc.) This camp includes a field trip to Goodwill or Treasure Isle (additional $10 for shopping)

*** Some families have asked if they can sign up for the morning or afternoon. Students are welcome to do so. The price for a half day is $200. 


June 9-13
Spanish Language Immersion with Role-Playing (Rodriguez)
Dates: June 9-13
Times: 9 am-3pm
Ages: rising 1-6
Cost: $300
Description: 
Spend the week practicing your Spanish skills in a fun and low-stress environment! Each day will have a different theme as students build vocabulary. We’ll start the week getting to know each other, playing fun games and learning how to describe ourselves. Then we’ll imagine going to the store, learning food vocabulary and numbers. Later in the week, students will practice ordering and serving food and create a menu in Spanish, as well as practice vocabulary for going to school. We’ll finish up the week with a community helpers day as students will pretend to be firefighters and vets as they rescue un gato!

June 16-20
Wizard of Oz & Wicked Camp (Pombrol)
Dates: June 16-20 (no camp on 6/19 for Juneteenth)
Times: 9am-3pm
Ages: Rising 3-6th graders
Cost: $290
Description: Calling all lovers of Oz— this camp is for you. This week, we will be screening Wizard of Oz and Wicked (a little each day) and doing informal film analysis on both films. We will also be doing a variety of Wicked themed crafts and activities including: 
-making bracelets, lanyard keychains, green and pink “moon dough,” and bookmarks
-stamping cards and writing letters. We will close them with wax seals!
-learning how to draw Wicked characters

June 23-27
Read & Play (Pombrol)
Dates: June 23-27
Times: 9-12pm
Name: Read & Play 
Ages: Rising 2-4th graders
Cap: 10 kids 
Cost: $190
Description: Join us for screen-free inquiry time! This camp is designed to spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and encourage a low-stress love of learning in a lively, hands-on environment. Children will also have access to a classroom library full of books to dive into, or they can bring their favorites from home. They will also engage in various inquiry activities, including making their own super balls, building with magna-tiles and LEGOs, drawing and paper crafts, and more. Weather permitting, we will also play outside. 

June 30-July 4: No Camp this week
July 7-11: No Camp this week

July 14-18: 
Cooking Workshop (Rodriguez)
Dates: July 14-18
Times: 9 am-3pm
Ages: rising 1-6
Cost: $300
Spend some time in the kitchen and learn to make fun and exciting dishes! Each day will follow a similar structure:
  1. Vocabulary (learning ingredients, measurements, utensils).
  2. Hands-on Cooking (making a simple dish).
  3. Tasting (talking about flavors and cultures) 
Monday: Hispanic Breakfast (Pan con tomate, hot chocolate, arepas).
Tuesday: Healthy Snacks (fruit with Tajín, guacamole, pico de gallo).
Wednesday: Traditional Dishes (quesadillas, tequeños).
Thursday: Desserts (alfajores, arroz con leche).
Friday: Free Choice Day (students vote for their favorite recipe).
July 21-25
Cursive and Bracelets (Pombrol)
Dates:  July 21-25
Times: 9-12pm
Ages: Rising 3-6th graders
Cost: $200
Cap: 9 students
Description: Join us kids to learn the art of cursive writing! This camp is perfect for young creators who love to explore new skills. Campers will practice the beautiful flow of cursive writing, improving their penmanship while practicing graceful letters and words. They will also learn how to make different kinds of bracelets throughout the week. 

Notes: 
-We will teach both right and left handed cursive. When you register, please note which hand your child uses so we have the correct supplies for them. 

July 28-August 1
Typing and Key Chains (Pombrol)
Dates: July 28- August 1
Times: 9-12pm
Ages: Rising 4-6th graders
Cap: 15 kids
Cost: $200
Description: Join us for a week of fun where kids get to create cool, personalized keychains and learn essential typing skills! In this camp, campers will explore their creativity by designing and making their very own keychains using beads, string, and lanyards. Alongside their crafting, campers will also learn the fundamentals of typing, practicing proper finger placement and speed through engaging games and activities. By the end of the camp, they'll leave with a collection of fun keychains and improved typing skills.

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