June 8, 2018: Hello Summer!

Great Expectations

It's time to say goodbye, our 60th school year has come to an end. We've made more cherished memories and many more new friends.
We've watched our Dragons learn and grow and change from day to day.
We hope that all the things we've taught have inspired them in exciting ways.
So it's with happy memories, we send them out the door,
With great hope and expectations for what next year holds in store! 
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Wishing all of our Dragons a fun and restful summer. As you leave school to enjoy warm weather adventures, may you go with a song and a smile in your hearts. We look forward to being "One.Together." in the upcoming school year!
Congratulations and best wishes to ALL of our 2018 graduates. Go forth and shine!
Be sure to check out our St M Media Gallery for photos, videos and memories from closing exercises and graduation. More photos will be posted next week.
Important Announcements:

Summer Assignments/Back to School Forms

Whether you call it the Summer Slide or the Brain Drain, students can lose ground in reading and math over the summer break.

To help our students practice what they learned this year and exercise their brains while they are away, HERE is the link to SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS by grade (for grades 1-8), as well as recommended reading lists, and K-8 school supply lists. You can also find this information on our website under "Community/Summer-Back to School."

Once school is out, our team will be finalizing Back to School forms. Please check the website in mid-July for updates, forms and the full 2018-2019 Academic Calendar.    

If you have a child in grades 3-8 who plans to participate in intramural or collegiate sports in the coming school year, an athletic participation physical examination form will be needed. Click HERE for the form.

Award Recognition

Citizenship Awards 2018 
The St. Michael's Citizenship Award honors two students in each grade for outstanding achievement in social and academic endeavors. 
This year's recipients are:  
  • Camille Kidwell and Amani Kimball-McKavish (8th)
  • Benjamin Davis and Page Wells (7th)
  • Sadie Henderson-Best and Charles Nolde (6th)
  • Jackson Hobbs and Victoria Updike (5th)
  • Lily Amos and Mary Allison Monroe (4th)
  • Blake Benson and Naomi Evans (3rd)
  • Hugh Nolde and Andrew Reining (2nd)
  • Will Chapman and Katherine Hepner (1st)
  • Piper Ranson and Katherine Turnbull (Kindergarten)
Headmaster's Awards
Each year, recipients of the Headmaster's Award have the honor of speaking at eighth grade graduation. The Headmaster's Award is presented to the two students with the highest overall academic average during their eighth grade year. 
This year's recipients are: Emma Ryland Hunter and Alan Watts
Congratulations to all!

Middle School Math and Spanish Placements

Student placements for Middle School math and Spanish for the coming school year will be shared with families by late June/early July.

Summer Administrative Office Hours

St. Michael's will observe summer office hours starting the week of June 11. 
  • Our Administrative Offices will consolidate at the Bon Air Lower School Campus and will be open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. 
  • We will be CLOSED ON FRIDAYS during the summer.

Support the Annual Fund!
Thank you to all who have made gifts to the Annual Fund this year!

There is still time to make a gift to the Annual Fund.  Click HERE to make a donation by June 30.

Key Dates for the Upcoming '18-'19 School Year

Please note that while our Lower School construction is currently on schedule for a mid-July completion, these dates are TENTATIVE until we have final confirmation that the building will be ready as planned. Thank you for your understanding! We are excited to be One.Together.

August 23: Lower School “Meet Your Teacher & Meet Your School” Day
  • We highly recommend that families attend this year to orient students and themselves to the new building and carpool procedures.
August 27: Lower School First Day of School (half-day)

August 27:  Middle School Orientation 

August 28:  First Full Day of School (all students)

December 19: Christmas Break Begins at Noon 

January 3, 2019: Classes Resume

March 8, 2019:  Spring Break Begins at Noon

March 18, 2019:  Classes Resume

June 6, 2019:  Eighth Grade Graduation

Spectacular Summer Camps at St M! 

Explore your creative side. Embrace the outdoors. Learn coding and video game making. Get active with sports. Be an adventurous chef.

Welcome to Summer Camp, St. Michael’s-style! For children ages FOUR through rising NINTH grade. Half-day and full-day options available. Sign up today and tell your friends!

  • Click HERE to register! 
Please contact Allyson Steele, Director of Summer Programs, with any questions. 
Show Your DRAGON PRIDE!
As you do your Back-to-School shopping, be sure to show your Dragon Pride with St. Michael's branded apparel! 
Visit our Spiritwear Website for exciting offerings.

It's a Wrap!


This will be our final newsletter of this school year. We will resume again in mid-August. Of course, any pertinent information that needs to be shared with our families will be emailed this summer.
Thank you for a truly wonderful year!  - The Communications Office

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Current and past issues of "This Week at St. Michael's" are now archived on our website under "News and Events," as well as under "Community." 
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