Week of March 28, 2021

Thank You for Soaring With Us!

Thank you to all who tuned in on Friday night to support St. Michael's at our first-ever virtual auction.  A BIG thank you as well to ALL the volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the event such a success!
Post-Auction Item Pickup on Sunday:
  • For those that won auction items, item pickup will take place on campus this weekend on SUNDAY, March 28, from 2-4 p.m. in the Blue Carpool Loop (outside the library doors of Hubbard Hall).
  • Feel free to send a friend or neighbor to pick up your items(s) should you not be available during that time.

Easter Holidays

A friendly reminder that this Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, are school holidays and NO CLASSES WILL BE HELD. Have a blessed Easter!

Let's Be Good Neighbors. Please Drive Slowly!  

As our campus is in a residential neighborhood, St. Michael's is asking for everyone's help with an important safety matter. This week, we have received communications and complaints from our neighbors in Traylor Estates expressing concern about excessive speeding as our families arrive and depart from School. 
The posted speed limit in the neighborhood is 25 miles per hour, dropping to 10 mph around some of the curves. But even those speed limits can feel high if you are approaching a pedestrian exercising, walking a dog, or pushing a stroller -- especially given that the neighborhood roads are narrow and without sidewalks. Please SLOW DOWN.

We share the concern of our neighbors and encourage you to consider your child's safety and the safety of others when you are dropping off and picking up from the School.
We will also be monitoring those cars that are speeding as they enter campus grounds.

SHOOD Drive Service Outreach: April 5-16

As part of a school-wide service outreach initiative, St. Michael’s is pleased to be partnering once again with Shood (“Shoes for Good”) to collect gently-used shoes and personal care items for the homeless from April 5-16.  These donations will be assembled by Middle School students during study hall. Thank you in advance for your support!
Tubs will be placed in classrooms in the Lower School and at the front and back doors to Singleton Hall as students come to and from carpool. 

The Lower School will collect the following:
-- K/1st Grade: collect two small foot powders each
-- 2nd/3rd Grade: collect two nail clippers each
-- 4th/5th Grade: collect two pairs of shoestrings (for running shoes, NOT dress shoes)
The Middle School will collect the following:
-- Gently used athletic shoes

Spirit Week Planning: Order Deadline This Week for MDD T-Shirts

Getting Ready! Preliminary planning is underway for a week of spirited Magic Dragon Day-inspired activities to be held the week of April 26. Volunteers are "zooming" to uphold this time-honored tradition. Final plans are contingent upon COVID protocols.

To be ready for a Blue/White Spirit Day, please PLACE YOUR ORDER for a Magic Dragon Day t-shirt by Wednesday, MARCH 31. We are pleased to showcase Elizabeth Hepner’s 2020 design.  Click below to place your order. 
Order Spirit Week T-Shirt

Sports and After-School Enrichments Schedule

Spring sports and after-school enrichment class schedules and pick-up times/locations for this week are below. Have fun!
  • Boys' Lacrosse - Monday and Wednesday (green loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)
  • Girls' Lacrosse - Wednesday and Thursday (green loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)
  • Mountain Biking - Group 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Group 3 and 4 on Thursday (yellow/Middle School loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)
  • Cross Country - Monday and Wednesday (yellow/Middle School loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)
  • Lower School Intramural Soccer - Tuesday (green loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)  
  • Adventure Walkers - Tuesday (green loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)   
  • Adventure Walkers - Thursday (green loop pick-up at 4 p.m.)  
Please contact Ashley Buffey with any questions.

Change of Clothes

All K-5 children should have a seasonally-appropriate change of clothes at school (in a ziplock bag).
Students are outside and on our trails and may need to change if they become muddy or wet. Thank you for your help.

Have You Registered Yet for Our Summer Camps?

Don't hesitate as camps are filling up fast! 
(If a camp has filled, please be sure to register on the WAITLIST as we will do our best to safely accommodate some additional campers in the class if possible.)
  • To learn about the camps that will be offered, click HERE for our camp flyer.  
  • Camps are listed by GRADE
  • We plan to offer both in-person AND virtual camps from June 21-August 6 for ages 4-14   
  • Half-day pricing from $190-$250 per camp 
  • COVID-safety protocols in place; Masks required
Questions? Please contact Ashley Buffey, Director of Extended Programs/Summer Camps.
Register for St M Summer Spectacular Camps

COVID Reporting Protocol/Form


If someone in your family has symptoms, has been exposed, or is being tested for COVID-19, please inform the School  IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING via the COVID-19 Reporting Form link below. The confidentiality of the diagnosed student or faculty member will be maintained. 
For all health-related questions this year, please contact Nurse Shawnetta Maben at smaben@stmschool.net.
*IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you submit your COVID reporting form after hours or on weekends, please keep your child HOME until you hear from Nurse Maben on the next school day.
COVID Reporting Form HERE

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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." 

Dates to Remember

Please check our online School Calendar for updates. 
Click HERE for Major Dates for the current 2020-21 school year. 
For planning purposes, click HERE for Major Dates for the Upcoming 21-22 School Year.
Never miss an update! Subscribe to our School calendars and receive automatic updates! Please subscribe to the ALL SCHOOL calendar, PLUS the Lower School or Middle School calendar (or both) as needed.

This Week

See newsletter for sports and after-school enrichment class schedules this week
Wednesday, Mar 31: 
  • End of 3rd Quarter
  • Virtual Chapel, 8 a.m.
Friday, Apr 2:
  • Good Friday/School Holiday (No Classes)
Monday, Apr 5:
  • Easter Monday Holiday/No Classes
COVID-19/St M Operations Info
Click HERE to access our Covid-19/School Operations website page, along with a listing of all parent communications from March on.
Join us for Virtual Chapel, Wednesdays at 8:05 a.m!
Click HERE for the link.
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