January 27, 2019

A reminder that Tuesday, January 29 is a student holiday and no classes will be held. (For faculty and staff, this is a Conference & Faculty Professional Development Day.)

Where: Allen Library in the Middle School 

Books for sale from our local bbgb bookstore for grades K-8. 
15% of sales come back to the SMPA!  

Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundaes at the Family Open House in the Great Hall (adjoining Allen Library) on Thursday, January 31 from 3-6 p.m. Cost is $3.

Payment: Credit cards, cash, and checks accepted. Please make checks payable to bbgb. All students may bring money to spend if they wish. If your child brings a check, please note in the memo field the amount your child may spend. You are welcome to come with your child's class or anytime!

Parking:  For ease of access, the "green" parking lot between     Hubbard Hall and Singleton Hall will be OPEN during non-carpool hours. During carpool hours, please feel free to park in the East Gym parking lot and walk up.

Please contact Lauren Golliday with Q’s.

Calling all St M artists!  Your dragon artwork could be chosen to appear on the 2019 Magic Dragon Day T-Shirts! 
Contest Rules:
1. All entries must be submitted on a piece of white paper (8.5 x 11 inches) and MUST include a picture of a dragon.

2. DO NOT INCLUDE TEXT in your submission ("Magic Dragon Day, St. Michael's, 2019, etc.)
3. Please use a black marker or black ink pen (no colors or pencil) so that the design can be easily copied onto a shirt.
4. Write your name and grade in pencil on the back of the drawing.  
5. Submit your entry to the office (Erbie Godwin or Anne Bridgforth) by the end of the school day on Wednesday, February 13.

Click HERE for a printable copy of the contest rules. Q's? Contact Kristen Burden, 804-402-2579, krisgaile@yahoo.com

As some of you may know, Christmas break marked the end of Anne Methven's tenure as our beloved Advancement Assistant. For some time now, she and her husband, Rob, have planned for her to help more with Rob's growing business. Anne's skill in everything (from managing a database, working closely with volunteers, and crafting thoughtful communications pieces to executing events and maintaining her Tab soda addiction) was both impressive and endearing. We wish her all the best and hope she'll be back on campus here and there to lend a hand with a special project or two. Thanks to the hard work of James Romanik (Director of Development) and Mary King Coleman (Senior Development Officer), we have found someone wonderful to step into this role.
 
We are thrilled to welcome Anne McCoy as our new Advancement Assistant. For the past twelve years, Anne has served as a Client Services Associate at Davenport & Company, LLC. In her capacity at Davenport, she fostered positive and fruitful relationships between investment executives and customers, provided administrative and technical support to departments across the firm, and managed a pool of support staff responsible for seeking solutions to customer and producer challenges. Before her time at Davenport, Anne worked in human resources and as a paralegal. Anne has a strong spirit of volunteerism, serving on the Vestry and Stewardship Committee at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Anne has also been a stellar volunteer at St. Michael’s, serving as a room parent and working on the annual auction’s Solicitations Committee, most recently as Chair. Anne received her Bachelors in Art History from James Madison University. She and her husband, Jesse, have two children at St. Michael’s: Eleanor in third grade and Harry in kindergarten.

Teacher conferences begin this week. Please contact your child's teacher or advisor if you did not receive an online signup form.

Session: February 1-February 22
Fridays, 3-5 p.m.; Session Cost: $115

Join the staff of Virginia Outside as we hit the local mountain bike trails. We will visit the James River Park and other area parks over the course of the month. We will even explore the beautiful 70-acre trails of the St. Michael's campus! Participants will learn beginner and intermediate mountain biking skills. Transportation, bikes, and helmets provided. Open to boys and girls in 1st- 5th grade. Participants should be comfortable riding a bike on pavement before signing up for this program. Pick-up at St. Michael's West carpool loop. Click HERE to register.

Explore your creative side. Experiment with science. Embrace the outdoors. Learn coding and engineering. Get active with sports. Be an adventurous chef.

Welcome to summer camp, St. Michael’s-style!  St M will offer six camp sessions from June 17-August 2 for children ages 4 through rising ninth grade.  Half-day and full-day options available.

SNEAK PEEK: We have lots of exciting camps planned, including Coding, LEGOs and Video Game making, Model UN, Cooking and Cake-Decorating, Creative Writing and Poets Workshop, Challenge Island STEM/STEAM Adventures, Fishing and Mountain Biking, Performing Arts and Music, and more!

Online registration opens February 1. STAY TUNED!
Please contact Allyson Steele, Director of Extended Programs with any questions.

A reminder to please have your child wear appropriate clothing for recess outside in cold weather. 

Be sure to visit our spiritwear website HERE to place orders for St M apparel.

Did you know you can order school uniform items from Lands' End with the St. M logo?   
To order apparel with the St. Michael’s logo, go to the Lands’ End website by clicking HERE, enter the School’s preferred school number 900128059, and begin shopping.

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