A Video Message from Bob Gregg, Head of School

Welcome Home, Dragons!

It's the MOST wonderful time of the year... Back to School time! Below please find important information for our first week of school. We know this is long but there is a lot to communicate.

Be sure to check our Back to School website page for updates, information, our Campus Re-Opening Plan, and recent parent communications.

Reminder: The passcode to open the Morning/Afternoon cohort assignments AND the carpool loop assignments is bluedragon. See you soon, Dragons!

Sincerely, Bob Gregg, Head of School

First Day of School Sign

Show your DRAGON PRIDE by taking a photo of your child on the first day with the St. Michael's sign below and posting it on your social media with the hashtag #DragonPride2020. Or, email your photos to Mrs. Amore in our Communications Office for posting. We'd also love to receive photos of your child holding up his/her backpack for use in our virtual Blessing of the Backpacks Chapel service.

Click HERE for the "Proud to be A Dragon" first day of school sign.

School Schedule

FIRST TWO DAYS: To ensure a smooth start in the opening week, ONLY the morning students will attend school on August 31, and ONLY the afternoon students will attend school on September 1. Both the morning and afternoon cohorts will be on campus during their cohort time every day beginning September 2.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Students should bring their school supplies on their first day. (Lockers/Cubbies will not be available until further notice for COVID safety reasons. Students are to bring their backpacks home every day.)
EXTENDED DAY: No Morning Gym nor Extended Day on AUGUST 31 and SEPTEMBER 1. Morning Gym and Extended Day launch on Wednesday, September 2.

A reminder that VIRTUAL ENRICHMENT CLASSES will begin on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. Each child’s schedule of virtual enrichment classes will vary, but each student will have required enrichment classes. Students will receive their specific schedules at the start of the first week of school.

School schedules by cohort are below. Please note drop off and pick up times.

Carpool Loops

Running a successful carpool (that includes temperature checks) in a pandemic is much like conducting a 500-piece orchestra. Below are the instructions, so we’re all playing from the same sheet of music.

PLEASE EXPECT DELAYS in arrival and pick up as we test our new carpool protocols. We will refine our process as needed once it is tested next week. We appreciate your support and patience.

Click HERE for the 2020 carpool loop map.
Click HERE for your family's assigned carpool loop AND student entrance door. We will have a staff member at the school entrance gates in case you have any questions about your designated carpool loop.
NOTE: FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE THEIR CARPOOL PLACARD AT THEIR FIRST CARPOOL DROP OFF.

Below please find specific grade/carpool loop information. Please contact Alison Roussy with any questions.

Parent Partnership Form Signatures Required For Your Student(s) to Return to School

All parents will need to sign this "Parent Partnership and Agreement" form before their child(ren) will be permitted to begin classes on August 31.

Masks Required By ALL

ALL students need to wear masks and bring at least 2 extra masks (2-ply or disposable) daily to school and keep them in a sealed bag. Gaiters are allowed as long as they are double-layered. Single-layered gaiters are NOT allowed.
Bandanas and masks with one-way valves should not be worn.
No writing on masks.
When arriving on campus, all vehicle occupants MUST be wearing a mask.
Please have your child practice wearing a mask for longer periods of time.
After an initial grace period, any student refusing to wear a mask will be sent home.

Daily Health Screening Required

Starting Monday, parents will need to complete a MANDATORY Daily Health Screening for each child before campus entry. For the first few weeks of school, this will occur through this Google Form which St M will send daily to families via text. The health screenings will then migrate to our new Magnus Health web app once the app is finalized for rollout. All families should have thermometers at home to take student temperatures before school.

Please note that if your child arrives on campus with a fever of 100º F or higher OR other COVID-19 symptoms at our carpool temperature check stations, your child will not be allowed to exit the car and will need to return home.

Register for PowerSchool Today

Thank you for your patience as the PowerSchool platform remedied some technical integration issues. If you experienced an issue, please go to https://stmschool.powerschool.com/public. Use the username and password you created to login. You should get a message asking you to "resend" the PowerSchool verification email. Click on "resend" and shortly you should receive an email from STMpowerschool@stmschool.net. Click on the link within 24 hours and you will be able to access your parent account.

Please contact our Director of Technology, Dave Grossman, with any questions.

Let's Be Good Neighbors. Please Drive Carefully!

As our campus is in a residential neighborhood, thank you for driving SLOWLY and carefully as you drive to and from School. The posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour -- and preferably less given that there are neighbors walking and running each day with no sidewalks. Please, please, please... slow down for the safety of all!

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Richmond, VA | 23235 United States

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