April 19, 2020

REMOTE LEARNING EDITION

Feelin' The LOVE

We are still smiling thinking about all the ways that our students and families showed their love and appreciation for our faculty this week. Your efforts even made it to NBC 12 and CBS 6. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! (Enjoy our video highlights above.)

Parent Coffees Follow-Up

Thank you to all who participated in Friday's virtual coffees with Dr. Kim Hilton regarding how to help children navigate stress and anxiety stemming from the pandemic.
Below are copies of Dr. Hilton's presentations and resource recommendations by grade level:

Middle School Grade Level Meetings with Mrs. Stargell

Middle School families, thank you for reminding your Middle Schoolers that the first 10 minutes of the weekly grade level meetings with Mrs. Stargell are mandatory to attend. Thanks!

Eighth Grade Graduation

While end of year celebrations will certainly look different because of the pandemic and distancing guidelines set by Governor Northam, St M's administrative team is working collaboratively to set a plan for how we will honor and celebrate the Class of 2020's accomplishments and St M years. Eighth grade families will receive a letter this week with details.

Spirit Week/Magic Dragon Day


We're excited to announce plans for Spirit Week and Magic Dragon Day. While we won't be able to be together for these beloved St. Michael's traditions this year, there are plenty of ways to show your Dragon pride remotely! 

SPIRIT WEEK SCHEDULE:
--Monday, April 27: America Day (show your USA pride)
  • Also,create a patriotic sidewalk chalk drawing and post it at #STMSpiritWeek
--Tuesday, April 28: College/University Day (dress in your favorite college attire)
--Wednesday, April 29: Inside Out Day 
--Thursday, April 30: Character Day (dress as your favorite figure from pop culture, history, books, etc.)
--Friday, May 1: Blue/White Day (show your St. Michael's spirit) 
  • Along with wearing school colors, decorate your home's front door or your bedroom door to show your Dragon pride and post a picture on social media!
Throughout Spirit Week, we encourage you to share/tag photos and videos on social media under #STMSpiritWeek.
At 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 2nd, join us online for Magic Dragon Day opening ceremonies and field games that you can play in your backyard. Stay tuned for details on this and other fun Spirit Week activities!

A Blue vs. White field day competition will be held at the start of the 2020-21 school year in place of this year to determine which team will have bragging rights and will paint the basketball goal.
Maypole: This year's kindergarten class will also have an opportunity to do the traditional Maypole Dance in the coming school year.  Go Blue! Go White! Go Dragons!

At-Home Fun Activities

We know that parents may be looking for more ways to keep kids engaged. Thus, we've put together some of our favorite, mostly screen-free, activities for indoor and outdoor fun on the Extended Day Google classroom page for use by ALL St M students. From art and science to nature and cooking (Hello, Foodie Fridays!), we will continue to update the collection in the weeks ahead.
All Dragons are welcome to DROP IN at no charge using Google Classroom code hqkrqac. Click the Classwork tab for inspiration!

April Fitness Challenge 

Welcome to the St. Michael’s April Fitness Challenge! In an effort to promote outside activity, we are encouraging each student and family member to get outside and try to log as many steps as possible with the goal of walking, running or biking "virtually" to Busch Gardens by the end of the month. 
  • Click HERE for more information and journal log.

Show Your Dragon Pride!

For the rest of this school year, Dragon Dress days are now EVERY Friday! Whether blue or white, show your school spirit and wear your St M spiritwear with pride. Send us/tag your pics with #STMDragonsUnited. Go Dragons! 

Summer Camp at St M

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As of now, St. Michael's is still planning to hold all scheduled summer camps as planned. Registration REMAINS OPEN! Summer camps are all fully REFUNDABLE in case COVID-19 continues and they need to be canceled. Click HERE to register for summer camp.
To learn about the camps that will be offered, click HERE for a preview of our camp flyer.  Camps are listed by GRADE.  Please contact Ashley Buffey, Director of Extended Programs, with any questions.

Let's Be Friends! 

Get connected to keep abreast of St M news, events, calendar changes and information.
St M on Facebook 
St M on Twitter
St M on the Web
St M on Vimeo 
Not on social media? View the posts on our Media Gallery!
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. 
For planning purposes, click HERE for key dates for the NEXT 2020-21 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.

Remote Learning Info

Click HERE to access our Remote Leaning website page. The Middle School online learning schedules may also be found via the link.
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.

This Week:

--Noon Virtual Chapel on Thursday, April 23
Also, KEEP READING! Mrs. Wise shared that the Junior Library Guild is offering FREE access to an extensive collection of e-books at elementary, middle, and high school levels. Click HERE for access and more information.
Weekly Remote Chapels
Thursdays at Noon
Thank you to all those who have joined us for our chapel services! The services run about 10-12 minutes and will be available on St M's Facebook, Instagram, and Google Classroom in case you miss them live. Mr. Hansen will be reaching out for help with readings and prayers. If you have pictures of things you're doing at home, videos of your child playing a particular song, or other media that might be helpful in developing these, please send an email to: (chansen@stmschool.net).

Resources for Your Family & Prayer Requests:
Mr. Hansen has compiled a site with resources for your family, prayer and meditation, ways to help others in RVA, religion class resources (optional) and a page to reach out about prayer requests or concerns for your family during this time apart. Or, if you would prefer, Mr. Hansen will be posting links from this site to his Google Classroom (Code: cni5f7k).

Remote Times of Worship: You are welcome to join us for Facebook Live Sunday worship through the St. Michael's Church page (@StMichaelsBonAir) and adult formation time on Zoom. Links posted on the Church Facebook page.

In Case of Illness

If your child is ill and unable to participate in Remote Learning activities, please send an email to your child’s teacher (Lower School) or advisor (Middle School.)
If your child and/or an immediate family member is ill with COVID-19, we ask that you confidentially inform Merrill Geier (Lower School) or Jessica Stargell (Middle School).
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