November 22, 2015

Wishing Everyone a Blessed Thanksgiving!

For each new morning with its light,

It is only appropriate that we have much to be thankful for this week:

Auction Thanks: It was a wonderful night celebrating our 25th auction year in the 23235! A BIG thank you to our incredible auction committee and to all of our auction volunteers, generous sponsors, donors and attendees. We are truly grateful for your support!

Lower School Food Drive Thanks: Our collection bags were full this week thanks to your generosity. Thank you to all of our families who made food contributions to the St. Michael's Church Food Pantry! (We will be collecting food until Tuesday morning, 11/24.)

Volunteer Thanks: from our families who helped make the NUTS play a success and spoiled all of our faculty with teacher treats, to our 7th grade Meals on Wheels drivers, Admission Open House helpers, classroom readers and more,  St. Michael's is the special place it is because of how our families give so freely of their time, treasure and talents. We are grateful and blessed by your support!

Be sure to check out our St M FACEBOOK and TWITTER pages for this week's posts on St. Michael's culture, curriculum and community.

Our Turkeys are Dressed for Thanksgiving!
Our kindergarteners "dressed" their turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner, and we don't mean with stuffing! They then had to write stories about the fun characters they created! Gobble! Gobble!

Seventh Grade Service Learning

Feedmore/Meals on Wheels volunteers provide daily, nutritious home-delivered meals to over 1,800 eligible homebound neighbors (including seniors, the disabled or chronically ill adults) who cannot shop or cook for themselves. This week, our 7th grade students packed and delivered food to 70 homes, touching hearts, making connections and learning though service to others. This is St. Michael's eleventh year of service with Meals on Wheels!

Look out below! It's that time of year again... the big old oak trees are shedding their acorns all over the forest floor.This week's first grade play celebrated the circle of life as a host of comical nuts and animals took center stage. Complete with festive Brazil nuts, 'sneezing' cashews, macadamia nuts in grass skirts, muscular chestnuts and more, Mrs. Mitchell's first grade class gave a truly outstanding performance! (Be sure to check out our Facebook page for play photos and videos!)

Order Spiritwear for Holiday Gifts! New Items Available!

With holiday shopping season just around the corner, NEW ITEMS have been added to our Spiritwear site. From fleece jackets and blankets to Tervis tumblers and PJ bottoms, we have the perfect gifts for all of our Dragons. As well, we have updated the tee shirts on the website so that they are "dress code" approved.

To receive orders in time for the holidays (and before school lets out in December), holiday orders must be placed by DECEMBER 1. Visit our Spiritwear website at stmschool.net/community/school-spiritwear/. 

Questions? Please contact Logan Vetrovec.

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