Thanksgiving Holiday
Gobble! Gobble! A reminder that Thanksgiving week, November 23-27, is a student holiday. Extended Day is also closed. St. Michael’s will use this weekend, Monday, and Tuesday to move furniture and prepare classrooms for the return of all students.
St. Michael’s will be closed Wednesday-Sunday for Thanksgiving. Emails and calls received during that time will be addressed on Monday, November 30.
Wishing all of our Dragons a safe and blessed week!
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A Special Message of Thanks from the St. Michael's Parents' Association to Faculty
To St. Michael’s Faculty and Staff: We Are Thankful for You!
How lucky are we Dragons
To have heroes in our midst?
When we count our blessings,
YOU always top our list!
You keep us safe and healthy
When so much is unknown.
Through all our masks and desk shields,
Your love has always shown.
Your devotion to us Dragons
Never ceases to amaze.
You’ve poured all of your magic
Into our half-days.
And as your work continues
To bring us back as one,
We are so very thankful
For everything you’ve done (and DO)!
The SMPA hopes everyone who works at St. Michael’s knows HOW MUCH we appreciate your countless long hours and hard work. You have continued to provide our children a safe, loving, and enriching environment through this challenging time. This Thanksgiving, we are truly THANKFUL for all you do!
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Remain Vigilant
As you celebrate the holiday, PLEASE REMEMBER that your off-campus choices can affect the entire St M community. As COVID case numbers are rising locally and in our region, we urge you to continue to prioritize safe health practices (masks, physical distancing, hand-washing, limiting larger group sizes) so that we have the best chance of keeping our community healthy and our school doors open. As a resource, please review the CDC’s advice for upcoming holiday celebrations and gatherings.
If at any point during the holiday a member of your family feels ill or you believe that your family has been exposed to any kind of illness, please keep your child(ren) home the week of November 30.
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Our popular annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop is a perfect way to show your DRAGON PRIDE while picking up St M stocking stuffers and holiday gifts! The pandemic necessitates that we do this VIRTUALLY this year.
We will launch a special holiday website to take orders for ONE week only: December 7-11.
Purchased items will be available for parent pick-up via a one day holiday "drive-thru" at the school on SUNDAY, December 13. Additional details will be sent out by December 4.
We have lots of exciting St. Michael's-themed items planned -- two different designs of Christmas ornaments, new Silipint tumblers, St M ties, scarves and bow ties, journals, acrylic trays, pennants, water bottles, scrunchies, new hat designs, garden flags, stuffed dragons, and more! Supplies are limited so don't hesitate.
Note: Due to the wide array of sizes, apparel gifts should be ordered directly through our standard spiritwear website. Details on our NEW cold weather items are below.
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New Cold Weather Items
Check out our spiritwear shop for NEW cold weather apparel. Spiritwear makes GREAT GIFTS!
HOLIDAY DEADLINES: The deadline to order items to receive in time for the holidays is MONDAY, DECEMBER 7. All items ordered from November 21-December 7 will be treated as “holiday gifts” and will be held for parent pick-up via a drive-thru at the school on SUNDAY, December 13. Retrieval details to be announced.
Spiritwear is NOT returnable so please review sizing information carefully. Questions? Contact Susan Curwood.
**Every Friday is DRAGON DRESS DAY! Wear blue or white or your favorite St M apparel**
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Virtual Book Fair November 30-December 5
Give the gift of reading! St. Michael's has partnered with our favorite RVA children's book shop, bbgb, for a Virtual Book Fair, November 30-December 5.
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1. Shop at bbgbbooks.com any time during the week of Monday, November 30 - December 5⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. Click "book fairs" at the top of the page, then select St. Michael's Episcopal School⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. Scroll down to begin shopping⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4. Checkout. Make sure to write "St. Michael's School" and teacher name when checking out; a portion of sales will go back to St M⠀⠀⠀
5. bbgb will deliver the books to school and they will be sent home with your child⠀⠀
Click HERE for more info!⠀⠀⠀
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| 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 teacher 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.
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Let's Be Friends!
Get connected to keep abreast of St M news, events, calendar changes, and information.
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."
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Dates to Remember Please check our online School Calendar for updates. For planning purposes, click HERE for key dates for the 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.
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This Week- November 23-27: Student Holidays (No School)
- Monday, November 30: St M Resumes Full Day On-Campus Learning
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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.
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| Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
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