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| August 27: Hooray for the First Day of School!
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| It's the MOST wonderful time of the year...
Back to School time!
We hope all of our Dragons had a fun and restful summer. We are so very excited to have our learning community back together. We also extend a very warm St. Michael's welcome to all of our new students, families, and faculty! It is an exciting time to be at St. Michael's!
This first weekly newsletter contains all of the info you need to get through the first week. Moving forward, please note that our "This Week @ St. Michael's" newsletter goes out every Sunday morning to help you prepare for the week ahead. Copies are also posted on the St M website and social media.
Let's be friends! Be sure to check out and LIKE our St M Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for photos and videos from the first week of school and beyond!
Not on social media? We also have a Media Gallery page on our website under News and Events so you can follow all of our St M social media in one place!
IMPORTANT: Remember to wear a MASK and bring an extra mask daily to school.
Welcome Back, Dragons!
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| Orientation Schedule (Grades K-8) for Monday, August 30
Please note the EARLY dismissal times in the schedule and items to bring to school.
- All Middle School students should bring their school supplies to orientation.
- The Spiritwear Pop-Up Shop will be open in the Gym from 8-11:30 a.m. on Monday.
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School Hours (Starting Tuesday, August 31)
Tuesday, August 31, is the first FULL day of school for ALL students.
For the 2021-22 school year, St. Michael’s will return to our standard school hours:
- School Day: 8 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.
- Free Morning Gym beginning at 7:15 a.m.
- If not attending Morning Gym, the morning drop-off window is 7:40-7:55 a.m. (Students should be in their seats and ready to start the school day by 8 a.m.)
- Afternoon pickup is between 2:55 p.m. and 3:05 p.m. (Any students not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will be sent to Extended Day and billed the drop-in fee.)
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Show your DRAGON PRIDE on the First Day of School!A rite of passage each year is the taking of first day of school photos. Click and post!
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 #DragonPride2021. Or, email your photos to our Communications Office for posting. Go BLUE! Go WHITE! Go DRAGONS!
- Click HERE for the "Proud to be A Dragon" First Day of School sign.
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Carpool Maps and Assignments
A lot of thought has gone into our carpool procedures. We do ask for your patience, support, and understanding as folks learn new patterns and routines.
To help our families learn the carpool routine for campus drop-off and pick-up, below please find a carpool map. Each family is assigned a carpool location by color with color assignments noted on car visor placards.
IMPORTANT INFO ON CARPOOL LANE ASSIGNMENTS:
LOWER SCHOOL:
- Lower School families will now receive their carpool placards at this Monday's morning carpool.
- For this first Monday a.m. carpool, Lower School families should drop off at the loop corresponding to each family's youngest child. Families with a K-1 youngest student should drop off ALL riders in the BLUE loop and families with a Grade 2-5 youngest student should drop off ALL riders in the GREEN loop.
- Starting Monday afternoon, families should then report to the designated loop on their carpool placard. See carpool map below.
MIDDLE SCHOOL:
- Middle School families will receive their carpool placards at Monday's orientation.
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CARPOOL PLACARDS are on your right passenger side VISOR.
CARPOOL Guidelines
Always drive S L O W L Y
Always stop at the 4-way and 3-way intersections
Always have your sun visor name placard visible (We’ll print you as many as you’d like.)
Always go to your assigned loop, even if a student is absent
Always pull up to the farthest cone
Never pass another car (ALL carpool lanes are NO PASSING zones)
Never EVER be on the phone while in carline
Please leave pets at home
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Pack a Lunch for the First Week of School
Our hot lunch program WILL NOT BEGIN until Tuesday, September 7, so be sure to pack lunches for your child until then. (Monday, September 6, is the Labor Day holiday.)
Hot lunch registration will open the week of August 30.
IMPORTANT: For grades K-8, please have your child bring a snack and a water bottle EVERY day, including half-days.
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Safety FirstAs part of our school safety protocols, all doors (including the front doors) of Hubbard Hall and Singleton Hall are locked during the school day.
Parents and visitors to the School will need to be buzzed in at the main office entrances by front office staff in each building and wear a MASK and a visitor name tag. Security cameras are installed throughout the buildings. We want to reassure you that our number one priority is the safety and security of our students and employees.
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Friday, Sept. 3 is DRAGON DRESS DAY!
Which class will have the MOST school spirit?
Friday, September 3, is our first Dragon Dress Day of the school year and we want to see a SEA of school colors in the halls.
Wear blue and white OR St M spiritwear shirts with pride!
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Academic Calendar- Click HERE for a copy of the Academic Calendar which contains school holidays, early dismissal, and other important dates.
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Dress Code & Spiritwear
As our students select their clothes for the first day of school, please remember to refer to our 2021-2022 Dress Code. Click HERE for a copy of the Dress Code.
Spiritwear:
- Be sure to check out all the St M items available through our Spiritwear website! Cold weather items will be added in October.
- Note: Our Back to School Spiritwear Pop-Up Shop will continue in the gym on Monday, August 30, from 8-11:30 a.m.
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Digital Back to School Forms
Be sure to complete all digital Back-to-School and Magnus Health forms BEFORE the first week of school. You may access them by logging into your PowerSchool account.
Please contact Dave Grossman, Director of Technology, with any questions.
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Let's Be Good Neighbors: Please Drive Carefully!
As our campus is in a residential neighborhood, thank you for driving VERY slowly and carefully as you drive to and from School.
Please note that we have been informed that Richmond City Police will have an increased presence around our campus monitoring the posted 25 mph (with 10 mph around the curves) speed limits.
If you are approaching a pedestrian exercising, walking a dog, or pushing a stroller, especially given that neighborhood roads are narrow and without sidewalks, we EXPECT our families to significantly reduce their speeds to well below the posted limits.
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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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