Happy New Year!
This week, we joyously began a new school year-- our 63rd year of welcoming Dragons to our vibrant learning community.
Congratulations to all for making the first week such a success! We are grateful for our amazing St M community and the patience, support, and well-wishes extended to our faculty and staff team as we navigated new COVID-19 related safety protocols and carpool procedures.
Special thanks to our amazing faculty and staff who spent countless hours this summer preparing to teach in new ways so as to ensure a positive academic and social experience for our students. The strength and resilience of these talented and committed educators continues to shine in this challenging pandemic time.
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Stay In The KnowFor those who are new to St M, "This Week at St. Michael's" is our weekly newsletter which comes out via email every Sunday morning to help you prepare for the week ahead. You can also find weekly copies of this newsletter on the St M website and social media. (These first few newsletters of the year are long as there is a lot of important information to share. Thank you for your understanding.)
A REMINDER THAT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, is a SCHOOL HOLIDAY. (Extended Day is also closed.)
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Virtual Enrichment Classes Begin Tuesday, September 8
Instructions were sent home this week with all grades and students practiced accessing the platforms.
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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 link is also on the school website.) Upon receipt of this information, Nurse Maben, St M's new school nurse, will contact the family. The confidentiality of the diagnosed student or teacher will be maintained.
For Middle School families, once parents have submitted the COVID Reporting Form, the School needs at least 24 hours before the School can set your student up to Zoom into their Middle School classes.
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Carline Placards and Masks
A friendly reminder to place the nameplate for your student(s) on the front passenger VISOR facing out. (We can't see names clearly if it is on your dashboard.) This visual cue helps faculty call for the student(s) and thus keeps the carline moving swiftly. We are happy to provide you with any needed extra placards.
As we get to know new faces, please ensure that your child knows their last name so that carpool runs as efficiently as possible.
For the safety of our faculty/staff, a reminder as well that ALL vehicle occupants MUST BE WEARING A MASK, including the driver, when on campus before our staff will approach the car to take temperatures. Thank you!
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Text Alerts
As part of our COVID safety protocols, families should be receiving daily texts with our Heath Assessment form. Thank you for your care in filling them out each morning.
This text system is also used by St M in case of any emergencies. If you are NOT receiving texts from the school, please contact our Technology Director, Dave Grossman, and he will assist you.
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Important Medical Forms Needed
If your child has any medical or severe allergy needs, daily medication to be administered, or asthma, a MAT Medication Consent form, and/or a Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan form, or a Asthma form need to be submitted ASAP.
These forms may be found HERE. Please contact the front office with any questions at 272-3514. (Note: the Asthma Form will be added to the website on September 8.)
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Late Arrivals Must Park & Call School Office for Temp Check
Any late arrivals to school (after 8 a.m. for morning cohort OR 12:30 p.m. for afternoon cohort) MUST drive and park in the GREEN loop (between Hubbard Hall and Singleton Hall), call the front office at 272-3514, and wait for Nurse Maben to come outside and take your child(ren)'s temperature before they may enter a school building.
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Non-COVID Absences/Make-Up Work Policy
Absences: When a student is going to miss school for any reason, please contact the school office as soon as possible.
- We encourage parents to make thoughtful decisions about taking students out of school for optional activities as absences place students at an academic disadvantage. The in-class instruction that they miss is irreplaceable. Assignments will not be provided in advance.
- For Middle Schoolers, Zoom access to online classes is only available to students out of school for an extended period of time due to COVID-related quarantining. As is standard policy, students with short term absences should check their Middle School Google Classroom links for assignments.
- Eighth graders are encouraged to use school holidays, rather than school days, to visit high schools.
- For Lower Schoolers, in the case of a brief absence, we will do what we always do: provide parents the opportunity to pick up assignments and materials with instructions required from the classroom.
- Make-up work: A student is given a number of days equal to the number of days absent (up to 5 days maximum) to complete make-up work. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure assignments are completed satisfactorily and handed in.
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Welcome!
We extend a warm St M welcome to our newest Faculty and Staff:
- Mimi Ludlow, fourth grade teacher
- Cheryl Munro, fifth grade teacher
- Shawnetta Maben, LPN, school nurse
- Dr. Kim Hilton, consulting psychologist
- Andrea Williams, day porter
Extended Day:
- Cassandra Bass
- PJ Berry
- Erica Brown
- Grace Bryan
- Elyse Goss
- Nancy Hinson
- Glory Holly-Rogers
- Logan Swaringen
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Register for PowerSchool TodayWe still have some families that have have not registered for PowerSchool. (Letters were mailed to each family with information and individual login codes.)
Please contact our Director of Technology, Dave Grossman, with any questions.
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Friendly Reminders
All students should come to school with a water bottle and a snack every day.
Also, all students should bring home their tablets/Chromebooks each night, charge them, and return to school with them each day.
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Spiritwear
Show your DRAGON PRIDE with St M Spiritwear!
Visit our spiritwear website HERE to place online orders for St M apparel. From shirts and string bags to belts and hats, we have lots of exciting items!
St M students may wear any St M apparel items to school this year.
Stay tuned for some exciting new designs which will launch on our website within the next two weeks!
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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
Monday, Sept. 7
Tuesday, Sept. 8
- Enrichment Classes Begin Virtually
Wednesday, Sept. 9
- Virtual Chapel at 9:30 a.m. (LS) and 11:45 a.m. (MS)
Thursday, Sept. 10
- St. Michael's Birthday! 63 years of growing bright minds and servant hearts
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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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Join us every Wednesday for Virtual Chapel!
--Lower School Chapel at 9:30 a.m. for both cohorts.
--Middle School Chapel at 11:45 a.m.
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