Week of November 29

Welcome Back!

We hope everyone had a joyous Thanksgiving holiday! 

Return to Full On-Campus Instruction Nov. 30

How Families Can Help:

  • As part of our health protocols, families MUST continue to submit a completed before-school health screening received daily via text message. Always err on the side of caution and keep sick children home.

  • We do expect that the carpool lines the first week back may take LONGER than normal as we adapt to having all students arriving at the same time. THANK YOU for your grace and patience.

  • We will transition to random temperature screenings in the morning carpool. Temperature screenings will be taken each morning only for cars that stop at CONE 3.

  • Students at all other cones aside from Cone 3 may now embark from their cars on their own to help facilitate the arrival process. Please alert your children to this new protocol. Masks must be on when students exit their cars.

  • All students should be dressed for the weather DAILY as they will be going outside.

  • IMPORTANT: All students should bring a second mask each day in a ziplock bag as students will change masks at lunch.

  • All students should bring a lunch, snack, and water bottle every day. No Hot Lunch will be served.

    Click HERE for additional details that were sent out on November 18.
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.
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** 
Spiritwear Store HERE

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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To purchase:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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!⠀⠀⠀

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.
COVID Reporting Form HERE

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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  2020-21 school year. 
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This Week

  • Monday, November 30: St M Resumes Full Day On-Campus Learning
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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