March

19 2020

From the Principal’s Desk: Ms. Laurie Cathcart

Our mission at St. Michael Catholic School is to shape each individual to be in union with Jesus Christ by creating a learning community built upon a foundation of Catholic faith.

MARCH 20

Stations of the Cross

1:15pm

Cancelled

MARCH 25

All School Mass

9:00 am

Cancelled

MARCH 27- APRIL 5

Spring Break

APRIL 6

School to resume if quarantine is lifted.

FOR YOUR CALENDAR

MARCH VIRTUES

Patience

Perseverance

Temperance

CHECKING IN ▪ I first want to thank everyone for your patience and understanding during this sensitive situation. The cooperation from families, students, teachers and staff has been OUTSTANDING! Our plan is to continue the education process to the best of our ability. Mrs. Zehnder is carrying on algebra class using Zoom. I sat in an online meeting with her students so we have not stopped teaching. All teachers are communicating with their students with activities, assignments, and ideas to keep their skills on target. If the quarantine is extended beyond April 5th, the learning will continue. Zoom may be utilized for many grades. More details to follow. Remember at this point, enjoy your time with your children. While spending time in prayer and reflection, I am believing that this is God asking us to all slow down, love and appreciate one another. A few things to keep you up to date on: 1. The diocesan principals met on Monday and we decided to end the third marking period on March 13th. This means that teachers are finalizing grades and completing report cards. Report cards will be sent home electronically after we return from Spring Break. 2. Spring Break will still occur from March 27th through April 5th. There will be no communication from the school or teachers during this time. 3. School is scheduled to return on Monday, April 6th. If the quarantine is extended beyond April 5th, I will communicate this with you with guidelines on how the teachers will proceed with online learning. 4. The diocese is asking all principals to inform their parents of the following: If someone in your household tests positive for the coronavirus, please let the school principal know so that it can be reported to the diocese. 5. It seems some parents are having difficulties with setting up their home computer so students can access our student cloud. Please see your teacher’s communication regarding instructions. The problem seems to be that the parents are signed in on their browser with their own g-mail account. 6. If having wireless access is or becomes an issue, Comcast/Xfinity and Charter/Spectrum, have announced they will provide two months of free service for broadband internet access to households with K-12 students and/or low-income households. For information about Comcast go to https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19, For Charter/Spectrum information call 1-844-488-8395 to enroll. This is not an endorsement of their programs, I just want families to be aware of possibilities. We want to make sure our families have what they need so our students can be successful during this unprecedented time. 7. Laurie Mooney and I will be in the building; however, with limited hours. If no one answers the phone, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we return. I am also available to be contacted by email at any time. Do not hesitate to reach out. We are here for you. REGISTRATION ▪ Thank you to those who have submitted their registration. If you have not yet registered, we have extended the registration deadline to April 15th. On April 16th, the late registration fee of $75.00 will begin. Contact the school office if you need a form. Feel free to mail your registration form along with a check or call the parish office to pay online. MSU Concessions: I want to make one final shout out of thanks to Lisa Andros and Kellie & Pat Graham who chaired this fundraiser during the football and basketball season. Also thank you to the numerous volunteers who gave their time to this fundraiser. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! St. Michael ROCKS!

2 2019-20

kNOW UPDATE

The 3-5th grade new safety kNOw Program that was scheduled for March 16th, will be rescheduled to a later date. Information will be sent out as soon as a date is decided.

Meijer Great Choice Film Festival Entries

You can still vote for our St. Michael Meijer Great Choices Film Festival entries. In the past 6 years we have earned over $2,000 for our classroom by participating and voting for our videos! We have videos in all three categories, so we have the opportunity to win up to $1,500 dollars. To vote, click on the links below. You will need to enter your e-mail address. It will send you an e-mail message that you have to click on a link to verify your vote. I promise they never send you any other type of spam or e-mails throughout the year. Please vote once per day for EACH video to help us win! Voting goes through March 29th.

https://meijergreatchoices.us.launchpad6.com/contest2/entry/11

https://meijergreatchoices.us.launchpad6.com/contest2/entry/26

https://meijergreatchoices.us.launchpad6.com/contest2/entry/25

Thank you SO much for taking a few minutes each day to vote!!!

Fish Fry/Bake Sale—Cancelled

3 2019-20

Dear St. Michael Families,

Thank you for supporting the Fish Fry Bake Sale with donations and purchasing baked goods at the Fish Fry. I am sad to report no further Fish Fries will take place this year.

MSU Concessions

Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered on the MSU Concessions committee this past year! With your help during both football and men's basketball season, this fundraiser brought in a tremendous amount of money to benefit St. Michael's Catholic School. We wouldn't be able to fulfill the mission without the generosity of volunteers like you.

We had several parents, grandparents, teachers and staff go above and beyond and we sin-cerely appreciate all that you do. Your willingness to give freely of your time is greatly ap-preciated, and your efforts are making a difference in the community.

God bless,

Laurie Cathcart & Lisa Fox

March Reading Month

Father Jim and Mr. Hamilton came into our classrooms to celebrate Reading Month.

Encourage your student to read

during March is Reading Month!

4 2019-20

Eucharist Preparation-Updates

5 2019-20

First Eucharist Information

The First Eucharist Workshop was canceled for March 19th, we are looking for options to reschedule. We are still scheduled for Pictures and Practice on Thursday, April 30th at 6:00 pm in the church and First Eucha-rist on May 2nd/3rd. We will keep you updated if anything changes. For any questions, please contact Jen-

PTO News

Hi Everyone,

PTO will send an email regarding updates for any upcoming PTO functions. It is safe to

assume things will be cancelled until school resumes. Watch Facebook (St. Michael Catholic School PTO) as well, for details. If you still have Original artwork to turn in please email PTO stmichaelglpto@gmail.com. or drop it off at the parish office.

PTO Committee Heather Klopp, PTO President Amy Korte, Vice President Laura Vieth, Treasurer Tricia Smith, Secretary Room Reps: Preschool Tu/Th Brianna Smith 3rd Gr. Rashmi Travis Preschool MWF Nicole Brewer 4th Gr. Jill Dawson Preschool M-Th/F Renee Moore 5th Gr. Ondrea Bernard/Alison Walczak Kindergarten Sarah Montero 6th Gr. Kurt Gorski 1st Gr. Grace Keyes 7th Gr. Dawn Goodman 2nd Gr. Candice Messina 8th Gr. Rose McCrackin/Laurie Thorpe