Hark! The Herald
Friday, January 11th, 2019
Important Dates and Reminders
Monday 1/14/19: Winter Sports
Thursday 1/17/19: 10th Grade Snack Bar and Dress Down Day
Monday 1/21/19: NO SCHOOL in observation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday 1/28/19: Winter Sports
Please be mindful of general safety and our procedures for drop off and dismissal each day.
- As a reminder, we ask that everyone park in a parking spot before allowing students in or out of the vehicle. For safety and flow of traffic, you are not allowed to stop in front of the door for any reason.
- If you need to speak with a teacher or another parent, please stand close to the building, ideally behind the fence. We have had several concerned drivers express frustration about people visiting in the middle of the parking lot, and children wandering around.
Thank you so much for your understanding.
WINTER SPORTS INFORMATION
**During the winter sports season, Monday will be a free dress down day.**
Depending on your student's sport of choice, please make sure they are dressed comfortably and in layers if appropriate.
If your child needs a booster seat, please make sure they bring that each Monday.
2 Full Scholarships Available for Our Current Junior Class
If you know anyone that would like to finish their Junior year here at SMS and reenroll to graduate in the spring of 2020, please share this amazing opportunity.
Friend? Family member? Neighbor or coworker? Someone in your church or on a sports team?
Consider who you know and encourage them to call the office for an interview and shadow day.
Please Spread the Word: The Gift of Catholic Education is Now Available
INCENTIVE: If you refer a family, and they enroll for the remainder of the 2018/2019 school year, we will waive your enrollment fee of $175 towards next year's enrollment period!
Help grow our school and fill those desks with familiar, friendly faces!
Each year, we have welcomed wonderful new families here at Saint Michael School mid-year as part of our Gift of Catholic Education. We are again offering this program to allow families to experience Saint Michael School for the rest of the year and we would love for you to spread the word!
Start Your New Year Off Right!
Do you like to read? Do you enjoy good company and good conversation? Are you a lifetime learner?
If so, please consider joining the SMS Great Books Group; the GBG is a newly formed adult reading group, offering adults in the SMS school and parish communities the opportunity to enjoy and be enriched by the great literature of western civilization. Make a resolution today and come join us!
The GBG will meet on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 to read and discuss Walter van Tilburg Clark’s thought-provoking short story The Portable Phonograph. The meeting will run from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. The reading is not difficult and will serve to help participants practice their reading skills and to ease into more challenging texts. Copies of Clark’s short masterpiece, The Portable Phonograph, are available online here: http://www.mscruz.yolasite.com/resources/The%20Portable%20Phonograph.pdf or hard copies are available - at no cost - at the back of the parish church or from the St. Michael School business office. Come join us!
Questions? Thoughts? Comments? Email Steven Duchaney here: stevenduchaney@smsvt.info
A request for Art Supplies from Mrs. Pickering
Thanks for your help everyone!
Ways That You Can Help!
- Sanitizing wipes, especially for the nurses office and computer lab, but all of our classrooms would always appreciate a donation... It's that time of year!
- tissues... We always need tissues ;)
- glue sticks
- new or gently used winter gear such as hats, gloves, mittens etc.
** Please try to wash and return any clothing that students have borrowed from the closet
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Help with various mailings or office tasks over the next few months. Any day helps!
- Help us reorganize our "Scary Closet" with all of the decor and supplies used for the fall and Advent decorating.
Breakfast Lunch and AMP Menus
Breakfast is $2.25 and Lunch is $3.50
Check out all of these delicious breakfast options for month of January!
If you would like your child to have breakfast, please make sure they order it the day beforehand.
After School Meal Program
This is a free meal program, sponsored by the state, and available to all students who stay after school for any reason.
Community Events
BRATTLEBORO SCHOOL OF DANCE WELCOMES YOU TO THE NEW YEAR WITH OPEN ARMS AND LEAPING LEGS!
Beginning on January 14th with a FREE TRIAL WEEK, our spring semester will kick off with lots of classes for all ages and levels. During the week of January 14th-19th try any and all classes for free! It's a great way to get yourself moving in the studio and try something new.
Check out our SCHEDULE and REGISTER now!
At BSD, we are committed to making dance available to all - no matter what your circumstances. We have many options for families who cannot pay full tuition.
Families are invited to apply for scholarships through Company of Muses, our non-profit angel organization that provides need and merit-based scholarships to dancers and families who qualify.
Scholarship applications are due January 20th.
APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP NOW!
WORK STUDY POSITIONS AVAILABLE!
We are in need of desk sitters and studio cleaners - and want YOU to join our work study community!
If you are interested in learning more, email: bridget@brattleboroschoolofdance.com
BSD SPRING SHOW 2019
Yes, it's that time of year almost! We are already planning for what is sure to be a fantastic Spring Show, and we want YOU to join us!
Location: NEYT
Artistic Director: Bridget Struthers
Production Managers: Anna Bowler & Holly Johnson
Featured Choreographers: TBA, including many of our wonderful teachers and guest artist Angie Moon.
Show Dates:
5/17, 7:30pm
5/18, 2pm & 7:30pm
5/19, 2pm
Show Title: TBA - something along the lines of “Topsy Turvy”, or “Delirious Dances”, or "Collide-a-scope”, or (email with suggestions)?
Show theme:
We live in a world where up is down, left is right, no means yes, and truth is hard to come by. Everyday we face polarization, abstraction of reality, fanaticism, and delirium. This year’s show will explore the “topsy turvy” world we live in through dances that experiment with irrational subject matter, illusions, magic-realism, and distortion. Perhaps by creating art that reflects our crazy world, we can impart beauty, humanity, and truth to our community.
AUDITIONS
We encourage all dancers 7+ to audition! You do not have to be enrolled in classes to participate in the show.
Saturday, Feb. 2nd
Children 7-10 yrs old: 2pm
Youth/Teen/Adult: 3pm
Pointe: 4:30pm
Mark your calendars.... GO SAINTS!
Please come out and support our team if you are free!
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
1/16 4:00 Dublin School @ Winston Prouty
209 Austine Drive Brattleboro, VT
1/22 4:00 Berkshire Art & Tech @ Berkshire Art & Tech
375 Church Street North Adams, MA
1/24 4:00 Four Rivers Charter School @ Indoor Action Sports
1385 Bernardston Road (Rt 5)Greenfield, MA
1/29 4:00 White Oak Charter School @ Winston Prouty
209 Austine Drive Brattleboro, VT
1/31 4:00 Greenwood School @ Greenwood School
14 Greenwood Lane Putney, VT
2/5 3:30 Compass School @ Winston Prouty
209 Austine Drive Brattleboro, VT
Mark Your Calendars: Mette Family Band in Concert at Saint Michael School on 3/15/19
Our Parish and School will be hosting a concert with Michael James Mette (and family) on Friday, March 15th, from 7:00 – 8:30PM. Open to the whole family! Michael James Mette is a Catholic singer/songwriter and speaker from St. Louis, Missouri, who travels the country, inspiring people to better know, love, and serve God. A good will offering will be taken at the end of the event.
PIANO AND ORGAN LESSONS NOW AVAILABLE
Hi! I'm Breton Abbondanzio, the new Music Director at St. Michael Parish and I'm pleased to offer private lessons in piano and organ. I teach all ages and levels and some of my students have won prizes in the ATAM Music Competition in Newton, MA. Lessons are a half hour in duration and my fee is reasonable and competitive. Please give me a call at (413) 824-9881 or email me at babbondanzio@gmail.com. I look forward to teaching your child!
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Email: lindsayoneil@smsvt.info
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Location: 48 Walnut Street, Brattleboro, VT, USA
Phone: 802-254-6320
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