St. Mike's Matters - Thursday Notes
December 7th, 2017 Issue #12
Dear St. Michael Families,
Happy Advent! This beautiful season of hope and anticipation is here and being lived
throughout our classrooms. To guide us on our Advent journeys, Fr. Jim blessed our
student-made Advent wreathes and our classroom wreathes at MMO this week. We are
celebrating this beautiful season through classroom prayers, Friday masses, yesterday's Feast of St. Nicholas traditions, and Advent Reconciliation for grades 3-8. Please celebrate
mass with us tomorrow at 9:00 AM for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Additionally, our students are performing our annual Christmas program on December
14th at 7:00 PM in our gym. Please join us! All seniors in our parish are invited to our Senior Luncheon, including a special performance of the Christmas program at 1:00 PM on December 14th.
Mark your calendars! The tuition assistance deadline is fast approaching for the 2018-
2019 school year. All families who request tuition assistance for the 2018-2019 school
year are invited to apply for tuition assistance through the Fulcrum Foundation. The
application can be accessed at https://online.factsmgt.com/aid and the application
window closes on January 5, 2018. Please take the time to apply as soon as possible.
Both Fulcrum and St. Michael Parish School use the same application process and
timeline. By applying to Fulcrum, you are also applying for tuition assistance through our
school’s endowment. Tuition assistance will only be granted for next school year by
completing this application process.
Please note that tomorrow is a noon dismissal. As we conclude the first trimester
tomorrow, our teachers will be using the afternoon to prepare report cards.
Advent Blessings,
Connor Geraghty
Principal
Calendar for the week
Friday - 12/8 - All School Mass - Feast of the Immaculate Conception @ 9:00 AM
END OF FIRST TRIMESTER - EARLY DISMISSAL @ 12:00 PM
Monday - 12/11 - 8:30 AM - MMO: We Begin in Faith Saint Houses
Wednesday - 12/13 - Grades 3-8 Reconciliation
Thursday - 12/14 - 12:15 PM Senior Luncheon
Christmas Performances: 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Friday - 12/15 - All School Mass @ 9:00 AM
Early Dismissal @ 12:00 PM - Christmas Break begins!
Classes resume on Wednesday, January 3rd
School Commission Corner
The St. Michael School Commission is consultative and advisory in nature. Members meet once a month to advise and support Mr. Geraghty and Fr. Jim as they (Mr. Geraghty and Fr. Jim) form school policies to support the ongoing growth of our parish school. The St. Michael School Commission collaborates with the Pastoral Council and the Parish Finance Council and has liaisons from these councils attending the meetings.
Last evening, the St. Michael School Commission held their third meeting of the year.
The meeting focused on the following topics:
A presentation from Stewardship Development Director, Roberta McGill, regarding the S.M.A.R.T. auction, marketing, and enrollment
A principal’s report featuring highlights and updates from around the school (including school finance, stewardship, enrollment, and input gathering regarding marketing)
Action planning for a School Commission strategic planning project focused on highlighting the school to the wider parish
Our first Dollar Jump/Nickel Grab of the season is set for December 11th! Get your donations in for the S.M.A.R.T. Auction and Gala!
We are accepting items for our Silent Auction, Wall of Wine, Family Night Kid's Raffle, and Gift Cards.
Thank you!
Robotics Competition
We are very proud of all our students who put forth their best effort for our families, friends, fellow students, and guests. This first trimester, they spent endless hours working on their robots. The two top contenders were The Flash and Double Strike. The Flash included the team of Luke Rehberger, Stefan Foley, and Connor Horton. Double Strike included Simeon Cady, Nathan Miller, and Alec Forth. These two teams made it to the final Robot battle and The Flash went on to claim victory. Congratulations on the winning design and performance in the competition ring.
Please sign up to help serve at the Senior Luncheon
We are in need of 6-8 more volunteers to help serve lunch for the Senior Luncheon. Please use this link to sign up:
Last call for Yearbooks!
Yearbook deadline is about two weeks away! If your family would still like to purchase a book then please return an order form and check by Friday, December 15. Please make checks out to St. Michael Parish School.
For questions or concerns or to receive a form via email, contact Rachel Yabut - ryabut@stmikesolympia.org
The form can be found here: http://storage.cloversites.com/stmichaelparishschool/documents/Yearbook%20Order%20Form%202017_18%20(1).pdf
Another hit for Try it Friday!
Give the gift of warm feet!
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
BOX TOPs has an amazing offer right now! Offer expires 12/31/2017
Please consider doing the following to help our school:
-Download the Box Tops App to your phone
-Select St. Michael Parish School as your school
-Look over the current offers and select the one for Lysol (and other offers too if you want)
-Go shopping and buy 5 Lysol Products
-Using the App, scan and submit your receipt
If you do that you will earn our school 100 bonus Box Tops (which is $10)!
If every Spartan Family participates in this offer our school will receive $1,590 from Box Tops! No clipping necessary! Imagine all the things our school could fund with this money!
Don’t forget to keep feeding Bob our hungry Box Tops Monster!
Current Leaderboard:
1st Place- 1st Grade
2nd Place- 2nd Grade
3rd Place- Kindergarten Gold
Stock up on SCRIP before you go Christmas shopping!
Please remember us for all of your Christmas shopping needs! The scrip sales are up but we still haven’t reached our goal of full participation in the monthly Scrip Club, and our office sales are below where they need to be to fund and subsidize various activities throughout the school year (including Field Trips).
Our Wall of Wine is looking empty!
Please help us fill up our Wall of Wine! We accept donations of white or red wine with a value of at least $15.
Thank you!
Calling all graphic designers!
Email: rmcgill@stmikesolympia.org
Phone: 360-754-5131
She'll be comin' around the mountain!
Join the Edge Middle School youth group as we strive to get a better understanding of the significance of the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth and how we can bring joy to others during this Advent Season. Edge meets every Sunday at 6:30pm in the Parish multi-purpose room.
St. Mike's Tikes Holiday Baskets
Pictures of the Holiday Baskets can be viewed at the link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxPxZDLOLetbZWpZOTJ1aXhaRnBST3o3NVNtY01qOVNibnMw/view?usp=sharing
Christmas Potluck with your parish community!
Join us for a time of prayer, fellowship and happiness!
WHEN: Monday, December 25th
WHERE: Office Building, downstairs in the multipurpose room from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
WHAT TO BRING: Your favorite dish (or leftovers!), family and friends!
Please contact Bene Reece at breece@saintmichaelparish.org or 360-292-7143
Let us know how many of you are coming!
St. Michael Parish School - a Family of Families
Email: connect@stmikesolympia.org
Website: www.stmikesolympia.org
Location: 1204 11th Avenue Southeast, Olympia, WA, United States
Phone: 360-754-5131
Facebook: facebook.com/St.MichaelParishSchoolOlympia