St.Michael’sWeeklyNewsApril13,2017

DON’TFORGETTOREGISTRATIONFORTHE2017-2018SCHOOLYEAR

• VirtueforApril:ExcellenceandDiligence• CommandmentforApril:Youshallnotcovetyourneighbor’swife.

• WorksofMercyforApril:toforgiveinjuries.• PrayerforApril:AnimaChristi

NEXTWEEK’SEVENTS:• WecontinuetopraytheRosaryasaschooleachTuesdayat8:00aminthechurch.Everyoneiswelcome.

• EasterBreak--NoSchoolonFriday,4/14andMonday,4/17/17.

• EndofyearIowaAssessmentisduringtheweekof4/18/17.

UPCOMINGEVENTS:• Children’sMasswillbeMay7thatOurLadyofGuadalupeChurchat8:00am.

• GolfTournamentisSaturday,4/29/17.• TherewillnobusonApril24thand25th.Mrs.Mikushastobeoutoftown.

• BloodDriveatSt.Michael’sChurchisonSunday,May7.• St.Michael’sParishSpringFestivalisonSunday,May21.

ThemissionofSt.Michael’sCatholicSchoolistoknowasJesusknows,toloveasJesusloves,

andtoserveasJesusserves.

SchoolWebsite:www.stmschoolcuero.orgSchoolPhoneNumber:361-277-3854

LunchMenufortheWeekof3/27:• Monday—NoSchool• Tuesday—BBQSandwich• Wednesday—TortillaCasserole• Thursday—TacoSalad• Friday—Pizza

Birthdays:CarolineCowey—4/13,CharlieSutton—4/18,BrantleyLapp—4/18,Hopeyouhaveawonderfulbirthday!MessagefromthePrincipal:Ihopeeveryonehadawonderfulweek!Wehavebeguntolookatdifferentsafetyissuesaroundcampus.Ourprimarygoalatalltimesistokeepallchildrensafe.Iwanttoremindeveryonethatduringtheschoolday,thehallwaysaresecure.Everyvisitormustsigninattheofficeandsomeoneintheofficewillletthevisitorin.Ifyouneedtoconferencewithyourchild’steacher,pleasecontacttheteacherpriortoavisitsothattheycanarrangeatime.Classtimeshouldnotbeinterruptedforaconference.Wewanttoalwaysmaximizeinstructionaltimeforallstudents.Thoughstaffmayknowyou,theyareaskednottoopenlockeddoorsforanyonethathasnotcheckedintotheoffice.Studentsarealsoaskednottoopenlockeddoorseverfortheirownsafety.Iwantallparentstofeelconfidentthatthereisneversomeoneinourhallsorclassroomsthatshouldnotbethere.Alongwithsafetyconcerns,wehavebeguntochangeproceduresslightlyfordismissal.Theseprocedureswerealreadyinplace,butwe,asastaff,havenotenforcedtherulesasneeded.Thestudentswillbecomingintothegymandsittinginrowswiththeirclass.

Theyneedtositquietly,nottakethingsoutoftheirbackpacks,andlistenfortheirnamestobecalled.Thiswillhelpspeedupthecarlinebecausetheyarelisteningandready.Whenstudentsareloud,thelittleonesandtheirteacherscannothear.Wewanttoensurethatallstudentsarepickedupbytherightpersonandaresafeatalltimes.Ialsowanttoremindparentsthatteachersalwayswanttobeabletotaketimetotalktoyou.Inthegymafterschoolisagoodplacetoseethemforaquickchat.Ijustwanttoremindyouthatallteachersareondutyinthegymwatchingchildren.Ifyouneedtoconferencewiththem,pleasesetupagoodtimetoreallysitandtalktothem.Onemorelittlethingasareminderaboutpolicy:WedonotcelebratethestudentsbirthdaysduringtheschooldayotherthantoblessthemandsingHappyBirthday.Ifyouaresendingcupcakes,forexample,theymustbesealedupinabaggythatcanbesenthomewitheverystudentintheclassattheendoftheday.Thestudentscantheneatitathome.Itismuchmorepreferabletosendonlyahealthysnack.Pleasedonothaveanyflowersorballoonsdeliveredtotheschool.WewillbeoffThursdayafternoon,alldayonFridayandalldayonMonday.IinviteyoutoattendwithyourchildthevariousHolyWeekservicesatSt.Michael’sChurchoratyourownchurch.WehavecompletedourLentenactivitieshereinschool,anditwouldbewonderfulforthechildrentocontinuetoexperiencethemeaningofEasterwiththeirfamilies.MaytherisenChristfillyourheartwithjoy,bringyounewhope,andblessyouwithpeace.AmenHappyEaster!

Ifyouhavenotregisteredfornextschoolyear,youstillhavetime.Iwillbeplanningforclassesnextyearverysoon.Haveablessedweek!JenniferSaenz,Principal