NEWSLETTER SAINT MICHAEL’S

NO. 1 | AUGUST 24, 2018

BACK TO

SCHOOL

NIGHT Back to School Night

and SFA meeting on

Tuesday, August 28 at

6:30p.m. Night begins

in the gym. Free

childcare provided in

the Activity Room,

check in kids at

6:15p.m.

START TIME Don’t forget! We

encourage you to aim

for 7:45am drop-off.

Students head to their

classrooms at 7:55am

and school begins at

8am sharp! Anyone

coming in after 8am

will be counted tardy. WELCOME BACK!

CROSS COUNTRY 7th/8th Grade Cross

Country will begin

August 27th after

school. Practice every

Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.

until 4:30p.m.

Contact Mrs. Woita

with any questions.

Dear St. Michael Families,

Welcome to the beginning of the 2018-19 school year! We are off to a wonderful

start! The St. Michael staff anxiously greeted 253 bright and eager faces last Thursday

morning. I could tell from students’ enthusiasm and big smiles that they were happy to be

back and that we are in for a very productive year of learning and growing as disciples in

Christ. As is true with any new school year, it takes a few days to iron out the procedural

“kinks.” Your patience and understanding as we all get settled into new school year

routines are sincerely appreciated. Teachers have worked hard over the last week to communicate expectations and

establish a productive classroom climate for learning. Your assistance and support in

getting us off to a successful and safe start are equally important. The first week of school has been FANTASTIC! I am so grateful to the teachers

and staff for the effort and hours they have given to preparing our school and classrooms

for a great year of learning. I have been extremely impressed with and inspired by our

students. They are reverent and engaged in daily Mass, focused and hard-working in the

classroom, and kind, caring, and welcoming...especially to those of us who are new. I am

truly blessed to be a part of this school community. Thank you for your prayers,

enthusiasm, cooperation and support of St. Michael School. Our partnership with you will

help us build up the kingdom of God on earth and create a safe, engaging, and welcoming

learning environment where EXCELLENCE in teaching and learning thrives. Pray for us, St. Michael the Archangel, Sue Braun Principal

No Uniform Day on Wed., Aug.

29 for students if parents

attend Back to School Night!

Order school portrats at

mylifetouch.com Picture

Day ID: BN208020Q0

NO. 1 | AUGUST 24, 2018

St. Michael’s offers Free and Reduced

lunches to qualifying families.

Applications can be picked up in the

office or completed online at

https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/forms

-resources/national-school-lunch-

program/attachments-a-l-permanent-

agreement/

Complete Attachment C. If you have

any questions, contact Nikki Wemhoff at

402-488-1313 ext.52516.

COMING UP ON THE

CALENDAR:AUG/SEPT

28 Back to School

Night/SFA Meeting

6:30 pm

31 Picture Day – No

uniform day

03 No school – Happy

Labor Day

05 School Confessions

Hi All!

Our webstore for spirit gear items for St. Michael School are up and ready for ordering. Please

use a desktop computer when ordering.

The website will be open 8/22/18 and close on 9/5/18 at 11:59 pm.

Please make sure to get your order in during that time frame as if you miss the deadline and still

want items there may be additional charges and your items may be delayed.

All items will be dispersed by John Shulski when finished.

Here is the link: https://stores.inksoft.com/stmichaelschool

If you have any sizing questions please access the size charts offered. If there are any other

questions or something is not answered on the webstore please email the customer service

representative at ARTFX—her name is Emily Hawk.ehawk@artfxscreenprinting.com

Ryan Tuder, Art F/X Screen Printing & Embroidery

PARISH HOLY HOUR

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

ST. MICHAELS COMMONS AREA Diocesan Ed Tech News

St. Michael School received

nearly $67,000 in materials and

services from the Diocesan

Education Technology group in

the 2017-2018 school

year. Things like whiteboards,

software, iPads, training, etc.

are included in the list of

benefits. These equates to

approximately $267 per

student. We appreciate the

support of the donors who fund

these initiatives that allow us to

continue to improve technology

in our school.

Arrival: Students are

welcomed into the commons

area at 7:45am, the Welcome

bell rings at 7:55am, at

which time students will

move to their classrooms,

then the Start/Tardy bell

(and our church bells) will

ring at 8:00am If a student

arrives after 8:00am, they

must check in at the office.

Dismissal Map

Arrival Map

Traffic Safety in and around

St. Michael School is

a primary

concern. One

important aspect of

safety is traffic flow

during critical drop-

off and pick-up times.

The success of our

plan is dependent on

adherence to the

following procedures:

Please follow the

traffic plan available

on our school website,

If children and

adults are waiting to

cross the parking lot

at a crosswalk,

drivers are to stop

and yield to

pedestrians.

Please pull

forward as

directed and use

the entire length

of the drop-

off/curb

lane. Have

students ready to

exit the car

immediately to

keep traffic

moving.

Establishing

walking/biking

routes to school or

carpooling with

other families, are

recommended

options for

reducing/avoiding

traffic congestion

that is a part of

every school’s

day.

We realize that getting comfortable with new routines and procedures takes time. Please

know that we have carefully considered our arrival/dismissal plans and will continue to

monitor and adjust as necessary. Our objective will always be to help students arrive and

leave St. Michael School in a safe and orderly manner that increases learning time.

St. Michael Catholic School 2018-2019 FAMILY Calendar

(as of 8/24/2018)

JULY 22-23 Dennis Uniform Try On Blessed John XXIII, 37th & Sheridan 10:00 am - 6:00 pm AUGUST 7 Preschool Parent Orientation: 5:30 pm in Commons 13 Meet & Greet: 5:00 - 6:00 pm 14 Kindergarten ONLY - First Day: 9:00 - 12:00 15 Assumption: Holy Day of Obligation 16 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL K-8: Noon Dismissal 17 First FULL Day of School/ FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL 22 5th grade to Salt Dogs Game 28 Back to School Night/SFA Meeting: 6:30 pm 31 Picture Day - NO uniform day SEPTEMBER 3 NO SCHOOL - Labor Day 5 School Confessions 7 First Friday/Mission Collection 21 Midterm - 1st Quarter 23 Fall Festival: 1:00 - 4:00 pm 28 Celebrate St. Michael Feast Day OCTOBER 1 NO SCHOOL - Diocesan Teacher Institute 3 School Confessions 5 First Friday/Mission Collection Plum Creek Literacy Festival (5th grade) 8 Living Rosary 8 Presentation on Eucharistic Adoration Grades 1-4 @ 9:30 a.m. Grades 5-8 @ 10:30 a.m. 9 Parent Confirmation Meeting:7:00 pm 16 Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30 - 7:00 pm 18 Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30 - 7:00 pm 19 NO SCHOOL - Conference Compensatory End of 1st Quarter 22 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day 31 All Saints Parade, 1st grade: 2:00 pm All Saints Parties: 2:30 pm

NOVEMBER 1 NO SCHOOL - All Saints Day 2 NO SCHOOL - Staff Meeting & CLC 6 Parent 1st Penance Meeting: 7:00 pm 7 School Confessions 9 Report Cards Go Home 12-19 Student Council Thanksgiving Food Drive 19 Junior High Honor Choir: 7:00 pm @ Pius X 20 Midterm - 2nd Quarter 21-23 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break DECEMBER 5 School Confessions 7 First Friday/Mission Collection 11 Elementary Christmas Program: 7:00 pm 19 Preschool Christmas Program: Preschool Last Day of Semester 20-21 Finals for Junior High - 6th-8th grades 21 Sing-Along: 1:00 pm Christmas Parties: 2:30 pm NO Extended Day Care End of 2nd Quarter 22-31 NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break

St. Michael Catholic School 2018-2019 FAMILY Calendar

(as of 8/24/2018)

JANUARY 1-4 NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break 7 Classes Resume 9 School Confessions 11 Mission Collection 18 Report Cards Go Home 27 CSW Teacher’s Mass & Open House/Science Fair 28 Catholic Schools Week Begins FEBRUARY 1 End of Catholic Schools Week First Friday/Mission Collection 4 8th Grade Orientation @ Pius X 5 NO KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL St. Michael Catholic School 2018-2019 FAMILY Calendar (Subject to Change) Kindergarten Preview: 9:00 am Parent First Communion Meeting: 7:00 pm 8 Midterm - 3rd Quarter 13 Student Confessions Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30-7:00 pm 14 Parent-Teacher Conferences: 3:30-7:00 pm 15 NO SCHOOL - Conference Compensatory 18 NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-service/CLC 19 SFA Meeting: 6:30 pm 23 First Penance: 10:00 am MARCH 1 First Friday/Mission Collection 4-8 Iowa Assessment Testing 6 Ash Wednesday

March Cont. 8 End of 3rd Quarter 11 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day 13 School Confessions 15 Stations of the Cross: 2:30 pm 22 Report Cards Go Home 29 Stations of the Cross: 2:30 pm APRIL 4 First Holy Communion Retreat 5 First Friday/Mission Collection 6 First Holy Communion: 10:00 am 10 School Confessions 12 Midterm - 4th Quarter 16 SFA Meeting: 6:30 pm 18-23 NO SCHOOL - Easter Break MAY 1 May Crowning: 2:30 pm 3 First Friday/Mission Collection Warrior Walk: 1:45 pm 8 School Confessions Junior High Concert: 7:00 pm MAY 14 1st-5th Spring Concert: 7:00 pm 15 8th grade Mass & Lunch @ Cathedral: 10:30 am 16 Last Day for T-TH (am) Preschool 8th Grade Field Trip 17 8th grade Last Day - Awards/Practice after Mass 8th grade Graduation: 6:30 pm 20 Kindergarten Promotion Last Day for Preschool 22 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Field Day Report Cards Go

Grade Recess Lunch

Preschool 11:15-11:45

Kindergarten 10:30-10:45 10:45-11:10

1st Grade 10:45-11:00 11:00-11:25

2nd Grade 11:00-11:15 11:15-11:40

3rd Grade 11:35-11:50 11:10-11:35

4th and 5th Grade 11:15-11:30 11:35-12:00

Jr. High 11:50-12:05 12:05-12:30

Recess and Lunch Schedule