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ST. MICHAEL Catholic School
D E D I C AT E D T O S P I R I T UA L G RO W T H , AC A D E M I C E XC E L L E N C E , A N D S O C I A L
D E V E L O P M E N T, T H E M I S S I O N O F S A I N T M I C H A E L C A T H O L I C S C H O O L I S T O
P R E PA R E O U R S T U D E N T S T O L I V E T H E G O S P E L M E S S AG E I N A N E V E R C H A N G I N G , D I V E R S E W O R L D.
Learn about the WeatherBug!
School Advisory Council (SAC): It has been such a pleasure working with this year’s SAC. I want to thank each and every one of them for their commitment to the school this year. At the beginning of the year the council came up with three goals for the school year. The goals are as follows:
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25% conversion of current Little Angels four-­‐ year-­‐olds to K-­‐Prep or Kindergarten at St. Michael Catholic School.
Bring in two new Science, Math, or Technology components to the St. Michael Catholic School.
Rebuild community from within by executing three events for the Parish and School.
Over the next few weeks I will like to update our community on where we are with achieving these goals. Let’s begin with our Technology goal. I am excited and pleased to be able to share with you St. Michael Catholic School is the proud owner of the WeatherBug, by Earth Networks. Installed over spring break, it is up and running, located on top of the middle school building. Not only can students see the data; the community can too by downloading the application on ones phone and/or desktop. (Look for the WeatherBug App. for Prior Lake, MN 55372) Once downloaded, you will have access to real time weather data from Prior Lake, including the hourly forecast, radar and a beautiful view of St. Michael Catholic Church from our camera. Take a look for the Spark portion of the application, as it allows you to know when dangerous weather is headed to Prior Lake. It was important to the school board to be able to give back to our community, as the Prior Lake community embraces us and supports us in so many ways. With the cost being $16,000, the ability to purchase the WeatherBug seemed like a dream to us. We decided we would reach out to our own St. Michael Catholic School families to see if God may have placed it on their heart to get involved Zinancial in this project. God supplied us with Desiree Barrientez, a mother of two St. Michael students. Desiree took it upon herself, along with some of her friends and family to obtain the funds needed for our WeatherBug. I cannot thank Ms. Barrientez enough for believing in our project and working hard on obtaining the funds.
You may be saying to yourself, “This is nice but what is the school going to use it for that will enhance and increase learning?” The WeatherBug program comes with technology rich materials for our preschool through eighth grade classrooms. We are always looking for more ways to incorporate more E-­‐STEM (Environmental Education, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities into our curriculum. Absentee Line: Mr. Sitek, our middle school science teacher, has already introduced the weather tracker to his 6th – 8th 952-447-2230 grade students. Call anytime your
child is going to As one middle school student stated to me in the breezeway while admiring the weather monitor, “This is be tardy or
so cool. We will be able to make our own weather forecast, just like a meteorologist, utilizing the absent.
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Mikes. I can’t wait!”
This summer, teachers will learn the programs in order to incorporate them into their science, math and social studies class. Weather patterns can be looked at in science, and data collection in math while the real-­‐life interplay of our community and weather can be studied in our social studies classes. This is much more powerful than students just seeing those numbers in a textbook!
Children’s Mass
Mrs. Peterson’s 1st grade class is planning the
Children’s Mass on Wednesday, April 1st at 8:00
a.m.
April food shelf collection:
Soup
FAITH COMMUNITY
Please remember our St. Michael Community in your prayers the week of March 30th.
Manuel Archambault & Tanner Albers
MacKenzie Carr
Ewan Easton
Colin, Ethan & Ryan Glynn
Morgan Hendrickson
Thomas Hjerpe
Emily, Justin & Kyle Johnson
William Ludowese
Isabel & Isaiah Peters
Andrew & William Schaaf
Pat Casey
Rhonda Zweber
Barb Stark
Sheridan Hafdal
Loretta Eller
Upcoming Events for March 30 - April 5, 2015
MONDAY
Spanish 2:15
Chess
2:15
Cub Scouts
6pm
MPR
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Children’s Mass
8:00 am
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Good Friday
Happy
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Easter!
A message from the St. Michael Catholic School Laurentine Media Center
Check out our Media Center website:
https://sites.google.com/a/saintmpl.org/mrsmeidllibrarymediaspecialist/
Interested in being a Book Fair Organizer or Volunteer for our BOGO or Fall Book Fair?
Contact: Mrs. Meidl at 952-447-9036 or Meidl@saintmpl.org
Spring Pictures
Tuesday, April 14th, Lifetouch will be here to take our spring pictures. This is an OUT OF UNIFORM day! But
dress nicely for pictures Watch for order forms to be arriving home soon. We will also send out information to order
electronically. Looking for 4-6 volunteers to assist the photographer from 8 am - noon. Please call the school office if
you can help at 952-447-2124.
2015-16 Registration Forms
Please turn in your tuition, FACTS and Scrip agreement forms as soon as possible. Thank you.
Current 8th grade girls:
The Prior Lake Dance Team will be having tryouts for 2015-2016 fall and winter seasons on April 20th through the
24th from 3:30-5:30 in the Twin Oaks Middle School main gym. Matching funds for St. Michael’s Catholic School at the Relevant Radio® Christ Brings Hope Banquet!
Attend the Christ Brings Hope Benefit Banquet on April 23rd at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bloomington, and you can
designate matching funds for St. Michael’s Catholic School, thanks to an anonymous donor, when you make your
Relevant Radio® donation! See attached flyer for more details.
Come and meet the people behind the microphones on Relevant Radio 1330 AM! This year’s honoree is Jeff Cavins!
For more information and to register, go online to www.relevantradio.com, keyword "banquet" or click the Events
tab. You may also purchase tickets by calling 612-643-4117. Please RSVP by April 10th. Thank you!
Looking for a great way to spend time with your kids while growing closer with them spiritually?
Why not consider being a Sacristan for the children masses? It’s Fun, it’s Easy, & it’s a Great
way to start the day knowing you are helping the entire school get closer with God!
St. Michael School is looking for a few individuals to help set up & lock up the church before and after the
children’s masses on Wednesday mornings.
The commitment is low, (approximately 1 Wednesday morning per month)*, and the reward is HUGE!!
Please contact Laurie Maxwell at maxwell@saintmpl.org for more information.
*based on average, commitment is 1 Wednesday per month, rotating weekly with the number of Sacristans
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16280 Duluth Avenue SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372
School Office: 952-447-2140
2015 Summer Adventures Plus…
Exploration galore… Filled with creativity and excitement…
June 22-August 21 2 sessions, 7:00-12:00 & 12:00-5:00
Accepting ages 5 and up
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Each week a new theme will be introduced.
The following special events and activities will tie in with each weekly theme.
-Community service project
-Spiritual theme and bible verse
-One field trip each week
-One catered lunch each week
Don’t need Full or Part-time Care? Consider signing your child/ren up for our weekly Field Trips
For Additional Information, please contact:
Co-Director - Julie Herbst
Cell Phone (612)619-7484
Email - advplus@saintmpl.org
Co-Director - Debra Meidl
Cell Phone (612)554-1349
Email - meidl@saintmpl.org
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Join the Holy Family Fire Dance Team
Open to current 6th-11th grade students
from local private, parochial schools
as well as current Holy Family students!
Dancers and parents should attend the
INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
in the HF Media Center!
Contact head coach Megan Wieseler at holyfamilydanceteam@gmail.com
with any questions about tryouts, fall dance club, or the Holy Family dance program.
Holy Family is still accepting applications for enrollment and registration for classes for incoming
freshmen. Some elective options do fill and close in early spring. Please contact Director of
Admissions Rob Bell at bellr@hfchs.org or Associate Director of Admissions, Laura Podergois, at
podergoisl@hfchs.org to schedule a time to complete the registration process.
A completed tuition contract and the $100 class registration fee are required to confirm course
selections. The tuition contract does not go into effect until July 1, 2015.
Summer Experience day camps at Holy Angels provide learning and fun
The Academy of Holy Angels (6600 Nicollet Avenue South, Richfield) has released its Summer Experience
day camp schedule for 2015. Most camps are scheduled for the second half of June.
This year’s camps include basketball, art, leadership and service, baseball, theater, tennis, computer
animation, dance, and more. With more than 40 camps designed for students from grade two through grade
nine, there are plenty of opportunities for all. Most are one-week, half-day camps, and some are scheduled
so that students can register for one camp in the morning and another in the afternoon.
“AHA is committed to providing excellent camps that are educational, fun and safe for kids and affordable for
parents,” says AHA Admissions Director Jesse Foley. “Most are run by AHA head coaches and teachers and
serve as an excellent way for them to introduce their programs to younger students. Last year more than 50
AHA high school students volunteered for Summer Experience, and many of them had been campers
themselves.”