St. Michael's News
May 16th, 2025
Aladdin - Kids
Thank you!
What a show!
St. Michael's students - you are incredible.
Thank you to all of the parents who supported this musical by bringing children to practices, running lines with them, and practicing their songs.
Thank you to the teachers for your support and flexibility. To Mr. Da Silva for organizing all of our equipment and Ms. Stewart for preparing the class musical numbers. To Mr. Raj, Mr. Minto, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Basura for building our stage and to Mrs. Chen for decorating it. Thank you to our team of costume designers and make-up artists for bringing our vision to life!
A very special thank you to Ms. Andrea Alberti, Mrs. Jasenka Buric, and Ms. Natasha Nadalin for your hard work and dedication.
You transformed our school into a "whole new world"!
Upcoming Events and Activities
Readers are Leaders
Congratulations to team "Lord of the Donuts", who won the Regional competition of Readers are Leaders in late April to represent St. Michael's at the Finals competition earlier this week. Students read and studied 6 novels over the year in preparation for this trivia competition. Our team came in 3rd place out of the 16 schools who participated and we are so proud of them! A fantastic job to all our students who joined Readers are Leaders this year. Keep reading!
Victoria Day Long Weekend
Please note there is no school on Friday, May 16th or Monday, May 19th. We wish our families a happy Victoria Day long Weekend.
First Communion
Please pray for our students receiving their First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 25th.
Sunday, May 25, 2025, 12:00 PM
First Communion
This is a reminder that there will be a rehearsal on Saturday, May 24th at 10:00 AM for all students preparing to receive their First Holy Communion. All first communicants must be in attendance. Please meet in the school gym no later than 9:45 AM. First Communion will be held on Sunday, May 25th at the noon Mass. It is a requirement that our Grade 1 parents help set up, serve and clean up the event. Please keep all our First Communicants in your prayers.
First Communion families - please be reminded that First Communion cheques will be deposited next week.
May Procession
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend our “Crowning of Mary” celebration on Monday, May 26th at 7:00 PM. This celebration is not only for our First Communicants and our Confirmandi, but for ALL our families. If you are able, please bring flowers. We also need four people to help carry the Statue of Mary for the procession. Please contact the school office if you can help.
Entrepreneur Fair
We're thrilled to announce that our Grade 5 students will host their Young Entrepreneur Fair on Thursday, May 29th! This exciting event promises to be a showcase of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Date: Thursday, May 29
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: School Gym
At the Entrepreneur Fair, students will be offering a wide range of handcrafted items, including bookmarks, stress balls, bracelets, candles and keychains. Prices will range from $1 to $5, making it affordable for everyone to find something special.
Here's how the event will unfold:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Classes will be called to the gym to browse and shop at the fair.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: The fair will be open to everyone in the school community to shop and support our Grade 5 entrepreneurs.
This is a fantastic opportunity to encourage creativity and entrepreneurship among our students while supporting their hard work and dedication. We invite all parents, teachers, and students to join us for this exciting event!
Sexuality and Your Child Night
We will hold our annual Sexuality and Your Child Evening on Thursday, May 29th from 6:30 to 8 PM. As this covers part of our curriculum, participation from parents in Grades 4, 5, 6, and 7 is MANDATORY. However, all school parents are welcome, and encouraged, to attend.
The evening will begin with a presentation and end with breakout sessions.
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 06:30 PM
Scholastic Book Orders
Scholastic flyers were distributed last week to children in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Please note - Smaller scholastic orders can be placed through the school to avoid shipping costs!
If you would like to submit a smaller order, you can bring it to the school and we will group them and have them shipped for free.
For direct shipping to your home - you can complete your Scholastic Order online!
Orders can be completed at any time of the month.
Quick summary to order Scholastics:
Go to scholastic.ca/clubshop
Create an account or log in to existing account; place order.
Enter school code (RC249384)
Orders will ship direct to your home to reduce handling.
Shipping is free when you spend over $40 and enter the school code!
Thanks for your support of this school program.
Parish Education Committee News
PEC Elections
Nominations have now closed for our PEC elections for the 2025-2026 school year.
No new nominations were received, therefore, there will be no need for an election this year. The PEC members for the 2025-2026 school year will be:
Ashley Grewal
Steve Han
Yolanda Lavorata
Anita Manalo
Shawn Minto
Tracy Nazareth
Michelle Zuccaro
Participation Hours
Photography Help
Tasks:
- Check names and contact details for digital photograph delivery
- Collect cash or cheque payment
Time:
1 PM to 2:30 PM on Sunday, May 25th on school grounds.
If you are available to help, please contact fundraising@smeschool.ca
Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed
The Hot Lunch program is in need of volunteers for the following shifts:
May 20, 11AM - 1PM
May 22, 11AM - 1PM
Tasks include minor veggie prep, assembling sandwiches, assisting the chef, packaging, labelling and delivering food to the classrooms. No cooking skills required!
To volunteer, please email pa@smeschool.ca
Your assistance is crucial in keeping the Hot Lunch program running!
Supervisors Needed
Our supervision team is in need of your support!
Volunteers are needed for regular after-school shifts to supervise our playground and crosswalk. If you are available to help, please let the school office or our parent participation coordinator know as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Track and Field Information
Track practices are at the following times next week:
Tuesday, May 20th, 3 - 4 PM: All athletes
Thursday, May 22nd, 3 - 4 PM: Grades 3, 4, 6, 7 (Gr. 5 at Victoria)
Track meets this week: Please refer to Mr. Da Silva's email and information letters sent home with students on Thursday afternoon.
May 19th: Victoria Day - No School
May 20th: Confession for Gr. 2
May 21st: Early Intervention for New Kindergarten students
May 22nd: Early Intervention for New Kindergarten students; Grade 5 Victoria Trip
May 23rd: School Mass 9 AM; Chicken sale pick up 2 - 3 PM
May 24th: First Communion Rehearsal 10 AM
May 25th: First Holy Communion 12 PM
May 26th: Marian Procession 7 PM
May 27th: Confession for Gr. 5; New Kindergarten student interviews with Mrs. Buric
May 29th: Gr. 5 Entrepreneur Fair; Sexuality and Your Child evening
May 30th: School Mass 9 AM
Jun 2nd: Grade 1 & 6 field trip (details coming soon!)
Jun 3rd: Confession for Gr. 4
Jun 6th: School Mass 9 AM; Used Uniform Sale 3 - 3:30 PM
Pope Saint John, you chose to value the truth of the Catholic faith over your own life. You remained steadfast in the proclamation of the Gospel until the end. Please pray for us, that we will never waver in our faith, and will never give in to temptations to water down that faith. May we have the same courage that you had so that God will be able to use us to reach out to those who need to know His saving truths. Saint John I, pray for us. Jesus, we trust in You.