Week in Review
Welcome Back!
It was great to welcome back all our students, staff, and families to the new school year and see the excitement and smiles on their faces during our first week. There were some tears from both the children and parents as some of our little friends began PreK and Kindergarten. These moments are bitter sweet as watch them grow. We are reminded of how precious our children are to us and that we want the best for them. Thank you for entrusting your children to us. Your children become our children here at school.
I would like to send a very warm welcome our new school families who join us this year. It is always a joy to share with prospective families what makes St. Mary-St. Michael School so special and unique. It is a place where every child is loved, cared for, and treated with dignity and respect each and every day. It is a place where God’s love shines through our teachers and staff and helps lift each child to be the best version of themselves as children of God. I am humbled and blessed to be able to serve you and our school community this year. It is a year of renewal as we get past the challenging years of COVID and find our new normal. Our theme we have chosen this year is ANCHORED in FAITH. What beautiful words to keep close to us this year as we bring back new activities, clubs, and experiences to our school.
We value your commitment to your child’s education and faith formation. Together we will strive to provide an excellent education that will focus on the academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth of your child. Your support and participation of school events and activities throughout the year will be very important. Volunteers will be needed to make these events successful. The next best thing you can also do is help share the great news about our school and invite them to our school functions. If you have any ideas or skills you would like to share with our school, please contact me at gtorres@stmarystmichael.org.
Once again, thank you for your continued support. Wishing you and your family a restful and relaxing Labor Day weekend!
Prayerfully,
Mrs. Torres
Week Ahead
Tuesday
- Special: Art (Prek-8)
Wednesday
- Special: Spanish
- Lunch orders due for the following week
- Band Demo by Future Musicians for students in grades 4-8
Thursday
- Special: Music (Prek-8)
- $1 change of pace day
Friday
- 9:15 AM - Mass at St. Mary Church. The mass intention will be for our grandparents, both living and deaseased.
- Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 come dressed in their mass uniforms. Our older students will be partnered with our younger students as they walk down to church.
- Grandparents are invited to this special mass and asked to join us for coffee and breakfast treats in the church basement. They will then be invited to stop by the school to visit the classrooms from 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM.
Saturday
- Vigil for Sunday Mass
Sunday
- Patriot Day
- St. Mary School Founding Day (September 11, 1898)
- Grandparents Day!
Save the Date
Wednesday, September 14
5:45 PM - Future Musicians Parent Meetings
6:30 PM - Meet the Tedacher Night
7:00 PM - Sports Meeting for parents and coaches
Saturday. September 17
Back to School Family Dinner
5:00 PM Seating begins
5:30 PM Dinner is served
$25 per person,
$10 for children under 14, children under 5 are free of charge
Food, fun, and raffles!
Monday, September 19
5:30 PM-8:30 PM - HOPES DINNER
The Archdiocese of Hartford will be honoring incredible volunteers throughout all our Catholic Schools in the diocese who have gone above and beyond to help our schools flourish by sharing their time and talents unconditionally.
Tuesday, September 20
6 PM - 7:30 PM - SMSM Literacy Night at Derby Public Library
Saturday, September 24
Wine, Beer, and Spirits Tasting to support SMSM School for the 2022-2023 school year! Live Music, Raffles, and more!
Tickets are $45 on sale online at www.stmarystmichael.org
Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25
Hopes Collection at St. Michael Parish and Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Parish. All proceeds collected at all masses this weekend will go to the school. Please let families and parishioners know!
Parish Mass Schedules
St. Mary Church
212 Elizabeth Street, Derby
Sunday Vigil Mass Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM (Spanish Mass), 10:30 AM
St. Michael Church
75 Derby Avenue, Derby
Sunday Vigil Mass Saturday: 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM (Polish) and 5:30 PM
HSA & Development
Welcome to the new school year! We are excited to share all the great events we have planned for this new year.
As parents, we have committed to helping the school with 15 volunteer hours and fundraising efforts of $350. This equates to $450 for the school year. There are multiple ways you can help out.
Our first event will be the BACK TO SCHOOL FAMILY DINNER! We are in need of baskets and gift cards for this event as well as the Wine, Beer, and Spirits Tasting on September 24th. The value of your donations will be deducted from your HSA fundraising obligations.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or ideas you may have. Wishing you all a great school year!
Sports Program
Lou Pierro, our Athletic Director, will be holding a Sports Parent Meeting on Wednesday, September 13 at 7 PM, following our Meet the Teacher Night. All parents interested having their child participate in sports program this year should attend.
We are in need of parent volunteers to help coach in the following sports:
- Co-ed soccer (Fall)
- Girls & boys basketball (Winter)
- (Co-ed) Volleyball (Fall & Spring)
- Instructional Basketball for grades 1-3 (WInter)
- Track/Running Club
Click below to sign your child up for sports this year and if you are able to help coach on of the sports listed above:
https://forms.gle/scNHsWGeeepRAjrR8
Student Clubs
We will be sending out information in the coming weeks about how to join any of our school clubs.
- Muffins with Mary
- Student Council
- (NEW!) Spirit Club
- (NEW!) Liturgy Youth Club
- Art Enrichment
- Math Club
- Yearbook
- Native American & African American Youth Club
- (NEW!) Chess Club
- (NEW!) Lego Club
And more...
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