SMS Weekly Newsletter

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Don't forget that this Thursday is a noon dismissal. There will be no After Care. All children must be picked up at noon! There is no school on Friday! Merry Christmas!

Thank you to Cynthia Avecillas and Sonia Norville for planning a wonderful event this past Friday. The Christmas Caroling and Grinch night was a huge success and I hope it becomes an annual tradition.

As you drop off and pick up children, please make sure that you utilize our parking lot. If you chose to park on the street, do not block any neighbor's driveway. We have had some neighbors complaining recently that parents are double parking and blocking driveways.

Have a fabulous day,

Ms. Kazan

Please remember that lunch must be purchased on a monthly basis. Students may not purchase lunch daily.

Our basketball season continued this weekend with some exciting games! Our 6th grade girls won both of their games! 5/6th boys won their game. There were some tough losses for our 4/5th girls, 5th grade girls , 5th grade boys, 7th/8th green and 7th/8th gold.

Yesterday was the 3rd Sunday of Advent, also known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means rejoice in Latin. Gaudete Sunday reminds us that although we are hopefully waiting, this is a time for joy. Something wonderful, the birth of Christ, is coming. Since i was a young girl, Gaudete Sunday has been my favorite part of Lent. ii love that we take a little break to rejoice. It is good time in the business of Christmas, and the worrying over whether we have everything done, to remember what is joyful in our life and why we should rejoice!

I have attached a weekly calendar below. This calendar has daily activities to celebrate advent with your children.

Thank you so much for the huge number of offers to help Mr. Tiago with his projects to make our building shine. At this point they are all full, however Mr. Tiago is currently creating a list of new projects!!

• Tuesday, December 19th is the last day to give money for the teacher's gifts.

I am pleased to announce that our Spirit Store is finally open! These items are available all the time using the following link. They will be shipped to school one time each month. Spirit items may only be worn on Fridays and designated Spirit Days. These are not uniform items. You may also wear last year's spirit items. Spirit items must be worn with the uniform. These are not dress down days.

MSM Spirit Wear Store - Mount St. Michael School (liebmansuniforms.com)

Thursday, December 21st- - Noon Dismissal- Half Day- No Aftercare

Christmas Vacation- December 22nd- January 1st

Tuesday, January 2nd- Classes Resume

Email: mkazan@smsunion.org
Website: smsunion.org
Location: 1212 Kelly Street, Union, NJ, USA
Phone: 908-688-1063
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