I hope you had a wonderful three-day weekend!

Thank you for everyone who participated in the Gertrude Hawk fundraiser! We greatly appreciate it!

On February 12th, three of our students presented essays at the St. Bartholomew's MLK prayer service. These students won the MLK essay contest that was associated with this prayer service:

Carl Nagamos- Overall Winner

Kaylee Casado- Honorable Mention

Alana Durham- Honorable Mention

They did a beautiful job and made SMS very proud!

Have a fabulous day,

Ms. Kazan

Last Wednesday, our students received Ashes during the Ash Wednesday Mass. Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Season of Lent. Click below for a family Lent calendar from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This calendar has things to do each day with your family to become closer to God. During Lent, we do not always need to “give something up” We can “give up” our time, help, attention, and alms to help others.

We have now opened registration to new students. If you intend to register for the next school year, but you have not already done so, please send in the registration as soon as possible. We have a number of grades that are near capacity, and I would not want to inadvertently give away your place to a new family. If you have questions or need registration materials for younger children, please contact Mrs. Z.

https://sficnj.org/

• We are still looking for two coaches who would like to coach Track and Field this Spring. Last year was our first year and our students did extremely well! We would love to continue the sport this year. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Foster at cfoster@smsunion.org.
  
• We are also looking for some people who will help on the school musical. we have a parent who is running it, but it would be fabulous if we can get some helpers for her. Please email me if you are interested.

A this point these projects are only done during school hours. Please contact Kim Rodrigues at krodrigues0614@outlook.com This is a great way to get some hours before the end of the year!

• Painting Radiators
• Cleaning out Attic
• Transporting old smartboards to recycling center
• Paint Orange Ave Exit Doors
• Scraping and Painting stairwell hand railings
• Cleaning Orange Ave stairwell
• Paint classroom hallways (white section only)
• Painting moldings on classroom doorways
• Paint the office bathroom
• Plaster repair in classroom
• Paint Principal's Office
• Paint Copy room

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)

Monday, February 26th- School Mass 1pm

Friday, March 1st- End of Trimester 2

Friday, March 1st- Noon Dismissal

Saturday, March 2nd- Reconciliation 10am

Email: mkazan@smsunion.org
Website: smsunion.org
Location: 1212 Kelly Street, Union, NJ, USA
Phone: 908-688-1063
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smsunion
Twitter: @stMichaelsunion