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St. Michael’s School students on Friday participated in a science lesson via Skype with Damon Talley, a NASA educator speaking from the Kennedy Space Center.

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Many of you are aware, through notices from the Academy, of the new policy for the St. Michael School eighth grade.

Several of our families have voiced concerns and questions in respect to the change. To address these questions, a parent meeting has been coordinated and will take place:

Wednesday, February 15th at 6:30 PM in the St. Michael Church basement

The meeting will clarify the future plan for eighth grade here at St. Michael School and within the Academy, and offer information in respect to frequently asked questions and concerns.

Please make it a point to attend, should your schedule allow.

With sincere regards,

Michael Coulson 
VP H/S/A 
St. Michael School

Saturday the 31^st of March 2012  

Parents are encouraged to attend 

This is a trip for male students only...

Individual cost – Approx. $25 a person, due on March 8th, 2012.

T-shirt is an extra cost – Approx. $10 

Trip meeting – 6pm on Thursday March 8th, 2012. 

Parent Permission slips are required. Students must be members of the Squires to attend the trip. Please see Mr. Jackson for applications.

Application to attend is a note to KofC Council 3665 stating that your child would like to attend No Later Than – March 8th, 2012.

We are working on a charter for the female students but until that is settled the liability coverage will only cover boys in this circle ages 8-18.

Please see the attached file for full itinerary and all details.

Lego Robotics has arrived for 1st to 4th Graders! Parents with an interest in instructing the class, please sign up @ icanhelpsmikes@gmail.com. The instructional training will take place at 5 PM on Monday (2/13) at SMS. We are looking for two more volunteers, please help if you can! The lower grades robotics class will be held on Mondays with more information to follow shortly…

Please come and help us celebrate the close of Catholic School Week this Friday at 1pm. The 3rd grade is preparing a beautiful liturgy. We celebrate the feast of St. Blaise on this day and therefore Father Nick will bless throats following the mass. Melissa Barracato as President of Student Council will be speaking. So as in the words of the hymn "All are invited, the greatest and the least."

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Catholic school turns to iPad lessons

NETCONG -- The feisty eighth-graders file into the classroom and take their seats in preparation for Spanish class.

Instead of pulling out their textbooks with worn edges and dog-eared pages, the students power up their iPads and listen to their teacher for instruction.

St. Michael Elementary School, a private Catholic school in Netcong, is one of five in the nation to be piloting a program that integrates iPads into everyday use in the classroom.

http://www.njherald.com/story/16613605/catholic-school-turns-to-ipad-lessons

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St. Michael School now has a newspaper! The seventh grade works on the newspaper during computer class. We will publish it twice a month.

We are trying to find a name for our newspaper. If you have any ideas, please place them in the box lo- cated in Room 24 (Seventh Grade Classroom).

Thank you and have a great school day. 

By: Christian L and Cole S.