SMA Annual FUN DAY!!! Tuesday June 15. NEW this year we rented Putt Miniature Golf 9 Holes !!!!

76’ers Playoff SMA Spirit Day II! Friday, June 11th is second round 76’ers Playoff SMA Spirit Day! at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School! Students have the option to dress down wearing articles of clothing representing the 76’ers. (Red / Blue / White Shirt, Sweatshirt, Hat, Socks, Etc. (No ripped clothes.) Thank you!!!! Let’s Go 76’ers!!!! God’s light, Mr. J. Emiid DiCicco

Nancy Kowalchik made a beautiful SMA Wreath for us! Austin's aunt! Click on page to see!!!

Congratulations to our Pre-K and Kindergarten for super Move-Up Day Celebrations! The children performed well and showed their great class spirit. Thank you for a fantastic year!!!!

Check it out! August new school year information letter will be emailed this August. Please make sure we have your correct email address TY! God bless, Mr. "D'.

The SMA Swap Shop will open over the summer with uniform donated items. PreK – 8 Grades Sneaker Policy for both Gym and the SMA Spring Uniform: low-cut totally black or totally white sneakers with black or white matching sneaker laces and white/black matching socks. Flynn & O’Hara is our uniform vender. (They have partnered with Catholic schools for many years and provide high quality durable garment

SMA September Opening Info!!! SMA School will reopen for the 2021/2022 School Year on the following schedule: Wednesday, September 8th – Grades 1 – 8 (3:00 Dismissal) - PreK & K (Open House) Morning / Afternoon CARES begins -Free SMA Breakfast & Hot Lunch Begins Thursday, September 9th – Grades PreK – 8 (3:00 Dismissal) Friday, September 10th – Grades PreK – 8 (3:00 Dismissal) 9:30 School Mass Please watch for details in the SMA Parish Church Bulletin.

New 2021 2022 SMA Art / Tech Full Time Teacher! Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings! I am very happy to announce Mrs. Carolyn Havrilla is our new SMA Art / Tech Full Time Teacher. Mrs. Havrilla is a veteran educator who has taught for several years in Catholic schools. She has vast experience teaching Art, has great technology expertise and is very familiar with 3D Printer use. She lived in Italy for five years and is fluent in both Italian and Spanish. Mrs. Havrilla comes to Saint Mike’s with a BA in Studio Art and formerly worked at the Penelope Fox Art Studio. She now lives nearby and is quite familiar with our area. She has strong Catholic faith beliefs and possesses a passion and vision for Catholic Education. Mrs. “H” will be a fine addition to our school. I am sure we will all quickly welcome her to our SMA School family. God’s light! Mr. “D”. Principal

SMA Barnes & Noble Book Fair Family Night! Is Back!!!!! Thursday, November 18, 2021 6:00  PM Thank you! God bless, Mr. "D' 

Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings and Happy June! (Is it here already?!!!) What a blessing this school year has been! Thank you for helping us open in – building when many schools did not. I want to announce we had zero cases of COVID transmission through our school and the positive cases that were brought in were under ten students. Our entire community has done a solid job in adhering to the guidelines in place to allow us to never close our school once and keep our school doors open!!! Thank you students, parents, teachers, and staff!!! Some of the latest school news includes the following: • CARES LAST DAY IS TUESDAY JUNE 15th. • MSP Online grading is going strong! • SMA Hot Lunch Program: last day is Friday, June 11th. Free breakfast week of the 14th. • SMA Fun Day on the 15th! Students may wear their SMA gym shirt or SMA Fun Day T-shirt on that Tuesday. • Last Full Day is June 11th Half Days (11:30 Dismissal) on June 14 -15 – 16– 17 (June 17 is the last day for students.) (No afternoon busing Tuesday through Thursday) • Reminder: Any student who is not registered for next year will need a transfer to enroll in their new school. If you need a transfer, please contact the office by June 11th. • If your child receives an SMA ~ STUDENT REINSTATEMENT FORM, he/she must attend Summer School or receive 30 hours of instruction for each failed subject. The form must be completed in order for the student to attend Saint Michael the Archangel School for the 2021/2022 School Year. • Calling All Pictures!!! SMA School ~ Family Pictures Needed for the 2021/2022 SMA School Calendar. Please note two points: we cannot guarantee a picture will be in the calendar. Pictures will not be returned. Please send all pictures to the school office ASAP. May be emailed to me sdicicco@sma-pa.org! Thank you!!! • We have many plans and new ideas coming next school year!!! Let Us Pray: Thank you God for all the recent good news! May we continue to thrive under your watchful guidance. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen It is my pleasure serving as your principal! God Bless! Have A Wonderful and Fun Summer! Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal

Please keep the Leaper family in your prayers. Mrs. Leaper and Olivia were in a serious car accident Saturday. Olivia who is in 4th grade was airlifted to chop in ICU. Mom is generally ok. Olivia stabilized with ongoing testing. Thank you. God bless, Mr. "D'.

SMA School COVID Safety Plan Update: Mask wearing optional in classrooms. Dear Parents / Guardians, Greetings! I just received new guidelines from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over the weekend and I also contacted Bucks County Health Department Director, Dr. David Damsker. As of today Monday, June 7th SMA students’ mask wearing in the classroom with their cohort is now optional. (Mask wearing traveling hallways is still necessary since it is mixing cohorts.) Several school districts are doing the same. We also opened up several classrooms with air-conditioning for the students to use. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. TY! God’s light, Mr. “D’.

PCC could use your help with the nursing issue. Below is what PCC is seeking support for. If you could contact your local state legislators and ask for their support and ask all stakeholders to share and do the same that would be great. Nonpublic School Nursing – During the pandemic a nurse has become the most important school employee, keeping everyone in the school safe, especially in nonpublic schools that offered in-person instruction for all their students since the beginning of this school year. Since 1961 all public school districts are required to provide nursing services to all public and nonpublic school students within their boundaries. Most of the school districts comply with the law and provide the required nursing services to all schools, but over the last decade, especially when the economy tanked, many school districts changed the level and types of nursing services they provided to nonpublic schools. The School Code provisions regarding nursing services has not changed in over 30 years, but the interpretation of the law by many districts has. Pennsylvania also reimburses school districts for nursing services provided to both public and nonpublic schools, so there is funding to provide services. Also, the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s School Nursing Division even noticed the change to a lack of services to nonpublic schools and amended its school nursing guidelines in 2012. The guidelines stressed that that there be equitable nursing services to all students, so whatever a school district provides for its public school students, it must also provide for its nonpublic school students. Below is the PA DOH’s link: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/school/Pages/Private%20School%20Services.aspx PCC would like to amend the School Codes “Health Services Section” and insert one line into the existing language that would resolve any disputes over the matter. It also could be considered a technical fix, updating the current DOH’s School Nursing Provisions/Guidelines for nonpublic schools. Below is the section of the School Code we would like to amend (In Red): 24 P.S. § 14-1402 § 14-1402. Health services (a.1) In addition to the other services specified in this section, every child of school age shall be provided with school nurse services appropriate to their medical needs: Provided, however, That the number of pupils under the care of each school nurse shall not exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500).

Parent/Guardian Feedback Form 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR The school year is almost complete! We value your input! Feel free to list or describe any questions or concerns you may have on our school. What is working well this year? Suggestions/New Ideas for SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL. If you would like a response, please write your phone number here. Home #_____________________ Work #____________________ Please place in a sealed envelope. Write “SMA School Feedback ~ For School Office” and return to your child’s teacher. (Option: You may email me at sdicicco@sma-pa.org.) Thank you and God bless! Mr. “D’

Saint Michael the Archangel School Office NEW Summer Hours!!! 215-943-0222 OPEN!!!! June 21 through September 3. 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM Monday through Friday. (July 5 through July 12 SMA School is CLOSED.) Swap Shop is OPEN for the summer! Reminder you can email me at sdicicco@sma-pa.org 24/7!!!! Thank you!!! God bless, Mr.“D”.

We are proud to present our SMA STUDENTS OF THE MONTH May 2021 – Helpful PreK 1 ~ Karsen Haldeman Kindergarten ~ Joshua Andrews Grade 1 ~ Sal Canale Grade 2 ~ Arieana Mortin Grade 3 ~ Alicja Orlowski Grade 4 ~ Allison Duran Grade 5 ~ Rylee Broll Grade 6 ~ Hailey Sarzynski Grade 7 ~ Isabel Stratton Grade 8 ~ Erin Byrne Congratulations to these kind students! God bless! Mr. "D'.