Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings! We would like raise monies to support the Ukrainian people in their time of need. To accomplish this SMA School will hold a dress down day this Friday, May 20. The colors are blue and yellow. All monies collected will be donated to a relief agency for the Ukraine. Students will be permitted to wear modest casual clothing matching the colors of this special day. Please read and sign the permission slip below and return it to your child’s teacher. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and fine support. God Bless! Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal What color represents Ukraine? There are just two colors used in the national flag of Ukraine: blue and yellow. Each color is used as a band, each of equal size. The blue band is located on top, while the yellow band is placed below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casual Dress Day Permission Form My child has permission to “dress down” in appropriate colors for the “SMA Ukraine Blue & Yellow Fundraiser Day” on Friday, 5/20/22. I will ensure that she/he is dressed in a modest Christian manner. The minimum donation is $1.00. All monies collected for this Color Day will be sent to a relief fund for the Ukrainian people TY! STUDENT NAME_______________________________ GRADE________________________________________ PARENT SIGNATURE___________________________________ Please return to your child’s teacher by Friday, May 20th TY!

SMA Calendar Cover Contest 2022/2023 School Year!!! Dear Valued Parent’s /Guardians, Greetings in the Lord! I want to continue our fine tradition of students designing the cover of our SMA school’s calendar. If your child is interested in submitting an entry in the contest, please review the necessary information that is listed below. • All entries must be submitted on paper that measures 10” by 8”. • All entries must be submitted no later than Thursday, May 26th. • The design must include ALL OF THE FOLLOWING in some form: 1. Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School 2022 –2023 2. Father Michael DiIorio ~ Pastor – Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal 3. Our web site address: www.sma-pa.org. ~ Fax 215-943-9068 ~ Absent Line 215-943-5035 4. Our Mission Statement SMA School: “Faith" * "Family" * "Excellence" 5. A 2022/2023 S.T.E.M. SCHOOL 6. Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accredited. 7. OPEN IN BUILDING / 5 DAYS A WEEK!! 8. Nominated again for #1 Private School Bucks County!!! • Any other illustrations or pictures are acceptable. • The artwork should be prepared in color. • The student may include her/his name on the entry. • The winning entry will be announced and will be used as the cover of our 2022/2023 SMA School Calendar! Please send all entries to the school office. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you and God Bless! Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal

Ascension Thursday SMA School IS OPEN. No School Friday, May 27/ Monday May 31 /Tuesday May 31 SMA School reopens Wednesday June 1. TY! Memorial Day Weekend. God bless America!

St. Michael’s Home & School Presents…. Bingo Bonanza Saturday May 21st St. Michael’s Church Hall Doors open at 6:30- Bingo at 7:15ADULTS ONLY! $25.00 per personCost includes 12 games of bingo with amazing prizes to be won for women & men! Contact Shea Andress for tickets- #267-278-0205Extra boards, daubers, cash coverall game, raffle baskets, & 50/50 sold separately! Feel free to bring snacks & drinks!

On behalf of the Danaher Lynch Family Foundation, we are pleased to announce that the following students are recipients of the Pathway Scholarship for the 2022/2023 school year: The winners are: Mackensie Byrne (5) Jarrod Exume (5) Alba Gonzalez (7) Brayden McGuckin (7) Raelyn Saba (5) They will receive a $1000.00 off their tuition every year they attend SMA School paid by the DLFF Foundation! Congrats to our winners and all who applied for the scholarship!!! DLFF provided an extra scholarship winner this year to SMA School which totals five!!! This is in addition to our previous years' Pathway scholars at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School. We thank the Danaher Lynch Family Foundation (DLFF) for proving the grant money to St. Mike’s totaling thousands of dollars each year! TY! God’s light, Mr. “D”.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Archbishop Nelson Perez declared all Archdiocese Schools may take a school holiday. He announced this as a big thank you for all that we endured the last two years and especially for the gift of Catholic Education. (Each school may pick the date.) SMA School is choosing the Tuesday after Memorial Day, May 31. The Archbishop requested that on that day we all say a prayer of gratitude for our Catholic Schools . God’s peace, Mr. “D’.

We are proud to present our SMA STUDENTS OF THE MONTH April 2022 Love Demonstrates an attitude of respect for all students; includes all students in games and class activities; shows kindness to others. PreK 1 ~ Charlotte Mesker PreK 2 ~ Layla Rosario Kindergarten ~ Sophia Bekhit Grade 1 ~ Niya Joshi Grade 2 ~ Ava Slemmer Grade 3 ~ Diana Barnes Grade 4 ~ Autumn Biddle Grade 5 ~ Daniel Bryant Grade 6 ~ Shane Morrow Grade 7 ~ Elyssa Moulic Grade 8 ~ Ruth Bryant Congratulations to these caring students! Mr. "D'.

Happy Mothers Day To All Our Moms! God bless You! From all the staff of SMA School. God's love, Mr. "D'

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for Catholic Education, Thursday, May 5, 2022 , The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and the Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel 9:00 a.m. The Mass will be streamed live via vimeo.com/event/17522 In addition, the Mass will be streamed live from @ArchbishopPerez and @AOPSschools on Facebook. The Mass may be watched live or via the archived stream link which will be generated following the conclusion of Mass. Matt DeStefano, our School President, will be attending and has the honor of bringing up the gifts. I will be attending the special Mass as well. God's joy, Mr. "D".

SAVE THE DATE SAINT MICHAEL’S FAIR IS BACK! JULY 8TH - JULY 17TH MORE INFORMATION TO COME!