SMA Calendar Cover Contest 2020/2021 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 Friday,June 5th. The design must include ALL OF THE FOLLOWING in some form: 1. Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School 2020 –2021 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 Our Mission Slogan> SMA School: “Faith" * "Family" * "Excellence" A 2020/2021 S.T.R.E.A.M. SCHOOL VOTED NUMBER #1 BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL BUCKS COUNTY! (2019) · 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 2020/2021 SMA School Calendar! Please email all entries as an attachment to sdicicco@sma-pa.org. Label the attachment SMA Calendar Contest Entry If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank You and God Bless! Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal

Pick Up /Return School Materials Plan (See below)! June Pick Up / Return Plan School Materials Days For Your Child's Grade To Pick Up / Return School Materials Tuesday June 2 Grades PreK / K Thursday June 4 Grades 1 / 2 Monday June 8 Grades 3/4/5 Tuesday June 9 Grades 6/7/8 Teacher will be in the classroom 8:00 - 3:00 Below are the directions for returning SMA School materials and picking up personal items. Enter the main school entrance. Sign in at the table in the school lobby. Then go directly to your child's classroom to drop off SMA school materials. Masks must be worn and social distancing practiced at all times. Teachers will have a check list of all needed textbooks/ school materials (Ipads returned Grades 4-8) Pick up your child's personal items. Exit any of the school doors. You do not have to sign out. If you wish to drop off / pick up multiple children's materials, after you sign in, go to main school office. Mrs Wurtz will be available to assist you.

An Archdiocese of Philadelphia Task Force committee for safely re-opening in the fall is forming with several subcommittees.  I requested to be a member of the team. Stay tuned! 

Dairy Delite SMA Fundraiser!!! June 4 Thursday 3:00 - 8:00 PM Masks & Social distancing required. Are you ready for some Ice Cream!!!

ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA REGARDING THE PROJECTED RESUMPTION OF THE PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS

Happy Memorial Day Everyone! God bless America! Have a great day! God's joy to you and your familes. Mr. "D &  all the staff of St. Mike's!

Archdiocese of Philadelphia May Procession!! Go to SMA "Useful Links" to enjoy! https://youtu.be/Qfydv4kNlO0

Super News!! Be sure to fill out FACTS to be eligible for the funds! See "Useful Links" for FACTS APPLICATION Judi Neeld letter to Mr DiCicco: Dear Mr. DiCicco, Thank you for your support for the Foundation for Catholic Education. We are so pleased to inform you that Saint Michael the Archangel School will be receiving $5,000 in EITC scholarship funding for the 2020-2021 school year.

From: Stephen DiCicco Subject: FACTS Application. Still Time To Complete!!! Mr D Still time to complete FACTS application. The deadline was May 1 but we have not closed it out yet, so you can still apply until June 1. Go to www.sma-pa.org "Useful Links" to fill out. TY! God bless, Mr "D".

SMA May / June Calendar Update!!! SMA School SMA Distance Learning Day is OPEN on 5/21 Ascension Thursday No SMA Distance Learning Lessons on May 22, May 25, May 26 as we celebrate Memorial Day weekend and take a needed rest for all!  SMA School SMA Distance Learning Days 5/27 - 5/28 - 5/29 - June 1 and last teaching day is June 2. Assessment/ finals June 3 /4/5. Marks will be posted on MSP June 11. Pick Up /Return School Materials Plan (see below). June 4th SMA Ice Cream fundraiser!!! TY! God's joy, Mr "D'. God bless America! 

Thursday June 4 3:00 - 8:00 PM Dairy Delite 7504 Old Bristol Pike Rt 13 Levittown Pa. Social distancing and face masks must be worn when ordering at window and outside at all times. All proceeds supports St Mike's School! Are you ready for some ice cream?!

Message and Call to Action from the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Governor Wolf and the PA Department of Education are looking to take most of the funding that Congress wants distributed equitably in COVID-19 relief to ALL schools in PA and across the country. Pennsylvania received $471 million in funding from Washington. But PCC Education Director Sean McAleer says “the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) created its own set of rules to distribute that money that blatantly ignores federal guidance. The end result significantly lowers the amounts to be given to Catholic and nonpublic school students.” McAleer broke down the disparity this way: “the Wolf Administration is calling for roughly $19 million to go to Catholic and nonpublic schools students, while Washington is calling for $66 million. The Wolf administration is misappropriating some $47 million in federal funds and harming families who have chosen to send their children to Catholic and nonpublic schools.” "Catholic and nonpublic school students matter," said McAleer. "We are asking Mr. Wolf And Education Secretary Pedro Rivera to please follow the federal guidelines! In a time when thousands of Pennsylvania’s children and families are suffering and struggling to make ends meet, the administration has chosen to cause further harm by refusing to allocate money as directed by the federal government.” Please urge Governor Wolf and Secretary of Education Mr. Pedro Rivera to not divert Federal CARES Act Money from Catholic and nonpublic schools. Click the link below to log in and send your message: https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/R_EYF60cmCElHGvzjZPvOA Contact information for Governor Wolf can be found at https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/#OnlineForm. You can find contact information for your local state representative and senator by visiting https://www.pacatholic.org/resources/voter-voice/?vvsrc=%2fAddress. Revised 5.19.20

Letterhead Date Address Dear Governor Wolf, On March 27, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law a third comprehensive novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package known as the CARES Act.1 This $2 trillion package provides relief to various sectors of our economy including healthcare, small business and education. State and local agencies were allocated $16.5 billion for K-12 schools and an additional $3 billion for states to use as a flexible education fund. 1 H.R.748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136) was approved unanimously by the Senate on March 25, 2020, then by the House of Representatives on March 27, 2020, and signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. 2 Public Law 114-95. Within the CARES Act the United States Senate and House of Representatives designated emergency education funding for all students in the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF). There were two programs in the ESF; The Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) and The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) that require a local education agency (LEA) that receives ESF funds to provide equitable services to students and teachers in Catholic and nonpublic schools. In addition, the United States Department of Education (USDE) provided guidance (https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/04/FAQs-Equitable-Services.pdf) to states to properly disburse money to Catholic and nonpublic schools for these equitable services. Remember these are not Federal Title program funds they are Emergency Education Funds to provide and serve all students and teachers impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, regardless if they attend a public, Catholic or nonpublic school. Therefore, I was most disappointed to find that you and the Secretary of Education, Pedro Rivera instructed the Pennsylvania public school districts to ignore the guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and deprive non-public schools from much needed relief funds (https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/CARESAct/Pages/default.aspx). As of today, the ESSER allocation PDE has chosen to follow would allocate $19 million to Catholic and nonpublic school students and teachers. If PDE followed USDE’s ESSER guidance the amount would triple and be roughly $66 million. I therefore urge you and Secretary of Education, Pedro Rivera to follow USDE’s ESSER guidance for all Catholic and nonpublic school students and teachers during the Coronavirus pandemic. I assure you a legal remedy will be sought if you and your administration does not resolve the matter God Bless, _____________________ 1 H.R.748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law No. 116-136) was approved unanimously by the Senate on March 25, 2020, then by the House of Representatives on March 27, 2020, and signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020. 2 Public Law 114-95.