See SMA Plan below or in "Useful Links". TY! God bless, Mr. "D".

Greetings! Here it is! It is abbreviated due to current conditions. If the situation changes when can switch to a more extensive calendar. TBD on the calendar signifies "To Be Determined". TY! God's light, Mr."D".

New novena! TY! God bless, Mr, "D". Greetings everyone! Please circulate widely the attached Novena-in Preparation for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring an End to the Coronavirus. The Novena begins on Thursday, August 6, and concludes on Friday, August 14, 2020. This Novena is an Archdiocesan effort and everyone throughout the Archdiocese is invited to be a part of it. We have confidence in the prayers of our Blessed Mother to come to our heavenly aid at this time. Pastors are to consider praying the Novena before or after Mass. Thank you and God bless, Father Dennis Gill Reverend Gerald Dennis Gill Rector and Pastor Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Parish Office 1723 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-561-1313 Director Office for Divine Worship Archdiocese of Philadelphia 222 North 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-3537

Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Talking points on why we are full time in person and the high school is hybrid. TY! God bless, Mr. "D". We feel that the CSO Plan that we developed will provide a safe learning environment for our students and teachers. Face to face instruction is recommended by many health officials, governmental agencies and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Unlike the Secondary/high schools, we can implement effective Cohorting of 25 students or less, the high schools’ cohorts because of the complexity of the curriculum and course work makes this type of cohorting impossible. Our younger students are unable to stay at home without supervision, where many high school children can attend virtual learning without a parent being in the home. In person instruction, provides a safer physical environment for some younger children in stressed situations. The majority of the feedback from our parents was supportive of in-person learning. If a parent is uncomfortable sending their child to in-person learning, then they can select the Individual Learning Option.

We need your help again. As you are aware the CARES Act included education funding for all students and teachers in public and nonpublic schools. Congress and the Administration made sure to include “equitable services” for nonpublic students and teachers. Now some states and public school stakeholders are trying to remove the equitable services provision, so they would get all the education funding in the CARES Act. Please send the alert email from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to the United States Department of Education, so our voices and concerns can be heard. Here is the alert that was put out by the USCCB: We need your help to ensure that Catholic Schools have access to emergency relief funds. There are millions of dollars for Catholic school students at stake! The CARES Act is an emergency relief bill passed by Congress earlier this Spring – and it included $13B in funding for K-12 schools to respond to the devastation of the Coronavirus. The law included “equitable services” language, meaning all schools get to participate in the program equitably – even all private schools. Equitable services is a common term and practice that has allowed Catholic schools to participate in federal education programs since 1965. Some states decided to ignore the equitable services provision, denying aid to Catholic schools. In response, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) issued an interim final rule to clarify the requirement in the CARES Act that local educational agencies (LEAs) provide equitable services to students and teachers in nonpublic schools. The final rule is published in the Federal Register and is open for comments until July 31, 2020. Although the Rule allows the LEAs the option of counting all students, including non-public schools students, the Rule does not mandate that states count all private school students. Rather, it also allows LEAs the option of counting only one category of low-income student for their distribution, and unfortunately many low-income students in Catholic schools will not be part of that count. We believe the rule should mandate that states count all students. We are not asking for anything more or less than the public schools receive – just equal access. All Catholic school students should have access to federal emergency relief services. Without equitable services in this time of emergency, many Catholic schools will not have the resources to keep their children safe and healthy, or to maintain continuity in their students’ education under the CARES Act. USCCB and the National Catholic Education Association jointly prepared language to respond to this rule in your comment – but if you are aware of how your state is responding, or if you saw a drastic cut in your school’s per pupil allocation, please tell your specific story as well. If your Catholic school or any of your students are being excluded by your state public school leaders, please include that information in your comments. Comment on this rule today! The deadline is July 31st! Thank you so much for taking the time to file a comment. During this unprecedented health crisis, Catholic schools need you now, more than ever! Click the link below to log in and send your message: https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/bDyrw32Cymj84Z3UWCsOBQ Find us on Follow us on Subscribe to To manage your alert preferences including the issues about which you'd like to receive alerts, click here Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list.

Super News! We just hired new gym teacher for St Mike's!!! We have a new a gym teacher for St. Mike's! Sandy Hart. She comes to us with a wealth of many years gym experience in Catholic Schools. She lives in the area. Ms Hart also coaches at Conwell Egan and referees CYO. We will be keeping Thursday / Friday as our gym days. Her other days will be at Our Lady of Grace. God's light, Mr. "D". --

New Survey For SMA School! TY! Mr. "D". Dear Parents/Guardians, Greetings! Now that the guidelines for the 2020-21 school year has been released, we move to the logistical planning phase of the Catholic Schools Onward process. We are asking you to complete a brief survey that will help us with some final planning. (Please send as an email back to me at sdicicco@sma-pa.org by 7/28/20. TY!) Family Name ________________________________________ 1. How many children do you have that attend our school. _____________________ 2. Do you plan on sending the children to attend in person or virtually? _____ in person _______ virtually 3. If you plan to attend in person, do you plan to use bus transportation or drop off your child. _______ bus transportation _________ drop off my child/ren 4. Various agencies such as The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health organization recommend 3 to 6 feet for appropriate social distance, Please rate your comfort level with this. Scale 1 - 10 (1 No, Do Not Agree ) - (10 Yes, Strongly Agree) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 - 1 0 5. Please rate your comfort level with sending your child to activities such as band, school play, robotics, etc. Scale 1 - 10 (1 No, Do Not Agree) - (10 Yes, Agree) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 - 10 Please send as an email back to me at sdicicco@sma-pa.org by 7/28/20. TY! SMA School Update: I am continuing to work with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia CSO Task Force. NEW! I formed a Coronavirus Task Force for St. Mike's comprised of five staff members as well. Have a great weekend! God bless, Mr. “D”. -- Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School 130 Levittown Parkway Levittown, PA 19054 ~ www.sma-pa.org 215-943-0222 Fax: 215-943-9068 ~ sdicicco@sma-pa.org Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal "Faith" * "Family" * "Excellence" A 2019/2020 S.T.R.E.A.M. SCHOOL VOTED NUMBER #1 BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL "BUCKS HAPPENING"! 2019 Best of Levittown Awards in the category of Catholic School! FINALIST BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL "BEST OF BUCKS"!

Memo: To All Principals From: Andrew McLaughlin Date: July 23, 2020 Re: High School Announcement Hello everyone, today there has been a great deal of publicity regarding the High School Compass plan. This is similar to our CSO plan. For several reasons, it has been on the radio news with some misleading information. There will be a release of their full plan and our recommendations as well. I am writing you because your parents may hear their plan or the news and assume the elementary schools will be doing the same plan. You may want to reach out to your parents and let them know that your plan will not be based on the plan they are releasing,

Super news! We won the grant for our PreK $15,000.00 to upgrade our PreK program for Keystone STARS.  I want thank Amy Stroup and Karen Arocho for their assistance writing the grant with me.  God's joy, Mr. "D'.

The Nick Haeuser Memorial Fund SMA Scholarship Dear Parents and Guardians Greetings! The Nick Haeuser Memorial Fund is very excited to announce a scholarship opportunity for all students at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School who are registered for the 2020/2021 school year. The scholarship award will be offered to selected students, (one per family) $500.00 each for the 2020/2021 school year’s tuition. This letter is to inform you of the criteria necessary for application for this new Scholarship Award. We Ask That You Submit the Following: ∙ Complete the Nick Haeuser Memorial Fund Scholarship Application below. ∙ Student needs to be registered for the 2020/2021 school year ∙ Complete a FACTS application (This is done online at www.sma-pa.org) ∙ Send the bottom form and your essay to the SMA School office in an envelope marked SMA Nick Haeuser Memorial Scholarship Application by July 31st or email to sdicicco@sma-pa.org. The Nick Haeuser Memorial Fund Committee will consider the following criteria in its selection process: ∙ Level of involvement and support demonstrated by the student/family in school and parish activities. ∙ Completion of the application process. ∙ Must be in good financial standing with the school. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to contact Mr. Stephen D, DiCicco Principal ************************************************************************* Include at the top of the submission Student (s) Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Parent or Guardians Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Mailing address: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Day time phone number: ___________________________________________________________________ Grade student is entering for the 2020/2021 school year: __________________________________________ Number of children presently attending Catholic Schools___________________________________________________. Coach Nick Haeuser dedicated his time to coaching soccer at St. Mike’s for more than 10 years. Through his tenure as a coach, he helped others in any way he could and did random acts of kindness to support any player or family who needed assistance. In his honor we want to award scholarships to those who also perform acts of kindness within the community. Please write and include a typed, 250-500-word essay written by the parents or guardians however, based on the acts by the students. Essay topic: “Describe an act of kindness the student has performed within the community and why this was important to them” When you complete this form & essay, please send it to the SMA School office in an envelope marked “Coach Nick Haeuser Memorial Scholarship Application” no later than July 31st or email it to sdicicco@sma-pa.org TY!

Dear Parents/Guardians,      Greetings in the Lord.  I have sad news to share.  Mr. Joshua Wilson, father of Austin Wilson one of our St. Mike’s school students, died suddenly in an accident.  We as a SMA School family, extend our deepest sympathy.  Please join us in praying for them at this difficult time.                                           Thank You and God Bless,  Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco ~ Principal 

CAPE Email Masthead Contact Congress: COVID-19 Emergency Aid July 14, 2020 Dear Friends of Religious and Independent Schools: Congress is working on another package of COVID-19 relief, which is expected to include aid for K-12 education. Please use CAPE's Legislative Action Center to let your representative and senators know that this aid package should include support for the students who are educated in America's private schools. Thank you for your swift attention to this matter. Private Education: Good for Students, Good for Families, Good for America Michael Schuttloffel Executive Director ________________________ phone: 844-883-CAPE web: www.capenet.org

Awesome News! SMA School just received 49 brand new Chromebooks worth $20,000.00, just In time for our students' use for the new school year! God's joy, Mr. "D".

Greetings! All Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools across the diocesan community will recite the prayer of Pope Francis.every school day. I am a member of the AOP Task Force Catholic Identity Committee. I want to share it with you now for you and your family. TY! God's peace, Mr. "D". The Prayer of Pope Francis during the Coronavirus Lord, may you bless the world, give health to our bodies and comfort our hearts. You ask us not to be afraid. Yet our faith is weak and we are fearful. But you, Lord, will not leave us at the mercy of the storm. Tell us again: “Do not be afraid” (Mt 28:5). And we, together with Peter, “cast all our anxieties onto you, for you care about us” (1 Pet 5:7). Amen.

We are OPEN!!! Saint Michael the Archangel School Office Summer Hours!!! We are OPEN!!! Saint Michael the Archangel School Office Summer Hours!!! (Masks & Social Distancing required) July 7 – 30 SMA School Open (8:00 AM – 12:00 AM) Monday through Thursday. August 3 - 7 SMA School Open (8:00 AM – 12:00 AM ) Monday through Friday. August 10 - August 14 SMA School is CLOSED August 17 - September 4 SMA School Open (8:00 AM – 12:00 AM) Monday through Friday. Swap Shop is OPEN for the summer! TY! God bless, Mr. “D”

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