Saint Michael the Archangel School Dunkin Donuts Day 2019 Beverage Contest Winners! 1. “The Taste of Grace!” Grace Bryant~ Grade 2 2. “Thanks A Latte!!! SMA Samantha Drake ~ Grade 6 3. “The Golden Caramel Knight” Ella Mullins ~ Grade 3 SMA Dunkin Donuts Day Family Meal Winner is the Procaccino Family! (Victoria & Joseph!) Congratulations to all the contestants. The entries were awesome!

Dear Parent/Guardians, Greetings! It was very gratifying to be nominated as a top school in Bucks County. It is awesome to be named the WINNER and BEST SCHOOL IN BUCKS COUNTY!!! (See results below) This award is a testament to our Pastor Father DiIorio, Business Manager Jane Brown, all our wonderful teachers and staff, volunteers, our great parents/guardians, our supportive parishioners and of course our awesome students! Together we are achieving what the mission of St Mike’s school and parish set out to do many a year ago: Faith – Family - Excellence. Let’s enjoy and celebrate this achievement together! God’s joy! Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco Principal of the Number #1 School in Bucks County!!!! We Are Number 1!!! 2019 BEST: Private School in Bucks County!!! • 2019 BEST: Private School WINNER Saint Michael the Archangel School (Levittown) FINALIST Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School (Warminster) Villa Joseph Marie High School (Holland) St. Joseph/St. Robert School (Warrington) Our Lady of Grace School (Penndel) NOMINEE Grey Nun Academy (Yardley) St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School (Holland) Holy Trinity School (Morrisville) Archbishop Wood High School (Warminster) Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School (Southampton) The Children’s House of Bucks County (Fairless Hills) Wilkinson Christian Day School (Croydon) Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Bensalem) The Pen Ryn School (Fairless hills) Plumstead Christian School (Plumsteadville) Newtown Friends School (Newtown) New Hope Academy (Yardley) George School (Newtown) St. Ignatius of Antioch School (Yardley) Buckingham Friends (Lahaska) Solebury School (New Hope)

Big News!: The Danaher Lynch Family Foundation is excited to announce a scholarship opportunity for students in 2019/2020 6- 7- 8 grades. We are inviting students entering 6 – 7 - 8 grades to apply for a DLFF Pathway Scholarship. This $1000 scholarship award will be offered to 3 students. This award is renewable through 8th grade if the student maintains good academic and financial standing. Students selected as DLFF Pathway Scholars will be given significant consideration for a DLFF High School Scholarship upon application to Conwell-Egan Catholic High School. To be considered for a DLFFPathway Scholarship, students should follow the instructions listed below: Complete a DLFF Pathway Scholarship Application Request a faculty member of your choice to complete the Faculty Input Form Complete the re-enrollment process at your current school. Complete a FACTS application Completed Applications may be delivered to your School Principal. Faculty Input Forms will be returned directly to your school Principal. All recipients will be selected by an appointed Scholarship Review team. DUE TO A TEACHER APRIL 1 TY!

Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Second Trimester ~2019" Two trimesters are complete!_____________ We value your input! Feel free to list or describe any questions or concerns you may have on our school so far. What is working well this year? Suggestions/New Ideas for SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL. Name___________Student Name ____________Grade__ 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!

SMA School will be a STREAM: Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, & Math School 2019/2020 STREAM is an extension of STEM. It is an acronym for Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math. (As a faith based Catholic School Religion is taught throughout the curriculum and across all subjects!) Our teachers begin in servicing this April! • What is STEM Education? What is STEM Education? STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications. • Awesome News! New STEM Pilot Program coming to St Mike's!! Awesome News! I just received a phone call from Sister Edwards (Head of Curriculum for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia). She informed me we are picked to be part of a new AOP STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) Pilot Program. Teacher training, flexible scheduling, etc.. Only two Catholic schools in Bucks County will have it. and St Mike's will be one of them! God's light, Mr. "D".

2019 Winners SMA Jr. Flower Show!!!! Russell and Wesley Rule Their project won BEST in SHOW and is currently on display in the Philadelphia Flower Show!!! Hats off to all the entries this year! They were outstanding. God bless, Mr. “D”

SMA Winterfest 2019 earned over $25,000! TY Patty Walton, volunteers and everyone who made this event a great success!

Merrill Reese visit was awesome! We were also "live" on the radio for 25 minutes. Merrill is a super announcer! We also received several compliments on our students, "attentive, respectful, and well behaved". NICE! GO E A G L E S! Mr. "D". NEW!!!! CLICK ON LINKS ACROSS PAGE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW!!!

Hello everyone!     Received this. (See below)  Click on link for the event. Thank you to everyone who had a part in a great event for St Mike's!  God's love, Mr. "D".  FAITH * FAMILY * EXCELLENCE Hi Steve, I wanted to share with you this link we received from Tracy.  I caught many of the segments SMA was in yesterday (and your awesome signs!) – what a wonderful and enthusiastic turn out you all had even on a snow day!  Thank you so much for your continued participation with the segment. http://www.fox29.com/good-day-videos/390516027-video Have a great rest of your week. Sincerely, ~ Bonnie Bonnie Olinger Communications Specialist Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Greetings!!!! Snow news knocked us off at 5:00 PM telecast today, maybe tomorrow! TY! Click on link then click on Town Takeover Bucks County for Fox 29 show!!! Everyone did an awesome job representung St. Mike's! http://www.fox29.com/good-day God's light, Mr. "D". We had a wonderful visit on the FOX 29 Townhouse Morning Show this morning!!! Thank you to all our students, parents, and teachers who showed up very early to particiapte. It went very well!

Songwriting and Recording Residency Connelly 5th Grade Grant Coming!!! We have budgeted and will receive funding for the following: an opening assembly for SMA school, four workshops at an hour a piece, and then a final dress rehearsal and assembly for the school which would be two hours on the same day. Nice!

SMA CARES REGISTRATION UPDATE! In order for a student to use CARES (Morning or Afternoon) that student must be previously registered. If you need to register into the CARES Program. please go to the CARES page on our school website and fill out the form and send to school or contact Andrea Kelly cares@sma-pa.org with any questions or concerns.  TY!.

Subject: Great article on our SMA Jr. Flower Show! TY! God's hope, Mr. "D". https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/20190204/st-mike-students-show-off-green-thumbs-at-annual-flower-show --

Many thanks to the many benefactors of Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic School and in particular the following who made and continue to make great contributions to our school !!! Judith Ferrara * Shirley Kallok * David Lucisano * Jim Phillips God's light, Mr. Stephen D. DiCicco Principal

What is STEM Education? STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications.

Awesome News! I just received a phone call from Sister Edwards (Head of Curriculum for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia). She informed me we are picked to be part of a new AOP STEM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) Pilot Program. Teacher training, flexible scheduling, etc.. Only two Catholic schools in Bucks County will have it. and St Mike's will be one of them! I just officially accepted the new STEM Pilot Program. More info coming. God's light, Mr. "D".

SMA New Connelly Grant (Worth several thousand dollars!) Awesome news!!! I was just informed today that SMA School won a Music Residency Connelly Grant (5th Grade) worth several thousand dollars! First a music assembly will be held with the entire school. A music instructor will then come to St. Mikes for 10 weeks to provide a class hands on experience teaching a music genre. Students will then present their music at a SMA school assembly at the end of the residency! Another great addition to our SMA Programs! God's joy! Mr. "D".