CRUSADERS NEWSLETTER

Message from the Principal

St . Michael the Archangel School

Discipline was the attribute for the month of March. Discipline is obedience to rules of good behavior and order. Control of mind and body. Congratulations to the following students who worked hard to meet this criteria. PK-3: Alexa Lower PK-4: Jennifer Estevez Kinder: Maria Rodicio Joshua Valdes 1-A: Michael Lavin Catherine Fortun 2-A: Alexa Cintra 2-B: Andrew Llovet 3-A: Patrick Fernandez 3-B: Valerie Castañeda 4-A: Lusdeline Garcia 4-B: Isabella De Leon 5-A: Carolina Lopez 5-B: Adriana Dacosta-Calheiros 6-A: Janet Llamas 6-B: Natalie Sanchez 7-A: Beatriz Fernandez 7-B: Jeffrey Obando 8-A: Humberto Perez 8-B: Alejandro Trujillo

Dear Parents,

I would like to share with you important activities that will take place at our school and that would touch our students, permanently in their hearts. On Monday, April 28th, our eighth graders will be having their Confirmation presided by Bishop John Noonan, Father Paz, and Father Ronald. The meaning of this ceremony is very important since they are recognizing and confirming that they are true Catholics and that they have Jesus in their hearts. Our second graders will be receiving their Holy Communion for the first time on Saturday, April 5th. I ask for your prayers. Let’s teach our students the meaning of these ceremonies. That they are not just to wear a beautiful dress, or for a social gathering, but for our soul to be clean and beautiful before the Lord. May God bless you always,

Mrs. Carmen J. Alfonso Principal

On Sunday, April 27th, the school will have an “End of the Year” pep rally. We would like to invite you and your family for an exciting day

in the school field. Hope to see you there.

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School Mass The following is the School Mass schedule for the month of April. Mass will take place in Church at 8:00 AM, as follows:

Friday 4: All School Mass Monday 7: Grades 2nd & 6th Thursday 10: Grades 1st & 7th Tuesday 15: Grade 8th Thursday 17: Grade 3rd & 4th Tuesday 22: Grade 5th

Parents are welcome to attend

STUDENTS MUST WEAR COMPLETE UNIFORM WHEN GOING TO MASS.

NO P.E. UNIFORM PERMITED.

Jean Day

The purpose of the Jean Day during the month of April is to help out with the cheerleaders’ f u n d . Y o u r u s u a l cooperation in supporting the School activities is always appreciated. To wear blue jeans on the designated day is $1.00 .

Thank you.

The jean days for the month of April will be Wednesday, the 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th .

Student of the month

The Student-of-the-Month certificate for the month of March will be presented on Friday, March 30, at 8:00 AM. The students will then join the Principal, Mrs. Carmen Alfonso, and the Vice Principal, Mrs. Maria Costello for Lunch in the School Cafeteria.

Parent Teacher Folder

Parent/Teacher folder for the month of April will be sent home as follows:

Monday 14th and 28th.

Early day dismissal

Students will have early dis-missal on Friday, April 4th.

PK-K 12:00 1st-8th 12:45

First Holy Communion

First Holy Communion will take place on Saturday April 5, at 5:00 PM. First communicants must be at the Chapel at 4:15 PM

Please remember the following guidelines for the dress code.

Girls • Communion robe and head piece provided by

the school. • White dress, without excessive flair, no wires

or crinoline allowed. • The dress must be at the knee or just under it. • White shoes and white socks or white tights. • No gloves, make-up or dangling jewelry.

Boys • Communion robe and white tie (provided by

the school). • White pants only. • Jacket or blazer is not necessary since they

are wearing a robe. • White shoes and white socks.

Dresses that exceed this length must be shortened.

On Wednesday, April 2nd, all

students will have Spirit day

On Saturday, April 26, the 8th graders will have a

MANDATORY

confirmation retreat.

CONFIRMATION

C o n f i r m a t i o n Ceremony will take place Monday April 28th, at 7:00 PM. We will be providing information to our confirmandis at a later date.

On Wednesday, April 23, we will be celebrating

Secretaries’ Day

NO CLASSES on Monday, April 21, due to

teacher’s work day

Volunteers’ breakfast will

take place Friday, April

25, at 8:00AM

The school will be celebrating Earth Day on

Friday, April 18

2nd MANDATORY Retreat for Parents whose children are

having 1st Communion, will be on Saturday, April 19th from 8:30

AM - 12:30 PM

Second Trimester Honor Roll

2007-2008

We would like to congratulate the following students that made it to the Honor Roll

Grade: 3-A First Honors: None. Second Honors: Elizabeth Caminero, Christian Diaz, Patrick Fernandez, Natalie Hernandez, Beatrice Nofrada, and Alexyss Vargas. Grade 3-B First Honors: Ashley Valido. Second Honors: Alessandra Alvarez, Valerie Castañeda, Barbara Colmenares, Giovanni Garcia-Morffi, Alexmarie Mendez, Gabriela Rodriguez, and Isabella Rodriguez. Grade: 4-A First Honors: Alyssa Swisstack and Julissa Valle. Second Honors: Alexandra Egea, Jared Machado, and Jazune Madas. Grade: 4-B First Honors: Jennifer Abrahante, Jose Amadeo, Kristen Gonzalez, Stephanie Sanchez, Kayla Wong, and Manuel Zuniga. Second Honors: J.C Dominguez, Amanda Fariñas, Anthony Hernandez, Isabella De Leon, Gabriela Hernandez, Giancarlo Cheesman, Jonathan Rodriguez, Gabriela Ricolt, and Isabella Castillo. Grade: 5-A First Honors: Lauren Saqui. Second Honors: Carlos Bellido, Amanda Guerra, and Sabrina Perez-Borroto. Grade: 5-B First Honors: Guillermo Briones and Camila Llanes Second Honors: Adriana Dacosta-Calheiros, Luc-Lauren Ferrer, Lauren Gonzalez, and Evelyn Suarez. Grade: 6-A First Honors: Jaclyn Abrahante, Nicholas Cangahuala, Vanessa Goenaga, Jake Machado, Cesarina Negrin, Nicole Perez, Amanda Senra, and Helen Vidal. Second Honors: Erica Alcaide, Janet Llamas, Carolina Rodriguez, and Mia Rodriguez. Grade: 6-B First Honors: None. Second Honors: Michelle Lavandero, Natalie Naranjo, Natalie Sanchez, and Danielle Valdes-Pages. Grade: 7-A First Honors: Carolina Alpizar and Katie Wong. Second Honors: Alexander Aguirre, Erik Balboa, Amanda Cintra, Beatriz Fernandez, Alberto Ginart, Jimmy Gonzalez, Marissa Oria, Janexis Ortega, Michael Peraza, Leonardo Sampedro, and Natalie Varona. Grade: 7-B First Honors: None. Second Honors: None. Grade: 8-A First Honors: None Second Honors: Emmanuel Perez, Humberto Perez, and Eduardo Rijos-Padron. Grade: 8-B First Honors: Nicolle Castañeda, Gabriel Gomez, and Alex Trujillo. Second Honors: Kevin Aznar, Anthony Barbera, Alexander Barrios, Joseph Blanco, Rebecca Cuadra-Loredo, Samantha Curbelo, Jennifer Lizano, and Zoe Menendez.

Please send your Mothers’ day cake forms by Tuesday, April 2nd, 2008 Make checks payable to St. Michael School ($6.50)

Cakes will be delivered to the school where your children will be able to decorate them with their own

special message.

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