ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL SCHOOL
Principal’s Newsletter – November 2008
On behalf of the Pastors, administration, faculty,
and staff, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! As
you celebrate this bountiful holiday with your
family and friends, we pray that our loving God
will touch your spirit and inspire you to offer a
loving hand to those in need. By helping others, you
are following the example of Jesus and letting your
light shine!
MEMORIAL FUND
Please pray for the
souls of the following
people who recently
passed on to their
eternal home with the
Lord and have been enrolled into the Memorial
Fund of St. Michael the Archangel School:
Anke Ellis, Sandy Smith, Patricia Murphy
Redmond, Franklin Rosato, Robert Wertz, John
Schisselbauer, Margaret Elms, Ellen Mathews,
Joseph Begley, Carl A. Detwiler, George J. Lett,
Grace Feltes, Ann Arches, and Doris Beidler
If you would like to enroll a beloved friend or
relative into the memorial fund, please feel free
to call either school office. The minimum
suggested donation is $10. For your donation,
you will receive a memorial card to mail to the
family of the deceased expressing your
condolences and offering them peace knowing
that our children pray for their loved one during
their daily prayers, weekly masses, and special
liturgies.
Saints of the Month --
St. Francis of Assisi
Grade K
Grade KA
Grade 1
Grade 1A
Grade 2
Grade 2A
Grade 3A
Grade 4
Grade 4A
Joshua Robbins
Isabella Sunday
Hannah Spease
Rachel Yonak
Joshua Rutkiewicz
Abigail Glavin
Nikolai Sunday
Justin Moyer
Christina Cochrane
As a young man, Francis was very wealthy and
enjoyed the pleasures of life. When he got sick,
he felt God was calling him to live as Jesus did
so he began to do helpful things for other
people. He taught people about peace and
unity. He said, “All the things God created are
like our brothers and sisters.” He believed all
people, animals, and plants live together in
unity. For you to be like St. Francis of Assisi,
you should be helpful to everyone including
your family, teachers, and fellow students.
Did you know?
In 1789, after his
inauguration, President
George Washington
proclaimed a national day
of thanksgiving for the new
country. For many years
after that, each state chose
its own day to celebrate.
But in 1863, during the
midst of our country’s Civil War, President
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth
Thursday of November as the official
Thanksgiving Day for the entire nation.
Welcome to our new Faculty and Staff
Members!
Frank Burns – Physical Education Teacher, is a member of
St. Joseph Church. He and his wife Tracy have three
children, Meghan – a junior at the College of William &
Mary, Connor – a senior at Central Catholic, and Ryan
Margaret, a freshman at Central Catholic. Mr. Burns has
been involved at St. Michael the Archangel School for
many years since Meghan, Connor, and Ryan Margaret
attended here! He has been a CYO coach and has served as
a Home and School and CYO Board Member. He enjoys
vacationing in the Outer Banks with his family, playing
basketball, and cheering on the Philadelphia sports teams!
Mary Ellen Kitchen – Librarian, has been a part of St.
Michael the Archangel School for many years. In fact,
some of this year’s sixth graders were in the preschool class
when she was the teacher’s aide. They were only 4 years
old! She is the proud mother of three boys, Patrick – a
freshman at West Chester University, Ryan – a junior at
Central Catholic, and Sean – an eighth grader here at St.
Michael’s. Mrs. Kitchen is a former Jersey girl married to a
Pennsylvania guy, Alan, for almost 25 years. In her spare
time she likes to read, do crafts, and go antiquing and thrift
store shopping. The Kitchen’s have two pets, a book eating
dog named Bear and Patches, a cat who thinks she is a dog!
Yanira Santiago de Rosado – Colesville Spanish Teacher, is
married to Juan and they have two girls, Claudia (9) and
Victoria (6). Mrs. Rosado and her family moved to the
Lehigh Valley from Caguas, Puerto Rico just last year. On
weekends you will find her at her daughters’ soccer games,
Girl Scout activities, or riding bikes. Her family enjoys the
beach. She is looking forward to a great year!
Maria Vidal – Limeport Spanish Teacher, was born in
Venezuela and moved to the United States 22 years ago.
She and her husband Tony have seven children – all
currently attending or alumni of St. Michael the Archangel
School! They are Anthony – 19, Ana Maria – 17, Alexandra
– 15, Jacqueline – 13, Michael – 11, Jacques – 9, and Elena –
6. Mrs. Vidal enjoys the challenges of raising a large
family. She says, “every home chore becomes a joy when
offered up to God and when you do it as a team with so
many helping hands”. She enjoys dancing, singing,
painting, and reading…and, of course, babies! She is
touched by the warm welcome she gets from her students
and the enthusiasm they show for learning Spanish.
Joanne Villani – Art Teacher, is looking forward to a great
year with the students at St. Michael’s. She also teaches art
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Bethlehem. Ms.
Villani enjoys spending time with her two grown children
who live in the Baltimore and Pittsburgh areas. She enjoys
being outdoors, working in the yard, walking, and nature.
During the summer months she enjoys taking sight seeing
trips and trips to the beach.
CONGRATULATIONS 2008 Cross
Country Diocesan Team Champs!
Our third and fourth grade girls cross country team
was recently awarded a trophy and named Diocesan
Champs!
Grade 3 Members are: Caroline Hawk, Diana Kocsis,
Olivia Luchetti, Sarah McGee, and Megan McGill
Grade 4 Members are: Corinna Bartholomew and
Arianna Boccardi
Congratulations, girls!
SANTA BREAKFAST
Can You Help?
The
Home
&
School
is
seeking
volunteer
parents
and
eighth
graders to help with the breakfast
and secret Santa shop being held
Saturday, December 6, 8:00 to 11:30
a.m.,
at
the
Limeport
Parish
Center.
Volunteers are needed
Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. for setup and then on Saturday morning
beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing
through
cleanup.
Any
time
contributed
will
count
toward
community
service
needed
for
Confirmation.
Call Ellen Link at
(610) 868-7442 to sign up.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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Friday, November 14
Grade 5 Social
Week of November 17
Early Dismissal for
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
Wednesday, November 26
School Closed
Tuesday, December 2
School Reopens
Reminders:
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School is closed for Thanksgiving
break beginning Wednesday,
November 26. School will reopen
on Tuesday, December 2. Enjoy
your holiday!
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During inclement weather, listen
to the radio, view TV Channel 69,
or log on to our website:
www.st-mikes.com for up-to-date
information. Be sure to check
the information frequently before
heading out the door since the
initial announcement may have
been updated due to worsening
conditions.
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Please make sure your children
are dressed appropriately for
winter weather since they go
outside for recess.
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Please remember that hot lunch
orders must be paid by check or
money order. Cash cannot be
accepted. Thank you for your
cooperation.
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REMINDER TO DRIVERS…
All drivers to the schools are reminded of the
following law related to parking near a school
building:
“By law, the entire perimeter of our school
buildings has been designated as a FIRE
LANE. Due to fire and security issues, our
Diocesan insurance carrier has advised us to
enforce the directive that no vehicles, attended
or unattended, are permitted to park around the
school building at any time. All vehicles must
be parked in a regulation parking space.”
For the Limeport facility, Father Buckley has
designated a parking space in the lower parking
lot for parents to park when dropping off or
picking up students.
For the Colesville facility, visitors are asked to
park in the lot between the church and the
school.
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Adopt-A-Highway
Program!
Thank you to our team of
students and parents who
collected 12 bags of trash during
the highway cleanup on Saturday, October 4.
Our student crew members were Austin Boty,
Sidney Boty, Sirma Bubernack, Merjan
Bubernack, Ian Greenland, and Wesley Hurst.
Parent volunteers were Sandra Boty, Carolyn
Greenland, Mike Bubernack, Mary Hurst, and
Bob Spehalski. The weather was pleasant with
only a slight, occasional drizzle. Please contact
Mrs. Spehalski at (610) 867-8422, Ext. 12, or
spehalski@st-mikes.com if you are interested in
helping out next time.
INTERNATIONAL
DAY…
What a fantastic festival of
viewing artifacts and sampling foods from
all around the world! Special thanks to
our many volunteers for their time,
talents, and donations to make this day
such a success! Our third through eighth
grade students genuinely enjoyed the
wide array of foods and desserts not to
mention the entertaining storytellers,
Kristin Pedemonti and Lisa Facciponti,
who managed to get Mrs. Bosak to eat a
fried meal worm! Students also had fun
at the “Carnival for the Nations” where
games were played to benefit the mission
countries and inspire missionary spirit.
All proceeds will be given to Holy
Childhood Association, the Catholic
Church’s missionary organization for
children and youth helping children and
youth. Special thanks to Mrs. Kathy
Fidati, Mrs. Suzy Linden, and Mrs.
Jeanine Faust for their efforts in
coordinating this enjoyable, educational
day. We all look forward to next year’s
celebration!
Special thanks…!
SCHOOL BOARD NEWS:
“THE WALKINATORS”
The 2008-2009 School Board members are:
Father Buckley
Lucille DeNave
Monsignor Martin
Carol Sonon
Officers:
Chair
Co-Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Greg Zulli
Kate Joyce
Maureen Topper
Mike Bubernack
MEMBERS
Kevin Dwyer
Kathy Fidati
Meredith Glavin
Lori Rutkiewicz
Fran Troyan
David Yannarell
Scholastic Book Fair Book Drawing
Winners…
Grade K
Grade KA
Grade 1
Grade 1A
Grade 2
Grade 2A
Grade 3A
Grade 4
Grade 4A
Grade 5
Grade 5A
Grade 6
Grade 6A
Grade 7
Grade 7A
Grade 8
Grade 8A
Madison Mancini
Madison Seyle
Jade Farr
Hannah Fenstermacher
Brendan Miller
Grace Barr
Sarah McGee
Jenna Fritzinger
Calvin Hurst
Megan Donohue
Nicole Martins
Trey Temple
Simon Talago
Haley Faust
Gabrielle Grys
Thomas Tydeman
Nicholas Fries
The following Limeport students received a free book
for guessing closest to the number of “animals” in the
jar:
Grade K
Grade KA
Grade 1
Grade 1A
Grade 2
Grade 2A (tie)
Grade 3A
Grade 4
Grade 4A (tie)
Meghan Gemelli
Sarah Fenstermacher
Evan Deily
Emma Sweterlitsch
Liam Tattersall
Creighton Faust, Gabriel Jauregui,
Luke Talago
Olivia Luchetti
Zachary Nelson
Julia Cunningham, Lia Talago
WOW! The Walkinators walked all over the 2008
Lehigh Valley “Walk to Defeat ALS” on Saturday,
October 11.
We had an enthusiastic team of
approximately 70 family and friends came out to
Lehigh Valley College on a beautiful, sunny Saturday
morning. Thanks to the fantastic response from St.
Mike’s parents and students, we not only had a much
bigger (and louder!) team this year, but we also
exceeded our goal of raising $2,000! Ken would have
loved the excitement and positive vibe of it all… Justin
and his friends walking backwards, Gemma and her
friends doing very loud walkinators’ cheers, dogs
walking some of the moms (yes, you read that
correctly), and whole families walking together… It
was a great day!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and the soles
of our feet!
The Malone Family
FEATURED WRITERS – SEPTEMBER
Grade K
Grade KA
Grade 1
Grade 1A
Grade 2
Grade 2A
Grade 3A
Grade 4
Grade 4A
Way to go! Congratulations and thank you for
supporting the fall book fair.
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Natalie Painter
Benjamin Zientara
Jolie Lanning-Werkheiser
Holly Mulhall
Lauren Pristas
Evan Deily
Jade Farr
Hannah Spease
Onabelle Westwood
John Fenstermacher
Elena Vidal
Jacob Rittenhouse
Christopher Nolden
Corey Welsh
Abigail Glavin
Emma Terefenko
Jenna Fritzinger
Matthew Troyan
Christina Cochrane
Connor Eckert
Allyson Keenan
Kevin Cummings
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CONGRATULATIONS
FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL
Grade 8, Mrs. Giordano
Maggie Dale
Eston Deily
Katherine DiNardo
Laura Fidati
Wesley Hurst
Hannah Hussmann
Leah John
Danielle Ohl
Arielle Siner
Ana Uribe
Jacqueline Vidal
High Honors, Effort
Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Effort
Honors
Honors, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Grade 8A, Mrs. Malik
Aleia Boccardi
Bryanna Formanek
Angela Gonzalez
Ian Greenland
Meaghan Hudy
Jillian Loomis
Joanna Newhard
Chloe Pickell
Shawn Regan
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct
Conduct, Effort
Honors
Grade 7, Mr. Kocher
Carolyn Brooks
Sirma Bubernack
Carly Cochrane
Erin Donohue
Haley Faust
Julia Lee
Gemma Malone
Lauren Miller
Daniel Rotondo
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors
Grade 7A, Mr. Wallerich
Hope Galmarini
Gabrielle Grys
Nathaniel Hawk
Lauren Joyce
Alaina Kocsis
Dominic Santanasto
Natalie Seifert
Julia Silvestri
Anna Stackhouse
Mary Trahey
Rachel Weidner
Katie Yannarell
Honors, Conduct
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Conduct
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Grade 6, Mrs. Kemeter
John Luis Alvarez
Gavin Barr
Sidney Boty
Annika Dahlgren
Max Ebert
Jake O’Donnell
Mary Patterson
Gabrielle Reiman
Anastassia Sunday
Trey Temple
Katherine Tydeman
Katherine Wirth
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Effort
High Honors, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors
High Honors
High Honors, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Effort
Honors, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Grade 6A, Mrs. Kaintz
Samantha DiNardo
Meghan Dwyer
Robert Fidati
Hallie Grap
Molly Loomis
Isabella MacMillan
Ashley Martins
Michaella Ohl
Gabriela Uribe
High Honors, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors
Honors, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Effort
Honors, Effort
Grade 5, Mrs. Grys
Brian Anthony
Lindsay Beck
Casey Cunnane
Peyton Dewitt
Megan Donohue
April Foley
Angela Justin
Bradley Mancini
Kyle March
Taylor Mueller
Stephanie Vidal
Keely Welsh
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Honors
Conduct, Effort
Grade 5A, Mrs. D’Ambrosio
Kalina Buckenmyer
Francis Cochrane
Vivien Ebert
Rebekah Fries
Caitlin Glemser
Meghan Grys
Samuel Hasselbusch
Morgan Keenan
Nicole Martins
Kathryn Persin
John Rutkiewicz
Vincent Santanasto
Emily Stackhouse
David Troyan
Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Conduct, Effort
High Honors
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors
Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Conduct, Effort
Honors, Conduct, Effort
High Honors, Effort
High Honors, Effort
Conduct, Effort
Effort