Dear St. Clare of Montefalco Families,

It really has been a fabulous week. Mrs. Mary White received the Amazing Catholic Educator Award  https://detroitcatholic.com/news/gabriella-patti/catholic-foundation-honors-10-amazing-catholic-educators-with-inaugural-awards from the Catholic Foundation Wednesday through a zoom awards ceremony with her class in attendance. We are all so proud of her.

Students from Preschool thru Grade 8 participated in Jump Rope for Heart, a fundraiser for the American Heart Association sponsored by our PE teacher, Mrs. Michelle Conlan. The organization gave St. Clare students a goal of $2000. Meeting the challenge was easy for our Falcons. In fact, our students raised $3,353.40. Thank you students and everyone for your generosity.

Progress Reports go home Friday.   Monday, March 8^th is no school as the teachers are attending professional development provided by the Archdiocese of Detroit. Classrooms are engaging in reading activities acknowledging March as Reading Month. Soon there will be a Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day;  parents are being invited to zoom with classes reading favorite books, poems or passages from books important to them; and we are hoping to have an author zoom live with the students.  

Black History Morning Announcement students continue to share people important to them. Since last week the following students shared out. Eric Hood/Howard Thurman, Keegan Price/Katherine Johnson, Tyrone Mitchell/Malcom X, Kaiden Barnes/Kehinde Wiley, Joshua Starkey/Neal Degrasse Tyson, Athena Politano/Harriet Tubman, Henry Gotfredson/Hank Aaron, Luke Biske/Henry Box Brown, and Mia Goddard/Cicely Tyson.

Travel over Break Families traveling over Easter Break by plane or participating in large events, your children must quarantine for 10 days before they may return to school after being on the plane or at the large event. We plan on remaining in person until the end of the school year. 

I mportant Dates and Reminders: Registration for 2021-2022 –  https://stclareschool.net/registration-form Grades 1, 2, 3, and 6 are filling quickly.
1.      Progress Notes 3^rd Quarter – March 5 ^th
2.     New Family Parent Only Tours – Saturday March 6 ^th at 10:00 and 12:00
3.      First Communion/Reconciliation – Sunday, March 7 (Zoom and In Person)
4.     Confirmation Meeting – Monday, March 8 ^th at 7:00 (Zoom only)
5.      No School March 8^th – Teacher Professional Development
6.     Unity in Diversity Parent Meeting – March 9 at 6:00
7.      Reading Free Dress Day – Thursday, March 18 ^th
8.     Tuition Assistance Application 2021/2022 -- https://www.detroitcatholicschools.org/tuition-assistance-scholarships April 30, 2021 is deadline for first round applications.

Peace and safe health wished to you all,
Ms. Crowley