I hope this finds you doing well. This is a brief update to let you know that the staff and I have been thinking of all of you this weekend. I am reminding you that you, your families health, faith, and spirituality take precedence over academics as we move through the stages of this pandemic. These are my points for today.

I so hope this finds you all doing well. Thank you everyone for supporting our young people as they participated in Spirit Week while engaged in Distance Learning. The photos you shared were enjoyed by many who follow the St. Clare of Montefalco School FB page. Those of you who were able to view my video this morning please bear along with me as I become comfortable making these videos. I wanted to make sure I recited prayers correctly as they are different versions from the prayers I grew up with attending St. Ambrose. Also I wanted to make sure I did not make a mistake in the School Mission Statement.  Click to view the rest of the newsletter.

Please open the link in this post to read the letter from Superintendent Kijewski addressing Governor Whitmer's announcement around school closures today.

Please join us every Wednesday at 9 am for the weekly celebration of School Mass. You may view the live video of mass on the St. Clare of Montefalco Facebook page, or by viewing the Facebook feed on the right side of the homepage of this website.

Today kicks off our Virtual Spirit Week! Share photos with your teacher so we can continue to celebrate our school community. We love our St. Clare spirit!

Greetings to you and how goes it? This pandemic has certainly stretched our relationships with each other in a bigger way. We have no current families with a member in their household with confirmed COVID-19. We are grateful for this. Please open this post to view the entire newsletter.

Father Andrew is going to say the Children's Mass live at 9:00 today. We are able to unite at that time as a school and parish family. Please open this news post to find the link for the live stream. You can also go directly to our school FB page and participate in the event. I look forward to sharing a video message to all of you this Friday.

Our teachers, students, and families are hard at work today as St. Clare of Montefalco begins our Distance Learning program! Thankfully, we are secure in the knowledge that the time our community puts in for these lessons the next few weeks will be counted as part of our required instructional time. Yet another reason to choose Catholic schools! Be sure to check out our Facebook page throughout the week so you can see our community in action.

Please be reassured that the MDE mandate not counting online hours does not apply to those of us in Catholic Schools. Open the included link or see St. Clare of Montefalco School FB post. I will also be sending a short video when the AOD finishes it. The Archdiocese leadership wants all of you to watch it. It might be ready tomorrow or Sunday. Open this post to view the link.

As we face these unprecedented times we at St. Clare of Montefalco School want to provide you with as many resources as possible. The links included in this post were sent to me from the Archdiocese of Detroit. Any young person 18 or younger may receive meals at the locations listed below. Other very good information is also included in these links. Please click on the title of this post to view the links.

As many of you know, Governor Whitmer closed all schools until April 5, 2020. The Archdiocese of Detroit is addressing the closure and their response is shared in the link in this post. Please read the letter. Know that we feel very well prepared at St. Clare of Montefalco. Next week will be our Spring Break. The scheduled Virtual Instructional Practice Day will not occur Tuesday. We will begin our distance learning on Monday, March 23, 2020 as directed by the AOD. Please watch for eblasts and messages coming from the school and your teachers over the course of next week. We will keep you in the loop as best we are able.

Please click here to see the link from the Archdiocese of Detroit. All AOD schools will be closed Friday and Monday. St. Clare of Montefalco will implement its Virtual Instructional Day Tuesday.

The concern for our students' health and safety is always our highest priority. In response to recent news about COVID-19 and its potential effects on our school community. In addition to our updated pandemic plan and emergency building closure drills, we would also like to share information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better inform our community about COVID-19. Please click here to view the information. You may also visit the CDC website for additional information by clicking on the photos.

We had a very academic week this week. Monday the school did celebrate ”Read Across America” together at the end of the day. The young people enjoyed Olivia Johnson and Sage Johnson reading of Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” to them. Results from the “America and Me” essay contest were received this week too. Congratulations need to go to all the young people who participated. The winners of the contest for our school were 1st Place – Sage Johnson, 2nd Place Amira Scott, and 3rd Place was Julian Townsend. Sage Johnson’s essay advances to the State level now. Please click here to read the full newsletter.

This was some weather week was it not? I’m sure everyone appreciated a day home together Wednesday as the projected Weather Report made being out and about a possible dangerous endeavor for all. Tuesday evening I called Wednesday a Snow Day. I kept checking the weather and nothing merited keeping St. Clare of Montefalco closed on Thursday. Grosse Pointe Public Schools, which were closed Wednesday, were also open Thursday. That being said, attendance was very good at St. Clare Thursday. We were able to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass a day late and the Black History Presentations were held following mass. Please click here to read the full newsletter.

I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break with your children. Our week began Wednesday with our young people celebrating Mass together as Mrs. Rodeghier’s 1st and 2nd graders led us through the liturgy.  We so appreciated their guidance. Please click here for the full newsletter.

Happy Winter Break!  We enjoyed Auction Winner Principal of the Day Nadia Richardson leading our school today.  Extra recess and no homework today, Free Ice Cream next Friday, and Free Dress Day next Thursday were all granted by Principal Richardson. Ms. Crowley was Principal Richardson’s Student Assistant for the day. Principal Richardson’s announcements and leadership were outstanding. Click here for full newsletter.

One of our favorite times of the year is upon us - Catholic Schools Week! We have a lot of fun activities planned to celebrate our Catholic school community, beginning with a special Mass on Saturday, January 25th. Please click here to see the full calendar of events. We hope to see you there!

Wow, what a busy month! December was full of fun and learning as we wrapped up 2019 at St. Clare. The whole school celebrated the Advent season with Advent wreaths throughout the building. The students worked very hard on their annual Christmas concert and performed for families and community members on the 19th. We ended the school year with giving a brand new St. Clare sweatshirt to every single student in the school, thanks to a very generous donor. The students loved their sweatshirts and continue to wear them to school! We had a great 2019 and we look forward to what's in store for 2020.

November was a busy and exciting month! At the beginning of the month, our whole school participated in the annual Turkey Trot. Students ran through the neighborhood behind the school, and the winners from each grade won a turkey to enjoy with their families. The first instructional quarter ended, and parents met with their children's teachers at conferences. We ended the month celebrating Thanksgiving with our school community by collecting food donations for families in need. We have had a great month and are now looking forward to all the exciting things that will be happening in December!