Important News and Notes
- Time to sign-up your child for CYO Fall Sports please submit your online registration form before May 31, 2019, to avoid any additional late registration fees: https://www.mcesmonroe.com/cyo-parish-sports.html Questions should go to Cliff Jackson, City of Monroe Parishes’ AD, monroecyo@stjohnmonroe.com
- Sign up to be an MCES Parent Ambassador! Help organize our Back to School Picnics and welcome everyone to kick off the new year: Click here
- Supply Lists for the 2019-2020 School Year: CLICK HERE
- Order your supply lists from Yubbler and SAVE 5% during the month of July! 50% of the profits are donated to MCES! Click here for the Website or Click Here for Ordering Information
- 2019 Vacation Bible Adventure for our three Parishes will be July 15, 16, 17 & 18 @ St. Mary PLC 9am – 12:30pm. Please click here for the registration form (one per child) VBA is open for children in grades K – 5 this past year. Questions should be directed to Mary Quick and the Faith Formation office.
- PTO Newsletter for MARCH Click Here PTO Event Volunteers Needed Volunteer Here
- Help recruit a new family to MCES and save on your tuition Click Here for details. Save up to $200.
- "The Bird's Nest" is looking for for two additional staff members for the next school year. Training would begin in May. The positions would be Monday through Friday in the school year 9:30 - 1:30 and 10:30 - 1:30. Please call Laura Kreger on 734 652 3860 if you are interested. Laura Kreger also needs some extra help this week (May 13 - 17)- hours between 10 and 1;30 (3.5 service hours) if you wish to volunteer please call her.
- Detroit Lions Summer Camp: Click here
2019-2020 Calendar
August
8/12 Childcare & Preschool Back-to-School Picnic, St. Michael Gym, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/13 Young 5s, Kindergarten & 1st Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Michael Gym, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/14 2nd-4th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. John Gym/Cafeteria, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/15 5th & 6th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Mary Gym, 5:30-6:45 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/15 7th & 8th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Mary Gym, 6:15-7:30 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/18 Move in Sunday: St. Mary Campus 10:30-12:30, St. Michael Campus 11:30-1:30, St. John Campus 1:00-3:00
8/19 First Day of School
8/23 No lunch service at St. Mary. Bring a bag lunch/drink and all silverware/napkins
8/24 Mass to celebrate Father David's 25th anniversary of his ordination 5:00 p.m. St. Mary church followed by a reception in the PLC/Gym
8/26 Picture Day at all three campuses. wear your "Sunday best" Remember no sandals should be worn (all shoes must have closed toes and heels).
8/26 First mass of the year at St. Michael 8:15 a.m. Parents welcome
8/26 Curriculum Night at St. John campus 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
8/27 First Mass of the year at St. John 8:15 a.m Parents welcome
8/28 First Mass of the year at St. Mary 8:15 a.m Parents welcome
8/28 Curriculum Night at St. Mary campus 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
8/30 No School-Labor Day
September
9/2 No School-Labor Day
9/7 St. Michael Parish Altar Server Training for 4th grade and up, 10:00 am -12:00 pm; Pizza & Pop will be served
9/9 No school Mass for St. Michael - all school Mass on Tuesday
9/10 No 8:15 Mass for school at St. John
9/10 All school Mass at St. Mary church 12:00 p.m. Bishop Battersby will celebrate. Parents welcome.
9/11 No school Mass at St. Mary due to all school Mass on Tuesday.
9/20 Homecoming Tailgate
9/23 Grandparents' day at St. Michael
9/24 Grandparents' day at St. John
9/25 Grandparents' Day at St. Mary
9/27 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
October
10/08 Seventh grade field trip to Junior Vocations Day at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
10/08 Camp Storer Parent meeting 6:00 p.m. PLC
10/11 Picture retake day
10/14-10/17 Priests Convocation - NO School Masses this week
10/18 Young 5s and Kindergarten Field Trip to Trabbic Pumpkin Farm
10/19 Craft Show - St. Mary PLC and Gym (set up 10/17 and 10/18)
10/22 End of quarter 1
10/25 Vicariate dance at St. Mary - 7:00 - 10:00 Gym
10/27 Trunk or Treat 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
10/29-31 NET ministries at St. Mary for 6th, 7th and 8th grade - Host families needed. Please contact Sheena Zawistowicz if interested
November
11/7 Student Dismissal at 11:30 am for Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/7 Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-5:00 pm; 6:00-8:00 pm
11/8 NO School - MCES Staff Retreat Day
11/28-29 No School: Thanksgiving Break
December
12/2 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
12/06 No lunch service at St. Mary. Bring a bag lunch/drink and all utensils needed.
12/17 St. Mary Christmas musical 7;00 p.m.
12/20 Last Day of School before Christmas Break
12/23-1/3 Christmas Break
January
1/6 First Day back from Christmas Break
1/14 End of quarter 2
1/20 No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
1/27 Catholic Schools' Week Mass at St. John - all MCES
1/27 -29 No normal 8:15 school masses due to all school Mass on Monday
February
2/14-2/17 No School: Presidents' Day Weekend Break
2/23 Open House - details to follow
Pancake Breakfast at St. Mary - this is a fundraiser for the 8th grade D.C trip
2/26 Ash Wednesday - services at each parish
March
3/7 Vicariate spring dance St. Mary gym 7:00 - 10:00
3/17 End of quarter 3
3/21 SAVE THE DATE - MCES Auction
April
4/3 Last Day of School before Easter Break
4/6-4/13 No School: Easter Break
4/14 First Day of School after Easter Break
4/18 Daddy-daughter dance at St. Mary gym
4/24 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
May
5/11 - 5/14 Sixth grade Camp Storer trip
5/11 - 5/13 Seventh grade Mackinac trip
5/15 Farewell Dance. St. Mary gym 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Reminder students must be at school for the full day to be eligible to attend. Dress code in effect.
5/18-5/22 Eighth grade Washington D.C trip
5/22 Last day of lunch service for St. Mary
5/25 No School: Memorial Day
5/28 Eighth grade Graduation 7:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the gym.
June
6/4 Proposed date for Field Day - SMCC front lawn
6/9 Last Day of School, 11:30 Dismissal
8/12 Childcare & Preschool Back-to-School Picnic, St. Michael Gym, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/13 Young 5s, Kindergarten & 1st Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Michael Gym, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/14 2nd-4th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. John Gym/Cafeteria, 5:30-7:00 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/15 5th & 6th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Mary Gym, 5:30-6:45 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/15 7th & 8th Grade Back-to-School Picnic, St. Mary Gym, 6:15-7:30 Click here to be a Parent Ambassador
8/18 Move in Sunday: St. Mary Campus 10:30-12:30, St. Michael Campus 11:30-1:30, St. John Campus 1:00-3:00
8/19 First Day of School
8/23 No lunch service at St. Mary. Bring a bag lunch/drink and all silverware/napkins
8/24 Mass to celebrate Father David's 25th anniversary of his ordination 5:00 p.m. St. Mary church followed by a reception in the PLC/Gym
8/26 Picture Day at all three campuses. wear your "Sunday best" Remember no sandals should be worn (all shoes must have closed toes and heels).
8/26 First mass of the year at St. Michael 8:15 a.m. Parents welcome
8/26 Curriculum Night at St. John campus 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
8/27 First Mass of the year at St. John 8:15 a.m Parents welcome
8/28 First Mass of the year at St. Mary 8:15 a.m Parents welcome
8/28 Curriculum Night at St. Mary campus 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
8/30 No School-Labor Day
September
9/2 No School-Labor Day
9/7 St. Michael Parish Altar Server Training for 4th grade and up, 10:00 am -12:00 pm; Pizza & Pop will be served
9/9 No school Mass for St. Michael - all school Mass on Tuesday
9/10 No 8:15 Mass for school at St. John
9/10 All school Mass at St. Mary church 12:00 p.m. Bishop Battersby will celebrate. Parents welcome.
9/11 No school Mass at St. Mary due to all school Mass on Tuesday.
9/20 Homecoming Tailgate
9/23 Grandparents' day at St. Michael
9/24 Grandparents' day at St. John
9/25 Grandparents' Day at St. Mary
9/27 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
October
10/08 Seventh grade field trip to Junior Vocations Day at Sacred Heart Major Seminary
10/08 Camp Storer Parent meeting 6:00 p.m. PLC
10/11 Picture retake day
10/14-10/17 Priests Convocation - NO School Masses this week
10/18 Young 5s and Kindergarten Field Trip to Trabbic Pumpkin Farm
10/19 Craft Show - St. Mary PLC and Gym (set up 10/17 and 10/18)
10/22 End of quarter 1
10/25 Vicariate dance at St. Mary - 7:00 - 10:00 Gym
10/27 Trunk or Treat 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
10/29-31 NET ministries at St. Mary for 6th, 7th and 8th grade - Host families needed. Please contact Sheena Zawistowicz if interested
November
11/7 Student Dismissal at 11:30 am for Parent-Teacher Conferences
11/7 Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-5:00 pm; 6:00-8:00 pm
11/8 NO School - MCES Staff Retreat Day
11/28-29 No School: Thanksgiving Break
December
12/2 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
12/06 No lunch service at St. Mary. Bring a bag lunch/drink and all utensils needed.
12/17 St. Mary Christmas musical 7;00 p.m.
12/20 Last Day of School before Christmas Break
12/23-1/3 Christmas Break
January
1/6 First Day back from Christmas Break
1/14 End of quarter 2
1/20 No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
1/27 Catholic Schools' Week Mass at St. John - all MCES
1/27 -29 No normal 8:15 school masses due to all school Mass on Monday
February
2/14-2/17 No School: Presidents' Day Weekend Break
2/23 Open House - details to follow
Pancake Breakfast at St. Mary - this is a fundraiser for the 8th grade D.C trip
2/26 Ash Wednesday - services at each parish
March
3/7 Vicariate spring dance St. Mary gym 7:00 - 10:00
3/17 End of quarter 3
3/21 SAVE THE DATE - MCES Auction
April
4/3 Last Day of School before Easter Break
4/6-4/13 No School: Easter Break
4/14 First Day of School after Easter Break
4/18 Daddy-daughter dance at St. Mary gym
4/24 No School- Archdiocese of Detroit Mandated Professional Development Day for Staff
May
5/11 - 5/14 Sixth grade Camp Storer trip
5/11 - 5/13 Seventh grade Mackinac trip
5/15 Farewell Dance. St. Mary gym 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Reminder students must be at school for the full day to be eligible to attend. Dress code in effect.
5/18-5/22 Eighth grade Washington D.C trip
5/22 Last day of lunch service for St. Mary
5/25 No School: Memorial Day
5/28 Eighth grade Graduation 7:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the gym.
June
6/4 Proposed date for Field Day - SMCC front lawn
6/9 Last Day of School, 11:30 Dismissal
St. Mary, St. Michael and St. John Parish/School multiple use calendar:
Click on the follwing link for the DynaCal Multiuse Calendar: http://www.dynacal.com/mces/default.aspx?PageType=Feature&IDs=8483&DaysInView=7&SortBy=Time&EventsOnly=Y&Direction=Next&ViewType=DCList
Calendar SUBJECT TO CHANGE; as of 3/28/19.
