Sports

7/8 Sports

Seventh- and eighth-grade students at St. Michael Catholic School are eligible to participate in sports through St. Michael-Albertville (STMA) Schools.

Important Information for Spring Season

Spring Season is scheduled to begin Monday, Apr. 4th. 

Spring Pre-Season Information Presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LBFCseCn9enS7cu-ncKyfNkpfYuyOf6WRWybVsQ_S4Y/edit#slide=id.p

Please check out the Spring Activities Brochure link below for the school that you would be playing at if you attended the public school. If you are not sure which school you would be at please reach out to Don’s Transportation.

Middle School West 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vSycHqPIU94PZNgsC2RiLDTd2e4ygyvRuEq0cyr_h0/edit

Middle School East

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ejg6og8vR4qW2y5sb4sHtyl5MwWqP3SgvsvZvP4jRH8/edit   

Registration
If you do not have an ID number with the STMA district please contact the STMA tech department at 763-497-6500 ext. 4357. 

STMCS Supervision and Transportation Details

If your child is playing a sport at STMA, you would sign them up for the activity through STMA. StMCS does not handle their registration. However, due to the time difference between when our school gets out/practice begins we will still provide the after school supervision and transportation service as we have in the past. This year we do have a $25.00 per season fee that will help cover our supervision cost. This fee will need to be submitted with your registration form in order for your child to start using this service. 

To sign up for this service, please print the form below and return it to school with the registration fee. 

Sports Transportation Registration Form

Important Dates for the Spring Season

• To help us plan for staffing for the Spring 2022 season, the deadline to sign up for supervision/transportation is Tuesday, March 29th at 3:00 PM.  Students signed up by this date will be eligible to use the service at the start of the season.
• All forms received on March 30 or after will be considered late and will only be accepted if space allows. The School Programs Director will email parents to discuss a start date. 
• If your child would like to ride the bus over for an eligibility meeting, an email request must be sent at least one day before the eligibility meeting to mschlafke@stmcatholicschool.org.

Additional Supervision and Transportation Information

• Complete the supervision/transportation form every time you register for an activity.  

A new form/fee is needed for each activity/season, it is valid for one activity only.

• Parents (or students) must contact the School Programs Director at least 1 day in advance if a practice/game has been changed to a day your child is not normally scheduled to use the service.  (The reason for this is that staff is scheduled based on the daily number of participants. Therefore, if a student stays without advance notice on a day they were not scheduled, they will need to call a parent/guardian to be picked up.)
• Eligibility to play sports for StMCS students is the same as STMA policies.
• If your child leaves during the school day and does not return to school before the end of the school day or they don't sign in at check in time with Sports Supervisors by 2:00 they will not be able to participate in the Supervision and Transportation bus that day. Parents are able to drop their child off at the designated middle schools for practice at 3:00 as long as they have followed the sports participation policy regarding the amount of time they need to be at school for the day.
• Students are normally picked up about 2:50 from StMCS and arrive no later than 3:00 at each middle school. The buses that pick up our students are making a stop between their elementary school and secondary routes so this does not allow buses to come early for games. This means that, depending on game schedules, we may not always be able to transport your athlete to the middle school before a team bus leaves. On these days, students will need to arrange a ride instead of taking the activity bus. In the past, when students have needed to be to the middle school earlier than 3:00 pm, many families from StMCS have worked out car-pooling amongst themselves. The best way to know when the bus leaves is to check-in with your child or a coach as StMCS does not have that information.  If the bus leaves at 2:55, please contact the School Programs Director or Lead Sports Teacher at least 48 hours in advance to see if we are able to get them to the middle school on time. 
• You can also set up reminders for events and notifications of schedule changes. To do this go to www.stma.k12.mn.us and under activities select High School. Scroll down the page and select “Weekly Activity Schedule”.  At the very top of this page you will find Notify Me!, click on this and you will be able to select the activities for which you would like notices. You may receive notices by e-mail, text or both.  This is a great way to know when an event is canceled due to weather
• It can be difficult with weather and sports. From past experience, we have found that we usually receive word if a practice and/or game is canceled very close to the end of our day. We do our best to notify students/families as soon as we know. Please check the STMA activities website as this is the first place the activities directors post information when changes happen. Please do not call the STMA offices, StMCS or the parish. Please make a plan with your child for what to do if their game or practice is canceled (take bus home, call for a ride, walk, etc.).

SCHEDULE

After several variations of what the supervised time has looked like in the past, we are creating a space that will be dedicated to homework.  Students utilizing this service will follow the schedule outline below:

1:55 – 2:05 Check In
2:05 – 2:20 Snack / Opportunity to change clothes for practice
2:20 – 2:47 Supervised Study Hall
2:47 – 2:50 Pack Up / Dismissed to Buses 

As indicated in the schedule, the supervised time is designed as a structured study hall, not a free choice time. If students do not have homework, they may draw or read quietly during this time. With the exception of computers for those completing homework online, no electronics will be allowed. Staff supervising are not responsible for checking homework, making sure homework is complete, or working one on one with students. Staff will do their best to help answer homework questions students may have. Students will not be scheduled to go outside or to the gym during this brief time.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Supervision and transportation is a privilege; students are not required to stay after school. Behavior expectations from 1:55-until the start of practice at their assigned location are the same as during the school day.  If a student does not follow our rules of being safe, welcoming, and respectful, or the rules of the partner school, they are subject to the following consequences:

First Offense: Email to parent/guardian

Second Offense: Phone call to parent/guardian and loss of supervision/transportation for the following practice/game day

Third Offense: Suspended from supervision/transportation for 2 weeks or until the end of the season, whichever is longer.  Two week suspension would carry over into the next activity, if applicable.  (The student would be welcome to sign up for transportation/supervision the following season, but a parent meeting with the School Programs Director would be required before the start of that season.)

At any time, if warranted, StMCS staff may partner with STMA in resolving discipline matters. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:
Sharon House (Lead Teacher) at shouse@stmcatholicschool.org
Melissa Schlafke (School Programs Director) at mschlafke@stmcatholicschool.org