St. Gabriel Catholic School

Newsletter - Tuesday, January 17, 2023

 

 

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MASS/CONFESSION SCHEDULE

January 19th - NO MASS

January 24th - NO MASS - ROSARY (3rd Grade)

HONOR ROLL

Congratulations on a job well done to those who made the second quarter Honor Roll!

Fourth Grade

First Honors: Cora Gumm, Josie Hart, Leanna Paul, and Victoria Steinard.

Second Honors: Kyra Branstetter, Laney Holmes, Eli Maze, and Anistyn Stapleton.

Fifth Grade

First Honors:  Sarabeth Biehl, Blakelynn Branstetter, Lily Frank, Claire Harvey, Robby House, Addy Lakes, Sammi Lakes, Hank Nickel, Graham Pflum, Kedryn Stapleton, Alexander Struewing, Ada Vu, and Lylah Wood.

Second Honors: Jonah Gumm, Juanfernando Mendoza, and Julianna Seibert.

Sixth Grade

First Honors: Alexa Bischoff, Evelyn Haldeman, Gabrielle Higbie, Rylie Keal, Zane Kirschner-Ellison, Alden Krepp, Bronson Lykins, Lachlan Martin, Lydia Payne, Lucas Rees, and Eli Smith.

Second Honors: Owen Jones, Ellie Maze, Luke Rowland, and Ellah Turley.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Catholic Schools Week will be January 29th - February 4th.  There will be a lot of activities to celebrate during the week.  The schedule is as follows:

Saturday, January 28th - Share the Light 

Sunday, January 29th - Kick-off Mass at 10:30 a.m. (Celebrate our Parish)

Monday, January 30th - Ministry - Community Service Day (Celebrate our Community)

Tuesday, January 31st - Special Person’s Day and Mass (Celebrate our Families)

Wednesday, February 1st - Blue and Gold Spirit Day (Celebrate our School)

Thursday, February 2nd - Faculty and Staff Appreciation (Celebrate Vocations)

Friday - February 3rd - Student Appreciation (Celebrate our Students)

Sunday, February 5th - Distinguished Graduate Mass (Celebrate our Alumni)

SACRAMENTAL PREP

Sacramental Prep is mandatory for 2nd grade children to receive their First Holy Communion in May.  All children in 2nd grade, whether attending public school or St. Gabriel School, and a  parent, will need to attend these classes.  Our next class will be Wednesday, February 8th. For more information, please contact Melissa at [email protected] or 765-825-8578. 

CLASS DOJO

Class Dojo is our primary means of communication between teachers and parents. Please make sure you are checking this daily! If you are not getting messages or cannot see the school story, please contact your child’s teacher or the office. 

MAKE-UP WORK

If your child is absent and you are requesting make-up work, please make sure you are picking it up that day.  Make-up work will be located on the table in the breezeway. If a Chromebook is required for make-up work, it will need to be picked up in the office.

TARDIES & ABSENCES

Students need to be at school and on time each day.  Students are counted Tardy if they arrive after the 8:15 a.m. bell. Students are counted Absent if they arrive after 9:00 a.m. Those with excessive tardies and absences will receive communication from Mrs. Struewing. 

All absences are to be reported to the office at the start of the school day by calling 825-7951. Do not rely solely on texting or messaging the teacher. Students with medical appointments are to bring a doctor/dentist note to the office when they return to school. 

SCHOOL DELAYS

There are times when the weather may require us to call for a two-hour delay or early dismissal.  For the 2022 – 2023 school year, we have 2 make-up days built into the calendar.  These are February 20^th and April 10^th. If these make-up days are not used, they will be scheduled days off from school. If we have a winter with more than 2 missed days, any additional days missed will be added to the end of the school year beginning on May 25^th.

Since we use Fayette County School Corporation bussing, we will observe the same weather related closings or delays. Look for announcements from the school as well as listening to radio stations 1580 AM or 101.3 FM, or the emergency notification system for school closing and delays. All attempts will be made to post on social media (Facebook and Class Dojo) as well.

The following link allows you to sign up to receive emergency alerts and severe weather warnings:  (https://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?RegionId=1679).

Closings - If school is delayed Before School Service will be delayed also.

Special Circumstances - There may be days when St. Gabriel Catholic School and the Fayette County School Corporation do not coordinate days. Special notice and directions will be given for those days.

Parents always have the final decision as to whether they send their children to school during inclement weather.

TARDIES & ABSENCES

If you will be volunteering in the school or going on a field trip, you must have a completed Safe Parish training on file AND a completed background check through the program.  Both must be completed before you can volunteer. Please go to www.archindysafeparish.org and use our passcode Archindy2021.

Remember that all families are asked to volunteer three times throughout the school year. 

CAMP RANCHO FRAMASA

CYO Camp Rancho Framasa in Nashville, Indiana has summer camping opportunities for ages 7-19. Established in 1946, CYO Camp is an inclusive, residential camp offering 3 and 6-day sessions. Employment opportunities are available for high school seniors and older at the residential camp as well as high school age at the Day Camp locations.  For more information, registration, and employment, please visit www.campranchoframasa.org.  An informational card will also be sent home with students.

DATES TO REMEMBER

January 23rd - PTSG Meeting 6:00 p.m.

January 28th - Share the Light

January 29th - February 4th - Catholic Schools Week