St. Gabriel Catholic School

Newsletter - Tuesday, October 4, 2022

 

 

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MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 4th  - 4th Grade 

Tuesday, October 11th - 3rd grade

Mass day uniform is navy knee socks, the jumper and white polo shirt for girls in K-2; the skirt, sweater vest and white polo shirt for girls in 3-6. Boys need to wear long tan pants, the sweater vest, and a white polo shirt. You can read about the dress code in the handbook.

SACRAMENTAL PREP

If you have a child in 2nd grade who will be preparing for Reconciliation and first Holy Communion this school year, our Sacramental Prep classes have begun!  Classes take place the first Wednesday of the month beginning with 6:00 pm Mass, unless otherwise noted. After Mass, parents and 2nd graders will meet separately to begin studying Reconciliation and the Eucharist.  If parents have children in other grades, they are invited to come for a class to watch videos and do activities to learn about the saints and other level-oriented aspects of our Catholic faith.  For more information or to register, please contact Melissa at [email protected] or 765-825-8578.  Our next class will be Wednesday, October 5th. 

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.

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.

CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Coach Sammi Taylor and the St. Gabriel Cross Country teams! The girls team won the Championship by 12 points over Fayette Central Elementary School.  This marks the first win for the girls since 2018. Members of this team were:

Blakelynn Branstetter (5th) - 2nd overall 10:03

Madison House (2nd) - 7th overall 10:45

Evie Haldeman (6th) - 9th overall 11:03

T-Ana Congleton (3rd) - 15th overall 12:38

Kyra Branstetter (4th) - 17th overall 13:00

Kelli Daniel (2nd) - 19th overall 13:07

Emma Haffner (2nd) - 25th overall 13:54

Olivia Houston (2nd) - 37th overall 17:11

Blakelynn Branstetter also broke the school record of 10:08.5 set by Charlotte Latham in 2018. The new record is now 10:03.8.

The boys finished second overall to Everton Elementary School by 15 points. This is the first time in the history of the event that St. Gabriel School placed higher than third! Members of the team were:

Graham Pflum (5th) - 4th overall 9:34

Lachlan Martin (6th) - 8th overall 10:23

Robby House (5th) - 13th overall 10:47

Alexander Struewing (5th) - 15th overall 11:09

Tucker Simpkins (2nd) - 20th overall 11:22

Roman Robbins (5th) - 23rd overall 11:27

Andrew Biehl (3rd) - 30th overall 12:00

Levi Simpkins (3rd) - 42nd overall 13:06

Juanfernando Mendoza (5th) - 49th overall 13:55

Graham Pflum also broke the school record of 10:00.2 set by Jacob Richardson in 2018. The new record is now 9:34.8.

Some of our PreK, Kindergarten and 1st graders also participated in the race running the .25 mile course. 

Paisley Chewning (1st) placed First amongst all the girls AND boys with a time of 1:27. Her time is a pending school and course record.

Claire Haffner (PreK) placed 8th with a time of 1:58

Cora Minton (K) placed 11th with a time of 2:01

Twilia McClain (K) placed 18th with a time of 2:28

Benton White (1st) placed 3rd with a time of 1:41

Liam Taylor (PreK) placed 12th with a time of 2:31

Noah Jefferies (1st) placed 14th with a time of 2:35

Our next school cross country event will be in the spring at the 3K Road Championships.

SPELL BOWL

The Spell Bowl team is hard at work! Spell Bowl will take place on Monday, November 14th at 5:30 pm (location TBD).  

2022 TEAM MEMBERS

Alexa Bischoff, Blakelynn Branstetter, Adelaide Fraley, Brody Gough, Gabby Higbie, Alden Krepp, Addy Lakes, Bronson Lykins, Lachlan Martin, Leanna Paul, Lucas Rees, Anistyn Stapleton, Kedryn Stapleton, Victoria Steinard, Ada Vu, Grayson Waddell, and Lylah Wood.

GOOD LUCK!

ART TO REMEMBER FUNDRAISER

Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $15. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below and enter the online order code shown on your child's order form or to search for your child's artwork. Then, have fun shopping!

https://arttoremember.com/school/XB5N5P

SAFE PARISH

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. 

WEBSITE

We are in the process of updating our website.  Please visit www.stgabriel.k12.in.us for a calendar of events, weekly menu, financial information, newsletters, photos and more.  If there is something you feel would be helpful to add, please let us know! 

ROSARY RALLY

There will be a Rosary Rally on Saturday, October 15th at 4:45 p.m. at the Grotto west of St. Gabriel Church. This Rosary Rally, sponsored by America Needs Fatima, will be one of over 20,000 rallies that will take place across the United States on that day.

Please join us in offering reparation for the sins and offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to fervently pray for the conversion of the United States. 

DATES TO REMEMBER

Tuesday, October 4th - Pesticide Application (after hours)

Wednesday, October 5th - Grades K & 1 - Field Trip to Dougherty Orchard

                                                Grades 3-6 - Field Trip to Conner Prairie

                                   Sacramental Prep (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm) 

Friday, October 7th - End of 1st Quarter

Wednesday, October 12th - No Students - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Saturday, October 15th - Rosary Rally (4:45 p.m.)

October 24th - 28th - FALL BREAK

Monday, November 14th - Spell Bowl (5:30 p.m., location TBD).