St. Gabriel Catholic School

Newsletter - Tuesday, December 13, 2022

 

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MASS/CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 20th - 4th Week of Advent - 3rd grade Mass

Christmas Mass Times:

December 24th - 4:30 p.m. - St. Gabriel Children’s Mass (no 5:30 p.m. Mass on 12/24)

                               8:30 p.m. - St. Bridget Christmas Mass

December 25th - 12:00 a.m. - St. Gabriel Midnight Mass

                               9:00 a.m. - St Gabriel Christmas Mass

PANCAKES & PJ’S

Students may wear their (school appropriate) pajamas on Wednesday, December 14th.  NO SLIPPERS!  Thank you to those who have volunteered to serve pancakes!

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

The Christmas concert will be this Thursday, December 15th in the school auditorium.  Preschool through 3rd grade will start at 6:30 p.m. and 4th grade through 6th grade will start at 7:45 p.m. Students need to report to their classrooms 30 minutes prior to the start of their concert start time. Students may wear their dressy Christmas outfits or dressy attire, but no jeans will be permitted. This is our first concert since 2019 and we are currently without a full-time music teacher, so we ask for your patience and understanding. We also ask that you please bring canned food items to donate to our food drive.

SANTA’S WORKSHOP

Santa’s Workshop will be this Thursday and Friday, December 15th and 16th. Forms went home at the beginning of December for students to come up with a budget and bring back their money to shop. They will be able to preview the items on December 14th during Pancakes & PJ’s and shopping will take place on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

FOOD DRIVE

Kindergarten and third grade students are collecting non-perishable food items as well as small items useful during the colder months. Items will be collected through Friday, December 16th and distributed between the blessing box near our school on Grand Avenue and the Salvation Army. Useful items include: can openers, salt, pepper and other seasonings, plastic silverware, pull top cans, gloves, scarves, small blankets and hand warmers.  

SHARE THE LIGHT

Our annual Share the Light celebration will take place on January 28, 2023 at Expo Hall.  Additional information will be sent home. Tickets will be on sale starting Thursday, December 15th at the Christmas Concert.

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, January 11th. 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. 

DRESS CODE

With the temperatures dropping, please be sure you are sending your child to school with a coat every day. A hat and gloves are also recommended. Students who do not have a coat will not be permitted to go outside for recess.

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.

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. 

DATES TO REMEMBER

 

December 14th - First Reconciliation

December 14th - Pancakes and PJ’s

December 15th - Christmas Concert (Pre - 3rd grade 6:30 p.m. and 4th - 6th grade 7:45 p.m.)

December 15th - 16th - Santa’s Workshop (9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)

December 19th - Ugly Sweater Day/Free Dress Day

December 20th - 3rd grade Mass

December 21st - Free Dress Day

December 22nd - January 3rd - Christmas Vacation

January 4 - Students Return

January 28th - Share the Light

January 29th - February 4th - Catholic Schools Week