St. Gabriel Catholic School

Newsletter - Tuesday, October 18, 2022

 

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MASS/CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Tuesday, October 18th - Mass (2nd Grade) 

Thursday, October 20th - Confession (3rd Grade)

Tuesday, November 1st - All Saints Day Mass (6th Grade & Kindergarten Saint Parade)

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. Sweatshirts are not to be worn on Mass days. 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, November 2nd. 

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.

DRESS CODE

Students will not be permitted to wear shorts or capris starting October 15th.  Students will be required to wear uniform pants until March 15th. As the weather gets colder, coats will be required for students to be permitted to go outside for recess. 

POWERSCHOOL

We are in the process of working through some technical difficulties in PowerSchool to ensure attendance numbers are printing correctly.  Please let us know if you have any questions. 

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.

SPELL BOWL

Area Spell Bowl will take place on Monday, November 14th at 5:30 pm at Rushville Elementary.

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, and Lylah Wood.

GOOD LUCK!

FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL

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

Fourth Grade

First Honors: Kyra Branstetter, Ryanne Dungan, Cora Gumm, Eli Maze, Leanna Paul, Anistyn Stapleton, and Victoria Steinard

Second Honors: Maizy Blazek, Laney Holmes, and Lawson Wood

Fifth Grade

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

Second Honors: Jonah Gumm, Addy Lakes, Hank Nickel, and Noah Rees

Sixth Grade

First Honors: Alexa Bischoff, Evie Haldeman, Gabby Higbie, Rylie Keal, Alden Krepp, Bronson Lykins, Lachlan Martin, Lydia Payne, Lucas Rees, Eli Smith, and Ellah Turley

Second Honors: Owen Jones, Zane Kirschner-Ellison, and Ellie Maze 

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

Please visit our website at 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! 

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 18th, 19th, & 20th - Star Lab

October 18th - 2nd grade Mass

October 18th & 19th - 6th grade trip

October 19th - Report cards returned

October 20th - Fire Department visit at 10:00 a.m.

October 24th - 28th - Fall Break

November 1st - All Saints Parade / 6th grade mass

November 8th - 5th grade Mass - Adoration

November 9th - Picture Retakes

November 14th - Second Monday of the month- Free Dress Day

November 14th - Spell Bowl at Rushville Elementary at 5:30 p.m.