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A Message From Mr. Stoops
There are many significant events planned for Guardian Angels over the next few weeks. On
Thursday,
March 1 and Friday, March 2, several principals from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and as well as a principal from the Diocese of Youngstown will be on campus to evaluate our proposed
school improvement goals. Over the past two years, staff members have worked very hard to analyze and evaluate many forms of data, including perception surveys, IOWA Assessments results, HSPT data, information from the 5th and 8th grade religious assessment, demographic trends, and many other data points. Based on this collected data, we have developed both a proposed Catholic Identity goal and a Student Performance goal, which will be worked on by staff and students over the next four years. The purpose of the principal team visit is to evaluate our plan and make recommendations to it before we send it for final approval to the Ohio Catholic Schools Accreditation Association. Results from their evaluation will be given to Guardian Angels in late May or early June. Once approved, we will make sure each community member is ready to fully embrace and celebrate our two new goals, as well as revised mission and beliefs statements, as they will directly guide our school over the next several years.
Additionally, this Friday is the end of trimester two for this academic year! It is unbelievable to think we are already close to entering our final trimester.
Report cards will be sent home on
Tuesday, March 6. Thank you for all you have done to help shape two successful trimesters.
Finally,
IOWA Assessments will begin on
Monday, March 5. Each morning, students in grades 1-7, will be devoted to testing. Please avoid all interruptions throughout this time period. We have worked hard to establish a positive and productive learning environment for our angels during this important week.
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Informational Coffee on February 28th
Our last Informational Coffee is scheduled for
Wednesday, February 28th
at 9:00am. Please invite any friends and family members who may be interested in Guardian Angels School. This event provides parents an opportunity to see classes in session but also talk with other current GA parents about their experience here at Guardian Angels School. We hold one of these events in the Fall and one in the Spring. A flyer is
attached
that you can share. You can also invite anyone by using or sharing our Facebook event.
Anyone who plans to attend is asked to RSVP to Tiffany Strah by February 25th.
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Father Daughter Dance
Get ready to get down and boogie at the GA Father Daughter Disco Dance on
Saturday, February 24th from 7:00-10:00pm at GA. Tickets are $25 for dad and his daughter(s) when purchased in advance. Proceeds benefit the 8th trip to Washington DC.
Click here to download the reservation form.
Return reservation forms and payment to the school office or parish office by February 23rd.
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Mother Son Event
Save the date for the 2018 GA Mother-Son Event with the FC Cincinnati Soccer Team!
Game: FC Cincinnati against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Date:
Saturday, April 21st
Location: Nippert Stadium
Game time: 7:00pm
More details about ticket sales and the event will be available soon!
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Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Race
Curious about what's happening with the Cub Scouts at Guardian Angels? Join the families of Pack 445 to celebrate the running of the Pinewood Derby this
Sunday, February 25 from 2:00--4:00pm in the undercroft. Snacks and drinks will be available as the Cub Scouts of Pack 445 compete for racing and design prizes with the cars they have used their imagination and talent to create.
Questions?
Contact Dave Jones.
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Heavenly Hog Jog Is March 24
Save the date for Guardian Angels Annual GA 5K Run/Walk which will be held on Saturday, March 24th. The race begins and ends on Guardian Angels Campus at 9:00am, You can register online through March 22nd.
More information about the race and volunteer needs will be published in the coming weeks.
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Fish Fry Fridays During Lent
Guardian Angels hosts a fish fry dinner every Friday during Lent in the undercroft from 5:00-7:30. Our Fish Fry event runs now
through March 23rd. There is no Fish Fry at GA on Good Friday.
Everyone is welcome! There is plenty of food for families to eat-in or carry out. Fried and baked fish, shrimp, cheese pizza, mac-n-cheese, french fries,cole slaw, and baked goods. Senior dining available for parishioners in Room B. There is also a craft corner for children. Children must be attended by an adult at all times. If you are interested in volunteering at our Fish Fry events, please email
Marianne Glassmeyer.
Volunteers are needed to provide baked goods
at each Fish Fry to support the PTA. You may leave baked items in the undercroft at the designated table on any Friday through March 23rd. If you have questions, email Kay Froehlich.
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GA Boys Volleyball Registration Is Open
Join your GA friends to play in the boys volleyball GCCYS league. Matches and practices are during the week, Monday-Thursday, minimizing conflicts with other sports. Sign up today at
gaboosters.org.
The deadline to register is tomorrow, February 22nd.
For more information, contact
Darlene Tierney.
League information:
*Matches are played Monday-Thursday
*6 week season
*Practices begin 2/27
*Regular season: 3/20-5/12
*End of season tournament 5/15-5/19
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Winter Enrichment Opportunity
Canvas Creations Grades: 3-8
Using acrylic paint on canvas, students will learn different techniques to create their own painting to take home and hang up.
Classes Meet: Tuesdays 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 3:00-4:00pm
Fee: $50, includes supplies
LEGO Engineering
Grades Grades 2-4
Calling all LEGO maniacs! LEGO Engineers will use motors, gears, pulleys, levers, wheels and axles to create radical creations. Students investigate the principles if engineering as they work in teams to build and test simple and compound machines using LEGO Educational kits.
Classes Meet
: Tuesdays 3/6, 3/13, 3/20 and 3/27; 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Fee
: $85
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Save the Date: Upcoming Events
Lenten Soup & Speaker Series
The Lenten Series and Soup Suppers will be held on Mondays:
February 26, and March 5. Topics will be on Suffering With Christ, Lent & the Eucharist, and St Francis & the Way of the Cross.
More information is attached. Supper begins at 6:00 pm and with the talk at 7:00 pm in the undercroft.
40 Days for Life
Over the past years, Guardian Angels parishioners have volunteered to cover two of the 40 Days for Life where we have someone continually praying from 7:00am to 7:00pm at Planned Parenthood's abortion facility. Many of our working parishioners try to cover our early and late hours and those available during the day may fill the hours in between.
Please consider joining us as many of our "regulars" can no longer participate mainly for health reasons.
Sign up online or on the bulletin boards in the gathering space. The next GA date is
Wednesday, March 21st. If you have questions or any problems signing up, email
Luann Rowekamp.
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Support GA While You Shop On Amazon
You can now support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a newly registered participant in the AmazonSmile Program.
This month we received our first donation through purchases made on AmazonSmile: $59.16.
You can
sign-up to have a portion of your purchase sales come back to Guardian Angels. When you make purchases through the AmazonSmile page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA. You have to be shopping from
smile.amazon.com page of the site for us to receive the benefit.
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will participate in an All School Mass on Monday, February 26th at 8:15.
For a calendar of upcoming Mass times, log into your parent portal in
Rediker. Click on the Calendar, the box with the arrow, found on the right side of your home page. School Masses are shown in the light blue color. Or you can make a selection in the filter drop down, to the right above the calendar dates, to just show School Masses.
Parents and other family members are invited to attend any Mass your child will be attending. You are also welcome to bring any younger siblings with you.
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Other News & Announcements
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Music Boosters Needs You
The Music Boosters is in need of some new boosters to support the music and theatre programs at Guardian Angels school. As you have heard at the Christmas concert, our band program is one of the best around. The program consistently is awarded OMEA and Honor Band accolades along with a Jazz Band group that this year was chosen to perform for the OMEA in Columbus! Also each year the theatre program puts on a quality spring musical that engages and enriches students and urges them to step a bit out of their comfort zone... all while having a blast!
The music boosters would love to welcome new members for the current year and looking to the future. Music Boosters meet 6 times a year. It does not require much time but the benefits the boosters provide to support the programs are immense!
We are an easy going group and meetings generally only last about an hour. Can you spare a little time to support these programs and help them continue to provide superior opportunities for our Angels? If you are interested please contact
Katie Montanus,
Jan Diehl,
or
Holly Leach.
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Save the Date: 2018 Family Mission Trip
The 2018 Family Mission Trip to Frenchburg, KY will take place on
June 14-17. Mark your calendars now to join us as we spread God's love through action! Look for more details in early Spring. Questions? Email
Anne Jones.
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Cookie Ministry
Guardian Angels School Cookie Ministry teams up with the Parish Parish Peanut Butter group to feed families in need. The Peanut Butter group makes 1,500 peanut butter and bologna sandwiches. GA students donate cookies. St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine gives the food to families in need. Students are asked to bring in two dozen cookies, brownies, or rice krispie bars on their classroom's designated day. They do need to be bagged, two treats per bag. All 3rd grade classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, February 26
th. A
complete schedule
for the school year is attached.
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Box Top Collection
The Guardian Angels PTA is collecting Box Tops from various consumer products. GA students can submit Box Tops to their homeroom teachers and all parishioners can drop off Box Tops in the special collection envelope located on the bulletin board in the Church Gathering Space.
The Box Tops are picked up at the following dates:February 25, March 22, and May 19.
We use the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. Please start collecting Box Tops today and help us make this year even more successful!
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Have News To Share?
If you have information you would like to be included in the Wednesday Herald, please email it to
Tiffany Strah
. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the next Wednesday Herald.
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School Events Calendar
Looking for more information about upcoming events at GA? You can find a calendar in your Rediker Parent Portal. Log into your account, then click on the Calendar on the blue navigation bar. The calendar shows school events, parish events, and much more.
Just a reminder, events posted on the school website,
www.gaschool.org
, only include those open to the public or new families who may not have activated a Rediker account yet. All other event information is posted in Rediker, which is password protected.
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Kroger Community Rewards
Have you signed up for Kroger Community Rewards and designated GA as your beneficiary? The more families who register, the more money our school receives through the program.
Kroger Community Rewards offers a great way for you to support our school's technology fund...and you don't have to spend a penny. Register your rewards card online and select Guardian Angels as your beneficiary. You can search for GA or use our NPO number, 80200. The amount Guardian Angels receives depends on the points our supporters rack up while grocery shopping. Enrolling does NOT impact the points you use to redeem for discounts at the pump.
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Like Us On Facebook
If you're on Facebook, that is a great place to stay up on the latest happenings at Guardian Angels School and Parish. We post information about upcoming events, ways to get involved, and share stories about news on our campus. You can find our Facebook page
here.
In an effort to keep spam out of your newsfeed, Facebook changed how you see information from organizations and businesses.
If you would like all of our posts to show up in your feed, click on the like button. A drop down menu will appear. Click on See First instead of default.
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Changes Coming To Facebook Pages
Guardian Angels uses our Facebook page to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish.
In January, Facebook has announced major changes will soon be coming to your newsfeed. The changes mean you will see fewer post from Pages you like, including Guardian Angels. That means you have to do more than just Like our page to see our updates in the future.
If you want to make sure you continue to see information posted through the Guardian Angels page, please make sure you
go to our page, click Following (just under the cover photo), and then choose See First. This way anything we share will still be seen in your newsfeed.
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Have You Checked Out Formed.org
Guardian Angels invites you to explore all of the resources offered through
Formed.org
by registering with the parish code 4EVXRB. Registration is complimentary to all parishioners and residents of our parish area, so be sure to tell your friends. Great programs, videos, books and more are added every month. There are also a number of resources now available for children!
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Other Opportunities For GA Families
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McNicholas HS Spring Bus Tour
Any women 21 and older are invited on a bus tour to Nashville in April. The ladies only event raises money for McNicholas High School Athletic Boosters. The event is
April 27-29. A deposit is required to hold your reservation by January 5th. More information is
attached.
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Have news to share? Send news or upcoming event information to Tiffany Strah.
The deadline to be published in next week's Wednesday Herald is Friday. |
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Contact
Corey Stoops, Principal
Katie Durstock, Assistant Principal
6539 Beechmont Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45230
513.624.3141
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