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A Message From Mr. Stoops
Guardian Angels celebrates Teacher Appreciate Week throughout this week! We are exceptionally blessed with a dedicated, professional, caring, and nurturing staff. Not only are our staff members outstanding educators, but are also committed to teaching in a place where they can help students grow spiritually, and celebrate their personal faith. PTA is sponsoring many surprises and event for them throughout the week such as gift card raffles, lunch, breakfast, and mailbox treats! Please join me in recognizing and celebrating the wonderful staff at Guardian Angels.
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Ecology Club Meeting Tomorrow
Our second Ecology Club meeting is coming up on
Thursday, April 19th
,
from 3:00-4:00pm! Join Mrs. Mayfield, Ms. Meyers and Mrs. Almer for delicious snacks and a fun, hands-on activity that demonstrates how the plastic from your street can make all the way into the ocean. We'll also plan some fun activities for Earth Week. Contact Mrs. Almer
or Mrs. Mayfield
with any questions. If this is your first meeting, make sure your permission slip is filled out and brought with you. We hope to see you there!
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Scholastic Book Fair This Week
Reading for pleasure has real and long-lasting benefits. It unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps kids discover who they are. Help your child develop stronger reading skills and a love for reading by:
- Setting the example. Let your kids see you read!
- Having a collection of books in the home. Update this collection routinely to keep pace with changing tastes and reading skills.
- Supporting our school's Scholastic Book Fair. Allow your kids to choose their own books they'll love.
Our Buy One, Get One Free* Book Fair is a reading event that brings books to your child's school that they want to read. It offers a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and help shape your child's reading habits. The book fair runs through Friday in the library.
As always, volunteers are essential to the success of the fair. Volunteers are invited to
sign-up online.
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School Supply Toolboxes
Orders can now be placed for School Supply Toolboxes for the 18-19 school year. This
offers a convenience for parents to have all of your child's needed items collected and ready for the start of class. Orders for toolboxes can be placed online through June 15th.
The supplies are then shipped directly to the school and ready for pickup on August 12th after the 10:00 and 12:00 Masses. More information is attached.
Participation in this program is not required. If parents would like to shop on their own, grade level supply lists can be found on
our website.
If you have any questions, contact
Jill Buchmann.
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Bookmark Winner & Signing Event
Congratulations to 8th grade artist Maddy Beerman! Maddy's bookmark was selected by Joseph-Beth Bookstore as a winner in their annual Bookmark Contest. She receives a gift card to Joseph-Beth and will have her own bookmark signing at the Rookwood store on Saturday,
April 28th from 3:30-4:00. Maddy's bookmark is on the left side below. Congrats Maddy!
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The Art Show Is Coming
Mark your home calendar and clear the date to come to our annual GA Student Art Exhibit,
April 28-30. Families and parishioners will be able to view beautiful works of art from Saturday at 4:00pm-6:30pm, and from 9:00am-1:30pm on Sunday, then Monday morning from 8:00am-12:00pm. This year, families will have the opportunity to purchase their child's artwork double-matted and framed for $25. (Otherwise, all artwork will be returned unframed.) This is a perfect gift for Mother's Day & Father's Day for parents and grandparents!
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Ordination of Christian Cone-Lombarte to the Order of Deacon
Cincinnati's diaconate ordination will take place on
Saturday, April 28th at 11:00 am at the cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. All are welcome to attend the ordination. In the evening of April 28th, at 8:00, Christian will offer a Holy Hour at Guardian Angels Church in thanksgiving and in prayer for all the newly-ordained deacons. On the following morning,
April 29th, Christian will serve his first Masses as deacon at the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses. Please join him in prayer on this important weekend!
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Fall Sports Registration
Boys & Girls Golf
Registration for GA Fall Golf is open. Fall Golf is open to all incoming 6-8th grade girls and boys. Golfers should have knowledge of the game and understanding of match play. Practices are on Saturday mornings with matches throughout the week. The fall golf season runs August through early October. Please contact
Jim Costello or
Mike Montanas to learn more about our program or summer development opportunities. You can register on the
Boosters' website.
Girls Volleyball
Girls Volleyball registration is now open for girls who will be in grades 3-8 next Fall. You can register today
online.
Tentative Evaluation dates will be the week of May 28th.
Volleyball Season Dates:
Mid-Late May: Evaluations, tentative 3-5 evaluations on May 20th, tentative 6-8 May 30 & 31
July 31st: Practices Begin
August 25th: League Matches Begin
October 22nd: Regular season ends
Oct 26-29: Post Season Tourney for 3/4th grade
Nov 2-5: Post Season Tourney for 5-8th grade
UC Volleyball Camp:
UC/GA VB camp is July 30-August 1. Boys and girls interested in attending can register through the boosters website.
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Registration Open For Bible Camp
Make a Splash at Bible Camp!
Life is full of thrills and spills; we may not know what's around the bend, but God does! At Splash Canyon, kids discover that, on life's wild ride, Jesus is by our side. Registration is now open for GA's Bible Camp which runs from June 18-21 from 9:00am-12:00pm each day. A registration form is attached, as is a release form. The cost of $40 per camper. Registration is due by May 4th.
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Camp GAudeo
There is limited time remaining to register current 5th - 8th grade students for Camp GAudeo 2018. This year's camp is from June 25-29. This event is the biggest youth event of the year - a week of middle school ministry (led by adults and high schoolers) that includes fun off-site activities and tons of opportunity to pray and grow in our relationship with Christ. Camp is open to all students in the appropriate grades, regardless of school, parish, or religious background! Cost is $105 per student, with plenty of scholarships available. Visit the Camp GAudeo webpage for more information or to register a camper, high school counselor, or adult volunteer. Registration closes after May 24th.
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Save The Date: AngelsFest Is June 8, 9, 10
The festival is the parish's largest fundraiser. You'll find plenty of food and drinks, rides, and games for adults and children of all ages. There is also live entertainment all weekend long!
Festival Schedule
Friday: 7:00pm-12:00am
Saturday: 6:00pm-12:00am
Sunday: 4:00pm-9:00pm
If you are interested in joining our festival committee, please contact
Susan Boettner. More information about volunteer opportunities throughout the festival weekend will be available soon.
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Bid-N-Buy News
Have you made your Bid n Buy donation yet?
There are a few ways to support Bid-N-Buy:
- Grab a tag from the Wish Cart in Gathering Space
- Choose something off the Amazon Wish List
- Create your own basket
All donations welcome and appreciated. They can be dropped off in the school office until May 16th. If you have q
uestions, contact Liz McElroy.
Parish Parties
We are looking for some new faces to host parties for the parish (ex: Card Party, Monster Mash, Ladies Night Out, 80's Party, Scavenger Hunt, etc)
Want to throw a party? Grab a group of friends/couples and come up with a theme on your own (can be very simple/casual) or if you want to be part of a hosting committee but don't want to come up with the theme just send me an email and we will add you to a party list as a host.
fill out this (attached form) and send it into the office marked BNB PARTIES ATTN: Margaret Dunn or email it to mabolan@gmail.com.
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will attend grade-level Masses during the week of April 23rd.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday: Grades 4-6
Wednesday: Grades 7-8
Thursday: Grades K-3
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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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 5th grade classes classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, April 23rd
. A
complete schedule
for the school year is attached.
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2018 Family Mission Trip: June 14-17
Guardian Angels Parish is gearing up for its 4th annual Family Mission Trip to Frenchburg, KY on
June 14 - 17. This family-friendly mission trip will include service projects for all ages and skill levels. Projects may include construction, landscaping, painting, crafting, and visiting the sick or elderly. See the
attached flyer for more information. Registration deadline is May 1.
You can register online.
Questions? Email
Anne Jones.
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Guardian Angels Named A Communication All Star
Guardian Angels has been named a 2017 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact.
This is our third year in a row of being recognized!
The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant Contact's customer base, based on their significant achievements leveraging online marketing tools to engage their customer base and drive results for their organization. More than 650,000 small businesses and organizations use Constant Contact.
We use Constant Contact to send the Wednesday Herald and parish-wide emails, as well as to conduct surveys and registration for events including Open House and Camp GAudeo. The company uses several measures to determine its All Stars including:
- Higher average open rates (>25%)
- Our School open rate is 60%
- Parish open rate is 43%
- Youth Ministry open rate is 36%
- Low Bounce Rates
- Communicate regularly with audience
- School: Weekly Emails
- Parish: Monthly emails since the fall; quarterly before the dissolution of the GA Press
- Youth Ministry: Monthly
School families are signed up for emails at the start of each school year. Parishioners can register by clicking the sign-up button on the homepage of the parish website or through the office when they register at the parish.
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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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Find GA News On Facebook
This time of year gets incredibly busy and Facebook is a great way to stay-up-to-date on everything happening in our school and parish. Guardian Angels uses our Facebook page to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish.
Facebook has changed how you see information from the pages you follow. These changes mean you will see fewer posts 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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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. 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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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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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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Future Rockets Event At McNicholas HS
Future Rockets in 6th and 7th grade are invited to join us for a fun evening of competition, while helping to give hope to those in need. Student
s will divide into small groups comprised of students from their school, or new friends they make that evening. They will choose a team name and costume design for the opening festivities. Then, the competition begins!
Each team will earn points throughout the competition. All activities are designed to be safe and fun! Each competition will raise awareness about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching as outlined by the fictional book and movie, "The Hunger Games."
The team with the most points wins!
Pizza and drinks will be provided. Parent Chat & Snacks will begin at 6:15 p.m. Event is free.
Registration ends after May 2. More information is attached.
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Summer Camps At McNick
McNicholas High School is offering a number of summer camps for students entering grades 1-9. Camps are a week long and run from June 4th through June 21st. Morning and afternoon sessions are offered.
Click here for more information.
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Summer Camps At Ursuline Academy
Ursuline is offering several camps this summer for girls entering grades 1-8. We have athletic camps in six different sports, as well as several academic and art camps. Camps start in early June and run through July.
Click here to learn more.
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St Ursula Academy Events
Saint Ursula Academy would like to invite current 6th and 7th grade girls to our
Girls Night on Friday, May 4 from 5:00pm-9:00pm. There will be many fun activities to help you get acquainted with Saint Ursula Academy. Try Zumba, tie-dye a t-shirt, participate in a cool DIY project, play games, win prizes, meet girls from around the city and MORE! This free event is open to current 6th and 7th grade girls.
Learn more here; families are asked to RSVP by April 27th.
There is something for everyone at Saint Ursula Academy this summer. We will be hosting camps for art, drama, design, guitar, HSPT review, robotics, writing, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball and track & field. To learn more,
click here. Spaces are available on a first come-first served basis so please register early!
If you have questions about either of these events, please contact Admissions Director
Michelle Dellecave.
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Goddard School Summer Camps
Active and S.T.E.A.M. powered summer camps for toddlers-12-years-old are available at Goddard School on Nagel Road. Goddard offers different options for children under 5, 5-6, 6-8, and 8-12 years old.
Campers enjoy an expanded summer campus, which includes neighboring Comboni's west facilities and grounds, large indoor gym, crafts, projects, gymnastics, acting, dance, sports, science, engaging visitors, and plenty of age-appropriate field trips. Summer day camps run 9:00am-4:00pm, include morning/afternoon snack and include before and after care from 7:00am-6:00pm. Campers can attend for a few weeks or all 13 weeks of summer (June 4 - August 30, 2018).
Click here
for more information or
call the school at (513)474-5292.
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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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