Wednesday Herald
November 7, 2018
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As we approach the cold and snowy season, I would like to remind families of our plan for any changes in operation. There is no way to predict any of the possible circumstances for any forecasted storm, but it is important to stress a few items to be prepared for this unpredictability. Please keep the following items in mind as we approach the wet and cold weather:
- Guardian Angels School will notify parents of any operational changes through our all-call system. A test of this system was administered in August. This is the most immediate and reliable way to be notified of any changes.
- Local media will also be informed of any changes under the name “Guardian Angels School;” however, the most reliable notification is our all-call system.
- Generally, we follow the Forest Hills School District; however, there are unique circumstances for that district and our school that could dictate different plans. Again, the best way to stay informed of any changes is through our all-call system.
- If there are special circumstances that are lengthy in communication, we will use our all-school email to notify parents of specific instructions and procedures.
- If we are operating on a two hour delay, school will officially begin at 10:00, with carline starting at 9:30. Please do not bring your child to school before 9:30, as a two hour delay could change to a school closing.
- Perhaps the most difficult situation is when the inclement weather does not begin until school has already started. We strongly consider the forecast ahead of time, hopefully avoiding the possibility of having to make this change throughout the school day. Our unique position of relying on five different school districts for busing adds to this difficult decision. If we are in school and a public district has made the decision to close early, all students of that district will be sent home when the buses arrive to Guardian Angels, unless we are notified differently from you. We will communicate all changes to you through our all-call system and/or email.
God Bless,
Corey
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Parent Teacher Conferences
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Parent/ Teacher conferences will be held
Monday, November 19 from 3:00-8:00pm and Tuesday, November 20 from 3:00-7:30pm.
This year there will be a change in procedures for signing up for parent/teacher conferences. Instead of paper forms, we will use the online scheduling program known as
pick-A-time to coordinate appointments with teachers. This will give parents the ability to select the exact time slot you desire (subject to availability). This online sign-up feature will be available beginning Wednesday, October 31 at 12:00PM and will close at 11:59PM Friday, November 16. Use this
link
to sign up for Parent/Teacher conferences. Additional details and directions for creating a pick-A-time account can be found
here
. If you have any questions, or issues logging in, please contact
Katie Durstock
.
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Informational Coffee on November 13th
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Our first Informational Coffee is scheduled for
Tuesday, November 13th
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 November 11th.
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Original Works Gifts Are Back!
Our GA artists have been working hard to create a work of art just for you! This week students were sent home with a bright yellow packet. Inside you'll find information, an order form, and YOUR child's original work of art. These make unique Christmas and birthday gifts for family and friends and you don't need to leave your home to shop!
The kindergarten classes painted flowers in a mosaic vase, 1st graders painted towns, 2nd graders painted giraffes, 3rd graders painted textured hearts, 4th graders painted a bouquet of flowers-, 5th graders painted modern hearts, 6th graders painted landscapes, 7th graders painted a zentangle watercolor design, and 8th graders painted mountain landscapes. So impressive!
Thank you for ordering and returning the yellow envelope with your student's art work inside, by
Monday November 12th
. This allows me to buy awesome and new supplies for students, laminating film and rolls of paper for teachers' bulletin boards, and lots of clay, which we all love!
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Mission/Twinning Halloween Candy Drive
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Please share some of your Halloween “trick or treat” candy with the Sioux Indian children in Standing Rock, North Dakota. This candy will be given to the children at Christmas time and is the biggest treat they receive all year. Please bring any WRAPPED candy that you wish to share to the school office by Friday,
November 9th
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Bring your angel to school a few minutes early on
Friday, November 9th
for breakfast with friends. On the menu: bagels (with or without cream cheese), granola bars, and juice boxes. The sale will run from 7:30-7:55am in the main entrance hallway and each item only costs $1.00! All proceeds go toward the 8th Grade Washington DC trip. Please mark your calendars for our future 2018 sale date: December 7th. Thank you for your support!
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GA St. Vincent de Paul Fall Food Drive
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If it does not place a burden on your family, please follow the guidelines below per student, to benefit families in Mt. Washington for Thanksgiving. Not all of our neighbors have the bounty we sometimes take for granted during the Holidays. Your donation will help them experience the love of God and provide hope for their future.
Remind your children, this is a Corporal Work of Mercy.
Please pray for the 120 families we will be serving this year.
Preschool & PreK: 2 to 4 – boxes of Mac-N-Cheese
Kindergarten: 2 to 4 – boxes of Mac-N-Cheese
1st Grade: 2 to 3 – boxes of Instant Potatoes
2nd Grade: 2 to 3 – boxes of Instant Potatoes
3rd Grade: 3 to 4 – boxes of Stuffing Mix
4th Grade: 3 to 4 – cans of Corn
5th Grade: 3 to 4 – cans Green Beans
6th Grade: 3 to 4 – cans of Cranberry Sauce
7th Grade: 2 to 3 – cans or jars Gravy
8th Grade: 2 to 3– boxes of Bisquick or Muffin Mix
A flyer with more information is
attached
. Thank you for your support!
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Volunteer Training November 8th
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Please make sure you are ready to volunteer! If you will be volunteering with children, you MUST be VIRTUS trained. The next VIRTUS training session will be held here at GA in the Undercroft on
November 8th
from 6:00-9:00pm.
You have to
pre-register online.
If you are not pre-registered, you will not be able to stay for the session. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to attend and once the session begins, no one will be permitted to enter, per Archdiocesan policy.
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Veterans Day Speakers Needed
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Calling all Veterans! We are looking for guest speakers again this year to address each grade level about their military experience. The students look forward each year to our Veteran guest speakers. If you are interested in participating as a guest speaker on
Friday, November 9th
from 8:30-8:45am please contact
Mrs. Dorson-King
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We will host a presentation on
November 13
at 6:00 in the Undercroft focused on appropriate usages of technology. This event is intended for students and their parents in grades 5-8. We will show the movie “Screenagers” followed by discussion led by School Council members Robin Selzer and Rich Mulvaney.
Please RSVP online
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Poinsettia and Wreath Sale
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The 8th grade class is selling holiday wreaths, roping, and poinsettia plants to raise money for their trip to Washington DC. Orders must be placed by
November 15th
.
An order form is attached
; orders can be returned to the school or parish office. The pot size for the small is 4.5 inches, medium is 6.5 inches, and the large is 8.5 inches. The items will be delivered on
December 6th
and available for pickup in Bishop Rehring Hall from 5:00-7:00pm. If you have any questions, contact
Katie Montanus.
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Tickets for the 365 Lotto sale went home last Wednesday. This Friday,
November 9
, will be the first turn in day for a chance to win a $100 gift card. The lucky winner will be selected on Angels on Air on Monday, November 12. We will have two other turn in dates for a chance to win gift cards on November 16 ($75) and December 7 ($50).
Every penny raised from the 365 Lotto will go directly to a PTA sponsored professional development fund for our teachers so they can continue to grow in their practice as educators. The PTA asks every family to participate in this fundraiser. Please help us meet our goal.
If you have any questions, or want additional tickets, please contact
Melissa Clissold
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COSI: The Incredible Human Machine
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We are excited to welcome COSI on Wheels to Guardian Angels on Monday,
November 12th
. This is a full day of science fun and is only successful with your help! If you are able to volunteer for all or part of the day, please reach out to
Angela Kramer
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Enrichment Opportunities for GA Students
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HoHoHolidays Art
KDG-Gr 5
Get ready for the holidays by creating a mixed media Thanksgiving cornucopia, clay ornament, and paint a giant elf.
Mondays
11/12, 11/26, 12/10, 12/17
3:00-4:00pm
A flyer with more information is
attached
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Oh The Games We'll Play
Pre-K & KDG
Each child will play a game and make their own to take home. Games will help
reinforce math concepts in a fun and creative way! Games to include:
Travel Tic-Tac-Toe, Board and Card Games and Craft Stick Counting.
Mondays:
11/26, 12/3, 12/10/, 12/17
3:00-4:00pm
Fee: $50, includes supplies
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Lil Angels will be held on the following days:
Kindergarten: Tuesdays
1st grade: Thursdays
2nd grade: Fridays
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GA is one of the few K-6th grade schools in Cincinnati with its own wrestling team. The wrestling team practices twice a week at GA during the winter sports season and the weekend competitions are optional. Wrestling will build confidence, core strength, and teach discipline in your child. Wrestling will also help your son develop and improve his football skills in tackling, blocking, and overall athleticism.
The great thing about wrestling is that no matter how big or small your child is he will be matched up with an opponent his size. Competition is determined by weight class and age. Wrestling is also a great option in high school for those kids who have that football mentality but may not feel they’re big enough to compete.
Lastly, we have had many kids over the years that have been able to wrestle and play other sports during the winter season. If your child would like to give wrestling a try, and also wants to play other sports, we will work around his schedule. We strongly believe in the benefits of wrestling and our goal is simply to introduce the sport to any GA child who may have an interest.
You can sign up for wrestling through
the Boosters' website
. Wrestling practice days and times will be posted on that website once they are determined. You will need to create a login to sign-up. In the past, practices were held every Tuesday and Friday, from 6:00-8:00pm.
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Card Party
Saturday,
November 10th
6:00pm
Join us for a night of card playing, great food, and fellowship. We will be playing a fun twist on the euchre card game. No card playing experience necessary. The cost is $25 per person. Players and spectators are welcome.
Hosted at the Timko’s House with the Yorn’s, Reichard’s and VonHoene’s.
Proceeds benefit Guardian Angels Parish.
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Fall Soup & Speaker Series
Please join us for soup, fellowship, and a fantastic speaker on
Monday, November 12th
. All ages welcome.
Featuring Robert Rogers: Be Thankful in All Things
Robert experienced a tragedy of Biblical proportions when he lost his wife and four
small children in a flash flood in Kansas in 2003. Through his immediate trust in
God, Robert has risen above adversity and shared his story across the country.
Come hear his incredible story and learn how we can be thankful even in the midst
of great suffering.
Soup will be served at 6:00pm.
The Presentation begins at 7:00pm.
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Students will participate in grade level Masses during the
week of November 12th.
These Masses begin at 8:15am. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday: Grades 4-5
Wednesday: Grades 6-8
Thursday: Grades K-3
For a calendar of upcoming Mass times, log into your parent portal in
Rediker
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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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Box Tops Collections
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:
November 30, January 25, 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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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 8th grade classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, November 12th
. A
complete schedule
for the school year is attached.
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School 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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Amazon Shopping to Support GA
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.c
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Stay up-to-date with all things GA by following us on social media.
Guardian Angels uses our Facebook page to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish. If you want to make sure you 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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Guardian Angels School
513.624.3141
6539 Beechmont Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45230
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