Wednesday Herald
December 12, 2018
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Going through the re-accreditation process last year allowed us to update our mission and beliefs statements for Guardian Angels School. One of our belief statements is: “Parents are the primary educators of their children in the Catholic faith, and we are partners in the faith formation of their children.” There are two major pieces to this belief that are emphasized. First, it shows the importance of parents taking an active role in the faith development of their children. This can be done by attending Mass as a family, going to confession, praying together, saying grace before meals, praying the rosary, openly discussing our faith, and much more! Parents are faith role models of their children, and this responsibility should be taken seriously. As a parent of two young boys, I try every day to be a good faith role model, but I know it is not always easy! It is important to always stay focused on this responsibility, however.
The second part of our belief statement focuses on the partnership and responsibility the school and parish have with parents to help them be strong primary educators of their children in the Catholic faith. We do this in many ways through daily religion lessons taught by our teachers, weekly Mass opportunities for students, celebration of the sacraments, seminarian visits, and much more. In addition to these examples, we also try to provide parents with resources that can be used at home to encourage the development of faith. One resource our school and parish has provided for the past several years is “FORMED.” This resource is an online database featuring videos, downloadable books, presentations, bible studies, and so much more. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity by registering through
www.gaparish.formed.org
. There are many resources available for the Advent season!
God Bless,
Corey
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Grandparent’s Day for Guardian Angels will be
Monday, January 28
! Additional details will be sent along with all Catholic Schools Week items after Christmas break.
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Getting to Know...Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I
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Guardian Angels students in grades K-8 are invited to audition for the 2019 Spring Musical,
Getting to Know…Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I.
Auditions began yesterday and will also take place tomorrow,
December 13th
after school. There is a customary $50 fee ($40 for grades K-4), to participate, and fees are due at the time of audition. Everyone who auditions will have a role in the musical. Performances of "
The King and I
." will be
March 21 and 22
in the PC Gym, and most rehearsals are Tuesdays and/or Thursdays after school. Audition packets and audition signups are available outside Mrs. Leach’s classroom. Complete show and audition information (including audio tracks) can be found at
www.gamusicboosters.org
. For more information email
Holly Leach
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The 2018 Coat Drive has begun! If you have a gently used or new coat that you would like to donate, please have your child bring it to his/her classroom by
December 14th
. All sizes are needed from toddler to adults! The coats will be distributed to our neighbors in the Mt. Washington area at the St. Vincent de Paul Christmas pantry on Saturday, December 22nd. As always, thank you for your continued support of our ministry!
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Show Your Christmas Spirit
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On Tuesday,
December 18
, students are asked to show their Christmas Spirit. Students are to wear their uniform bottoms but may wear Christmas/winter tops, Santa hats, reindeer antlers, Christmas/winter socks. Student Council will award the homeroom with the most spirit with a sweet treat.
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Thank you to everyone who ordered items from our
Original Works
project! Soon your child's art work will be delivered in time for a Christmas gift for someone special. Over 200 student works were sent off to be transferred onto bags, notebooks, key chains, flags, ornaments, etc. Due to this wonderful response, we can add lots of creative supplies to our art room for all to enjoy!
Mrs. Pavely needs a lot of help, once the orders are delivered! If you can come in on
Tuesday, December 18
anytime between 1:00-2:30pm, before Christmas break, it would be greatly appreciated! Please
email her
to confirm.
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Stay Up-to-Date on Your VIRTUS Training
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The monthly online VIRTUS content for December has been posted, so please make sure that you log into
virtus.org
and complete the bulletin. Volunteers that work with children in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati must be compliant with their VIRTUS bulletins and have a current background check (submitted and approved through VIRTUS within the last 5 years). If you have any questions about your ability to volunteer with children, please contact
safeenvironment@gaparish.org.
If you are an adult wishing to volunteer with children who has not completed VIRTUS, you must attend a child protection training class in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and have an online background check submitted through their system. The next VIRTUS training session at Guardian Angels will be offered in the Undercroft on
Tuesday, January 15th
from 6:00-9:00pm. Anyone wishing to attend should first email
safeenvironment@gaparish.org
for a background check token, and then visit
virtus.org
to pre-register for this session. Registrations are locked 24 hours prior to the start of class, and no additional registrations or walk-in attendees will be accepted. 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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PTA would like to thank the GA community for all of their support this fall. We wish you all a wonderful holiday and safe break!
Teacher Cookie Exchange
The teachers and staff enjoyed a cookie exchange on Monday, thanks to all the delicious cookies donated by many GA families.
BoxTops and Kroger Reward Cards
Please continue to save up your BoxTops and link your Kroger Reward Card to GA! More details for both can be found below in the Reminders section.
Teacher Wishlists:
Finally, each fall the PTA asks the teachers to provide a list of things they “wish” could be in their classroom to help enrich their teaching. These are items that remain in the classrooms and are more “capital” items. Over the last few weeks, the PTA has been able to fulfill many of the teachers' wishlist items. A few examples of items PTA has purchased are classroom area rugs, document cameras, bookshelves, light tables, storage items, and many other teaching resources to enhance the students' learning. PTA is able to meet the needs of the students and teachers because of the amazing support we receive from our parents! Thank you!
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All sold and unsold 365 Lotto tickets are due by this Friday, December 14th.
Please continue to send in your 365 Lotto tickets. This is one of the PTA's biggest fundraisers and also gives you the opportunity to WIN MONEY!
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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Students will participate in all school Mass on
Wednesday, December 19th
at 8:15am.
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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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:
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 3rd grade classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, December 17th.
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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