Wednesday Herald

August 18, 2021

Meet And Greet Is Today

Our Meet and Greet for students in grades KDG-8 is today, Wednesday, August 18 from 1:00-1:45 in students’ classrooms. All parents and students are invited to meet teachers and drop off school supplies. This is a great opportunity to acclimate your child to his/her new classroom. A special treat will be served to students in the parking lot at 1:45.

Used Uniform items will be available during the Meet and Greet. The PTA room (located in the hallway near the cafeteria) will be open for parents to shop for gently used items from 1:00-1:45. Be sure to stop in while you are on campus.

Questions can be directed to Becky Tiefenbach.

Fourth & Fifth Grade Notice

We have made an adjustment to the teaching schedule in fourth and fifth grades to ensure all students are taught religion by a person in Full Communion of the Catholic Faith. Accordingly, Mrs. Bellamah will teach all sections of fourth and fifth grade religion, as well as one section of fourth grade E/LA. Ms. Pinto will teach two sections of fifth grade E/LA and one section of fourth grade E/LA. Adjustments have been made on student schedules.

Required Documents - Action Needed

Listed below are links to important documents for the 2021-2022 school year. Please review carefully. Upon completion, please acknowledge your agreement by initialing and signing the agreement form. Copies of the Emergency Medical Authorization and agreement forms and will also be available to sign at the Meet and Greet scheduled for 1:00 this afternoon. We must have a signed agreement form and Emergency Medical Authorization form for every student at Guardian Angels. Both forms must be returned to school on Thursday, August 17 (or simply fill out the forms at the Meet and Greet).

1.      Emergency Medical Authorization Form- Signature Required

2.      Agreement Form- Signature Required

3.      2021-2022 Student Handbook

4.      COVID Acknowledgement of Risks

5.      Technology User Agreement 

Attendance Line

If your child will be absent or late to school, please call the main school office by 8:00 each morning. We recently upgraded our telephone system. In doing so, we removed the former “attendance line.” All parents needing to report their child absent or late to school should call our Office Assistant, Melissa Boston, using the main school phone number - 624-3141.

Emergency All-Call System

All parents should have received a phone call from Guardian Angels School this morning around 9:00am. This was a test of our emergency all-call system. If you did not receive a phone call, please contact Melissa Boston in the school office by calling 624-3141 or emailing her at [email protected]. The emergency all-call system is used to inform you of a change in operation due to weather or other emergency-related situations. 

Lunch Service Resumes

Hot Lunch is back! Kaldi's will be starting hot lunch service on Thursday, August 19th. All meals must be pre-ordered before 8:30am the day of service; this is done through the Ez-Parent website. Students will have the option to buy additional items during lunch, as long as they have an established account with a positive balance. To set up a new account, or manage an exisiting account, click here.

If you have questions regarding the lunch program, please contact Kaldis at [email protected].

The menu for August is attached.

Lunch Volunteeers Needed

Our Heavenly Cafe is reopened and ready for our Angels to enjoy their lunches. Volunteers are an essential part of our lunch operations. Please consider joining us to help supervise our Angels during their lunchtime. Volunteer shifts are from 11:00-12:45 each day. You can sign up here. Just a reminder: All volunteers must have transferred or completed SafeParish certification.

Did Your Contact Information Change?

If your home address has changed since last year, or you have a new email address, please email Melissa Boston, or call the school office. It is crucial that all of this information is kept up-to-date so we have the proper contact information on file for all of our students.

Extended Care

The Extended Care begins on the first day of school. If you still need to register for the after school program, you can find more information and registration forms on our website. 

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, August 23rd. Donations of juice boxes and prepackaged snacks are also needed. A complete schedule for the school year is attached. 

SafeParish - GA Volunteer Information

Guardian Angels is so thankful for the many adults who volunteer their time with children through our school, church, and extracurricular activities. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati requires any adult working with children to have an online background check (Selection.com) and receive child protection training. The archdiocese now offers training through a program called SafeParish™ which is conducted online. Those who were active under the old training protocols (Virtus) will not have to receive new training, but will have to register in the SafeParish™ system. 

To register, go to http://www.aocsafeenvironment.org/ and click "Register." You will then use the password "protectcincy" to register under the new system. Those that were active under Virtus will be linked to the information on file, while new registrants will be prompted to undergo the online training. You can view details registration instructions by clicking here. Or email Bradley Barnes if you need assistance. 

8th Grade Fundraisers

Upcoming Car Washes 

The 8th grade class is holding two car washes to raise money for its class trip and graduation activities. Each car wash is held at McNicholas High School. Consider dropping your car off before Mass!

Sunday, August 29 - 9:00am-1:30pm

Sunday, September 26 - 9:00am-1:30pm

More information is attached.

Fall Mums Sale

Order your mums today; the cost is $8 for each 9 inch potted mum. All proceeds benefit the class of 2022. You can order online or use the attached form and pay with a check. Orders are due by September 3rd. Mums will arrive September 10. Pick up at GA.

Register Today - The GA 5K Halo Hustle Is Back On Sept 11th

We were extremely excited about the changes we made to the 5k race in 2019 — and this year it will be back and even bigger than before! In addition to a great chip-timed 5K course, the race will be followed with a party including live music from Model Behavior, food trucks, beverages, games, and a ninja warrior course. Click here to register or get more information.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Looking for ways to promote your company or donate to special projects at GA? See the attached file for more details on how you can become a sponsor for this great event. Due to the generosity of our sponsors and participation from our community, in just two years the 5K has been able to fund the HSPT course for the 8th grade students, install (3) new basketball hoops on the playground and donated $15,000 towards the PTA playground project. Help us continue to make GA school a great place for our teachers and students!

Kinder Cocktails - The Happiest of Hours!

Please join your fellow GA kindergarten and 1st grade parents for Kinder Cocktails Happy Hour! (This event is adults only.)

Kinder Cocktails will be held Friday, September 17th from 7:00-10:00pm in the GA Pavilion. Please bring your favorite appetizer to share. Beverages will be provided. Kindly RSVP to Lindsey Linz by September 6th.

This events is hosted by:

• The Davis Family
• The Clissold Family
• The Linz Families
• The McCall Family
• The Rooney Family
• The Stenger Family
• The Stoehr Family

We hope you can join us!

This will be a fabulous opportunity to meet and make new friends!

The Feast of the Guardian Angel

Please save the date for our celebration of the Feast of the Guardian Angel on Sunday, October 3rd! Our celebration will begin with the noon Mass and continues with a parish picnic. All are welcome to attend! More information will be available as the date approaches.

Monster Mash

Tickets are available now for our Monster Mash. All families in our parish community are invited to this Halloween bash. The event is Saturday, October 23rd from 6:00-9:00pm and will include music, food and a photo booth. Tickets are $50 per family or $15 per individual. To purchase tickets, click here.

Volunteers for this planning committee are still needed. If you're interested, email Amy Armstrong Smith.

Christian Service Program - Faith in Action

The purpose of the Christian Service Program is to enhance the religion curriculum at Guardian Angels Church. It is the duty of all Christians to reach out in service to those around them. Christ asks us to be His hands and feet on earth, keeping His mission of reaching out to those in need alive. The students will complete their service within the following settings: at home, the parish community/school and the community at-large. This outreach may be completed individually, with a partner, or in a group. 

This program will focus more on the meaning of the actual service opportunities rather than completing a prescribed amount of time. You will choose activities for each component—service to your family, service to your school/parish and service to the poor and vulnerable in our community. There is no minimum requirement of hours to complete. Grades 1-3 are required to complete at least 2 activities for each component; grades 4-8 at least 3 for each. You are certainly encouraged to complete more! See your Religion teacher, Mrs. Froehlich, or the parish website for a list of suggested activities and the log sheet.  

Questions? Contact Kay Froehlich, Director of Religious Education, for more information.

Box Tops For Education

The Guardian Angels PTA collects Box Tops and uses the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. Box Tops is now on a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App and scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information here.

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. 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.

Amazon Shopping Supports GA

You can support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a 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 GA to receive the benefit. 

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