"Only in God is my soul at rest; from Him comes my salvation." PS 62:2-3
Message from the Principal
Dear Families and Friends,

We want to thank all of our families who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences this week.  We hope that you better understand the areas in which your student may be struggling, or perhaps you may have found areas in which your student may need to be challenged further. As a reminder, we have a list of each teacher’s tutoring hours posted online, if your child should need extra help. We also have copies of these times just outside the main office. Any report card that was not picked up last night will be mailed home. Please note that we will be giving families their Volunteer Service hour update at the end of the semester, as we still are missing some verification forms from a few organizations.  If you have any questions about your service hours before then, please contact Mrs. Areal.  

Next Wednesday, October 23rd, we invite the entire community to join us for our fourth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration which will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the school gym. Come for the food and stay for the music and entertainment! As always, there is no cost to attend, so we hope to see many of our families there!

Finally, we also want to thank our parent volunteers and those that contributed in many ways to make our Walk-A-Thon a success! With your support, we were able to raise $25,281.39, which is over $8,900 more than last year! Great job, Crusaders!
 
We hope our students have a restful Fall Break. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 22nd.

God Bless,
Mrs. Ramos
Announcements
Congratulations to the Top 15 Walk-A-Thon Winners!

             Eliott Gambs | Andrea Adams | Andrea Loza
 Oliver Gambs | Jack Davis | Samaria Gebregziabher
 Brian Zhu | Sara Areal | Ciara Young
             Luke Purichia | Leah Areal | Damien Bethancourth
 Danica Treminio | Asher Bolen| Karla Bethancourth


Congratulations to the Top 3 Classes!

1.       Mrs. Tekippe – Grade 8
2.       Mrs. Coleman – Grade 6 (Also our Change War Winner)
3.       Mr. LaRosa – Grade 8
High School Placement Test Prep Classes

Eighth grade students interested in taking the High School Placement Test Prep class offered by Cardinal Ritter High School are reminded that classes begin in just a few weeks. The cost of the class is $15, which covers the cost of the book for the class. You may pay with cash or check. (Please make all checks payable to Cardinal Ritter High School.) Classes will be held in Mr. Alley’s room on the following dates: October 22nd, October 24th, and October 28th from 3:15-4:15 p.m. The dates of the Cardinal Ritter High School placement tests are Saturday, November 2nd and Saturday, December 7th. 
Hispanic Heritage Celebration

We want to thank all our families who were able to join us this past Monday for our Hispanic parent meeting. During the meeting we were able to discuss school communication, review helpful links on our website, and check to see that parents are receiving our newsletter. We also discussed our Hispanic Heritage Celebration, which will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the school gym. If you would like to help decorate, serve or make food, or help with clean-up after the event, please contact Ms. Dora Villegas at 317-924-4333, ext. 424, and she would be happy to assist you with signing up. 
CYO Boys’ Basketball Evaluations

Boys’ basketball evaluations will be held on Saturday, October 26th.  Students in Grades 4 th , 5 th , 6 th  will have their evaluations from 10:00-11:00 a.m., followed by evaluations for students in Grades 7 th  & 8 th  from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Evaluations are mandatory to be placed on one of our rosters. Please email John DeFabis at jdefabis001@indy.rr.com , if you have a boy interested in playing but are unable to attend on this day for any reason.  Evaluations will be held in the gym and are open to all boys who attend St. Michael-St. Gabriel or are members of the parish. This year’s fee is $90.
Halloween Festivities

Join us on Friday, October 25th for our annual Trunk or Treating in the school parking lot beginning at 6:30 p.m. This event will last until 7:30 p.m. Families who wish to park their car and pass out candy should contact Mrs. Ramos by October 24th.  After Trunk or Treat, students in Grades PreK-5 may join in the Halloween dance, which will take place in the cafeteria until 8:00 p.m. We will also host a Junior High dance in the school gym from 8:00-10:00 p.m. The cost for Trunk or Treating and the elementary dance is $5 per person. The cost for the Junior High dance is also $5 per person. (Please note that we will not be hosting a Haunted Hallway this year.) 
Box Tops for Education

In case you haven’t heard, the collection of Box Tops is now moving away from the traditional clipping of Box Tops to now scanning your receipt! The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses technology to scan your store receipt to find participating products and then instantly adds the Box Tops to our school’s earnings online. Simply go to your app store and download the Box Tops for Education app. Then choose St. Michael School (3352 West 30 th Street, Indianapolis). It’s easy and saves you time! For more information, click here .
Safe and Sacred Training

We would like to remind all our families wishing to help with activities where our students are present that individuals must have completed the Safe and Sacred online training and completed a background check in order to volunteer or to serve as chaperones for a field trip. Please understand that until the certificate and background check are on file, we cannot, per the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, allow individuals to volunteer or work as employees of the school without this training and background check completed. If you completed your Safe and Sacred training, but did not complete the background check, simply log in to your account with your password and press the background check to complete the entire process. If you completed your training over a year ago or are unsure of your status, please log in to your Safe and Sacred account to see whether your training and background check are current. All Safe and Sacred certificates will have an expiration date on them, allowing your training to be valid for three years. To access the Safe and Sacred website, please go to the following: https://safeandsacred-archindy.org/login/index.php . 
Trash Bag Order Forms

To place your order for trash bags and help support the 8th grade class, please complete this order form and return it to the main office, or call us at 317-926-0516.