School Council for 2019-2020
The School Council for the 2019-2020 school year is already working hard to advance the mission and beliefs of the school! Listed below are members along with contact information. If you have a concern about the school, please reach out to a member at your grade level to express. This committee meets every other month and is the main consultative group to the school principal. As you can see, we need a representative from a current kindergarten parent. If you are interested, please contact Corey Stoops or Dan Frey. Goals for this year include coordinating speakers/presenters on key topics for students and parents each trimester, helping plan the Open House, contributing to the development of a comprehensive mental health program, evaluating preschool programs, and other topics brought forth by any parent.
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Pep Rally Friday
Our first pep rally for the school year will be at 1:15 on
Friday, October 4th
in the PC Gym. Students may be out of uniform, wearing a spirit shirt (red or white) along with either uniform bottoms or the approved GA sweatpants.
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Spirit Wear Sweatpants Orders Due Friday
The 8th grade class is selling spirit wear sweatpants for $25 each. These are the only sweatpants approved to wear on out-of-uniform days so grab a pair while you can!
An order form is attached
. Forms & payment need to be returned to your child's homeroom teacher by
Friday, October 4th
. This is a one-time sale for all grades.
Sizing information is attached here
. Proceeds benefit the 8th grade trip to Washington DC.
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Clothing Drive for Missions
October is Mission Month, and each year the GA community is invited to help Glenmary Home Missionaries and Franciscan Missionaries who serve our neighbors living in some of the poorest areas of Appalachia, Missouri and South Dakota. You can help by donating gently used clothing items. Infant and child sizes (all seasons) are especially needed, but all items will be gratefully accepted. Please spread the word to family and friends. You may drop off your donations in the school's foyer from
October 9 through 18
.
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Scholastic Book Fair is October 14-18
Guardian Angels is pleased to once again sponsor the much-loved Scholastic Book Fair, held in the GA library. Don’t be left out in the cold, because there is “Snow” much to read! The line-up of titles is fantastic, so look for the flyers coming home soon. Please mark your calendars to visit our Book Fair and discover your child’s next favorite book.
Book Fair dates:
October 14-18, 2019
Shopping hours:
Monday 8:00am-3:00pm
Tuesday 7:15am-3:00pm
Wednesday 7:15-8:50am, 10:20am-3:00pm
Thursday 11:05am-1:10pm
Friday 8:00am-1:15pm
Just Announced Family Event
: Bagels, Breakfast & Books will be Tuesday & Wednesday,
October 15 & 16
, from 7:15-8:00am in Bishop Roehring Hall. Families can stop in to enjoy a light breakfast provided by the 8th grade class and to shop the Book Fair. Cash donations benefiting the 8th grade class will be accepted,
Online shopping will be open from October 9-22.
As always, volunteers are essential to the success of the fair.
Take advantage of the new Book Fair eWallet!
Let your child shop the Fair cash-free with our digital payment option.
You can find more information about volunteer opportunities, setting up your family's eWallet account, and online shopping details on the
book fair home page
.
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Out of Uniform for National Day Committee
Last school year, Jake Steinhaus, Mary Ganim, Molly Fesenmeier, Jack Homan, Alejandro Santo Domingo, and Lauren Dornheggen started a committee to celebrate lesser known holidays and bring more fun to the school year. For example, National Scavenger Hunt Day fell on Field Day last year, so our committee hid tickets all over the activities. If a student found one, he could trade it in for a pixie stick. This event was wildly popular and is just an example of what we have done for GA so far.
This year, Mr. Stoops has allowed one fundraiser for this committee, and the hope is to get enough money to celebrate more of the lesser-known holidays (such as National Colors Day, National Talk Like A Pirate Day, etc.). So on
Friday, October 18th,
students may wear an out-of-uniform shirt and GA sweatpants with a donation of one dollar or more to the National Day Committee. The first national day celebration will be on October 4th, which is World Smile Day; a special day will be celebrated every month for the rest of the school year. Donations will be used to fund the projects for more fun fun-filled days for the students. Please consider donating and adding more excitement to our school year!
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Monster Mash
Join us for the biggest and best family Halloween Party on
Saturday October 26th
for 6:00-9:00pm in the GA undercroft. The Monster Mash is open to all families of Guardian Angels Parish. There will be costume contest, music, food & drinks, a photo booth and games.
Tickets are available for purchase
online
. They are $50 for a family of four or more - or $15 for each individual ticket. The tickets include pizza, kids drinks, the photo booth and games.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
There are three categories for the costume contest: best family costume, best boy costume, and best girl costumes. When you sign-in at the event, you will be given a number tag to identify you; those numbers are what will be used to cast votes. Voting will conclude by 7:30pm. Winners will be announced at 8:00pm.
The Monster Mash depends on volunteers and donations to be successful.
Click here
for a complete list of opportunities available to volunteer and donation items that are needed.
Congratulations to 7th grader, Megan Longmore, who designed the winning artwork for the Monster Mash poster. It's featured above. Megan also won a $25 gift card!
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Family Rosary
GA is blessed to have Eucharistic Adoration almost every Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm. We begin those hours with the Family Rosary at 3:00pm. We say 5 decades of the rosary and rotate which mysteries we pray based on the day of the week or the liturgical season. It takes about 20 minutes.
We will be praying each week for our Guardian Angels school and parish community. ALL ages welcome.
In the last apparition in October of 1917 at Fatima, Portugal - the Virgin Mary appeared as the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary and said to the 3 children, “Pray the Rosary daily.”
Please sign-up
here
if you would like to participate.
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GA Students Invited to Audition for The AristoCats Kids
Students in PreK through fourth grades are invited to participate in an upcoming production of The AristoCats Kids! Choose your audition slot
online
; auditions will take place
Wednesday, October 23rd
from 2:45-3:45pm. More information is
attached
. Performances will take place February 7th and 8th.
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Spirit Wear
PTA is offering a new spirit wear option this year. Just go to the
online shopping site
and choose what you like. There are many different options available. If you need to check sizes, stop in to U Sports on Five Mile Rd. Orders placed online are typically ready for pickup in the store within 10 days.
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Parents Service Hour Challenge
The PTA is encouraging every parent to give a minimum of two hours of service to the School or Parish. Any GA school parent who submits the
attached form
no later than May 1, 2020 with over 25 hours of service documented will be entered into a drawing for one free in-parish tuition for the 2020-2021 school year. The winner must also be in good standing with VIRTUS. Examples of service opportunities and a list of the official rules for the challenge are listed on the PTA section of the
website
.
The scholarship prize is sponsored by PTA, Music Boosters & Athletic Boosters.
The winning family will be announced prior to the end of the school year.
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After School Enrichment Opportunities
After School Enrichment will be offered again for the 19-20 school year. Please see the
attached flyer
for more information on classes available throughout the year.
Coming up in October:
- Come join Mrs. Pavely and GA artists as they "Fall Into Art" creating a Haunted House drawing, painted rocks, paper monster sculpture, and a pastel owl drawing. Classes begin October 8th and last four weeks; the cost is $50. You can reserve your child's spot online.
- Enriching Kidz is also back this year with Better Baby Sitters and Kidz Home Alone courses begin the first week of October. Details on those classes can be found here.
- Yoga and Meditation Mondays will begin after school on October 14th and runs for five weeks. Information is attached.
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Basketball Registration Now Open
Guardian Angels Boys and Girls Basketball registration is now open to all families of Guardian Angels Church and School for students in grades 3rd-8th. For more information, or to register, please go to the
GA Boosters website
. Evaluation dates and times will be posted soon. Please email any questions you may have to
GAngelsbasketball@gmail.com
.
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Greeter Ministry
Guardian Angels Parish is looking to enhance what a welcoming community we are. Our parish will resume the MINISTRY OF GREETERS starting in November.
We are asking for some friendly faces to be at the Gathering Space doors 20 minutes before the Saturday and Sunday Masses.
You would be committing to a once a month obligation.
We would like to have a minimum of 3 people greeting at each Mass. Feel free to have the whole family at the doors welcoming fellow parishioners and new ones as we join in the celebration of Mass together. A single person or a family can all serve in this ministry. (GA students may count this activity as Service to the Parish for the Christian Service Program.)
Please sign-up
here
if you would like to participate.
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40 Days for Life
Over the past years Guardian Angels parish has volunteered to cover two of the 40 Days for Life event where we have someone continually praying from 7:00am to 7:00pm at Planned Parenthood’s abortion facility. Many of our working parishioners try to cover our early and late hours and those available during the day fill the hours in between.
Please consider joining us as many of our “regulars” can no longer participate mainly for health reasons. Sign up at
40daysforlife.com/cincinnati
or on the bulletin boards in the gathering space.
The next GA dates are Wednesday, September 25th and Wednesday, October 30th
. Questions? Problems signing up? Contact
Luann Rowekamp
.
A flyer for the campaign is
attached
.
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Rosary Rally in October
All are invited to join in a Public Square Rosary Rally on Saturday,
October 12
, at 12:00pm at Guardian Angels Church, next to the main Beechmont Ave entrance. America is at a historic crossroad. Secularists are trying to push God from the public square. They reject His beneficial action upon society. But without God, where will our leaders get the wisdom to solve the great problems we face? Please join us in offering reparation for the sins and offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to fervently pray for the conversion of the United States.
More information about the Public Square Rosary Rallies is available at
www.ANF.org
. A flyer for our event is
attached
.
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Fall Soup and Speaker Series
Please join us for the next installment of our Fall Soup and Speaker Series on
October 15th
. It's a great opportunity for soup, fellowship, and a fantastic speaker. All ages are welcome. Fr. Jedidiah Tritle will explore the Old Testament and the Blessed Mother. Where do we find Mary and what does it tell us about her?
Come for dinner at 6:00pm; the presentation begins at 7:00pm.
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will participate in an
A Living Rosary led by our 5th grade students at 9:00am on Monday, October 7th.
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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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 4th grade classes
are responsible for the next donation on
Monday, October 7th
. A
complete schedule
for the school year is
attached
.
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Box Tops Goes Digital This Year
Box Tops is going digital! The Guardian Angels PTA collects Box Tops and uses the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. This year, Box Tops is switching to a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App. No more cutting labels off boxes! Instead, you’ll go into the Box Tops app and just scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information
attached
.
Currently, you can still find old Box Tops labels on some products. GA students can still submit those paper Box Tops to their homeroom teachers and parishioners can drop them off in the special collection envelope located on the bulletin board in the Church Gathering Space. Those labels will be picked up on
November 1st
and then again on
March 1st
. These physical labels are being phased out though so at some point the digital option will be the only way to submit Box Tops.
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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. 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.
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Amazon Shopping Supports GA
You can now 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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Stay Connected with GA on Social Media
Stay up-to-date with all things GA by following us on social media.
Guardian Angels is active on several social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Facebook serves as our primary social channel
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 Facebook 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.
You will also be able to find links to our social media channels at the bottom of every Wednesday Herald.
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Service Hour Opportunity
The Comboni Taste of Mission will be
Saturday, October 12th
from 5:00-9:00pm. If you have any students who would like to perform stewardship hours, they could come to the Comboni Mission Center (1318 Nagel Avenue) either from 3:00-4:30pm or 8:30-10:00pm on the 12th. If you have students who will be coming, please email
Heather Kaufman
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Anderson Community Girls Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a spring sport that begins in Jan/Feb and typically runs through mid-May. Registration is now open for girls lacrosse grades 3rd through 8th. Please see the
attached flyer
for more information and key dates about Demo Day, Parents Info Night, Registration and season dates. All skill levels welcome and encouraged!
Upcoming Events at St. Ursula Academy
St Ursula Academy offers a variety of events to prospective students and families throughout the year. The events include Shadow Days, Open House, and information evenings about financial aid, and supporting students with learning disabilities. You can find more information
here.
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Upcoming Events at Mercy McAuley
Mercy McAuley HS has a number of upcoming events for families interested in learning more about the school. Events include social opportunities for junior high students, shadow days, and informational sessions for parents.
You can find more information
here
.
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