Important Dates
This Week - 8th grade recognition week on social media
May 15- Last instructional Day for 8th grade students
May 20- 8th Grade Send-Off (more details communicated to 8th grade families)
May 22- Last instructional day for Preschool -7th grade students
May 26-29 Catch-Up/ Enrichment Week for Preschool-7th grade students
May 28- Virtual Field Day
May 29- Last day of the 2019-2020 school year!
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Keep Watching Our Social Accounts
We have a lot going on over on social media accounts. If you haven't followed our pages in the past, now is a great time to start! You'll find links to our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Pages below.
Tribute to Our 8th Graders
This week we've dedicated our social channels to our graduating eighth graders. All week you'll see special tributes to each and every graduate through Friday. We are so proud of our Angels!
Staff Mystery Read Aloud Series
Tune into our
Facebook page throughout the month of May for our staff mystery reader series! Staff members will be reading their favorite book for students to enjoy virtually. If you miss one, you can find them all on our
YouTube page
as well.
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Brad's Blessings Scholarship Winner Announced
Brad’s Blessings, Inc. is thrilled to announce that Grace Fetchel has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Bradley M. Giesting Kindness Scholarship. This is a one-time, non-renewable $2,000.00 scholarship that is awarded each year to a graduating eighth grader of Guardian Angels School who will be attending McNicholas High School next fall.
The recipient, determined with assistance from GA faculty and administration, is someone who consistently chooses to be a kind, empathetic and compassionate person to all. Grace was described as a friendly, honest and respectful leader that inspires others with her inclusiveness and kindness. By awarding this scholarship, Brad’s Blessings hopes that Grace will continue to spread kindness and act as a role model for others through their high school career and beyond. Congratulations, Grace!
Brad’s Blessings is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization honoring the life of GA and McNick alumnus, Bradley M. Giesting. For more information, visit the Brad’s Blessings
website
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Congrats to Our GA Artists!
Congratulations to the following students who participated in the
Ulmer Car Care Contest
and won! The theme of this Special Edition at Home Art Contest was
I Spy On Our Family Drive
. Thanks to all the creative artists from GA that participated and to Ulmer's for their community involvement!
Allie Spiller--Gr. 5 First Place
Jack Spiller--Gr. 3 Third Place
Maggie Dun--Gr. 3 Fourth Place tie
Mrs. Pavely has also put together a virtual art show to showcase more of our artists' talented work. You'll find this
virtual art show on our Facebook Page on Monday.
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School Supply Kits for 2020-2021 School Year
School Supply Boxes for Grades 1-8 are now available to order online. They will be delivered at school before the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Please remember when ordering to choose your child's grade for the 20-21 school year, NOT the current grade. GA has changed school supply companies from previous years to 1st School Supply for the 20-21 school year. Please use the link provided to order from the proper source. Click
here
to order.
Preschool and kindergarten families will get information from their teachers about their supplies.
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Forest Hills Bus Transportation for 2020-2021 School Year
Families who live in the Forest Hills School district and intend to use their bus service for the 2020-2021 School Year are required to fill out a transportation request form; the form is
attached
. These need to be submitted to Forest Hills School District b
y June 30th
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Girl Scouts Update
- We are looking for 2-3 parents ( moms or dads) to start a troop for our soon to be second graders in 2020-2021.
- Meetings are typically after school for an hour once a month with additional outings about 6 times a year.
- You can find out more information about being a Girl Scout leader by visiting https://www.gswo.org/
- If you are interested please email Amy Armstrong Smith.
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AngelsFest Event Postponed: BNB & Major Awards Go As Scheduled
Due to restrictions on public gatherings, our annual parish festival is postponed indefinitely. However, we will be having our Bid-N-Buy and Major Awards raffle during our scheduled festival weekend:
June 12-14
.
We hope you will still support our parish's largest fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets and bidding on some of our great auction items.
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Bid-N-Buy - Register Now For Our Auction
The Bid-N-Buy committee is pleased to present an online auction June 12, 13 and 14 this year! We have been busy preparing a great event for you, but we need all hands on deck to be successful! Any donation you can make is greatly appreciated. Here's how can you help from the comfort of your couch!
- Check out the Amazon Wish List. Put your online shopping skills to good use! You can always donate an Amazon gift card in any amount and we will use it towards our bigger items. ORDER NOW--DELIVERY TIMES ARE RUNNING OVER A WEEK ON SOME ITEMS. Click here to view the list. Please make sure to include your name and address with any donation so we can send you a thank you and tax receipt form. You can also use the wish list to get ideas-just let me know if you purchase elsewhere and I’ll take the item off the list.
- Donate lottery tickets in any amount.
- Do you have season tickets to local sports events? Can you spare a couple of tickets? We would love to offer tickets to the Reds, Bengals, FC Cincinnati, UC, XU, Ohio State, Notre Dame, UD, etc.
- Do you have an experience you can offer? Maybe a tour of your small business or you have a contact with someone at a restaurant, brewery, or factory?
- Send in a cash/check donation to the rectory. Please make your check out to Guardian Angels and mark your check as "Bid-N-Buy Donation."
Guardian Angels Church
6531 Beechmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45230
The festival cart is set up in the gathering space if you visit the church. Take a tag and return it with your donation. Don't forget to include your name so we know who to thank! Gift cards are needed for entertainment, restaurants, and shopping.
Kindly
return any donations by May 16
at the very latest.
Registration for
online bidding is open now.
Click here
to register.
Bidding will begin June 8th.
Thank you for your generosity! Remember, we’re all in this together!
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Major Awards
Major Awards raffle tickets are available for purchase now through June 12th. Tickets mailed to parishioners' home may be mailed to the rectory in the provided return envelope. We will have the following early bird drawings:
- May 24 (tickets must be received by 5/22)
- May 31 (tickets must be received by 5/29)
- June 7 (tickets must be received by 6/5)
Tickets must be received by June 12th for the Major Awards Prize of $10,000. The winner will be drawn by Father King on June 14th. More tickets are available at the rectory for purchase. You may request extra tickets be mailed to your home by calling the office at
(513) 231-7440
Monday through Friday from 8:30am-1:30pm or by
emailing Carolyn Schwettman
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Thank you to the businesses who have agreed to sponsor AngelsFest!
We appreciate your support of our parish during these times.
Gold Sponsors
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GA Will Stream 10am Mass Each Sunday
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Changes Being Made For Camp GAudeo
Now is the time to register current 5th through 8th grade students for Camp GAudeo 2020 (
June 22nd – 26th
).
We are still operating under the hope that we can gather for camp on this scheduled week. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions on us and event venues we typically use, we will be switching models.
The camp will now be offered on campus without bus transportation to local venues
. We will be renting equipment or contracting services to come to us to still provide a slew of large-scale activities and an immense amount of fun. To ease the burden on families, our
price for the camp will be lowered to only $75 dollars per student
(with scholarships available), which brings the price to $15 per day. You can read more about these changes and the considerations being made by Bradley Barnes to run the camp safely by
clicking here
.
Camp GAudeo is a week of middle school ministry (led by adults and high school students) that includes fun tons of opportunity to pray and grow in our relationship with Christ. Camp is open to all students in the appropriate grades, regardless of school, parish, or religious background! Visit the
Camp GAudeo webpage
for more information or to register a camper, high school counselor, or adult volunteer.
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Help PTA Raise Money for a New Playground
PTA is hosting an online fundraiser with Boon Supply, which sells a curated collection of products across home, office, on-the-go and more. Through this fundraiser, Boon Supply will donate 40% of every purchase you make goes back to PTA.
Shop online
through the end of May to support Guardian Angels School PTA. We would love your help!
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Box Tops Is Now Digital
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
.
You can also watch a quick video showing how the new digital platform works
here.
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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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AmazonSmile Is Now Available Through The Amazon App
Anyone using the AmazonSmile feature to benefit Guardian Angels Church can now do so through the Amazon App! If you shop on Amazon, y
ou can
sign-up
to have a portion of your purchase come back to Guardian Angels. Now when you make purchases through the AmazonSmile app OR 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.
To make the adjustments in the app, follow these steps:
- Open the Amazon Shopping App.
- Tap on the Main Menu in the App.
- Click on Setting.
- Click on AmazonSmile.
- Follow the direction to turn on AmazonSmile and start shopping.
This update will be available soon on IOS. Until then, those users will need 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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Summer Soccer Camp
Once again OSYSA, Soccer Unlimited and Jack Hermans will be conducting a soccer camp for students and parishioners of Guardian Angels. The camp will run from July 27-30 at Armleder Park from 5:30-8:30. The cost of the camp is $85.00 with a 10% discount for 2 or more camp participants from the same family. Please email Chris Beerman at
cjbeerman@gmail.com
for a flyer or for more information.
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