"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts." PS 95:8

8.23.19 St. Michael - St. Gabriel Newsletter ‌ ‌ August Month at a Glance August Lunch Menu

Message from the Principal

Dear Families and Friends, We wish to thank all our families who attended last evening’s Back to School Night and also those parents who attended our first PTA meeting this past Sunday. Those families in attendance will receive one hour toward their required volunteer hours for the year. If you were unable to attend the Back to School Night but would like information on what you may have missed, please contact your child’s teacher. Please also note that our next PTA meeting will be held on Sunday, September 15th at 7:00 p.m. All Jupiter codes were sent home last week, and we hope that by now you have had a chance to activate your student’s account, as many of our teachers have begun inputting grades for assignments completed. If you are having difficulty logging in, please contact the school, and we will help you. Next week students in Grades 3-8 will begin completing NWEA testing in reading and math. This is an online assessment that helps to create a baseline of where students currently are in both subjects. We will then test students again in the winter and spring and will be able to measure their progress in each of these subjects. By testing students multiple times throughout the year, we are able to see where they are growing and also look to see where students may need more help, rather than relying on exams such as ILEARN, which only assess students once a year. Our year if off to a great start, and we thank you so much for encouraging your children along the way! God Bless, Mrs. Ramos

Announcements

A huge thank you to 2015 CRHS graduate Sarah Bacon for taking time out of her busy schedule to talk to our students last Friday. We are proud of her accomplishments, and we wish her the best of luck in the Olympic trials!

After School Dismissal Procedures As a reminder, parents are not allowed to park alongside the church on Tibbs Avenue, by the rectory, by the Parish Life Center, or in front of the Advancement Office at Cardinal Ritter. For everyone’s safety, please enter through the parking lot after school to pick up your student and wait for students to be released to their cars. Also, please note that we will no longer be crossing students across 30 th Street this year. All walkers will be walked down the eastside of the school and released back into the neighborhood on Bonham Drive.

Student Medications This is a reminder to all families that if your student has any prescribed medications to take while at school, we must have the medication brought in its original container with the student’s name and proper dosage labeled on the prescription bottle. Also, if your student needs medication for headaches or allergies, please send that medicine to the main office with your student’s name and instructions for proper dosage noted. All medications must be brought to the main office. Students cannot keep these items with them.

Gym Uniforms Junior High students who are in need of gym uniforms may purchase those though the main office. The cost for both a t-shirt and shorts is $20.

Beginning Band We had a great turn out for the St. Michael-St. Gabriel Band meeting on Monday! If you did not make it, there is still time to sign up! If you would like to join the band program, please reach out to Ms. Leyba at kleyba@cardinalritter.org .  The first rehearsal will take place on Monday, September 9th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Students should be picked up at Cardinal Ritter High School. Students will be escorted to Cardinal Ritter by Ms. Leyba and then be picked up just outside the Cardinal Ritter band hall behind the chapel. If you need to rent or buy an instrument, please reach out to Musicians’ Repair shop online or by phone.  Musicians’ Repair & Sales 332 N. Capitol Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: 317-635-6274 Email: info@musiciansrepair.com

Student Council Students in Grades 4-8 who are interested in running for Student Council should see Mrs. Godsil for an application. Students in Grades 4-7 may run for homeroom representative, and students in Grade 8 may run for the offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Applications require two recommendations from a coach or teacher and are due to Mrs. Godsil or Mrs. Ramos by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 23, 2019. Campaign posters for those running are due to Mrs. Godsil by Tuesday, September 3, 2019 by 8:00 a.m. Students will then campaign the week of September 3rd and elections will be held on September 6th. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Godsil at ngodsil@indyarchangel.org.

Morning Drop-Off We want to remind all families that for Morning Drop-off they must enter the school parking lot from Tibbs Ave. After entering the west gate, make a right hand turn into the lot between the church and the school, and follow alongside the cones in the lot. As you drive around to the main doors of the school for drop-off, the volunteers and staff will guide you to move up as far forward as possible. Make sure your student is exiting the car from the passenger side of the car. Do not allow your student to retrieve belongings from the trunk when in car line. This is for the safety of the child. Please be patient, as many new families are learning the routine. Never enter the parking lot from Cardinal Ritter High School, as cars will be exiting our parking lot that way. Never drop students off in the alley. There is a great deal of traffic exiting the parking lot in the alley. Families that stop to drop off their students in the alley cause a delay in the flow of traffic and endanger the lives of students, including their own children. Please follow the procedures that have been set in place by the school. We want to make sure that all of our students, staff, and volunteers are kept safe.   If you need to go to the main office, please park on the north side of the school by the basketball goals near the main entrance on the other side of the cones.        Remember to always be observant when you are on the school grounds!

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.

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