"Remember us O Lord, as you favor your people." PS 106:6-7
Message from the Principal
Dear Families and Friends,
 
Over the next two weeks, students in Grades 3-8 will be taking their final round of NWEA testing. As discussed in previous newsletters, these assessments measure student growth in both reading and math. Ideally, we should see growth for all students from September through February. The results from these exams will help us to identify skills which may need to be reviewed and practiced before the ILEARN assessments are given in April and May. As always, we ask that all students do their best when completing these exams so that we have accurate data indicating what they know.

In reviewing our enrollment for next year, we see that only 71% of our current families have re-enrolled their students for next year. We have already accepted fifteen new students for next year and will continue to do so until classes are full. As always, Grades 6-8 are filling up first. Please note that as we begin working on next year’s budget, we need to know how many students will be in our building, as this not only affects the hiring of staff, but it also affects the cost for educational materials and ancillary resources.

We hope your students enjoy their winter break, and we will see them back on Tuesday, February 18th.

God bless,

Mrs. Ramos
Announcements
2020-2021 Registration

While our deadline for applications has passed, please know that we are continuing to accept applications for 2020-2021.  We want to thank those families who have already submitted their registration fee and paperwork to us. Please note that our junior high classes are filling up quickly, so please do not wait to get your applications submitted. Last year, we did have to close two grade levels because we reached our class limit.
West Deanery Science Fair

Congratulations to those eighth grade students who placed in the West Deanery Science Fair this last week!

1 st Place – Cruz Albarran
2 nd Place – Emilu Carbajal
3 rd Place – Andy Cruz



The overall winners were also Emilu Carbajal (second place) and Andy Cruz (third place). 
Crusader Choir News


Congratulations to our Elementary Choir who received a Division I and Outstanding rating at the CYO Music Contest this past Saturday! 






Our Crusader Choir also earned a Division I rating as well! 
Scholarship opportunities can be found here !
Reminders about Illnesses

We want to remind all of our families that if your student has been sick or has had a fever, he or she must be fever-free and not gotten sick for 24 hours before returning to school.

With so many people catching the flu this season, even after having gotten the flu vaccine, we cannot run the risk of students or staff getting sick because another student came back to school too early. Remember that this in the best interest of everyone.

Please also remember to contact the main office when your child is sick, and please send in any doctor’s notes you may have. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 317-926-0516.
Marilyn Bardon Scholarship Fund
On December 31st, our beloved former teacher, Marilyn Bardon, passed away. A scholarship fund has been established to help a current St. Michael-St. Gabriel 8th grader attend Cardinal Ritter High School.
21 st Century Scholarship

The 21 st Century Scholarship is a program for students currently in seventh and eighth grade. This scholarship program provides income-eligible students the opportunity to earn a scholarship that covers up to four years of tuition and regularly assessed fees, such as technology and health services fees, to several public colleges and universities in the state of Indiana. For those families considering private institutions in Indiana, the scholarship will cover part of the cost to attend these schools as well. Families interested in applying for this schol arship should do so by June 30 th of a student’s eighth grade year. Several of our families have already registered for this program. For more information about this scholarship and how to apply, visit https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/enroll/ .
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 .