A Christ-centered community,
provides excellence in education
to meet the needs of the whole child.
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Dear OLMC Parents,
We had a wonderful day at school today celebrating Our Lady of Mount Carmel School’s 63rd birthday. The students were spirit-filled as they dressed in their school colors, and the cake served today by the PTO was beautifully decorated and delicious. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers for so generously giving of their time so that the whole student body could celebrate our school’s birthday so festively.
Speaking of thanksgiving, the Sisters and I want to sincerely express our gratitude to the families who donated to the Sisters’ Pantry Shower in the last few weeks. We are truly humbled by the number of gifts we received, and we promise to continue to keep all of our benefactors in our prayers each day. The Sisters and I can attest that we are so grateful to serve such an amazing grace-filled community. We are certainly blessed to be here!
Lastly, I hope that those students who purchase hot lunches in the cafeteria are enjoying the option our food service Aladdin is providing. This year we simplified the choices and added a packaged salad for sale. Gretchen Capo, our Kitchen Director, recommends that parents choose the auto-replenish option on their Pay For It account so that lunch balances will not fall short and a child, as a result, will have to receive a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Mrs. Capo advised that if parents set their auto-replenish at $20.00 per week, then a student could be guaranteed a hot lunch for each of the 5 days of that week. We want to ensure that each child is well-nourished and happy with their lunch choices. Thank you for checking your family’s lunch balance regularly so each child can be free to purchase their preferred lunch option on a daily basis.
I pray that the Lord bless you and your family with an abundance of grace as you work, play, and pray together.
In His joy,
Sister Maria Benedicta, O.P.
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September
8 OLMC Art showcased in the World's Smallest Children's Art Gallery in Carmel
10
Yogurtz - OLMC Spirit Day
12 Picture Day
13 1st Quarter Midterm grade cutoff
13 8th Grade Student Pizza lunch with Guerin Catholic - 11:05-11:55 in lower level of church
13 Movie Night Grades K-2: 5:45pm PH
18 No School - Teacher Professional Development
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OLMC Art Show - Sep 8 from 2-4pm
Did you know that Carmel, Indiana is home to the World's Smallest Children's Art Gallery? It is on Main Street in downtown Carmel.
Each year they showcase artwork from different schools in Carmel and OLMC is one of them! Mrs. Hinshaw prepares a display that includes artwork of each student in the school that have art class (grades 1-8).
Join us for
the Open House
on Sunday, Sep 8
from 2-4 pm!
The address is 40 W Main St Carmel, IN 46032 and they are open every Friday & Saturday 5-7pm, and Sunday 2-4pm during the month of September.
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Yogurtz Day is Coming in 1 Week!
Tuesday, September 10
We invite you to join us at
Yogurtz (12561 N. Meridian St., Carmel)
for our spirit day on
Tuesday, September 10
, in support of our school.
Come out and enjoy a cool treat and catch up with a friend, invite your co-workers for an after lunch dessert, or swing by after school or after dinner! Every little bit counts!
Be sure to tell the cashier that you are there to support OLMC and Yogutz will generously donate 15% of the total sales to our school. Thank you for your support in this fundraiser!
We appreciate every thing each of you do to help make OLMC a fantastic school for our kids!
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Picture Day - Next Thursday
September 12
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Students should come to school dressed in the school uniform.
We are using a new company this year - Inter-State Studio & Publishing. Order forms are coming home today. You can also order online at
https://inter-state.com/order
before Picture Day. Our picture day code is 43670MA. This code will work for several days after Picture Day.
You do not automatically receive a class picture.
While class pictures are included in most packages, you must purchase the class picture for $12 if that is the only picture you want.
Ordering After Picture Day
After Picture Day, you will receive a 9-10 digit unique code to view your child's picture and place an order. These codes will be sent home with your child approximately 3-4 weeks after Picture Day.
Picture re-take day will be Oct 24 if your child happens to be sick on this day.
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Movie Night for Grades K-2:
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The PTO presents the movie
Wonderpark (PG)
on
September 13, 2019 from 5:45pm-8:00pm
- Check in 5:45pm
- Movie 6:15pm
- Pick up 8:00pm
- OLMC Parish Hall
- Cost includes pizza, popcorn, candy, snack and a drink.
- $5 Pre-registered
- $6 Walk-ins
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SCRIP sales continue during afternoon carpool, at The Rock (weather permitting), every Thursday!
In the event of rain, we will move inside to the atrium.
We encourage everyone to take advantage of
MyScripWallet
this year.
MyScripWallet
allows you to purchase Scrip online 24/7, and have the Scrip you purchase available to use via your cell phones. It significantly improves the convenience of utilizing Scrip.
Please give it a try. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lesher,
stephrufe@yahoo.com
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From the Administration: Absences, Tardies & Makeup Work
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Notifying the School:
- Call 317-846-1118 or email attendance@olmc1.org.Both secretaries see emails sent to attendance@olmc1.org so this is the recommended method in the event one of them is out of the office that day.
- If your child is going to be late to school or absent for the day, it is the parent's responsibility to call or email the school office by 9 am.
- If the school office is not notified, a parent will be contacted to verify the student's absence.
- Notifying just the child's teacher does not fulfill the requirement of notifying the office.
Absences:
According to the Indiana Department of Education, a student should be temporarily excluded from school for:
- A temperature of 100 degrees or higher. A fever should be gone for at least 24 hours (without medication) before the student returns to school
- Most inflammatory eye conditions, such as pink eye
- Rashes that are known to be contagious or infectious
- Head cold of any consequence, especially with a persistent cough and excessive drainage
- Sore or inflamed throat -- if strep throat is diagnosed, the student needs to be on medication for at least 24 hours before returning to school
- Discharge from the ears
- Diarrhea or vomiting (must be symptom free for 24 hours without medication)
If your child is sent home ill with a possible contagious condition during the day, he/she will not be permitted to return to school that same day. Students that were sent home, or have been absent during the school day, may not participate in extra-curricular events that day or evening.
Tardies:
- The tardy bell rings at 7:45am each day.
- Please keep in mind that your child is tardy if they are not in the classroom at 7:45am. It takes several minutes to walk from the car to their classroom.
- Children may be dropped off starting at 7:15am.
- The carpool line tends to back up between 7:35-7:45 each day so it is recommended to try to drop your children off between 7:15-7:30am.
- 7:15am is the earliest that children may be dropped off - we do not have supervision available prior to 7:15am.
- If you child will be late due to an appointment, please make sure to call or email the school office before 9am. 317-846-1118 or attendance@olmc1.org
Make-Up Work:
All students who have an excused absence (refer to page 17-18 of the
Family Policy Guide
for definitions of excused & unexcused absences) have the same amount of time missed to make-up missed work. For example, if a student was ill two days, they have two days, upon return to school, to complete and turn in missed assignments.
- Kindergarten does not send home make-up work.
- Students in Grades 1-6
- Homework must be requested before 9:00 a.m.
- On the second day of the absence and will be placed in the school atrium to be picked up by parents after carpool.
- Homework will not be sent home with other students.
- Homework must be requested each subsequent day a student is absent.
- Junior High students
- Students must self-advocate in dealing with their make-up work (this includes specials like Art & Music).
- They must check Edmodo for homework and any other class information that may have been posted by the teacher on the day of their absence.
- Parents are free to come to school after dismissal to retrieve necessary textbooks from their child’s locker. (So ask your student for their locker number & combination!)
- The students must refer to the designated policy of each teacher in order to fulfill the students’ own academic obligations.
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Check the picture to the left to see if anything belongs to your family. With the cooler morning temps, we are seeing an increase in sweatshirts. One has a new logo with no name (child's large)
There are bins for lost & found items in the Parish Hall and outside the gym. Items that are labeled with a name are returned to the child's homeroom teacher. We highly encourage you to label all items, especially lunchboxes, water bottles, uniform items, hats, gloves, etc. These are the most common items that end up in the lost & found.
Items are kept for several weeks and then donated to the Used Uniform Committee or the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center.
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CYO Boy's Basketball Grades 4-12:
Register by Sep 15!
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Basketball Evaluations: Saturday, Sep 14 for Grades 4-8
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Boy's basketball evaluations for grades 4-8 at the OLMC gym.
Saturday September 14th
- 4:30-5:30pm- 4th grade
- 5:45-6:45pm- 5th/6th
- 7-8pm- 7th/8th
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Beginning Sept. 10, the Armata Bianca children’s prayer group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. We will meet and pray the rosary immediately after school until 4:30, pickup will be by the flagpoles at the church. Please email Wendy Pottratz
w.pottratz@gmail.com or Marla Richardson
5richardsons@sbcglobal.net to register your children, or with any questions.
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CYO is hosting the 5th Annual CYO Volleyball day on September 29 at Capitol Sports Center! This day is open to players of all ability levels. All participants will be provided pizza for lunch and a CYO Volleyball Day t-shirt. The cost is $50.
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Beware of a new scam involving Gmail & Google Calendar. If you use Gmail for your business or personal email, you could be at risk. One of the latest cyber scams going around adds fake events to unsuspecting victims' calendars.
The event will include a short event description complete with a dangerous phishing link. Typically, the event claims that "You've won prize money", or that "There's a money transfer in your name". The description tells you to click the link and follow the directions to claim your money.
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OLMC School does not put links into the events on our school calendar but we wanted to share this information with our school families to help keep them safe on the internet.
Remember, the following tips to prevent being scammed:
- Never click on links in emails or in calendar notifications that you weren't expecting. Even if it appears to be from someone you know, it's best to pick up the phone and call them to be sure it's legitimate.
- Always hover over links to see where they're taking you before clicking. The link may take you to a different address from the URL that is shown.
- By default, Google Calendar events are automatically added to your calendar, even if you haven't responded. You can turn this setting off by opening your Google Calendar settings from a desktop browser.
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OLMC PARISH TAILGATE
Friday, October 4
Guerin Catholic vs. Notre Dame Prep
5:30 pm Tailgate, 7 pm Kickoff
ADMISSIONS NEWS
Prospective Parent Breakfast
Tuesday, September 17
8-10 am
Middle school parents: do you have questions about Guerin Catholic? Join Kelli Wilson, our Director of Admissions, to learn more about our admissions process and tour the school while class is in session! Register at
GuerinCatholic.org
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Golden Eagle for a Day
Spend the day experiencing high school life at Guerin Catholic through our Golden Eagle for a Day shadow program. Select dates available from September – January. Register at
GuerinCatholic.org
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FALL 2019 High School Placement Test Dates
Saturday, October 5, 8:30 am - Noon
Saturday, November 2, 8:30 am - Noon
Saturday, December 7, 8:30 am - Noon
SAVE THE DATE!
Open House
All grades and families welcome!
Sunday, October 27
1-3:30 pm
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September 21 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Carmel St. Vincent Hospital - Back parking lot
13500 N. Meridian St.
Carmel, IN 46032
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Safe Sitter Classes - sponsored by Carmel Fire Department
Register for a 1 day class. Choose from:
- September 7
- October 5
- November 2
- December 7
Classes are from 9 am - 3:30 pm
Carmel Fire Dept Headquarters
2 Civic Square Carmel, IN 46032
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Pre-registration is required. Fee is $60. Students should bring a sack lunch.
Call 317-571-4245
email kfreer@carmel.in.gov
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