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July 21, 2021
School Calendar
July
26 Final Vow Ceremony in Nashville, TN (see below for more)
30 - Aug 1 Shoe Carnival Sale at Noblesville location: 17140 Mercantile Blvd 46060

August
1-19 Online Spirit Wear Store Open
8 Raider Roundup (ice cream social) 6:30-8pm Parish Hall
8 Newcomer tours 6:30 - 8pm
9 Kindergarten Orientation 6:15pm Parish Hall
9 New Family & Kindergarten Meeting 7pm Parish Hall
10 8th grade mandatory retreat 2-6pm Parish Hall
11 First Day of School (Full day 7:45am - 3:05pm)
Final Vow Ceremony:
We are incredibly blessed to have two OLMC sisters professing their final vows this summer! Sr. Cecilia (2A) and Sr. Mariam (6B) will profess their final vows on July 26th at 9:30am at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tennessee. The mass is followed by a reception at the St. Cecilia Motherhouse. 


If you would like to attend the ceremony and reception, you are more than welcome! Please just RSVP by calling the main Motherhouse line - 615-256-5486.
Checklist of things to do before August 11:

Here is a quick list of action items to complete before the first day of school. More information on each of these may be found in the sections below but we wanted to provide a consolidated list. There is a lot of information and we don't want to overwhelm anyone.
Shoe Carnival Sale!
July 30 - Aug 1
The Noblesville location (17140 Mercantile Blvd 46060) Shoe Carnival will be offering 30% off to any OLMC families that show this flyer this Friday – Sunday.

The Carmel/Westfield location closed last summer. 
 
This sale is not just for students - all family members can take advantage of this sale!
2021-2022 COVID Updates: Our official guidelines will be communicated by July 28.

It is our intent to follow suit with policies of other local schools. Masks will be optional. We will do our best to maintain social distancing and will continue to clean high-touch areas of the school.
Lunch Duty Calendar:
We are switching things up this year and started where we left off in May with the H part of the alphabet! This is only August & September done for now but wanted to give these families plenty of notice for scheduling purposes. Please check the lunch duty calendar here and make a note of your assigned days. Click here to view.
As a tithing parish that does not charge tuition, our lunch program relies on parent volunteers each day. The number of volunteer spots needed in the cafeteria throughout the year exceeds the number of students enrolled in the school. Therefore, it is necessary for families to serve lunch duty a minimum of three days. This is the only required commitment of service we ask of our parents each year. If parents are not able to serve on their assigned dates, it is the parents’ responsibility to switch dates with another protocoled adult. A protocoled adult is a person who has successfully completed the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana’s Safe and Sacred training and whose background check through this protocol system has been cleared.
School Lunches:
We are hoping to return to a more normal year in 2021-2022!

Our school we will be using is Campus Cuisine on Fridays only to start the school year. This food service operates by partnering with local restaurant vendors who deliver food to the school. So far, Chick-fil-A,, Jimmy John’s, McAllisters, Jet’s Pizza, Panera are vendors that work with Campus Cuisine to deliver food to OLMC on a rotating basis.

We will start with Pizza Fridays and hopefully add other dates of the week as the year progresses. August 13th will be our first day for this lunch option!

All students (except Half-Day Kindergarten) will need to pack a lunch with a drink every Monday through Thursday and on Fridays if not ordering pizza.

Students odering pizza on Fridays, must have an account set up with Campus Cuisine. The cafeteria is not able to accept cash payments.

Book Bills & Full Day KG Tuition:
  • If you have not already done so, please submit your payment (or ACH Direct Withdrawal form for KFD Tuition) as soon as possible. These were due July 15.

Please make checks payable to OLMC. They can be delivered to the church office or mailed to:
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Attn: Book Fee
14598 Oak Ridge Rd 
Carmel, IN 46032 
 
If you have a financial hardship that prevents you from paying these fees on time, please contact our business manager, Glen Ritchey, at ritcheyg@olmc1.org before the payment due date. Thank you.
School Uniforms:


Lands' End is the official provider of all uniform items. Please shop early to allow time for items with the logo to be processed and shipped.

Click here to shop Land's End Uniforms. Our school code is 900134263

Purchase Lands' End SCRIP from https://www.shopwithscrip.com/ to double your earning power for our school. The school earns a rebate from the purchase of the SCRIP gift card and again on the purchase from the Lands' End website when you shop with our school code 900134263.

Learn more about our SCRIP fundraising program here: https://school.olmc1.org/scrip

PE Uniforms - Grades 4-8:
Students in grades 4-8 will again be wearing uniforms for PE Class during the 21-22 school year! The locker rooms in the gym are used for changing before & after class.

For the 21-22 school year, the PE uniform must be the navy blue shorts and gray t-shirt with logo available through Land's End. The Used Uniform Committee does not currently have much of a selection of the new PE Uniform. We understand that items imprinted with the school logo take longer to ship. The PE Teacher will provide a grace period during the first week or two of school.

Students may change shoes for PE class. PE shoes may be athletic shoes of any color (they do not have to be all black or all white.
Used Uniform Sale:
July 15 from 4-6 PM in the Gym  

Sister Maria Benedicta extended the grace period for the old logo through the 2020-2021 school year! Everyone in grades 3-8 will be required to wear the new PE Uniform.
 
What can I expect? 
  • Most items are just $5 each.
  • Limited Selection of used Spirit Wear.
  • Spirit Wear orders will only be available online from August 1 - 19.

*This is our first event as we start to re-open the school. Please be patient as we are required to follow the guidelines set forth by the IN-Department of Health.

Safe & Sacred (PROTOCOL) Training:
The expectation is that every parent completes this training & background check. You must have this complete prior to volunteering/working in the school building during the school day. The background check portion can take several weeks so please complete this as soon as possible.

New Families: Click here to complete your background check and training now.

Returning Families: Please log into your account to check your expiration date. Both the background check and online training course must be renewed every 3 years.

Everyone who works with young people and/or vulnerable adults shares the responsibility of creating safe environments. We are all charged with treating life with the respect and dignity given to each of us by our God.Our policy at OLMC Parish & School, is for any adult working with children in any capacity at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School before, during or after the school day (including driving of the students to sporting events,and other extra-curricular activities etc.) is required to first complete the "Protecting Children in the 21st Century" Course and the Background check portion in the Safe & Sacred website.
Little Flowers Group:
Attention all parents of incoming girls K-3rd grade (this group is for any girl in our Parish not just an OLMC student) Little Flowers will be starting up again this coming year. Registration will be open until school starts. The 1st meeting will be September 10th. Please register ASAP to ensure we have all supplies ordered and ready for the first meeting.
The Little Flowers Girls’ Club is a Catholic club in which girls learn about Catholic virtues through fun-filled activities that highlight the lives of the saints. Following the model of our namesake, St. Therese of Lisieux, “The Little Flower”, the girls learn how to practice virtuous works of kindness and charity to grow in their love for Jesus! 
Meetings will be held after school one Friday each month, September-May from 3:20-4:45 in the lower level of the church. Monthly meetings consist of snacks, games, crafts, music & occasional guest speakers; yearly activities include our Daddy-Daughter Dance and Mother-Daughter Tea. 
Also, we will need parent leaders for each grade. If you are planning on signing your daughter up, please prayerfully consider helping out. 🌸 🌺❤️
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Tools for Schools
Tools for School:
Help Urgently Needed! Great Opportunity for Teens & Families!
The Merciful H.E.L.P. Center provides school supplies to many families in Hamilton County every July. The sign up genius has tabs at the top so you can pick the day you would like to help to search for openings. This is a great opportunity for OLMC & GCHS students to volunteer at!

Rest assured that protocols are in place so that this huge project will be done in the safest way possible with very little human contact and safe social distancing. All of our guests being helped will be staying in their vehicles. 

Sign up here (please note their are tabs for different days):