A Christ-centered community,
provides excellence in education
to meet the needs of the whole child.
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Dear OLMC Parents,
I pray this edition of the "Messages from the Mount" finds you all in good health and enjoying the last weeks of our summer break. It is with great anticipation, that I look forward to welcoming all of you and your child(ren), back to school this year. I recognize that back to school time can bring mixed emotions and new routines for our little ones (and us parents!). Please know that our staff is excited and ready to support each family that steps on campus! Know of our prayers in these last days of preparation.
During the month of July, I spent a great deal of time reading, studying, listening and working collaboratively with educational and medical professionals on the topic of "school and covid". Through this work, new health guidelines for our school opening have been formed. Please take a few minutes to carefully read through them and share this information with your child(ren). One lesson all school leaders learned throughout this past year is that things can change very quickly. I'm asking that you all keep this in mind as we journey together through this upcoming school year. The new OLMC Covid-19 school protocols (see below) are a starting point for us as we begin this journey.
Lastly, Jesus is the reason for our school. Please take time during the last few days of summer break to pray to Jesus for our students, parents, and staff. Through our community prayers, Jesus will continue to bless our amazing community!!
Heavenly Father, thank you for the many blessings in my life.
The gift of my family, my friends and my Catholic school.
Lord, be with me as I take on the challenges of this day.
Grant me the gift of peace and understanding
where any anxiety or uncertainty lies.
Help me to replace any fear with the love of your Son.
Keep me and all those around me safe and healthy. Amen.
Click here to read the 2021-2022 Covid-19 school protocols.
God Bless,
Tim Fletcher, Principal
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July
30 - Aug 1 Shoe Carnival Sale at Noblesville location: 17140 Mercantile Blvd 46060
August
1-19 Online Spirit Wear Store Open
1 Class Lists sent via email
5 Girl's Basketball Camp - see below for more info
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)
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2020-2021 Highlight Video:
Some very talented people collaborated and put together this short highlight video for our school. Click here to watch now
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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.
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Shoe Carnival Sale This Weekend!
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.
This sale is not just for students - all family members can take advantage of this sale!
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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.
- If payment has not been made, and no communication of hardship has been expressed to the business manager, then you will forfeit your child(ren)'s spot(s) in the school for the school year.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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Attention Parents of Girls Playing CYO Basketball:
Aug 5 6-8pm
Girls in grades 4-8
Coach Laura McCullough Behrle is having a CYO Girls Back to Basketball Camp on Thursday, Aug 5 from 6-8pm. The cost is free. Please email her at lbehrle@sbcglobal.net if your daughter plans to attend. This will ensure a proper head count. Questions may also be directed to her email.
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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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