St. Michael-St. Gabriel Newsletter September 23, 2022

9.23.22 St. Michael -

St. Gabriel Newsletter

September Month At A Glance

September Lunch Menu

2022-2023 School Calendar

2022-2023 Tuition Rates

Message from the Principal

Dear St. Michael-St. Gabriel Families and Friends,

We want to thank all the students who submitted corporate sponsorships for our annual Walk-A-Thon, and we want to encourage all students to do their part to help with our school’s only student-led fundraiser of the year. While reaching specific monetary goals are always encouraged, we would like to see 100% participation from our students this year, as this is something we have yet to achieve in the last eight years. Our next Walk-A-Thon dress down day will be next Wednesday, and for $2, students may dress like a twin with another student. If you are interested in helping with our Walk-A-Thon events on October 14th, please use this Sign-up Genius link to do so.

Click To Sign Up To Help With Walkathon

As noted in last week’s newsletter, we began implementation of our Friendzy program in Grades K-8 last week. As we continue to focus on our school theme, and one of our Franciscan values, of the Life and Dignity of the Human Person, we believe this program will help students find value in one another and show a greater appreciation for their neighbor through respect and kindness. We ask that you check with your child to see what insights he or she has gained from the program these last two weeks.

Next Thursday we welcome members of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, as they will be on campus to complete our school accreditation visit. During this time, they will meet with members of the administrative team, as well as members of our business office and school board. This is an opportunity for us to showcase the wonderful things taking place at St. Michael-St. Gabriel, while also learning ways in which we can improve our instruction, our programs, and overall operations within the school to better serve our students and their families.

Finally, this coming Monday is our September birthday celebration. Those students celebrating a birthday in the month of September may bring in a small treat to share with their classmates.

God Bless,

Mrs. Ramos

Faith & Service

Prayer for Students

Lord our God,

in your wisdom and love

you surround us with the mysteries of the universe.

Send your Spirit upon these students

and fill them with your wisdom and blessings.

Grant that they may

devote themselves to their studies

and draw ever closer to you,

the source of all knowledge. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

R/. Amen.

Announcements

2022-2023 Student Council Officers

Congratulations to the following students who were elected as officers and representatives for this school year:

President: Ivania Camey-Hernandez

Vice President: Stephanie Velasquez

Treasurer: Abel Fitsum

Secretary: Riley Torres

7th Grade Representative (7A) - Payton Dill

7th Grade Representative (7R) - Oliver Gambs

6th Grade Representative (6T) - Arsema Fitsum

6th Grade Representative (6C) - Robel Fitsum

5th Grade Representative (5C) - Jasiel Flores-Sanchez

5th Grade Representative (5G) - Eva Lewis

4th Grade Representative - Aaliyah Rodriguez

Elementary Choir

If your child is in Grades 3-5 and is interested in joining our Elementary Choir this year, please click on the links below for more information.

SMSG Elementary Choir Information - English

SMSG Elementary Choir Information - Spanish

TUTORING TIMES

Below you will find the tutoring times that our teachers have available for this school year.

Tutoring Times

PTA CHAIRPERSONS NEEDED

Once again, we are reaching out to our families to see if anyone may be interested in chairing or co-chairing our PTA this year. It has been over two years since we have had a lead for this committee, and the need is certainly great, especially as we kick off our Walk-A-Thon during the first quarter of the year. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Mrs. Ramos at lramos@indyarchangel.org.

PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS

This year all families will be required to complete five volunteer hours during the course of the year. There are many ways to complete these hours by attending parent meetings and conferences, but additional opportunities are noted in the attachments found below. Remember that anyone who chooses to volunteer for an event where children are present must be Safe Parish trained. We recommend working on that training now so that you may be ready to help when you would like to chaperone or volunteer for an event.

English Volunteer Guide

Spanish Volunteer Guide

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SMSG School Uniforms

We're excited to announce School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger as an approved uniform provider for St. Michael-St. Gabriel Elementary School families!

Visit www.globalschoolwear.com to find our school store using school code STMI07

8th Grade Trash Bag Sales

It’s that time of year when we know many of you are beginning to bag up your leaves and clean out your gardens. If you are interested in purchasing trash bags from the school office, we are selling rolls for $11 a piece. All proceeds go to fund the eighth grade class trip. An initial order form was sent home with all students this week, if you are interested in purchasing any. We do sell these bags throughout the year as well, so you may consider purchasing some in the spring as well.

Trash Bag Order Form

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.

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