November

2 Report Cards sent home

2-13 OLMC Spirit Store is Open online

3 Sapphire & Gold Gala

6 Daylight Savings Time Ends(Fall Back 1 hour)

11 Charity Dollar Jeans Day for Veteran's Day - wear Red, White & Blue

17 1st grade Thanksgiving feast - watch your homeroom newsletter for more info

18 5th Grade Social

New dates added to the calendar:

Dec 6 - Advent Confessions for grades 3-8 10am-12:30pm

Jan 11 - 2 hour delay (school starts at 9:45am)



Outside Recess - Be Prepared!

All grades go outside daily for recess for about 20-25 minutes. Please make sure you are checking the weather and sending your children to school with the appropriate attire. Indiana weather can change drastically from one day to the next and even from one hour to the next!   This includes sweatshirts, coats, hats, gloves, etc.   

It is a good idea to label all items so they can be returned to you if they end up in the lost & found.

We only have inside recess if it is actively precipitating or it is 14 degrees or colder (windchill included).

The Online Spirit Wear Store is Open!! 

This includes sports (volleyball, basketball, wrestling),

general school spirit wear, and Parish items too. 

The store closes 11/13 and orders will be delivered the week of 11/28.

Happy shopping!

Please contact Haley Clark with any questions. 812-236-3447

Football Championships This Weekend!

This coming Saturday, November 5th both of our 3rd grade football teams are playing for City Championships! These games both begin at 9:30am at Roncalli HS. They play in different divisions so they are not playing each other.

The best way to get sports updates and reminders; Sign up for our Weekly Raider Sports Newsletter!

Art 2 Remember Orders

Don’t Miss Out! Now is the time to place your order for custom keepsake products featuring your child’s artwork. These items make great gifts for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and any other important person in your child’s life. The deadline to order is November 4th. Go to https://arttoremember.com/school/ZDBLM6 to place your order. Thank you for supporting our school! 

November is here!

Thank you to Haley Church, Alli Koscal and all the amazing volunteers for a great Open House last week! We saw a lot of new faces and had the opportunity to talk about our wonderful school.

Students had a blast celebrating Halloween on Monday during their Fall Parties. A special thank you to all the Room Parents and volunteers that helped bring the spooky good time to the classrooms.

Friday, Nov 11 - wear Red, White & Blue

In honor of Veteran's Day, next Friday, Nov 11 will be a Charity Dollar Jeans Day.  Anyone that brings in a $1 donation, may wear jeans with any appropriate red, white and blue shirt.

No accessories please.

On out of uniform days:

• Children may wear loose-fitting jeans, athletic pants, khakis or other clean, casual type slacks with appropriate tops.
• No shorts may be worn.
• T-shirts, sweatshirts, etc. may be worn, but they must be appropriate to the Catholic environment of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School.
• It is permissible for girls to wear a casual skirt on out of uniform days, as long as the skirt follows the guidelines for uniform skirts and the hem touches the top of the knee or longer. They may also wear Capri pants (mid-calf).
• For safety reasons Crocs, flip flops, or shoes that do not stay securely on the feet are not permitted. 

The money will go to an Honor Flight for a Veteran.

Indy Honor Flight transports WWII, Korea and Vietnam veterans to see their memorials in Washington, D.C.  For free! Indy Honor Flight is a non-profit organization created solely to honor Indiana’s veterans for their service and sacrifice. Top priority is given to the oldest veterans. Our goal is to get the most senior veterans to visit the memorials built for them before it is too late. We also give priority to terminally ill veterans.

Click here to read more about the Honor Flight Program.

LIBRARY CORNER

Birthday Book Club

Happy birthday to the newest members of the Birthday Book Club: Slavic Bovkis, Aubrey Brown, Declan Church, Jack Clark, Katie Farrell, Anna Hein, Adam Hoffman, Calin Kodrich, Peyton Longley, Caroline Mecklenburg, Fiona O'Connor, Ally Parenteau, Conrad Werth and Natalia Wojtunik. 

Thank you for your donation to the library. Your names have been placed inside of a new book for everyone to read. If your student would like to participate in the Birthday Book Club, please have them bring in a new book of their choice or a $10 donation to the library.  November birthday book club invitations will be coming home this week. Thank you for helping build our library collection! 

Volunteer Opportunities

1. Library Special welcomes volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please sign-up here:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEA629A0F5C16-olmc3 

2. Book Reviewers Needed! We have several books that were donated from Carmel Library but we want to ensure that they are aligned with our Catholic Values. If you'd like to help, send an e-mail to gaskillj@olmc1.org. If you volunteer to review a book, I'll send a book home with one of your children and e-mail you a short google form to complete after you finish the book. You can read the book at your leisure, no due dates!

Coat Drive:

It’s starting to get chilly outside! Have you gone through your coat closet yet to see what doesn’t fit you?

The Merciful HELP Center works in partnership with Hamilton County Kids Coats to provide warm winter wear for families and we are anticipating a tough winter.

We give used coats from the Merciful HELP Center on November 17, 2022 though January 31, 2023

All used coats are needed to prepare ourselves for the giveaways!!

If you have any questions, please email Rosanne Burge at mhc@kidscoats.org

Please drop off coat, hat and glove donation into the Merciful HELP Center donation room any day of the week from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

If you would like to volunteer to help give away coats, please register to volunteer on this Sign up Genius:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/mhccoats

Used Vehicle donations to the Merciful HELP Center

The Merciful HELP Center is in great need of used cars for families in need.

We have a fast growing list of people who are without cars going into the winter season and we would like to help them if we can. This need is serious and if you donate a running used car you will be able to provide a family the chance to grocery shop, get to doctor appointments and work on a daily basis.

Please email Todd Wade - twade757@gmail.com for more information.

Thanks to PFM Car and Truck in Carmel and the Neely family, we are able to make repairs to cars on occasion! Todd can help navigate the decision if your vehicle would be a great fit for a family in need! Thank you to all who have made a vehicle donation!

Jayne Slaton

Merciful HELP Center Director

Pastoral Care and Outreach Director

School Lost and Found:

The school lost & found table is located in the Parish Hall/Cafeteria. Items like jewelry & electronics are kept in the office. Parents are welcome to come check lost & found during the day. 

There is also a gym lost and found in the area outside the gym doors for items

left in the gym or locker rooms.

Items left on the Lost & Found table for 4 weeks get donated to the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center. We do check for names before we donate.

Painting Workshop:

Calling Artists in Grades 6-8!!!

Join us for a Painting Workshop November 29, 30 and Dec 1 after school until 4:45.

Everyone will create their own canvas with a beautiful Nativity Scene which would

make an amazing Christmas gift or a lovely decoration!

Grades 6-8

Cost $15.00

Class Instructed by Jill Rund, space limited.

OLMC SCHOOL FAMILIES - WE NEED YOU!

Our 47th annual Thanksgiving Basket Program is underway and we are hoping to serve 600 families this year. But we can't do it without you! This is a great program to participate in as a family. 

Click this link to volunteer

We really need some school parents to help us on

Friday, November 11 from 12:30-2:50

to do outside traffic control as the 3rd and 4th grade students transfer

the food from MHC to the Parish Hall on wagons.

(look for "We have 6 KEY positions for traffic coordination".in the sign up genius below)

Click this link to donate 

or scan the QR code below!            

All donations are due at the Merciful HELP Center by Sunday, November 6 at 5pm. Delivery day is Saturday, November 12 from 8am-10:30am. Thank you in advance for your support!

SoulCore Classes Starting Up Again - Your are Invited!

WHAT: SoulCore is a movement that pairs functional strength exercises with the rosary for a truly beautiful mind-body-soul experience.

WHEN:

Fall Schedule: all classes at 9am

November 8, 15

December 6, 13

WHERE: Marian House Studio 

WHO: Leaders Molly Tittle and Alli Koscal 

See www.soulcore.com for information on SoulCore

For more specific info on class location and other questions,

text Alli 317-417-0831 or Molly 317-414-0755

Instagram - @amsoulcore