A Christ-centered community,
provides excellence in education
to meet the needs of the whole child.
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September
9 Out of Uniform Day for Blood Drive Donor Families
10 8th Grade Pizza Lunch with GCHS 11am-12noon LL of church
10 Movie Night Grades K-2
12 8th Grade Car Wash -sport field parking lot after all morning Masses
13 Mr. Rund's School-ah Schola rehearsal is cancelled
14 Freddy's Dining Fundraiser
14 6th Grade parent meeting (TOB) 7pm PH (attend either Tues or Thurs)
15 Room Parent Meeting 9:30 -10:30am HFR
16 6th Grade parent meeting (TOB) 7pm PH (attend either Tues or Thurs)
17 Jr. High Social 3-4:30pm
23 School Picture Day
Click here to see the completed Lunch Server Calendar which now includes October - December.
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Community Update:
We have had 1 positive reportable case in the school community in the past week. When the school is notified of a positive case, we implement contact tracing protocol. The families of students that are identified as a close contact are contacted directly with specific return to school instructions.
Helpful information: Cases are presenting with multiple different symptoms.
When in doubt, keep them home and call the school office so we can talk through it together. 317-846-1118
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Best Practices for Testing for School Purposes:
We appreciate all of the efforts our school families are doing to help keep our community healthy. The extra precautions are much appreciated. Here are some tips to help you help us.
We are seeing families eager to test, which is great, but sometimes the testing is done too early.
When someone is a Close Contact:
- If your child is identified as a close contact, we will send you an email that they need to quarantine with specific details & dates for when they should be tested and can return to school.
- Day 0 is always the last date of contact with a known positive individual.
- Testing is most accurate when administered on Day 5, 6 or 7
- As long as the quarantined child remains asymptomatic, siblings may still come to school and do not need to be tested.
- If the quarantined child develops symptoms, please keep the siblings home and test the symptomatic child.
When someone is sick:
We recommend you always consult with your family health care provider. They are the best ones to determine if testing warranted.
If testing is warranted, please keep siblings home until test results are received.
If you child is not feeling well enough to come to school in the morning (tired, congestion, headache, etc), please do not bring your child to school until you have had a conversation with the school office.
When in doubt, keep them home and call the school office: 317-846-1118
We are happy to talk through specific scenarios with you.
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Attendance
317-663-4025
attendance@olmc1.org
Notify the attendance line for all absences including illness, late arrivals & early pickups for appointments, etc.
If you child is sick, please provide specific symptoms. This helps us track trends with the goal of keeping our school community healthy.
If you child is not feeling well enough to come to school in the morning (tired, congestion, headache, etc), please do not bring your child to school until you have had a conversation with the school office. 317-846-1118
Your cooperation is appreciated by everyone!
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Blood Drive Out of Uniform Day:
Tomorrow: September 9
Children whose parents donated during the blood drive this past weekend have an Out of Uniform Day on Thursday, Sep 9.
Please refer to the Family Policy Guide page 45 for Out of Uniform Day Guidelines. Students may wear jeans, khakis, or loose fitting athletic pants. No yoga pants, leggins, jeggings, etc. No shorts (except for boys that wear their navy uniform shorts). Please make sure tops are appropriate for the Catholic school environment.
Thank you to everyone that donated!
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Pizza lunch with GCHS:
This Friday, Sep 10
Guerin Catholic High School will be providing free pizza lunch for the 8th graders this Friday, Sep 10 at their normal lunch time. You do not need to order or pack a lunch for your 8th grader for Friday.
If you have already ordered lunch from Campus Cuisine, you must email info@campuscuisine.net or call 404-406-4017 by Thursday at noon to cancel your order for a refund.
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It’s Time for Movie Night - Grades K-2!!
Friday Sept 10 from 5:15 - 7:30PM Parish Hall
Welcoming kiddos in grades K-2 for a fun evening of friends, food and fun!
The Movie will be Shaun the Sheep - Farmageddon
Cost: $6 pre-registered / $8 walk-ins (per child)
What's Included: Pizza, popcorn, candy, snack and a drink. Please send payment into the school office (checks payable to OLMC PTO or exact cash only).
Don't forget your comfy clothes or PJs, sleeping bag or blanket and pillow!!
Please fill out the form here if you’d like to come and don’t forget to send in your money!
**Extra precautions to stay healthy and safe will be in place for the evening. If conditions change the evening may be cancelled.**
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8th Grade Car Wash:
Sunday, Sep 12 8am - 2pm
The 8th grade Class of 2022 will be washing cars after each Mass over at the athletic fields parking lot. They will be accepting donations to raise money to help pay for their class trip to Kings Island in May.
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Mr. Rund's Choir: School-ah Schola
Due to a church staff retreat, Mr. Rund’s “School-ah Schola” will NOT rehearse after school on Monday, September 13. However, there will be two special rehearsals for those singing the National Anthem at Victory Field: Wednesday, September 15 @ 3:30-4:30 AND Thursday, September 16 @ 4:15-5:00. Please attend one or both if you’re singing the National Anthem at Victory Field.
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Freddy’s Dining Fundraiser is September, 14!
Our first dining fundraiser for the school year is at BOTH Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers locations on Tuesday, September 14!
Come out to either of Freddy’s Carmel locations (2740 E. 146th Street or 9703 N. Michigan Road) and enjoy a meal and dessert! Every little bit counts!
Be sure to tell the cashier you are there to support OLMC and Freddy’s will generously donate 20% of the total sales to our school.
Thank you for your support in this fundraiser! We appreciate all that each of you do to help make OLMC a fantastic school for our kids!
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Room Parent Information:
Room parents will be announced this week.
New meeting date & time: 9am on Wednesday Sep 15
Please contact Katie Rigg at 201-310-2421 or raker95@msn.com with questions.
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School Picture Day:
Thursday, Sep 23
Student wear their school uniform on picture day.
Pictures are taken during the regular school day.
All grades are photographed prior to lunch/recess with the exception of afternoon Kindergarten.
Please try to avoid absences for appointments on this day.
Re-take day is November 11 in the event your child is sick on Sep 23.
How to order pictures:
- Order at inter-state.com/order
- Order Code: 59429BB
- Pay online with debit/credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- You can order pictures now through Sep 24.
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GCHS Football - Hospitality Night for OLMC
September 25
All grades K-8
GCHS will be providing the following at the Admissions "Hospitality Area in the Tailgate Zone ” (Northside in the tailgate zone) beginning at 5:30 for 7pm kick-off / 6pm for 7:30pm kick-off:
- GC Give-aways will be provided, GC cookies/candy, pick up 8th grade “purple pass”
- Directing prospective families to Booster Club, other tents in middle of tailgate zone :)
- Free game entry for K-8th graders if wearing CYO uniform OR parish color clothing (will show purple pass/hand stamp at red admissions trailer)
- Coupon for a “free” hot dog at concessions stand. Date specified coupon given to only given to K-8th graders of specified parish.
- CYO football players, by game assigned parish, meet at Hospitality Tent at 6:30pm/7pm to be escorted to “Walk to the Grotto and Field” with the GC football team. Final to be posted at Hospitality Tent
- CYO Cheerleaders, by game assigned parish, will meet GC cheerleaders at Hospitality Tent to walk to football field and cheer with GC cheerleaders for 1st Qtr of the game.
- CYO players/cheerleaders will be introduced and run to center of football field at halftime to be recognized
- Tickets $6 pre-pay online; $7 at the gate
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Mothers' Mass & Brunch:
October 11
Please join us for our Mother's Mass and Brunch on Monday October 11.
You should have received an email invitation from Greenvelope. This event is for school moms. However, it may be available for your guests once all school moms have been given the opportunity to purchase tickets. You will be notified if guests are able to attend.
- Please come to Mass at 8AM and then to the Bridgewater Club at 9AM for brunch and to hear our amazing speaker, Molly Tittle.
- There will be vendors with many beautiful items and a CASH raffle!
- Babysitting is available in the church nursery.
- Please contact Jacki Kodrich at purduervt07@yahoo.com with questions regarding babysitting.
- There will be a Newcomers and 8th grade mom's table.
- Please contact Dawn Hein at dawn.hein@gmail.com with questions.
Look forward to seeing you at the mass and brunch!
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2019-2020 Yearbooks Are In!
Yes, you read that correctly, the yearbooks from 2 years ago (the year the world shut down).
The 2020-2021 yearbooks are not ready yet...
If you were not able to pickup your yearbook yesterday or today, please contact Amy Quinn at amyquinn27@gmail.com.
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New Altar Server Training:
Altar server training registration is now open for children in 5th thru 12th grade. Training consists of two meetings, servers must attend one meeting from BOTH sessions.
Session 1: Liturgy of the Word Training (Must register for one)
Monday, September 13, 6-7:30PM
Tuesday, September 14, 6-7:30PM
Session 2: Liturgy of the Eucharist Training (Must register for one)
Monday, September 20, 6-7:30PM
Tuesday, September 21, 6-7:30PM
Existing altar servers may attend as refresher training as needed.
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Now Hiring - Substitute Teachers:
Are you looking for a job that lines up with your child's school hours? Join our team as a substitute teacher!
If you are interested in being considered for our substitute teacher list, click here to print and complete the application. You do not need to complete questions 1-3 on page 4.
Qualified candidates should have some college education. A teaching license is not required. Anyone working with children must have also completed the Safe & Sacred Protocol Online Training - click here to start now. Flexibility and organization are a plus! Pay is now $70 per day.
Applications are to be submitted along with a resume and sent to Tim Fletcher., Principal Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, 14596 Oak Ridge Rd., Carmel, IN 46032, fletchert@olmc1.org.
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Have an Event to Advertise?
Email submission requests to Jennifer Seaman at seamanj@olmc1.org by Monday evening of the week you want your event included. (Ex. to be included on Wednesday, Sep 8, the deadline for submission is Monday, Sep 6).
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Welcome Weekends
- Women: September 11 - 12
- Men: September 25 - 26
Come away for a day and a half and spend time with others who are on the same journey as you. If you are seeking to deepen your relationship with God and to form community with people of the parish, this renewal weekend is designed for you. Find the links to register at olmc1.org/welcome. Questions? Contact Patti Hartley at 1beatitudes@gmail.com.
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