Wednesday Herald

October 20, 2021

Today, our new art teacher, Mrs. Donahue, came to me to determine a place to hang up some new pieces of student artwork. When she showed me two of the pieces, I was absolutely blown away with the high quality of student work! Pictures of the work are below. Here is a brief description that I asked her to write of the assignment: 

"The 7th and 8th Grade Art classes have been busy studying the work of artist and animator, Tim Burton. The students were tasked with creating Tim Burton-inspired self-portraits. In addition to using similar facial characteristics inspired by his many films, students have added value and shading to bring their art to life! The results have turned out phenomenal! The self-portraits were created using black and white charcoal pencils and oil pastels."

Please join me in continuing to welcome our new staff members to our community and thank them for all they are doing to guide our angels to great successes.

God bless,

Corey Stoops

Monster Mash is This Weekend

Tickets are available now for our Monster Mash. All families in our parish community are invited to this Halloween bash. The event is Saturday, October 23rd from 6:00-9:00pm and will include music, food and a photo booth. Tickets are $50 per family or $15 per individual. To purchase tickets, click here. Please purchase tickets by the end of tomorrow (10/21) if you plan to attend. The event will take place outside, in the lower parking lot, weather permitting. If weather prohibits us from holding the event outside, the Monster Mash will move into the undercroft. Masks will be required if the event is moved inside.

The Monster Mash Committee is looking for donations and volunteers to help with both set up and work on the night of the event. Please consider donating your time, talent and treasure. To choose and item to donate, or select a volunteer position, click here. Thank you for supporting this parish event.

Did Your Contact Information Change?

If your home address has changed since last year, or you have a new email address, please email Melissa Boston, or call the school office. It is crucial that all of this information for each adult contact is kept up-to-date so we have the proper contact information on file for all of our students.

Mission Clothing Drive Through October 28

The Glenmary Sisters and our GA Mission Twinning Group need your gently used or new children's clothing. They are accepting all children's sizes - infant through size 16. No adult clothing is being collected.

Items are asked to be dropped off in the collection boxes outside the school office and the Religious Education office between now and October 28th.

More information is attached.

Uniform Change

The last day to wear shorts is November 1. After this date, students will need to wear uniform pants.

Mission PSO Collecting Halloween Candy

The Guardian Angels Mission PSO will be collecting candy for the children of the St. Bernard School on Standing Rock Indian Reservation.  The students at the school and other boys and girls who live on the reservation, along with the elders look forward to receiving the boxes of candy every year. It is their biggest treat each year!

Students should bring in their extra Halloween Candy to school Tuesday, November 2 - Friday, November 5.

Boy Scouts Are Selling Wreaths

Support Troop 445 & adorn your door with a beautiful fresh pine wreath or Candlelit Centerpiece. All proceeds go to Scout events, campouts, & expenses. To purchase, just complete the attached order form or place your order online by clicking here. Orders are due by October 24th. Delivery is expected the week before Thanksgiving.

Cafeteria Volunteers Needed

Calling all parents, grandparents and other SafeParish trained volunteers! We are still in need a few helping hands in the cafeteria over the next few weeks. We have consistently had 1 volunteer per day, but the increased social distancing measures have caused us to add more tables in the cafeteria. It would be tremendously helpful to have 2 volunteers per day to keep up with increased cleaning and monitoring of our angels at lunchtime.

• Thursday, October 21 – 1 parent needed
• Friday, October 22 – 1 parent needed
• Monday, October 25 – 1 parent needed 
• Tuesday, October 26 – 1 parent needed
• Wednesday, October 27 – 2 parents needed 

Can you spare time in your day to help? If you are able to help out, sign-up here.

Just a reminder: All volunteers must have transferred or be newly trained through SafeParish.

Lunch Accounts & Venmo Payments

If you have multiple children who buy lunch at school and want to avoid paying multiple service fees per account, please remember that you can pay a lump sum via Venmo to Collette Thompson @Kaldis. You would simply need to specify each child’s account that you would like to divide the lump sum for in the “What’s it for” line when making your Venmo payment. You will receive a message back from Kaldi’s when your Venmo payment has been applied accordingly.

More information about the lunch program, including a link to the menu, is below in the Reminders section.

Guardian Angels Will Honor Our Veterans On November 11th

Veterans are invited to attend a prayer service celebration on Thursday, November 11th. Father David Sunberg will lead this service beginning at 1:00pm in the Church. RSVPs are due by Wednesday, October 27th. To RSVP, click here.

We are asking for only veterans to attend; parents accompanying a veteran may attend and should be included in the RSVP. We are asking other parents to not attend in-person to allow more room in the church for students. We will stream this celebration for anyone to view who cannot attend in-person. Due to COVID precautions, there will be no reception before this event as there has been in previous year.

PTA After School Enrichment Opportunities for Fall

PTA is so happy to announce that it's offering a few After School Enrichment Classes this school year! All classes will observe the same COVID protocols that our Angels follow in school.  Please email Dena Conover with any questions.

Quickness Speed and Agility” Program

Wednesdays, October 27th- November 24th 

After School until 4:00pm in the PC Gym

Grades 1-6

Cost $65 for 5 weeks (discount for siblings) 

We are so lucky to have returning for another year,  the popular “Quickness Speed and Agility” Program facilitated by Nicki Pendeleton Skylis. Coach Nicki has been facilitating this program for 15 years in local elementary schools and it fills up fast! This program is a great way for kids to have fun exercising while working on improving strength, quickness, agility and proper running mechanics. Click here to register.

Brazee Studio Glass Class

Wednesdays, October 27th, November 3rd, 10th and 17th 

After School until 4:00pm in the Art Room

Grades K-8

Snack Provided

Cost $100 for 4 classes

PTA is so excited to partner with Brazee Studio to offer a class where students can learn about the process of glass making and create their own unique, glass artwork. Each week the students will create an individual and different glass artwork. We will be creating a Fall Leaf suncatcher, Christmas Ornament, small bowl and small dish. This class will be facilitated by Dena Conover and Margaret Dunn and a snack will be provided each class. Space is limited,  please register by October 20th. Click here to register.

Save the Date: A Night In Vegas

Please join your Guardian Angels PTA for

A Night in Vegas

Saturday, November 13th

7:00-11:00pm

Guardian Angels School Parish Center

Casino Glam attire requested, masks encouraged.

Tickets are $50 per person and include: 20 casino chips to enjoy Craps, Roulette, Black Jack, Let-It-Ride, Beat the Dealer, Big 6, Chuck-a-Luck, 1 drink ticket, heavy hors d'oeuvres.

This will be a cashless event. Night of purchases available include: 

• Silent Auction/Raffle 
• Split the Pot
• Cork Pull
• Additional Drink Tickets
• Additional Casino Chips

Ticket sales close at midnight on November 6th. Purchase tickets by clicking here.

Don't Forget To Pay Your Dues

Please pay your dues and classroom fees for the 2021-2022 school year through this link. Dues are $75 per family and includes fees for PTA, Athletic Boosters, and Music Boosters.

Teacher/Staff Gifts

Parents are encouraged to contribute towards teacher and staff gifts. It’s a great way to let them know how grateful we are for them. Contributions can be made through this link.

Fathers Team Meeting This Friday

GA Fathers, join us this Friday at 6:05am in Conference Room B (next to the undercroft) for Fathers Team as we take a break from discussing a specific topic and instead have an “open mic” for discussion. If there is an issue in the church, the world, or our parish that you would like to discuss with other dads, here’s an opportunity to do that in a confidential gathering. No preparation is required. Just show up and join in the conversation...or just observe. Contact us at [email protected] for the zoom information, or to get on the GA Fathers Team email distribution.

School Masses

You can find a full schedule of school Masses on the calendar in Rediker. At this time, our All School Masses are NOT open to visitors. We will be livestreaming all of the All School Masses through GA’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Families are welcome to attend grade level Masses.

Lunchroom News

Kaldi's offers a hot lunch option every day for our students. All meals must be pre-ordered before 8:30am the day of service; this is done through the Ez-Parent website. Students will have the option to buy additional items during lunch, as long as they have an established account with a positive balance. To set up a new account, or manage an exisiting account, click here.

If you have questions regarding the lunch program, please contact Kaldis at [email protected].

The menu is available on the school website.

Cookie Ministry 

Guardian Angels School Cookie Ministry teams up with the Parish Parish Peanut Butter group to feed families in need. The Peanut Butter group makes 1,500 peanut butter and bologna sandwiches. GA students donate cookies. St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine gives the food to families in need. Students are asked to bring in two dozen cookies, brownies, or rice krispie bars on their classroom's designated day. They do need to be bagged, two treats per bag. All kindergarten classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, October 25th. Donations of juice boxes and prepackaged snacks are also needed. A complete schedule for the school year is attached. 

Attendance Line

If your child will be absent or late to school, please call the main school office by 8:00 each morning. We recently upgraded our telephone system. In doing so, we removed the former “attendance line.” All parents needing to report their child absent or late to school should call our Office Assistant, Melissa Boston, using the main school phone number - 624-3141.

Christian Service Program - Faith in Action

The purpose of the Christian Service Program is to enhance the religion curriculum at Guardian Angels Church. It is the duty of all Christians to reach out in service to those around them. Christ asks us to be His hands and feet on earth, keeping His mission of reaching out to those in need alive. The students will complete their service within the following settings: at home, the parish community/school and the community at-large. This outreach may be completed individually, with a partner, or in a group. 

This program will focus more on the meaning of the actual service opportunities rather than completing a prescribed amount of time. You will choose activities for each component—service to your family, service to your school/parish and service to the poor and vulnerable in our community. There is no minimum requirement of hours to complete. Grades 1-3 are required to complete at least 2 activities for each component; grades 4-8 at least 3 for each. You are certainly encouraged to complete more! See your Religion teacher, Mrs. Froehlich, or the parish website for a list of suggested activities and the log sheet.  

Questions? Contact Kay Froehlich, Director of Religious Education, for more information.

Box Tops For Education

The Guardian Angels PTA collects Box Tops and uses the funds earned to purchase indoor recess games and outdoor recess equipment. Box Tops is now on a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App and scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information here.

Kroger Community Rewards

Have you signed up for Kroger Community Rewards and designated GA as your beneficiary? The more families who register, the more money our school receives through the program. Kroger Community Rewards offers a great way for you to support our school's technology fund...and you don't have to spend a penny. You can search for GA or use our NPO number, 80200. The amount Guardian Angels receives depends on the points our supporters rack up while grocery shopping.

Amazon Shopping Supports GA

You can support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a participant in the AmazonSmile Program. You can sign-up to have a portion of your purchase sales come back to Guardian Angels. When you make purchases through the AmazonSmile page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA. You have to be shopping from smile.amazon.com page of the site for GA to receive the benefit. 

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