A Christ-centered community,
provides excellence in education
to meet the needs of the whole child.
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September
9 Tropical Sno Dining Fundraiser 5-9pm
9 Q1 Midterm cutoff
11 8th Grade Car Wash 8:45am-2:00pm sports field parking lot
13 Room Parent Meeting 9:30-10:30am School Library
14 E-Learning Day – Parent/Teacher Conferences
29 Book Fair Night/School Open House & Food Truck Festival
30 2-Hour Late Start 9:45am
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Golden Cross Award Recipients for August
Jane Collins and Brady Hall
The Golden Cross Award is presented to two students a month who exemplify our school motto to be “Stewards for Christ” by using all the gifts that God has given to them, both natural and supernatural, in service to God and others.
The Golden Cross, which these students wear throughout the month, is the greatest symbol of the love Jesus has for us, and His mission, which he expressed in the words “I did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” It is Jesus that we seek to imitate through a life of grace and virtue. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
After careful consideration of all nominations submitted, Jane Collins and Brady Hall were chosen to receive the Golden Cross Award. Please find here the nominations for both students:
Jane Collins shows the virtues of generosity and honesty. When a friend is sad she goes and comforts them. On the playground she finds others who are alone and asks them if they want to play with her. And she shared her school supplies and a book from her house with me. She also shows the virtue of honesty by always telling the truth to everybody.
Brady Hall shows the virtues of kindness and respect. He helped a younger student by filling up her water bottle when she couldn’t reach, and at afternoon carpool he helped carry another student’s backpack who was struggling. He also sweeps up the gym floor after almost all his PE classes. He has done this for years, and has never been asked.
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Update on Mrs. Wignot:
Dear OLMC Parents, thank you for the continued prayers for Mrs. Wignot as she receives treatment for cancer. After much discernment, Mrs. Wignot has decided to officially retire as the school nurse. She will be sorely missed, and I am thankful for her many years of service to our school. When Mrs. Wignot begins to feel better, we will plan a little get together to honor her! For now, she is asking for our continued prayers.
With Mrs. Wignot's retirement, I am grateful to announce that Jaclyn Van Woerkom and Emily Dodson will work together to fill this position. Jaclyn served as a nurse for 22 years prior to working in the front office. This move opens up Jaclyn's position as the part-time administrative assistant. The posting of this position is now available on our website and is within this newsletter.
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Now Hiring:
Administrative Assistant: Part-Time (M/W/F) 7:15am-4pm
TITLE: School Secretary/Administrative Assistant
JOB FUNCTION: Perform a wide variety of clerical and secretarial duties to organize, coordinate and
schedule school office activities, assist the administration in routine tasks and perform
public relations of the school.
The candidate must have an understanding and respect for the Catholic Church,
it's beliefs and practices
Click here for a list of duties & responsibilities.
Click here to print an application.
The same application is use for teachers so if parts do not apply, just enter N/A.
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Homework Policy:
For Students in Grade 1-6
Parents may request homework for their child by 9AM on the second day of absence. Homework will be placed on the homework shelf in the school atrium to be picked up by parents after carpool.
Homework will not be sent home with other students. Homework must be requested each subsequent day a student is absent.
For Students in Junior High:
Junior high students must self-advocate in dealing with their make-up work. They must check Google Classroom for homework. Parents can come to the school after dismissal to retrieve necessary textbooks from their child's locker.
For unexcused absences (vacations, etc.)
Homework will not be provided in advance of a student's unexcused absence
*Requests for an excused absence due to extenuating circumstances must be made in writing to the administration one week prior to the scheduled absence when possible.
Carpool Safety:
The office continues to receive called from neighbors living on Bennett Rd, the road that borders the back of the school property. Bennett Road is not an appropriate location for morning drop off or afternoon pickup. Please only use the designated areas on school property.
Walkers and bikers should enter campus from the playground and wait for the crossing guard to signal that cars are stopped and that they may safely cross.
Walkers should not be using the path and crosswalk located near the back of the gym/late gate. We do not have staff to provide a crossing guard at this location in the mornings.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep all of our children safe.
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Tropical Sno Shaved Ice Dining Fundraiser September 9!
Our first dining fundraiser for the school year is at Tropical Sno Shaved Ice in Carmel (452 E. Carmel Dr.). On Friday, September 9, come out any time between 5pm – 9pm to enjoy a delicious treat, and Tropical Sno will donate 15% back to our school! Thank you for your support in our dining fundraisers!
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We are still in need of 1 person on Fridays.
Two Monitors are required each day (in addition to the
classroom teachers that are assigned recess duty).
Are you interested in earning a little extra spending money? We are looking for Playground Monitors to supervise the students during their recess time. The hours are from 10:45am to 12:20pm each day paid at $15.00 per day.
Click here to sign up!
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8th Grade Car Wash
Sunday, September 11, 8:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Please head over to the sports field parking lot across from OLMC Church to have your car washed and dried by the 8th grade students. The car wash will be operating from 8:45 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Donations are appreciated as the 8th graders are raising money for a trip to Washington, D.C. Please come out to support our 8th graders and drive away with our thanks and a clean car!
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Mothers' Mass & Brunch:
Please join us for our Mother's Mass and Brunch on Monday, October 3rd! Mass is at 8am and then at the Ritz Charles for brunch where our amazing speaker, Mary Collins, will talk about friendship. There will also be shopping and a cash raffle!
Guests are welcome to come. Check your email for the invite.
Contact Kristin Miller at kristen.minneman@gmail.com with questions.
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We kicked off the long weekend with a Birthday Celebration for OLMC. The kids enjoyed some delicious cupcakes during their lunch period at school on Friday. A huge thank you to all the parents who helped distribute all 650 cupcakes😊
Movie Night for grades K-2 is coming up on September 23. There are still a few volunteer opportunities available to help that evening so please check out the Sign-Up below.
The Room Parent meeting will be September 13. If you expressed interest in being a Room Parent this year on the Google Doc, be on the lookout for an email in the coming weeks with more information.
Planning for the Mother’s Mass and Brunch is well underway! The event has been moved back to the Ritz Charles this year which means a lot more space for vendors! If you or someone you know has a small business and is interested in being a vendor at this year’s brunch, please contact Kristen Miller or Michelle Taylor.
Be on the lookout for Sign-ups for the Teacher’s Luncheon during Parent Teacher Conferences next week (Sep 14), the Jr. High Social (Sep 16), and the Fall Book Fair which will be held on the 29.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
K-2 Movie Night September 23rd
k-2 Movie Night Volunteers: K-2 Movie Night (signupgenius.com)
PTO Google Doc
OLMC PTO Volunteer Signup 2022/2023 (google.com)
School Bakers
Friday Bakers: Friday Bakers (signupgenius.com)
Library Volunteers
OLMC School Library Volunteers: OLMC School Library Volunteers (signupgenius.com)
Office Helpers
Office Helpers: Thursday Office Helpers (signupgenius.com)
School Lunch Committee (contact Katie Vespa)
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Movie Night K-2-Save the Date
Attention K-2nd graders!!
The PTO presents Finding Nemo (PG) on
September 23, 5:45pm-8:00pm
Check in 5:45pm
Movie 6 pm
Pick up 8:00pm
OLMC Parish Hall
Cost includes pizza, popcorn, candy, snack and a drink.
$8 Pre-registered & PAID
$10 Late payment/Registrants/ Walk-ins
Please send payment into the school office BY September 16th (checks payable to OLMC PTO or exact cash only).
LATE PAYMENTS/REGISTRATIONS are $10
If you have any questions please email
Betsy Hoffman at betsyhoffman88@gmail.com or
Jill Reitz at reitz.jillian@gmail.com.
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Library Corner
Birthday Book Club
Happy birthday to the newest members of the Birthday Book Club:
Alice Armie, Nora Armie, Charlotte Catton, Reese Conner, Liza Clark, Maddie Doyle, Brigg Jaynes, Crosby Lemberger, Hadley Longley, Madeline Merenda, Auggie Meyer, Jillian Parker, and Casey Quinn. 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. September birthday book club invitations will be coming home this week. Thank you for helping build our library collection!
Volunteer Opportunity
Library Special welcomes volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEA629A0F5C16-olmc3
Book Fair
The Fall Book Fair is coming at the end of this month. We will be using Good News Book Fairs again (same company as Fall 2021). We need volunteers to help make the book fair a success. Sign-up Genius coming soon.
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Student Accounts:
Students are being given their usernames & passwords this week by either their homeroom teacher (Jr. High) or the computer teacher (grades 3-6). Grades K-2 do not need student accounts since grades are not stored in PowerSchool for these grades yet.
Parent Accounts: Parent accounts require a verification of an email account. During testing, it was discovered that this verificatin process is not working properly. PowerSchool is currently working on resolving the issue. We will notify you as soon as we are able to send you the information to create your new Parent Account. In the meantime, you can ask your child to log into their account if you want to see grades.
Mobile App:
The mobile app is also not working at this time. PowerSchool is working on resolving this issue as well. In the meantime, you can access student accounts from the school website under Parent Resouces/PowerSchool Login or by clicking here:
https://dol.powerschool.com/public/
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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.
Please make sure your child’s items are labeled
with at least a last name.
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.
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Robotics for Raiders:
Interested in a sport where your kid can go pro?
Alumni from the OLMC Robotics teams are currently using problem solving, teamwork, and coding skills that they learned from competing on a Robotics team to serve their community. Service performed by our team members includes projects for their schools and service to the wider community with outreach programs that give disadvantaged kids an opportunity to learn about coding and robots. Participation in the OLMC Robotics program prepares students for high school level competition and beyond. FIRST (The international robotics league we work with) lists over 164 scholarships on their website. Some former team members have even able to apply their skills in robotics projects to earn money.
It’s time to start our season and we want to hear from you today!
OLMC currently provides several different Robotics programs that meet after school, evenings and weekends.
These programs create opportunities for students to develop problem-solving, leadership and teamwork skills while engaging with technology (sensors, motors, gears, programming...)
Follow this link to learn more and register your interest: https://www.3brightideas.com/OLMCRobotics
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OLMC Volleyball
Girls Open Gym Grades 4-8
CYO Girls Volleyball open gym registration is in the link below. It’s free!!
Please fill it out asap if your daughter is planning to attend any of the days so Jason and Mike have a good idea on the numbers!! Let’s pack the gym and get ready for a great season!
Click here to register
Boys Open Gym Grades 4-8
When:
9/23 3:30-6:30
3:30-5pm (4th/5th/6th)
5-6:30 (7th & 8th)
10/14 3:30-6:30
3:30-5 (4th/5th/6th)
5-6:30 (7th & 8th)
CYO Raider Volleyball officially begins with evaluations on November 19th!
Open gym registration is free but please register your son to help us plan for coaching and space. Link to register here
Please contact Denise Millay with any questions.
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Young Adult & Family Choir:
Attention musical young adults and families: have you ever wanted to get involved in music ministry at OLMC but cannot commit to evening rehearsals? We’re trying something new this fall: family-friendly to help you be involved, either as a whole family, part of the family, or individuals. Even babes-in-arms are welcome!
This group will sing at the 12:30 Sunday Mass, with rehearsal at 11 AM, starting September 18. What a Sunday – a late breakfast and singing for the Lord! If interested, please come to a short kick-off meeting on Sunday, September 11 @ noon in the Bride’s Room (near the Adoration Chapel), or contact Cathy Rund at rundc@OLMC1.org or 317-416-5111.
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The Merciful HELP Center coordinates all of the 2 day (weekend) back sacks for Carmel Elementary school children and most of the middle school kids, as well as our OLMC children in need. We coordinate the entire year of back sacks and provide almost ALL of the food for the year. Its not an easy thing to accomplish but it is SO worthwhile and needed. We engage other local churches in our efforts for food collections and packing as well, so it is an ecumenical project coordinated by us, and we include local Greek Orthodox, Episcopalian and Presbyterian churches as well as and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish.
50% of the food comes from the funds you donate, which we use to purchase food at Gleaners and local stores at a discount, and the 30% of the food comes from Green Bag Sunday physical donations from our OLMC Families that we collect two times per year and 20% comes from other local churches!
The food we give is carefully chosen for high vitamin, mineral and protein content. Any cans we give have tops that can be popped off and food can be prepared without use of the stove.
Jayne was invited by the Carmel School Administration to talk with the Carmel School Social Workers about all the services we offer in the county and to talk over ways to feed their families, get a bed, pillow and bedding for a child, clothing for their students, transportation and so much more!
Mid-August Jayne got a phone call from 2 parents wondering how they could get backsack help in August. We finish our Carmel Summer Lunch program about August 12, right before school starts. One of the calls received was a mom explaining that her child had to go to her grandma’s house because she is a server and works until 10 or 11 PM on Friday and then has to work a second job on Saturday morning on a breakfast shift. She said her grandmas is in her 90’s so the food we give in the backsacks makes it easy for him to eat when grandmas has no energy or resources to feed him. My heart was filled with gratitude that we have people willing to give us funds and food and give us their precious time to prep, pack and deliver the sacks so kids are supported and the parents feel cared for and loved!
The food is purchased and donated in small, easily prepared portions so children can feed themselves with little to no help at all. Thank you for all you do to make feeding children daily possible!
Your compassionate and benevolent hearts are what makes ALL we do at the Merciful HELP Center happen!
Please don’t forget us in your monthly envelopes on the third Sunday! Every penny counts to keep people in their homes, feed, electricity on, with more love and less depression and anxiety! We can only be as generous as you chose to be!
Grateful beyond words, Jayne Slaton
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GUERIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
SAVE THE DATE!
YOUTH NIGHT
Friday, September 9
Guerin Catholic vs Brebeuf Jesuit Football game
7:30 pm Kick-Off
ADMISSIONS NEWS
BECOME A GOLDEN EAGLE!
Have questions about becoming a Golden Eagle? Our Admissions staff is available to answer your questions anytime!
Please contact us at 317-582-0120 or admissions@guerincatholic.org.
8TH GRADERS - APPLY NOW!
Online application for the Class of 2027 is open!
UPCOMING SEPTEMBER ADMISSIONS EVENTS
Learn more about our family community, academic excellence, learning support, faith, service and more at an upcoming Admissions event!
September 8 - Prospective Parent Breakfast
September 13 - Tuesday Tour
September 20 - Prospective Parent Breakfast
September 20 - Prospective Parent Info Night
HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST - FALL 2022 DATES
Saturday, October 1 (8:30 am - 12 pm)
Saturday, November 5 (8:30 am - 12 pm)
Saturday, December 3 (8:30 am - 12 pm)
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, October 9, 1-3:30 PM
Golden Eagle Shadow Day at Guerin Catholic
Select dates available in October – January
Eighth grade students are invited to spend a day with us at Guerin Catholic, attending classes, meeting students and teachers, and experiencing high school first-hand. We’d love to welcome you in the Nest!
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