November

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

18 5th Grade Social 3-5 PH

Nov 23-25 No School - Thanksgiving Break

Nov 30- 2nd half of Book Bill is due

December

2 Spelling Bee 1:45pm PH

4-8 St. Nick's Workshop store

6 Feast of St. Nicholas

6 St. Nicholas visit to Grades K-2

6 School Advent Confessions (grades 3-8) 10am - 12:30pm Church

8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception (students will go to 8am Mass)

New dates added to the calendar:

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



Raider Pride: First Lego League Robotics

The OLMC Robo Raiders competed in the Greenwood South First Lego League Qualifying Tournament on Saturday.  They took home the 1^st Place Project Innovation award and ranked high enough with their aggregate Robot, Project and Core Values score to advance to FLL State Tournament on December 10th.  The tournament consisted of 25 teams from all over Indiana.  The Raiders faced tough competition including teams that have sponsorship from the Department of Defense, coaches that are alums of FLL and FRC (High School) robotics programs, and kids with years of experience in this league.  They kept their cool when faced with challenges with the robots performance.   They met with judges to answer tough questions about their ideas, processes, robot design and strategy.  Their ability to understand the judges questions, organize their thoughts and deliver concise answers was impressive.   

Team Members:

Slavic Bovkis (5^th)

Raphael Makar (6^th)

Madeline Nies (6^th)

Griffin O’Connor (6^th)

Mary Webb (6^th)

Max Webb (6^th)

The FLL season is really early in the school year so our season is almost over. However, if anyone is ineterested in getting involved, please email Jim Nies at james.nies@verint.com.

Tomorrow: Nut-Free Please:

We have another time this month that we ask the students to have lunch in their classrooms instead of the Cafeteria. On these days we want to remind everyone that page 42 of the Family Policy Guide states

"On the rare occasion that students need to eat lunch in their classrooms, the school office will notify parents asking them to provide a nut-free lunch for their child that day."

Thursday, Nov 17: The 1st grade is bringing back their Thanksgiving Feast! Many of you may recall that this used to be held in the lower level of the church. Due to the current construction, they will be using the Cafeteria instead. The plan for lunch that day:

Full Day KG - will still eat thier lunch brought from home in the Cafeteria

Grades 2-6 will eat in their classrooms.

Wellness Policy Reminder:

While we are talking about school lunches, please keep in mind the school wellness policy (pgs 39-41 of the Family Policy Guide). We have seen an increase in candy and sugary snacks in the cafeteria recently. While some of this is expected after Halloween, we thought this would be a good time for this reminder.

Click here to view the Recommend Snack List

Prepare for Black Friday with SCRIP!

Check out the sneak peek on the RaiseRight mobile app starting today! SCRIP is offering over 150 deals on e-cards & re-loadable gift cards on November 17th and 18th for “Raise Days”.  

Also, we will now be placing weekly orders for physical gift cards through the end of the year. For all orders placed by Friday, we will have the cards to you

by the middle of the following week!

ShopwithSCRIP.com or click here to print an order form

Thank you to everyone that participated in our Red, White & Blue Dollar Charity Day last Friday. We raised $933.97 for the Indy Honor Flight Program. What a wonderful impact this will have for a local Veteran!

For more information on Indy Honor flight, click HERE (https://indyhonorflight.org/). Thank you for all your donations on Friday! 

Balance Due on Family Book Bills - Nov 30.

If you have not paid your Family Book Bill balance in full, please pay your 2nd half on or before Nov 30.

The payments were divided equally this year so if you only paid 1/2 in July, you should be able to check your records to determine the amount due Nov 30.

If you are unsure of your balance due, please email the bookkeeper, Mick, at Zakrajsekm@olmc1.org 

Energy Kit Challenge

OLMC's 3rd and 4th graders welcomed the Ecoguardians last week! Because of this visit, Families and staff can submit a request for a free Energy Kit and support our school up through December 31, 2022 . This has the potential to help OLMC  qualify for grand prize rewards of up to $2,500! For every 20 kits requested, OLMC will receive $50.....

So far: Our Lady of Mount Carmel School has reached

22 Energy Kits and has saved 2000 kWh of energy.

JWe still have a little over 1 month to earn up to $2500 in rewards!

• TIP: Did you know that even if families have gotten kits before or aren’t Duke Energy customers they can still sign up to help your school? While only eligible Duke Energy customers will receive an Energy Kit in the mail, every family can sign up online with code 75889 to help OLMC be in the running for grand prize rewards.

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

Girls' CYO Basketball Uniform Collection taking place in the gym atrium on the following days: New $100 late fee

-Thursday, Nov. 17th from 4pm-8pm 

(this coincides with Girls' Volleyball evaluations since many girls will already be coming to the gym during this time.)

-Monday, Nov. 21st from 5:30pm-7pm 

**After your daughter has played her last game, please wash her shorts and jersey and place them into a Ziploc bag with her name on it.

**If the uniform is not received during this time and other arrangements have not been made with the sports office, a replacement fee of $100 will be placed into your account at www.orgsonline.com

Thank you in advance for helping us to establish a better process for tracking these expensive uniforms and ensuring they can be distributed each season in a timely fashion. 

The same system is going to be used for the collection of the CYO Boys' Basketball uniforms in February 2023.

God bless and GO RAIDERS,

Tina Fletcher

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish

Sports Ministry

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

School Lost and Found:

Anything remaining on Nov 22 will be donated to the Merciful H.E.L.P. Center. We do check for names before we donate.

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.

Music Notes:

ISSMA Music Contest for Band and String instrumentalists: Feb 4

The ISSMA Music Contest for band and string students will be held at

Noblesville High School on Feb. 4.

Solos are $15.00 and ensembles (trios , quartets etc... no duets) are 

$7.00 per student.

Entry forms are in the Music Room, return forms by Nov. 17th.

Make all checks payable to OLMC. This contest is open to all students 

in grades 5-12.

Piano and Vocal ISSMA Music Contest: Jan 28

The ISSMA Music Contest for vocal and piano students will be held on

Jan. 28 at Noblesville West Middle School. 

Solo entries are $15.00 and ensembles (trios,

quartets etc.... no duets at this contest) are $7.00 per person. 

Entry forms are in the Music Room, return forms by Nov. 17th.

Make all

checks payable to OLMC. This contest is open to all students in grades 5-12.

The CYO Music Contest: Feb 18

The CYO Music Contest will be held on Feb. 18 at Bishop Chatard H.S.

Entry forms for the CYO Music Contest will be available in December.

Grades 4th-12th may participate and duets are an option at the CYO Contest.

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.

Give Kids a Smile Day: Feb 3, 2023

The annual Give Kids a Smile Day for children without dental insurance will be on Feb 3, 2023 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm.

First Impressions Family Dental Care, PC will be treating children ages 9-18.

Growing Grins will be treating children ages 0-8.

You will need to call the location you need to register for a time.



First Impressions Family Dental Care, PC

522 State Road 32 East Westfield, Indiana  46074

317.867.5511

www.firstimpressionsdental.com

526 SR32 East, Westfield, IN 46074

317-896-9600

https://www.growinggrinsdentistry.com/

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

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

Click here for a current list of retreats offered by the St. Joseph Retreat Center in Tipton, IN. Check out the Advent Day of Reflection, the many "Get Away for a Day" retreats, the Advent Eucharistic Day of Reflection and the Festival of Nativities!

https://www.stjosephretreat.org/sign-up-for-an-sjrcc-retreat