Thank you for your support as we constantly strive to prioritize the health and safety of our Angels!
Finally, this will be the last Wednesday Herald sent before Thanksgiving. I sincerely wish each family a blessed Thanksgiving, recognizing all the Lord has provided for us and our families.
God bless,
Corey
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School At Home
There have been some questions presented by staff and parents on our policy concerning who is able to participate in School at Home. Here is clarification:
- Students in grades KDG-8 who are anticipated to be out for more than one day due to a COVID-19 related circumstance may participate in School at Home. COVID-19 related circumstances include:
- Students quarantining due to being positive for COVID
- Students quarantining due to exposure to COVID
- Students quarantining while results of a COVID test are pending
- Students may not participate in School at Home for non-COVID absences (general illness, vacations, etc.)
- If the school is notified and it is determined that School at Home is necessary, teachers will have up to one additional school day to prepare. For example, if we are notified on a Saturday, School at Home could begin on Tuesday. If we are notified on a Monday, School at Home could begin on Wednesday.
- All School at Home must be approved by school administration, Stephanie Woodall will coordinate all School at Home planning and serve as the liaison between teachers and parents.
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Parent - Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences for grades 4-8 are scheduled for November 19 & 23. The majority of conferences will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please make sure all technical issues are resolved ahead of your scheduled meeting time. Here are some helpful tips:
- If you are using an iPhone or iPad, please download the Microsoft Teams app.
- If you are using a computer, the link will connect you directly; please click ahead of your scheduled time.
- Please wait in the "lobby" until you are admitted to the meeting or until the teacher has started the meeting.
- Please be patient if there are technical difficulties. This is our first time conducting conferences in this format.
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Please Support Guardian Angels On Giving Tuesday
Guardian Angels is Family. We are a Parish deeply committed to growing Angels through our unique school ministry that started in 1895. This mission is our inheritance, our responsibility, and our legacy.
Due to lower enrollment and tuition revenue, a reduction in state financial support, and special expenses related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the projected parish subsidy for Guardian Angels School will triple to nearly $600,000 this fiscal year. The Sunday Offertory is the primary revenue source for Parish commitments, and it too has decreased significantly as a result of lower pandemic attendance at Mass.
These are unprecedented, challenging times, yet Guardian Angels School remains open as a beacon of Christ’s light and normalcy for our children. Charity begins at home. The Tuesday after Black Friday is known as Giving Tuesday. It is a movement to encourage you to give back to your community. This year Guardian Angels is participating in the Archdiocese’s I Give Catholic Giving Tuesday Campaign that takes place on December 1st. Please prayerfully consider a special sacrificial donation of thanksgiving on Giving Tuesday, for your Guardian Angels School family. Be on the lookout for an email on December 1st with a specific link to donate. This is a one-day giving campaign!
Due to current health guidelines, we do not plan to hold our annual Servathon, which is the only fundraising event our school holds each year. We ask families who typically support our Servathon through donations to the school to please donate through Giving Tuesday instead. Please considering forwarding the Giving Tuesday email on December 1st to any relatives or friends who tend to support our Servathon by donating to our school. You can also share the flyer that went home with students this week with your family members. An electronic version can be found here.
We are also attaching our Annual Report for full financial transparency and have included a link to our Pandemic Report to highlight the efforts taken this year to keep our community connected in these unusual circumstances.
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Construction on Beechmont Avenue
Construction work is being done close to the intersection of Beechmont Avenue and Birkshire Avenue (on the bridge). Traffic will be reduced to one lane at times and will potentially occur during our arrival and dismissal times. This work is expected to last several months. We anticipate delays. Please be prepared for this by leaving earlier and planning ahead.
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Sweatshirt Fridays
We are so thankful for our Angels! Throughout the month of November, students are invited to wear their favorite sweatshirt to school on Fridays. All sweatshirts must be school appropriate. Students may also choose between school bottoms or GA sweatpants. School appropriate t-shirts should be worn under sweatshirts if warmer weather continues and sweatshirts are to be removed. Please join us in appreciating our Angels and all the gifts they share with our community!
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Lunch & Recess Volunteers Needed
Cooler days will be arriving soon and our GA School community could use your help! Our hard working teachers are in need of additional support to supervise their classes during lunch and a few recess duties. We are in search of 4 volunteers who are willing to "mask up" and join us from 11:00-1:15. Could you share a particular day each month? Or maybe more? Please join us to help! You can sign-up here. Be sure to include your child/children's homeroom(s) in the comments. We'll also do our best to match your child’s class since our students will be placed in different areas of our campus for lunch and recess.
All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained and up to date with their bulletins.
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365 Lotto Tickets On Sale Now
365 Lotto tickets are on sale now! Each ticket gives you a chance to win money every day of the year in 2021. Drawings begin on January 1st, 2021.
· $1,000 winners on Easter, July 4th, & Christmas
· $500 winners on all First Mondays
· $100 winners on all Sundays
· $40 winners on ALL remaining days of the year
Over $26,000 in prize money is up for grabs!
Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased in the Parish Office and School Office, or after Masses this weekend.
The ticket sales conclude on December 16, 2020. More information is attached.
All proceeds this year will go toward the new playground for our school.
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Shop Boon Supply to Support the PTA
Attention Guardian Angels School PTA Friends and Family!
We are hosting an online fundraiser with Boon Supply, which sells a curated collection of products across home, office, on-the-go and more. Forty percent of every purchase you make goes back to our PTA. Click here to go directly to the GA PTA Boon Supply page. If you are on the general Boon Supply website, you will need to enter our fundraiser code which is 968780. We would love your help!
All proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the GA School Playground Project.
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RSVP For Christmas Mass Now
This has been a year with many unique challenges due to a worldwide pandemic; celebrating Christmas together will be no different. This year we are asking each of our families to RSVP to a specific Mass by November 29th so we can make sure we are following current health guidelines. Masses are filling up very quickly!
The following Mass opportunities still have spaces available:
Christmas Eve: 5:00pm in the PC Gym, 11:00pm in Church
Christmas Day: 9:00am & 11:00am, both in Church
Both 3pm Masses and our 5pm Mass in Church on Christmas Eve are FULL.
Masses in the PC Gym are separate Masses, not a live stream from Church. If you plan to live-stream Mass, you do not need to RSVP. You can RSVP by clicking here. If you cannot complete your RSVP online, please call the Religious Education Office at (513)624-3146.
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GA Masks
Parents, please checkout USports for all your Spirit Wear needs including new Gator Masks with GA logo. You can find the complete GA selection on our Spirit Wear website.
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Lunch Service
Kaldi's Catering will again provide lunch for GA students this year. Due to COVID-19, Kaldi's will be providing a limited menu this year. Details can be found on the menu page of our website. Other changes to lunch operations this year include:
- All lunch orders must be placed in advance, by 8am on the day the lunch will be served.
- Orders must be placed for each individual child in their own lunch accounts.
- Cash and check payments from the office will no longer be accepted.
- Payments will be accepted directly through EZ School Apps or Venmo.
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Christian Service Program
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. Click on the links below for more details.
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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. This year, Box Tops is switching to a digital platform. To participate, you’ll need to download the Box Tops App. No more cutting labels off boxes! Instead, you’ll go into the Box Tops app and just scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of purchase. You’ll find more information here.
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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.
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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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Stay Connected with GA on Social Media
Stay up-to-date with all things GA by following us on social media. Guardian Angels uses our Facebook page to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish. You'll find Guardian Angels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Links to all of our social channels can be found through the icons at the bottom of this email.
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