August

18 Jr. High Parent Orientation - virtual

25 Grades 1-6 Orientation - virtual

        Teachers will be sending out videos to parents with important information about their class expectations instead of delivering an in-person presentation.

24-31 Sisters' Pantry Shower

25 School Picture Day-students wear school uniform

September

1    8^th Grade donuts with Guerin Catholic – PH 8-8:45am (students only)

2    OLMC Birthday Observed at school – Out of Uniform Spirit Day

5   No School – Labor Day

9   Q1 Midterm cutoff

11 8^th 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 – Diocesan Teacher Meetings

Letter from the Principal:

In case you missed his email on Friday, attached is Mr. Fletcher’s first official Principal Letter

of the 2022-23 school year. One small correction – we have a total enrollment of

651 students this year (not 551)!  A 10 year record!

He also invites families to get involved at the school. Just a reminder that our policy at OLMC Parish & School, is for any adult working with children in any capacity at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School before, during or after the school day (including but not limited to field trips, class parties, driving of the students to sporting events, girl scouts, boy scouts, etc.) is required to first complete the online course AND the Background check portion in the Safe & Sacred website. This was previously called "Protecting Children in the 21st Century". The new required course is called “Recognizing and Preventing Child Abuse”  Click here to get started now.

Nurse Notes:

Dear OLMC Parents,

My cancer has recurred and I need chemotherapy and radiation for the next 2-3 months. The plan is to start treatment on Tuesday, August 16.

I miss the children and all of you parents. We are so fortunate to be in this holy place, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. My request is that you pray the rosary for me when it is possible for your family. I believe praying together with your family will bring you many blessings.  

Emily Dodson has been so gracious to start the school year. If you are a nurse and can help us in the office, please email Tim Fletcher, fletchert@olmc1.org.

Please know I pray for all of our families daily and will continue to do so.

I am blessed with a lot of time for prayer now.

In Christ's love,

Mrs. Wignot BSN RN

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. Two Monitors are required each day (in addition to the classroom teachers that are assigned recess duty). We are still in need of 1 person on Mondays and 1 person on Fridays.

Click here to sign up!

School Picture Day - Next Thursday!

August 25

Students 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  October 6 in the event your child is sick on Aug 25.

How to order pictures:

·    Order at inter-state.com/order

·    Order Code:69024QB

·    Pay online with debit/credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

·    You can pre-order pictures now through Aug 25 or order once your proof is received.

Sisters' Pantry Shower:

From Wednesday, August 24 through August 31, we will sponsor the annual “Sisters’ Pantry Shower” to benefit our own Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.

Since school Orientation and Back to School Nights will be virtual, we will have labeled bins set out in the Atrium to collect donations. Your child may bring in your family’s donation at morning carpool time or you may drop off your donation on your way to morning or afternoon carpool.

If you would like to make a monetary donation, please send a check in with your child or drop off at the school office. Check should be made payable to OLMC Scrip and placed in an envelop addressed to: C/O Annie Kibler/SCRIP. The SCRIP team will use these monetary donations to purchase SCRIP cards of the Sisters' choice.

SUGGESTIONS FOR DONATIONS:

SCRIP: Walmart or Aldi. Please send a check in with your child or drop off at the school office.

Check should be made payable to OLMC Scrip and placed in an envelop addressed to: C/O Annie

Kibler/SCRIP.

NON-PERISHABLE FOODS AND PAPER PRODUCTS: IF YOUR LAST NAME ENDS IN:

*A-G… please bring dishwasher powder, toothpaste, tissues, toilet paper (septic safe),

healthy cereals, olive oil, Oxi-clean powder, or tall kitchen drawstring garbage bags

*H-N… please bring HE laundry detergent, Clorox wipes, coffee, toilet bowl cleaner,

canned tuna, protein bars or Real mayonnaise

*O-S… please bring HE laundry detergent, tissues, toilet paper (septic safe), olive oil,

pasta sauce (26 oz), Swiffer sheets, dryer sheets, aluminum foil or dishwashing powde

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*T-Z… please bring soap bars (Dove), liquid hand soap refill, sandwich/gallon/quart size

Ziploc bags, canned tomatoes (whole, diced, sauce, paste), peanut butter, ketchup, or

granola bars

A donation to the Sisters’ Pantry Shower…what a great way to thank our Sisters for all

that they do for our school and families!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

Any questions call

Maria Bedford at 317-691-6544

Mariabedford11@gmail.com

Thursday Office Help:

Thursdays the teachers need help in the school office for about two hours making copies and other "office" type jobs. If two people are there it goes by much faster! You can come right after morning drop off or if you have a preschooler and would still like to volunteer you can come after you drop your preschooler! Thank you, in advance, for signing up! Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions!!

School Lost and Found:

The school lost & found table is located in the Parish Hall/Cafeteria. We already have some lunchboxes with no name on them and a keychain (see pic above). 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.

Mabel’s Labels are both dishwasher safe & laundry safe – they are designed to stay on clothing, shoes, water bottles, you name it! Click to visit their website. Click on “Support a Fundraiser” and choose Our Lady of Mount Carmel to help earn money back for our school.

ILearn Scores

ILEARN reports from the Spring are coming home with your child today. 

Please ask your child for their report.

Music Notes:

OLMC School Choir:

The OLMC 3rd/4th Choir meets on Mondays at 11:25. 

The 5th/6th Choir meets on Wednesdays at noon. 

The Jr. High Choir meets on Wednesdays at 11:25.

There is a choir festival at Guerin High School on September 24th.

Details will be available soon.

OLMC School Band:

The OLMC Band has been asked to play on August 29th at a football pep rally at

6:00 pm. We will play the National Anthem and the school fight song if we can

get those ready in time.

For questions on how to join or about Choir and Band, please email Mrs. Janie Richardt: richardtj@olmc1.org

Mr. Rund's Children’s Liturgical Choirs

St. Augustine wrote: “He who sings well, prays twice!” Of course, ALL of us should sing in prayer at Mass, but participating in our Children’s Liturgical Choirs is fun, rewarding, and helps our children take Catholic liturgical music to the next level. We have two parish choirs specifically for children; a child may join either – or BOTH! These do not in any way conflict with OLMC School choirs (run by Mrs. Richardt), and we can work around sports seasons as needed.

·        “School-ah Schola” Weekday Liturgical Choir: for grades 3-8 at OLMC School. Sing for MWF 8:00 am school Masses. Rehearsals: every Monday, 3:30-4:30 PM in church music room. Can join any time, beginning August 22.

·        Pueri Cantores Children’s Choir: for grades 2-8 from any school. Sing for Saturday evening Mass once a month. Rehearsals: every Tuesday, 4:15-5:15 pm in church music room. Can join any time, beginning August 23.

Enrollment forms for both choirs are posted. For questions, contact Rex Rund at rundr@olmc1.org or 317-663-4007.

Library Corner

Volunteer Opportunity:  Library Special welcomes volunteers! If you would like to volunteer, please sign-up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEA629A0F5C16-olmc3 

Birthday Book Club: If your student has an August Birthday, they received a letter inviting them to join the Library Birthday Book Club. They can send in a book of their choice or send in $10 and pick a book from the library. Your student's name will be placed inside of the donated book and your student will receive a pencil and a bookmark. They will also have their name on the birthday book club wall.

Missing Books: Notices have gone home if you still have a book checked out from last school year. Please return the book(s) as soon as possible. If your student already turned in the book or you no longer have the book, please contact Mrs. Gaskill at gaskillj@olmc1.org.

Directory Spot Update

We know everyone is anxiously awaiting an update to our online school directory. Unfortunately, the upload of new data is delayed due to our PowerSchool migration project currently in the works.

We plan to have this updated as soon as possible which will be a few more weeks. We appreciate your patience during this transition.

From the PTO:

Congrats to the 188 families that have earned a Spiritwear Day for filling out the Google Doc for PTO Volunteer Opportunities! That’s about 40% of school families which is a huge improvement from the start of the year.

Thank you to everyone for offering your time and talent to the school. Many hands make light work AND a great school community.

Please know that while we have had many people volunteer to participate in an activity, we are still lacking in people to Chair events. I will be reaching out to all volunteers as these events approach and asking for one or two people to step up and Chair/Co-chair. Please prayerfully consider taking on this role. It is very much appreciated!

Here is a list of all current upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please click on the links below to sign-up.

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 (sign up genius.com)

Recess Monitors (contact Angie Nalley angnalley2424@yahoo.com)

School Lunch Committee (contact Katie Vespa kate.vespa@outlook.com)

Have a fantastic week!

Kate Vespa

PTO President

The school council provides a service ministry of advisement and support to the pastor and administration of a parish school. The school council is a group of persons having expertise and interest in school related matters such as the development of a long range plan for the school, the recommendation of school policies in accord with diocesan policy, and formulation of a development plan to ensure long range funding of school improvement plans.

Check back next week for some updates from our 2022-23 School Council. 

Michael Shrift is the president this year. You can reach out to him via email mshrift@aol.com.

Outdoor STEM Camp!

…with Mrs. Cronkhite and Mrs. Downey!

Who: Students in 1st – 4th grade

What: We will do a variety of hands-on STEM activities and challenges, helping to develop determination, problem solving skills, and creativeness – all while having fun with friends

(we will also take some time to explore the new playground!)

When: Wednesday, August 31st from 4:00-5:30 pm

Where: Meadowlark Park (please drop off and pick up by the playground)

Address: 450 Meadow Ln., Carmel, IN 46032

Cost: $30 cash, check, or Venmo – (Jennifer-Downey-39) *please make checks

out to Jenny Downey

Click here for the flyer

Little Flowers Girls Club:

Registration closes Wednesday and there is a parent meeting Friday, August 19th at 4pm in the Parish Hall.  https://bit.ly/OLMClittleflowers

Attention parents of all K-3 girls!

Are you looking for a fun, faith-focused club for your daughter? The Little Flowers Girls’ Club is a Catholic club in which girls learn about Catholic virtues through fun-filled activities that highlight the lives of the saints. Following the model of our namesake, St. Therese of Lisieux, “The Little Flower”, the girls learn how to practice virtuous works of kindness and charity to grow in their love for Jesus! Meetings will be held after school one Friday each month, September-May from 3:20-5pm in the Parish Hall. Monthly meetings consist of snacks, games, crafts, music & occasional guest speakers; yearly activities include our Daddy-Daughter Dance and Mother-Daughter Dinner.

Registration link is below. Registration closes August 17.

A mandatory PARENT meeting is on August 19th from 6-8pm.

We look forward to seeing you there! Questions about registration and/or club information? Contact Haley Clark hamounce@yahoo.com or Tammye Ballance mrssvb@yahoo.com

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 Grades4-8

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.

CYO Volleyball Evaluations:

CYO Girls Basketball Evaluations

Cadet (7/8) Tuesday (8/16) 6:00-7:30

4th grade Thursday (8/18) 5:00-6:00

5/6 Thursday (8/18) 6:30-8:00

Parish Blood Drive:

August 27-28

Parents/grandparents who donate blood at the upcoming OLMC Blood Drive

on August 27th and August 28th will earn an out of uniform day on

Sep 8 for their students that attend OLMC School.

Forms for the out of uniform day can be picked up at the refreshment table, after donating. 

Forms should be turned into their teacher on Sep 8.

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion,

which can be essential for cancer patients, trauma victims, premature babies, very ill COVID-19 patients, and more.

One pint of donated blood can be used for live-saving treatment for three people.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL

Blood Drives

Saturday, August 27^th

8:00 am to 2:45 pm

Parish Hall at the School

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT!

28 of 192 spots filled 

AND

Sunday, August 28^th 

8 am to 2 pm

Parish Hall at the School

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT!

18 of 168 spots filled