Monday Memo
Week 07 | SEptember 23-27, 2019
We Need Your Help!
We need your help! We are in need of additional 6:03 Setup Teams!
These families or groups of two or more volunteers work to setup and put away the equipment we utilize during 6:03 Mass (including our 6:03 TV, drum kit, and Hospitality stations). This opportunity for service is a great chance for families with kids in Jr High or High School to become more involved at Mass and to gain service hours.
Contact Emily Bowling at 425-3940 ext. 108 or ebowling@stalbert.org to volunteer and join our 6:03 Setup Team!
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SIGNUPS CLOSE FRIDAY, SEPT. 27TH AT 3:00PM
NOTE: Conference Sign Ups are **NOT** accessible through the app. You must use a browser to schedule.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
October 1st, 3:00-7:00pm | October 2nd, 1:00-5:00pm
NOTE: CONFERENCE SIGNUPS ARE **NOT** accessible through the app. You must use a browser to schedule.
St. Albert’s school conferences are quickly approaching: Tuesday, October 1, from 3:00-7:00pm and Wednesday, October 2, from 1:00-5:00pm. This is such a great opportunity for the team of parents, teachers and students to collaborate on goals and progress for the school year that lies in front of us! We want each conference to be a productive meeting between all influences in your child’s education.
We would like to clarify the sign-up procedures and expectations of our upcoming conferences:
Like last year, we ask that all parents sign up for a conference with only their child’s homeroom teacher. The basis of this model is to build and nurture the relationship between homeroom teachers, their students, and their families. We want all students and parents to feel that their homeroom teacher is a person they can trust, and can go to with any issues they may be having at school. This conference model helps build and strengthen this relationship.
We understand that you may want to meet with a teacher other than the homeroom teacher. If you feel the need for a conference with a different teacher other than your homeroom teacher, please contact that teacher directly to make arrangements.
Your homeroom teachers will provide feedback from other teachers on their grade level as well.
Thank you for support. We look forward to seeing you
Ellen Martin
Principal--- Around The School ---
Textbook Logins
Online Textbook logins for students can be found at the spreadsheet linked below.
After School Class
Click below to view the current and future after school classes offered by Ms. Clements and Ms. Finley. Links to each SignUp Genius will be listed. Please read each sign up carefully for grade levels, as some will not be appropriate for all grades 1-8. Thank you!
Technology Website
Students are beginning Typing Club lessons! There are three classes- 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8. Students ARE allowed to work on this at home. Make sure your child is signed in to their school email before they sign in to Typing Club. See the below site for more details.
Drumming Workshop
Drumming Workshop Grades 4-8
(ONLY 10 spots - they will fill up fast!)
Ms. Peake and Mr. Billy Masterson will host a 4-week drumming workshop on Mondays, 3:00 -4:30, starting Oct. 7 thru 28. The fee is $60 per student, payable by first class with check made to Charlotte Peake. No refunds for missed classes. Students may bring a snack and drink. Pickup by breezeway next to 2nd grade (old music room). Parents may arrive at 4:15 on final day of class for a casual performance.
The Scholastic Book Fair is Here!
We need some parent volunteers to help with set up and tear down of the Fair as well as help in Preschool-3rd grade Library classes that week.
Our Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place September 26-October 2. Students may shop during Library period as well as during Parent/Teacher Conference days that week. We will also be hosting a Pastries with Parents on Friday morning, September 27, at 7:00am in the Library. Parents and their students may stop by during that time to grab a doughnut and browse the Book Fair together.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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2019 Parish Pictorial Directory
The 2019 Parish Pictorial Directory Books are here! If you participated in Directory Photography, your book is available for pickup in the Church. The Church is open Monday - Friday from 6:30am - 4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday from 6:30am-7:00pm. Please make every effort to retrieve your book as soon as possible.
For those parishioners who did not participate in photography, a parish-wide digital access at stalbert.org and via an app will be available very soon! Keep a look out for more information coming your way in the coming days!
Confirmation Reminders
- Please submit enrollment forms for students and sponsors ASAP through Google Forms on the Parish Confirmation website.
- There is an updated permission slip for the Confirmation Retreat due to a date change. It is now on December 12th. Please return these ASAP.
- Sign up for Remind by texting @stalcc20 to the number 81010. This is the best way to get updates quickly from our office.
- Finally, mark your calendars for September 28th from 2-6pm for the Student/Sponsor Retreat in the PLC (includes Mass at 5 PM).
Regional Cemetery Cleanup for 8th Grade
8th Grade Confirmation Students there are still spots available for the Regional Cemetery Cleanup on October 12th. Please pick up a permission slip outside Emileigh Ledgerwood's office or print and return the attached permission slip if you want to attend. The deadline is September 25th or until we've reached our 15 student cap. We will be meeting at St. Margaret Mary that morning at 8:15 AM and returning by 2 PM.
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Haunted Halls 2019
Haunted Halls is Saturday October 12th. Doors open at 6:30pm. This is a FREE Event sponsored by the St. Albert PTO. Although it is free, you must still register for the event so that we can have correct attendance numbers for planning. If you plan to attend, please register by clicking the link below. Please check your Tuesday folder for more information about the event! Please email ptohauntedhalls@stalbert.org with any questions. We hope to see you there!
Walk-a-thon Thank you!
We are so close to reaching our $35,000 goal, please send in all donations ASAP!
- Thank you to everyone who donated, participated, volunteered or sponsored this year’s Rock the Walk, we raised over $32,000 that will go directly to our students and faculty!
Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors for your support:
- Town & Country Ford
- Commonwealth Dodge
- MAVA
- The Rotunda Group LLC
- Pure Barre New Albany, IN
- Krebs Optical
- The Seawood Family
- Louisville Insurance LLC
- Karen Senn, DMD
- Hats to Match
- Thornton’s
- JEC Creative Designs
Safe Environment Training.
6:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2019
St. Margaret Mary
7813 Shelbyville Road
Louisville, KY 40222
Hospitality Room
Volunteer Compliance Reminder
All St. Albert volunteers who have contact with children or youth (18 and under) are required to:
- Participate in a Archdiocese Safe Environment Training (SET) Workshop once.
- Complete an Archdiocese Criminal Background Check every 5 years.
The schedule for the Safe Environment Training Workshops can be found in the link below.
To obtain a background check, please send a check for $15 along with your name and email address to Larry Bruner c/o the office via kidmail.
All requirements must be met before you volunteer. If you have any questions, please contact the PTO Compliance Chair, Kristie Daugherty, at ptocompliance@stalbert.org.
Boxtop Changes!
This year BOXTOP$ are going digital with an App. No longer will you have to cut and paste BOXTOP$ to help raise money for ST. Albert the Great PTO. This fundraiser, in the past has made a couple of thousand dollars per year for the school. We are hoping that with the App it will make it easier for you to get credit for the BOXTOP$ on the items you purchase to increase the amount we can raise. The funds that are raised go directly to enhancing the St. Albert the Great experience for both student and teachers. Please take a few minutes to download the BOXTOP$ App and start accumulating points for ST. Albert the Great. Just enter your information select SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT, Louisville Ky. And you will be up and running.
Helping Hands Committee Seeking Volunteers
What is helping hands?
We are a volunteer group that provides meals and services to families in need in our parish. It is 100% anonymous for both parties. Sign up for a slot, make a meal and drop in cooler on porch or where it was noted in signup. Other services may include yard work, household chores or errands. Easy Peasy! Please consider helping this year. Please email gibsonfam2005@gmail.com to volunteer
PTO Teacher Conference Dinner Signups
It's hard to believe it, but Parent/Teacher Conferences are just around the corner and we need your help. In keeping with tradition, the PTO will provide dinner for our teachers on both evenings of the conferences (Oct. 1st and 2nd) in the teachers lounge. We are looking for volunteers to help provide additional food items to make this a very special event for our teachers.
It is a wonderful way to show our gratitude to the teachers for all their hard work!! In addition it is an easy way to support the PTO if otherwise your schedule hasn't permitted.
Thank you, Jessica Sullivan and Kelli Tyler
--- FROM YOUR SPORTS MINISTRY ---
Dine at Grassa Gramma to Support SAAM
St. Albert Athletic Ministry will be the Celebrity Host at Grassa Gramma in Holiday Manor, September 29th beginning at 5:00pm. Dine in or order take out and 10% goes back to help support our student athletes.
NEW PARENT ARCHERY INFORMATION MEETING
Parents of any student currently enrolled at St. Albert, grades 4 through 8, who is interested in joining the St. Albert Archery Team are encouraged to attend this informational meeting.
- Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
- Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
- Location: Visitation Hall (cafeteria)
You’ll have an opportunity to meet our coaches, learn about one of the fastest growing sports in the country, find out about the archery season and team expectations, and get all of your questions answered.
This meeting is for parents only; however, if childcare is an issue, please feel free to bring your children with you. (They may get bored, so you might want to have something for them to do while they sit quietly.)
See you then! Go Vikings!
Archery and Basketball Sign-ups
Archery and Basketball Sign-ups are now live!
- Archery
- Basketball (JK/K Co-ed)
- Basketball (Grades 1-2)
- Girl's Basketball (Grades 3-8)
- Boy's Basketball (Grades 3-8)
- Intermediate Basketball (Grades 9-12)
- ****Note: Must be a parishioner at a Catholic Parish to participate in the Intermediate Basketball league.
Note: you must sign-up using a computer, not the app!
Late fee starts October 7.
Don't delay! Sign up today!
BUNCO IS BACK!
You ask...we deliver!
Wednesday, October 16
Kick Off at 6:00 in the PLC
Bring your favorite tailgate dish and wear a team jersey!
Buy online or Kid Mail to Becky Fry.
• Ticket $25
• Sponsor a Table (your name or logo goes on the table) $20
• Event Sponsor $100 (one available)
Lots of *NEW* SPIRIT WEAR ITEMS AVAILABLE
We have another vendor available to order TONS more spirit wear. The selection and prices makes it easy to find something for pretty much anybody! Check out the store at the link below.
Fall Sports Gate and Concession Worker Sign-ups
New Slots are now added!
We once again need your help to support our St. Albert Vikings. Each family is required to sign up for one slot during the season. This means if your child is playing football, volleyball, flag football, cross country, K-2 soccer, cheerleading or powder puff football you need to work a shift in the St. Albert gym. These volunteer hours greatly reduce the cost of all sports at St. Albert.
If you wish to have a sub work your shift, please refer to either the sub list located on the Sports Ministry link or contact Kelly Logsdon at kelly.lewis.logsdon@gmail.com You will be responsible for paying the sub. If you don't find a sub and do not show up for your shift, your child will have to sit out a game. If you do find a sub and the sub does not show up, your child will not be penalized.
Spirit Wear
Spruce up your closet with some St. Albert and Lyndon Catholic Rams gear!
Our spirit wear store is now live! Click on the link and place your order. Orders will be taken until the 1st and 15th of every month until midnight. Then, the order will be ready in 5 business days and can be picked up at the store. The store (Soccertown) is located in Holiday Manor right next to Feeder's Supply.
Go Vikings and Rams!
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Dyslexia Presentation
Langsford Center Louisville has an upcoming informational event about Dyslexia that is open to the public.
Dyslexia Presentation
October 29, 2019
4-6 pm
Seeing letters and words backwards is dyslexia, right? Wrong! In this presentation, Stephen McCrocklin, Langsford’s Executive Director, dispels that long held belief. We will also be showing James Redford’s movie “The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia.” Learn what the latest research reveals about dyslexia.
high School Open Houses & Placement Test Info
Open houses provide opportunities for students and parents to visit Catholic secondary school campuses. Open houses may include tours, special programs, and demonstrations. The format of the open house is interactive, and parents and students will have the opportunity to ask questions. Refer to the listing of secondary schools on the left for the open house schedule for each school.
All students who plan to attend a Catholic secondary school must take the placement test at the secondary school they plan to attend.
Click link below for larger version
Saint Xavier Fall Swim Clinic
We are offering a great opportunity for your students at Saint Xavier High School! Our nationally ranked program offers an opportunity for your swimmer to learn essential skills and techniques to gain a competitive advantage in the water. The clinics at Saint Xavier promote a positive learning environment for ALL. Swimmers will be provided the tools to build self-confidence and will set personal goals that enrich self-esteem through a fun and competitive learning process.
Sign up for Saint Xavier's fall swim clinic and pursue excellence! Our Fall Swim Clinic is a great way to involve young athletes and promote positive learning from our highly experienced coaching staff. Our commitment to excellence shows with our extreme attention to detail. These clinics are open to any child between ages 4-14 at any skill level. We would love to have your child in the water at St. X!
Visit saintx.com/athletics/resources/camps-clinics/swim-clinics for more information.
Trinity Soccer Camp
WINTER CLINIC: Grades 4-9
Dec. 27, 28, 29 | 1 – 4 p.m.
Cost: $120 if received before Aug. 1; $130 if received after Aug. 1
Note: Checks should be made out to Trinity Soccer Camp and mailed to Trinity High School, Attn: Dale Helfrich, 4011 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY, 40207 before the start of camp.
This camp will consist of basic skill development, along with a mixture of small-sided games and Futsal. The camp is designed to improve the technical aspect of each player’s game as well as enhance tactical decision making. Camp will be held in Trinity’s Shamrock Hall and is directed by Coach Dale Helfrich and his staff, and former and current players.
Contact Coach Dale Helfrich at 736-2178 or helfrich@trinityrocks.com