August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024
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Welcome back to school and to the 2024-2025 school year. We are looking forward to this school year and know that this is going to be the best year yet! As we start this school year, we are filled with excitement and anticipation for the wonderful experiences that lie ahead of us.
We welcome you back to our partnership of parents, faculty, staff, and parish all working together to provide the best academic, social, and Catholic education for every student. Parents are the first and most important teachers in a child’s life. Our faculty and staff are the guiding light providing support and guidance in an environment that each child can reach their full potential academically, spiritually, and socially. The St. Albert Parish provides the Catholic identity and spiritual guidance for each child to be a faith-filled Child of God. Together, as a team, we start the 2024-2025 school year with expectations of achieving great things!
Let us embrace this new school year with joy, dedication, and a spirit of kindness and cooperation. Thank you for being a vital part of our school community. We look forward to enjoying this 2024-2025 school year together.
Ellen Martin
School Principal
You can also add our digital school calendar to your phone so you have the latest school dates at your fingertips. To add our Google Calendar, click HERE and then select the +Google Calendar in the bottom right corner.
Please click here to read the Parent/Student Handbook for this school year. Each student needs a signed form turned in to their homeroom teacher no later than Wednesday, August 28th. Click here for the form to print and sign.
Walkers need to have this digital form on file in the school office for emergency purposes. (One digital form per family.)
Please find your child's incoming grade level for their summer reading list! Happy Reading! Click here to view the 2024 Summer Reading List. Incoming JK-2nd graders have a list of recommended authors for your summer reading enjoyment. Starting in 3rd grade and through 8th grade there is a required book for all students and a list from which to choose a second book.
Please review the morning and afternoon carpool routes (found here) to help ensure the safety of everyone in our community. Please do not block driveways and follow the carpool monitor's directions. Please stay in your lane and do not switch as we have had several near misses.
The VikingFest Committee has been working hard and is excited to kick off the school year with an AMAZING VikingFest 2024. This year is sure to be the perfect way to start to the 24/25 school year and we hope to see everyone there!
Who: EVERYONE ONE! All Grades, Families, Students, Former Students, Parishioners, etc. are invited!
What: VIKINGFEST 2024 – Kickoff to the 24/25 School Year! There will be food, drinks, ice cream, bouncy house, cornhole tournament, DJ, split-the-pot and so MUCH MORE!
Where: SATG Parking Lot and Field
When: Saturday, August 17, 2024 @ 6pm-10pm
Why: Raise funds for the Class of 2025 Trip
*This will be a CASH or CHECK ONLY event.
Cornhole Tournament- Please visit the link to secure your spot TODAY for the VikingFest Cornhole Tournament – Spaces are limited and may fill up prior to the event.
Volunteers- To make the event a success we need your help and time. Please see the link for volunteers. The “student” sign up is for 8th Graders.
If you are a current school family wanting to add a new student for the 2025-2026 school year, your priority application period is August 15-31, 2024. It is critical that we know how many new siblings there are before we start accepting applications from external applicants. To apply for enrollment, a completed application, specified supporting documents, and a $200/$210 non-refundable application fee, must be submitted between August 15-31. Applications do not guarantee enrollment. Each application/applicant is reviewed by our Admissions Team before confirming official enrollment status.
Please keep in mind that applications received after August 31st will be late and considered in the general application pool based on the order of priority criteria found on our website.
For more information about our 2025-2026 admissions process and to download our new student application, please visit https://www.school.stalbert.org/admissions.
If your child is currently enrolled at St. Albert, you DO NOT need to apply again. Once your child is in the school, we will roll over their enrollment each year. The information above only pertains to families that are adding a brand new sibling to the school.
If you have any friends or family who are interested in touring and/or applying for the 2025/2026 school year, please refer them to our school website (under the Admissions tab). We have made several changes to our application dates and admission policies. They will want to reference that information before applying.
For questions, contact Janelle Richardson at jrichardson@stalbert.org.
Are You Safe Environment Compliant? Are you working regularly with children? If so, you must have attended an Archdiocese of Louisville Safe Environment Training. Has it been 5 years since your initial in-person training? You must complete your 5
year refresher training. You must also have a satisfactory background check not older than 5 years. Click here for more information. This monthly newsletter link will be at the top of the page under "Important Links."
We recommend that parents join their child’s grade-specific Facebook group if they have not done so already. These private groups are for parents only. You will be asked to review the group rules and check if you agree with them. You also need to include your and your child’s name. To keep these groups private and for parents only, if we do not recognize the names or if the rules box is not checked, we will not approve the request. Please contact Janelle Richardson at jrichardson@stalbert.org to receive a link to your group or to ask a question.
St. Albert the Great is pleased to announce that Homework Club will return this year for students currently in grades 5-8 who need help or have questions are challenged by completing their homework in a timely manner, need additional assistance with assignments, and or need to to prepare for tests and quizzes.
Homework Club is a structured environment where students will receive small group attention and motivation in a warm and encouraging atmosphere.
The goal of Homework Club is to help students become resourceful and proactive learners. Students will become empowered to take charge of their academics and learn the art of successful study habits. Homework Club Mentor will be Mrs. O’Keefe
Starts: Monday, August 20th
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Where: 8C
Cost: $15 per session Venmo @Deanna-O’Keefe-1
Pick up: 4:15 pm Junior High Breezeway door. ***Students who attend Play Cafe will be walked over @ 4:15
Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AA5A728A3F58-49138899-homework#/
Thursday, August 22, 2022
6pm-8pm
Champs Rollerdome
ALL grades welcome
Cost is $18 per person and INCLUDES skate rental!
We will have drawings for door prizes for those who attend.
Sponsored by the Class of 2025
PTO would like to welcome every St. Albert family, new and old, to the 2024-2025 school year. We are so excited that you’re here! Did you know that every school parent is automatically a member of the St. Albert PTO? This organization is a great way to get involved with your child’s school and you can learn more about us and what we do, HERE, on our website page. We have committees, events and volunteer opportunities for every level of participation! Come to a meeting, sign up for a committee, volunteer at an event- we’d love to have you!
2024-2025 PTO Executive Committee
President - Jennifer Boyle, ptopresident@stalbert.org
Vice President - Sarah Stahl, ptovicepresident@stalbert.org
Secretary - Lauren Biagi, ptosecretary@stalbert.org
Treasurer - Emily Rives, ptotresurer@stalbert.org
Past President - Christine Newman, pto-past-president@stalbert.org
2024-2025 PTO Meeting Dates
September 26th
November 21st
February 23rd
April 24th
All meetings will be held from 7:00pm-8:30pm, location TBD
Did you know that there are two ways you can help our school earn money with things you are probably doing everyday?
1. Choose St. Albert the Great P.T.O. for your Kroger Community Rewards. This can be done easily by selecting our program on your digital account. St. Albert the Great school ID # is: FY349
2. Create a Box Tops For Education account and easily snap pictures of your receipts to earn money for our school! No more clipping, it is all digital now. It is easiest to download the app. Learn more at BTFE.com.
St. Albert the Great school ID is: 156500
Box Tops for Education Tutorial
Please share with friends and family and thank you for your support!
The following committees are still in need of a chair or co-chair for this school year.
Email ptopresident@stalbert.org if interested.
-Restaurant Fundraisers
-Spring Showcase
-Student Appreciation
-Yearbook & School Pictures
-Stewardship
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 (12:30 Dismissal)
Dairy Queen, 4:00-7:00pm
4811 Norton Healthcare Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40241
Round out our first early dismissal day with some ice cream! 10% of all store sales during this scheduled time will come back to the St. Albert PTO. Link to DQ flyer.
Saint Albert Athletic Ministry website link
Please read the Parish Post to stay up to date with events and opportunities.