Winter MAP testing begins January 9. Please make an extra effort to ensure your child arrives on time, eats breakfast, and has a snack on testing days. While MAP is only one snapshot of how your child is doing, it does provide valuable data to help teachers plan instruction to meet your child's learning needs.

Letter from Administration

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome back and happy 2024! I hope you and your family had a joyous time together! To kick off the new year, we are working on Friendzy Unit 4: Respond Instead of React. We are so excited to see students dive into and truly understand how to be the best friends they can be! This unit is about being responsible for our reactions and emotions. Students will learn that it is their responsibility to control how they respond in stressful and emotional situations.

Catchphrase:

I Will Respond Instead of React

Key Verses:

James 1:19-20

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”

Genesis 4:7b

“But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

This unit gives ample opportunity to talk through the challenge of responding instead of reacting. Emotions are good and helpful and give us the ability to recognize when we need to listen to them and not let them rule over us. Continue the conversation at home with your student. Here are the main points of this unit:

1. Feelings and emotions are helpful indicators. Feelings and emotions are good gifts from God. We can glorify Him with our feelings and emotions

2. Listen to your body. Our body can give us “warning signs” to help us know how we are feeling inside. Paying attention to our warning signs can help us make the right decision.

3. Don’t let feelings and emotions R.U.L.E. over you! If we feel like our feelings and emotions are getting out of control, remember they are not our boss! Instead remember the acronym R.U.L.E. (Recognize, Understand, Label, and Express) and know that with God, we can respond instead of react in every situation.

One way to help your child respond instead of react is to help them identify their “warning signs.” When we are angry or upset our body reacts with our emotions. Breathing can change, muscles can become tight, hands turn into fists, etc. Pay attention to your child’s warning signs to help remind them to not let their emotions R.U.L.E. over them!

God knows what is best for us. As it says in one of our key verses, James 1:19-20, we should be quick to listen and slow to anger. A great way to remember this is to STOP. PRAY. WALK AWAY. Doing these three steps will help them choose to respond best to the situation and truly live out James 1:19-20.

When kids learn friendship, they learn it for life!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Eaton

School Counselor

HIGHLIGHTS

Spring Sports Sign-Up

Sign-ups are open from 12/1/23 to 1/15/24 for the following sports.

Soccer PK - 8th
Boy's Volleyball 3rd - 8th
Girl's Volleyball 2nd - 4th

Please sign up using GameDay.

No LATE Sign-Ups after 1/15/24.

If you want to coach any sport please email Jamie Pike at jpike1793@gmail.com.

PTSO GroupMe

GroupMe link

Applications Now Open

Applications for the 2024-25 school year are now available!

Visit our website to apply. Preschool through 8th grade will use the same application process. Priority deadline is January 12.

2024-25 Re-Enrollment Information

To clarify, current families with students in K-7 who will be returning next year do NOT need to do anything until March!

It is time to start thinking about enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year. This process will be a little different this year so please read carefully.

Many of you are familiar with the FACTS Management System for tuition payments and tuition assistance applications. This year Saint Gabriel School and Preschool will be transitioning to utilizing FACTS for enrollment as well. FACTS will replace the online registration system/ mailed tuition agreements that we used in the past, and families will use your same FACTS login. The hope is to streamline the registration experience for families.

CLOSINGS/ DELAYED OPENINGS Policy

When weather conditions cause school openings to be questionable, one of the following announcements will be made for the Catholic Elementary Schools in Jefferson County.

“All Catholic Elementary Schools in Jefferson County are open” – Saint Gabriel is open.
“Catholic Elementary Schools in Jefferson County will be open, but on a delayed schedule.” Saint Gabriel will be on a two-hour delay. Buses will run two hours late. Gym will open at 9:25 a.m. for student arrival. Students are not allowed in before this time. Classes will start at 10:00 a.m. Dismissal will be at regular time – 2:45 p.m.
“All Catholic Schools in Jefferson County are closed.” – Saint Gabriel is closed. In the case that Saint Gabriel is closed, Saint Gabriel Preschool will make every effort to offer full-day care for registered participants. Notification will be sent separately.

All morning activities, including detention, are cancelled for that day. Detention will be served the following scheduled day. You will also be notified via the Saint Gabriel Reach Alert program. It is the parent’s responsibility to sign up for Reach Alert and to make any changes to their account.

We will have 1 regular snow day before Distance Learning days start. You will be notified via the Saint Gabriel Reach Alert program.

NEW: Updates on campus closures and delays can be found here: www.gabrielweather.com

Bingo Volunteers

Bingo is one of our largest fundraisers. Funds are used to offer tuition assistance and capital projects. A schedule for this year has been created to assist with staffing volunteers. Please sign up using Sign Up Genius.

Jan. 10,11- 3HM

Jan. 17, 18- 3MT

Jan. 24, 25- 2AS

View schedule

Are you planning to volunteer or attend a school event this year?

Field Trip chaperones and special event volunteers need to have a background check on file and have attended the Safe Environment Training. For more information, visit https://www.stgabriel.net/background. Not sure if we have your information? Contact background@stgabriel.net. To view upcoming Honor Thy Child trainings, visit https://www.archlou.org/about-the-archdiocese/archdiocesan-policies-guidelines-and-handbooks/restoringtrust/safe/. Background checks and safe environment training refresher must be completed every five years.

Save the Dates

January 8-February 1- MAP Testing
January 29-February 2- Celebrate Catholic Schools Week
January 26- February 2- Catholic Schools Week Auction- Pottery and Teacher Experiences
March 8- Eat Lunch With Your Child Day
April 11- Grandparents Day (8th)
April 13- Confirmation
May 14- 8th Grade Graduation

From the Community

Mercy STEM Fair

It's our pleasure to cordially invite your students (and you) to the 2nd Annual Mercy STEM Fair!

When: January 17, 2024 from 6:00pm-8:00pm

Where: Mercy Academy campus - 5801 Fegenbush Lane

Who: Primarily aimed at grades 5-8, but all are welcome (both girls and boys)

What: This year's STEM Fair will actually have TWO optional components...

(1) Hands-On Activities, Demonstrations, and Student Research

No registration is required.

(2) Science Fair Workshop

Students can bring their "work-in-progress" Science & Engineering Fair Projects for a "practice run" at Mercy.
Workshop will run from 6:30pm-7:30pm, giving students time to explore the other activities as well
Registration is required (but totally free) - sign up today!

To register for the Science Fair Workshop component, please fill out the form at: https://forms.gle/K1MYW5kA89PYAeV17

STEM Fair Flyer

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