Winter MAP testing began 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,

With the new year, January is traditionally a time where people set resolutions. Another tradition is to pick a word for the year to represent a focus. This year my word is “renew”. It is such a privilege to lead our wonderful school. This is my sixth year at Saint Gabriel, and I never want to become stale in my position. This year I want to be intentional about finding ways to bring new energy to my work. There are always ways to do things differently- build on the things that are going well and improve areas of growth.

As a school we are also committed to continuous improvement. Our school board has been a tremendous partner as we work to carry out the goals of our school improvement plan. Our school improvement plan is a living document and is updated regularly based on feedback from our stakeholders. The goals are based on the four domains of the National Catholic Standards and Benchmarks of Effective Catholic Schools (NSBECS). These are our school goals for the 2023-24 school year:

Domain: Mission and Catholic Identity

Goal: Intentionally integrate Catholic social teaching and school vision into school programming.

Domain: Governance and Leadership

Goal: Develop structures and processes to identify students requiring support beyond Tier 1 and monitor impact to ensure all students are growing and developing.

Domain: Academic Excellence

Goal: Faculty collaborate in professional learning communities to analyze data and design instruction to address the diverse needs of each student. All grade levels will meet projected growth expectations for MAP (reflected in growth summary report).

Domain: Operational Vitality

Goals:
- Increase student enrollment (preschool through 8th grade) by 15% by 2024.
- Increase opportunities for student agency.

Thank you for your partnership in this complex work.

Blessings,

Lara Krill

Principal

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 TODAY, 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. Doors 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. 17, 18- 3MT

Jan. 24, 25- 2AS

Jan. 31, Feb. 1- 2FM

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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