Saint Gabriel School Weekly Newsletter for Parents

Week 12 - November 8

UPCOMING EVENTS

Canned Food Drive

Student Council will be holding our annual Canned Food Drive! This will go on October 28-November 22. Please bring donated items to the music hallway during morning carpool. This will help prepare Thanksgiving food baskets for Fern Creek Highview United Ministries. We will be collecting different items for each grade.

Preschool- Canned gravy/ canned soup

Kindergarten- Green Beans

1st Grade- Peas

2nd Grade- Cranberry Sauce

3rd Grade- Corn

4th Grade- Carrots

5th Grade- Boxed Brownie/ or Cake mix

6th Grade- Boxed Stuffing mix

7th Grade- Boxed Mac n Cheese

8th Grade- Canned Potatoes or Yams

World Kindness Day

Join us in celebrating World Kindness Day on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Students may wear a kindness shirt or a shirt with an inspirational message with their uniform bottoms.

Letter from Administration

Report Cards

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I can hardly believe it is already the end of the trimester. This year seems to be flying by!

We will be doing report cards a little differently this year. If you want to view individual assignment grades, you will need to do that in Schoology. Final grades will be synced from Schoology to FACTS. Report cards will be run in FACTS. Once final grades and comments are added, parents will be emailed a copy of your child's report cards to the email address we have on file. An alert will be sent as well to let you know these have been sent. A copy of each child's report card will also be added to their digital portfolio in FACTS. We had an issue with attendance not showing correctly. Once this issue is resolved, this feature will be available to parents to view in FACTS.

If you questions about your child's grades, please reach out to the child's subject area teacher.

A couple reminders as we start the new trimester:

Snacks should be healthy- only one snack per day
Check to make sure uniforms fit properly and following the dress code. I have noticed some non-uniform pants. Pants must have belt loops with a belt (grades K-8). Elastic waist bands or cargo pants are not allowed.

We appreciate your partnership in sharing your child's progress and making sure they are prepared and ready to learn each day!

Have a great weekend,

Lara Krill

Principal

IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR 2025-2026

It is time to start thinking about enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year. We will continue to use FACTS enrollment.

Current Students

We will assume all current students (grades K-7) will return for next school year unless we receive written notification that your child is not returning. Please email school@stgabriel.net by November 30 if your child will not return. Current families will complete re-enrollment packets through FACTS in March.

New Students

Applications for next year are now open. Families will complete an online application through FACTS. Visit our website for more information. Priority deadline to apply is January 10, 2025.

Tuition Assistance (K-8):

Financial Aid applications for students in grades K-8 for the 2025-2026 school year are now available. We are committed to assisting families who need financial aid to make a Catholic education a reality. Last year, over $400,000 in total financial aid was provided to school families from St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, the Archdiocese of Louisville, the Catholic Education Foundation, and their partners. There is one financial aid application to apply for all aid sources. Apply through FACTS Management System by November 30, 2024. For more information, please visit www.ceflou.org or visit our webpage for the link to information about Financial Aid. Families who apply by the Nov. 30th deadline will receive their award notifications by March 1.

Thank you for choosing to partner with Saint Gabriel School for your child(ren)’s education.

HIGHLIGHTS

QUICK LINKS

Yearbook Cover Contest

We want student work to be featured in our yearbook.

All artwork must be original work and must be on 8½ x 11 paper. Artwork should be fully colored and complete as it would appear on the book including the name St. Gabriel School and the date 2024-25.

The first-place winner’s work will be featured on the front cover; the second-place winner will be featured on the back cover.

Please submit yearbook cover designs to Ms. Helms no later than Friday, November 16th. Winners will be announced by Friday, November 22nd.

Share your Pictures

Join our Photo Circles (you'll need to download the Photo Circle app)! Please add your pictures to share. Note: If you add your pictures, Saint Gabriel has the right to use them for promotional materials.

Videographers Wanted

Do you have a special talent for creating and/or editing video? School board is working on a project to create a recruiting video and needs your help! If interested, please email school@stgabriel.net.

2025-26 Tuition Assistance

It's time to start thinking about the 2025-26 school year. Tuition assistance applications are now available at www.ceflou.org. Parents/guardians will need their 2023 federal tax return and 2023 W-2’s; (additional documents may be requested if they have additional income). Deadline to complete the application and provide all documentation is November 30, 2024 for consideration in the initial round of funding. These families will receive award notifications no later than March 1, 2025.

Tuition Assistance Information Flyer (English)

Tuition Assistance Information Flyer (Spanish)

Bingo Schedule

Bingo

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. If you volunteer, your child may have a uniform break the next non-mass day! Please sign up using Sign Up Genius.

Nov. 13- 8Peplowski

Nov. 14- 8StewartWilcox

Nov. 20- 8Zuhars

Nov. 21- Preschool

Honor Thy Child/ Safe Environment Training

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

November 25-29: No School- Thanksgiving Break
December 2-6- Student Council Toy Drive
December 2-4- Santa Shop
December 9-11- Candy Cane Sale
December 13- Eat Lunch With Your Child Day
December 14- School Choir Concert
December 17- 3rd/4th Christmas Program
December 19- Christmas parties (K-3)
December 19- 1st grade Nativity Program for Parents
December 20- Musical Theatre Performance
March 13- Grandparents Day (2nd)
April 24- Grandparents Day (8th)
April 26- Confirmation

Post of the week

From The Cafeteria

New Daily Menu Options

We’re excited to start offering ham munchables (ham, cheese slices, and Ritz crackers) and pizza munchables (flatbread, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and shredded mozzarella) on a daily basis starting Monday, November 4th. This entrée will be available to all students, and just like with our other entrée choices, this lunch will come with a munchable, a hot side, unlimited access to our fresh fruit and vegetable bar, and a drink of their choice. The munchable will only be offered as part of a full lunch and will not be available a la carte.

Cooking Classes with Taher.pdf

Family Cooking Classes

Taher is offer virtual cooking classes on Dec. 4 and 11. See flier for more information.

From The PTSO

Mother-Son Event Volunteers Needed

Thank you to those of you that signed up to help! We are in need of a few more volunteers to help with the different stations at the Mother Son event. Fathers of boys and girls, mothers of girls, grandparents, and older siblings are all welcome. It’s a great opportunity for service hours for older siblings.

Box Tops

Box Tops is a great fundraiser for PTSO! Download the Box Tops for Education app and scan your receipt for a contribution of $1.50 or more. Be sure to enter the name of the child who should receive credit. Our next Box Tops Uniform Break will be November 18.

Our school ID is ID: 393279.

PTSO Group Me

Not on social media but want to stay up to date on PTSO news? Join our GroupMe chat. GroupMe link

PTSO Events 2024-25

Mother/ Son event- November 9

Santa Shop- December 2-4

Father/ Daughter Dance- January 11

Paint Night- February 5

From The Parish

Veterans Day Mass

Join us in paying tribute to the brave men and women who have served our country this Sunday, November 10th at our Noon Mass. Color guard presentation, blessing and a small token of appreciation from our preschool students. We are proud to honor our veterans!

Thanksgiving Baskets

It is time for Thanksgiving Baskets for Fern Creek High View United Ministries. We have a goal of 100 baskets this year to come from the St. Gabriel Community. Can your family sponsor a basket? Can your group sponsor a basket or two?

We are staggering the groups this year, because the response last year was so great that it was a little much having all groups and families in the cafeteria all at one time! Last year, this service opportunity was so fun, and it was wonderful to see all the intergenerational teamwork happening to provide baskets to FCHUM.

Thanksgiving Baskets Sign-Up

Link Your Kroger Card

Choose St. Gabriel for your Kroger Community Rewards! This can be done easily by selecting our program on your digital account.

St. Gabriel ID # is: QA178

Learn more at https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

From The Community

High School Information

We have added a section on News You Can Use for high school information. Check out this section for upcoming events for prospective students. This section will continue to be updated.

To view information about Catholic high school open houses, visit https://louisvillecatholicschools.com/schools/high-schools/.

Saints for Kids Art Submissions

Youth who are high school age and younger are invited to submit original visual art, such as a drawing or painting, to be featured in the “Saints for Kids” section of Youth Focus in The Record Newspaper.

Students can submit art depicting the following saints:

Our Lady of Guadalupe, deadline to submit — Nov. 21

A photo of the artwork can be submitted via email to ocastlen@archlou.org or the original can be mailed to the attention of The Record at the Maloney Center, 1200 S. Shelby St., Louisville, Ky., 40203, with a stamped return envelope.

News You Can Use Website

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