Picture Day will be Monday, September 9.  Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/86932KF. Picture day uniform break guidelines may be found on p. 48 of the handbook or Uniforms website. 

Kindergarten grandparents are invited to join us for mass, donuts, and a craft on Tuesday, September 10 from 8-10 a.m. Please meet in the gathering space of the church. (If your child’s grandparent is unable to attend, any special adult will be fine!) No RSVP required. Grandparents Day will be offered for Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 8th grade this year.

In honor of Feast of St. Gabriel, Spirit Week will be September 23- September 29!  Each day will be a fun event to let your spirit roar!  Start planning your outfits for leopard print and decades day uniform breaks.  More information to come next week!

• Calendars

• Add school calendar to your phone (.ics)

• September Lunch Menu (K-5)

• September Lunch Menu (6-8)

• September Calendar (PDF)

• Uniforms

• EZ Pay (lunch account)

• FACTS Family Portal Login

• Schoology for Parents

Thank you to those of you who attended our Mock Schedule Night.  In case you were not able to make it, please see slideshow for overview of updates and reminders for this year.  Feel free to contact your child's teacher if more information regarding specific classes is needed.

Fall MAP testing continues next week.  K-8 will take MAP Growth in Reading and Math, and grades 3-8 will also test Language.  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. 

Consider purchasing an item from our teacher wish lists!

The school office hours  are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You may also contact our staff anytime by email at school@stgabriel.net. 

Do wish you had contact information for school contacts all in one place?  Now you do!  Check out our St. Gabriel Whom to Go to for What document.

As a reminder, please ensure we have updated immunization forms on file.  Eye exams are required for incoming Kindergarten and/or new 1st grade and 6th grade students.  Physical forms are required for 6th grade students.  For more information, visit our Health Information page on our website.  Forms may be emailed to school@stgabriel.net or turned in to school office. 

Are you ready for Spirit Days?  This year Spirit Days will be every Friday.  Students may wear a St. Gabriel shirt or jersey with uniform or PE uniform bottoms.  Visit www.stgabrielshop.com to order your spirit wear items today!

Join us for the first PTSO meeting on Wednesday, September 11 at 6 p.m. in the Art Room!  We will be discussing upcoming events.  Come and bring your ideas!

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 September 30. 

Current Box Tops for Education Promotions:

1. Target: 40 Bonus Box Tops when you buy any 4 participating products in a single transaction, now through 9/21/24

2. Meijer:  Earn 40 Bonus Box Tops when you buy any 4 participating products in a single transaction, now through 9/7/24.

3. Sam’s Club:  Earn 40 Bonus Box Tops when you buy any 2 participating products in a single transaction, now through 9/15/24.

Our school ID is ID: 393279.

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

Saint Gabriel will be hosting its annual PTSO “Fall Crawl” Walk-A-Thon on Thursday, October 24th. Funds raised help provide student scholarships, school enrichment, teacher requests for their classrooms and teacher encouragement throughout the year. Our goal this year is to raise $32,000. 

We are looking for community businesses to help support our walk this year through various sponsorship levels.  This is a great way to promote a local business.  

Family and individual donations will begin later in October. 

If interested, please return forms by 10/3/24.

Walk-a-thon- October 24

Mother/ Son event- November 9

Santa Shop- December 2-4

Father/ Daughter Dance- January 11

Paint Night- February 5

Our sports ministry is in full swing. We offer eighteen sports with varying age groups as young as Pre-K through Grade 8. Click the links below to below for information on how to navigate through the sports seasons and registration process for the 24-25 School Year.

All About the Sports Ministry (click here)

24-25 St. Gabriel Sports Directors (click here) 

Fall sports practices started in late July. Winter sports registrations are open. Deadline to register is October 1.  Register at: CSAA - GameDay (loucsaa.net)

A reminder that all volunteers and coaches must complete a background check and the Honor Thy Child training to participate: Background Check and Safe Environment Training - St. Gabriel Catholic Church (stgabriel.net)

We foster a faith-filled sports environment and expect our coaches and teams to embody this philosophy. We have adopted Virtue=Strength-a Catholic program that engages the hearts and minds of our students.

Learn the Virtues. Love our Lord. Live the Faith.

Fr. Jason will be taping Mass of the Air on Wednesday Sept 11.  They are encouraging us to bring parishioners with us so that there's a good crowd and the people at home can hear people's responses to the mass. There are two masses taped each session. Some will receive Eucharist, some will just participate. 

Wednesday, September 11

Ursuline Chapel (Sacred Heart Campus)

3115 Lexington Rd (40206)

Arrive no later than 7:15pm for 7:30pm start

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 the Rosary, deadline to submit — Sept. 22

St. John Paul II, deadline to submit — Oct. 3

St. Martin de Porres, deadline to submit — Oct. 17

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. 

The 73rd Annual LIVING ROSARY will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024, 3:00 p.m. at St. Michael Church at 3705 Stone Lakes Dr., 40299. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will serve as the celebrant. All youth in grades 1 -12 are encouraged to participate.  Register children online at www.MaryLouisville.com.  Please join us in honoring Our Lady. All are welcome!