Saint Gabriel School Weekly Newsletter for Parents

Week 5 - September 13

UPCOMING EVENTS

Spirit Week

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!

Eat Lunch with Your Child Day

Eat Lunch With Your Child days are back! The next designated day is Friday, September 27. This year there is an adult order form for lunch. If you would like to purchase lunch from the cafeteria, please complete an order form by September 23. This form is for guests only- please do not include your child's order. Orders will not be accepted after this time. Please do not bring outside food from another vendor. This event is for lunch only, not recess.

Eat Lunch With Your Child Day Adult Order Form

Letter from Administration

Instructional Technology

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As part of our commitment to providing a well-rounded and effective learning experience for all students, we would like to take a moment to highlight the importance and value of instructional applications in your child’s education.

In today's rapidly evolving digital world, technology plays a vital role in enhancing learning experiences. Instructional applications, specifically designed to support educational goals, offer numerous benefits for students of all ages. Here are a few key reasons why these tools are valuable:

Personalized Learning: Instructional apps cater to your student's individual learning pace and style. With adaptive features, these apps provide tailored instruction and practice, ensuring that every student can grasp concepts at their speed. This personalized approach allows students to excel in areas where they feel confident and receive extra support where needed.
Engagement and Motivation: Many instructional applications incorporate interactive elements like games, quizzes, and challenges, making learning fun and engaging. These tools tap into students' natural curiosity and motivation, encouraging them to explore subjects more deeply and take ownership of their learning.
Accessibility and Convenience: With instructional apps, learning is no longer confined to the classroom. Students can access educational resources anytime, anywhere. This flexibility allows them to reinforce lessons learned at school or explore new topics from the comfort of home, helping to create a continuous learning environment.
Instant Feedback and Progress Tracking: One of the great advantages of these apps is the immediate feedback they provide. Students receive real-time responses to their work, which helps them understand mistakes and learn from them quickly. Additionally, many apps offer progress reports, allowing your child’s teachers to monitor growth and areas for improvement.
Skill Development for the Future: The use of technology in education helps students develop digital literacy skills that are essential for success in the modern world. Familiarity with educational apps and digital tools not only enhances their current learning but also prepares them for future academic and professional challenges.

We encourage you to support your child’s use of these instructional applications as part of their learning journey. Our teachers will continue to guide students in using these tools effectively in the classroom, but your involvement at home is equally important. Together, we can help create a balanced and enriching learning experience that fosters a lifelong love of learning.

If you have any questions about the specific apps we are using or how best to support your child’s learning at home, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership in your child’s education.

Have a great weekend!

Jessica Lefevre

Instructional Support Specialist

HIGHLIGHTS

QUICK LINKS

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.

Sept. 18- 3Mattmiller

Sept. 19- 4Cornwell

Sept. 25- 4Jones

Sept. 26- 4Owens

Nominate Now

Service Award Nominations

We are currently seeking nominations for the 2024 St. Gabriel Volunteer Service Awards. Please submit your nominees for any of the service awards referenced below by Friday, September 20th. Our 2024 Service Award winners will be announced on Saturday, September 28th as part of our Feast of St. Gabriel Celebration.

Nomination Criteria:

• Parish member and/or school/preschool family

• Effort or initiative occurred between July 2023 and June 2024

Please note this is an award for volunteers, not for St. Gabriel employees or contractors, unless the service was performed in a capacity not related to their job duties.

Service Award Categories:

Leopard Leadership Award
Unsung Hero Award
Sports Leader Award
Good Shepherd Award
Golden Hammer

Fall MAP 2024 Schedule

Fall MAP Testing

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.

Amazon wish lists

Consider purchasing an item from our teacher wish lists!

Questions?

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.

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

September 23-27- Spirit Week
September 27- Feast of St. Gabriel All School Mass
September 27- Eat Lunch With Your Child Day
October 17- Open House (Prospective families)
October 21- Fall Into Reading Night
October 24- Walk-a-thon
March 13- Grandparents Day (2nd)
April 24- Grandparents Day (8th)
April 26- Confirmation

Post of the Week

From The PTSO

BTFE_Overview .pdf

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 September 30.

Current Box Tops for Education Promotions:

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

PTSO Group Me

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

Walk-A-Thon Sponsors Wanted

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.

2024 Walk-a-thon Corporate Sponsorship Form

PTSO Events 2024-25

Walk-a-thon- October 24

Mother/ Son event- November 9

Santa Shop- December 2-4

Father/ Daughter Dance- January 11

Paint Night- February 5

From The Sports Ministry

Leopard Sports in Action

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.

From The Parish

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

Right to Life Walk- St. Gabriel team

Sign-up and join Saint Gabriel School as we walk and run for life on September 21st. Please wear a Saint Gabriel shirt. For any questions, please contact Joelle Schlotter at: joellekd22@yahoo.com

We support Amendment 2

The Archdiocese of Louisville and Catholic Conference of Bishops supports the Kentucky Amendment 2 and encourages Catholic school families to vote yes this November.

To learn more about this bill for , visit https://www.kentuckystudents.org/.

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 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.

Archdiocese Living Rosary

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!

News You Can Use Website

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