Saint Gabriel School Weekly Newsletter for Parents

Week 7 - September 26

Upcoming Events

Feast of St. Gabriel Spirit Week

We are excited to celebrate our patron saint and 72 years of faith, family, and tradition. Here are more details on some of our events.

We'd love for you to join us for one of our four masses (4pm, 8am, 10am, 12pm) during the weekend. Wear blue to show your spirit!
Saturday: We have amazing volunteers who support our community. At the 4pm mass, we will recognize this year's service awards winners.
Sunday: Join us after mass for the Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast.
Decorate your front door at home to show your spirit! One lucky winner will get a visit from Big G! Post a picture of your decorated door and tag @stgabriellouisville by Monday, September 29 to enter.
Monday: All-school mass followed by a Eucharistic procession through the school!
Tuesday: Decades Day! What's your favorite decade? Show us with your attire that day! Themed bottoms appropriate for school are allowed.
Wednesday: Say cheese! It's picture day. Follow the picture day uniform break guidelines.
Thursday: Spirit Day! Show your school spirit for our Pep Rally to celebrate fall sports and clubs! Leave your backpack at home and bring something else for Anything but a Backpack Day (see guidelines below)
Friday: Walk-a-thon! Dress in your class colors.

Show Your Spirit: Home door Decorating Contest

Win a Donut Party for a School or Preschool Classroom! Decorate the Front Door of your house with a St. Gabriel Spirit Week Theme. Tag us on Facebook @stgabriellouisville and email a picture to parish@stgabriel.net by Monday night! Winner will be announced Tuesday afternoon.

Picture Day

Picture Day will be Wednesday, October 2. Order before Picture Day to receive free shipping to the school. Order online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/0091FCF. Picture day uniform break guidelines may be found on p. 48 of the handbook or Uniforms website.

Walk-a-thon Schedule and Guest Information

Walk-a-thon is Friday, October 3. The walk will begin with a pep rally in the gym at 8:30 a.m. JK-8 will then walk around the school and through our Natural PlayPark with their grade level. Classes will be staggered. Guests are welcome to join students on the walk. *Please note all guests must sign in outside the gym (Door 34) before walking. Please no guests for lunch.

Parking: Entrances will be blocked at 8:30 a.m. except the entrance off Hudson Lane closest to Bardstown Rd. Guest parking is available by the church and Happy Acres.

Walk-a-thon uniform Break

Students are encouraged to dress in their class colors for Walk-a-thon. Students should follow uniform break guidelines for bottoms. Students may wear add-ons including jewelry, tutus, hats, temporary hair color, or colored socks. Please refer to the handbook p. 48 for a list of prohibited items.

PreK/ JK: Light Blue, K: Red, 1st: Pink, 2nd: Green, 3rd: Dark Blue, 4th: Yellow, 5th: Purple, 6th: Orange, 7th: Black, 8th: White

Living Rosary

Third grade will lead the rosary aloud with all students on Wednesday, October 8 at 8:15 am. in the church. Students are invited to bring a rosary from home to participate.

Trunk or Treat

Save the Date! Trunk or Treat will be Friday, October 24 from 6-8 p.m. All ages are welcome. (Please note new link since there was some trouble accessing it before.)

Letter from Administration

P-T-S Conferences: NEW way to schedule

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 8th from 1:30 to 7:00 p.m., and Thursday, October 9th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Please note: Students are required to attend on the day of their conference with their parents. This is counted as a day of attendance, and students will be marked absent if they do not attend in person. There will be no school on Thursday, October 9th, Friday, October 10th, or Monday, October 13th.

NEW this year, we are using the FACTS Family Portal to schedule Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences. The process is quick and easy — just click the button below to see step-by-step directions. This will be a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE process. Conference scheduling will open at noon on Monday, September 29, 2025 and close on Friday, October 3.

Reminders:

Sign up early to ensure that you can choose a time that works for your family.
If you have multiple students, ensure that you schedule a conference for each one.

Conference Guidelines:

Before the Conference
- Schedule your conference with your child’s homeroom teacher on FACTS.
- Families communicate to the teacher any specific questions or concerns to be addressed during the conference.
During the Conference
- Student shares reflection, work samples, and goals. Parents listen quietly during this portion.
- Stakeholders ask follow-up and clarifying questions during the student-led conference.
After the Conference
- Stakeholders work with the student to achieve the goals set forth during the conference.
- Families agree to receive communications from the teacher to review the progress of the developed goals.

Student-led conferences allow an important opportunity for students to take charge of their own learning and share that learning with the adults who matter most to their education. Thank you for your partnership in this experience.

Please note that conferences are scheduled for 15 minutes each. It is important that teachers stay on schedule. Please feel free to schedule a follow-up conference if needed.

If you have any questions regarding Conference Scheduling, please reach out to us at school@stgabriel.net or by phone at 502-239-5535.

Thank you,

St. Gabriel School Administration

Directions to Schedule Conferences in FACTS

HIGHLIGHTS

QUICK LINKS

Bingo- Volunteers Needed

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 to sell pull tabs. If you volunteer, your child may have a uniform break the next non-mass day! Please sign up using Sign Up Genius link below. Thank you for your support!

Oct. 1- 4Bratcher

Oct. 2- 4Owens

Oct. 15- 5Livingston

Oct. 16- 5Passanisi

Bingo Worker Schedule by Homeroom

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 29- October 3- Spirit Week
September 29- Feast of St. Gabriel All School Mass
October 1- Picture Day
October 2- Blessing of the Animals
October 3- Walk-a-thon
October 8- Living Rosary
October 8 & 9- Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences
October 15- Rosary Rally
October 16- Open House for Prospective Families
October 24- Trunk or Treat
October 28- Blue Mass for First Responders
October 31- Halloween parties
November 1- Father/ Daughter Dance
November 3- Fall Into Reading Night
November 4- All Saints Day celebration

From the PTSO

Walk-a-thon: One Week Left!

Saint Gabriel will be hosting its annual PTSO Walk-A-Thon on Friday, October 3rd. Funds raised help provide student scholarships, school enrichment, teacher requests for their classrooms and student and teacher appreciation throughout the year. Our goal this year is to raise $43,000.

Walk-a-thon giving is now live! Visit https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/SGWALK102025 to get started.

Two Ways to Give:

Click on "Become a Champion" to set up your own fundraising page*. Click on "Join a Team" to join your homeroom team. You can then personalize your page and share your direct link with family and friends!

Donors can register on the main page and select “Donate”. The form will ask donors if they want to attribute to a child or homeroom.

Family goal is $150 to win awesome prizes!

2025 Walk on the Wild Side Parent Letter

2025 Walk-a-thon GiveSmart Directions

Walk-a-thon GiveSmart Website

PTSO Mission

Saint Gabriel PTSO strives:

To promote communication among parents, teachers and administration.
To provide parents and teachers assistance in all aspects of education and student growth.
To promote good will and cooperation between parents, faculty, administration, school board and parish.
To direct and coordinate parental support to the school through specific assistance activities, social functions and fund-raisers.
To organize and conduct fundraisers. Funds raised are given to Saint Gabriel the Archangel School to assist with classroom supplies, student programs, teacher and staff appreciation, social events and other programs approved by the administration

PTSO Events

Walk-a-thon- October 3

Father/ Daughter Dance- November 1

Santa Shop- December 2-4

Paint Night- December 4

Mother/ Son event- March 21

PTSO GroupME

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

BTFE_Overview_2025.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 October 27.

Our school ID is ID: 393279.

From the Parish

Blessing of the Animals

In honor of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we will be offering a blessing for pets on Thursday, October 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the Play Park. Please make sure your animals are leashed or caged. God loves all creation!

Parish Directory Update

The parish is updating the parish directory. Have you changed your phone number or email address? Have you moved to a new home? Please submit your updated contact information by 11/28/25.

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 Athletics

Leopard Spot Sports Corner

📢 Basketball & Archery Sign-Ups Are Now Open!

🏹 Archery – Co-ed for 4th–8th graders

🏀 Basketball – Open to all JK–8th graders

👉 Please use GameDay to sign up at https://gameday.loucsaa.net/ .

Sign-ups end on October 1, 2025.

We are also seeking basketball coaches for this season!

If you’re interested, please email Jamie Pike at: 📧 jpike1793@gmail.com

Archery Open House

Interested in learning more about archery? All 4th-8th graders and their families are invited to a St. Gabriel Archery Open House on Wednesday, October 15 from 6-7pm or 7-8pm.

RSVP for Archery Open House

Basketball tryout dates

The following tryout dates have been scheduled:

Saturday, 10/18/25

12:00 – 1:30 PM — JK/K

1:30 – 3:00 PM — 1st/2nd Grade Girls

3:00 – 4:30 PM — 1st/2nd Grade Boys

Sunday, 10/19/25

3:00 – 4:30 PM — 3rd/4th Grade Girls

4:30 – 6:00 PM — 3rd/4th Grade Boys

Note: Tryout times for 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade teams will be scheduled once the volleyball and football seasons are completed.

From the Community

Healing Novena in Honor of St. Thérèse

St. Albert the Great Parish invites you to a special 9–day Healing Novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the “Little Flower.” Each day we will gather for Mass and prayer, seeking her intercession for healing of body, mind, heart, and soul. We invite you to bring flowers in honor of St. Thérèse and to write down your prayer intentions, which will be placed before the altar throughout the novena. Come and experience the gentle love of God through the prayers of St. Thérèse, who promised to spend her heaven doing good on earth.

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/.

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