Saint Gabriel School Weekly Newsletter for Parents
Saint Gabriel School Weekly Newsletter for Parents
Congratulations to our 8th graders who will be making the sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.! Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Shelton Fabre. Participating students should report to the cafeteria at 5:15 p.m.
Our students have been working hard to prepare by participating in acts of service and completing their preparation program culminating in a letter of commitment to continue their religious journey as full participants of the Church.
Last day for 8th grade is Monday, May 11. The student body will celebrate our class of 2026 as they walk around the school one last time. Clap out will begin at 10:30 a.m. Graduates will walk with their parents/ guardians.
Eighth grade graduation activities will be Tuesday, May 12. Mass for parents/guardians and eighth graders will begin at 8:15 a.m. followed by awards and breakfast. The evening ceremony will be at 7 p.m. at Mercy Academy.
Class of 2027 meeting will be Monday, May 18 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the church. All students and at least 1 parent/ guardian must attend. Teachers and admin will share events (e.g. Confirmation, field trips), privileges, and responsibilities that the students can expect for 8th grade as the students become the leaders of the school.
Field Day will be Tuesday, May 19 and rain date is Wednesday, May 20. Parents/ guardians must sign up to volunteer in order to be on campus for activities. Please see sign up information below.
Field Day is Tuesday, May 19, and we need parent volunteers to help us make it a safe and fun day for all our students. If you are willing to help us out, please complete the Google Form by Monday, May 4 at 4 p.m.
All Field Day Volunteers must be Safe Environment Compliant.
Every volunteer must be current on Honor Thy Child training and have a current background check. Once you complete the Google Form below, we will verify that all required trainings are current and let you know you are good to go. If you know you need to complete something, click https://www.stgabriel.net/background for a step-by-step process with clickable links.
Next Honor Thy Child Workshop:
5/12/26- 6:30 p.m.- St. Margaret Mary
As the school year winds down, the facilities work ramps up! Our facilities team makes the most of the 10-week summer break to complete renovation projects, routine preventative maintenance and cleaning, while still serving our Preschool, Summer Campers and the Parish Office Staff who work and operate year-round.
This year, we will continue with existing renovations and a few new ones. When the students return in August, the building will have a fresh face in several areas.
Renovations/Repairs:
. Playpark: Planning for the playpark refresh is well underway. We are working with the playpark’s original designer and equipment specialists. A new wrinkle is that LG&E will be burying powerlines in the neighborhood in June 2026, which may cause the fence and some structures to be moved. The estimated timeline for repairs is still on track for this summer.
· Fourth Grade/ Junior High Stairwells: The VCT will be removed and epoxy installed on the Stairwell steps and landing.
· Cafeteria Restroom: Replacing Four standard toilets to a commercial power flush toilet to complete the restroom renovation.
· Dumpster Fencing: New wood fencing will be installed around the dumpster to replace the current damaged fencing.
· Gutter Repair: Replace damage gutters on campus and install a protective metal guard around gutters to prevent future damage.
. Pre-K Sewage Pump: Install new grinder pump located in the 7th grade stairwell that will help prevent clogged line in Pre-K area. This will complete the replacement of the three standard pumps to grinder pumps.
. The exterior lighting in the breezeway in front of the school lobby will be upgraded.
As always, unexpected building issues, vendor and supply delays could move some completion dates.
Preventative Maintenance and Repair:
· Floor Cleaning: All VCT floors and Carpet in the school, parish office and MPB will be stripped, waxed and cleaned. The epoxy floors will receive cleaning treatment as well.
· Classroom Maintenance: Teachers will submit requests for repair, and we will complete those throughout the summer. Then, our cleaning contractor will come in at the beginning of August to do a once-over in each classroom that was cleaned over summer by maintenance staff.
· Air Filters: Air Filters are changed in every area of the campus, including the registers in all classrooms.
. Air Handlers: Evaporator coils will be cleaned in all classrooms for better airflow during cooling and heating season.
· Lighting: All lighting is gradually converted to cool white LED light. This project began in 2022.
How Can You Help:
Throughout the summer, furniture is moved out of spaces so that floors can be waxed, and then the furniture is moved back in the space. A crew of four to five people can get the daily work done in an hour. We could use your help as our facilities team is a team of four.
Two weeks prior to the start of school, there is a flurry of activity and maintenance requests. We could use help from teens and high school volunteers, along with parents, to assist us in assisting school faculty and staff. Desk and chairs needs to be moved to rooms based upon class count, books need to be delivered to classrooms, furniture built, supplies delivered to various locations and endless amounts of cardboard broken down and taken out.
Many hands make light work. Email school@stgabriel.net if you are willing to help. Teens and highs schoolers earn service hours for this kind of work.
Our Discover Our World elective class is offering a plant giveaway after the 10am mass on Sunday, May 10. Flowers or tomato plants are available. Donations will be accepted.
Check out the NEW spirit wear items available on our online spirit store! Special thanks to our student designer, Meela K. She won the spirit wear designer item in the silent auction. Items will be made to order. Deadline to order is Friday, May 22 at 5pm. Items may be shipped, picked up at MPC, or picked up in the school office.
Many spirit wear items are on sale! Get your closeout items while they last.
Summer learning workbooks from Evan Moor are now on sale. Students who complete a summer learning workbook will receive a prize! To purchase, visit Evan Moor's website.
Use code THANKYOU to receive 30% off.
Students will also have access to Lexia and Dreambox over the summer. Contact your child's teacher if you need login information.
2026-27 School Supply lists are now available on our website.
We are offering a school supply kit program again this year, so there’s no need to head to the store. Supply orders include the exact colors, quantities, and brands your teachers have approved for class. Get your Back to School shopping taken care of with one easy kit!
Order online at ShopTTkits.com
Enter our school’s account number 6270
Due date: June 2
Questions? Contact school@stgabriel.net
The mission of the Board is to support quality Catholic Education for all children of St. Gabriel School. We are looking for new members! Nominations are due by Monday, May 18, 2026. Selection of new School Board members will take place during the 10:00 a.m. mass on May 31, 2026.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for FACTS is now live.
Additional security enhancements with MFA include:
Staff and parents manage their own usernames and passwords
Unique usernames across the entire FACTS platform for students, staff, and parents
Updated security standards for passwords for students, staff, and parents
Navigate to FACTSmgt.com, click Family Portal Login, enter your school’s District Code (SG-KY), and click Next.
Sign in with your existing FACTS SIS username and password for the Family Portal.
Important
If you have a separate FACTS user account for Financial Aid Management or from another school that uses FACTS, verify that those credentials (username and password) didn't autofill.
If you have not set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), you’ll be prompted to complete it during login. You may choose to receive a verification code by email or use any authenticator app of your preference. FACTS does not require or limit which app you use.
Select and complete the email verification method options.
OR
Select and complete the authenticator app method options.
Looking for youth activities and camps for your kiddos this summer? Here is a list to get you started. Feel free to email Becca Thornton, Communications Director at bthornton@stgabriel.net with additional camp suggestions that have worked for your family in the past. This Google Doc will be updated as needed so check back for more ideas!
Don't forget to register for Saint Gabriel's Summer Camp! Now enrolling! Email preschool@stgabriel.net to register.
Applications for the 2026-27 school year are now available! Know someone who may be interested? Help spread the word!
Visit our website to apply. Preschool through 8th grade will use the same application process. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. In order to receive preference, current and parish families who are ADDING students must apply by the priority deadline.
This is for NEW students only.
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!
May 13- 2Wilson
May 14- Open
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with bingo this year! Bingo helps pay for tuition assistance and capital improvements for the campus. Your support is appreciated!
Congratulations to Alicia Ledington! You are the winner for the popcorn party drawing! 3-Mattmiller will get to have a popcorn party soon.
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.
May 9- Confirmation
May 11- 8th grade Clapout
May 11- Library Books Due
May 12- 8th grade Graduation
May 13- Rosary Rally
May 18- Class of 2027 Student/ Parent Meeting
May 19- Field Day
May 22- Last Day of School/ All-school Mass/ K-7 Awards
June 7-11- Vacation Bible School
July 11- Summer Parish Festival
Thank you for all the goodies for teacher/ staff appreciation week!
Thank you so much to our volunteers who have supported PTSO this year! We couldn't have done it without you! Anyone who attended a PTSO meeting or volunteered at an event this year were entered into a random drawing for a $100 tuition voucher. Congratulations to our winners!
Erin Burch
Ashley Tinius
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
Thank you for your support of our Box Tops program! We've earned $1,059.90 so far this year. There is no Box Tops day in May, but you can still scan all year round. This money goes straight to our school so every scan counts!
Our school ID is ID: 393279.
Vacation Bible School will be June 7-11. Come join the fun! Registration is now available.
Each year, we ask each preschool and school family to sell raffle tickets prior to the event. The raffle makes up 50% of the profit for the event. Our goal is to sell at least 4000 tickets - $40,000 - this year, and to make over $60,000 in total from the event. Your support is critical.
The proceeds from the festival have been used for projects that improve the school and preschool buildings for the last 13 years. This year, we will use the proceeds to help with the purchase of a new rooftop HVAC system in our Gym/Multi-purpose Building. Our current HVAC is 33 years old and needs replacement immediately.
Please return all your sold and unsold tickets no later than Friday, May 15th. Place your tickets and money in an envelope with your child’s name, grade and homeroom teacher. If you have more than one child participating, please put all the student names, grades and homerooms. If you’d like additional chances, email festival@stgabriel.net. We will get a packet to you within 48 hours.
🎟️We didn't meet our uniform break goal, but there's still time to earn cool prizes!
Sell All Your Tickets & Get a Chance to Win Prizes!
Cash Grab Game
Pop & Bop Party
$500 Tuition Voucher (25-26)
The current total tickets sold are as follows:
1180 cash raffle
235 quilt raffle
Here is the leaderboard to compete for the class party:
KRiley- 101 tickets sold
KCollins- 84 tickets sold
2Weaver- 83 tickets sold
2Adams- 77 tickets sold
5Passanisi- 76 tickets
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Our Stewardship Renewal process is getting an upgrade! All commitment cards will be completed online this year. We invite all faithful parishioners to complete a card as our parish goal is 100% participation!
All commitments need to be completed by May 31 in order to be eligible for the parish member tuition rate. School parents who have registered as a parish member, completed a stewardship commitment card, and donated to our parish over the last year, do qualify for the PARISH MEMBER school tuition rate. If a family has not meet one or all of these criteria, the family will qualify for NON-MEMBER school tuition rate.