St. Barnabas Catholic School

October 23, 2015

Growing in Mind, Heart, and spirit

CALENDAR

October 26-30

Book Fair

October 27

6:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.

Chick-Fil-A Day,

St. Rd. 135 location

November 1

No more shorts

grades K-5

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Winter weather is coming

whether we like it or not. We want to make sure that we can contact each family in

the case of weather-related delays or emergencies. We need each family to check

to see that all information in Jupiter is correct and we will be sending out test texts

and emails next week. Unfortunately, SPRINT customers cannot receive text mes-

sages or phone messages through JupiterGrades.

School emergencies, closings, and delays will be communicated through the Jupi-

ter phone system. It is important we have your correct information in Jupiter-

Grades. Emergency notices will also be on our school website and local news

websites.

At Back to School night many parents provided us with their cell phone numbers

and carrier. Parents are now asked to check their accounts in the Settings tab to

verify the numbers and carriers are entered and are accurate.

If they are missing or incorrect please add/correct them in the Settings tab of your

account. If you need assistance with this please contact Denise Wilson at dwil-

son@stbindy.org.

Login to your account at www.jupitergrades.com

Go to Settings

Verify cell phone and carrier is correct

Add information if it is not there

Passwords

Last week the Jupiter Servers were compromised by a hacker. The hackers did not

gain enough information to access anyone’s account, however, as a precautionary

measure, Jupiter created a password reset link for all students, teachers, and par-

ents if they felt it was necessary for that particular account. If you received an email

from Jupiter to reset your password please follow those instructions. (Be sure to

check your Spam folder as well). If your password needed to be reset, you can only

access Jupiter through the email they sent you. If you need assistance please con-

tact Denise Wilson at dwilson@stbindy.org.

CALENDAR

October 26-30

Book Fair

October 27

6:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.

Chick-Fil-A Day,

St. Rd. 135 location

November 1

No more shorts

grades K-5

GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD

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St. Barnabas Catholic School

ST. BARNABAS WINTER SPORTS REGISTRATION Registration is now available for the following St Barnabas Winter Sports

under Player Registration at www.cyoarchindy.org :

Boys Basketball, Grades 4-8 $82 fee

Girls Volleyball, Grades 4-8 $55 fee

HS Basketball (Girls & Boys) $75 fee

Wrestling, Grades KN-8 $50 fee

Boys Volleyball, Grades 4-8 $40 fee

For the upcoming seasons, all fees and updated physicals must be turned

in prior to participation (practice and evaluations). Fee payments can be

made on-line or through the Church or School offices. Updated physicals

must be turned in through the Church or School offices.

Any parishioner interested in coaching, please contact Athletic Director,

Dan Bauer at danbauer@clearchannel.com or (317) 698-5747.

ST. BARNABAS SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

October 26-30, 8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

Our annual Book Fair will be the week of October 26th. We are in need of

several volunteers to help run the Book Fair. Any amount of time you can

volunteer would be so helpful. If you are interested in volunteering,

please contact Mrs. Parden at sparden@stbindy.org or 881-7422, ext.

266. Please let her know available dates and times. Thank you!

October 26

Pepperoni Calzone

Salad

Apple

October 27

Chicken Quesadilla

Sour Cream/ Salsa

Refried Beans

Pears

October 28

Spicy Chicken

Sandwich

Mac & Cheese

Lettuce/Pickles

Fruit

October 29

Totally Tacos

Sour Cream/Salsa

Spanish Rice

Fruit

October 30

Mummy Hot Dog

Chili/Cheese

Frankenstein Fries

Witches Carrot Sticks

Slime

Congratulations to 5th grade student Ashley DellaRocco

who made Honor Roll in Mr. Schnarr’s class and to 8th

grade student Ryan Lezon who made High Honor Roll.

These students were accidently left off the list last week.

Saint Barnabas will have a Blood Drive on Sunday,

November 1st from 8:00-1:00 pm.

IMPORTANT DATE….November 1st

Don’t forget, students in grades KN-5 must start wearing long pants be-

ginning November 1st….no more shorts until April 1st.

ANTI-BULLYING POLICY

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis is in the process of formalizing their anti-bullying policy. St. Barnabas stu-

dents will follow their policy and we have updated our anti-bullying plan to meets its tenets. The new St.

Barnabas plan can be viewed on page 15 in the Student-Parent Handbook on our school website under the

INFORMATION tab or by clicking on this link. It is outlined as part of the Student Code of Conduct.

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ANTI-BULLYING PLAN FOR ST. BARNABAS SCHOOL Bullying means overt, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal and written communications or images

transmitted in any manner, that are committed by a student or group of students against another student

with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other targeted student and create for

the targeted student an objectively hostile school environment. It is aggressive behavior that involves un-

wanted, negative actions. It typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. Finally, it involves

an imbalance of power or strength. It may include these actions:

Verbal bullying

Being socially excluded or isolated

Physical bullying

Being bullied through lies or false rumors

Having money or other things taken or damaged

Being threatened or forced to do things

Racial bullying

Sexual bullying

Cyber-bullying via cell phone or Internet

All St. Barnabas staff and teachers foster an atmosphere of warmth, positive interest, and involvement in

the lives of the students and serve as positive role models. They support firm limits for unacceptable behav-

ior. They consistently impose negative consequences when bullying takes place and inform parents and ad-

ministrators when it occurs. All staff members provide adequate supervision during school hours and school

events and intervene in bullying situations. They document incidents appropriately. Students are taught to

recognize bullying and how to get help.

Each St. Barnabas classroom adopts the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and its rules against bullying:

I will not bully others.

I will help students who are bullied.

I will include students who are left out.

If I see someone being bullied, I will tell an adult at home and an adult at school.

Rules prohibiting bullying apply when a student is on school grounds immediately before or during school

hours, immediately after school hours, or at any other time when the school is being used by a school group.

They apply off school grounds at a school activity, or traveling to or from a school activity.

Regular class meetings are held to build a sense of class cohesion and community, to teach the rules and

consequences of bullying, to help students understand their role in bullying situations, and to address issues

about bullying as they arise. A survey to measure the program’s effectiveness is given each year to students

in grades 3-8. Information about the program is shared with parents through the school website, the Stu-

dent and Parent Handbook, and at Back-to-School Night.

Teacher and staff training on the Olweus program and responsibilities of staff members takes place at the

beginning of each school year and throughout the year as needed. School resources include School-wide

guide, Classroom guide, Class Meeting guide, and DVD’s. Information on how to deal with the bully and by-

standers and ways to communicate with parents of both the child bullied and the child doing the bullying are

included in the resources. A record of bullying incidents and communication are kept at the classroom level

and school-wide level.

All educators, employees of the school/parish, and all adults involved in any matter related to students un-

derstand that they have a duty to report certain information, especially information concerning the welfare

of a child, to appropriate government agencies/authorities. The most common such reporting involves the

Department of Child Services and the Police. In the State of Indiana, everyone is considered a mandatory

reporter and educators have a statutory requirement to report knowledge or suspicion of abuse, neglect,

child-endangerment, and other similar matters to the Department of Child Services. Additionally, should

criminal activity be suspected, the Police should be contacted. If there is any question about whether a re-

port should be made, the Department of Child Services and/or the Police, as appropriate, should be consult-

ed to determine whether a report should be made.

St. Barnabas School implements the anti-bullying policy of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and has a team

consisting of the principal, assistant principal and counselors that is responsible for investigating reports of

bullying and documenting each instance. Reporting forms provided by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis are

used to keep bullying incident records. Confidentiality is essential in every situation and all persons involved,

including parents, must respect that it is not possible to share all of the information that is collected or perti-

nent to any bullying incident.

Top 10 Highlights of Our Pilgrimage to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of

Families and Papal Mass by Doug and Julie Bauman

10 - Crossing paths with 2 of our former students on the streets of Philly (shout-out to Nick Neu and Mike

Rushka!)

9 - Enjoying the electric energy generated by thousands of pilgrims waiting for the arrival of Pope Francis.

8 - Two words...Philly Cheesesteaks...all 6 of them!

7 - Meeting so many amazing Catholics from all around the world (including some new friends from our own

Archdiocese!).

6 - Praying a Hail Mary with Pope Francis and hearing Andrea Bocelli sing the Our Father.

5 - Hearing and learning from so many different and influential talks given by leaders from across our Uni-

versal Church (Cardinals, Bishops, Nuns, etc).

4 - Meeting the daughter of St. Gianna Molla (patron saint of mothers and doctors) and being assured of her

prayers and then an hour later, venerating the remains of St. Maria Goretti (patron saint of purity, back pain

and young people).

3 - Celebrating Mass with our very own Archbishop Tobin.

2 - Hanging intentions (including our students’ intentions) at the Shrine to Our Lady Undoer of Knots (which

were blessed by Pope Francis later in the week).

1 - Experiencing the tremendous sacrificial love and mercy of the Body of Christ offered to us by Jesus while

celebrating Mass with Pope Francis and 1 million other members of our beautiful Catholic Family.

School-wide service project

Diaper Drive…..PLEASE DONATE!

Spirit Day St Barnabas

This is a great occasion to support a worthy cause! Because

not only are you making the cows happy, but you are helping

make a real difference. 20% of what you spend at Chick-fil-A

today will go toward helping us reach some big dreams. So,

enjoy your meal and don’t forget the class that brings in the

most tickets WINS a Chick-Fil-A Nugget or Icedream Party!

Please bring this card with you

to receive proper credit for our organization

Amount spent: $__________________

Spirit Day St Barnabas

This is a great occasion to support a worthy cause! Because

not only are you making the cows happy, but you are help-

ing make a real difference. 20% of what you spend at Chick-

fil-A today will go toward helping us reach some big dreams.

So, enjoy your meal and don’t forget the class that brings in

the most tickets WINS a Chick-Fil-A Nugget or Icedream Par-

ty!

Please bring this card with you

to receive proper credit for our organization

Spirit Day St Barnabas

This is a great occasion to support a worthy cause! Be-

cause not only are you making the cows happy, but you are

helping make a real difference. 20% of what you spend at

Chick-fil-A today will go toward helping us reach some big

dreams. So, enjoy your meal and don’t forget the class that

brings in the most tickets WINS a Chick-Fil-A Nugget or

Icedream Party!

Please bring this card with you

to receive proper credit for our organization

Spirit Day St Barnabas

This is a great occasion to support a worthy cause! Be-

cause not only are you making the cows happy, but you

are helping make a real difference. 20% of what you spend

at Chick-fil-A today will go toward helping us reach some

big dreams. So, enjoy your meal and don’t forget the class

that brings in the most tickets WINS a Chick-Fil-A Nugget or

Icedream Party!

Please bring this card with you

to receive proper credit for our organization

THE 2014-2015 YEARBOOKS ARE IN!

There is a limited number of

yearbooks extra yearbooks for sale…$25

First-come, first-served in the school office.

SAVE THOSE CAPS

St. Barnabas School gets money back for every code entered on all Coke products...COKE, DIET COKE,

SPRITE, POWERADE, DASANI, MINUTE MAID to name a few. Visit www.mycokerewards.com to enter

your codes, then direct your donation to St. Barnabas. It's super easy!!! Or, you can send in your caps to

school and volunteers will enter them.

Need Service Hours? Entering codes is an easy way for students to earn service hours at home or for par-

ents to support PTO on their own time. Contact Shaune Harlow at indyshaune@yahoo.com if interested.

All Veteran’s are invited to the school mass on November 11th at

8:30, to commemorate those men and women who have served our

country in the armed forces. Everyone is welcome!

8TH GRADE CITY X-COUNTRY

MEET

These guys were tough on the course and

really enjoyed the season. Way to go.

Jackie Zhao, Henry Meinderding, Sam George,

Ethan Gosser, Joseph Woodruff, Max Peeples,

Derek Vaught

CADET BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM

Everyone is Invited

All Ages Welcome

Free Family Dinner

Saturday, October 24th

following 5pm Mass

Chili

Pizza

Pulled Pork

Kids Games

Bingo/Euchre

Bonfire

Fellowship

RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH

Roncalli invites all prospective students in 5th – 8th grades, along with their parents and

family members, to join us for Open House 2015 on Thursday, November 5th from 6:00 pm –

8:00 pm.

All facets of school life at Roncalli will be on display. Prospective students will be able to visit information

booths on all academic, extra-curricular and service organizations and have an opportunity to speak with

Plan to Join Us at Roncalli for “Think Fast” Trivia Night- Saturday, Nov. 7th

Get your team together!

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2015

Time: Doors open at 5:00pm. Join Fr. Wyciskalla for Mass in the chapel at 5:15pm. Trivia begins at 6:30pm

Bring: Decorations for your table, appetizer and dessert to share with your team.

Price: $30 per person (up to 10 people, 21 years of age or older, on each team, only 40 teams at the event)

Includes: Wine, beer, soft drinks, chili

Extras, Games and Prizes: Each table can purchase one pack of 8 stars (mulligans) for $20…50/50 … Heads

S.T.A.R.S. (Students That Are Ready for Success) PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Who: Parents of students identified with; LD, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Hearing Impaired, Communica-

tion Disorder, Cognitive Disability, Visually Impaired

When: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 7 pm

RONCALLI SPIRIT STORE ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE

The Roncalli Spirit Store will hold its annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1

p.m. in the cafeteria. We will have fantastic new merchandise updated with the latest trends and styles for

everyone on your Christmas shopping list: Moms and Dads, Grandparents, students, future students and

even little siblings. Come early and shop our one of kind and inventory clean out cash and carry clearance

section. We have non-apparel gift ideas you won’t want to miss.. Mark your calendars and begin your

shopping early this year.

Doug and Julie Bauman and 1

million other people...