St. Michael-St. Gabriel

Archangels Newsletter Parent Meetings This Week

Mission of SMSG

St. Michael — St.

Gabriel Archangels is

a Catholic elementary

school entrusted by

the Archdiocese of In-

dianapolis and the

parish communities

of St. Michael the

Archangel and St.

Gabriel the Archangel

to provide differenti-

ated instruction to

achieve the highest

standards of aca-

demic excellence to

students of diverse

socioeconomic, racial

and religious back-

grounds.

The school’s com-

munity values and

fosters the unique

spiritual, intellectual,

cultural, social and

physical gifts of each

student. As followers

of Christ, we encour-

age our students to

share their gifts and

talents in service to

others.

V o l u m e 2 , I s s u e 5 A u g u s t 2 9 , 2 0 1 6

Dear Families and Friends,

New Teacher Orientation

Today you may have

noticed a few more sub-

stitute teachers in the

building than usual. That

is because our new teach-

ers were at the Archdioc-

esan New Teacher Orien-

tation. Additionally, they

were receiving their first

professional development

on Effective Grading.

These teachers will be

back tomorrow.

Hispanic Parent Meeting

Our Hispanic families

are reminded that there

will be a meeting in the

cafeteria beginning at

6:30 p.m. This meeting

should last about an hour.

If you have any questions,

please ask.

8th Grade Parent Meeting

After our Back to School

Night, we will also be hav-

ing an 8th grade Parent

meeting beginning at 7:30

p.m. in the cafeteria. We

will highlight important

dates you need to know and

also discuss the class trip

and fundraising ideas for

the year.

Free and Reduced Forms

Free and Reduced Meal

Applications need to be

submitted no later than

September 15th by

every family. Remember

that only one form per

household per school is

needed.

Lunch menus and state-

ments will be coming

home today. Please fill

out lunch order forms and

make any payments that

need to be paid to Mrs.

Roberts.

Parent Surveys

This November St. Mi-

chael-St. Gabriel will have

its Archdiocesan school

accreditation visit. To help

us prepare for that visit,

we will be gathering input

from our parents. Please

look for an email with a

link to that survey some-

time next week.

Have a great week and

remember there is no

school on Monday!

~Mrs. Ramos

Remember that this Thursday, September 1st, is our an-

nual Back to School Night beginning at 6:30 until 7:30 p.m.

We want you to have the opportunity to meet all of your

student’s teachers and to address any questions you may

have. Remember if your student is in grades 5-8 and inter-

ested in Beginning Band, Mr. Guanajuato will also be in

the cafeteria at 6:00 p.m.

Back To School Night

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Our

Administrative Team

President

Mrs. E. Jo Hoy jhoy@cardinalritter.org

Principal

Mrs. Elizabeth Ramos lramos@indyarchangel.org

Assistant Principal

Ms. Kim Witka kwitka@indyarchangel.org

Dean of Students

Mr. Patrick Miles pmiles@indyarchangel.org

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Office Manager

Mrs. Donna Dininger ddininger@indyarchangel.org

Bilingual Coordinator

Ms. Darling Treminio dtreminio@indyarchangel.org

Accounts

Representative

Mrs. Misty Areal

mareal@indyarchangel.org

Guidance Counselor

Mrs. Melissa Porter mporter@indyarchangel.org

Dear Parents and Guardians:

In this day and age, every school is looking out for the safety of its students, and

has taken increased measures to ensure that safety. As required by the Archdio-

cese of Indianapolis, parents and other family members must have completed the

Safe and Sacred online training AND have a completed background check on file

at the school in order to volunteer, to come in to observe our students, or to serve

as chaperones for a field trip. In the past, it was sufficient for families to com-

plete the Safe and Sacred online training, but in October 2014, the Archdiocese

of Indianapolis made it a requirement for all individuals who completed the

Safe and Sacred training to also have a background on file. Please understand

that until background checks are on file, we cannot, per the Archdiocese, allow

individuals to volunteer or work as employees of the school. If last year you

completed your Safe and Sacred training, but did not complete the background

check, simply log in to your account again with your password and press the

background check to complete the entire process. Any additional questions may

be addressed to Mrs. Treminio de Celis or to me. The Safe and Sacred website is

https://safeandsacred-archindy.org/login/index.php.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ramos

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Estimados Padres y Tutores:

En estos tiempos y asta este dia, toda escuela esta buscando la seguridad de sus

estudiantes, y han tomado medidas mayores para mantener esa seguridad. Es un

requisito departe de la Archidiócesis de Indianapolis que todos los padres y fami-

liares de los estudiantes que decean observar a un estudiante durante horas esco-

lares, participar como voluntarios de la escuela y participar en los paseos como

chaperones deben hacer electronicamente el entrenamiento Seguro y Sagrado

(Safe and Sacred) y un chequeo criminal. En el pasado, era suficiente que las

familias solamente hicieran el Entrenamiento Seguro y Sagrado (Safe and Sa-

cred), pero en Octubre del 2014, la Archidiocesis de Indianapolis creó de requi-

sito que todo individuo que completará el Entrenamiento Seguro y Sagrado (Safe

and Sacred) exigidamente debe tener tambien un chequeo criminal archivado con

la escuela. Por favor comprenda que por medio de la Archidiocesis, no podemos

aceptar individuos como trabajadores o voluntarios en la escuela, asta que tenga-

mos su chequeo criminal archivado. Si el año pasado usted completo el Entrena-

miento Seguro y Sagrado (Safe and Sacred), ingrese a su cuenta nuevamente con

su contraseña y presióne el chequeo criminal (background check) para terminar

el proceso completo. Si tiene preguntas adicionales favor de referirse a mi, o pue-

de contactar a Mrs. Treminio de Celis. El Entrenamiento Seguro y Sagra-

do: safeandsacred-archindy.org/login/index.php

Sinceramente,

Señora Ramos

Safe & Sacred Training /

El Entrenamiento Seguro y Sagrado

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~ August 2016 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3

4

5 6

7

Back to School

Bash & Meet the

Teachers 2:00-

4:00 pm

Band Meeting at

3:30 pm in the

Cafeteria

8

9

10

11 Red

First Day of

School

1:30 Dismissal -

No After Care

Quarter 1 Begins

12 White

No After Care

13

14

15 Red

All School

Liturgy at 10:00

(Staff-led)

First Day of School at

CRHS

16 White

17 Red

Dress Down Day

– Olympic Pride

Mr. Guanajuato’s

Band Meeting

with Grade 5-8

during AA

18 White

19 Red 20

21

PTA Meeting

7:00 pm

22 White

School Pictures

23 Red 24 White

K-5 Mass (Wolf)

25 Red

6-8 Mass (Witka)

PTA Skateland

Party and Ice

Cream Social

from 6:00-8:30

pm—Cost $7

26 White

8th Grade Retreat

at 9:30 a.m.

SMSG Spirit

Wear

August Birthday

Celebration

27

28

29 Red

30 White

31 Red

6-8 Mass (Alley)

Hispanic Parent

Meeting at 6:30

pm (Cafeteria)

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Beginning Band Updates

Mr. Guanajuato has spoken with our students in Grades 5-8 about Beginning Band. This class will be

offered on Mondays after school from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. in the Madonna Room of the Parish Life Cen-

ter. Instrument choices are the following: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone and

Percussion. NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY TO JOIN. Mr. Guanajuato will have an instrument

“petting zoo” so students can try out an instrument before they sign up. It will be held at school on

Back to School Night, September 1st. Please plan on arriving at 6:00 pm. Please know that if you can-

not afford an instrument, Cardinal Ritter is allowing use of theirs, but we will not have enough for

everyone, and the student may not get his/her first choice of instrument. You will also need to sign a

legal document indicating you will be financially responsible for any and all damages that happen

while the instrument is assigned to your child. (Read carefully.)

· September 1st : INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO….6:00 pm

· September 12th : First Band Day after school for St. Michael-St. Gabriel

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact him at eguanajuato@cardinalritter.org.

August Lunch Menu

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~ September 2016 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

1 White

K-5 Mass

(Godsil)

Back to School

Night 6:30-7:30

pm

8th Grade Parent

Meeting 7:30-

8:00 pm

2 Red

3

4

5 Labor Day

No School

6 White

7 Red

PK-5 Mass

(Berger)

8 White

6-8 Mass (Miles)

9 Red

Walk-A-Thon

Kickoff - Pep

Rally Schedule

10

11

12 White

13 Red

14 White

All School

Liturgy at 10:00

(Kouri)

WAT Dress

Down- Orange &

Blue (SkyZone

Theme)

15 Red

16

INPEC Confer-

ence –

No School

17

18

PTA Meeting 7:00

pm in the Cafete-

ria

19 White

20 Red

21 White

PK-5 Mass

(O’Banion)

WAT Dress

Down- Party

Theme

1:30 Dismissal

22 Red

6-8 Mass

(LaRosa)

23 White

24

25

26 Red

8th Grade to

Shadow at Cardi-

nal Ritter High

School

27 White

28 Red

WAT Dress

Down- Animal

Theme

29 White

All School Lit-

urgy at 10:00

(Parent-led

Mass)

30 Red

SMSG Spirit

Wear Day

September Birth-

day Celebration

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St. Michael-St. Gabriel School

Tentative Calendar for 2016-2017

August 11 First Day of School

September 5 No School – Labor Day

September 16 No School – INPEC for Teachers

October 21 -24 Fall Break – No School

November 23, 24, & 25 Thanksgiving Break

December 19 - January 2 Christmas Break

January 16 No School – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 17 No School – Possible Snow Make-up Day

February 20 No School – President’s Day – Possible Snow

Make-up Day

March 24 - April 2 Spring Break

April 17 Easter Monday – No School

May 26 No School – Memorial Weekend

May 29 No School – Memorial Day

June 2 Awards Ceremony and Last Day of School

Directions: Please clearly print the following information. All orders may be picked up at St.

Michael-St. Gabriel School between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Once the order is ready for pick-up,

you will be notified.

Name: _______________________________________________________

Student Name: ________________________________________________ Grade: ________

(if applicable)

Phone Number: ______________________

Please send all orders to the main office or mail to: St. Michael-St. Gabriel

3352 West 30th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46222

Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted. Checks must be made out to St. Michael-St. Gabriel.

All proceeds go toward the 8th grade class.

Bag Number of Rolls Cost per Roll Total (Number of rolls x

Cost per roll)

13 gallon bags $10.00

30 gallon bags $10.00

39 gallon bags $10.00

55 gallon bags $10.00

Total Due: