Hello St. Gabriel Families,

Check out the following headlines and links to stay up to date on everything happening at St. Gabriel Parish School. The headlines that are highlighted are NEW to this Gazette.

2023/2024 School Year:

Our calendar for the next school year has been finalized. Please note we will be doing a couple of things differently next year.

• Save the Date for an all-school "Ice Cream Social" on Tuesday, August 15th from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
• School pictures will be taken during our Meet and Greet & Drop Off on Wednesday, August 23rd.

Our conference schedule has changed. 

• October 26th will be a half day for students and conferences will be held from 12:00-8:00.
• There will be no school on October 27th and conferences will be held from 8:00-12:00.

2023/2024 School Calendar

2023-2024 Student Supply Lists

Iowa Test Results:

This year’s IOWA test results were sent home last week to the families of our third, fifth, and seventh-grade students. We are all so proud of how hard everyone has been working, especially since the challenges that the COVID pandemic presented to our students, families, and teachers. Below are the group profiles for all three grade levels. We use these results to identify our academic strengths and weaknesses. We are then able to adjust our classroom instruction accordingly.  

How to Read the Results

2022-2023 IOWA & COGAT Group Profiles

Summer Bible Camp:

Mark your calendars…we are excited to announce that we will be offering a Summer Bible Camp this year for students in grades 5K-4th-grade (in the 2023-2024 school year). The group will meet Tuesday, July 11,18, 25, and August 1 from 9:00-12:00. Mrs. Erdmann will be leading the group.

Registration will begin next week. An email will be sent out with a link to all families with students who will be in K5-4th grade in the 2023-2024 school year. Space is limited so do not delay registering.

Summer Birthdays:

We will begin recognizing summer birthdays over the announcements next week. Your child is welcome to bring a birthday treat to share the day their birthday is announced if they would like.

June 1-17: will be announced on Monday, May 22

June 18-30: will be announced on Wednesday, May 24

July 1-15: will be announced on Thursday, May 25

July 16-31: will be announced Tuesday, May 30

August 1-12: will be announced Wednesday, May 31

August 13-23: will be announced Friday, June 1

Committee Members Needed for Next Year:

With the end of the school year quickly approaching there are a few committee members who are reaching the end of their term as well. We are currently looking to fill some positions on our School Advisory Commission and our Home and School Association for the next school year. Each committee meets once a month (usually virtually) and helps our school grow and maintain the programs and events that we currently offer. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact the school office at 628-1711.

Book Fair Chairperson URGENTLY Needed OR the Fair will go away:

This year's May Scholastic Book Fair will be the last one that our volunteer librarian, Katie Martinez, will chair. The Scholastic Book Fair is the primary source of funds that supply reading materials to our library. Chairing a book fair is not very difficult, and not even too time-consuming, especially if two or more people collaborate on running it. It has been traditionally run by school parents. Katie Martinez will still help out as a volunteer for the book fair and will be available to answer any questions that come up. Please help us keep this much-loved and valuable resource for our school and library! If you are interested or would like to know more, please contact the school office at 628-1711. Thank You

After-School Care:

If you need after-school care for your child, please remember to complete the May calendar.  

In order to be able to provide adequate supervision we ask that parents sign their children up at least one day in advance. Any changes should be reported to the office that morning. Due to staffing requirements, we may not be able to accommodate last-minute requests. If your child is not on the after-school care list they should not be staying after school! Supervision is required for any student in the building after hours.

After-School Care Sign Up

$crip Certificates:

$crip certificates are the perfect gift ideas for graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, and thank yous. $crip is available in the School Office Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm, after the weekend Masses, or online. Interested in learning more about buying online certificates using the RAISE RIGHT app? Please contact Laura Rogacki in the Parish Office (262-628-1141) for the program code.  During the summer months when school is not in session, you can still purchase your certificates after the weekend Masses or online.

Tuition Reducing Programs:

Are you interested in lowering your child’s tuition for the 2023/2024 school year? Here are some ways to do just that…

• Refer a family (who enrolls) and receive $500 off the total tuition
• Use $crip and receive 50% profit towards tuition - credits given monthly
• Commit one day a week for the ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR as a playground/lunch aide and receive $500 off per "committed day" (sign-up is in August for the upcoming school year and is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE)

FROM THE PARISH BUSINESS OFFICE

Hot Lunch Program:

Please remember that the Hot Lunch Program is a “Pay In Advance” program. Please review the hot lunch calendar with your students and make your last payments to the Hot Lunch Program to include your lunches through the end of the school year. Any negative balance should be paid in full by the end of the school year. Any positive balance will carry over to the 2023-24 school year.   If you are leaving our school and would like your balance refunded to you, please email Mrs. Weyer, [email protected] … Thank You!

Warmer Weather & Hydration:

Now that spring has sprung and warmer weather is approaching, please be sure your child brings a water bottle from home.  With the school year coming to a close, we will not be restocking our mini water bottles in the School Office. Please plan accordingly because they may not be available if your child forgets theirs. Our water bubblers are fully functional and we have water bottle fillers if needed. Thank you!

Dress Code:

2022-2023 Dress Code Policy

Our Lands End school account has been updated to reflect this year’s dress code. Our school number is 900129099.

Lands End School Account Info

Lands End Website

IVolunteer:

Click the link below to view all the parish and school volunteer opportunities.

https://stgabrielhubertus.ivolunteer.com/

NOTE - Non-school families will NOT be allowed to volunteer at events when students are present. All school volunteers are required to be certified in the Archdiocese Safe Guarding All of God's Family Class. Please visit this webpage for more details.

We encourage every committee who has volunteer opportunities to email Nikki Packee their needs at this email - [email protected]. Please reach out to her should you have questions or visit this URL to volunteer!!! #manyhandsmakeworklight

Articles and updates for the school Gazette, weekly Parish Bulletin, website, or social media may continue to be sent to the [email protected] email address.

On the Calendar...

5/15-19- Book Fair

5/25- K4-2nd grade field trip to Green Meadows Farm (8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)

5/26- Inservice Day - No School

5/29- Memorial Day - No School

5/30- Field Day - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

5/31- 8th Grade’s Last Mass

6/1- Grades 2-4 Field Trip to Discovery World

6/1- 8th Grade Graduation - 7:00 p.m.

6/2- Last Day of School - Dismissal at 11:00 a.m. (No After School Care)

6/6- Aluminum Can Drive (NOW through June 6) Collection bin is in the Parish parking lot.

Peace and Blessings,

Kim Lestina

Principal

St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School

"Plant the seeds of kindness and watch love grow."

SCHOOL & PARISH EVENTS

Our Annual Shady Lane Nursery Gift Card Sale has been extended. $25 gift cards can be purchased during school hours by stopping in the school office through JUNE 1. The Shady Lane Nursery gift cards can be used through June 30 on flowers, vegetable plants, trees/shrubs, hanging baskets, and container gardens. Get your garden on at Shady Lane while supporting St. Gabriel! It's a WIN-WIN

On Saturday, May 6th, your St Gabriel's Cub Scout Pack 139 had the honor of being the Color Guard before the game for the National Anthem at the Admirals game.

What a great experience for these boys.

Collin McChesney 

Cubmaster Pack 139

Athletics has two open roles for 2023-2024 school year:

Treasurer 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Track income and expenses for Athletics 
• Communicate with the Parish Office for monthly activity
• Deposit/Withdraw Funds when needed before/after events
• Ideal role for someone who is detail-oriented, and good with finances and communication. This is also a great role for someone that is looking to get involved but has limited availability as all the work necessary to be successful can be done at any time of day/week. 

Game Day Fundraising Manager 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage our concession stand during home events
• Purchasing and maintaining the stock of supplies
• Managing cash for the admissions table and concession stand during events.
• Ideal role for someone who enjoys deal shopping and entertaining guests with an array of options. 

Both open roles are integral to the success and financial well-being of the Athletics Department. They are also both supported by all members of the Athletics Committee. Athletics has only one meeting per year so the commitment for these roles is strictly during on-premise athletic events, approximately 6-12 per school year. 

The Athletics Committee:

Athletic Director - Jeff Poff

Treasurer - OPEN

Game Day Fundraising Manager - OPEN

Volleyball Coordinator - Peggy Senglaub

Basketball Coordinator - Bill Hartzel 

If you have questions, or just want to learn more, please email, call, or text Jeff Poff, [email protected], 414-750-6966. 

FALL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE

I know it seems early to be talking about the fall volleyball season but the deadline for registration will be here before you know it. We are looking for all St. Gabriel school and religious education 5^th-8^th graders who are looking to have fun learning a sport that they can play the rest of their life!

St. Gabriel belongs to the Metro Volleyball Conference; please click on http://www.metrovbconference.org/ if you would like to learn more about it. 

Here are the key highlights:

• Girls & Boys 5^th-8^th grade team registrations are due to the MVC by July 31^st
• Practices can begin on August 14^th
• League games (10 matches):
• Boys games will be held on Friday nights, September 9 – November 3 (no match on October 27)
• Girls games will be held on Saturday mornings or afternoons (not evenings) September 10 – October 28.
• Invite-only Seton tournament for 8^th grade teams: pool play: October 23–27 with the final four held November 4-5.
• The volleyball registration fee is $75 per student (checks made payable to St. Gabriel)
• Every player will receive a personalized St. Gabriel Hawks warm-up shirt if paid registration is received by June 23^rd.
• Please plan to attend a short parents meeting on Sunday, July 17^th at 5:30 in the school hall.
• We are requesting to host games at our school gym and it will be critical to have volunteers to make that happen. Therefore, each family is required to work in admissions/concessions/scorekeeping for 4 hours.

We would love to field as many girls and boys volleyball teams as possible for the fall. That being said and sharing the timeline above, we would need your final RSVP decision by June 23^rd. 

Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.

 If you are interested in registering your son or daughter, please click on the registration link below :

Volleyball League registration  AND complete the packet of forms and send them to school along with the $75 fee.

Please note: if you completed the forms for volleyball camp, you do not need to complete those 3 forms again. You WILL, however, need to complete the Parent & Athlete Sportsmanship forms along with the Physical form. (Physical examination taken April 1 and thereafter is approved for the following two years of competition; physical examination taken before April 1 is valid only for the remainder of the current school year and the following year.)

Thank you,

Peggy Senglaub

St. Gabriel Volleyball Coordinator 

St. Gabriel Athletics will be hosting Open Gym for ALL STUDENTS in GRADES 2 - 8 from 3 pm - 5 pm on the following dates:

May 21

May 28

Please enter through the school doors. All participants will need an extra pair of gym shoes that are not the shoes they arrived in. Parents can stay and watch, help, and/or hang out in the parish hall during this event.

 We are still looking for volunteers as gym supervisors during Open Gym and

we require two adults for every Open Gym event.

Parents, if any of you are interested in helping with Open Gym, please sign up and the link below.

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!

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