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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 or UPDATED for this Gazette.
As you scroll towards the bottom of the Gazette, there are various messages/events/needs from our parish and school committees like AUCTION, HSA (Home and School Association), ATHLETICS, etc. Please continue to scroll down to the end of this email to see all that is happening at our vibrant school and parish!
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Thank you for supporting St. Gabriel Parish School!
Thanks to your support and generosity, we were able to reach our Catholic Schools Walk fundraising goal. We raised a total of $11,553. All proceeds from this fundraiser stay right here at our school.
Thank You for Your Support!
Congratulations to our Catholic Schools Walk Tuition Raffle Winner:
The Borgen Family
They will receive a $500 tuition credit on this year’s tuition bill. Congratulations and thank you for supporting our school!!
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Advent Prayer Services:
Believe it or not, the Advent season begins a week from this coming Sunday, December, 3.
Each Monday morning during Advent (December 4, 11, and 18), our students will meet in the gym at 8:30 a.m. for a short prayer service and the lighting of a candle on our living wreath. After the prayer service, each class goes back to their classroom and lights the candle on their wreath that was made during our spirit groups last week.
Please join us in preparing our hearts for the coming of Jesus this Advent season.
Set up an Advent wreath in your home, and gather as a family each week to say a prayer and light a candle.
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Special Parish & School Staffing Announcement:
If you missed Mass this weekend, please watch this short 5-minute announcement from Fr. Tim.
For more information, please visit this link.
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End of Trimester:
Tuesday, November 21 was the end of our first trimester. Teachers are working to finalize grades this week. Report cards will be sent home next Thursday, November 30. Please watch for them in your student’s take-home folder. All envelopes need to be signed and returned to their homeroom teacher.
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INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES & LINKS
Please scroll all the way to the bottom!
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Basketball at Fiserv Forum:
Exciting news…Our 8th grade and 6th grade boys basketball teams will be scrimmaging at Fiserv Forum against Holy Angels. Please join us and help cheer them on if you can. Each game is 45 minutes long.
To purchase tickets, please CLICK HERE.
8th Grade: November 27th at 8:30 p.m.
6th Grade: December 20th at 7:15 p.m.
Go Hawks!!!
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REMINDER - Catholic School Accreditation:
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a seven-year accreditation cycle for all of its Catholic Schools. St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School is scheduled to be accredited during the 2024-2025 school year. This means that this school year, our teachers and staff are working to gather information and artifacts to show that we meet or exceed the 13 standards and 74 benchmarks that have been established by the United States Catholic Bishops for our Catholic schools.
As a part of this process, we must gather information from our school parents regarding our school. The survey link below is used by the NSBECS (National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools) for accreditation purposes. Please take a moment and complete the survey for St. Gabriel. I’ve also included a link to a copy of the standards and benchmarks that we will be evaluated on next school year. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you for your support!!
Accreditation Parent Survey
NSBECS Standards and Benchmarks
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Letter From Fr. Tim:
I want to first thank each of you for choosing a faith-based education for your children and choosing St. Gabriel Parish Catholic School for that faith-based education. We are very proud of the high standards taught and lived in both our Catholic faith and our rigorous competitive curricular programs. We have high standards for our students, our staff, and our parish and school community … and we are proudly meeting those standards.
I am writing to you today to discuss our Parish & School Auction. This is our most important parish and school fundraiser and you, as parents, are the sole benefactors of this fundraiser. How do you benefit from the Parish & School Auction? All (100%!) of the proceeds raised from the auction are used to subsidize school tuition … or more simply stated, reduce your tuition bill.
Our goal for the 2024 auction is $125,000 … based on our current enrollment, this represents $950.00 per student! That is a lot of money for each of our parents. To guarantee the success of our Parish & School Auction, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Everyone can participate! It is a great way to meet new people, work with very fun people, and be a part of something big! Volunteering at a Catholic school is an expectation, not an ask. When choosing where to volunteer your time, our Parish & School Auction is a great event! (And … you would be doing your part to keep tuition affordable!)
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 PARISH & SCHOOL AUCTION COMMITTEE:
Connie Helm (Chairperson), Amy Boehler (Committee at large), Jodi Consiglio (Website & Catalog), Tricia Gettelman (Acquisitions), Rebecca Hartzel (Volunteer Coordinator & Administration), Dawn Jorgensen (Parish Liaison), Betty Miller (Acquisitions), Nikki Packee (Marketing), Elizabeth Poff (Call Back Team), Cathy Rusk (Finance), Ryan Schmitz (Committee at large), Amanda Schulteis (Raffles & Class Baskets), and Jenny (Fenzl) Wustrak (Marketing Support).
Contact any one of these amazing parents for more information about their committee and start having fun! AND remember, for every auction meeting you attend, your name gets put into the hat to win a FREE couples ticket. That's a $175 value. The more meetings you attend the more times your name goes into the hat! Join us and help plan this very important fundraising event.
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You can find their contact details on the St. Gabriel Directory Spot APP - APPLE or ANDROID,
Contact Connie Helm, Chair, at [email protected], or contact Cindy Fassbender in the school office at [email protected].
CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Dress Code:
2023-2024 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
After-School Care Learning Program:
St. Gabriel School’s After School Program is for students in all-day K4 through 8th grades. The program will run from 3:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day and costs $12.00 a day. This program is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Students must be picked up promptly by 5:30 p.m. A $5 late fee will be charged for late pick-ups.
In order to be able to provide adequate supervision, parents must 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 attendance requests. If space is available, a fee of $5 will be charged for same-day additions to the After School Care list. Since adequate staffing is arranged in advance, same-day cancellations to the program are non-refundable.
$crip Certificates:
$crip certificates are the perfect gifts for holiday gifts, birthdays, anniversaries, and thank yous.
You may purchase $crip cards in the school office, after 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.
Already have an account with RaiseRight? Please place your special orders online by 8 a.m. Monday mornings to have them filled by Thursday each week (excluding holiday weeks).
Scrip is a Win-Win program - WIN for St. Gabriel School fundraising and WIN for our families tuition statements!
$crip volunteers are needed to help sell $crip cards after the weekend Masses. It’s easy and training is provided. Plus you always work with another person so you can get to know your fellow parishioners.
If you have a few minutes (approximately 15) to give after weekend Mass, please prayerfully consider helping us sell $crip cards. Contact Cindy Fassbender at [email protected] for more details.
For more information, please email Cindy Fassbender at [email protected]) or Laura Rogacki at [email protected].
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Box Tops:
So far we have earned $149.00 just by scanning receipts!
Earn easy cash for our school by using the Box Tops app. All you have to do is buy Box Tops participating products (like cereal, snacks and more!) and scan your grocery receipt. Box Tops are worth $.10 each and they add up fast! Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for whatever we need - equipment, supplies, or experiences the kids love!
Use this referral code FOYQ3YFW when you sign up and you’ll get 25 Bonus Box Tops when you scan your first receipt now through 05/31/2024, while supplies last! Download the Box Tops for Education app here.
IVolunteer:
NEW volunteer opportunities have been added for Athletics, Holiday Boutique, and Fellowship Sundays! Click the link below to view all the parish and school volunteer opportunities. Simply click the link below to sign up! 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 to this email - [email protected]. Please reach out, 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 behalf of the faculty and staff, we wish you a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving break.
On the Calendar...
11/22 - Inservice Day - No School
11/23 - Thanksgiving - No School
11/24 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
11/30 - Report Cards Sent Home
12/20 - Auction Meeting
12/21 - Christmas Concert
Peace and Blessings,
Kim Lestina
Principal
St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School
Proclaim the Word, Form Disciples, Live a Sacramental Life
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IT'S TIME TO GET JAZZY!
Black Friday Shoppers:
Calling all Black Friday deal hunters! We need your eagle eyes to help us find fantastic bargains to purchase and donate to the auction. Let's band together and make this year's auction a huge success!
December Meeting:
Mark calendars - December 20 is our next monthly planning meeting. Just by showing up, you could snag FREE tickets - MARDI ON!
Lend a hand & volunteer:
If you're looking to join a committee or just generally help out, check out our UPDATED volunteer sign-up for both planning and auction night. We've got plenty of opportunities to get involved. Help us rock this year's parish and school auction. And the best part? Some of the tasks can be done from the comfort of your own home. Talk about a win-win!
Raffle Sales:
But wait, there's more! We've kicked off our GRAND RAFFLE sales! Only 150 tickets are up for grabs at $100 each. The winner gets to choose between three amazing prizes: free tuition for a year, a trip for two to New Orleans, or $3,500. Whoa, talk about a sweet deal! Get yours in the school or parish office or after Mass on Dec. 9/10 & 16/.
"Laissez les bons temps rouler" - Let the Good Times Roll!
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Thank you to everyone who volunteered and came out to shop at the annual Holiday Boutique.
We welcomed over 1,200 people which is simply amazing!
We are grateful to everyone who shared your time, talents, and treasures for this event!
This event benefits the 2024 St. Gabriel Parish & School Auction.
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A FEW MORE SPOTS REMAIN!
Let Us Handle Your Gift Wrapping Needs This Christmas
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the holiday season? Perhaps you dread the thought of wrapping all your presents – or maybe you just want to ensure they look beautiful. Whatever the reason, our expert gift-wrapping service is here to help.
We provide all the necessary materials – wrapping paper, gift bags, boxes, tissue paper, bows, ribbons, and even blank tags.
But hurry – spots are limited, so sign up today!
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BE AN ELF!
Help Wrap Gifts at The Wrap-A-Thon.
Sign up to become a St. Gabriel Elf and help wrap presents in the afternoon on either December 16 or 17.
We are also looking for donations of the following items: gift wrap, bows, boxes, bags, tissue paper
If you have some at home that you don't need or want any more and would like to donate, please drop off in the school office. ATTN: Tricia Gettelman
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Christmas is right around the corner!
If you're looking for something for your child/ren teacher in addition to what the Home and School Association (HSA) gives, please check out their classroom wish lists compiled by Liz Poff!
Click the wish list link in the graphic, or you may also find the list on each of the teacher's webpage within the "Faculty and Staff" page or under the "About Us" tab in the "Support Us" menu on the school website.
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🙌😁Thanks for reading to the end!😁🙌
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Parish and School Mission Statement:
We, the people of St. Gabriel Parish, brothers and sisters in Christ, have as our Mission to proclaim Christ and make disciples through the sacramental life of the Catholic Church, and to create an environment where all can live out this mission.
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