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.

Welcome:

Our school family continues to grow!!! 

Please join us in welcoming these new families to our school family:

1. Andrew & Alyssa Bindl - Layla will be in 4th grade, Cannon will be in 1st grade, and Nash will be in K5.
2. Grant Boysa & Skyler Finley - Grayson will be in 4K.
3. Nicholas Bragg & Kimberly Kowalczyk - Holden will be in 2nd grade.
4. Thomas & Erica DeMers - Taytum will be in 4K.
5. Devon & Ashley Hauser - Grayson will be in 4K.
6. Eric & Katie Muth - Olivia will be in 4K.
7. Nathan & Melissa Otterstrom - Owen will be in 7th grade, and Maria will be in 3rd grade.
8. Kenneth & Lindsey Perriello - Margaret will be in 4K.
9. Ryan & Chelsea Roessler - Jack will be 4K.
10. Anthony & Melanie Staudt - Ethan will be in 4K.

We are still accepting registrations and giving school tours during the summer. 

If you know of any families interested, please direct them to either the school website for a link to schedule a tour, or they can email me directly at [email protected].

Thank You:

Thanks to the incredible generosity of the 2022 & 2023 Parish and School Auction Donors, all of our classrooms were upgraded with NEW ViewSonic ViewBoards interactive touchscreens this week. We are so very grateful for your support!

St. Gabriel Parrish and School continues to leverage technology for the BEST education possible.

SAVE THE DATE - The 2024 Parish and School Auction is Saturday, FEBRUARY 10. Stay tuned at Parent's Night for more details by Chair, Connie Helm.

Picture Day:

This year we will be using, Jackson-based, Network Photography for our school pictures and yearbook. The photographers will be here during our "Meet and Greet" on Wednesday, August 23rd, from 12:00 PM-5:00 PM to take the students’ pictures. Please see the attached links for more information.

Picture Day Info

Order Form QR Code

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 PM - 7:30 PM.

• School pictures will be taken during our Meet and Greet on Wednesday, August 23rd. (see links above)
• Our conference schedule has changed. 
• October 26th will be a half day for students and conferences will be held from 12:00 PM-8:00 PM.
• There will be no school on October 27th and conferences will be held from 8:00 AM-12:00 AM.

2023/2024 School Calendar

2023-2024 Student Supply Lists

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)

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

Meet Our New Middle School ELA Teacher:

Mrs. Karen Jungwirth

I come to St. Gabriel with 16 years of teaching experience and am licensed in secondary education and English. A Catholic education is important to me and I am blessed to have spent much of my teaching career in a Catholic school. I have always loved reading and writing, and sharing this passion with others is what led me into teaching. My expertise is in middle school ELA and ninth-grade literature, and I also have a background in composition and creative writing. I am so excited to join the St. Gabriel family and look forward to meeting all of you in the fall!

Summer Bible Camp:

There are several more spots available. This camp is for all St. Gabriel students and parishioners in grades K5-4 (for the 2023-2024 school year). The group will meet Tuesday, July 11,18, 25, and August 1 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. Mrs. Erdmann will lead the group.  

Sign up using the link below.

St. Gabriel Summer Bible Camp Registration

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

This past May's 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. 

Traditionally run by school parents, chairing a book fair is not difficult, and not even too time-consuming, especially if two or more people collaborate on running it.

Katie Martinez will still help out as a volunteer for the book fair and will be available to answer any questions. 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

$crip Certificates:

$crip certificates/cards are the perfect gift ideas for graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, and thank yous. During the summer months, when school is not in session, you can still purchase your certificates 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.  

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 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 the Calendar...

8/15 Ice Cream Social 6:30 PM-7:30 PM

8/23 Meet & Greet/Picture Day 12:00 PM-5:00 PM

        6th Grade Orientation 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

8/24 First Day of School

8/29 Elementary Parent Night 6:15 PM

8/31 Middle School Parent Night 6:15 PM

9/4 Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

9/9 Flea Market 8:00 AM-3:00 PM

      Biergarten 5:30 PM-9:30 PM

10/5 In-service Day - NO SCHOOL

10/6 In-service Day - NO SCHOOL

10/26 Early Release (School 8:00 AM-11:00 AM)

          Parent Teacher Conferences 12:00 PM-8:00 PM

10/27 Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Peace and Blessings,

Kim Lestina

Principal

St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School

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

SCHOOL & PARISH EVENTS

St. Gabriel's SAC would like to announce the successful discernment and onboarding of two new members to the upcoming school year School Advisory Commission. This August will mark the start of their 3-year term and commitment to representing parents, supporting the teachers and staff, and upholding the Mission of St. Gabriel Parish School.  

We would like to welcome and congratulate Jessica Ditscheit and Katie Mancuso for stepping forward to help us continue the wonderful accomplishments of the last few years. 

Jessica and her husband, Scott, have a son, Bo, starting 1st grade this school year.  

Katie and her husband, Mick, have a son, Tony, starting 5th grade, and a daughter, Emily, starting 7th grade this school year.

We are excited to have their energy, ideas, and commitment to our efforts of continuous improvement and inclusion within our school community.

It is with sincere appreciation and recognition of their many efforts over the years that this moment also marks the 'end of term' for two standing members of the SAC - Sarah Kohls and Fran Musci.   

Sarah is rotating off the SAC after two successful terms and Fran (after much consideration) is transitioning schools for her daughter and has decided to resign from her SAC position. 

We owe them both a debt of gratitude, as their contributions have been invaluable. Both Sarah and Fran have been tireless volunteers on every front possible at St. Gabriel - we will not easily replace their energy, passion, and selflessness (our sincere thanks inserted here). We would not have the momentum and successful fellowship and fundraising events we enjoy today at St. Gabriel School without Sarah and Fran - we certainly appreciate you and will miss your contributions and servant leadership.  

We welcome anyone with interest in the School Advisory Commission to visit the SAC page of the school website or reach out to Jeffrey Packee at [email protected]. We have one remaining SAC member position available for the upcoming year to fulfill a three-year obligation and look forward to hearing from you to share more details.

Thank you to everyone in our school community for your time, talent, and treasure - the collective energy makes this a very special place to educate our children.

Jeffrey Packee

2022-2023 SAC Chair

414-881-6998

Athletics has ONE open role for 2023-2024 school year:

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 is for someone who enjoys deal shopping and entertaining guests with an array of options. 

This role is 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. 

A BIG thank you to Cassandra Hetzer for stepping in as our Treasurer for the upcoming year. 

The Athletics Committee:

Athletic Director - Jeff Poff

Treasurer - Cassandra Hetzer

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. 

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