Hello St. Gabriel Families,

Check out the following headlines and links to stay up to date on everything happening at St. Gabriel Parish School.

1 DAY LEFT for the Early Registration Discount

2023-2024 School Registration-

The early bird registration discount of $250 for each child, (save up to $1,000) when you register, ends TOMORROW, Friday, March 31. Early registration helps us plan for the upcoming school year.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thank you for choosing St. Gabriel for your child/ren’s education. Please see the following links for information about the 2023-2024 school year. 

Letter from Archbishop Listecki

K4 Application Information

K5-8 Registration Information

DID YOU KNOW St. Gabriel has...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…

• Register by March 31, 2023, to get $250 off per student
• 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)

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 on Wednesday, August 23rd beginning at 12 pm. A sign-up will be sent out in June's Gazette.
• Our conference schedule has changed. 
• October 26th will be a half day for students and conferences will be held from 12:00 - 8:00 pm.
• There will be no school on October 27th and conferences will be held from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

2023/2024 School Calendar

Middle School ELA Teacher:

As you may remember, Mrs. Merkel, our middle school history and literature teacher, will be retiring at the end of this school year. She has been with us for the past 16 years and has helped us establish high expectations and a rigorous curriculum for all of our middle school students. She has been an integral part of our staff and she will be missed! However, we wish her nothing but the best and hope that she enjoys spending more time with her family during her retirement.

Next year, since Mrs. Erdmann minored in history, she will be teaching middle school history along with religion. This leaves an opening for an ELA (English, Language Arts) teacher.

It was no easy task to find someone to fill Mrs. Merkel's shoes, however, I am happy to share that we have been very fortunate to find and hire a middle school teacher that is excited to join our team. She is coming to us with 16 years of experience teaching ELA to sixth through ninth-grade students and 13 years of experience teaching in the Archdiocese. Her experience and expertise will ensure that we maintain the quality and rigor that we have established in our middle school. We are happy to welcome her to the St. Gabriel family. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

Immunization Requirement Changes:

Changes to the immunization requirements for students that were sent to us in February have been suspended. Please see the link to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services below for more details.

Suspension Details

Lenten Activities:

• Every Friday during Lent at 2:40 pm in the church, the Middle School students will lead the Stations of the Cross. All are welcome!!
• Adoration: the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 12:00 pm -7:15 pm.
• April 6 at 2:15 pm our 8th graders will perform The Way of The Cross (Living Stations). All are welcome!!
• Raising the Alleluia: Monday, April 17 at 8:15 am in the Gym (for students)

Principal for the Day:

This past Monday I was fortunate to have an assistant to help me with my daily duties.  Miss Ellie Lee (1st grade) was the Principal for the day.  Her first order of business was to make Monday an out-of-uniform day.  When she arrived she helped welcome students and did a morning walk-through of all the classrooms with me.  She helped with various tasks throughout the day and was able to see some of the things that we take care of in the office.  She ended her day by helping us dismiss students in the car line.  Thank you Miss Lee for all of your assistance on Monday.  You did a fabulous job!!

Fire Drill Assistant:

This past Tuesday Mr. Wyatt Helm (K5) assisted me during our school fire drill.  He helped make sure that everyone got out of the building quickly and safely.  After everybody was accounted for he called the all-clear and let everyone back in the building.  Thank you Mr. Helm for your assistance.

After-School Care:

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

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 Easter, First Communions, Confirmation, 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. If you are interested in learning more about buying certificates use the RAISE RIGHT app, please contact Laura Rogacki in the Parish Office (262-628-1141) for the program code.

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

St Gabriel Parish & School Auction 2023 UPDATE and SURVEY:

Thank you to everyone who donated toward the Bids for Kids auction cash ask this year and last.  NEW View Sonic interactive touch screen ViewBoards have been ordered and will be installed in each classroom over the summer. We are truly grateful for your support as we continue to leverage technology for the BEST education possible for our students. Final numbers will be shared in the next Gazette.

AND if you attended the auction and/or participated in the online bidding this year, we want to hear from you! Your feedback is invaluable and will help us improve for next year.

Click the below by April 15 to share your feedback.

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...

4/7-4/14 Easter Break

4/21 Spirit Groups

4/23-4/29 Safe Environment Week

4/24-5/1 Read a Thon

4/26 6th grade Ancient Egypt Museum in Parish Hall (after Mass until 10:30)

5/17 Grandparents’ Mass 8:30

5/25 K4-2nd grade field trip to Green Meadows Farm (8:30-2:30 pm)

5/26 Inservice Day - No School

5/29 Memorial Day - No School

6/1 8th Grade Graduation

6/2 Last Day of School

Peace and Blessings,

Kim Lestina

Principal

St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School

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

SCHOOL & PARISH EVENTS

Mark your calendar for the 3rd annual

St. Gabriel Volleyball Camp, June 19th-22nd from 2:00-4:00 pm.

It is open to all day-school and religious education students currently in 3rd-7th grades.

More information to follow.

SAVE THE DATES FOR OPEN GYM:

More details to follow.

April 16

April 23

April 30

May 07

May 21

May 28

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