Messages from the Mount

The Year of Hope

Our School Theme for the Year:

Virtue of the Month: Fidelity

January

8-12 Used Uniform Collection (atrium)

10 Last Day of Second Quarter

10-16 Used Books/Games Collection

15 No School - MLK Day

click here for school calendar information

2024-2025 Calendar

CFD Winter2024 Safe Sitter Class dates

January 27, February 17, March 2, April 6, or May 4 from 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Carmel Fire Department at 210 Veterans Way, Suite 200, Carmel, IN 46032

Class fee is $75 per student

This is the Safe Sitter® Essentials (1-Day Course with CPR) 

Safe Sitter^® prepares students age 11-14 years old to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.

For sign-up more information contact: Keith Freer at 317-460-5792

The State of the School presentation will take place on Wednesday, January 24th from 6:30pm-8pm.

More information to come.

If you plan to buy anything from Schoolbelles please

stop by the office and pick up a gift card

(sold in $50 increments).

For every $50 gift card that is sold,

the school receives $50 from Schoolbelles!!!!!!

Our School Code for ordering online: s1276

4-H is an informal educational program where youth “Learn by Doing.” Anyone in grades 3-12 can learn

life skills such as cooperation, leadership, decision-making, responsibility and more through hands-on

projects in over 60 different subject areas. Youth in grades K - 2 may enroll in Mini 4-H. The 4-H program

is a great opportunity to develop a hobby, experience camp, make new friends, and promote family

togetherness.

The target date to enroll is January 15th. You must re-enroll every year. For more information, contact

the Purdue Extension Hamilton County Office at 317-776-0854. It is easy with the statewide online system. CLICK HERE to access the system. There is a $25 fee per child.

Come see how 4-H grows in Hamilton County!

Carmel High School would like to invite all families with 8^th graders who reside in the Carmel Clay Schools district to our Academic Transition Night on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. 

At the event, private school families will be able to stop by our welcome table, share contact information with us, and pick up information about registration at CHS. You may also visit Academic Department tables to explore or ask questions about specific courses or programs at Carmel High School. 

The FAQ link will provide answers to many questions about scheduling for Freshman year at CHS. You may also access course descriptions and diploma information via the Program of Studies link. We hope you will join us for this informative evening as you prepare for your student to enter Carmel High School.

Library Corner

Library Corner

"Happy New Year! Welcome back to school, the books missed you!"

Birthday Book Club

Happy birthday to the newest members of the Birthday Book Club: Andrew Becker, Colin Becker, Avery Hughs, Rose Hughs, Jacob Jordan, Bennett Martin, Colleen Remien, Alex Scheidler, Everett Smith, Charlie Snyder, Rhodes Taylor, and Ava Au-Yeung. Thank you for your donation to the library. Your names have been placed inside of a new book for everyone to read. If your student would like to participate in the Birthday Book Club, please have them bring in a new book of their choice or a $10 donation to the library.  January book club invitations will be going home this week. Thank you for helping build our library collection!

Late Notices

Notices are going home next week for books that are overdue or missing. Please return or renew any overdue books this week.  

Volunteer Opportunities - Library Special welcomes volunteers! We have 2 opportunities to volunteer: Classroom Volunteers, and Book Readers.

• Classroom Volunteers:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AEA629A0F5C16-olmc6
• Book Readers: Review books to ensure they are inline with our Catholic values. Contact Mrs. Gaskill at [email protected] to volunteer.

We are collecting gently used books and games for grades preschool-12 in the school atrium Jan. 10-16th. The OLMC teachers will have the opportunity to select any items they would like for their classrooms. All remaining items will go to the Notre Dame ACE academies for use in their classrooms and after school programs. (Please lightly tape game boxes closed so we don’t lose pieces when transporting.) Thank you for your generosity!

The Saint Nick Shop raised $1,921.31 for our school. The money raised will be set aside to fund a future project and or staff training.

Thank you to all volunteers who made this event possible.

ORDER YOUR SPORTS PICTURES NOW!



Visit the link for all available sessions. https://simpleheartphotography.hhimagehost.com/sports

Our Lady of Mount Carmel currently has a position opening for a part-time housekeeper for the rectory (priests’ house). The primary responsibilities of this position are cleaning the rectory and cooking meals for our priests. Please note there is a dog on the premises. This position is M-F with flexible hours mostly in the afternoon. See full job description on the OLMC website.

To apply, please submit your resume to Jody Dalton, Director of Operations, at [email protected].

Part-Time Resource Instructional Assistant needed at OLMC to assist students, grades 4-6. Please apply through Carmel Clay Schools by clicking on CAREERS, click on Job Postings and Online Application. In the Job Search box, type OLMC. The JobID is #6053.

GUERIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

CAMP PURPLE 2024 REGISTRATION OPENS FEB 1ST!

Join us at our summer camp program for grades K-8!

Guerin Catholic's Camp Purple offers a variety of athletic and enrichment camps for students in grades K-8.  Visit GuerinCatholic.org to register starting February 1st.

Guerin Catholic Fine Arts will offer a NEW Camp Purple production of Moana, Jr., this summer!  The two-week camp will run the weeks of June 17-21 and 24-28, and is open for students in grades 5-8. Digital audition submissions will be due for Moana, Jr. in March and April.

GET READY FOR MOANA, JR., WITH A THEATRE AUDITION WORKSHOP!

Saturday, January 20, 2024

9 am - 12 pm

Grades 5-8

Cost: $20 – Includes workshop fee and t-shirt

Registration deadline: January 17, 2024

To prepare for Moana, Jr., an audition workshop is being offered by Guerin Catholic musical directors, Mrs. Marcia Murphy and Mrs. Angie Goćur. They will give tips and tricks for a successful audition, teaching students how to prepare, practice and start any audition with confidence. Register at GuerinCatholic.org

SPORTS CAMP WITH JOE REITZ

Saturday, February 24, 2024

1-4:30 pm

Family Mass at 4:30 pm - parents and siblings welcome!

Boys in grades 1-5 are invited to the annual Sports Camp with former Indianapolis Colt Joe Reitz at Guerin Catholic High School. Cost is $30 ($15 per additional sibling, $50 family max), and includes a camp t-shirt. Visit GuerinCatholic.org for more information and to register.