Christ Be Our Light…through C.L.O.V.E.R.

 

Dear parents,

Over the years, St. Malachy’s large school fundraiser was called Mardi Gras and then it became Sham-a-bration.  Both of these were auction formats. These fundraisers have helped St. Malachy’s many needs, and I will never be able to thank everyone that gave of their time, talent and treasure to these events.  We always have needs that tuition does not cover, therefore, this year’s fundraiser is called Shamrock Spectacular Dinner. It will be April 20, 2023 at 6pm at St. Malachy School.  Of course more information will come, but save the date for this event.

In Christ,

Mrs. Saundra Kennison, Principal

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Wednesday, November 9 at 8:15am. This is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome.

Vocations Cross: 3K

Servers: Dylan Dial, Jacob Milner, Jonathan Reynolds,Nicholas Bell

Reader: #1 Oscar Bard, #2 Scarlett Adlar

Petitions: Leo Bard

Sacristans: Bella Knies and Eileen Ellis

Class Mass: 8th grade in the church  Thursday, Nov. 10th at 8:15am

 

Reminders and/or New Information 

• Picture retakes - November 10th and 11th. 

• Take the St. Malachy Parish Annual Ministry Survey :

https://stmalachy.org/resources/st-malachy-news/detail/2022-clover-survey--550552/

• Nov. 22 is a 1pm dismissal and No School on Nov. 23 - 25.

• Our school is participating in a creative fundraiser with Art to Remember that allows you to purchase keepsake products customized with your child's art. There are over 60 products and many are less than $15. These make great gifts and a percentage of every purchase goes right back to our school. Click on the link below and enter the online order code shown on your child's order form or to search for your child's artwork. Then, have fun shopping!

https://arttoremember.com/school/J62XLG

• Attached is a Create & Donate event. 

• RUNNING CLUB information is attached. 

• Vocations Week is November 7 - 11 

• Every morning we will say the prayer for vocations.

• We will do a decade of the rosary on morning announcements. Bring those rosaries. Wednesday it will be at church at 8:05am.

• Sr. Loretto will be our guest speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 9th.

• Each class has adopted a seminarian or brother/sister (from Bishop Brute College Seminary and Saint Meinrad) to send Care Packages to them. First through sixth grade students will get a seminarian to follow through until their ordination to the priesthood. 

• We will be sending cards to all the men and women in our archdiocese who are in formation. We will also send care packages to Saint Meinrad and Bishop Simon Brute College Seminary.

Please consider donating candy, gum, prepackaged snacks, etc. Just send them in with your child(ren) or drop off to the office with “Donations for Vocations Week.” Please have all donations in by Friday, November 11, 2022. 

Happenings at Cardinal Ritter High School

• 7th grade shadowing at Cardinal Ritter High School Open House Thursday, Nov. 3rd 6pm - 8pm

• High School Placement Test is on Dec. 3rd.

 

St. Malachy Student Advent Reconciliation

WED 11/30 –    3A@945 &  3K@1030

TUES 12/6 – 8th grade @ 940 &  8th grade @ 1030

WED 12/7 – 7TH @ 1130 &  7TH @ 1215

TUES 12/13 – 4C@930  & 4W@1020

WED 12/14  6TH@ 920  & 6TH@ 1010

THUR 12/15  5M@ 930 &  5W@ 1020

 

St. Malachy Save the Dates

• Toy Drive: December 5 - 9. Toys are donated to the Catholic Charities Christmas Store.

• Christmas program - PreK - 2nd grade - December 15 at 7pm in the church. 

• Social Media and Internet Safety presented by presentation: January 18 for students in 4th - 8th grade. Evening presentation for parents 6:45pm - 8:45pm.

• St. Malachy Family Night - February 3, 2023: Pacers vs. Kings.  More information to come.

• Shamrock Spectacular Dinner April 20, 2023 at 6pm at St. Malachy Catholic School.

Purchase Spiritwear

• We do still have spirit wear on hand if you forgot to order or would like more. Contact our PTO president, Jaymie Reagan

• Our spirit wear shop is open year round, here is the link:  https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/indiana/brownsburg/saint-malachy-parish-school?utm_source=SidelinePoster&utm_medium=pdf&utm_campaign=Poster

School Needs

• If you are interested in volunteering in the Cafeteria use this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAFA62AA7FCC34-cafeteria

• We need Substitute Teachers! If you are interested or available please contact Lori Koontz or Kim Baldini. 

• Help needed! Extended day is looking to hire a few people to supervise students after school until 4:00 pm or 4:30 pm. How much does it pay? Can you get a tuition discount? Does it count toward service hours? All good questions! Contact Mrs. Kennison. 

• If you are interested in volunteering for recess, use this link. St. Malachy Recess Volunteers

Safety 

• Morning Drop off - If you drop off at the back in the mornings, please park in a yellow parking spot. Then walk your child to the sidewalk. Please do not pull up to the sidewalk, to drop off in the back. 

• Dismissal - Please make sure you turn your engines off once you park in your parking spot and keep your engine off until we begin dismissing.  This prevents accidentally shifting the vehicle in gear. We close the parking lot at 2:54pm everyday, except on Wednesdays it closes at 2:24pm.

Information you may need at some point this school year

• ASAP is for middle school students to complete homework, study, and meet with teachers about assignments.  If a student is not using this program as stated above or becomes a behavior issue, they will be sent to Extended Day. 

• If your child is absent from school, call the office or email us at  

• COVID-19 information  – if a child tests positive, they must stay home for 5 full days. Then Parents and/or guardians have two options, 1) the child returns to school masked for the next five days or 2) the child remains home for five more days, if they don't want to mask. 

• ProLife Shirt Day is every Thursday with uniform bottoms. 

• Spiritwear and Jeans day is every Friday. Students can wear uniform bottoms or jeans. Spirit wear shirts should be school spirit wear promoting St. Malachy Shamrocks school pride.  

• Middle school casual attire - I want to clarify that spandex bottoms, leggings, athletic leggings, or running shorts are NOT acceptable attire at school. In addition, pants should not have holes in them. Also shorts (including uniform shorts) should be no more than 3 inches above the knee. I know it is challenging for girls to find longer shorts, especially for taller students; therefore, I did change the length from 2 inches to 3 inches.  We know that we were not consistent last year in correcting inappropriate casual attire, and this caused confusion among students. As a middle school team, we will be more diligent in correcting inappropriate casual attire this year. Instead of giving infractions for unacceptable attire, we will have students call home for appropriate attire to change. Crop tops are not appropriate. Please contact me if you have questions. 

• After school activities - Parents should communicate to the office, if their child is staying after school for activities such as chess, football practice, cheerleading, golf, etc. Also if someone other than the parent, such as a coach or sponsor, will be checking their child out or back into Extended Day, please let the office know.  The office will communicate with the homeroom teacher and Extended Day. 

• Cell phone policy - parents must sign the Cell phone policy for students to bring their phone to school. Cell phones can not be used at ASAP (middle school students only), Extended Day, or Morning Care.

• Smartwatches - I want to clarify that the concern with Smartwatches is their ability to text and email. In order to do this, the watch must have an internet connection.  Therefore, if the texting and emailing features are only enabled with an internet connection through the phone, the Smartwatch can be worn.  However, if the Smartwatch has its own internet connection through an independent cellular line, it cannot be worn.  If the watch can receive or send messages during the school day, it should not be worn. If you have questions, please email me so we can talk through this.  My intent is to get ahead of this cool technology and mitigate distractions in class along with protecting kids from the temptation to use their Smartwatches and cell phones at school. 

•  Don’t forget to log your family service hours. https://stmalachy.org/service-hours/

• If you utilize Extended Day or are in the late line, do NOT text us. You will come in to let the office know you are here and then check them out. 

• Only  TEXT(463)209-9650 if you need to get information to Extended Day staff. 

 

Extracurricular Activities and CYO Games - Go Shamrocks!

Monday, Nov. 7

Art Lessons 3-4pm

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Choir Rehearsal 3-4pm 

Art Lessons 3-4pm

4TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL - Tournament game: Green vs. St. Michael - 5:30PM @ St. Barnabas

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Woodwind Sectional 2:30pm-3pm

56 GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL - Tournament game: Green vs. Nativity - 5:30pm  @ Little Flower

CADET GIRLS BASKETBALL - Tournament game: Green vs. Winner - 6:15pm  @ St. Matthew 

Thursday, Nov. 10

 Band Full Rehearsal 3-4pm 

Art Lessons 3-4pm

56 GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL - Tournament game: White vs. St. Louis de Montfort - 6pm @ St. Roch 

Friday, Nov. 11

Art Lessons 3-4pm

Saturday, Nov. 12 

Sunday, Nov. 13

4TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL - Tournament game: White vs. Holy Name - 1pm @ St. Barnabas

 

School Mission Statement

“Today we will be Learning, Loving and Living with Christ”