Let all you do be done in Love…through C.L.O.V.E.R.

Week of March 4, 2024

Dear parents,

It’s March and spring is coming! Testing season also begins - -. IREAD-3, NWEA, ARK, AND ILEARN. Yes every professional field uses abbreviations and acronyms and education does as well. 

As an accredited school, St. Malachy is required to assess students using the IREAD-3 and ILEARN state assessments. These assessments are in accordance with state legislation which is in compliance with the national education law, ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act).  The testing windows are set by the Indiana Department of Education and the Office of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. 

Here are our common assessment abbreviations and information you may want to be familiar with:

IREAD-3*: Indiana’s Reading Evaluation and Determination for 3rd grade. This is an student assessment designed to measure foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards through grade three. The intent is to ensure each student receives the appropriate reading remediation based on IREAD-3 test data and their individual learning needs. The testing window is March 4 - 15, 2024.  The summer retake window is May 13 - June 28, 2024.

ILEARN*:  Indiana’s Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network. ILEARN is the summative accountability assessment for Indiana students in grades three through eight and high school biology. It measures student achievement and growth according to Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts for grades three through eight, Mathematics for grades three through eight, Science for grades four and six, and Social Studies for grade five. For the 2024 - 2025 school year, St. Malachy will pilot the ILEARN icheck-point in place of NWEA.  The testing window is April 15 - May 10, 2024

NWEA: Northwest Evaluation Association.  St. Malachy, as well as many Catholic schools, uses this assessment to measure academic progress in order to quarterly assess our students and provide interventions as necessary. For the 2024 - 2025 school year, St. Malachy will only use NWEA for Kindergarten through 2nd grade students. Each school determines the three testing windows.  

ARK: Assessment of Religious Knowledge. This is the annual assessment of student progress in religious education. Students in 2nd grade through 8th grade will be assessed.  The testing window is March 18 - May 11.

In Christ,

Mrs. Saundra Kennison, principal

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 

Vocations Cross: 8P

Class Mass: 7th grade

Servers for Wednesday, March 6, 2024 all school Mass:

Attendance

New information/Reminders

• March 4 - Read Across America Day - dress as your favorite book character

• March 8 - End of 3rd quarter

• March 10 - Daylight Savings Time begins - Spring (turn) your clock forward one hour.

• March 14 - Spring Music Program at 1pm and 7pm. 

• March 19 - Cans in your Hands

• March 20 - May 15: Last Chess Club session.  Information attached.

• March 28 - Holy Thursday - No ASAP

• March 29 - Good Friday - 9am Mary’s Way of the Cross

• March 29 - 1pm dismissal - No Extended Day

• Calendar Change: Monday, April 8, 2024 will be an E-Learning Day

• Spring Break - April 1st - 5th

• Summer Camp information is attached.

Cardinal Ritter High School Happenings

• 2024 - 2025 Ritter High School registration is open. https://www.cardinalritter.org/page/application-process

• Visit https://www.cardinalritter.org/ for more information about Cardinal Ritter High School.

Spiritwear,  Pro-Life Shirts, and uniform shirts

You can purchase shirts at Rose Promotions – https://www.rosepromos.com/collections/st-malachy

School Needs and/or Employment Opportunities

• A middle school math and middle school science teacher position has been posted.  Math/Science teachers are usually licensed to teach both; therefore, we have teachers on our staff that can teach both. However, we must hire one teacher that is licensed in either math or science. The ideal candidate is a practicing Catholic licensed teacher in mathematics 6th grade through 12th or science grades 6th - 8th grade. The teacher will be responsible for teaching pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry as well as have homeroom responsibilities. 

• Extended day is looking to hire a few people to supervise students after school until 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm. If you know anyone interested, contact Benita Wheeler 

• The Facility Ministry has a position open, see attached.

Good Luck to all student athletes - Go Shamrocks!

Good luck to all the girls’ basketball teams in the CYO tournament

Monday, March 4, 2024

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

4th grade white Girls’ Basketball vs. St. Barnabas@ St. Barnabas, 7pm

56 A Girls’ Basketball vs. Holy Spirit Geist@ Little Flower, 5:30pm

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

4th grade green Girls’ Basketball vs. St. Thomas@ St. Barnabas, 7pm

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Friday, March 8, 2024

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Sunday, March 10, 2024

IMPORTANT: ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL REMINDERS

• In the morning, please do not drive through the middle of the parking lot, but enter by the football field and follow the road.  

• Also please do not pass in the drop off line. 

• Please pull all the way forward; do not stop at the front door to drop-off. 

• In the afternoon, please be respectful of the painted parking spots as these are purchased through ShamRockIt.  

• If you have a grandparent, family member or neighbor pickup, please remind them not to park in the painted sports. 

• Help others in the parking lot especially if it looks like this is their first time.

Helpful links

School website - https://stmalachy.org/school/

Student/Parent Handbook and Calendar - https://stmalachy.org/handbook/

School data - IDOE -GPS Data - https://stmalachy.org/school/about/idoe-gps-data/

St. Malachy Catholic School’s Mission:“Today we will be Learning, Loving and Living with Christ”

C.L.O.V.E.R.

C = CONFESSION

L = LIFE

O = OUR LADY

V = VOCATIONS

E = EUCHARIST

R = REVEALED WORD