Week of April 24, 2023

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

Dear parents,

Remember we will not have school Wednesday, April 26 for the 10am funeral for Vincent.  At 9:30 am, there will be a rosary, if you would like to join us.

Our school mission is summoned up as,  Today we will be learning, loving, and living with Christ.  I say this every morning on the announcements along with our school theme which is Christ Be Our Light…through C.L.O.V.E.R.  Our mission describes the purpose and values of our school; while, our school theme, which changes every year, provides focus and direction for the school year. Our school theme for next year is Let all you do be done in Love…through C.L.O.V.E.R.

C.L.O.V.E.R. is an acronym for Confession, Life, Our Lady, Vocations, Eucharist, and Revealed Word.  These are the six essential principles to Catholic living and discipleship for a healthy relationship with Jesus and his church and will remain part of our school theme each year. 

I must say congratulations to all the families that have or will welcome a new baby this year! We know that a child is God’s greatest gift to a husband and wife. A big congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hardebeck that welcomed Gianna Teresa Saturday night. 

Shamrock Spectacular is Thursday, May 18.  If you would like to attend, use this Registration Link.  If you are unable to attend, but would like to donate, please use this link or the QR code below.

In Christ,

Mrs. Saundra Kennison, Principal

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Thursday, April 26, 2023.

Vocations Cross: 6T

Servers: 

 

Reader: Samantha Kiefer

Petitions: Eli Katsaros

Sacristans: Bella Knies & Gwyneth Pritchard

Class Mass: No Class Mass

Reminders and/or New Information 

• No school Wednesday, April 26.

• Rosary at 9:30 am Wednesday, April 26.

• Funeral on Wednesday, April 26 at 10am

• Used uniform sale on Thursday, May 4. Information attached.

• Shamrock Spectacular: Mission Possible May 18, 2023

• There will be NO EXTENDED DAY on the following days: Wednesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 18. 

• Information attached about a Birthline BabyShower on Mother’s Day

• ILEARN testing April 17 - May 12.

St. Malachy Save the Dates

• Used Uniform Sale is May 4th: See attached information and tags. 

• Shamrock Spectacular: Mission Possible May 18, 2023
  

Cardinal Ritter High School Happenings

• Cardinal Ritter is excited to welcome the Class of 2027 next fall! As a reminder, the Application for Admission is now available online at Admissions & Enrollment. Please contact Jamie Liston, Director of Admissions if you have any questions at or 317-9244333 ext. 426.

• Information about Cardinal Ritter’s Drama Club is in the newsletter.

• Information about summer sports camp is attached.

School Needs

• Middle School Math teacher

• Tissues

• 8 oz water 

• See attached School and Church custodian position available. 

• 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. Contact Mrs. Wheeler. 

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

Safety 

• Morning Drop off - If you drop off a preschool child or child that cannot get out of the car by themselves at the back or east parking lot in the mornings, follow the posted sign by driving to the right and turning left into a parking spot between the light poles.  This means your car will be facing east. Then walk your child to the sidewalk. Please do not pull up to the sidewalk, to drop off in the back. To exit your parking spot, pull forward and drive around the school as this parking lot and drive is one-way going south. See the picture and map above.

• 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 2:54 pm everyday, except on Wednesdays it closes at 2:24 pm.

Information you may need at some point this school year

• Change - Late Line procedures:  Beginning April 3, those in the late line will need to park and walk into the school to pick up your child/children. 

• 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 (including flared 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. 

• Casual Clothing Reminder: Flared leggings are still leggings and should not be worn. 

• 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!

Good Luck to all student athletes!

 

Monday, April 24, 2023

Art Lessons

Cadet Baseball green vs. Our Lady of Grace @ Holy Spirit  5:30pm

Cadet Soccer green vs. St. Michael @ St. Malachy 6:45 pm

Cadet Soccer white vs. St. Jude @ St. Malachy 5:30 pm

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Art Lessons

4th grade Kickball vs. St. Luke @ St. Malachy 5pm

56 Kickball vs. Nativity @ St. Malachy 6pm

56 Soccer green vs. St. Barnabas @ St. Barnabas 5:30 pm

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

56 Kickball vs. St. Luke @ St. Luke 5pm

Cadet Baseball white vs. Holy Spirit @ Midwest Sports Complex 5:30pm

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Art Lessons

4th grade Kickball vs. St. Matthew @ St. Matthew 6pm

Cadet Soccer green vs. Nativity  @ Nativity 6:45 pm

Cadet Baseball green vs. St. Louis de Montfort @ Optimist Park  5:30pm

Friday, April 28, 2023

Art Lessons

56 Soccer green vs. St. Mark @ St. Malachy 5:30 pm

Cadet Soccer white vs. St. Mark @ St. Malachy 6:45 pm

Saturday, April 22, 2023 

Sunday, April 22, 2023

School Mission Statement

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