Week of May 1, 2023

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

Dear parents,

Congratulations to all students that received their first Holy Communion; I love being at Mass for them to receive this sacrament. Thank you Jean McCorkhill, Tracy Prahl, Gail Strahle, Audry Wolfcale, Father Clawson, and Father Danda for helping our students prepare.

The used uniform sale is this Thursday, May 4 (5 - 7 pm) in the gym. May Crowning Mass is Wednesday, May 10.  The May Crowning court is Bella Knies, Gwyneth Pritchard, Mya Richer, and Sabrina Harrity. 

Shamrock Spectacular is Thursday, May 18.  If you are unable to attend, but would like to donate, please use this link. 

Don't forget to listen to Father Danda's podcast, Living the Clover Life

 

In Christ,

Mrs. Saundra Kennison, Principal

 

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Vocations Cross: 2S

Servers: 

 

Reader: Mikayla Dotse

Petitions: Eli Katsaros

Sacristans: Mya Richer & Avery Domogalik

Class Mass: Kindergarten

1st Friday Adoration: Friday, May 5 - benediction at 2:30 pm

 

Reminders and/or New Information 

• Used uniform sale on Thursday, May 4.

• 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 schedule for this week:

• May 1 - Math 8am - 9:25am

• May 2 - Math 8am - 9:25am

• May 3 - Math 9:30 - 10:45 am

• May 4 - Science (4th & 6th grade) & Social Studies (5th grade) 8am - 9:25am 

• May 5 - Science (4th & 6th grade) & Social Studies (5th grade) 8am - 9:25am

St. Malachy Save the Date

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

• Shamrock Spectacular: Mission Possible May 18, 2023

• Teacher appreciation week is May 8 - 12.

• Field Day is Friday, May 19. It is a 1pm dismissal.

• 8th grade graduation is Wednesday, May 24.

• The last day of school is Thursday, May 25. It is a 1pm dismissal. It is tradition to decorate your car on the last day as staff line the sidewalks to wave good-bye for the summer.

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 jliston@cardinalritter.org or 317-9244333 ext. 426.

• Information about Cardinal Ritter’s Drama Club is attached.

• Information about summer sports camp is attached.

• Information about summer baseball camps 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 pto@stmalachy.org

• 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 schooloffice@stmalachy.org 

• 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, May 1, 2023

Cadet Baseball green vsSt. Pius @ Midwest Sports Complex  5:15pm

Cadet Soccer white vs. St. Barnabas @ St. Barnabas  6:45 pm

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

3rd grade Kickball vs. St. Luke @ St. Luke 5 pm

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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

56 Kickball vs. St. Pius @ St. Pius 6pm

3rd grade Kickball vs. St. Matthew @ St. Matthew 6 pm

56 Soccer green vs. OL Lourdes @ Central Catholic  5:30 pm

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Cadet Baseball white vs. St. Matthew @ Midwest Sports Complex 5:30pm

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Friday, May 5, 2023

Saturday, May 6, 2023 

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Cadet Baseball green vs. St. Barnabas @ Roncalli HS 1:00pm

School Mission Statement

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