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

 

Dear parents,

You may have noticed our Daily Attendance Board at the front door in the mornings. This year we are focusing on the very important life skills of being present and on-time to school, along with being ready to begin the day. This means that students should be at school before 7:45 am. This helps the student do their morning routine to be ready to start the school day. Students that arrive after 7:45 am must go through the office, but are not counted tardy until 7:50 am. Students that arrive after 7:45 am may start the day in a rush, requiring others to wait on them, or the teacher to help them get caught up. With the construction in Brownsburg and the possibility of a train, please leave early so that your child/children arrive before 7:45 am.  Our morning care does open at 6:45 am and is only $1 a day per child. 

On time is late, early in on time, and late is unacceptable

Attendance for the week 

Week of August 14, 2023
Students Tardy	Students Absent
23	63

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

Vocations Cross: 8W

Class Mass (Thursday, August 24): 2nd grade

 

 

Country Fair is September 22 and 23: Volunteers needed

• 2 for 1: Receive 2 family service hours for every hour you volunteer for at the Country Fair.

• Use this link to sign up volunteersignup.org/LR3X7

Extended Day message

Extended Day Payments--Your first invoice was sent to you Monday, Aug. 21st. Please let me know by email   if you did not receive the invoice. Payments ARE NOT paid through the Procare app. You may send in cash or check (to St. Malachy School) through backpack mail or drop it off at the front desk. If you would like to pay online, go to the St. Malachy School website, click on Shamrock Shortcuts, and then click on Morning/Extended Day, and there you will find a link to pay online. You may also add your payment to your FACTS account. Email Mr. Kiefer   and me if you would like to use the FACTS option.

New information

• We will be monitoring the heat index this week for recess.

• Be sure to turn in the permission forms for Hallow student personal accounts.

• Trash bag sale ends this Thursday - - sell, sell, sell.

• ASAP begins today for middle school students.

• NWEA is a formative assessment that students take three times a year.  It is given to students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Reading, language, and math are assessed.  Results will be sent home.  We will be giving this assessment on Wednesday through Friday this week.  Kindergarten will not take the assessment until October. 

• Morning care opens at 6:45am.  It’s $1 per child per day. Please pay the day you attend.

• Chess Club information is attached.

• I have attached the links for all the documents we need completed by August 25th.

Cardinal Ritter High School Happenings

• CYO Night is September 8 at Marian University - see attached flyer

• Cardinal Ritter High School Parent Preview Night - September 19 at 6pm at St. Malachy. Learn about Ritter High School.  This is a great opportunity for 7th and 8th graders parents to learn about our deanery high school

• The high school prep test class is tentatively scheduled for the week of September 18th.  More information to come.

St. Malachy Save the Dates

• 2nd grade Reconciliation Meeting: August 22 or 24. Both meetings are at 7pm in the church

• 8th grade mandatory Confirmation Parent Meeting: Sunday, August 27th  at 1pm in the church

• Girls’ volleyball 4th - 8th grade mandatory evaluations Monday, August 21

• Check-in begins at 6:30pm.

• 5th & 6th grade girls’ evaluations - 7 - 8pm

• 7th & 8th grade girls’ evaluations - 8- 9pm

• Grandparents’ Day is September 15

• Country Fair is September 22 & 23, no school on September 22.  It’s an E-Learning Day. 

• Shamrock Spectacular is Saturday, February 3, 2024

Spiritwear

Rose Promotions – https://www.rosepromos.com/collections/st-malachy

School Needs

• 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 .

• If you are interested in volunteering in the Cafeteria contact

• If you are interested in volunteering for recess contact me

Safety 

• Dismissal - do not leave until the parking lot attendant tells you to move.

• 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

• On spirit wear and jeans days, students can wear uniform bottoms or jeans - no jean shorts. They do not need to wear a belt with jeans and spirit wear does not need to be tucked in.

• Late line - once you get to the school, you can park and walk in to get your child/children - you do not need to stay in line by the curb.

• Morning care opens at 6:45am.  It’s $1 per child per day. Please pay the day you attend.

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

• To email the office please use rather than emailing Lori Koontz, Kim Baldini, or Anna Fon.

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

• During COVID we allowed donated items to count toward service hours. 23-24 school year will be the last school year that donated items will count toward family service hours. $10 spent equals one service hour.

• If you utilize Extended Day or are in the late line,  you will come in to let the office know you are here and then check them out. 

Good Luck to all student athletes - Go Shamrocks!

Monday, August 21, 2023

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

56 White Kickball vs. St. Louis de Montfort  @ St. Louis de Montfort 6pm

Cadet Kickball vs. St. Roch @ St. Roch 5pm

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

4th grade Kickball vs. St. Pius @ HOME 5pm

56 Green Kickball vs. Immaculate Heart  @  Immaculate Heart 6pm

Cadet Kickball vs. St. Lawrence  @ HOME 6pm

Thursday, August 24, 2023

3rd grade Kickball vs. Our Lady of Greenwood @ OL of Greenwood 6pm

4th grade Kickball vs. St. Simon @ HOME 5pm

56 Green Kickball vs.Ss. Fran. & Clare @ HOME 6pm

56 White Kickball vs. St. Simon @ St. Simon 5pm

Friday, August 25, 2023

Saturday, August 26, 2023 

Sunday, August 27, 2023

8th grade Confirmation meeting at 1pm in the church

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