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

 

Dear parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and was able to rest and relax. Many have asked about the NWEA reports, and we will be sending those home in October. When we send home, we do anticipate some questions; therefore, an FAQ will come home with the report. In addition, I will post a video to explain the reports and data information. This will allow you to ask questions at parent-teacher conferences. 

Next Mass Days and Times

All school Mass: Wednesday, September 7th at 8:15am. 6R will receive the Vocations Cross.

Servers: Dylan Dial, Connor Harrity, Fox Fenol, Jacob Milner

Reader: Florence Akakpo

Petitions: Kam Gehring

4th grade Class Mass: Thursday, September 8th at 8:15am

 

Reminders and/or New Information 

• Attached is the Dine to Donate information for this evening at Hot Box Pizza. This info can also be found on the PTO page in Shamrock Shortcuts on the school website.

• Nativity Scenes go on sale Thursday, September 15th. Information is attached. Proceeds go toward the restoration of statues.

• Grandparents’ Day is Friday, September 16.

• The Country Fair is Friday, September 30 and October 1.  For more information go to https://stmalachy.org/collaborate/country-fair-and-hog-roast/for more information

• Signup to volunteer at Country Fair https://volunteersignup.org/PCMP9

• Spirit Wear is scheduled to arrive Friday, September 16th; a slight delay due to the quantity ordered. We will have another spirit wear and pro-life shirt ordering window later this fall or early winter. 

• Picture Day - September 23rd for preschool through 8th grade. Preschool Tuesday/Thursday only students have picture day on Thursday, September 22nd. I have attached the order forms for your review.

Happenings at Cardinal Ritter High School

• 2022 Raider Runathon is Friday, September 9th. This is a campus event to raise funds for scholarships and financial aid. If you would like to sponsor a student use this link https://cardinalritter.org/advancement/runathon/

• Cardinal Ritter High School Alumni Golf Outing 2022. You can register at this link https://cardinalritter.org/alumni/crhs-golf-outing/

• West Deanery CYO Night at Marian University - October 14th. More information to come. 

St. Malachy Save the Dates

• Nativity Scenes go on sale Thursday, September 15th.

• Middle School Quest is Friday, September 16 with Father Guy, the black-belt priest.

• The Country Fair is September 30th and October 1st.  E-Learning Day is Friday, September 30th.

• 8th grade Garage Sale - more information attached. All proceeds go toward the 8th grade trip to southern Indiana. This can also be found on the MS (middle school) link in Shamrock Shortcuts on the website. 

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

Purchase Spiritwear

• 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

• Mrs. Sandy Wagoner, technology coordinator, could use a parent volunteer this week if available...any day, morning or afternoon for about 3 hours; even Wednesday after Mass for an hour or two. Contact .

• 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 in the Cafeteria use this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AAFA62AA7FCC34-cafeteria

• 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. 

•  All students should be in their classroom at 7:45 am.  The tardy bell rings at 7:50 am.  On time is late, early in on time, and late is unacceptable

• 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, Sept. 5

Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 6

Choir Rehearsal 3-4pm 

5-6 KICKBALL @ LITTLE FLOWER 6:00pm

Wednesday, Sept. 7

Woodwind Sectional 2:30pm-3pm

3 KICKBALL @ ST. JUDE 6:00pm

3-4 KICKBALL @ ST. ROCH 5:00pm

4 KICKBALL vs. ST. LUKE @ HOME 6:00pm

5-6 KICKBALL vs. ST. MICHAEL @ HOME 5:00pm

Thursday, Sept. 8

 Band Full Rehearsal 3-4pm 

Friday, Sept. 9

Saturday, Sept. 10

Sunday, Sept. 11

34  FOOTBALL-White vs. JOHNSON CO- BLUE @ HOME 1:00pm

34 FOOTBALL-Green vs. NATIVITY @ HOME 1:00pm

56 FOOTBALL vs. IMMACULATE HEART @ HOME 2:15pm

CADET FOOTBALL VS. JOHNSON CO- BLUE @ HOME 3:30pm

 

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