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Archbishop Kurtz visits St. Gabriel (Click
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Derby 2008 St. Gabriel Style
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2008
Monthly
Updates
May 1, 2008
Is it really the end of
the school year? It has gone so fast! We have done so much!
I would like to speak to you of some of our accomplishments this year.
We gave over 3 tons of food to the community of Highview United
Ministries. Our academic teams have won championships; our building has
undergone a major beautification with new windows, bathrooms and entryway and
we are going to be continuing making improvements into the next school year.
Our wonderful PTSO has given us monies to buy new computers, Smart Boards,
software and wiring through events such as the Taste of St. Gabriel and
Walk-a-Thon. Our sport and cheerleading teams have enjoyed successes.
Student scores on national tests have improved.
Teachers have shared their talents at national conventions and
demonstrated our technology prowess by inviting teachers from other schools to
observe our techniques. In other
words, we have been truly blessed.
Special thanks to our
Student Council who has donated thousands of dollars to various local and
national charities. They also
bought new videos for our library and donated software to our computer lab
that will help us create better videos in the future.
We will be holding elections for new student council members in the
next week.
I am looking forward to
“vacationing” in
Washington
,
D.C.
with our eighth graders next week. This
is such a nice trip. I love the
time to get to know our students a little better before they leave us and
begin their high school years. Wish
us nice weather and safe travel. Look
for us on the web cam at the zoo!
Speaking of eighth
graders; our graduation will be on May 20th at 7:00pm in church.
Our last day of school will be on the 21st with an 11:00
dismissal.
Please remember our new
registration procedures. We are
doing this in the month of June.
May each of you have a
wonderful summer break. I am
looking forward to working in the garden and tending my flower beds.
May you find something that gives you joy and relaxes you.
See you in August!
Dear Parents,
Sincerely,
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Ms. Pam Huelsman,
Principal
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 May
Highlights
Congratulations
to the following:
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Seventh grade students Eric Muth, Christopher Gartner, Joseph
Dawson and Tanner Thieneman participated in this year’s Duke University
Talent Identification Program. Christopher,
Joseph and Tanner qualified for State Recognition and will be invited to
an awards ceremony at
Western
Kentucky
University
. Tanner was also awarded
Grand Recognition, which includes an invitation to the Grand Ceremony, to
be held at
Duke
University
in
Durham
,
North Carolina
. Best wishes to these young
scholars as they pursue academic excellence.
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The following students enrolled
in the 2008 4th/5th Grade Talent Search sponsored by
The Duke University Talent Identification Program. The students
qualified for this program with Terra Nova scores from the 3rd
grade. Best wishes for continued success to these hard working
students: 4th Grade
Students: Brendan McManus
& Evan Stacy; 5TH Grade Students:
Jonathan Bode, Patrick Mohr, Kara Thomas, & Ashley Wysocki.
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Lauren Thomas won 1st
place in the derby museum sculpture contest. This contest is open to
all students in Jefferson,
Oldham
, Spencer, and Bullitt counties.
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Kaley
Bell
, Megan Shircliff and Brianna Wolken are 3 of 12 students to have won a
place on the new Tarc Bus children’s art contest. Their art work
will be placed on the outside of a TARC bus that will service the
Louisville
area. The artwork shows how they are” GREEN” at home and their
community. This contest is in conjunction with Operation Brightside/Tarc.
Calendar
for 2008-2009
Notice:
New Registration Policy
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We
will be placing our school packets in the back of church on the weekend of
June 7th & 8th.
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Our
office will be open on June 11, 13, 18 and 20 from 8:00 am to 12:00pm and
on June 12 and 19 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm for the return of the packets.
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Hopefully,
this will end all of the confusion that normally accompanies our gym
registration.
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Signups
for the bus, Market Day, PTSO, Uniform sale, After School Care and other
activities will be available in the cafeteria on that night
Open House for 2008-2009
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On August 12th, we will have an open house for all grade levels
from 3:30-6:30 for students to meet their teacher and set up their
“locker.”
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Teachers will have a syllabus on hand that will explain all of
their procedures and classes. They will be present to answer questions and to
soothe over your concerns.
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This
same evening, in the cafeteria, we will have tables set up to pick up your
school kits, to ask questions about and signup for the bus, Market Day,
PTSO, and After School Care,
to
collect money for the students’ lunch accounts
and for uniform sales.
Class Lists for 2008-2009
- will be posted
online on August 12th and will be posted in the cafeteria that
evening.
Last
Day of School - The end of the school year is
rapidly approaching. Our last day
for school will be May 21st at 11:00.
I wish all of you a very warm and relaxing spring break.
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 Theme
for 2007-2008
Serving
God’s People: Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow.
1808-2008
Prayer
of St. Gabriel
(Written by St.
Gabriel Student Council Members)
O heavenly Father,
please bless the students, staff and faculty of St. Gabriel. Please
grant the children of our school the gift of spiritual, academic, social and
emotional education. Please help us to continue to work together as a
Christian family. Please allow us to build our Catholic identity, and
continue the rich history and heritage of our Catholic Education. May we
accept the differences of everyone's unique needs, talents and
abilities. May we reflect the images of Jesus by living the "Spirit
of St,. Gabriel" In
your name, our Lord, we pray. Amen
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Parents & Students: View your
grades and assignments online with the user name and password you received
at registration. Just click the link below! Loose your
password? Contact Mrs. Kremer at skremer@stgabriel.net
or see her in the lab.
http://powerschool.stgabriel.net/public/
 School
Pictures
Online
Forms:
The following forms are in pdf format and require Adobe
Acrobat Reader to open & read.
 This Month:
 This
School Year:
 Congratulations!
To:
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Seventh grade students Eric Muth, Christopher Gartner,
Joseph Dawson and Tanner Thieneman participated in this year’s Duke
University Talent Identification Program.
Christopher, Joseph and Tanner qualified for State Recognition
and will be invited to an awards ceremony at
Western
Kentucky
University
. Tanner was also awarded
Grand Recognition, which includes an invitation to the Grand Ceremony,
to be held at
Duke
University
in
Durham
,
North Carolina
. Best wishes to these
young scholars as they pursue academic excellence.
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The following students
enrolled in the 2008 4th/5th Grade Talent Search
sponsored by The Duke University Talent Identification Program.
The students qualified for this program with Terra Nova scores from
the 3rd grade. Best wishes for continued success to
these hard working students: 4th
Grade Students: Brendan
McManus & Evan Stacy; 5TH Grade Students:
Jonathan Bode, Patrick Mohr, Kara Thomas, & Ashley Wysocki.
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Lauren Thomas won 1st
place in the derby museum sculpture contest. This contest is
open to all students in Jefferson,
Oldham
, Spencer, and Bullitt counties.
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Kaley
Bell
, Megan Shircliff and Brianna Wolken are 3 of 12 students to have won
a place on the new Tarc Bus children’s art contest. Their art
work will be placed on the outside of a TARC bus that will service the
Louisville
area. The artwork shows how they are "GREEN" at home and
their community. This contest is in conjunction with Operation
Brightside/Tarc.
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The 5th graders who are now the
proud adoptive parents of an endangered "Spectacled Bear",
the only bear currently living in South America. This bear was
the gift of yet another adopted species - the RCIA candidate - and
namely Tammy Lloyd. The 5th graders are very excited and grateful to
Ms. Lloyd for this opportunity to learn about and enjoy their own
member of an endangered species. All the students at St.
Gabriel adopt RCIA candidates each year to welcome them into our faith
community.
(Click
to link to see our official adoption certificate)
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Cathy Balbach, Art Teacher, who is presenting at
the NAEA (National Art Education Association) Conference in New
Orleans in March.
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All the students in grades 5,6,7 who participated in the young authors contest.
Congratulations to each winner:
- 5th- Jonathan Bode- The Mystery at the Stone Cold Cave
- 6th- Virginia Kuchenbrod- The Map and The Treehouse Summer
- 7th- Erin Mullen- Through the Window
Good luck to Erin Mullen. Her story won for the second round of judging at St.
Aloysious. We wish her luck for the last round of judging at the courier Journal. A winner will be announced later in May.
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Those students who made the Honor
Roll for the 3rd Quarter of 2007-2008
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Celebrity News! - St.
Gabriel was featured on the front page of the
Record. It featured Mrs. Suzanne Fulk, our junior high science
teacher, and parishioner and detective, Joe Wagner. Mrs. Fulk has
added a CSI unit to her curriculum this year, and recruited the assistance
of several law enforcement individuals including Det. Joe Wagner. Check
it out online at THE
RECORD.
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Margie
Montgomery expressed her appreciation in a letter to us for having the
most walkers in the 29th annual Walk for Life.
St. Gabriel had 151 walkers. A special recognition to the
football team for their generous donation was also noted.
Thanks to all who represented the community in this wonderful
event.
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Our teachers who were recognized for reaching
milestones in teaching for the archdiocese.
Dianne Collignon
and
Susan Hart
were recognized for teaching 40 years!
Deanna Loomer
and
Kathy Stivers
have taught for 30 years.
Kaye Olgin
was recognized for 25 years; Lisa Rohleder and
Kim Boyd
for teaching 10 years. Each
of these teachers received a gift from the archdiocese where they were
honored at a luncheon with others from the diocese.
We are proud to have them on our staff and appreciate the
dedication it takes to serve so long.
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St.
Gabriel
School
who has been recognized in a national publication, EdCompass, because
of our technology. To view
what they said about us, visit the web site http://education.smarttech.com/common/education/pdf/092007_thefundingissue.pdf>
We are on page 4 of the newsletter.
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St. Gabriel School for being
named a SMART Showcase School, because of our strong commitment to
integrating the use of technology in education and sharing our vision
with the community! This award carries with it a generous donation
of SMART hardware, software and training.
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All the St. Gabriel
alum who made the honor rolls at local high schools. Check them
out on the
Alumni Web Page!
Thank You To:
Important Reminders:
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Club Dismissal: Dismissal
of any after school activities will take place in the back parking area
where afternoon dismissal takes place.
Parents are to remain in that area and wait for the children to be
brought out to them. Parents
are not to come to the school office to pick up students.
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UNIFORM
BREAK CLARIFICATION – Many
parents have called and expressed concerns over the wording of our non
uniform days. Some teachers
have been confused, also, so I would like to clarify what is in the
handbook. Students may wear
dress slacks, casual slacks, which include cargo and khaki, and capris
(below the knee). Jeans of any color may be worn.
No sweats, jogging suits or wind pants of any kind are allowed. No
dresses, skirts, skorts or scooters or leggings can be worn on non uniform
days. Shoes need to remain the same as on uniform days.
I hope this helps….pass the word!
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Morning
and Afternoon Dismissal Procedures:
Thank you for following proper carpool procedures.
Everyone has been doing an awesome job following the rules.
Keep up the good work! We
appreciate it!
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HOMEWORK
& GRADES – As stated in the handbook, grades are posted
online and updated on the 15th and 30th of each
month. They are available by
using a password through Powerschool.
Please be sure to check and keep updated on your child’s grades
and progress.
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Please
remember to call the absentee line by 8:30 AM if a student is unable to
come to school or will be arriving later than 8:30.
The absentee line number is 239-9741.
Please refer to page 9 in the Student Handbook for detailed
information.
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Tutoring is available for your
children. For more information contact the school office to obtain
a copy of the tutor list or write or call our Special Needs Coordinator,
Mrs. Bev Forst, at bforst@stgabriel.net
or 239-5535.
Pre-Kindergarten/After School/Summer Care News
Bits and Bytes from the Computer Lab
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Parents can view their
K-5 children's Success Maker scores online through Power School. Log
on to Power School and click on your child's computer grade for the quarter. There you can keep track of your child's progress
quarterly for grades K-5. Parents who wish to see their
student's scores in grades 6-8 should contact Mrs. Kremer or the
homeroom teacher. Students
in grades K-5 access the Success
Maker program in the computer lab once weekly to improve their skills in the
areas of reading (RR, IR, RW), spelling (SS) and math (MCS).
Students in grades 6-8 use the program occasionally in the library and
computer lab, when they don't have another project they are working
on. We ask that you encourage your child to work hard and make good use of
their Success Maker sessions.
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Want
to know what your kids are doing in the computer lab this quarter? Check
it out here!
 Student
Council News
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Beach
Day will be on 05/01/2008.
The
dress code is jeans or capris with an appropriate top, sandals or
tennis shoes. Sunglasses and hats can be worn at lunch only.
No tube tops, sleeveless tops, mid drift tops or spaghetti straps.
You can bring a towel to sit on at lunchtime.
PTSO News
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Market
Day News:
A big thank you to all who support Market
Day every month. It’s a great fundraiser for our school. Last year
we raised over $7500 from Market Day sales. If you’ve never tried
it, give us a try. Order forms are available in the school
office and in the back of church.
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Have
questions regarding the PTSO, its function and activities?
Contact Kelly Shaper at: shaper3@bellsouth.net
Library News:
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Our
last day for book check out this year is April 30th. All library
books are due in the first week in May. The reading lists for Outstanding
Catholic Reader were due in Apr. 15th. Last chance to get it in.
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Parents please be careful about letting your children
carry bottles with liquids in them in backpacks. Each year many library
books are ruined due to liquids leaking out of bottles into backpacks. Also
please remind your children not to eat or drink while looking at library
books at home. The average cost of replacing a library book is $14.95 and if
the book is returned damaged you are expected to pay for it. Thank you!
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If you are
cleaning out you may have some
DVDs that your children have out grown or are tired of watching. The library
would like donations of any gently used DVDs that are rated G or PG for the
library collection. Thanks.
 Comments from the Counselor
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Spring…lots of
nature touches…hope you and your family take the time to get outside
and enjoy the beautiful flowers, trees, the sun and wind in your
face—they are so uplifting and motivating!
If it keeps up, I may have my spring cleaning done before fall!
Have a FUNderful summer! Included
in this newsletter is an additional article that may come in handy
this summer to keep you kids’ brains activated—‘Learning
at home’. Below are
the topics we have been discussing during our Guidance Classes:
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Kindergarten:
Good Touch/Bad Touch Program; Feelings
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1st
Grade: My Favorite Book
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2nd
Grade: Good Touch/Bad Touch Program
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3rd
Grade: Good Touch/Bad Touch
Program
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4th
Grade: Good Touch/Bad Touch Program
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5th
Grade: Decision Making
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6th
Grade: Stress relief
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7th
Grade: Drug education
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8th
Grade: Eating disorders
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Don’t forget to read up on
the Firm, Fair & Consistent and the Home & School Connection
pages that I put on the website and in the Newsletter.
Counselor's
Corner There are always lots of helpful
hints and good information in these pages.
The
monthly-featured article included in this newsletter is,
The Road to Parenting Success.
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If I can be of any assistance to your child and/or your family,
you can contact me at school, 239-5535 or e-mail, pstinnett@stgabriel.net.
Wear Room News:
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Everything ordered
is in! Come in and get
St. Gabriel T-Shirts and shorts for summer! And,
don’t forget the ball caps
and embroidered royal blue polo
shirts for women and men—great
for coaches! While
you’re at it—you may want to stock up on uniform
polo shirts and sweatshirts for next school year—avoid the fall
rush!
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The
Wear Room will be open
August 12 for Open House 3:00 – 7:00 PM.
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The Wear Room is available on
Tuesday and Thursdays 7:30 – 8:00 and 2:45 – 3:15 til then
end of the school year.
If no one is there, check with the school office.
 Box
Tops News:
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As usual, the homeroom bringing
in the most box tops will receive an Ice Cream Party.
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And if you bring in 15 box tops
a month, you will receive a uniform break.
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CAMPBELL
SOUP LABEL INFO:
A reminder that we can no longer submit the front/full labels from Campbell
products. You need to send in the UPC
codes. See
Campbell's
Soup Label Eligible Products
for information regarding eligible products.
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TYSON
LABEL INFO: Please
send in your 1-2-3 Tyson Labels! This
is a wonderful opportunity for our school as we get .24 cents per 1-2-3
label. Visit Tyson
Project A+ for
complete information on the Tyson Label project and what part of the label
is required.
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Keep those box tops and labels coming!!
Please continue to send box tops
and labels to the office
AS YOU RECEIVE THEM.
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St.
Gabriel participates in the National School Lunch Program. The
Archdiocese of Louisville Finance Office oversees the program for the
entire Archdiocese. As a participant in the NSLP, our school’s lunch
program receives high-quality, government-donated commodities such as
cheese, beans, fruits, vegetables, ground beef, turkey, and other
foods declared surplus by the USDA. We also receive fresh fruits and
vegetables purchased through the Department of Defense buying network.
This program has enabled students to enjoy fresh produce such as kiwi
fruit, pineapple spears, strawberries, oranges, mini-carrots, and
celery sticks.
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MEAL
PATTERN: Our lunch program follows certain guidelines outlined by
the USDA and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The lunch menus
used by the Archdiocese schools are planned by the Food Service Office. Here
is an outline of those requirements:
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Milk
– 8 oz.
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Meat/Meat
Alternative – 2 oz
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Fruits/Vegetables
– ¾ cup plus ½ cup over a week; 1 cup (8th grade)
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Grains
& Breads – 12 servings per week; 15 servings per week (8th
grade)
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Students
are encouraged to choose items from all categories, but they need to
choose at least three items to qualify for a reimbursable lunch.
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PROGRAM
COSTS: The lunch program supports itself at no cost to the school or
parish. Commodities meet less than one-fourth of the total food costs
for our lunch program. The remaining costs are covered by reimbursements
from the USDA (23¢ per student lunch) and from income generated through
ala Carte and meal sales to students and adults. Adult meals and meals
for those students not in grades K-8 are not subsidized and are sold at
a price that covers all costs.
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LUNCH PRICES:
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Lunch
prices are set by the Archdiocese Food Service Office.
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FREE & REDUCED LUNCH: Free and reduced-price meals are available to
students who qualify. Applications are available from the school office.
We encourage everyone who thinks they might qualify to apply. You can
apply at any time during the school year. There
is a short grace period at the beginning of the school year for those
who qualified during the previous school year but an application must be
processed at the beginning of every school year for free or
reduced-price service to continue. All information is kept strictly
confidential.
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SECOND ENTRÉE: Students and visitors may purchase a second entrée for
$1.25.
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We
ask that students let the teacher know in the morning if they wish to
purchase a second entrée such as a pizza, hamburger, chicken patty,
etc. Students must have money in the account to purchase second entrees.
If they have a deficit account, any money given to the cashier will go
toward the account, not the purchase of a second entrée or ala carte.
- LINE SERVERS: Each family has the opportunity to earn
back part of their PTSO fee by working with us in the cafeteria at
serving time. You get to see the students in action, meet other parents,
and learn more about the lunch program. If interested, you can sign up
for the days that are convenient to you at registration. Each time you
work you will get $12.00. We
also need parents who can work more than the four times. In order to
comply with Archdiocese and State of
Kentucky
guidelines, parents who would like to work more often will have to see
Lisa Leister and be put on payroll. Parents can choose to volunteer,
also.
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If you
have any questions or concerns regarding the lunch program or your
child's account, you may contact fservice@stgabriel.net
or cafeteria@stgabriel.net
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Monthly
Cafeteria Menu
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Monthly Cafeteria Work Schedule
Technology
Committee
School
Board Minutes
Standardized
School Test Scores
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