Check out the doings of Catholic Schools' Week 2012!

All School Mass

Feast of St. Blaise

Pep Rally

LIBRARY NEWS - The Scholastic Book Fair will arrive in late February and in time for conferences on March 1. There are lots of new and exciting books for all grades. Don’t forget to visit and see what is available during conferences. Students may make purchases during the school day. On March 1, which is conference day, the book fair will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.  

SKATING PARTY – There will be a skating party on Wednesday, February 15 at Skate World from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  The admission cost is $3 per child and skate rentals are $1 for regular and $2 for speed skates.

ACADEMIC TEAM – Congratulation to the 7th & 8th grade Academic Team who placed second in District Governor’s Cup Competition this month! St. Gabriel’s Future Problem Solving team placed first overall and will advance to the Regional tournament next month. Individual place winners include Evan Webb (3rd place in Mathematics), Michael Kamber (1st place in Science), Johnny Davis (5th place in Science & 5th place in Arts and Humanities), Julie Eddins (2nd place in Composition & 5th place in Language Arts), Candace Cox (2nd place in Language Arts & 3rd place in Composition), Natalie Thompson (1st place in Language Arts), and Evan Stacy (5th place in Social Studies). We wish all of these students the best of luck as they represent our school in the Regional

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YEARBOOKS – We are currently taking orders for yearbooks.  Please return your order form(s) by Monday, February 5.

FINANCIAL AID – Financial aid packets are available in the school or parish offices for the 2012-2013 school year.  They must be postmarked by March 15, 2012.  If you have any questions, please contact Tammy Goodlett at 239-5481 or email tgoodlett@stgabriel.net. 

RECYCLE CELL PHONES – There is a box in the lobby to drop off old cell phones and accessories.  They also take iPods and iPads.  St. Gabriel will receive a percentage based on the type of phones received.

DONATIONS – Thank you to Kevin O’Shea, Kristen, MaryAnn, and Madilyn’s father, for the donation of school supplies and Kara Shacklette for the books for the library.

The Write Stuff . . .
Congratulations to Star Adams, Abby Hayden, and Emily Smith for receiving an Honorable Mention for their writing pieces on "Which of the Seven Dwarfs do You Most Resemble?". Star described how she was most like "Doc"; Emily most like "Happy"; and Abby most like "Sneezy"

Counselor's Recommendations . . .

Prevention: The Key to Avoiding Pitfalls in Teen Health

Managing Frustration for Children with ADHD

PULL TABS –Thank you to all those that continue saving and turning in the pull tabs for the summer cancer camp for kids.  Kelsey Bailey (6-Blank) and Lindsey Bailey (4-Lauder) brought in 11-1/2 pounds and Nicholas Sortor (8-Olgin) brought in 5 pounds. 

Shigellosis Notice from Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness

Labels for Education . . .
Please trim your Campbell’s and Box Tops labels and make sure they have not expired.  The Tyson 1-2-3 labels are worth $.25 each.

LUNCHROOM . . .
Please be reminded that no outside food from a commercial provider can be brought into our cafeteria for lunch.  This means that our students may not have food or beverage from any restaurant during our scheduled cafeteria meal times.   Our lunch program is subsidized by the government and this is not allowed.  Thank you for your understanding.

INCLEMENT WEATHER . . .
Please refer to page 22 of the Handbook to familiarize yourself with weather-related closings.

Honor Roll - Winter 2011 (2nd Quarter)

Student Council . . .

February 3: Pep Rally! Student Appreciation Day! Wear favorite shirt and jeans. All other uniform policies must be followed.

February 21: $1 Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras! Pay $1 to wear purple, teal, green or gold shirt, beads and hats with uniform pants or skirt. All other uniform break policies apply.

Ink Recycling . . .
Do you have access to empty ink cartridges at your place of work or in your home that are being tossed in the trash? We recycle empty ink cartridges here at school as a fund raiser and reward our students who bring them in with "computer bucks" to spend in the lab. We would love to have your empties! However, we have been informed that the thin Epson cartridges are NOT recyclable, so we will no longer be accepting them.

Homework Program . . .
Ms. Lauder offers an after school homework program for students. See informational flyer for more information. Complete Registration form if interested.

Children's Choir . . .
Interested in joining the choir? See the attached form.

Cafeteria Information and Pricing for 2011-2012 School Year

Honoring our Troops - We have set up a bulletin board in the lobby that we want to use to honor our school parents who are serving in the military.  If you have a picture of you or your spouse in uniform and would like to add this to our board, please email or send to the office

Grant a Wish. . .
Want to help a teacher with a classroom want or need. Check out the Grant a Wish page.

Yearly Calendar for 2011-2012 School Year . . .
Plan ahead for the upcoming school year!