Author: deann

Guardian Angels Catholic School

October 2014

GAZETTE

Pastor: Fr. Gerry LeBoeuf
Principal: Ms. Melissa Santos
Assistant Principal: Mr. Stephen Turk

Principal’s Memo
By Melissa Santos

It’s hard to believe that an entire month of school has already passed. Our Guardian Angels Catholic School students have been busy with the hustle and bustle of learning new routines and getting back into the swing of things. There have already been weekly Masses, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts meetings, trips to and from Bug Camp, School Pictures, Angel Savers, Choir, Art Club, Windy City Players performance of Cinderella, as well as a slew of other in-class happenings that make our school such a great place to be.
October is going to prove to be a great month too. Not only do we begin with an All School Mass on the Feast of the Guardian Angels on October 2nd (what better way to begin our second full month of school!?) but we have a number of great things planned…
IOWA testing begins on October 7th and goes until October 18th. Please focus on planning wholesome meals and good night sleeps for those two weeks. The students need to be rested, well fed and ready to showcase all they know. The testing days will be broken up with in-class lessons, games, activities and stories. Please stress to your students the importance of giving these tests their best effort.
Fire Prevention Day is scheduled for Wednesday, October 9th. Students from PreK through 8th grade will enjoy an informative presentation by Clawson Firefighters and will learn ways to be ready and prepared in the event of a fire emergency at school or at home. The students will even be able to see the fire trucks, ladders and hoses.
Our first K-12 Mass is on Friday, October 11th at 8:30am. If you are able, please join us for Mass with our Guardian Angels and Bishop Foley Catholic School students and staff. Don’t forget to bring a canned good to help fill the St. Vincent dePaul Food Pantry shelves.
Don’t forget to join us on Monday, October 14th for our next Restaurant Fundraiser. Noodles & Co. on Rochester Rd./South Blvd. will host our Guardian Angels Families in a night of good food and conversation. 50/50 will be available. Please present coupon (attached to Herald and sent home via Angel Notes) upon ordering so GA is able to benefit from 25% of the sales.
The UofM/MSU Pep Rally, sponsored by Student Council, will be at the end of the day on Wednesday, October 30th. Be sure to wear the shirt/jersey/appropriate top of your preferred team and be ready to sing fight songs as the band plays. We will remember that we take part in this pep rally, and watch the games, all in fun. Appropriate sportsmanship is a requirement of all of our Guardian Angels Catholic Community members. Thank you!
GAP Bingo will be held on Friday, October 25th at 6pm. This is a great way to kick off your weekend. Pizza, pop, cookies, bingo prizes, and GA families…sounds like a great Friday evening. Watch the Herald for ways to sign up.
I’m looking forward to seeing all the GA students, and families, partake in all the ways that GA gets families involved around school. How good it is for us to be here! Blessings on the month ahead!
~Ms. McMillan :)

You never stop learning! After a month at GA, I’ve learned a ton– names, faces, traditions, things I should have in my office (chocolate), and much, much more. But one thing I learned most quickly was how dedicated, passionate, and committed the staff is. In the short time I’ve known them, I’ve been amazed at the extra lengths they are willing to go for your children. These teachers have been called to Catholic education and have a desire to be the best they can be. Likewise, we have incredibly motivated, involved parents who give tremendous amounts of time to be involved in their child’s education. Any teacher can tell you how critical parental involvement is in forming good study habits, becoming a responsible student, and ultimately as a predictor of student achievement.
Neither entity; (teachers or parents) however, is as effective alone. They must work together to bring about student success!

Assistant’s Memo by Stephen Turk

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Kriza ’s Korner By Sharon Kriza

“Uncommon Parenting “ by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller.
Give It Up!!
Give up gossip. The number one bullying technique being used on the internet today is gossip (especially by girls). Who do you think they learned that from?
Give up Complaining about teachers in front of your children. If you have a concern, talk to the teacher directly.
Give up “Good job”. Replace it with “You did it!”
Give up over-functioning and rescuing your children. Allow them to learn from the outcomes of the choices they make.
Give up comparing your children to others. Your child is unique. There is no need to make him or her “better than” or “worse than” in your mind. Give up the need to be right. Being right doesn’t work. It creates distance and destroys relationships.
Give up “shoulding on” your children. “Should produces guilt and anxiety. Give up background noise. Allow your child to experience silence on occasion.
Give up looking for problems. Look for solutions.
Give up neat and orderly all the time. Allow your child to make a mess once in a while.
Give up mental scorekeeping. Treat each incident as if it was the first time it ever happened.
Give up talking so much. Talk less, listen more.
Give up taking it personally. Your sense of self is not dependent on your child’s behavior.
Give up doing for your children. Never do for them what they can do for themselves .
Give up deciding on everything. Allow children input on some decisions. Give up focusing on your child’s perceived faults. Focus on his or her strengths. Remember, attitude is everything. You can never “NOT” model. Your children are watching you. Constantly!
In closing let me leave you with one of God’s little post it notes (I love these and will share one every month- aren’t you lucky?) Don’t let your worries get the best of you; remember, Moses started out as a basket case.
Enjoy the beauty of October!

October
1 Mallory Johnson
4 Alyssa Flowers
6 Luke Decker
7 Jimmy Kennedy
8 Sophia Mick
11 Lizzie Ankrapp
12 Gabe Hull
13 Gillian Cabrera
14 Hannah Pattinson
20 Jack Gryebet
Grant VandeKerkhoff
22 Ariana Frederick
25 Hannah Murphy
26 Lydia Maggi
28 Colin McIntyre
Elizabeth Motowski
30 Ellen Petty
Luke Gryebet

Go Angels!!