St. Gabriel Elementary News Update - August 25, 2021 - St. Mary Catholic Schools
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St. Gabriel Elementary
News Update
August 25, 2021
"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only
today. Let us begin."― Saint Teresa of Calcutta
All news updates can be found here on our SMCS website.
After School Care signup click here
Hot Lunch Volunteer signup click here
Childcare on PD days click here
St. Gabriel Family Back to School Night
Thank you for switching dates because of rain and joining us on
Wednesday. We had a dry, but hot and humid evening. Thank goodness
for ice pops to help us cool down. It was so fun to hear laughter on the
playground! Thank you to our PTO for organizing this fun evening!
Zephyrs Connect 2021
Friday, September 3, 2021, 4 p.m., Zephyr Fields
Join our SMCS community for Zephyrs Connect on September 3, 4 p.m. at Zephyr Fields. This annual
community run/walk event features a 5K run/walk, kids games, food, entertainment, and the first
Zephyrs Varsity Football home game of the season! Funds raised will support SMCS Athletics, Booster
Club, Fine Arts, and STEM co-curriculars, as well as SMCS's five supporting Neenah-Menasha parishes:
St. Gabriel, St. John, St. Margaret Mary, St. Mary, and St. Patrick. Learn more and register at
https://smcatholicschools.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ZephyrsConnect2021.
All Aboard 2021
Saturday, October 16, 2021, 5-10 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Middle/High School Campus
It’s the can’t-miss event of fall at St. Mary Catholic Schools! You’re invited to All Aboard – one event,
one night, creating community, and igniting giving for all three SMCS elementary schools and the
middle school.
This casual evening event will feature a delicious food and drinks, live entertainment, and exciting
silent auction, event board, and raffle opportunities to win. The pre-event pig roast tailgate, sponsored
by Miron Construction, begins at 5 p.m. with All Aboard beginning at 7 p.m. It’ll be a fun and
unforgettable evening celebrating and supporting our students, staff, and their schools. There are
many ways to get All Aboard for this inaugural SMCS event; check out details, sponsor, and register at
www.smcsallaboard.org.
** Look for the All Aboard train photo booth at orientation on Monday, August 30. Snap a photo with
your child(ren), and share using #smcsallaboard or tagging @smcszephyrs to be featured showing
your support! **
Download
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All Aboard - St. Gabriel Families orientation packet letter.pdf
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Zephyrs Spirit Stop
Show your St. Mary Catholic Schools Zephyrs spirit with apparel from the Zephyrs Spirit Stop.
There are many ways to browse and buy Zephyrs Spirit Stop items throughout the school year:
Visit the school front office to view items on display every school day.
Browse and buy more styles and sizes online any time at https://smcs-booster.square.site/.
Stop by the Zephyrs Spirit Stop at St. Mary Catholic High School, open every Friday (beginning
September 10) from 7:30-8:15 a.m.
Purchase items available during (most) home sporting events at St. Mary Catholic High School.
SMCS Spirit Wear Day
The first Tuesday of each month is Zephyrs Spirit Wear Day! All
Zephyrs young and old are encouraged to wear their Zephyrs attire
with casual pants/shorts/skirts. Our first spirit day is Tuesday,
September 7. If you don't have any attire, we have student sized
apparel for purchase in our school office. You can also wear our
school colors of Columbia blue (light blue) and gold.
PTO Virtual Meeting
Our first PTO meeting of the year will be virtual through Zoom on Friday, September 3 at 8:25 a.m. We
will email a link to families the day before. All are welcome!
Student Liturgies
St. Gabriel School is looking for a volunteer to accompany the students during Thursday morning
liturgies during the school year. If you have an hour available between 8:00-9:00 AM and would like to
help praise the Lord with music, please call the school office at 725-4161. If you are unable to commit
to every Thursday morning, we may be able to come up with a schedule if we have enough volunteers.
Any instrument or vocal leader would be appreciated!
Our first liturgy of the school year is Thursday, September 2 at 8:15. Please enter using the church
doors on Geiger Street, not the main school doors. Parents and family are welcome to wait in the
cafeteria for the classrooms and then join their child(ren). Families are encouraged to sit together with
their child's class.
Hot Lunch Volunteers
Our hot lunch is available at no cost to you again this year because
of federal grants. This is available to all students regardless of
income. Our monthly menus can be found by clicking here.
You will notice that the popular PBJ is offered every other week
instead of daily. This is due to shortages that our food service is
working on with vendors. This year chef salads are back on the
menu. This has been popular with our students in the past!
We are always looking for volunteers to help serve and clean up in
our lunchroom. After lunch is served you are able to enjoy a
complimentary lunch and eat with your child. Click here to sign up.
After School Care
If you need after school care (3:00-5:30) please sign up online by clicking here.
There is limited space for all day care on professional development days. This is held at St. Margaret
Mary for all of our elementary schools. Click here to sign up.
Classes
This year our elementary schools will use a trimester schedule for some of our specialist classes like
we did last year. There were many benefits to doing this including a deeper dive into the curriculum.
Instead of having art class once per week, students will have art 4 times per week during their
trimester. At St. Gabriel, our first trimester will have art class, the next trimester will be music class, and
the final trimester will be technology skills. Please know that students will still engage in these
curricular areas throughout the year as they are integrated into other areas. Physical education will be
twice per week throughout the school year (Students need to have gym shoes to keep at school)
Parking and the Roof
We have had a lot of rainy days over the past few weeks which has slowed down the roof project.
When you arrive to school you will notice materials and trucks in the parking lot next to the school
building. Please be cautious as you enter the parking lot and come to the front door. Below is a map of
our parking lot showing where you should park and drive. Starting on Tuesday, the first day of classes
we will have our orange cones out to create a horseshoe for families that are dropping off their
children at the front door.
Construction on the roof will continue our first week of school and probably a bit longer based on
weather. Our interior is secure but we might hear the workers walking on the roof. The new roof was
badly needed and has been tested lately. We have not had any leaks under the new roof, praise the
Lord!
Download
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SG-Parking-Lot-2020-21.pdf
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Looking Ahead
Click here for system calendar
Monday 8-30-21
Orientation Day
8:30-11:00 and 4:00-5:30
Tuesday 8-31-21
First full day of classes
Thursday 9-2-21
Liturgy Day at 8:15 (4)
Friday 9-3-21
PTO meeting - virtual at 8:25
Zephyrs Connect - 4:00 registration
Monday 9-6-21
Labor Day - no school
Tuesday 9-7-21
Zephyrs Spirit Wear Day - Go Zephyrs!
St. Gabriel Elementary Facebook 900 Geiger Street, Neenah, WI, … jleege@smcatholicschools.org 920-725-4161 smcatholicschools.org
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