Important Dates
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PLEASE PLEASE COME GET YOUR LOST & FOUND ITEMS..... THEY ARE TAKING OVER!
Tables are setup in Narthex to look through.... we cleared out school and gym areas.  ALL Items will be donated at end of 5/26.

Important Dates:
5/24 - 7pm -8th Grade Graduation Mass in church/ reception in Parish Hall after Mass
5/25 - Q4 Awards: 8am - K // 10am grades 6-7 // 1pm grades 3-5 // 2pm grades 1-2
5/25 - 8am Last School Mass moved to Thursday due to Field Day on Friday
5/26 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Field Day / Family Picnic Lunch 11:15-12pm / Early Dismissal 12:30
5/27 - 5/30 - School Offices are closed
5/31 - 6/30 - School Office Hours 9am-12pm Monday - Friday
8/3 - 3pm Book Bills are due to school office.  Check/Cash can be dropped/mailed to school office or payment can be made online at Online Book Bill Payment

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FIELD DAY and LAST DAY of SCHOOL Notes:
1.  No 8am School Mass on this day due to Field Day
2.  Students will participate in Field Day activities planned by Mr. Deason and PTO.  Students may want to bring extra clothes (water games) and water bottles for Field Day.
3.  Family Picnic starts at 11:15 on the grass to the North of School.  There are NO SCHOOL LUNCHES available this day please bring lunch for students or send packed lunch in.

4.  At 12pm:
     Students will be called into School at 12pm for final goodbyes 
         with teacher and to gather any left items.

     Parents should head to cars and prepare for "normal" carpool
         dismissal

5. At 12:30pm - Students will be dismissed using normal carpool procedures.  This is for SAFETY reasons, please help all staff out, by following all carpool directions on this final day.

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  1st day School Supply order deadline is rapidly approaching, last chance to order and avoid shopping yourself is Friday, June 9th.

Order Now --> 1st Day School Supply link


  

May Updates

• Ninja Focus App (ages 3-12+) Meditations, Games, Music, and Mindful Activities - Free/Premium Options
• Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame (ages 3+) Help the Sesame Street friends learn how to calm down - Free
• Headspace for Kids (ages 5-12): Meditations and breathing exercises for sleep, kindness, focus, and calm -Free/Premium Options
• Smiling Mind (ages 7-18) : Meditations for sleep, stress and well being - Free
• Mindful Powers (ages 7-10): teaching children through play, social emotional learning lessons
• Booster Buddy (10+): Provides mental health check-ins in the form of a little animated buddy and self-care and coping skill activities - Free

Social Emotional Resources
§  Go Noodle:(Exercises, mindful meditations, and fun videos)
§  Howard B. Wigglebottom Books, Animated Books, Songs, Posters and Lesson
§  The Imagine Neighborhood Podcast: for parents and children to listen to and discuss social emotional learning through a fun audio lens
§  Mind Yeti: Brief video meditations for children who struggle with simply listening to a meditation
 
Helpful Articles
How to help anxious kids in the summertime
Is technology affecting your child’s mental health?

We have an amazing community of generous SMG families! We are happy to report that 95% of our school families are contributing/tithing to the Mass Offertory, SMG’s Pillar #2.
 
We are blessed that our school was established under the stewardship model, meaning the school is a ministry of the parish. Our school’s operating budget is covered directly by parishioners’ Mass offertory.
 
Each week at Mass, we can drop our envelope/contribution in the basket. Also, just a reminder that an easy, safe, and secure way to contribute to the Mass Offertory is through an automatic online contribution through Faith Direct. Once we set up our account in Faith Direct, we can manage/update our monthly contributions and we can also make a one-time tax-deductible gift here as well. This is a great way to catch up on any missed contributions throughout the year.
 
Setup/Manage your Faith Direct account: smgonline.org/give
 
Thank you for your generosity!

Immunization notice for 5th grade parents:  

11 year olds entering 6th grade in Indiana are  required to receive the meningitis vaccine, and an updated tetanus/pertussis vaccine known as “Tdap”  . The “tetanus booster” cannot be received until after the 10th or 11th birthday (depending on the drug manufacturer). This vaccine has dramatically lowered the number of pertussis cases in middle school and high school students in Indiana. The meningitis vaccine has reduced incidents of this serious disease in our adolescent and young adult group. Make sure all vaccines are received before entering 6th grade.  For Questions regarding the above, call the nurse’s office @ (317) 896-5582 ext 1204.

Please see the attached CDC information sheets for more detailed  information for preteen recommended immunizations. 

SAVE THE DATE!: Circle Sunday, June 11, on your family's calendar! To celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi and to kickoff the National Eucharistic Revival’s parish phase, our parish will join St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in a public Eucharistic Procession through Carmel on June 11. Stay tuned for details about this exciting witness in the weeks ahead.

VBC Registration is now Open - Please see attachment for details.

SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATIONS:

Registration and payment can be made at www.orgsonline.com .  If you are new to the system and need
our school code, it is 194SMG-IN. As soon as payment is made registration is complete.

Please return all SMG sports jerseys or cheer uniforms to school or practice.
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CHESS CLUB
If anyone is interested in joining our SMG Chess Club they can e-mail Mende Timmerman at m.timmerman@smgonline.org. We play each Friday at 4:00 that we have school. The tournaments last 30 minutes and are played on Chesskid.com accessed from their home computer or IPad.
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