ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL GAZETTE
March 6, 2008

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

3/7 Ronald McDonald Show - 9:45 a.m. (K5 - 4th Graders)
3/8 A Grand Affair Denim and Diamonds Dinner Auction
3/12 Child I.D Program - 1:00 p.m.
3/14 Field Trip to Mount Mary College to Hear Author and
Speaker Mr. Michael Domitrz - 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
(Grades 6-8)
3/15 State Forensics Tournament
3/17 Aluminum Can Drive Starts
3/18 Farm Field Trip - 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. (Gr. 4)
TYME Out Retreat - All Day (Gr. 8)
3/21 Good Friday (Easter Break Begins) - No School
3/30 An Afternoon With Patrick Dean - 1:00 p.m. (St. Gabriel
Church) - See Below and Attached For More Info
3/31 Classes Resume
4/3 3rd Quarter Ends
4/8 Field Trip to Milwaukee Symphony and the Milwaukee Art
Museum - 9:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Grades 6-8)

$crip: Be sure to plan ahead for your Easter shopping. We'll place an order on March 4, 10 and the 17th -- then the next order won't be placed until March 31. If you have any special order certificates, place those orders as soon as possible so you receive them before Easter. Even some in-stock certificates might not be available so -- plan ahead!

8th Grade Boys Basketball: Congratulations to the 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team! The Hawks won their first Padre tournament game and advance to the next round which will be Sunday,
March 9 at Mount Mary College at 5:30 p.m. Thanks to all that came to support our team from students, teachers, parents, friends, St. Gabriel alumni and, of course, Fr. Chuck! Your support is fantastic!

The Noller family would like to sponsor the fan bus this week leaving from St. Gabriel School on March 9 promptly at 4:30 p.m. and returning at 7:30 p.m. Please call Lynne Noller at 628-2461 for a seat on the bus. See you at the game. Go Hawks!!!

Perfect Attendance For February: The following students received perfect attendance for the month of February and qualify for the Milwaukee Bucks/Culvers tickets.

K4: Amber Gwinn, Abigail Kjorlien, Christine Litke, Jake Piotrowski
K5: Zach Consiglio, Meguire Hennes, Garrett Hetchler, Dylan Kamm, Brady Mayr,
Allison Neureuther, Annabelle Noyes, Andy Schmitt, Caleb Virnig
1st: Brandon Bandholz, Nicholas Bieganski, Morgan Boehler, Amanda Burger, Luke Cairns,
Jaymeson Heller, Ryan Hornung, Sarah Ludin, Nathan Penix, Nathan Rasimus,
Dane Klotzka
2nd: Cy Brehm, Jack Cairns, Abby Casper, Brendan Christiansen, Nicolas Consiglio,
TJ Driver, Clayton Gillis, Jessica Kihn, Wil Martinez, Tanner Mayr,
Michael Treviso
3rd: Samantha Bieganski, Nate Goeman, Lauren Kluwe, Zachary Nasgowitz,
Kelsey Piotrowski, Nickolas Rasimus, Ryan Weyer
4th: Nicholas Maciejewski, Dallas Espegard, Veronica Ludin, Amber Reichert,
Gabrielle DeMeuse
5th: Angela Hastings, Sam Lilly, Charlie Martinez, Samantha Mueller, David Rashid,
Rachel Scaduto
6th: Mary Jo Ludin, Adam Gerrits, Alec Hryciuk, Bryce Boho, Roy Spieckerman
7th: Emily Barber, Lindsey Casper, Adam Hastings, Karina Klotz, Megan Muelder,
Mike Malucha
8th: Marco Blise, Ryne Boinski, Kyle Brainerd, Austin Brunkhorst, Aaron Felhofer,
Keenan Fliss, TJ Giesen, Jake Karls, Billy Lutz, Nick Muelder,
Sarah Nasgowitz, Jenny Rodig

Congratulations to these students!

Child I.D. Program: Information came home earlier this week. If you are interested in your child participating in this program, please send the ordering envelope back to school by March 12.

5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt: The Richfield Roaring Leo Club will hold its annual Easter Egg hunt on Saturday, March 15 at Friess Lake School beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Easter Egg Hunt will be held rain, snow or shine. All children ages 1-10 are welcome. Provisions for sight and physically impaired children will be available. Please call 628-2299 for prearrangements.

From The Principal's Office:

Dear Parents:

I'm writing to you now with the hope that we are finished with snow storms bearing down on us. Let's all hope that March will go out like a lamb not a lion. The good news is that Spring is on the way and, hopefully, it will get here sooner rather than later. Ushering in the milder weather also brings us to the realization that our school year is well past the halfway mark. We need to remind our young people that the end is in sight but they can't afford to let up.

The month of March, although short, promises to be a busy one as you can see from the March calendar. Some highlights are the Forensics State Tournament, 8th Grade Retreat and the field trip to the Milwaukee Symphony and Milwaukee Art Museum.

We are busy planning enrollment for next year and I am happy to report that our 2nd Grade class is full. Our K4 program has 11 students registered and our K5 program has 10 already registered. We would like our numbers to be around 14 or 15. We are happy with the way our registration process is going. We also have seven new students registered in Grades 2-6.

Our Mass day wear is going very well. Thank you to all of you for helping us make the transition to a new policy. The students look wonderful and its obvious that Mass day is a special day.

Finally, it was reported to me that our 8th Grade Boys Basketball team was complimented by a principal from another school. She said that she has watched our boys both on and off the court and is so impressed with their poise, respect, sportsmanship . . . I love hearing comments like that because that is what we're all about here at St. Gabriel. Thanks to the boys for representing themselves, their families and their school in such a positive light.

Think Spring!!

Dr. Judy Mortell