ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL GAZETTE
April 24, 2008

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

4/28 Book Fair Ends
5/2 In-Service (No Classes)
5/9 Gr. 3-5 Field Trip to Old World Wisconsin
Home and School Pizza Lunch
5/14 School Committee Breakfast For Gr. 6 (Thank You Sheehan's)
5/15 8th Grade Trip to Brewer's Game
5/26 Memorial Day (No Classes)
5/29 All Saints Music Recital - 2:00 p.m.
6/6 K5 Graduation - 9:00 a.m.
8th Grade Graduation
6/10 All-School Picnic
6/11 Last Day Of School (Dismissal At 11:00 a.m.)

End Of The Year Picnic: Our annual School Picnic is scheduled for Tuesday, June 10. We will need volunteers in the kitchen and adults for grilling. We also will need to borrow some grills - either gas or charcoal. Please contact Lanae Weyer to offer your assistance in the kitchen, to help with grilling or to bring your grill. Thank you!!

Also, volunteers are needed for the games. Contact Mr. Hamilton to offer your help.

Humane Society Drive: St. Gabriel Girl Scout Troop #2951 is having their third annual Humane Society Drive from April 18 to May 2. Remember your animal friends next time you're shopping and drop off supplies in the boxes in the school's front lobby or at St. Gabriel Church in the Fellowship Hall. The Humane Society is looking for bleach, paper towels, paper plates, laundry detergent as well as Purina Puppy Chow, Kitten Chow or Purina Dog chow. See their web site at www.washingtoncountyhumane.org

2008 Work Camp Flower Sale: You still have time to place your order to support the 2008 Work Campers. An order form is included with the Gazette.

Home and School Pizza Lunch: We will not have our "normal" hot lunch program on Friday, May 9. (Germantown does not have school on the 9th.) So instead we will have a Home and School Pizza Lunch. Forms were sent home earlier this week and are due back on Monday, May 5. If you need another form, please stop in the School Office.

Student Achiever Awards: The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Gabriel School would like to congratulate Adam Hastings and Nick Muelder for receiving High Academic Achievement Awards and Karina Klotz and Ruby Martinez for receiving High Academic Effort Awards. Each student will receive two complimentary Milwaukee Brewer tickets. Their names will also appear in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday, May 30.

Pick-n-Save "We Care" Program: Wow! We received a check in the amount of $522.73 this week. If you would like to participate in this program and have
St. Gabriel receive a percentage of your grocery bill, just stop at the Customer Service Counter at your favorite Pick-n-Save to sign up. St. Gabriel School's identification number is 763160.

Basketball Uniforms: If you have not returned your basketball uniform to the School Office, please do so ASAP.

"A Grand Denim and Diamond Affair": We would like to thank everyone who helped to make this auction a success. From the volunteers who spent endless hours preparing for the auction to those who donated items and to the people who came to enjoy the evening. THANK YOU!!

We will be having a wrap up meeting in May to go over the auction results as well as plan for the 2009 auction. Everyone is welcome to attend. Watch for further details.

Unpaid Tuition: If you still have a tuition balance, please take care of this ASAP so we can close our books. If you have any concerns, please contact Dr. Mortell.

Campbell's Soup Labels: Please send your labels to school as soon as possible. We would like to send them in to Campbell's. BUT, continue to save them for the 2008-2009 school year.

$crip: Are you planning on getting your Mother something from the $crip program? Don't forget that the Copper Dock has joined the program. These certificates are a special order (get your order in by Monday 8:30 a.m. for delivery on Thursday). Plan ahead to assure you have your Mother's Day gift in time!!

Archbishop Dolan: This Sunday on WISN TV 12, a story on the sacrament of reconciliation will air during the hour-long 10:00 p.m. newscast, most likely after 10:30 p.m.. Joyce Garbaciak interviewed Archbishop Dolan for the story.

From The Principal's Office:

Dear Parents:

I hope you are enjoying the wonderful weather!

We are busy at school. Our Middle School students attended the symphony, we sent a student team to Divine Saviour Holy Angels High School to compete in an "excel-a-thon." (Our Lindsey Casper took 1st Place out of 180 students in the Language Arts competition!!) Our 4th Graders spent a morning at two farms, three of our All Saints Music students are playing guitar and piano at Wednesday Mass. The list goes on and on.

Yesterday was Grandparents/Special Person's Day. What a wonderful day! Our
St. Hubert Chapel was standing room only and the reception and classroom activities following Mass were outstanding. There were many tears and hugs at
St. Gabriel School.

We are busy getting our K4 program in place. We are way ahead of schedule. It is an exciting time.

Finally, we would like to thank you for helping us ease into a Mass Day dress code. We will be sending out order forms at the end of May. We will also be requiring our students to wear uniform dress pants next year. Next week we will be sending you specific information.

Enjoy your weekend!

Dr. Judy Mortell