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SPOTLIGHT ON GRADE 5
MAY the Fun Begin! The month of May brings opportunities and challenges for 5 th
graders at St. Barnabas School.
8:30 - 8th Grade Last
All School Mass
Students in 5th grade wrapped up the month of April by hosting their annual Wax Museum of American heroes. Each student dressed up to look like an American Hero and
Volunteer Brunch
recited a small speech to visitors who wished to learn about his or her person. The
following Mass
students had a blast!
May 21
1:30 - 8th Grade
Talent Show
Once the month of May began, the 5th graders, along with the rest of the school, celebrated May Crowning with the crowning of Mary. Students honored and praised Mary
on that special day.
3:30– 5:30
Retirement Reception
for Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs.
Jaffe, & Mrs. Beckham
On May 8th, the 5th graders went on an overnight field trip to CYO Camp Rancho
Framasa. They learned about nature and taking care of God’s creation. Students focused on prayer and faith while also having the time of their lives. One student remarked (30 minutes into the trip), “This is the best trip of my life!”
On May 12th, the 5th graders presented their mini-musical “Shh! We’re Writing the
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Constitution”. They wore red, white, and blue, and sang patriotic songs. This miniGrades 4-6
musical chronicles the hot summer of 1787 where fifty-five delegates from thirteen
Tour de France
states huddled together in the strictest secrecy in Philadelphia to draw up the constitution of the United States! The students worked long and hard on it, and had a pheLast Day for 8th Gr. nomenal time!
and PreK
Each year the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders bring their bikes to school for Tour de France.
8th Grade Picnic
Students participate in a day full of fun activities while learning about bike safety,
staying active and a few things about the country of France along the way. They will
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celebrate 102 years of the famous Tour de France on Friday, May 22 nd.
Memorial Day
NO SCHOOL
On May 28th, the 5th graders along with grades KN-6 will participate in Field Day.
Again, students will participate in activities outside to help remind them to stay active
over summer vacation. It is also an opportunity for students to be rewarded for all the
hard work they have done throughout the year.
Fifth grade has been fun for the students and teachers, especially during the month of
May. Now students can enjoy summer and begin looking forward to the new school
year and the new opportunities that will welcome them in 6th grade!
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May Crowning
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Gr. 5 CYO Camp
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Mother’s Day
PreK
Accreditation
Visit
Mini-musicals
Mini-musicals
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Last Mass with
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First Holy
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PreK Last Day
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Memorial Day
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Graduation
Spring Forward
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8th Grade
Trip
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Field Day
12:45 Dismissal
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School, 9:30
Mass
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10:30 Dismissal
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2015-2016 Room Parent Volunteers Needed!
If you are interested in being a room parent for your child’s classroom next school year, please email Leslie
Biltz at lesliebiltz@hotmail.com Please give her your full name, contact information, your child’s name that
you want to volunteer for and the grade that child will be in next school year! Thank You
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Oriental Chicken
Rice
Egg Roll
Fruit
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UPDATE: SGO $500 Scholarship ~ Institute for Quality Education
The URL to apply for the SGO scholarship is available online at: sgo.i4qed.org/apply
When households arrive at this link they will be asked to first ‘Create an Account’.
Once the household account is created, households will have access to their portal. Before creating a new application, households ought to first add each child(ren) for
whom they will be submitting a scholarship application. Once all the applicable children
have been entered, the household will then click ‘New Application’. Each child that is
eligible for a scholarship must have their separate application. Households will need to
create a new application every academic year. This information is saved in the household’s portal and can be revised for future applications. Although the application is
electronic, the documentation cannot be uploaded to the software. Please send income verification documentation to the attention of Angela Boyle. Use the graphic below as a guideline. A 2014 income tax return and any other forms of income not included on the return should be included in the support as well.
French Toast
Sausage
Potatoes
Syrup Cup
Fruit
May 20
Hot Dog
Chili/Cheese
French Fries
Fruit
May 21
Nachos
SAVE THE DATE
Corn Chips
Taco Meat
WHAT:
Used Uniform Sale
Cheese Sauce
WHERE:
St. Barnabas Cafeteria
Lettuce, Tomato
WHEN:
Drop off clean/used uniforms Friday, July 31st
from 5:30-7:30 pm
Fruit
SALE is Saturday, August 1st, 7:30-10:00 am
May 22
Hot Ham & Cheese Sub
Baked Chips
Carrot Sticks
Fruit
Look for more detailed information in the church bulletin during the
month of July, regarding the preparation of your sale items and purchasing items at the sale.
Any questions you can email Angela Rund at geelapu@yahoo.com.
Thank you for participating!
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ST.
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CATHOLIC
SCHOOL
IMPORTANT: Indianapolis Public Library –
St. Barnabas Branch Information
As the school year will be coming to an end soon, we wanted to communicate some important information
pertaining to the Indianapolis Public Library books ordered and picked up at the St. Barnabas School
branch.
All current library books on loan should have been returned to the school library as of May 15th. If your child
has not returned their book(s), please have them do so as soon as possible.
At this time, please do not place any more book requests for delivery to the St. Barnabas branch. If you have
already placed a request and it does not arrive at our branch by the end of the school year, we encourage
you to log into your account and change the pickup location to another branch (for example, the Southport
branch). Please remember, the public library charges $2 for failure to pick up holds. If you will be traveling,
you may want to suspend the hold until August when school is back in session or cancel the hold altogether.
Please be sure to log into your child’s account to see what books are currently on loan to ensure they are
returned to our school library. Our school library will be closed as of May 18th. If a reserved book arrives
after May 18th, the student will be notified by their teacher. If your child still has outstanding books, they
will be allowed to return them to our branch until May 26th. The due date extension is to accommodate
those who are just now receiving their books. We still ask that books are returned as soon as possible in
order for our library staff to complete our close-out by the end of the school year. Books should only be
returned to another library branch as a last resort.
We encourage you to continue to use the wonderful resources of the Indianapolis Public
Library over the
summer. When ordering a book over the summer, please select another branch for your pick up location on
the “Request Confirmation” screen. Please do not change your default pickup location on your profile. We
need St. Barnabas to remain your default location for the ease of ordering books once school resumes in
the fall. Please
remember that the public library branches will enforce overdue fines so please monitor
your due dates.
We would like to thank you for all for your enthusiasm and use of our new library branch. If you have any
questions, please contact Lisa Feltz at jefeltz@yahoo.com.
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St. Barnabas 2nd Annual
Creativity Camp
Please complete and return to the school office
with payment in cash, or check made out to St. Barnabas School
(Attn: Mrs. Bridgewater)
Child’s (s) Name: _____________________________ Grade just completed: __________________
Parent/Guardian Name: _____________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________________ State: _______ Zip: ________________________
Day Phone: ____________________________ Evening Phone: ______________________________
Emergency Contact Name: ___________________ Emergency Contact Phone __________________
Email Address _________________________________________________________
T-Shirt Size (please circle) Youth Size: S(6-8) M(10-12) L(12-14) Adult Size: S M L XL
I understand that my child may be photographed for the St. Barnabas Website.
Parent Signature __________________________________________________________________________
Any Special Information (allergies/medical conditions)
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Dates: June 1st- 5th
Time: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Cost: $175 for the week. The cost of the camp covers a t-shirt, cost of art supplies, and cost of instruction.
The camp will help fund future art and music supplies at St. Barnabas School. (Family discount 2nd child
$150, 3rd child $125)
Preparation: Children need to bring a snack, a lunch, a water bottle, and plenty of enthusiasm!
Sessions: Children entering Grades 1-7 will rotate through three stations divided by grade level.
Capacity: 60 children (20 per group)
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HONORING OUR RETIREES
Three teachers are celebrating a combined 109 years of teaching at St. Barnabas School! Stop in and show
your appreciation and good wishes for Mrs. Jaffe, Mrs. Schmidt, and Mrs. Beckham as they complete their
teaching careers at St. Barnabas.
A reception will be held in their honor on Thursday, May 21 from 3:30-5:30 in the Parish Hall. Share a favorite remembrance and thank these beautiful ladies for their dedication to our children and to their profession.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION BRUNCH
We appreciate all our volunteers have done for our students and our
school this year. Please join us for Mass on Wednesday, May 20th at
8:30 and enjoy brunch immediately following the Mass. RSVP to
Denise Wilson at dwilson@stbindy.org. THANK YOU!
Special thanks goes to Lisa Feltz for her tireless sharing of her time, talent, and treasure in getting the St. Barnabas branch of the IndianapolisMarion County Public Library up and going. She’s spent lots of extra
hours in taking care of the technology requirements, communication,
securing and training of volunteers, and advertising of our new system!
I know she’ll be rounding up volunteers for some conversion work that needs to take place this summer.
Thanks to all of our library volunteers who have made it possible for our students to READ MORE BOOKS!
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S T. B A R N A BA S 5 0 T H A N N I V E RSA RY
2 0 1 5 PA R I S H P I C TO R I A L D I R EC TO RY
EACH FAMILY PARTICIPATING WILL RECEIVE:
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A FREE 8x10 portrait or 9 Wallets, AND a FREE DIRECTORY!
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A 20% DISCOUNT ON All Purchases!
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With a non-perishable food donation you will receive $5 OFF
additional portraits!
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Also, a $10 DISCOUNT coupon available.
EASY ON-LINE SIGN-UP
CHURCH SIGN-UPS
Sign up from your own computer!
Beginning this weekend,
May 16/17
in the
Narthex
of Church.
Go to: www.stbindy.org. At the top of the page, hit LINKS—then
Lifetouch Photo Signups - follow easy instructions to book your
own appointment. You will get a reminder call about your session. If
you sign up online, please stop by the tables in the Church entrances
and pick up your portrait guide!
Scheduled photo sessions are easy to change by going back to the
link.
PHOTO SESSIONS IN THE PARISH HALL
Weekdays: 2:30/9pm
Saturdays: 10am/4:30pm
Dates: Tuesday, July 14 through Saturday, July 18
Tuesday, July 21 through Saturday, July 25
Tuesday, July 28 through Saturday, August1
REMEMBER
EARLY SIGNUPS GET THE BEST
CHOICE OF
One Hour Appointments. Your appointment is your arrival time.
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First you will Sign in
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Wait your turn for the photographer
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View your portraits, choose picture for directory
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Have option of selecting additional photos for purchase.
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APPOINTMENT TIMES.
Thank you ...
to all the students who volunteered for services hours on Saturday May 9th. Pictured, Sally King, Austin
Johnson, Evan Schiefelbein, Hannah Uberta, Wes Cunningham, and Jack Barrett. Not pictured, Nolan Hoffman. We would also like to thank all the parents who volunteered their time doing this. Thanks again to Mr.
Beckham for your fantastic work keeping St. Barnabas' property so beautiful and clean!
2015 St. Barnabas
SUMMER WRESTLING CAMP
The sixth annual St. Barnabas Wrestling Camp
June 22 – June 25 in the St. Barnabas Gym
(register by June 12th or may not receive camp shirt / shorts)
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
The camp is open to boys entering K-8
Will be divided into two groups based on age/experience levels
Perfect opportunity to give the sport a try – without a long-term commitment
Registration fee will be $20 and includes a camp T-shirt and shorts
If you have any questions, or would like to receive a registration form via email, please contact Jim Chapman
at cell 847-2267, home 883-2604, or Jim@ChapmanMortgage.com
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SAVE the DATE
Annual St. Barnabas Women's Retreat at St. Meinrad with our very own Father Ben Syberg presiding and
presenting.
Friday, November 6th thru Sunday, November 8th, 2015.
**MORE information to come in May. Watch church bulletin***
Interested in Learning about Lacrosse?
Roncalli Lacrosse is holding their first summer camp! Come out and learn the basics, try out some skills, and
make new friends. The camp will be held at Roncalli High School June 1-4, 2015. This is open to all boys,
grades 3rd-9th grade. Time is 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Cost is $50. Wear comfortable workout clothes, tennis shoes,
and bring lacrosse equipment if you have it. If you do not have equipment, we can provide it for you for
camp use. Visit http://www.roncalli.org/athletics/summer-sports-camps to register. Any questions, please
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