The Postal Service is delivering one shipment of 4 COVID tests per residential address. Enter your name, address and email at www.usps.com/covidtest to request a shipment. It is live now.

Enrollment for 2022-2023 is due by January 23rd. The enrollment link for current families can be found here: https://saintsusannaschool.com/enroll Enrolling siblings of current students can be done at https://saintsusannaschool.com/apply If your child is not returning, please indicate this on the enrollment form. This helps us know how many openings we have in each grade level as we approach Sunday's Open House.

Our annual Open House is scheduled for January 23rd from 12:45 - 2:45 PM. This is for new and current families. Current families are welcome to visit their students' current and future classrooms. We also invite our middle school students, former students, and current families to serve as tour guides for our new families. Please email me to sign up as a tour guide at jabdoulaye@saintsusanna.com

Lastly, we are looking to add adult or responsible high schoolers to our part-time EDM staff. EDM staff would work after school for a few hours each (or most) days. We also are looking for additional substitute teachers. Please contact me at jabdoulaye@saintsusanna.com if you are interested in learning more.

God bless,

Janet Abdoulaye, Principal

Wednesday

• We Are Family shirts
• Early release at 2:50 PM
  

Thursday

• 8:45 AM - School Mass hosted by 6th Grade

Friday

• Spiritwear tops with uniform pants or spirit wear bottoms

Our Middle School Robotics Team including Chinonso, Zeke, Brynn and Jackson, did a great job at their first competition in Lawrence Township this past weekend.

They won the Design Award which demonstrates the ability to implement the most effective and efficient robot design process with minimal assistance. This award requires students to explain their Engineering Notebook and answer questions from the Judges.

They placed 11/25 on the Team Work Challenge matches where they were paired with another team working together to score as many points as possible driving their robot.

They came in second for the Excellence Award which this award exemplifies overall excellence in creating a high quality VEX robotics program.

Team coaches, Mrs. Karen Villarias and Mr. Nick Helbert, are so proud of the team’s accomplishments. Our next competition is this coming weekend at Zionsville Middle School.

We have seen a recent uptick in parents and family members of our students who are testing positive. Parents, we appreciate your letting us know of these situations. Please continue to inform us if your children have contact with a COVID positive individual outside of school. We are happy to help you understand the appropriate public health guidelines in your particular situation.

Our updated COVID policies can be found here. This includes information about mitigation, control measures, and quarantines.

• WHO: SCHOOL AND PARISH BOYS & GIRLS 1ST THRU 4TH GRADES
• SEASON: PRACTICES WILL BEGIN LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY/FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. THIS WILL BE BASED ON GYM AVAILABILITY. GAMES WILL BE PLAYED MONDAYS THRU THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS. THE SEASON WILL CONCLUDE THE THURSDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK.
• COST: $25/PLAYER INCLUDES TEAM T-SHIRT
• REGISTER: ONLINE SIGN-UP CAN BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. REGISTRATION ENDS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18!!! SIGN UP AT: https://www.saintsusannaschool.com/cyo (this link has been fixed to direct to the correct page)
• Click on St. Susanna Online Sports Registration Form
• For sport, click on IM BASKETBALL ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY!

**EVALUATIONS ARE MANDATORY**

$25 PAYMENT CAN BE MADE ONLINE OR BEFORE EVALS. NO EVALS TILL PAYMENT RECEIVED. MANDATORY EVALUATIONS ARE USED TO HELP PICK TEAMS EVENLY.

COACHES: THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET THOSE SERVICE HOURS.

INTRAMURALS IS ABOUT HAVING TONS OF FUN WITH FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES ALL THE WHILE LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BASKETBALL. VOLUNTEER COACHES ARE WHAT MAKE THIS LEAGUE SO SPECIAL, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! THE MORE COACHES WE HAVE THE MORE TEAMS WE HAVE TO MAXIMIZE THE KIDS PLAYING TIME.

DURING ONLINE REGISTRATION YOU’LL SEE A BOX YOU CAN CLICK TO SIGN UP AS COACH.

QUESTIONS: EMAIL CYO AT: cyoboard@saintsusanna.com

*SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INTRAMURAL SPONSORS*

The service hour tracking form can be found here and a copy will be sent home in the back-to-school packets. We ask that each family complete five service hours this school year. These hours can be completed during school or parish events.

Upcoming events include:

• Silent Auction class art project. Each grade is looking for a parent volunteer(s) to coordinate an art project to be auctioned off at the Signature Event! Please contact Gaytanna McGuire for more information and/or to volunteer. gstillamc@gmail.com or 765-720-0225.
  

• Uniform pants must have belt loops and a belt should be worn.
• Polo shirts should be uniform style and can be light blue or white, from any uniform vendor.
• The red uniform shirts must be monogrammed and purchased from Educational Apparel.
• Our plaid uniform jumpers, skirts, and skorts can also be purchased from Educational Apparel.
• Shirts must be tucked in.
• Undershirts may be worn under a uniform shirt and must be white.
• Students may not wear boots during the school day.
• Clothes should be neat and free of holes and tears.

First Day of School: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Labor Day: September 5th

Fall Break: October 10th - 14th (2nd full week of October)*

Thanksgiving: November 23rd – 27th

Christmas Break: Friday, December 23 – Sunday, January 8th

Dr. King Holiday: Monday, January 16th

Presidents Day: February 20th

Spring Break: March 27th -31st

Easter Monday: April 10th

Last Day of School: Thursday, May 25, 2023

*Thank you to all who participated in the fall break survey. More families indicated a preference for the second week of October for fall break by a narrow margin. I have changed the date accordingly.

• Our communication system which will call, text, and email the parents and guardians listed in our student information system.
• Our social media pages
• Major local television news programs

In the case of a 2-hour delay, there will be no 1/2 day preschool or prekindergarten classes on that day and morning care will open at 9:00 AM for all other students.

I sent out a test text message in January. If you did not receive it, it means that you have not opted in to text messaging from Saint Susanna. To opt in, please text YES to 87569. You will then receive future text messages from us. I use these very sparingly to communicate issues of an immediate nature such as school delays and closings..