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January 20, 2016
Welcome to the St. T's eNews Weekly Announcements. The eNews and past editions may also be viewed on the school website: http://stesonline.org/st-t-enews.html.
To make submissions please email your principal approved information to the office at info@stesonline.org. Submissions must be received by Tuesday, 12 noon. Thank you!
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Boys' JJV take Second Place in St. Theresa's 29th Annual Basketball Tournament!
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Congratulations to our Rotary Club Student of the Month for Service Above Self!
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Letter from the Administration
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Dear Saint Theresa School families,
This coming Monday, January 25
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, you are all invited to attend an informational presentation on head lice led by Mrs. Colleen Figliuzzi, Director of Nursing for the Town of Trumbull. This will be an enlightening one hour presentation scheduled to begin promptly at 6:30 pm in the gym. We will try to leave some time for a question/answer session. Immediately following, Pre-K 4 and 5 parents are invited to stay for a meeting on Kindergarten enrollment for 2016-17, which is geared specifically for current Saint Theresa preschool families. Please consider joining us this coming Monday.
In this week's e-News, you will see the list of activities scheduled for Catholic Schools Week which begins with the 9:00 am Mass here at Saint Theresa Church. We are asking students in grades K-8 to attend this special Mass, dressed in regular school uniform, and to sit with their classmates in the reserved section. I would also like to invite all current parents to our Open House on Monday, February 1
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from 9:00-11:00 am. This will give you an opportunity to visit your children's classes for next year and to serve as ambassadors for visiting parents.
We hope to have the 2016-17 tuition agreements ready by Catholic Schools Week. I urge you to immediately complete the Grant and Aid application in FACTS by going online to
www.FACTSmgt.com/aid
in order to be eligible for the Bishop's Scholarship as well as other financial grants. Remember that all documents are due to FACTS by March 15, 2016. Award notifications will be sent out, beginning on April 1
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. CEO recipients are urged to contact the CEO office to ensure renewal and/or reapply for their grants.
Please do not forget the special Home School Association Meeting scheduled for Monday, February 22
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where you will have the chance to hear and meet the Executive Director of the Bishop's Scholarship Fund and also the President of the CEO Foundation. This meeting will begin at 7:00 pm in the gym.
As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or if you need assistance with the re-enrollment process.
Salvatore Vittoria
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Invite Family and Friends to Visit St. Theresa's
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The number one way new students find St. Theresa School is from our families sharing their positive experiences. We'd like to encourage you to share and invite new families to come and visit St. Theresa for our Open Houses and throughout the month of February.
If a family you invite comes to the Open House Jan. 31, Feb. 1, or (snow date) Feb. 8, or visits the school for a tour or Shadow Day during the month of February AND turns in (to Mrs. LaFrenierre in the office) the Open House postcard with your student's name and grade on it when they sign in, you will be in a drawing for a white Acer Chromebook C670 on March 1, 2016.
Each student and staff member received 3 Open House posts cards on Tuesday to bring home and share. Write your student's name and grade on the back where it asks who we can thank for your visit today. Additional postcards will be available in the office and the lobby. Please remind your guests to bring the post card to the office when they sign in for their visit.
Only one name may be listed on a post card. Guests may only turn in one post card per inviting family.
You will be helping others learn about our great community, and you will help grow St. Theresa's family. If the family signs its tuition agreement and attends St. Theresa School, you will receive a
signing bonus of $250 towards your tuition payment for next year.
CCD families from St. Theresa will receive a $750 tuition discount if they sign their Tuition Agreements b
y March 15!
Thank you for celebrating St. Theresa School!
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Please note:
- January 25 Parents' Meeting open to all at 6:30 PM in the gym.
- Colleen Figliuzzi, the Director of Nursing for the Town of Trumbull, will give a presentation on the subject of head lice.
- This will be followed by the Kindergarten program orientation for Pre-K 4 & 5.
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Celebrate St. Theresa's 60th Anniversary with us!
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Please join St. Theresa School's 60th Anniversary celebrating with dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Great food, music, a silent auction loaded with fabulous items and door prizes make this a must attend event! All proceeds will benefit St. Theresa School.
Purchase your seats today!
We'd love to see you and a table full of your closest friends, relatives or classmates. Each table can accommodate ten (10) people. Go to
http://stesonline.org/celebrate60 to purchase your seats now! Tickets are $75.00 per person until March 31, 2016 and $85.00 per person thereafter.
Tickets available in the school office.
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The School Advisory Board met to advise Mr. Vittoria. The board approved the tuition rates for 2016-2017. Contracts will be sent home shortly.
*Please note contracts not returned by March 15, 2016 will be subject to a $25 late fee.
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Middle School Exam Schedule
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Catholic Schools' Week 2016
January 31st- February 5th
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Sunday, January 31st
9:00 am MASS at Saint Theresa Church-
All students in Grade K-8 are asked to attend the 9:00 am Liturgy dressed in school uniform. They will sit with their classmates in a reserved section. After Mass, everyone will be invited to the school gym for coffee and refreshments. There will also be an Open House from 10:30-noon.
Monday, February 1st
OPEN HOUSE for grades K-8:
All current and new parents are invited to visit the school and observe any class or subject area. (9:00-11:00 am)
Middle School Team Spelling Bee:
(1:30 pm)
Tuesday, February 2nd
Magic Show for Grades K-2:
(10:15-11:30 am)
Religion Fair for Grades 3-5:
(1:30-2:30 pm)
Wednesday, February 3rd
Twin Day
Thursday, February 4th
Dress up Day: Choice of Heritage,
Sports or Career Wear
Friday, February 5th
First Friday Liturgy led by the Middle School
(9:00 am)
All-School (Students, Staff, and Coaches) PEP RALLY
(1:30 pm)
Maroon and Gold Day!
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Community Service Projects
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A big thank you in advance to Mrs. Connelly and Mrs. Lieby for helping to cook the brownies!
GENTLY USED WINTER CLOTHING & HOUSE HOLD ITEM DRIVE
Thank you to everyone who brought items for the Gently Used Winter Clothing and Household Item Drive! The fourth grade did a great job packing up the car. A special thanks to Sue Ennis for delivering the items to Sr. Theresa Tremblay in Bridgeport. Sister was so pleased. She is a real treasure, if you ever get he opportunity to meet her, you will understand. After the car is unloaded she always prays with you and this little nun makes you see how life is meant to be joyous serving God; letting the small stuff go and not hold us down. She thanks God for our work and prays for our school and families to be strong and blessed by God's graces.
ROSARY KNOTTING PROJECT
Thank you to all who helped finish and pack the Kennedy's Rosary Chaplets this week. We packed up over 150! This batch will be going to Bishop Frank for a retreat he is leading in Florida. Our next KRP gathering is January 29. We will be focusing on learning to knot if you would like to come and join.
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St. Theresa's 29th Annual Basketball Tournament
Sign-up today to volunteer!
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Hello St. Theresa School Parents and Alumni,
St. Theresa will be hosting a Basketball Tournament for teams from Catholic schools in the area. The tournament is a great fundraiser for our school.
The proceeds help cover the operating
costs of the school,
they do not go to the school basketball teams. A successful Tournament benefits all of us. We also want to show our best hospitality to our visiting teams and their families.
If you have any questions about volunteering for the tournament, please email Janet Pikulik or call/text on 203 275-6502.
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St. T's 29th Annual Tournament Update
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VARSITY BOYS
The boys Varsity began the tournament on fire Thursday night against All Saints. The boys played great team basketball winning 48-22. A balanced scoring attack led by Luka with 9 points, Shane and Kyle each with 7 points, great team defense led by Tyler who pounded the boards with a career high, 11 rebounds and had 3 points, while Jarrett snagged 6 rebounds and had 5 points and 2 assists. Lucas had 5 rebounds and 4 points and 1 assist. Eammon had 4 rebounds and 3 steals and 1 assist. Gianni worked hard and had 4 rebounds and 3 points. Eric banged in 6 points both 3 pointers. Savyon had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
The boys continued playing together as a team and beat OLF 54-33 on Saturday, another game with balanced scoring, led by Kyle lighting up the boards with 20 points. Lucas came out on fire, scoring career high 14 points with 4 rebounds and 4 blocks. The assist king on the floor was Jarrett, who dished out 7 assists, had 8 rebounds and scored 12 points. Great team defense by all the boys with Eammon grabbing 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block shot. Tyler helped with 5 rebounds, while Gianni and Eric contributed by grabbing 2 rebounds and had 1 steal each. Luca had hot hands with 3 steals, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
The boys started out slow on Sunday and came up short to St Lawrence, losing 37-23. Although they lost, the boys battled back in the second half with great rebounding by the big boys Jarrett, with a career high 11 rebounds and 4 points. While Lucas muscled down 10 rebounds and 6 points, Kyle led the way with 10 points and 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assist. Shane scored 2 points, with 1 rebound and 1 steal. Great defense by Luca, Gianni, Eric and Eammon each with 1 steal. Savyon's lightning speed doesn't show up in the book but his hustle and determination to stop the ball was noticed by all!!
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Next game is Thursday Jan 28th @ 7:45 pm at St Ann's.
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Tournament Update:
Coming off another successful weekend of basketball we'd like to congratulate our Varsity Boys winners, St. Joseph's Danbury who took 1st place and St. Lawrence Red taking 2nd place. In the JJV Boys division the final game was quite exciting with a standing room only audience and down to the last second with St. Lawrence Red taking 1st place beating our own St. Theresa by 1 point! It was an exciting weekend of basketball and there is more to come this week with the JV Boys and JJV Girls taking the court starting Thursday night!
Thursday:
JJV Girls - 5:10 PM,
JV Boys - 6:20 PM
Friday:
JV Boys - 7:30 PM
Saturday:
JJV Girls - 12:40 PM
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CHEER TEAM SHARES AN ARTISTIC SIDE WITH FACE PAINTING
The Cheer Team will be available for Face Painting this weekend at the tournament!
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Basketball Tournament T-Shirts!
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Celebrate St. Theresa's 29th Annual Basketball Tournament with your very own commemorative t-shirt! teams names will be listed on the back.
T-shirts will go on sale this Friday at the tournament.
Cost: $15
These shirts may be worn on gym day for the rest of the school year!
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Yearbooks Available for Pre-Order
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Yearbooks are available for pre-order in Hardcover for $45 and Softcover for $38. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Yearbooks must be purchased online in order to personalize. Once you make your purchase you can:
- Create your own back cover
- Create your own pages that will be at the back of your book (first 4 free after that $.99/page)
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St. T's Spirit Wear Available
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Students, Friends, Alumni and Faculty,
We have a large variety of spirit wear for immediate and continued sale. Tee shirts, sweat pants, spirit jerseys and thermal tees in various sizes.
If you would like to check availability of an item for purchase, please contact Susan Turotsy. Please include size and color of your item in your request email. If we do not have your preferred item or you would like it personalized ($7), we will be placing another order in February.
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Recent Photos for viewing & downloading
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Here are the Dropbox links to recent school photos. Photos will be available for two weeks from posting date. Download any photos you would like to keep for your family or personalized yearbook pages.
Please note that Snapfish is discontinuing its Group Rooms. If there were any photos from the last several years that you wanted to keep. Please make sure you download them before February 2. Thank you.
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