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September 23, 2015
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. The eNews has replaced the Wednesday envelope for communications from the school; saving resources and making it easier for families to receive information.
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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Parent Surveys for the St. Theresa's Self-Study
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As part of our NEAS&C re-accreditation we will be doing a self-study to assess where we are currently as a school community.
We need parents to contribute by completing two surveys. This information will be used to compile our standards. Please be thoughtful and through in your responses. Thank you for supporting your school.
Chromebooks will be available after school on Thursday and before and after school on Friday if you need assistance in filling out the surveys.
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Hi Everyone, we are just about 1 month away from the most fun y
ou and your family will have at St. Theresa School and that is Sunday October 18
th, starting
1 pm for our Annual Walk-A-Thon!!
Last night I gave you a rundown of the date and time and put out a call for volunteers. You should have had the opportunity to get a pledge sheet and start collecting for your family.
As I have mentioned before this is one of our big events this fall and we cannot do it without your help and that of your family and community.
We would like to see how we are doing and give you an opportunity to turn in your pledges on Oct. 1
st
. Your child will be awarded prizes at 100 and 150 dollars each. If you reach your goal of over 100 dollars per child and join us on the day of the Walk-A-Thon, you will be awarded raffle tickets to participate in our raffle which is always a good time!!
Next week I will put out a contest for the kids to participate in to "Name the Tiger"!! Our beloved Tiger needs a name and we will award a prize to the best name chosen...Your child will then participate in the first lap with the Tiger and Cheerleaders on the day of the Walk!! There are also prizes for top student and top class for pledge collection!!
So, DO YOUR BEST WORK FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND START COLLECTING THOSE PLEDGES!!
If you would like to volunteer for this event, please email me, Susan Turotsy
jmtonekid@yahoo.com
or Mary Ellen Lieby mem.kieby@gmail.com.
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A message from your HSA Co-Presidents:
We were very happy to see so many of you at our first HSA Meeting/Welcome Night on Monday. We would love to see all of you and more at our next meeting in October! As Mr. Vittoria mentioned, at our next meeting on October 19 the Strategic Plan will be shared with the school community. Please mark your calendars now to ensure your attendance.
Together We Can Make A Difference! It's a motto for our children here at St. Theresa and one that your Home School Association believes. We cannot make the home-to-school connection unless we as parents are involved, engaged and working together! We all know that research shows kids earn higher grades, are more socially adapted and go on to higher education when we are active in the school's community. We make the financial sacrifice to invest in our
children's faith-based Catholic education. And while we are all super busy with raising a family, working and running a household it is easy to feel there is never enough time.
Let's be examples to our children. Our kids are in school for ten (10) months out of the year. Set a goal to volunteer at least ten (10) total hours for the school year. That breaks down to one (1) hour a month to help out with an event or participate in a program or merely show up and be present as a family for an HSA sponsored activity. And, yes we are all challenged to make the time but it surely will be rewarded. Don't let this school year fly by without getting involved, engaged and working in the school community. Because together we can make a difference here at St. Theresa School!
Our first family activity is this Friday. Be sure to join us at our Back to School Ice Cream Social by clicking the image to RSVP!!
See you there!!!
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Meet the School Advisory Board
Board Chair, Scott Guimont
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Scott Guimont is a New Business
Development Manager at Amphenol Corporation, a global leader of interconnect products. Over his 16 year career with the company, he held numerous roles in sales, global account management and engineering. Scott grew up in Guilford, CT and attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Currently, Scott resides in Trumbull with his wife Angela of 14 years and twin daughters, Brooke and Samantha, who attend St Theresa in 6th grade. In his leisure time, Scott enjoys fishing, woodworking and a watching a competitive game of basketball and football. Scott is the President of the Student Advisory Board; serving his second year as a board member.
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Meet the Home School Association Board
Board Co-President, Sonya Jarvis
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Sonya Jarvis her husband Scott and their daughter Sara reside in Trumbull, CT. Sara has been enrolled at St. Theresa School since Pre-K and is now a 3rd grader.
Mrs. Jarvis earned her M.B.A. in Marketing from New York Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communications and minor in Sociology from Hiram College. Mrs. Jarvis is the Managing Member of Jarvis Consultants, LLC a strategic marketing firm and has executive leadership experience.
Sonya is an author, speaker and considered an expert in the industries that she serves.
Previously, Mrs. Jarvis served as 2nd grade Room Parent and
on the Marketing Committee for St. Theresa School's Strategic Planning Committee; Co-Chair of St. Pius X Church Picnic, Silent Auction & Tag Sale; Chairperson of American Business Media Awards; member of the National Association of Professional Women; and has received marketing and customer focused awards throughout her career.
Sonya enjoys working out, biking with her family and watching her daughter, Sara, play soccer.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015
Whitney Farms Golf Course
Monroe, Connecticut
Proceeds to benefit the ongoing good works of the St. Theresa Knights of Columbus Council and the Fr. Joseph Linck Memorial Scholarship to benefit needy families at St. Theresa School.
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A Mass with Bishop Caggiano in Webster Bank Arena
with 8,000, why not?
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By Olivia Lieby
We arrived at the Webster Bank Arena in what looked like a parade of buses. The first part of the day was the Worship and Pray service with decades of the rosary mixed in between songs performed by different choirs of different cultures and videos on the huge screens around the arena.
During the Worship and Prayer
the St. Rose Senior Youth Choir went up on stage and sang very lively songs. The showed us the beat to clap and the words to sing, and after they did, the entire crowd was clapping and singing the roof off. Then their youth minister told us about how the Bishop would get in his car to go to work every day and he would listen to three songs to inspire him and dedicate his day to God. They sang one of those songs, and I have to say, it was beautiful.
The Bishop processed in with the Knights of Columbus and a statue of Mary. They had walked all the way from the Cathedral! Then after he had processed through the entire arena, he stood in front of the statue of Mary that was already on the altar and just waited there in prayer looking at Mary. It was a beautiful moment.
He processed back out and then the choirs sang an opening hymn while all of the priests, religious, Knights of Columbus and the Order of Malta processed in. Then Bishop Frank
 and visiting bishops came in, processing onto the altar. There were so many priests, some who stayed on the altar with Bishop Caggiano, while the other priests took their seats in a reserved section and celebrated the Mass from there.
We celebrated the Mass as any regular Mass is, just with 8,000 people instead of a parish. There were quite a few more songs than a regular Mass, each making the atmosphere in the arena more and more energizing. Since the Mass was in a stadium, and there were no kneelers, we stood for most of the Mass and sat for very little of it.
During the homily, Bishop Caggiano said, "Every journey begins by taking the first step." He said that we were taking the first step. I guess that he meant all of us, and how we took the first step by starting our day together as one big family.
At the time of the Consecration every single priest blessed the Host together with the Bishop, even the ones in the crowd. After that the priests went out to give out Communion to everyone in the stadium.
We concluded the Mass with one of the students in the Sacred Heart University choir singing a solo. Afterward, the Bishop signed several very important documents for new programs because of the Synod. He also read a letter from the secretary of Pope Francis congratulating our diocese.
We exited the Stadium and hopped onto the bus feeling that we had just been part of something special. The St. Theresa students, myself included, took care of our group by passing out pretzels and cold water to everyone. Then we began the enjoyable ride back home, the first step in our new journey.
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