STES Weekly eNewsletter

St. Theresa School's eNews Announcements

December 2, 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. 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!

Congratulations to our November Students of the Month

Letter from the Administration

Dear Saint Theresa School parents,

As you know, the month of December is very special and also very busy with activities. To help you plan, here is a list of some of the events scheduled for this month:

December 4th - 1st Friday Liturgy, led by the 8th graders (9:00 am)

December 5th - Breakfast with Santa (9 am-11 am)

December 8th - HOLY DAY- NO SCHOOL

December 14th - Christmas Concert: K-2 at 1:45 pm & 3-8 at 6:30 pm

December 18th - 1st Grade Christmas Mass (9:00 am)

December 23rd - Big Brother/Big Sister Pizza Party and gift exchange

(Teachers will be sending home details about gifts soon.)

EARLY DISMISSAL-NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

December 24th - January 3rd- School will be closed

January 4th - School Reopens after vacation

Concerning the Christmas Concerts, the dress code will be dark pants, white shirt, and Christmas-colored tie for the boys and dark skirt or pants and Christmassy top for the girls.

This year, we are asking that older students not be pulled from their class work to watch siblings perform in the afternoon concert. If parents feel strongly about their attendance, we ask you to send a written note in advance to the homeroom teacher.

We are looking forward to a wonderful, joy-filled, yet productive month for everyone!

Best,

Kerry Stratton

School Calendar

Our Christmas Liturgy and Gift for a Child in Need

Dear Parents,

On Friday, December 18, 2015, there will be a Mass at 9:00 AM for the children of St. Theresa School. The children from grade one will do the readings for the Mass. Grade one students will also re-enact scenes from the Nativity. They will be dressed as shepherds, angels and the Holy Family.

As in past years, sharing with others will be part of our Christmas Mass. We are asking each student at St. Theresa to bring a new toy for a needy child to school. The new toy should be wrapped and tagged with boy/girl and age. The children will bring the wrapped toys to the altar during the Mass. Please send the toys to school on the day of the Mass. I hope that many of you will attend the Mass.

Thank you for your help. Your generosity is appreciated.

Merry Christmas!

Mrs. Hutvagner

HSA Spiritwear!

Deadline Dec. 9 for ordering!

Dear Parents, students, staff and friends of St. Theresa School,

The St. Theresa School HSA would like to share the new school Spirit wear!!! Please take a moment and consider making a purchase to support the school! These items will make great Christmas gifts for you and your family of all ages.

Since we want to have these items in time for gift giving, all orders must be in and paid in full by December 9th. Pay close attention in filling out the order form and be sure to fill out separate forms if you are having personalization on the hoodie or spirit jersey, especially if you are getting more than one per family. You can pay for your purchase by cash or check made out to St. Theresa School.

Order forms can be downloaded from the eNews, in the office at school or by generating your own copies to use for multiple purchases.

If you have any questions please contact Susan Turotsy, (203) 520-6278 (call or text).

Please help make this campaign a success for our school and to show our spirit and pride!! Thank you for your support of St. Theresa School!

The St. Theresa School HSA

HSA Spiritwear Order Form

Breakfast with Santa - Please park in the back of the School

Santa Flier with Registration

Save the date!

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.

Order your 60th Anniversary Celebration tickets.

Look who's excited to learn on their new SMART Boards!

The third grade and Pre-K 3 classes are enjoying our brand new Smart boards! We want to thank all the parents who helped to raise a good portion of the money to purchase this for our classroom! We also want to thank Mr. Vittoria for contributing to help fund the Smart boards! We look forward to using them and having fun learning!

Thank you!

Mrs. Mulford and Grade 3 &

Miss Lauren and Pre-K 3

Fourth Grade Decorates Tree at Knights of Columbus Musuem

Our thanks to KofC for inviting us to the Tree Decorating Competition!

If you go to the museum, be sure to look for our tree!

Student Council Candy Grams

The Student Council will be selling Candy Grams December 9th-18th at school during lunch.

Students and parents will be able to write their message on the Candy Gram and have them delivered to students on December 23rd.

Cost of a Candy Gram is $1.

If parents would like to purchase a Candy Gram, write your student's name, grade and who it is from on a slip of paper. Submit with your dollar in an envelope to Mrs. Drew for the Student Council to prepare.

Have a wonderful Christmas! From the Student Council

Join us in our Advent Calendar to prepare for Christmas!

Each morning a student from the 4th grade will present the Advent suggestion for the day. We hope these will help each of us to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus by acts of prayer, kindnesses and small sacrifices. The messages will at morning prayer, on the school Facebook page, website and the screen in the lobby.

Click here for today's video message.

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